USPP9310P - Strawberry plant `Puget Reliance` - Google Patents

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USPP9310P
USPP9310P US08/304,343 US30434394V US9310P US PP9310 P USPP9310 P US PP9310P US 30434394 V US30434394 V US 30434394V US 9310 P US9310 P US 9310P
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  • This invention relates to a new and distinct short day, June bearing variety of strawberry plant named ⁇ Puget Reliance ⁇ which is a result of a cross of non-patented selections BC 72-2-72 and WSU 1945.
  • the variety is botanically identified as F. ⁇ annanassa Duch.
  • the cross was made in an attempt to develop a virus tolerant and aphid resistant cultivar.
  • ⁇ Puget Reliance ⁇ was inoculated with a virus complex in the greenhouse prior to planting in the field and evaluated for aphid resistance in 1985 at the Washington State University (WSU) Vancouver Research and Extension Unit.
  • the parent, ⁇ WSU 1945 ⁇ was known as an aphid resistant selection.
  • the selection was considered aphid resistant.
  • later evaluations disclosed that the selection was not aphid resistant but extremely virus tolerant, equal to or exceeding any Pacific Northwest cultivar.
  • FIG. 1 shows the typical plant growth and fruiting habit of the new variety.
  • FIG. 2 depicts typical leaf and primary, secondary and tertiary fruit of plants in the first fruiting season (right) and second fruiting season (left) and longitudinal and cross-sections of typical fruit.
  • FIG. 3 sets forth the genealogy of ⁇ Puget Reliances ⁇ .
  • the fruit of the new variety is medium red with good internal color and is not as dark as ⁇ Totem ⁇ (see Table 15).
  • ⁇ Puget Reliance ⁇ was included in a second planting in 1991 and the harvest from that planting in 1992 and 1993 showed it had the highest yield and largest fruit of comparative varieties (see Tables 3 and 4).
  • ⁇ Puget Reliances ⁇ outyielded ⁇ Totem ⁇ by 39% in its first harvest season and by 31% in its second season. It outyielded ⁇ Sumas ⁇ by 31% in the first harvest season and by 30% in the second harvest season.
  • ⁇ Puget Reliance ⁇ had fruit which was 36% larger than ⁇ Totem ⁇ in the first season and 57% larger in the second season. Its fruit was 47% larger than ⁇ Sumas ⁇ in the first season and 30% larger in the second season.
  • Table 7 is a summary of the 1994 harvest season data. As seen from the table, ⁇ Puget Reliance ⁇ clearly had superior yield and fruit size compared to other cultivars.
  • Plant Large and vigorous, with an erect growth habit. Produces abundant runners.
  • Leaves Medium in size.
  • Leaf characteristics of ⁇ Puget Reliance ⁇ are compared to other Pacific Northwest varieties in Table 13.
  • the central leaflet of ⁇ Puget Reliance ⁇ is longer than ⁇ Benton ⁇ or ⁇ Totem ⁇ and the same as ⁇ Sumas ⁇ .
  • the width of ⁇ Puget Reliance ⁇ is the same as ⁇ Benton ⁇ and ⁇ Totem ⁇ and narrower than ⁇ Sumas ⁇ .
  • the shape of the central leaflet is much longer and narrower for ⁇ Puget Reliance ⁇ than for ⁇ Benton ⁇ , ⁇ Sumas ⁇ or ⁇ Totem ⁇ as indicated by greater length/width ratio.
  • the number of serrations on the terminal leaflet for ⁇ Puget Reliance ⁇ were less than for ⁇ Sumas ⁇ but did not differ from ⁇ Benton ⁇ or ⁇ Totem ⁇ .
  • ⁇ Puget Reliance ⁇ had a long petiolule similar in length to ⁇ Sumas ⁇ .
  • the petiole length is similar for ⁇ Puget Reliance, ⁇ ⁇ Benton ⁇ and ⁇ Sumas ⁇ but longer than ⁇ Totem ⁇ .
  • the leaf color is the same for all four varieties, 5GY 4/4 on the upper surface and 5 GY 5/4 for the lower surface.
  • the petiole hairs are irregularly perpendicular to the axis of the petiole.
  • Inflorescence characteristics of ⁇ Puget Reliance ⁇ are compared to other Pacific Northwest varieties in Table 14.
  • the common peduncle of ⁇ Puget Reliance ⁇ is the same as ⁇ Totem ⁇ and shorter than ⁇ Benton ⁇ or ⁇ Sumas ⁇ .
  • the length of the pedicel is similar to ⁇ Benton ⁇ , but shorter than ⁇ Sumas ⁇ and longer than ⁇ Totem ⁇ .
  • the diameter of the pedicel is similar to ⁇ Benton ⁇ and thicker than ⁇ Sumas ⁇ and ⁇ Totem ⁇ .
  • the pedicel hairs are irregularly perpendicular to the axis of the pedicel.
