Details for: PI 554717, Vaccinium virgatum Aiton, 'Premier'


Summary Data
Taxonomy:
Vaccinium virgatum Aiton
Cultivar:
'Premier'
Origin:
Developed – North Carolina, United States
Received by NPGS:
14 Feb 1990
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:
'Premier'
Origin:
Developed – North Carolina, United States
Received by NPGS:
14 Feb 1990
Improvement Status:
Cultivar
Form Received:
Plant
Life Form:
Perennial
Life Cycle:
Perennial
Source History
Developed
1965.
North Carolina, United States
Comment: Cultivar introduced in 1978
Developer(s):
Donated
14 February 1990.
Michigan, United States
Comment: Plants received from Hartmann's Plantation Inc 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
'Premier'
Type: Cultivar name
Group: RABBITEYE
George M. Darrow cultivar release selected in 1965
Galletta, G. J. USDA, ARS

NC 898
Type: Developer identifier
Group: OTHERNUM
other identifier

CVAC 712
Type: Site identifier
Group: LOCAL
Corvallis local number

Rabbiteye
Type: Site identifier
Group: CROPTYPE

Narrative
Fruit: using Tifblue as the standard, Premier is earlier by 2 to 3 weeks, larger-fruited, better-flavored, and similar in other characteristics. Plant: vigorous; productive; should be interplanted with a siutable pollinizer vairety; highly susceptible to blueberry gall midge in Florida. - Brooks and Olmo Register of Fruit and Nut Varieties. 1997. ASHS Press. p. 185.Large, light blue fruit, 70-80 berries per cup, leafhopper. Resis. Early to midseason. Fruit excellent dessert quality. Received as Vaccinium ashei.Premier - a release from North Carolina State University which is vigorous and productive with excellent fruit color, size, and flavor. Canes on young plants may not support heavy crop loads. It is highly susceptible to blueberry gall midge and should not be planted without a spray program to control this insect. Its chilling requirement is estimated at 550 chill hours. - University of Florida Extension

George M. Darrow cultivar release introduced in 1965

Cultivar Synonym= Tested as NC-898

WHY NAMED= High quality, very productive
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 22 May 2015. Inventory: CVAC 712 .001 PL
  • Blueberry Shock Ilarvirus. NEGATIVE 22 May 2015. Inventory: CVAC 712 .001 PL
  • Blueberry Leaf Mottle Nepovirus. NEGATIVE 22 May 2015. Inventory: CVAC 712 .001 PL
  • Tobacco Ringspot Virus. NEGATIVE 22 May 2015. Inventory: CVAC 712 .001 PL
  • TOMRSV rep. 1 (Elisa). NEGATIVE 22 May 2015. Inventory: CVAC 712 .001 PL
  • Blueberry Shoestring Virus. NEGATIVE 22 May 2015. Inventory: CVAC 712 .001 PL
Vouchers
Citations
Pedigree
Description:
Tifblue x Homebell

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 712 .001 PLNot Available
INSECTLEAFHOPPERA MEASURE OF THE GROWTH INDEX OF SCAPHYTOPIUS MAGDALENSIS ON CLONES0.9 VACCINIUM.RALEIGH.90 Not Available
INSECTSpotted-wing drosophila OSISpotted-wing drosophila OSI5 Stringer, Sampson, and Hummer 2017CVAC 712 .001_F PLNot Available
STRESSMAX MID-WINTER COLD HARDINESSMID-WINTER HARDINESS,SUSTAINED MINIMUM LT50 IN DEGREES CELCIUS, OBSERVED IN BLUEBERRY CULTIVARS-22.4 VACCINIUM.COLDHARDY.NEWJERSEY.2006 Not Available
Genotype Data
Poly TypeMarkerValueEvaluationStudy TypeInventory
MICROSATELLITECA23a160:163:1662019 10-SSR BlueberryFINGERPRNTCVAC 712 .001 PL
MICROSATELLITECA23a160:163:1662019 10-SSR BlueberryFINGERPRNTCVAC 712 .001_F PL
MICROSATELLITEGVC-C179a212:216:230:2372019 10-SSR BlueberryFINGERPRNTCVAC 712 .001 PL
MICROSATELLITEGVC-C179a212:216:230:2372019 10-SSR BlueberryFINGERPRNTCVAC 712 .001_F PL
MICROSATELLITEKAN-262a240:243:251:254:2602019 10-SSR BlueberryFINGERPRNTCVAC 712 .001 PL
MICROSATELLITEKAN-262a240:243:251:254:2602019 10-SSR BlueberryFINGERPRNTCVAC 712 .001_F PL
MICROSATELLITENA172a295:304:3072019 10-SSR BlueberryFINGERPRNTCVAC 712 .001 PL
MICROSATELLITENA172a295:304:3072019 10-SSR BlueberryFINGERPRNTCVAC 712 .001_F PL
MICROSATELLITEPr031818819a292:313:317:3192019 10-SSR BlueberryFINGERPRNTCVAC 712 .001 PL
MICROSATELLITEPr031818819a292:313:317:3192019 10-SSR BlueberryFINGERPRNTCVAC 712 .001_F PL
MICROSATELLITEVCB_C_04624103:106:1092019 10-SSR BlueberryFINGERPRNTCVAC 712 .001 PL
MICROSATELLITEGVC-V41f03180:186:1922019 10-SSR BlueberryFINGERPRNTCVAC 712 .001 PL
MICROSATELLITENA398227:231:2342019 10-SSR BlueberryFINGERPRNTCVAC 712 .001 PL
MICROSATELLITEGVC-C428257:260:2632019 10-SSR BlueberryFINGERPRNTCVAC 712 .001 PL