Details for: PI 553110, Rubus argutus Link, 'Whitford Thornless'


Summary Data
Taxonomy:
Rubus argutus Link
Cultivar:
'Whitford Thornless'
Origin:
Developed – Illinois, United States
Received by NPGS:
10 Nov 1985
Improvement Status:
Cultivar
Form Received:
Plant
Life Form:
Perennial
Life Cycle:
Perennial
Availability
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Core Passport Data
Taxonomy:
Rubus argutus Link
Cultivar:
'Whitford Thornless'
Origin:
Developed – Illinois, United States
Received by NPGS:
10 Nov 1985
Improvement Status:
Cultivar
Form Received:
Plant
Life Form:
Perennial
Life Cycle:
Perennial
Source History
Developed
1967.
Illinois, United States
Comment: Cultivar was discovered ca. 1967
Developer(s):
Donated
10 November 1985.
New York, United States
Comment: Received from Jack Reich to NCGR-Corvallis
Donor(s):
Accession Group(s)
Group name: Rubus: blackberries
Note: bramble cultivars fruit with solid center
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Group name: Rubus: erect
Note: upright growth habit
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Group name: Rubus: thornless
Note: 
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Accession Names and Identifiers
'Whitford Thornless'
Type: Cultivar name
Group: BLACKBERRY

CRUB 722
Type: Site identifier
Group: LOCAL
Corvallis local number

Narrative
Diploid, spine-free variant of R. argutus

Recessive gene for spinelessness.

Erect, deeply furrowed, thornless, non-commercial

named for A. M. Whitford, discoverer
Rubus argutus Link
Genus:
Rubus
Subgenus:
Rubus
Section:
Arguti
Family:
Rosaceae
Subfamily:
Rosoideae
Tribe:
Rubeae
Nomen number:

104946
Place of publication:

Enum. hort. berol. alt. 2:60. 1822
Verified:
03/31/1993 by ARS Systematic Botanists.
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Common names
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
Englishprickly Florida blackberry  1Seed Regulatory and Testing Division, Agricultural Marketing Service, U.S.D.A. State noxious-weed seed requirements recognized in the administration of the Federal Seed Act (updated annually).
Englishsawtooth blackberry  1Wunderlin, R. P. 1998. Guide to the vascular plants of Florida
Englishsouthern blackberry  1Gleason, H. A. & A. Cronquist. 1991. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada, ed. 2
Annotations
Other Links
Thornless Erect Blackberries
Actions
Pathogens
Bioassay
  • R. occidentalis 'Munger' sdlgs. POSITIVE Inventory: CRUB 722 .001 PL
Elisa test
  • Tomato ringspot nepovirus. NEGATIVE 07 Apr 2015. plate 2015-16 Inventory: CRUB 722 .002 PL
  • Tomato ringspot nepovirus. NEGATIVE 18 Mar 2015. plate 2015-07 Inventory: CRUB 722 .002 PL
  • Tobacco Ringspot Nepovirus. NEGATIVE 07 Apr 2015. plate 2015-16 Inventory: CRUB 722 .002 PL
  • Tobacco Ringspot Nepovirus. NEGATIVE 18 Mar 2015. plate 2015-07 Inventory: CRUB 722 .002 PL
  • Raspberry bushy dwarf virus. NEGATIVE 07 Apr 2015. plate 2015-16 Inventory: CRUB 722 .002 PL
  • Raspberry bushy dwarf virus. NEGATIVE 18 Mar 2015. plate 2015-07 Inventory: CRUB 722 .002 PL
  • Apple Mosaic Ilarvirus. NEGATIVE 07 Apr 2015. plate 2015-16 Inventory: CRUB 722 .002 PL
  • Apple Mosaic Ilarvirus. NEGATIVE 18 Mar 2015. plate 2015-07 Inventory: CRUB 722 .002 PL
Herbaceous tests
  • Chenopodium quinoa. NEGATIVE Inventory: CRUB 722 .002 PL
  • Chenopodium quinoa. NEGATIVE Inventory: CRUB 722 .003 PL
  • Chenopodium quinoa. POSITIVE Inventory: CRUB 722 .004 PL
  • Chenopodium quinoa. NEGATIVE Inventory: CRUB 722 .005 PL
  • Chenopodium quinoa. NEGATIVE Inventory: CRUB 722 .006 PL
Vouchers
Citations
Pedigree
Date released:
1967
Description:
Selection from the wild, a diploid spine-free variant of R. argutus

