`Florilush': A Bunch Grape Rootstock for Florida

Abstract

Additional index words. Vitis, fruit breeding, disease resistance mildew [Unicinula necator (Schw.) Burr.], and Isariopsis leaf blight. 'Florilush' has a high tolerance to various nematodes that has been demonstrated by 100% replant survival in the vineyard and by planting into heavily infested nematode areas without general symptoms. Principal parasitic nematodes in replant sites were Criconemoides, Belonolaimus, Meloidogyne, and Trichodorus.'Florilush' promotes good vigor in mature vines grafted onto it (Table 1). Replicated yield data are not available, but fruit set and cluster size and shape were excellent in mature 'Orlando Seedless' vines on 'Florilush' rootstock. Although 'Florilush' has less tendency to sprout below graft unions than its parent 'Dog Ridge', cuttings should be debudded before planting to reduce root sprouts further. 'Florilush' is adapted to well-drained soils of Florida. To our knowledge, no useful data exist as to how it will perform on bedded soils in flatwood areas.

`Florilush': A Bunch Grape Rootstock for Florida

“…'Florilush', tested as Fla. CD9-81, originated from a 1978 cross of 'Dog Ridge' x 'Tampa'. 'Dog Ridge' is a vigorous rootstock well suited for deep, sandy soils (Mortensen, 1972), and 'Tampa' is a medium-vigor rootstock that does well in low areas and in deep, sandy soils (Mortensen and Stover, 1982). The original seedling of 'Florilush' was planted in the Leesburg vineyard in 1979.…”

‘Blanc Du Soleil’: A Wine Grape for the Southeast United States

“…1; the pedigree extends beyond named cultivar parents to species information, when possible, to fully reflect its background). 'Stover' is a hybrid of 'Mantey', a seedling of unknown parentage derived primarily from Vitis shuttleworthii, and 'Roucaneauf', a complex hybrid with Vitis cinerea and Vitis berlandieri parentage (Mortensen 1968). 'Blanc Du Bois' is a hybrid of Vitis spp.…”