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Blueberry Breeding at NC State

Germplasm Releases (since 1957)

Cultivars, breeding lines, and populations released (in order by type and year of release).+

Cultigen name	Released	Developer	Important traits	Parents or pedigree
Slicing inbreds
Smoothie	1957	Jenkins	General adaptation	Cubit x PR 39
Ashe	1959	Barham, Winstead	DM, scab	Highmoor, Palmetto, SC 14, Ashley
Fletcher	1959	Barham, Winstead	DM, scab	Highmoor, Stono
NC-58	2004	Wehner	Dwarf-determinate monoecious habit, high yield, early maturity, high fruit quality, 207 mm fruit length, An, PM, scab	Inbred line (beyond S10) selected from NCEDS C9 population
NC-59	2004	Wehner	Dwarf-determinate monoecious habit, high yield, early maturity, high fruit quality, 207 mm fruit length, An, PM, scab	Inbred line (beyond S10) selected from NCEDS C9 population
NC-62	2004	Wehner	Dwarf-determinate monoecious habit, high yield, early maturity, high fruit quality, 202 mm fruit length, An, PM, scab	Inbred line (beyond S10) selected from NCEDS C9 population
NC-63	2004	Wehner	Dwarf-determinate monoecious habit, high yield, early maturity, high fruit quality, 202 mm fruit length, An, PM, scab	Inbred line (beyond S10) selected from NCEDS C9 population
Slicing hybrids
NC-Stratford*	2004	Wehner	Dwarf-determinate monoecious habit, high yield, early maturity, high fruit quality, 207 mm fruit length, An, PM, scab.	NC-58 x NC-59
NC-Sunshine*	2004	Wehner	Dwarf-determinate monoecious habit, high yield, early maturity, high fruit quality, 207 mm fruit length, An, PM, scab.	NC-62 x NC-63
Pickling populations
NCWBP	1997	Wehner	Wide base pickle population	All available U.S. cultivars, lines, PIs (1165 total)
NCMBP	1997	Wehner	Medium base pickle population	Top-performaing U.S. cultivars, lines, PIs (69 total)
NCEP1	1997	Wehner	Elite pickle population	Best 8 pickling-type inbred lines in NC
NCWBS	1998	Wehner	Wide base slicer population	All U.S. cultivars, lines, PIs
NCMBS	1998	Wehner	Medium base slicer population	Top-performaing U.S. cultivars and inbred lines (143 total)
NCES1	1998	Wehner	Elite slicer population	Best 8 slicing-type inbred lines in NC
NCH1	1998	Wehner	Hardwickii pickle population	Best 12 inbred lines with large fruit x LJ 90430 (hardwickii)
NCBA1	1998	Wehner	Beit Alpha slicer population	Best 9 Beit Alpha-type inbred lines in NC
Pickling inbreds
M 41	1974	Lower	AL, An, DM, PM	SC 601, SC 604, NCARS lines
Addis (M 11)	1974	Lower	AL, An, DM, PM high yield, long fruit	SC 19B x Pixie x NCARS lines
Clinton (M 24)	1978	Lower	AL, An, DM, PM, scab, CMV, blocky fruit shape	SCAES lines x NCARS lines
Gy 2	1978	Lower	Blocky fruit shape	Gy 3 x Chipper x NCARS lines
M 21	1978	Lower	AL, An, DM, PM, de, high yield	(Poinsett x Pixie) x (SC 19B x NH Tiny Dill)
M 27	1978	Lower	AL, An, DM, PM, de	SCAES x NH x MSU x NCARS lines
Gy 4	1987	Wehner, Lower	AL, An, DM, PM, scab, CMV, high yield	Double Yield, SC 22, SC 19B, Gy 14A
Gy 5	1987	Wehner, Lower	AL, An, DM, PM, scab, CMV, high yield	Gy 3, P 59, SC 791
