Blueberry plant called `Savory`

a blueberry plant and plant technology, applied in the field of blueberry plants called savory, can solve the problems of less favorable harvest period, disadvantage of late ripening, rabbiteye blueberries at a market disadvantage, etc., and achieve the effect of high firmness

Inactive Publication Date: 2004-08-24
FLORIDA FOUND SEED PRODRS
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`Savory` is a new rabbiteye blueberry variety that has the following unique combination of characteristics that set it apart from other blueberry cultivars. a. Produces berries that average 2.0 g per berry on well-pruned plants compared to 1.4 g for the rabbiteye variety `Climax` (unpatented). b. Ripens its berries 7 to 10 days earlier than the variety `Climax` (unpatented) when grown in southeast Georgia. Averages 25% of the crop ripe by May 22 at Homerville, Ga. c. Has a chilling requirement of 300 hours per winter below 7.degree. C. d. Flowers at the same time as `Climax` (unpatented), averaging full bloom in early March at Homerville, Ga. e. Produces berries with a small, dry picking scar and high firmness. f. Produces a vigorous, upright bush, reaching a height of 2 m within 4 years on favorable sites.

Problems solved by technology

Rabbiteye blueberries tend to be more vigorous, more drought resistant, and tolerant of a wider range of soil types than highbush blueberries, but they have the disadvantage of late ripening.
This puts the rabbiteye blueberries at a market disadvantage compared to highbush.
The late ripening also results in a less favorable harvest period with respect to weather.
The heat and rain interfere with harvest operations and lower berry quality.

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Market class: `Savory` produces rabbiteye blueberries suitable for both the fresh and processed fruit markets. Bush: Unless otherwise indicated, plant characteristics were measured on 10-year-old plants in a commercial field in Homerville, Ga. The field had been irrigated, pruned, and managed in a way typical for commercial rabbiteye blueberry farms in southeast Georgia. Plant height.--2.2 mm. Canopy diameter measured at widest part of the bush.--2.3 m. Plant vigor.--High. Equal to `Brightwell` (unpatented). Growth habit.--Individual shoots are upright, but numerous shoots from the base gives older plants a spreading form. Flower bud density (number) along flowering twigs in January.--High. Twigginess.--Low to medium. Diameter of largest canes, measured on 3-year-old plants 30 cm above the ground.--18 mm. Trunk and branches: Suckering tendency.--High. Thirty major shoots were present from the base of 10-year-old plants. Surface texture of strong, 6-month old stems observed May 16.--...

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A new and distinct low-chill rabbiteye blueberry (Vaccinium ashei) cultivar. Its novelty lies in the following unique combination of features: 1. Has a low chilling requirement. 2. Has a vigorous bush. 3. Produces large, medium-blue berries with small, dry picking scars and with good firmness, flavor and texture. 4. Ripens its crop early for a rabbiteye blueberry, averaging 7 to 10 days before `Climax` (unpatented), or starting about May 22 in Homerville, Ga.

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Latin name of the genus and species: Vaccinium ashei Reade.BLUEBERRY PLANT CALLED `SAVORY`Cross-reference to related applications. None.Statement regarding federally sponsored research. None.Variety denomination: Savory.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTIONRabbiteye blueberries are native in the southeastern United States. During the past 30 years, improved cultivars have been developed, and these are now grown commercially for the fresh and processed markets on several thousand hectares of land in the southeastern United States, in Chile, Australia, and New Zealand. Rabbiteye blueberries tend to be more vigorous, more drought resistant, and tolerant of a wider range of soil types than highbush blueberries, but they have the disadvantage of late ripening. As a species, the wild rabbiteye blueberry tends to flower later than highbush blueberries growing in the same area, and the period from flowering to ripening is substantially longer for rabbiteye varieties. Thus, the harvest of highbush blu...

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Patent Type & Authority Patents(United States)
IPC IPC(8): A01H5/08
CPCA01H5/08A01H6/368
Inventor LYRENE, PAUL M.
Owner FLORIDA FOUND SEED PRODRS
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