Commercial Horticulture - Fruits and Nuts
Neptune - Grapes
 Type
and Color - Seedless table grape; white (yellow-green skin color).
Date of Release - 1998; plant patent #12,302.
Berry Flavor - Fruity and pleasant, but not a foxy flavor
characteristic of V. labrusca; 19.7 percent soluble solids.
Berry Size - Medium, 3 grams.
Berry Texture - Non-slipskin; skin thickness similar to many eastern
table grapes.
Cluster Size - Large, 250 to 400 grams range.
Yield - Moderate, 5 tons/acre in research trials.
Maturity Date - Approximately August 4 at Clarksville, Arkansas.
Hardiness - Hardy, observed to be similar to
Venus or possibly hardier.
Comments - Medium-low vigor; resistant to fruit cracking; moderate
resistance to common fungal diseases but does require fungicide sprays for
successful production; small, soft seed traces observed occasionally but not
noticeable due to berry texture.
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