Details for: DVIT 2105, Vitis hybr., MidSouth


Summary Data
Taxonomy:
Vitis hybr.
Top Name:
MidSouth
Origin:
Developed – Mississippi, United States
Received by NPGS:
01 Jan 1983
Improvement Status:
Cultivated material
Form Received:
Cutting
Life Form:
Vine
Life Habit:
Woody Vine
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Core Passport Data
Taxonomy:
Vitis hybr.
Top Name:
MidSouth
Origin:
Developed – Mississippi, United States
Received by NPGS:
01 Jan 1983
Improvement Status:
Cultivated material
Form Received:
Cutting
Life Form:
Vine
Life Habit:
Woody Vine
Source History
Developed
PRE 1965.
Mississippi, United States

Developer(s):
Donated
01 January 1983.
California, United States
Comment: Donated to NCGR, Davis.
Donor(s):
PRE 1983.
Mississippi, United States
Comment: Donated to Dr. Goheen
Donor(s):
Accession Names and Identifiers
MidSouth
Type: Unverified name

DVIT 2105
Type: Site identifier

Narrative
Type = Hybrid. Per Overcash, et. al. (see citation): "ORIGIN: Grape research at the USDA Horticultrual Field Station near Meridian, Mississippi was initiated in 1937 with the objectives of testing and developing bunch graps that could be grown in home gardens. Most standard grape varieties of all origins were found to be short-lived, but good progress was made in breeding progress was made in breeding vigorous and productive (Meridian) lines. Meridian M20-3C (MidSouth) [was] grown in vineyards at Mississippi State University in the late 1940s and early 1950s and were planted in a new vineyard at the University in 1965. MidSouth and MissBlue have not been shown symptoms of Pierce's Disease, and their vigor and productivity have indicated resistance to the disease. Parents of MidSouth were DeGrasset x Galibert 255-5. DeGrasset is a pistillate Vitis champini variety that was discovered in Llano Couty, Texas by T.V. Munson (7), a nurseryman and grape breeder from Denison, Texas. It is black fruited and has small clusters. Galibert, 255-5 is a French-American hybrid, probably of Villard blanc x Muscat Hamburg parentage and is susceptible to fungi and Pierce's Disesase. MidSouth is highly susceptible to root know nematodes when grown in infected soil. [APTITUDES]: MidSouth and MissBlue are self-fertile, and vines have been more vigorous and longer lived in Mississippi tests than those of varieties such as Concord, Delaware, Moore Early and Niagra. Vigor of both resembles that of V. champini and both appear to have resistance to Pierce's Disease. Harvest dates of MidSouth and MissBlue in our research vineyards have been from late July to mid-August. Yields have been higher for MidSouth than for MissBlue, and both have been more productive than Blue Lake. Yields have varied directly with vine size, which often is expressed as pounds removed per vine by the balanced pruning arrangement used in our vineyards. Average pruning weights for three years at three locations were the same for MidSouth and MissBlue, and Blue Lake vines were less vigorous. MidSouth and MissBlue berries are larger than those of Blue Lake and Lake Emerald, but Lake Emerald clusters are heavier than clusters of MidSouth and MissBlue. MissBlue clusters are compact, and those of MidSouth are more open. Sugar content (percent soluble solids measured by a hand refractometer over a three- to four-year period at three locations) was comparable for Blue Lake, MidSouth and MissBlue. Soluble solids content of Lake Emerald was 4-5% higher. Fully-ripe MidSouth and MissBlue berries have a mild and slight "foxy" flavor (due to methylanthranilate) but do not compete for fresh eating with high-quality Concord grapes from areas where that variety is well adapted; however, they are superior to Concord grapes grown in central and southern Mississippi where Concord is poorly adapted. Seven-year-old MidSouth and MissBlue vines produced from 26 to 77 lbs/vine while Concord vines in the same vineyard had only 7 lbs/vine. Berries from the MidSouth and MissBlue vines were dark blue and uniformly ripe while berries on each Concord cluster ranged from light blue and hully ripe to full green color with very low sugar and high acid content."
Vitis hybr.
Genus:
Vitis
Family:
Vitaceae
Subfamily:
Vitoideae
Nomen number:

300679
Comment:
interim designation used in GRIN for Vitis hybrids that lack an acceptable binomial
Verified:
11/02/1990 by ARS Systematic Botanists.
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Common names
Annotations
  • Nomenclature Name Change: 17 Oct 1991, from Vitis rotundifolia Michx. to Vitis hybr.
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Citations
  • Overcash, J. P., C. P. Hegwood, Jr., & B. J. Stojanovic. 1981. Research Report: 'MidSouth' and 'MissBlue'--Two New Bunch Grape Cultivars. 2-3. Number of accessions cited: 1
Pedigree
Description:
DeGrasset (V. champinii) X Galibert 255-5.