- Grouping of accessions into different classes is based on a visual assessment of the scab response type on visible leaves throughout the tree canopy on each tree in four replicated blocks and three sampling dates in 2018 and 2019. Assessments were based on an ordinal scale developed by Chevalier et al. (1991). Plant Introduction (PI) number of each accession is provided according to the USDA Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN)