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Caingangue
Parentage
A second generation cross between the American cultivar Cherokee and
a selection, Black 1, which by its turn originated from a cross
between Shaffer Tree and Brazos, made at EMBRAPA/Clima Temperado,
Brazil.
Fruit Quality
The berries are roundish shaped with small drupelets. They are firm,
with a balanced sweet acid taste and medium size seeds.
Yield and Fruit Size
Average size 6g/berry. The average production in Southern Brazil is
3.5kg per plant.
Season
Ripens about the same time as Tupy.
Plant Characteristics
The plants are vigorous, erect, thorny and propagate easily.
Chilling requirement is less than 200 hours.
Guarani
Parentage
Originated from a cross made at the University of Arkansas: [Lawton
x (Darrow x Brazos)] X (Shaffer tree x Brazos) and selected at
EMRAPA/Clima Temperado, Brazil.
Fruit Quality
Very dark and uniform colour. Sweet acid flavour, with predominance
of acidity. The berries are firm and the seeds are small.
Yield and Fruit Size
Average production in Southern Brazil is 3.6kg per plant. The
average size is 5 - 6g/berry.
Season
Ripens a week after Tupy.
Plant Characteristics
Plants are erect, thorny type, vigorous, with good capability for
suckering. It is a low chilling cultivar.
Xavante
Parentage
Originated from a cross A 1620 x A 1507.
Fruit Quality
Berry shape is oblong and flavour is sweet acid with a moderate
astringency. Fruit firmness is just average. Soluble solids (percent
sugar) levels range between 6.5 and 8%. Mainly suitable for
processing.
Yield and Fruit Size
Production is between 2.6 and 4.0 t/ha. Berries range from 1.8 to
2.2 cm in diameter, average weight is 5.7 -6.1g/berry.
Season
Early ripening.
Plant Characteristics
Erect, vigorous, thornless canes. Has a low chilling requirement,
estimated at less than 250 hours.
12/2001
Parentage
Originated from seeds introduced from University of Arkansas, USA.
Fruit Quality
Good flavour when fully ripe. Soluble solids (percent sugar) levels
range between 8 to 12
Yield and Fruit Size
Average size of 4 - 5g/berry.
Season
Ripens from late December until end of January and in some years up
to mid-February.
Plant Characteristics
Thornless, erect canes with good vigour.
16/01
Parentage
Originated from seeds introduced from University of Arkansas, USA.
Fruit Quality
Good brightness, colour uneven, sweet-acid flavour with some
bitterness at the end, average firmness. Soluble solids (percent
sugar) levels average 12%.
Yield and Fruit Size
Production in Southern Brazil averages 1kg/plant. Medium fruit size,
average 4g/berry.
Season
In Southern Brazil full bloom occurs usually by mid-October, with
harvest starts by mid-December (but it has a small crop later on, in
February or so).
Plant Characteristics
Erect plant, vigorous, thornless.
17/01
Parentage
Originated from seeds introduced from University of Arkansas, USA.
Fruit Quality
Uniform, roundish berries, good firmness, sweet-acid flavour with
soluble solids (percent sugar) levels from 10 to 16%.
Yield and Fruit Size
Not very productive. Average fruit size 4 - 5 g/berry.
Season
In Southern Brazil ripens from late November to beginning of second
week of January.
Plant Characteristics
Erect, thornless, vigorous plant.
Black 112
Parentage
Tupy x Xavante.
Fruit Quality
Uniform ripening. Good flavour, with a well balanced sweetness and
acidity. Soluble solids (percent sugar) levels range from 14 ° -
15%.
Yield and Fruit Size
Productive. Medium to large size fruit, 4 - 6g/berry.
Season
Plant Characteristics
Thorny, erect canes.
Black 114
Parentage
Tupy x Xavante.
Fruit Quality
Berries are elongate conic shaped, very firm and have a sweet acid
flavour with some bitterness, lacking sugar (for the Brazilian
taste). Soluble solids (percent sugar) levels range from 8 to 12%.
Yield and Fruit Size
Good production. Fruit size ranges from 4 - 5.5g/berry.
Season
In Southern Brazil ripens from end of November until beginning of
January.
Plant Characteristics
Thorny.
Black 128
Parentage
Tupy x Xavante.
