Details for: PI 618232, Vaccinium hybr., 'Biloxi'


Summary Data
Taxonomy:
Vaccinium hybr.
Cultivar:
'Biloxi'
Origin:
Developed – Mississippi, United States
Received by NPGS:
24 Mar 1999
Improvement Status:
Cultivar
Form Received:
Cutting
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Core Passport Data
Taxonomy:
Vaccinium hybr.
Cultivar:
'Biloxi'
Origin:
Developed – Mississippi, United States
Received by NPGS:
24 Mar 1999
Improvement Status:
Cultivar
Form Received:
Cutting
Source History
Developed
1998.
Mississippi, United States

Developer(s):
Donated
24 March 1999.
Mississippi, United States

Donor(s):
Accession Group(s)
Group name: VACCINIUM: Southern Highbush
Note: Blueberry adapted to cold climate with snow cover
To search for accessions in this group, click the following link. VACCINIUM: Southern Highbush

Accession Names and Identifiers
'Biloxi'
Type: Cultivar name
Group: BLUEBERRY
Spiers, Jim USDA-ARS

MS-318
Type: Developer identifier
Group: OTHERNUM
other identifier
Spiers, Jim USDA-ARS

MS318, DUPL=1344
Type: Site identifier
Group: OTHERNUM
other identifier

CVAC 1385
Type: Site identifier
Group: LOCAL
Corvallis local number

Narrative
Biloxi; A vigorous and productive southern highbush blueberry. Origin: USDA Small Fruit Research Station, Poplarville, Miss. Sharpblue x US329. Tested as MS318. An interspecific hybrid containing V. corymbosum, V. darrowii, and other species. Selected in 1986 in southern Mississippi by J.M. Spiers, C.L. Gupton, and A.D. Draper. Introd. in 1998. Berry: medium size, good color, flavor, and firmness, with small picking scar. Flowers and ripens early. Plant: vigorous, productive, upright growth habit. Should be interplanted with other southern highbush cultivars for cross-pollination. Relatively low chilling requirement; adapted to coastal plain areas of southeastern U.S.

Craighton L. Gupton cultivar release
Vaccinium hybr.
Genus:
Vaccinium
Family:
Ericaceae
Subfamily:
Vaccinioideae
Tribe:
Vaccinieae
Nomen number:

315258
Comment:
interim designation used in GRIN for Vaccinium hybrids which lack an acceptable binomial
Verified:
10/05/1989 by ARS Systematic Botanists.
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Citations
  • Lyrene, P. & M. Ehlenfeldt. 1999. Register of New Fruit and Nut Varieties List 39; Blueberry. HortScience 34(2):184. Number of accessions cited: 1
Pedigree
Description:
Sharpblue x US329