.5% and 62.2%, respectively. Berries formed after pollinating V. darrowii flowers with V. elliottii pollen ripened earlier than those produced by self-pollination of V. darrowii . However, V. myrsinites (4x) produced two-thirds less fruit set when
Vaccinium HortScience 2 52 57 Lyrene, P.M. Sherman, W.B. 1980 Horticultural characteristics of native Vaccinium darrowi, V. elliottii, V. fuscatum , and V. myrsinites in Alachua county, Florida J. Amer. Soc. Hort. Sci. 105 393 396 Lyrene, P.M. Sherman, W
, including V. darrowii Camp, V. angustifolium Ait., V. virgatum Ait., V. elliottii Chapm., V. tenellum Ait., V. pallidum Ait., V. myrsinites Lam., and V. stamineum Lam. ( Brevis et al., 2008 ; Ehlenfeldt et al., 1995 ; Hancock et al., 1995
8301; 5) V. myrsinites Lam. clone NC8406a; 6) V. tenellum Aiton clones NC7808, NC8309, NC8709, NJ8831, NJ8833, NJ8835, and NC7976a; and 7) Southern highbush blueberry ( V. corymbosum × V. darrowii ) cultivars Biloxi, Pearl River, Cooper, Gulfcoast
tetraploid V. corymbosum . Furthermore, the crosses of colchicine-induced tetraploid V. arboreum with tetraploid highbush blueberry cultivars and with tetraploid V. myrsinites (section Cyanococcus ) produced vigorous and fertile tetraploid hybrids
cultivated SHB. Blueberry breeders from public agencies have also hybridized highbush blueberry with three additional species, V. myrsinites Lamarck, V. pallidum Ait., and V. simulatum Small, which may eventually be incorporated into the genetic
Horticultural characteristics of native Vaccinium darrowii , V. elliottii , V. fuscatum , and V. myrsinites in Alachua County, Florida J. Amer. Soc. Hort. Sci. 105 393 396 10.1111/j.1469-8137.1955.tb06157.x Ramsey, J. Ramsey, T.S. 2014 Ecological studies of
. Compact ornamental V. myrsinites–V. corymbosum hybrid with vigorous growth, glossy leaves, and drought tolerance. Origin: Hawthorne, FL, by D. Dickerson. Unpedigreed seedling believed to be a hybrid of V. myrsinites and V. corymbosum ; selected 2006