Blueberry Cultivar Development at The University of Georgia
Blueberry Cultivar Development at The University of Georgia
Blueberry Cultivar Development at The University of Georgia
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Table 10. R<strong>at</strong>ings (1to 10 scale) <strong>of</strong> some fruit and plant characteristics <strong>of</strong> TH-471 and the southern highbush standard ‘Star’<strong>at</strong> four loc<strong>at</strong>ions in 2003. Plantings are 2 to 4 years old and all have been irrig<strong>at</strong>ed. A value <strong>of</strong> 6-7 is generally consideredto be the minimum acceptable r<strong>at</strong>ing for a commercial cultivar.Berry andplant<strong>at</strong>tributesLoc<strong>at</strong>ionAvg across loc<strong>at</strong>ionsAlapaha, Ga. Griffin, Ga. Ware Co., Ga. Stone Co., Miss.TH-471 Star TH-471 Star TH-471 Star TH-471 Star TH-471 StarBerry size 7.5 7.5 7.5 7.5 8.0 8.0 7.0 8.0 7.5 7.8Berry scar 8.5 7.5 8.5 7.5 7.5 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.9 7.3BerrycolorBerryfirmnessBerryflavor8.0 7.5 7.5 8.0 7.5 7.5 8.0 7.0 7.8 7.58.3 7.0 8.5 7.5 8.5 8.0 8.0 8.0 8.3 7.67.5 7.0 8.5 7.5 8.5 8.0 7.0 7.0 7.9 7.4Plant vigor 8.0 6.5 7.0 7.0 8.5 8.5 8.0 7.0 7.9 7.3Cropping 5.7 3.5 6.5 6.0 9.0 5.0 8.0 5.0 7.3 4.9Ripeningd<strong>at</strong>e(50%)May 10 May 10 May 26 May 26 May 4 May 6 May 21 May 19 May 15 May 14-18-
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