Aia Ilu

{{Short description|Apple cultivar}}

{{Infobox Cultivar | name =Malus pumila 'Aia Ilu'

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| species = Malus pumila

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| cultivar = 'Aia Ilu'

| origin = {{flagicon|Estonia}}, Estonia

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Aia Ilu (in English, Garden Beauty{{cite web | url=https://translate.google.com/#auto/en/Aia%20Ilu | title=translate.google.com | access-date=21 November 2018}}) is a cultivar of domesticated apple, from Estonia, first developed in 1946 by Aleksander Siimon.

Characteristics

The Aia Ilu has large apples, weighing from 250 to 300 grams. It is juicy, bittersweet, and has a weak aroma. The Aia Ilu is grown in nurseries, but is not widely propagated.{{cite web | url=http://agris.fao.org/agris-search/search.do;jsessionid=3137F17BA475EE92319A2BCA8F3A1CC2?request_locale=zh_CN&recordID=EE2001000146&query=&sourceQuery=&sortField=&sortOrder=&agrovocString=&advQuery=¢erString=&enableField= | title=The value of apple cultivars bred by professor Alekdander Siimon | publisher=Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations | access-date=21 November 2018 | archive-date=22 November 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221122122626/https://agris.fao.org/agris-search/search.do;jsessionid=3137F17BA475EE92319A2BCA8F3A1CC2?request_locale=zh_CN&recordID=EE2001000146&query=&sourceQuery=&sortField=&sortOrder=&agrovocString=&advQuery=¢erString=&enableField= | url-status=dead }}

Pests

The Aia Ilu has low scab resistance{{cite web | url=http://agronomy.emu.ee/vol04Spec/p4S59.pdf | title=Evaluation of Apple Cultivars for scab resistance in Estonia | publisher=Agronomy Research | date=2006 | access-date=19 November 2018 |author=Tiirmaa, K. |author2=Univer, N. |author3=Univer, T.}} and is resistant to powdery mildew.{{cite web | url=https://www.researchgate.net/publication/...3/.../11032-2016-610-MOESM3-ESM.xlsx | title=Level of resistance/susceptibility to powdery mildew (PM) of 2655 apple cultivars | access-date=21 November 2018}}

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