Blueberry plant denominated `Draper`

a blueberry plant and draper technology, applied in the field of drapers, can solve the problems of limited storage life and uneven ripening, and achieve the effects of long storage life, dry picking scars, and high fresh market quality

Inactive Publication Date: 2004-08-24
BOARD OF TRUSTEES OPERATING MICHIGAN STATE UNIV
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The present invention relates to a new and distinct variety of highbush blueberry plant, denominated `Draper.` Draper is a new blueberry variety of Vaccinium corymbosum from the Michigan State University Breeding Program. It includes genes of Vaccinium corymbosum, with small contributions of genes from V. tenellum, V. ashei and V. darrowi. It is a productive, early mid-season ripening variety with very high fresh market quality and is believed to have a long storage life. It is intended for areas where northern highbush varieties are grown successfully. Plants of Draper are vigorous and upright. Canes are numerous, moderately branched and the fruit are well exposed. Its berries are moderately large, have small, dry picking scars, excellent powder-blue color, delicious flavor and excellent firmness. The size of the fruit is unusually regular and is presented in a loose cluster.

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The predominant mid-season blueberry variety now grown, `Bluecrop,` has very high yields, but the fruit are often sour, do not ripen evenly and have limited storage life.

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The following is a detailed botanical description of the new and distinct variety of blueberry, its flowers, fruit and foliage, based on observations of specimens grown at Benton Harbor Mich. and Grand Junction, Mich. over four years, and at South Haven, Mich., Lacota, Mich., Corvallis, Oreg., and Lowell, Oreg., over a two year period. The taxonomic characteristics chosen in the detailed description are standard in the practice (R E Gough, R J Hindle, and V G Shutak, "Identification of Ten Highbush Blueberry Cultivars using Morphological Characteristics," HortScience 11 (5): 512-4, 1976). Color descriptions, except those given in common terms, are presented in The Royal Horticultural Society Colour Chart designations. In cases where the color descriptions cited from The Royal Horticultural Society Colour Chart differ from the colors shown in the drawings, the colors cited from The Royal Horticultural Society Colour Chart should be considered accurate. Any deviation from these colors...

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Draper is a new blueberry variety of Vaccinium corymbosum from the Michigan State University breeding program. It is composed primarily of genes of Vaccinium corymbosum, but has a small contribution (<5%) from V. tenellum, V. ashei and V. darrowi. It is a productive, early mid-season ripening variety with very high fresh market quality and probably a long storage life. It is intended for areas where northern highbush cultivars are grown successfully. Plants of Draper are vigorous and upright. Canes are numerous, moderately branched and the fruit are well exposed. Its berries are moderately large, have small, dry picking scars, excellent powder-blue color, delicious flavor and excellent firmness. The size of the fruit is unusually regular and is presented in a loose cluster.

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Latin name and variety denomination: The present invention relates to a new and distinct variety of Vaccinium corymbosum, which is hereby denominated `Draper.`CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONSThis application is related to the present inventor's United States patent applications entitled "Blueberry plant denominated `Aurora,`" U.S. Plant patent application Ser. No. 10 / 350,345, filed Jan. 23, 2003, and entitled "Blueberry Plant denominated `Liberty,`" U.S. Plant patent application Ser. No. 10 / 350,343, filed Jan. 23, 2003. Both of these applications are also assigned to the assignee of the present application. The disclosures of the above applications are hereby incorporated herein by reference.SUMMARY OF THE INVENTIONThe present invention relates to a new and distinct variety of highbush blueberry plant, denominated `Draper.` Draper is a new blueberry variety of Vaccinium corymbosum from the Michigan State University Breeding Program. It includes genes of Vaccinium corymbosum, ...

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Patent Type & Authority Patents(United States)
IPC IPC(8): A01H5/08
CPCA01H5/08A01H6/368
Inventor HANCOCK, JAMES F.
Owner BOARD OF TRUSTEES OPERATING MICHIGAN STATE UNIV
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