Details for: PI 554696, Vaccinium virgatum Aiton, 'Delite'


Summary Data
Taxonomy:
Vaccinium virgatum Aiton
Cultivar:
'Delite'
Origin:
Developed – Georgia, United States
Received by NPGS:
26 May 1983
Improvement Status:
Cultivar
Form Received:
Plant
Life Form:
Perennial
Life Cycle:
Perennial
Availability
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Core Passport Data
Taxonomy:
Vaccinium virgatum Aiton
Cultivar:
'Delite'
Origin:
Developed – Georgia, United States
Received by NPGS:
26 May 1983
Improvement Status:
Cultivar
Form Received:
Plant
Life Form:
Perennial
Life Cycle:
Perennial
Source History
Developed
1969.
Georgia, United States
Comment: Cultivar introduced in 1969
Developer(s):
Donated
26 May 1983.
Georgia, United States
Comment: Received from Max Austin in Georgia to NCGR-Corvallis
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
'Delite'
Type: Cultivar name
Group: RABBITEYE
W. T. Brightwell and D. H. Scott cultivar release cross made in 1954, selected in 1959 introduced in 1969
Brightwell, W.T.

T-94
Type: Developer identifier
Group: OTHERNUM
other identifier

CVAC 231
Type: Site identifier
Group: LOCAL
Corvallis local number

Narrative
Fruit: large; round; skin light blue; flavor excellent, are not tart before fully ripe as are most varieities of rabbiteye blueberries; ripens a few days later than Briteblue. Bush: upright with numerous canes from the crown. Adapted to the Gulf Coast and southeastern U.S. - Brooks and Olmo Register of Fruit and Nut Varieties. 1997. APS Press. p. 180.Adapted to Gulf Coast and Southeast USA. Fruit large, round, light blue, excellent flavor. Received as Vaccinium ashei. Delite (mid season) was released from Georgia in 1969 from a cross of the Georgia selections T-14 x T-15 (T-14 later was named 'Bluebelle' and T-15 is a selection from 10-144 x W-8) (Brightwell 1969). The plant is moderately vigorous producing upright growth, with a small to medium size crown. Plant growth appears to be more sensitive to soil variations than most other rabbiteye blueberry cultivars. As with 'Climax', flower buds require less chilling than leaf buds. Many times 'Delite' will blossom and set fruit before many of its leaves develop. The chilling requirement of flower buds is 500 hours below 45 dregrees F. Anthesis to 50% ripe fruit is 98 days. In general, leaf color is yellowish-green, but higher rates of fertilizer containing nitrogen will create deeper green color. Berries are large, round, light blue in color, have a small dry stem scar, very firm, and not tart before they ripe. The flavor is preferred by many people over that of most other cultivars. The sugar-acid ratio is higher in 'Delite' than any other rabbiteye blueberry cultivar. Berries ripen late, a few days later than 'Briteblue'. Due to the firmness and ease of separation, it is an excellent cultivar to machine harvest. However, berry color is reddish-brown before fully ripe and there is a tendency to harvest before ripening is complete, making a red tinge to the pack. The average seed count is 68 seed per berry. -M. E. Austin, 1994. Rabbiteye Blueberries. Ag Science,Inc. Auburndale, FL p. 20.

W. T. Brightwell and D. H. Scott cultivar release cross made in 1954, selected in 1959 introduced in 1969

Cultivar Synonym= Tested as T-94
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.
Annotations
  • Nomenclature Name Change: 10 Jun 1992, from Vaccinium ashei J. M. Reade to Vaccinium virgatum Aiton
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Pathogens
Elisa test
  • Blueberry Scorch Carlavirus. NEGATIVE 14 May 2015. Inventory: CVAC 231 .001 PL
  • Blueberry Shock Ilarvirus. NEGATIVE 14 May 2015. Inventory: CVAC 231 .001 PL
  • Blueberry Leaf Mottle Nepovirus. NEGATIVE 14 May 2015. Inventory: CVAC 231 .001 PL
  • Blueberry Shoestring Virus. NEGATIVE 14 May 2015. Inventory: CVAC 231 .001 PL
  • TOMRSV rep. 1 (Elisa). NEGATIVE 14 May 2015. Inventory: CVAC 231 .001 PL
  • Tobacco Ringspot Virus. NEGATIVE 14 May 2015. Inventory: CVAC 231 .001 PL
Vouchers
Citations
Pedigree
Date released:
1969
Description:
Bluebelle x T-15

Observations

Phenotype Data

CategoryDescriptorDescriptionValueSample SizeStudyInventoryAvailability
GENSTOCKVACCINIUM CORE SUBSETA flag to indicate the accession is part of the core subsetYES VACCINIUM.CORE.1998 Not Available
MORPHOLOGYLEAF COLORAUTUMN FOLIAGE COLORG - GREEN VACCINIUM.CORVALL.90 Not Available
STRESSMAX MID-WINTER COLD HARDINESSMID-WINTER HARDINESS,SUSTAINED MINIMUM LT50 IN DEGREES CELCIUS, OBSERVED IN BLUEBERRY CULTIVARS-19.1 VACCINIUM.COLDHARDY.NEWJERSEY.2006 Not Available
Genotype Data
Poly TypeMarkerValueEvaluationStudy TypeInventory
MICROSATELLITECA23a160:163:166:1692019 10-SSR BlueberryFINGERPRNTCVAC 231 .001 PL
MICROSATELLITEGVC-C179a221:230:2352019 10-SSR BlueberryFINGERPRNTCVAC 231 .001 PL
MICROSATELLITEKAN-262a240:251:254:2662019 10-SSR BlueberryFINGERPRNTCVAC 231 .001 PL
MICROSATELLITENA172a295:304:307:3102019 10-SSR BlueberryFINGERPRNTCVAC 231 .001 PL
MICROSATELLITEPr031818819a292:310:313:315:3192019 10-SSR BlueberryFINGERPRNTCVAC 231 .001 PL