Champion (apple)



Champion, shampion, or sampion is a hybrid cultivar of domesticated apple developed c. 1960 in Czechoslovakia by crossing a Golden Delicious and a Cox's Orange Pippin. The fruit has a non-uniform skin color.



Photos

 * Science photo
 * Age photo stock
 * Botanik Foto

Scholarly links

 * 1-Methylcyclopropene postharvest treatment and their effect on apple quality during long-term storage time
 * Virological assessment of stock planting material of apple and raspberry cultivars
 * Effects of Blackcurrant and Apple Mash Blending on the Phenolics Contents, Antioxidant Capacity, and Colour of Juices
 * Effects of calcium fertilizer sprays on storage quality of shampion apples