Observations

Phenotype Data

CategoryDescriptorDescriptionValueSample SizeStudyInventoryAvailability
CYTOLOGICCHROMOCOUNTCHROMOCOUNT14 RUBUS.Thompson.ChromosomeCount.1995CRUB 722 .001 PLNot Available
CYTOLOGICCHROMOCOUNTCHROMOCOUNT28 RUBUS.Thompson.ChromosomeCount.1995CRUB 722 .001 PLNot Available
CYTOLOGICPloidy EquationEquation of the ploidy of the plant. Example 2n = 2x = YY2n = 2x = 14 RUBUS.Thompson.ChromosomeCount.1995CRUB 722 .001 PLNot Available
CYTOLOGICPloidy EquationEquation of the ploidy of the plant. Example 2n = 2x = YY2n = 4x = 28 RUBUS.Thompson.ChromosomeCount.1995CRUB 722 .001 PLNot Available
GENSTOCKRUBUS CORE SUBSETA flag to indicate the accession is part of the core subset  RUBUS.CORE.1998 Not Available
GROWTHVIGORPLANT VIGOR, LITTLE TO VERY5 - (1 = LITTLE, 9 = VERY) RUBUS.CORVALLIS.STD.1994 Not Available
MORPHOLOGYTHORNINESSTHORNINESS, NONE TO EXTREME1 - NONE RUBUS.CORVALLIS.STD.1994 Not Available
MORPHOLOGYDRUPLETSDRUPELETS PER FRUIT3 - (1 = FEW, 9 = MANY) RUBUS.CORVALLIS.STD.1994 Not Available
MORPHOLOGYFIRMNESSFRUIT FIRMNESS5 - (1 = SOFT, 9 = FIRM) RUBUS.CORVALLIS.STD.1994 Not Available
MORPHOLOGYSEED_SIZESEED SIZE, SMALL TO LARGE5 - (1 = SMALL, 9 = LARGE) RUBUS.CORVALLIS.STD.1994 Not Available
MORPHOLOGYFRUIT_SIZEFRUIT SIZE (GRAMS / FRUIT)0.6 RUBUS.CORVALLIS.1987 Not Available
MORPHOLOGYFRUIT_COLORFRUIT COLORB - BLACK RUBUS.CORVALLIS.STD.1994 Not Available
MORPHOLOGYFLOWER DENSITYFLOWER DENSITY, CODED 1-9.7 - (1 = SPARSE, 9 = DENSE) RUBUS.CORVALLIS.1987 Not Available
PHENOLOGYBLOOM1JULIAN DATE OF FIRST BLOOM122 RUBUS.CORVALLIS.1987 Not Available
PHENOLOGYRIPE1JULIAN DATE OF FIRST RIPE BLOOM198 RUBUS.CORVALLIS.1987 Not Available
PHENOLOGYRIPE2JULIAN DATE OF LAST RIPE FRUIT245 RUBUS.CORVALLIS.1987 Not Available
PHENOLOGYFULL BLOOMJULIAN DATE OF FULL BLOOM.138 RUBUS.CORVALLIS.1987 Not Available
PRODUCTIONTYPECROP TYPEB - BLACKBERRY RUBUS.CORVALLIS.STD.1994 Not Available
PRODUCTIONFLAVORFRUIT FLAVOR, POOR TO EXCELLENT1 - POOR RUBUS.CORVALLIS.STD.1994 Not Available
PRODUCTIONHARVEST_EASEHARVEST EASE, DIFFICULT TO EASY5 - (1 = DIFFICULT TO REMOVE, 9 = EASY TO PICK) RUBUS.CORVALLIS.STD.1994 Not Available