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The Michigan Agricultural Experiment Station has announced the release of celery [Apium graveolens L. (Dulce group)] cultivars Advantage, Pilgrim, and Companion. ‘Advantage’ is resistant to bolting, ‘Pilgrim’ is resistant to bolting and Fusarium yellows [Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. apii (R. Nelson and Sherb.) Race 2], and ‘Companion’ is resistant to Fusarium yellows race 2 and early blight (Cercospora apii Fres.). These cultivars should be useful for commercial production and for breeding purposes. All 3 cultivars have been grown and evaluated on organic soil in Michigan, New York, Ohio, Wisconsin, and Canada.
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