Duke blueberry
| Vaccinium corymbosum 'Duke' | |
|---|---|
| Species | Vaccinium corymbosum |
| Cultivar | 'Duke' |
| Breeder | USDA |
| Origin | Beltsville, Maryland |
The Duke blueberry, also known as Vaccinium 'Duke', is a cultivar of northern highbush blueberry released in 1987. It is a tetraploid cultivar,[1] derived mostly from Vaccinium corymbosum with a 4 percent contribution of Vaccinium angustifolium.[2] Its parentage includes the cultivars 'Ivanhoe' and 'Earliblue'[3]
It has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[4]
References[edit]
- ^ Redpath, L.E.; Aryal, R.; Lynch, N.; Spencer, J.A.; Hulse-Kenp, A.M.; Ballington, J.R.; Green, J.; Bassil, N.; Hummer, K.; Ranney, T.; Ashrafi, H. (2022). "Nuclear DNA contents and ploidy levels of North American Vaccinium species and interspecific hybrids". Scientia Horticulturae. 297: 110955. doi:10.1016/j.scienta.2022.110955. S2CID 246734767.
- ^ Lobos, G.A.; Hancock, J.F. (2015). "Breeding blueberries for a changing global environment: a review". Front. Plant Sci. 6: 782. doi:10.3389/fpls.2015.00782. PMC 4588112. PMID 26483803.
- ^ Boches, P.; Bassil, N.V.; Rowland, L. (2006). "Genetic Diversity in the Highbush Blueberry Evaluated with Microsatellite Markers". J. Am. Soc. Hort. Sci. 131 (5): 674–686. doi:10.21273/JASHS.131.5.674.
- ^ "RHS Plant Selector - Vaccinium corymbosum 'Duke'". Retrieved 27 May 2022.
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