  • Fruit characteristics of ⁇ Puget Reliance ⁇ are compared to Pacific Northwest varieties in Table 15. The primary fruit of all four varieties is approximately 4 cm. The diameter of ⁇ Puget Reliance ⁇ fruit is larger resulting in a shorter conic fruit. Fruit is usually smooth and symmetrically conic with inserted seeds.
  • the exterior fruit color of ⁇ Puget Reliance ⁇ (5R 3/6) and ⁇ Totem ⁇ (5R 3/6) is slightly darker than ⁇ Benton ⁇ and ⁇ Sumas ⁇ (5R 3/9).
  • the fruit color at the apex of a longitudinal slice of both ⁇ Puget Reliance ⁇ and ⁇ Totem ⁇ is darker than for ⁇ Benton ⁇ and ⁇ Sumas ⁇ .
  • the harvest season is the same as ⁇ Totem ⁇ , later than ⁇ Hood ⁇ or ⁇ Sumas ⁇ and earlier than ⁇ Benton ⁇ .
  • ⁇ Puget Reliance ⁇ is susceptible to strawberry aphid (Chaetosiphon fragaefolii) an aphid vector of viruses, but is highly tolerant to virus complexes common in Washington. It is susceptible to leaf scorch (Diplocarpon), anthracnose fruit rot (Collectotrichum), and is susceptible to both adult and larva root weevils in a field with both black vine weevil (Otiorhynchus sulcatus) and obscure room weevil (Sciopithes obscurus).

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'Puget Reliance' is large fruited, high yielding, medium red strawberry suited to processing that is very virus tolerant and moderately cold hardy, producing fruit at the same time as 'Totem'.

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This invention relates to a new and distinct short day, June bearing variety of strawberry plant named `Puget Reliance` which is a result of a cross of non-patented selections BC 72-2-72 and WSU 1945. The variety is botanically identified as F.×annanassa Duch.
The seedlings resulting from the aforementioned cross were grown asexually by stolen runners in observation plots at WSU Puyallup, Wash. The genealogy of `Puget Reliance` is shown below in FIG. 3.
The cross was made in an attempt to develop a virus tolerant and aphid resistant cultivar. `Puget Reliance` was inoculated with a virus complex in the greenhouse prior to planting in the field and evaluated for aphid resistance in 1985 at the Washington State University (WSU) Vancouver Research and Extension Unit. The parent, `WSU 1945`, was known as an aphid resistant selection. In the first evaluation of `Puget Reliance` the selection was considered aphid resistant. However, later evaluations disclosed that the selection was not aphid resistant but extremely virus tolerant, equal to or exceeding any Pacific Northwest cultivar.
As a sufficient number of plants for replication tests was not available earlier, `Puget Reliance` was not planted until 1989. This planting was harvested in 1990 and 1991 and had the highest two-year yield, the largest fruit and the lowest preharvest fruit rot of comparable varieties as is shown in Tables 1 and 2 below.
              TABLE 1                                                     
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1990 harvest of 1989 planted strawberries at WSU Puyallup.                
              TOTAL     HIGH      FRUIT                                   
              YIELD     PICK      ROT                                     
              (t/a)     (t/a)     (%)                                     
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`PUGET RELIANCE`                                                          
              16.6 a    7.0 a     11.9 qr                                 
WSU 2187      14.2 ab   6.9 ab    28.0 d-n                                
ORUS 965-46   12.4 bc   5.5 a-f   33.6 a-i                                
BC 76-26-4    12.2 b-d  4.8 a-i   44.1 a                                  
WSU 1980      11.6 b-e  5.5 a-f   21.6 i-r                                
WSU 2047      11.5 b-e  5.4 a-f   10.9 r                                  
WSU 1998      11.5 b-e  5.9 a-e   37.9 a-e                                
WSU 1973      11.2 b-f  4.4 c-j   15.9 n-r                                
SUMAS         11.1 b-f  5.5 a-f   23.3 g-r                                
WSU 2174      10.9 b-g  4.9 a-h   17.8 k-r                                
REDCREST      10.7 b-h  5.5 a-f   28.1 d-n                                
RAINIER       10.3 b-i  4.8 a-i   32.3 a-j                                
BC 76-26-14   10.3 b-i  5.0 a-g   35.2 a-h                                
OLYMPUS       10.2 b-j  6.1 a-d   24.2 f-r                                
WSU 2175      10.1 b-j  4.4 c-k   20.5 i-r                                
WSU 1987      10.1 b-j  6.3 a-c   30.9 b-k                                
TOTEM         10.0 b- j 4.0 c-k   17.2 l-r                                
WSU 2012       9.9 b-j  5.1 a-g   30.4 c-l                                
BC 84-16-10    9.9 b-k  5.0 a-g   30.6 c-l                                