Fruit Quality
Fruit are juicy, but have moderate firmness. Soluble solids (percent
sugar) levels range from 11 to 13%.
Yield and Fruit Size
Very productive, averaging 1.4 to 1.5 kg/plant in Southern Brazil.
Large fruit, averaging 7 to 9 g/berry, large druplets.
Season
In Southern Brazil ripens from late November until the end of
December.
Plant Characteristics
Erect, thorny canes.
Black 113
Parentage
Tupy x Xavante.
Fruit Quality
The berries are bright, but are soft. Small seeds, balanced flavor,
sweet-acid with slight bitterness at the end.
Yield and Fruit Size
High yield potential, in Southern Brazil production averages
1.2kg/plant. Average fruit size 4.5 g/berry.
Season
In Southern Brazil full bloom occurs by end of October, with harvest
starting by end of November.
Plant Characteristics
Erect plant, compact, medium vigour, good productivity, thorny.
Black 118
Parentage
Tupy x Apache.
Fruit Quality
Low brightness, sweet- acid flavour. Very good taste, soluble solids
(percent sugar) average 11.3%.
Yield and Fruit Size
In Southern Brazil production averages 1kg/plant, Medium sized
berries, average 6g/berry.
Season
In Southern Brazil full bloom occurs by mid-November, with harvest
starting in the first half of December.
Plant Characteristics
Erect plant, vigorous, thorny.
Black 155
Parentage
(Caiguangue x Xavante) OP
Fruit Quality
Low brightness, roundish shape, firm, large druplets, different
texture, kind of tends to crispy, sweet -acid flavour, without
bitterness. Soluble solids (percent sugar) average 13%.
Yield and Fruit Size
In Southern Brazil production averages 400g/plant. Medium sized
berries, average 5.5g/berry, with large druplets. Sweet acid taste,
without bitterness. Moderately shiny.
Season
In Southern Brazil full bloom occurs in second fortnight of October,
with harvest starting by mid-December, extending to first week of
January.
Plant Characteristics
Erect canes, thorny.
Black 157
Parentage
(Caiguangue x Xavante) OP
Fruit Quality
Elongated berries, good firmness, crunchy, sweet-acid flavour, with
some bitterness at the end. Soluble solids (percent sugar) average
10.3%.
Yield and Fruit Size
In Southern Brazil production averages 580g/plant. Medium sized
berries, average 4.3g/berry.
Season
In Southern Brazil full bloom in beginning of October, with harvest
starting by mid-December.
Plant Characteristics
Erect plant, thorny.
Black 194
Parentage
Sel. 2/96 x Sel. 16/96.
Fruit Quality
Uniform fruits, acid flavour, soluble solids (percent sugar) average
12%.
Yield and Fruit Size
In Southern Brazil production on the first production year was
390g/plant. Large fruit, average 6.5g/berry.Acid taste. SST10° to
12° Brix.
Season
In Southern Brazil harvest starts by mid-December.
Plant Characteristics
Semi-erect plant, thornless canes.
Black 198
Parentage
Caiguangue x Sel. 5/96.
Fruit Quality
Uniform berries, firm, with medium size seeds, large druplets, sweet
flavour, with a slight bitterness. Total Soluble solids with average
15°Brix.
Yield and Fruit Size
Large berries.
Plant Characteristics
Semi-erect plant, low vigour, thorny canes.
Black 200
Parentage
Sel. 24/96 x Xavante.
Fruit Quality
Uniform berries, medium firmness, medium size seeds, sweet- acid
flavour. The fruits have an elongated shape.
Yield and Fruit Size
Large berries.
Season
December to January.
Plant Characteristics
Semi-erect plant, medium vigour, thorny canes.
Black 201
Parentage
Sel. 97 x Sel. 22/96.
Fruit Quality
Uniform berries, shape tends to elongate, firm, large druplets, dark
colour, with medium size seeds and sweet -acid flavour.
Yield and Fruit Size
In Southern Brazil produced a yield of 115 g/plant in the first
production year. Large fruit, average 14g/berry. Large druplets.
Good firmness. Moderately shiny.
Season
In Southern Brazil harvest starts at the beginning of January.
Plant Characteristics
Semi-erect plant, thorny canes.
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