Details for: PI 554705, Vaccinium virgatum Aiton, 'Coastal'


Summary Data
Taxonomy:
Vaccinium virgatum Aiton
Cultivar:
'Coastal'
Origin:
Developed – Georgia, United States
Received by NPGS:
26 May 1983
Improvement Status:
Cultivar
Form Received:
Plant
Life Form:
Perennial
Life Cycle:
Perennial
Availability
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Core Passport Data
Taxonomy:
Vaccinium virgatum Aiton
Cultivar:
'Coastal'
Origin:
Developed – Georgia, United States
Received by NPGS:
26 May 1983
Improvement Status:
Cultivar
Form Received:
Plant
Life Form:
Perennial
Life Cycle:
Perennial
Source History
Developed
1949.
Georgia, United States
Comment: Selected in 1943, introduced in 1949
Developer(s):
Donated
26 May 1983.
Georgia, United States
Comment: Received from Max Austin in Georgia to NCGR-Corvallis
Donor(s):
Accession Group(s)
Group name: VACCINIUM: Rabbiteye blueberries
Note: Blueberries mostly composted of Vaccinium virgatum formerly known as V. ashei blueberry cultivars. Hexaploid.
To search for accessions in this group, click the following link. VACCINIUM: Rabbiteye blueberries

Group name: VACCINIUM:TRUETOTYPE
Note: True to Type confirmed by Genetic and Morphological techniques
To search for accessions in this group, click the following link. VACCINIUM:TRUETOTYPE

Accession Names and Identifiers
'Coastal'
Type: Cultivar name
Group: RABBITEYE
W. T. Brightwell cultivar release selected in 1943, introduced in 1949
Brightwell, W.T.

9-109
Type: Other or unclassified name
Group: OTHERNUM
other identifier

CVAC 240
Type: Site identifier
Group: LOCAL
Corvallis local number

Narrative
'Fruit: medium-large; skin medium-dark blue thin, splits easily in adverse weather; flavor good; scar medium-small. Bush: vigorous; medium upright, producing several stems for plant renewal; height up to 6 ft; productive; rabbiteye type; being replaced by newer varieties. - Brooks and Olmo Register of Fruit and Nut Varieties. 1997. APS Press. p. 179Received as Vaccinium ashei. ('Myers' x 'Black Giant') was released in 1950 (Brightwell 1966). Plant growth is vigorous and spreading. Berries of 'Coastal' are soft dark blue in color. They are subject to cracking under wet soil conditions. Flavor is good, but has a wild taste. -M.E. Austin, 1994. Rabbiteye Blueberries. Ag. Science, Inc. Auburndale, FL. p.16.

W. T. Brightwell cultivar release selected in 1943, introduced in 1949

Cultivar Synonym= Tested as 9-109

NAMED FOR= Coastal Plain Experiment Station
Vaccinium virgatum Aiton
Genus:
Vaccinium
Section:
Cyanococcus
Family:
Ericaceae
Subfamily:
Vaccinioideae
Tribe:
Vaccinieae
Nomen number:

41068
Place of publication:

Hort. kew. 2:12. 1789
Verified:
06/10/1992 by ARS Systematic Botanists.
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Vaccinium amoenum Aiton

Common names
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
Englishrabbit-eye blueberry  1Wiersema, J. H. & B. León. 1999. World economic plants: a standard reference CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL.
Englishsouthern black blueberry  1Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
Englishswamp blueberry  1Weakley, A. S. 2011. Flora of the southern and middle Atlantic states.
Annotations
  • Nomenclature Name Change: 10 Jun 1992, from Vaccinium ashei J. M. Reade to Vaccinium virgatum Aiton
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Pathogens
Elisa test
  • Blueberry Scorch Carlavirus. NEGATIVE 14 May 2015. Inventory: CVAC 240 .001 PL
  • Blueberry Shock Ilarvirus. NEGATIVE 14 May 2015. Inventory: CVAC 240 .001 PL
  • Blueberry Leaf Mottle Nepovirus. NEGATIVE 14 May 2015. Inventory: CVAC 240 .001 PL
  • Blueberry Shoestring Virus. NEGATIVE 14 May 2015. Inventory: CVAC 240 .001 PL
  • TOMRSV rep. 1 (Elisa). NEGATIVE 14 May 2015. Inventory: CVAC 240 .001 PL
  • Tobacco Ringspot Virus. NEGATIVE 14 May 2015. Inventory: CVAC 240 .001 PL
Vouchers
Citations
Pedigree
Description:
Myers x Black Giant