M 17	1996	Wehner, St. Amand, Lower	AL, An, DM, PM, CMV, moderate BR, moderate GSB	Chipper x Wisconsin SMR 18 selected S10 inbred
NC-42	1996	Walters, Wehner, Barker	Ma1, Ma2, Mj	Nematode resistant selection (S5 inbred) of LJ 90430 (hardwickii)
NC-43	1996	Walters, Wehner, Barker	Ma2	Nematode resistant selection (S6 inbred) of Southern Pickler (Producer x Ohio MR 17)
Lucia (NC-46)	1997	Walters, Wehner	An, Ma1, Ma2, Mj, PM, scab, 3.5 LD	NCH1 cycle 9 population selected and self-pollinated to S7
Manteo (NC-44)	1997	Walters, Wehner	Ma1, Ma2, Mj, 3.3 LD	NCH1 cycle 9 population selected and self-pollinated to S7
Shelby (NC-45)	1997	Walters, Wehner	An, Ma1, Ma2, Mj, PM, scab, 3.0 LD	NCH1 cycle 9 population selected and self-pollinated to S7
NC-54	2004	Wehner	Dwarf-determinate gynoecious habit, high yield, early maturity, high fruit quality, LD 3.0, An, PM, scab	Inbred line (beyond S10) selected from NCEDP C9 population
NC-55	2004	Wehner	Indeterminate monoecious habit, high yield, early maturity, high fruit quality, LD 3.0, An, PM, scab	Inbred line (beyond S10) selected from NCEDP C9 population
NC-56	2004	Wehner	Dwarf-determinate gynoecious habit, high yield, early maturity, high fruit quality, LD 3.1, An, PM, scab	Inbred line (beyond S10) selected from NCEDP C9 population
NC-57	2004	Wehner	Indeterminate monoecious habit, high yield, early maturity, high fruit quality, LD 3.1, An, PM, scab	Inbred line (beyond S10) selected from NCEDP C9 population
Pickling hybrids
Sampson (MH 28)*	1975	Lower	Long-harvest season	Addis x M 41
Calypso (G 18)	1976	Lower	General adaptation	Gy 14A x Addis
Liberty (MH 6)*	1977	Lower	Home garden	Wisconsin SMR 18 x M 41
Calico (G 48)	1978	Lower	Blocky, dark green fruits w/ small seedcell	Gy 2 x Clinton
Regal (G 29)	1978	Lower	High yield, long fruit	Gy 14A x M 21
G 30	1978	Lower	High yield, long fruit	Gy 2 x M 21
Southern Belle (G 61)	1978	Lower	Early yield	Gy 2 x M 27
Fremont	1984	Staub, Wehner	TLS	WI 1983G x Clinton
Raleigh (G 56)	1987	Wehner, Lower	High yield	Gy 4 x M 21
Johnston (G 65)	1987	Wehner, Lower	High yield, long fruit	Gy 5 x M 21
Endeavor	1988	Staub, Wehner	TLS	WI 2870G x Clinton
NC-Davie	2004	Wehner	Semi-determinate gynoecious habit, high yield, early maturity, high fruit quality, LD 3.0, An, PM, scab.	NC-54 x NC-55
NC-Duplin	2004	Wehner	Semi-determinate gynoecious habit, high yield, early maturity, high fruit quality, LD 3.1, An, PM, scab.	NC-56 x NC-57

*Monoecious hybrid

+AES = Agricultural Experiment Station; AL = angular leafspot resistant; An = anthracnose resistant; De = determinate plant type; BR = belly rot; DM = downy mildew resistant; LD = length:diameter ratio; GSB = gummy stem blight; Ma1 = Meloidogyne arenaria race 1 resistant; Ma2 = Meloidogyne arenaria race 2 resistant; Mj = Meloidogyne javanica resistant; MSU = Michigan State University; NC = North Carolina; NH = New Hampshire; PM = powdery mildew resistant; SC = South Carolina; TLS = target leafspot resistant

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