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Details for: PI 617548,
Pyrus
hybr., 'Spalding'
Summary
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Summary Data
Taxonomy:
Pyrus
hybr.
Cultivar:
'Spalding'
Origin:
Developed – Georgia, United States
Maintained:
National Clonal Germplasm Repository
Received by NPGS:
02 Feb 1990
Improvement Status:
Cultivar
Form Received:
Cutting
Life Form:
Tree
Life Habit:
Tree
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Core Passport Data
Taxonomy:
Pyrus
hybr.
Cultivar:
'Spalding'
Origin:
Developed – Georgia, United States
Maintained:
National Clonal Germplasm Repository
Received by NPGS:
02 Feb 1990
Improvement Status:
Cultivar
Form Received:
Cutting
Life Form:
Tree
Life Habit:
Tree
Source History
Developed
1982.
Georgia, United States
Comment:
Cultivar introduced in 1982
Developer(s):
Chandler, W.A.
Daniell, J.W.
Krewer, Gerard, University of Georgia
Lane, Ron, University of Georgia
Donated
02 February 1990.
West Virginia, United States
Comment:
Scions received from R.L. Bell to NCGR-Corvallis
Donor(s):
Bell, Richard L., USDA, ARS
Accession Names and Identifiers
'Spalding'
Type: Cultivar name
CPYR 2362
Type: Site identifier
Group: LOCAL
Corvallis local number
HYBRID CULTIVAR
Type: Site identifier
Group: CROPTYPE
Narrative
Spalding (PI 617548).-Originated in Spalding County, Georgia, by JW. Daniell, R.P. Lane, W.A. Chandler, and Gerard Krewer, University of Georgia, Experiment. Introduced in 1982. Probably Pineapple x unknown. Selected in 1957. Fruit: resembles that of Magness; large; round-pyriform; flesh creamy-white, fine texture, not buttery, juicy with grit cells only around the core; flavor good, subacid, light aroma; skin yellow, lightly russet with brown dots, no blush, smooth. Tree: size similar to that of Magness; flowers self-fertile; productive; resistant to fire blight. -- Brooks and Olmo Register of Fruit and Nut Varieties.
Pyrus
hybr.
Genus:
Pyrus
Family:
Rosaceae
Subfamily:
Amygdaloideae
Tribe:
Maleae
Subtribe:
Malinae
Nomen number:
300498
Comment:
interim designation used in GRIN for
Pyrus
hybrids which lack an acceptable binomial
Verified:
11/02/1990
by ARS Systematic Botanists.
Other conspecific taxa
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Pathogens
Bioassay
P. communis 'Nouveau Poiteau'. NEGATIVE
Inventory:
CPYR 2362 .001 PL
Pyronia veitchii. NEGATIVE
Inventory:
CPYR 2362 .001 PL
Vouchers
Citations
Pedigree
Description:
Unknown, although one parent is probably cv 'Pineapple'
Material Transfer Agreement
Observations
Phenotype Data
Category
Descriptor
Description
Value
Sample Size
Study
Inventory
Availability
CYTOLOGIC
PLOIDY LEVEL
Number of sets of chromosomes.
2x - diploid
PYRUS.PLOIDY.2012
CPYR 2362 .001 PL
Not Available
DISEASE
FRUIT_SCAB
RATING OF DAMAGE CAUSED BY FRUIT SCAB
3 - (1 = NO DAMAGE, 9 = SEVERE DAMAGE)
PYRUS.CORVALLIS.2005.FRUITSCAB
CPYR 2362 .001 PL
Not Available
DISEASE
Fabraea Leafspot Disease
Observed presence/severity of Fabraea Leafspot Disease
4
PYRUS.CORVALLIS.2003.FABRAEA
CPYR 2362 .001 PL
Not Available