Details for: PI 657152, Vaccinium virgatum Aiton, 'Ira'


Summary Data
Taxonomy:
Vaccinium virgatum Aiton
Cultivar:
'Ira'
Origin:
Developed – North Carolina, United States
Received by NPGS:
25 Feb 2003
Improvement Status:
Cultivar
Form Received:
Plant
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Core Passport Data
Taxonomy:
Vaccinium virgatum Aiton
Cultivar:
'Ira'
Origin:
Developed – North Carolina, United States
Received by NPGS:
25 Feb 2003
Improvement Status:
Cultivar
Form Received:
Plant
Source History
Developed
1997.
North Carolina, United States
Comment: Cultivar relase by Jim Ballington. Cross made in Raleigh, NC by Gene J. Galletta. Introduced in 1997.
Donated
25 February 2003.
North Carolina, United States

Donor(s):
29 November 2006.
North Carolina, United States

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

Accession Names and Identifiers
'Ira'
Type: Cultivar name
Group: RABBITEYE

CVAC 1511
Type: Site identifier
Group: LOCAL
Corvallis local number

Narrative
Ira - A rabiteye blueberry with consistent cropping over a wide range of environments. Origin: North Carolina State University from a cross made in Raleigh, N.C. by G. J. Galletta. Centurion x NC911. Introduced in 1997. Berry: larger than Tifblue; fruit color medium blue; flavor aromatic; picking scar, firmness, and soluble solids:acid ratio equal to Tifblue. Good shelf life. Plant: outstanding for consistent production over a wide range of environments. Flowers slightly later than Tifblue and ripens early-midseason. Flowers self-fertile but would probably benefit from cross-pollination. Desirable upright growth habit; good vigor, but somewhat less vigorous than Tifblue and Premier. Propagation rights assigned to Finch Nursery, Bailey, NC.

cultivar relase by Jim Ballington cross made in Raleigh, NC by Gene J. Galletta Introduced in 1997
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.
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Pathogens
Elisa test
  • Blueberry Scorch Carlavirus. NEGATIVE 05 Jun 2015. Inventory: CVAC 1511 .002 PL
  • Blueberry Shock Ilarvirus. NEGATIVE 05 Jun 2015. Inventory: CVAC 1511 .002 PL
  • Blueberry Leaf Mottle Nepovirus. NEGATIVE 05 Jun 2015. Inventory: CVAC 1511 .002 PL
  • Blueberry Shoestring Virus. NEGATIVE 05 Jun 2015. Inventory: CVAC 1511 .002 PL
  • TOMRSV rep. 1 (Elisa). NEGATIVE 05 Jun 2015. Inventory: CVAC 1511 .002 PL
  • Tobacco Ringspot Virus. NEGATIVE 05 Jun 2015. Inventory: CVAC 1511 .002 PL
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Pedigree
Description:
Centurion x NC911