'Sweetie Pie' Thornless Semi-Erect Blackberry
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https://doi.org/10.71318/apom.2017.71.4.214Keywords:
Rubus, fruit breedingAbstract
'Sweetie Pie' is a new thornless blackberry ( RubusL. subgenus RubusWatson) cultivar developed and released by the USDA-ARS Thad Cochran Southern Horticultural Laboratory (TCHSL). 'Sweetie Pie' is a vigorous, semi-erect blackberry that produces moderate yields of sweet high quality fruit having excellent flavor, a mid-to late-ripening season, and resistance to rosette (double blossom) disease. 'Sweetie Pie' offers local fresh market growers, U-Pick farm operations, and homeowners a new cultivar adapted to the Gulf Coast region of the United States. 'Sweetie Pie' is the first thornless blackberry released from the TCSHL breeding program.
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