`Qualicum' Red Raspberry

Abstract

Fig. 1. Fruiting lateral of ‘Qualicum’ red raspberry. ‘Qualicum’ (Fig. 1) is a new floricanefruiting red raspberry (Rubus idaeus L.) from the breeding program at the Pacific Agriculture Research Centre (PARC) of Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Vancouver, B.C. ‘Qualicum’ produces high yields of large fruit with excellent quality. Although the cultivar appears suited to fresh and processing markets, it will be of particular interest to the former because of its firm fruit, which has relatively low susceptibility to postharvest rot, most of which is caused by Botrytis cinerea Pers. ex Fr. ‘Qualicum’, a British Columbia native Indian word that translates as “where the dog salmon run,” is a town on Vancouver Island. The choice of the name is in keeping with the tradition of choosing appropriate British Columbia native Indian words for cultivars developed by the breeding program at the PARC.