Commercial Horticulture - Fruits and Nuts
Mars - Grapes
Type and Color - Seedless table grape; blue.
Date of Release - 1984; plant patent #5680.
Berry Flavor - Typical V. labrusca, resembling somewhat that
of Campbell's Early; 17 percent soluble solids.
Berry Size - Medium, 3 grams.
Berry Texture - Slipskin; skin thickness typical of eastern table
grapes.
Cluster Size - Medium, 200 grams average.
Yield - High, 8 to 12 tons/acre in research trials.
Maturity Date - Approximately August 5 at Clarksville, Arkansas.
Hardiness - Very hardy, exceeded only by
Reliance in hardiness among the Arkansas varieties.
Comments - High vigor; has the least susceptibility to common grape
diseases among the Arkansas varieties, but still requires fungicide applications
for disease control; resistant to fruit cracking; occasional seed traces found
in some berries in some years.
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