LSU Champagne Information
LSU Champagne
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Description
LSU Champagne is one of the named fig selections associated with the Louisiana State University AgCenter breeding program. LSU AgCenter coverage describes Champagne as a yellow fig that is larger than Celeste but smaller than LSU Gold, placing it among the lighter-colored LSU releases rather than the dark-purple LSU Purple type.
Growers evaluating LSU Champagne should pay close attention to ripeness because yellow figs can look mature before they have fully softened. Record local season, rain response, and fruit quality separately so its performance can be compared fairly with other LSU selections.
From LSU Ag:
‘Champagne’ fig (Ficus carica L.) was developed by the Louisiana Agricultural Experiment Station (LAES) to provide a productive, good-quality fruit that ripens during the traditional fig harvesting period. ‘Champagne’ is a common-type fig and the fourth cultivar released from the LAES fig breeding program that was initiated in the 1950s to develop cultivars for the gulf south region (O’Rourke et al., 2004). ‘Champagne’ was evaluated in plantings at research stations located at The Burden Center, Baton Rouge, LA (long. 3024#3$ N, lat. 916#2$ W) and at the Citrus Research Station at Port Sulfur, LA (long. 2929#7$ N, lat. 8942#7$ W). This selection (L55-13-22) was chosen for release because of superior fruiting characteristics.
Here is the original LSU PDF file of "Champagne"
Another PDF file "Three new fig varieties from the LSU AgCenter"
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