Performance of Muscadine Grape Cultivars in Southern Mississippi

Abstract

<jats:p>A study was conducted at the Mississippi State University Agricultural and Forestry Experiment Station (MAFES) McNeil Unit in southern Mississippi to identify promising muscadine grape (<jats:italic>Vitis rotundifolia</jats:italic>) germplasm for use as parents in the breeding and genetics research program and to develop information on performance for use by growers in the region for cultivar selection decisions. The vineyard was first established in 1992 and was expanded in 1994. Cultivars were evaluated in 2001, 2002, and 2006 for their performance and were found to differ in vigor, resistance to diseases, yield, and fruit quality. Cultivars suitable for winemaking that performed well included Carlos, Doreen, Magnolia, Noble, Regale, Sterling, and Welder. Cultivars intended for the fresh market that produced high yields and high-quality fruit included Alachua, Black Beauty, Darlene, Fry, Ison, Janebell, Nesbit, Polyanna, Sweet Jenny, Summit, and Tara. ‘Dixie’, a multipurpose cultivar, ‘Eudora’, a newly released fresh-market cultivar, and ‘Southern Home’, a multipurpose cultivar with enhanced ornamental value, also performed well at this location.</jats:p>

Leaf-tissue Nutrient Dynamics in Mature Muscadine Cultivars Carlos and Noble in Georgia and North Carolina

“…1D). Muscadines are well adapted to the humid and subtropical climate in the southern United States, and they are resistant or tolerant to grape diseases such as Pierce's disease (Xylella fastidiosa), downy mildew (Plasmopara viticola), or phomopsis (Phomopsis viticola) (Clark and Spiers, 2001;Milholland, 1991;Olien, 1990aOlien, , 1990bStringer et al, 2008).…”