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Details for: PI 541726,
Pyrus
hybr., 'Pontotoc'
Summary
Passport
Taxonomy
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Pedigree
IPR
Observation
Summary Data
Taxonomy:
Pyrus
hybr.
Cultivar:
'Pontotoc'
Origin:
Developed – Mississippi, United States
Maintained:
National Clonal Germplasm Repository
Received by NPGS:
01 Feb 1983
Improvement Status:
Cultivar
Form Received:
Cutting
Life Form:
Tree
Life Habit:
Tree
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Core Passport Data
Taxonomy:
Pyrus
hybr.
Cultivar:
'Pontotoc'
Origin:
Developed – Mississippi, United States
Maintained:
National Clonal Germplasm Repository
Received by NPGS:
01 Feb 1983
Improvement Status:
Cultivar
Form Received:
Cutting
Life Form:
Tree
Life Habit:
Tree
Source History
Developed
1926.
Mississippi, United States
Comment:
Cultivar introduced in 1926
Developer(s):
Price, J.C.C.
Donated
01 February 1983.
West Virginia, United States
Comment:
Received from Rutgers, New Jersey to Kearneysville, WV to NCGR-Corvallis.
Donor(s):
Bell, Richard L., USDA, ARS
Accession Names and Identifiers
'Pontotoc'
Type: Cultivar name
HYBRID CULTIVAR
Type: Site identifier
Group: CROPTYPE
CPYR 1131
Type: Other or unclassified name
Group: LOCAL
Corvallis local number
CPYR 1135
Type: Inventory
Narrative
Pontotoc (PI 541726).-Originated in Pontotoc, Miss., by J.C.C. Price, Mississippi Agr. Exp. Station., State College, Miss. Introduced in 1926. Parentage unknown; discovered in 1922. Fruit: size medium, round; flesh tender, fair for canning. Tree rest period short; field resistance to fire blight very good, low chilling requirement. - Brooks and Olmo Register of Fruit and Nut Varieties
Pyrus
hybr.
Genus:
Pyrus
Family:
Rosaceae
Subfamily:
Amygdaloideae
Tribe:
Maleae
Subtribe:
Malinae
Nomen number:
300498
Comment:
interim designation used in GRIN for
Pyrus
hybrids which lack an acceptable binomial
Verified:
11/02/1990
by ARS Systematic Botanists.
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
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Pathogens
Bioassay
P. communis 'Bosc', graft inoculation. NEGATIVE
Inventory:
CPYR 1135 .001 PL
P. communis 'Passe Crassane'. NEGATIVE
Inventory:
CPYR 1135 .001 PL
Pyronia veitchii. NEGATIVE
Inventory:
CPYR 1135 .001 PL
P. communis 'Nouveau Poiteau'. NEGATIVE
Inventory:
CPYR 1135 .001 PL
Vouchers
Citations
Pedigree
Description:
P. communis x P. ussuriensis or P. pyrifolia
Material Transfer Agreement
Observations
Phenotype Data
Category
Descriptor
Description
Value
Sample Size
Study
Inventory
Availability
CYTOLOGIC
PLOIDY LEVEL
Number of sets of chromosomes.
2x - diploid
PYRUS.PLOIDY.2012
CPYR 1135 .001 PL
Not Available
DISEASE
FRUIT_SCAB
RATING OF DAMAGE CAUSED BY FRUIT SCAB
2 - (1 = NO DAMAGE, 9 = SEVERE DAMAGE)
PYRUS.CORVALLIS.2005.FRUITSCAB
CPYR 1135 .001 PL
Not Available
DISEASE
Fabraea Leafspot Disease
Observed presence/severity of Fabraea Leafspot Disease
1
PYRUS.CORVALLIS.2003.FABRAEA
CPYR 1135 .001 PL
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
PEDICEL_ATTACHMENT
PEDICEL ATTACHMENT
U - SUNKEN
PYRUS.CORVALLIS.STD
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
CAVITY
CAVITY
AM - ACUTE MEDIUM
PYRUS.CORVALLIS.STD
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
CALYX
CALYX
P - PERSISTANT
PYRUS.CORVALLIS.STD
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
CALYX_BASIN
CALYX BASIN
OS - OBTUSE SHALLOW
PYRUS.CORVALLIS.STD
Not Available
PHENOLOGY
FIRST_BLOOM
JULIAN DATE OF FIRST BLOOM
79
PYRUS.CORVALLIS.1991
Not Available
PHENOLOGY
FIRST_BLOOM
JULIAN DATE OF FIRST BLOOM
86
PYRUS.CORVALLIS.1990
Not Available
PHENOLOGY
FULL_BLOOM
JULIAN DATE OF FULL BLOOM
90
PYRUS.CORVALLIS.1991
Not Available
PHENOLOGY
LAST_BLOOM
JULIAN DATE OF LAST BLOOM
100
PYRUS.CORVALLIS.1990
Not Available
PHENOLOGY
LAST_BLOOM
JULIAN DATE OF LAST BLOOM
101
PYRUS.CORVALLIS.1991
Not Available
PHENOLOGY
FULL_RIPE
JULIAN DATE OF FULL RIPE FRUIT
248
PYRUS.CORVALLIS.1990
Not Available