Details for: PI 641332, Vaccinium virgatum Aiton, 'De Soto'


Summary Data
Taxonomy:
Vaccinium virgatum Aiton
Cultivar:
'De Soto'
Origin:
Developed – Mississippi, United States
Received by NPGS:
25 Oct 2005
Improvement Status:
Cultivar
Form Received:
Plant
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Core Passport Data
Taxonomy:
Vaccinium virgatum Aiton
Cultivar:
'De Soto'
Origin:
Developed – Mississippi, United States
Received by NPGS:
25 Oct 2005
Improvement Status:
Cultivar
Form Received:
Plant
Source History
Developed
2004.
Mississippi, United States
Comment: Cross was made in early 1970's, selected in 1976.
Developer(s):
Donated
25 October 2005.
Mississippi, 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.
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Accession Names and Identifiers
'De Soto'
Type: Cultivar name
Group: RABBITEYE

MS 63
Type: Developer identifier
Group: OTHERNUM
other identifier

CVAC 1690
Type: Site identifier
Group: LOCAL
Corvallis local number

Narrative
DeSoto. - Rabbiteye Origin: USDA ARS Small Fruit Research Station Poplarville, MS. by S. J. Stringer, J. M. Spiers, and A. D. Draper. T110 x T107; cross made in early 1970's at Beltsville, Maryland; selected in 1976, tested as MS 63; introduced in 2004. Fruit: medium - large; medium - light blue; scar and firmness good, flavor excellent; ripens about 14 days later than Tifblue, over a 6 week period or longer. Berry clusters: medium - loose. Flowering occurs approximately 21 days after Climax, providing insurance against late spring frosts. Plant: semi-dwarf, oderately spreading, medium vigor. Yield potential: medium - high. Propagation: softwood or hardwood cuttings. Adapted to the Gulf Coast and Southeastern United States.

Cultivar release by Steve J. Stringer, J. M. Spiers, and A. D. Draper ; cross was made in early 1970's tested ast MS 63, selected in 1976, introduced in 2004.
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
  • Tobacco Ringspot Virus. NEGATIVE 29 May 2015. Inventory: CVAC 1690 .001 PL
  • TOMRSV rep. 1 (Elisa). NEGATIVE 29 May 2015. Inventory: CVAC 1690 .001 PL
  • Blueberry Shoestring Virus. NEGATIVE 29 May 2015. Inventory: CVAC 1690 .001 PL
  • Blueberry Leaf Mottle Nepovirus. NEGATIVE 29 May 2015. Inventory: CVAC 1690 .001 PL
  • Blueberry Shock Ilarvirus. NEGATIVE 29 May 2015. Inventory: CVAC 1690 .001 PL
  • Blueberry Scorch Carlavirus. NEGATIVE 29 May 2015. Inventory: CVAC 1690 .001 PL
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Pedigree
Description:
T110 x T107