Observations

Phenotype Data

CategoryDescriptorDescriptionValueSample SizeStudyInventoryAvailability
GENSTOCKVACCINIUM CORE SUBSETA flag to indicate the accession is part of the core subsetYES VACCINIUM.CORE.1998 Not Available
GENSTOCKTRUE TO TYPEConfirmation of cultivar identity based on pedigree analysis (parents and or offspring) using molecular markers YES 2019 10-SSR BlueberryCVAC 240 .001 PLNot Available
MORPHOLOGYLEAF COLORAUTUMN FOLIAGE COLORG - GREEN VACCINIUM.CORVALL.90 Not Available
PHENOLOGYFIRST RIPEJULIAN DATE OF FIRST RIPE FRUIT222 VACCINIUM.CORVALL.90 Not Available
STRESSMAX MID-WINTER COLD HARDINESSMID-WINTER HARDINESS,SUSTAINED MINIMUM LT50 IN DEGREES CELCIUS, OBSERVED IN BLUEBERRY CULTIVARS-23.1 VACCINIUM.COLDHARDY.NEWJERSEY.2006 Not Available
Genotype Data
Poly TypeMarkerValueEvaluationStudy TypeInventory
MICROSATELLITECA23a157:163:1692019 10-SSR BlueberryFINGERPRNTCVAC 240 .001 PL
MICROSATELLITECA23a157:163:1692019 10-SSR BlueberryFINGERPRNTCVAC 240 .001_F PL
MICROSATELLITEGVC-C179a212:221:2372019 10-SSR BlueberryFINGERPRNTCVAC 240 .001 PL
MICROSATELLITEGVC-C179a212:221:2372019 10-SSR BlueberryFINGERPRNTCVAC 240 .001_F PL
MICROSATELLITEKAN-262a251:254:257:2602019 10-SSR BlueberryFINGERPRNTCVAC 240 .001 PL
MICROSATELLITEKAN-262a251:254:257:2602019 10-SSR BlueberryFINGERPRNTCVAC 240 .001_F PL
MICROSATELLITENA172a304:307:3102019 10-SSR BlueberryFINGERPRNTCVAC 240 .001 PL
MICROSATELLITENA172a304:307:3102019 10-SSR BlueberryFINGERPRNTCVAC 240 .001_F PL
MICROSATELLITEPr031818819a313:317:319:3332019 10-SSR BlueberryFINGERPRNTCVAC 240 .001 PL
MICROSATELLITEPr031818819a313:317:319:3332019 10-SSR BlueberryFINGERPRNTCVAC 240 .001_F PL
MICROSATELLITEVCB_C_04624103:1062019 10-SSR BlueberryFINGERPRNTCVAC 240 .001 PL
MICROSATELLITEGVC-C571120:123:1292019 10-SSR BlueberryFINGERPRNTCVAC 240 .001 PL
MICROSATELLITEGVC-V41f03180:186:1892019 10-SSR BlueberryFINGERPRNTCVAC 240 .001 PL
MICROSATELLITENA3982312019 10-SSR BlueberryFINGERPRNTCVAC 240 .001 PL
MICROSATELLITEGVC-C428254:257:2602019 10-SSR BlueberryFINGERPRNTCVAC 240 .001 PL