This codebook.txt file was generated on 20220307 by James Luby ------------------- GENERAL INFORMATION ------------------- 1. Title of Dataset Phenotype and performance information on Univ. of Minnesota plum selections and cultivars from 1923-1926 2. Author Information University of Minnesota Horticultural Research Center 600 Arboretum Blvd., Excelsior MN 55331 Since the data was collected over large periods of time, it is unclear who authored each page/dataset. Leadership at the Horticultural Research Center/Fruit Breeding Farm has been documented in a few publications, including: Snyder, Leon C. 1983. History of the Department of Horticultural Science and Landscape Architecture, 1849-1982. University of Minnesota. Retrieved from the University of Minnesota Digital Conservancy, http://hdl.handle.net/11299/93379. Luby, James. 1991. Breeding Cold-hardy Fruit Crops in Minnesota. HortScience 26(5): 507-512. https://doi.org/10.21273/HORTSCI.26.5.507 Luby, James and Anne Fennell. 2006. Fruit Breeding for the Northern Great Plains at the University of Minnesota and South Dakota State University. HortScience 41(1): 25-26. https://doi.org/10.21273/HORTSCI.41.1.25 Luby, James. 2009. 100 Years of Fruit Crops Breeding at the University of Minnesota. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11299/206527 3. Date of data collection: 1923-1926 4. Geographic location of data collection: University of Minnesota Horticultural Research Center (previously Fruit Breeding Farm) at 44.867793 N,-93.635015 W 5. Information about funding sources that supported the collection of the data: Mainly Minnesota Agricultural Experiment Station and Department of Horticultural Science (older names were Department of Horticultural Science and Landscape Architecture and Department of Horticulture). -------------------------- SHARING/ACCESS INFORMATION -------------------------- 1. Licenses/restrictions placed on the data: Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) 2. Links to publications that cite or use the data: Many publications by researchers at the Horticultural Research Center have utilized the fruit breeding data. --------------------- DATA & FILE OVERVIEW --------------------- 1. File List A. Filename: PlumPhenotype1923-1926.pdf Description: Plum phenotype and performance information on selections and cultivars from 1923-1926. Includes information on fruit rotting, firmness (penetrometer readings), moisture and fiber content. Species included: Prunus/plum -------------------------- METHODOLOGICAL INFORMATION -------------------------- 1. Description of methods used for collection/generation of data: Evaluation of fruit rot (probably brown rot) of Prunus selections through page 18 of file. File pages 13 and 16 provide methods. File pages 24-89 and 110-159 are firmness evaluations of Prunus selections and cultivars each evaluated with multiple penetrometer readings. Moisture content and crude fiber levels of Prunus samples are calculated on pages 92-105 of the file. 2. People involved with data collection: As stated above, since the data was collected over large periods of time, it is unclear who authored each page/dataset. Leadership at the Horticultural Research Center/Fruit Breeding Farm has been documented in a few publications, including: Snyder, Leon C. 1983. History of the Department of Horticultural Science and Landscape Architecture, 1849-1982. University of Minnesota. Retrieved from the University of Minnesota Digital Conservancy, http://hdl.handle.net/11299/93379. Luby, James. 1991. Breeding Cold-hardy Fruit Crops in Minnesota. HortScience 26(5): 507-512. https://doi.org/10.21273/HORTSCI.26.5.507 Luby, James and Anne Fennell. 2006. Fruit Breeding for the Northern Great Plains at the University of Minnesota and South Dakota State University. HortScience 41(1): 25-26. https://doi.org/10.21273/HORTSCI.41.1.25 Luby, James. 2009. 100 Years of Fruit Crops Breeding at the University of Minnesota. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11299/206527 ----------------------------------------- DATA-SPECIFIC INFORMATION ----------------------------------------- The files in this collection are scans of original research documents generated and housed at the University of Minnesota Horticultural Research Center, formerly called the University of Minnesota Fruit Breeding Farm from 1908-1967.