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Details for: PI 616922,
Fragaria
×
ananassa
Duchesne ex Rozier, 'Pegasus'
Summary
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Taxonomy
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Summary Data
Taxonomy:
Fragaria
×
ananassa
Duchesne ex Rozier
Cultivar:
'Pegasus'
Origin:
Developed – England, United Kingdom
Maintained:
National Clonal Germplasm Repository
Received by NPGS:
20 May 1998
Improvement Status:
Cultivar
Reproductive Uniformity:
Hybrid
Form Received:
Plant
Life Form:
Perennial
Life Cycle:
Perennial
Availability
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Core Passport Data
Taxonomy:
Fragaria
×
ananassa
Duchesne ex Rozier
Cultivar:
'Pegasus'
Origin:
Developed – England, United Kingdom
Maintained:
National Clonal Germplasm Repository
Received by NPGS:
20 May 1998
Improvement Status:
Cultivar
Reproductive Uniformity:
Hybrid
Form Received:
Plant
Life Form:
Perennial
Life Cycle:
Perennial
Source History
Developed
1990.
England, United Kingdom
Developer(s):
Simpson, David W., East Malling Research Station
Donated
20 May 1998.
England, United Kingdom
Donor(s):
Darby Brothers Farms,Ltd.
Accession Names and Identifiers
'Pegasus'
Type: Cultivar name
Group: STRAWBERRY
David Simpson cultivar release tested as ES608 introduced in 1990
ES608
Type: Developer identifier
Group: FRAGARIA
CFRA 1670
Type: Site identifier
Group: LOCAL
Corvallis local number
Narrative
Parentage: Pegasus (formerly ES608) was raised in 1977 from the cross Redgauntlet x Gorella. It was released in the UK in 1990.Fruit Quality: The berries are very attractive with a regular shape and bright, gloss skin finish. The skin is strong, giving good resistance to damage during handling, but the flesh is not as firm as Elsanta. The texture is juicy and the flavour pleasantly sweet, but not strong.Yield and Fruit Size: In trials at East Malling Pegasus has consistently produced a class 1 yield within 10% either side of that for Elsanta. Fruit size is also similar to Elsanta and it is maintained well in the second cropping year.Season: Three to seven days later than Elsanta in the UK.Marketing Suitability: Pegasus tends to darken more quickly than Elsanta post harvest but in other respects the shelf life is similar and it has been successfully test marketed to supermarkets as well as wholesalers. The lower inputs required to grow Pegasus also make it attractive to pick-your-own growers.Plant Characteristics: The plants are moderately vigorous with an erect habit. The fruit is well displayed and easy to pick. Best trial results have been obtained where Pegasus has been grown on medium or heavy soils; it does not perform so well on very light sandy soils.Disease Resistance: Pegasus has a good level of resistance to both Verticillium dahliae and Phytrophthora cactorum. It has some race specific resistance to Phytophthora fragariae, similar to Redgauntlet. It is moderately susceptible to Sphaerotheca macularis but other airborne fungal leaf diseases have not been observed to cause problems in field plantings.Use of the Variety: Pegasus is a dessert variety and offers growers a useful alternative to Elsanta, particularly where there are problems with Verticillium dahliae and/or Phytophthora cactorum. Although the fruit is slightly softer than Elsanta, Pegasus has the advantages of not being prone to produce distorted green tips, or to splitting in a wet season. The inherent disease resistance of Pegasus means that it can be grown satisfactorily using a lower input system than that necessary for Elsanta.
David Simpson cultivar release tested as ES608 introduced in 1990
Cultivar Synonym= ES608
Fragaria
×
ananassa
Duchesne ex Rozier
Genus:
Fragaria
Family:
Rosaceae
Subfamily:
Rosoideae
Tribe:
Potentilleae
Subtribe:
Fragariinae
Nomen number:
244
Place of publication:
Cours compl. agric. 5:52, t. 5, fig. 1. 1785 (A. N. Duchesne in J. B. A. P. M. de Lamarck, Encycl. 2:538. 1788)(A. N. Duchesne, Hist. nat. frais. 190. 1766, as "races principales")
Verified:
03/24/2006
by ARS Systematic Botanists.
Other conspecific taxa
Fragaria
×
ananassa
Duchesne ex Rozier nothosubsp.
ananassa
(1 active accession[s])
Fragaria
×
ananassa
Duchesne ex Rozier nothosubsp.
cuneifolia
(Nutt. ex Howell) Staudt
(57 active accession[s])
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Autonym(s)
Fragaria
×
ananassa
Duchesne ex Rozier var.
ananassa
Homotypic Synonym(s)
Fragaria chiloensis
(L.) Mill. var.
ananassa
(Duchesne ex Rozier) Ser.
Potentilla
×
ananassa
(Duchesne ex Rozier) Mabb.
Invalid Designation(s)
Fragaria
×
magna
auct.
Common names
Language
Name
Alternate name
note
seq
Citation
English
garden strawberry
1
Rehm, S.
1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
English
strawberry
1
Wiersema, J. H. & B. León.
1999.
World economic plants: a standard reference
CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL.
French
fraisier
2
Feuillet, C.
1998. pers. comm.
Note:
re. French common names
French
fraisier ananas
2
Rehm, S.
1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
German
Ananaserdbeere
2
Encke, F. et al.
1993. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 14. Auflage
German
Erdbeere
2
Conrad, L. R.
1998. pers. comm.
Note:
re. German common names
German
Gartenerdbeere
2
Rehm, S.
1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
German
Kulturerdbeere
2
Erhardt, W. et al.
2000. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 16. Auflage
Note:
lists as
Fragaria
×
ananassa
(Duchesne) Guédès
Japanese Rōmaji
oranda-ichigo
2
Iwatsuki, K. et al.
1993-. Flora of Japan.
Portuguese
morangueiro
2
Rehm, S.
1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Spanish
fresa
2
León, B.
1998. pers. comm.
Note:
re. Spanish common names
Spanish
fresa ananás
2
Rehm, S.
1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Transcribed Korean
ttalgi
2
Lee, Y. N.
1997. Flora of Korea.
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Citations
NSA Plants LTD.
1991. Pegasus UK Launch.
Number of accessions cited:
1
Pedigree
Date released:
1990
Description:
Redgauntlet x Gorella
Material Transfer Agreement
Observations
Phenotype Data
Category
Descriptor
Description
Value
Sample Size
Study
Inventory
Availability
DISEASE
1 highly resistant
highly resistant to crown rot
2
FRAGARIA.Eikemo.etal.CROWNROT.2003
CFRA 1670 .001 PL
Not Available
GENSTOCK
TRUE TO TYPE
Confirmation of cultivar identity based on pedigree analysis (parents and or offspring) using molecular markers
YES
FRAGARIA.Zurn.etal.PopulationStructure.2022
CFRA 1670 .001 PL
Not Available