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Details for: PI 618161,
Vaccinium
hybr., 'Little Giant'
Summary
Passport
Taxonomy
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IPR
Observation
Summary Data
Taxonomy:
Vaccinium
hybr.
Cultivar:
'Little Giant'
Origin:
Developed – Maryland, United States
Maintained:
National Clonal Germplasm Repository
Received by NPGS:
01 May 1997
Improvement Status:
Cultivar
Form Received:
Plant
Life Form:
Perennial
Life Cycle:
Perennial
Availability
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Core Passport Data
Taxonomy:
Vaccinium
hybr.
Cultivar:
'Little Giant'
Origin:
Developed – Maryland, United States
Maintained:
National Clonal Germplasm Repository
Received by NPGS:
01 May 1997
Improvement Status:
Cultivar
Form Received:
Plant
Life Form:
Perennial
Life Cycle:
Perennial
Source History
Developed
1995.
Maryland, United States
Developer(s):
USDA-ARS-PIO
Donated
01 May 1997.
Oregon, United States
Donor(s):
Brazelton, David, Fall Creek Farm and Nursery, Inc.
Accession Names and Identifiers
'Little Giant'
Type: Cultivar name
Group: BLUEBERRY
Arlen Draper cultivar release released in 1995
USDA-ARS-PIO
US57
Type: Developer identifier
Group: OTHERNUM
other identifier
CVAC 1306
Type: Site identifier
Group: LOCAL
Corvallis local number
Narrative
Berry: small; dark blue; scar very good; flavor good; ripening concentrated, typically about 2 weeks later than Bluecrop in northern production areas. Probably best suited for northern highbush production areas. Plant: medium height, about 2 m tall; medium productivity; should be interplanted with highbush cultivars for pollination. Well suited for freezing and processing, which is the use for which it was principally intended.Fruit: small, dark blue, with good flavor and very small picking scar. Fruit ripening is concentrated and occurs in late July to Early August in northern groweing area, typically two weeks later than Bluecrop. Plants: medium in height, about 1.5 m, and medium in productivity. Intended primarily for the processed market. Requires cross pollination for best yields. - Brooks and Olmo Register of New Fruit and Nut Varieties. ASHS Press 1997. p. 183.
Arlen Draper cultivar release released in 1995
Vaccinium
hybr.
Genus:
Vaccinium
Family:
Ericaceae
Subfamily:
Vaccinioideae
Tribe:
Vaccinieae
Nomen number:
315258
Comment:
interim designation used in GRIN for
Vaccinium
hybrids which lack an acceptable binomial
Verified:
10/05/1989
by ARS Systematic Botanists.
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
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Pathogens
Elisa test
Tobacco Ringspot Virus. NEGATIVE 05 Jun 2015.
Inventory:
CVAC 1306 .001 PL
TOMRSV rep. 1 (Elisa). NEGATIVE 10 Jun 2015.
Inventory:
CVAC 1306 .001 PL
Blueberry Shoestring Virus. NEGATIVE 29 May 2015.
Inventory:
CVAC 1306 .001 PL
Blueberry Leaf Mottle Nepovirus. NEGATIVE 10 Jun 2015.
Inventory:
CVAC 1306 .001 PL
Blueberry Shock Ilarvirus. NEGATIVE 05 Jun 2015.
Inventory:
CVAC 1306 .001 PL
Blueberry Scorch Carlavirus. NEGATIVE 29 May 2015.
Inventory:
CVAC 1306 .001 PL
Vouchers
Citations
Brooks and Olmo, edited by W. R. Okie.
1997. Register of New Fruit and Nut Varieties List 38. HortScience 32(5):787.
Number of accessions cited:
6
Pedigree
Description:
V. constablaei x V. ashei clone T65)T65= Walker x (Myers x Black Giant) hexaploid hybrid
Material Transfer Agreement
Observations
Phenotype Data
Category
Descriptor
Description
Value
Sample Size
Study
Inventory
Availability
CHEMICAL
Total anthocyanins
Total anthocyanins mg/100g fresh berry weight
259
Moyer, Hummer, Finn, Frei, Wrolstad 2002 antioxidant study
Not Available
PHYSIOLOGY
Mineral and soil adaptation indices
Mineral and soil adaptation indices of Vaccinium cultivars and interspecific hybrids.
6
Scheerens, Erb, Goulart, Hancock 1999 Mineral Soil
Not Available
Genotype Data
Poly Type
Marker
Value
Evaluation
Study Type
Inventory
MICROSATELLITE
CA23a
157:163
2019 10-SSR Blueberry
FINGERPRNT
CVAC 1306 .001 F PL
MICROSATELLITE
CA23a
157:160
2019 10-SSR Blueberry
FINGERPRNT
CVAC 1306 .001 PL
MICROSATELLITE
GVC-C179a
200:206:221:227:240
2019 10-SSR Blueberry
FINGERPRNT
CVAC 1306 .001 F PL
MICROSATELLITE
GVC-C179a
212:221
2019 10-SSR Blueberry
FINGERPRNT
CVAC 1306 .001 PL
MICROSATELLITE
KAN-262a
246:251:260:263:275
2019 10-SSR Blueberry
FINGERPRNT
CVAC 1306 .001 F PL
MICROSATELLITE
KAN-262a
246:263:272
2019 10-SSR Blueberry
FINGERPRNT
CVAC 1306 .001 PL
MICROSATELLITE
NA172a
295:304:307
2019 10-SSR Blueberry
FINGERPRNT
CVAC 1306 .001 F PL
MICROSATELLITE
NA172a
301:304
2019 10-SSR Blueberry
FINGERPRNT
CVAC 1306 .001 PL
MICROSATELLITE
Pr031818819a
310:323:327
2019 10-SSR Blueberry
FINGERPRNT
CVAC 1306 .001 F PL
MICROSATELLITE
Pr031818819a
313:323
2019 10-SSR Blueberry
FINGERPRNT
CVAC 1306 .001 PL
MICROSATELLITE
VCB_C_04624
100:106
2019 10-SSR Blueberry
FINGERPRNT
CVAC 1306 .001 F PL
MICROSATELLITE
VCB_C_04624
100:103
2019 10-SSR Blueberry
FINGERPRNT
CVAC 1306 .001 PL
MICROSATELLITE
GVC-C571
123:126:129
2019 10-SSR Blueberry
FINGERPRNT
CVAC 1306 .001 PL
MICROSATELLITE
GVC-V41f03
180:186
2019 10-SSR Blueberry
FINGERPRNT
CVAC 1306 .001 F PL
MICROSATELLITE
GVC-V41f03
177:186
2019 10-SSR Blueberry
FINGERPRNT
CVAC 1306 .001 PL
MICROSATELLITE
NA398
231
2019 10-SSR Blueberry
FINGERPRNT
CVAC 1306 .001 F PL
MICROSATELLITE
NA398
234
2019 10-SSR Blueberry
FINGERPRNT
CVAC 1306 .001 PL
MICROSATELLITE
GVC-C428
251:257:260:263
2019 10-SSR Blueberry
FINGERPRNT
CVAC 1306 .001 F PL
MICROSATELLITE
GVC-C428
251:257:260
2019 10-SSR Blueberry
FINGERPRNT
CVAC 1306 .001 PL