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Commercial Horticulture - Fruits and Nuts
Reliance - Grapes

Picture showing Arkansas' grape variety - RelianceType and Color - Seedless table grape; pink when fully mature.

Date of Release - 1982; plant patent #5174.

Berry Flavor - Delicate V. labrusca; highest rated in flavor of the Arkansas varieties; up to 24 percent soluble solids.

Berry Size - Medium-small, 2 to 3 grams.

Berry Texture - Slipskin; melting texture; skin thickness less than many eastern table grapes.

Cluster Size - Medium-large, 300 grams average. 

Yield - Moderate, 5 to 8 tons/acre.

Maturity Date - Approximately July 29 at Clarksville, Arkansas.

Hardiness - The hardiest of the Arkansas varieties. Has withstood minus 30 degrees Fahrenheit in Midwest U.S. evaluations.

Comments - Medium vigor; susceptible to fruit cracking if rains occur near maturity; moderate resistance to common fungal diseases but does require fungicide sprays for successful production; seed trace free.

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