BC 35-14-4     9.6 c-k  4.7 b-i   27.0 d-o                                
ORUS 980R-185  9.3 c-k  4.8 a-i   39.3 a-d                                
WSU 2035       8.9 c-k  3.3 f-n   13.3 p-r                                
WSU 2172       8.9 c-k  3.6 e-m   36.2 a-g                                
WSU 1971       8.9 c-k  4.6 c-i   18.0 k-r                                
WSU 2032       3.2 c-l  3.6 e-m   16.1 n-r                                
BC 84-15-161   8.1 c-l  3.8 d-l   16.5 m-r                                
HOOD           8.1 c-l  3.4 f-n   27.8 d-n                                
WSU 1972       8.1 c-l  3.9 d-k   18.8 k-r                                
WSU 2171       7.8 d-l  4.2 c-k   27.4 d-m                                
SHUSWAP        7.7 e-l  3.6 e-m   42.5 a-c                                
SHUKSAN        7.6 e-m  3.6 e-m   24.9 e-q                                
WSU 2033       7.6 e-m  2.9 g-n   16.3 m-r                                
WSU 2004       7.5 e-m  3.7 e-m   29.7 c-l                                
BENTON         7.3 e- m 3.4 f-m   19.8 j-r                                
WSU 1978       6.8 f-n  4.4 c-k   18.3 k-q                                
WSU 2041       6.6 g-n  3.4 f-n   22.6 h-r                                
WSU 2176       6.3 h-n  2.5 i-n   20.5 i-r                                
BC 84-2-3      6.0 i-n  2.6 h-n   43.1 ab                                 
WSU 2180       5.9 i-n  2.5 i-n   37.4 a-f                                
WSU 2173       5.8 j-n  2.7 h-n   22.0 h-q                                
WSU 2044       5.7 j-n  2.5 i-n   13.6 o-r                                
WSU 2188       5.4 k-n  2.0 k-n   30.9 b-k                                
WSU 2177       4.3 l-n  2.2 k-n   36.2 a-g                                
WSU 2183       4.2 l-n  1.6 l-n   25.8 e-p                                
WSU 2185       3.3 mn   1.5 m-n   21.3 i-r                                
WSU 2181       2.7 n    1.2 n     37.1 a-f                                
MEAN           8.7      4.1       26.0                                    
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              FRUIT     FRUIT     MIDPOINT                                
              WEIGHT    FIRM-     OF                                      
              (g)       NESS (g)  HARVEST                                 
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`PUGET RELIANCE`                                                          
              15.6 a    223 l-n   6/23 g-l                                
WSU 2187      14.4 ab   245 j-n   6/23 h-l                                
ORUS 965-46   13.3 a-c  284 e-l   6/24 f-j                                
BC 76-26-4    14.2 ab   272 g-m   6/26 b-f                                
WSU 1980       7.3 n-p  284 e-k   6/23 i-m                                
WSU 2047       8.2 i-p  257 h-m   6/24 g-k                                
WSU 1998      13.0 a-d  235 j-n   6/21 l-o                                
WSU 1973      11.8 b-f  258 h-m   6/23 h-i                                
SUMAS         10.3 c-j  252 i-n   6/20 m-p                                
WSU 2174      11.2 c-h  340 b-e   6/24 e-j                                
REDCREST      10.3 d-l  362 c-d   6/27 b-e                                
RAINIER       10.8 c-k  238 j-n   6/24 f-j                                
BC 76-26-14   11.8 b-f  316 d-h   6/27 b-d                                
OLYMPUS        8.4 g-p  196 n     6/24 e-j                                
WSU 2175      12.5 b-e  280 f-l   6/25 d-i                                
WSU 1987       8.7 g-o  223 k-n   6/28 a-c                                
TOTEM         11.1 c-h  277 g-m   6/23 i-m                                
WSU 2012      11.0 c-i  390 ab    6/23 g-l                                
BC 84-16-10   10.8 c-j  264 g-m   6/24 g-k                                
BC 35-14-4    11.8 b-f  267 g-m   6/28 a-c                                
ORUS 980R-185  9.1 f-o  239 j-n   6/21 k-n                                
WSU 2035       7.4 m-p  310 d-i   6/17 q-s                                
WSU 2172       8.3 h-p  390 ab    6/21 k-n                                
WSU 1971       5.8 p    224 k-n   6/25 d-h                                
WSU 2032       8.5 g-p  233 j-n   6/20 n-p                                
BC 84-15-161   7.5 l-p  425 a     6/29 ab                                 
HOOD           7.3 n-p  259 h-m   6/20 n-p                                
WSU 1972      10.4 d-l  217 mn    6/21 l-o                                
WSU 2171      10.8 c-j  239 j-n   6/15 st                                 
SHUSWAP        7.7 l-p  356 b-d   6/25 d-h                                
SHUKSAN       10.1 d-n  265 g-m   6/22 j-n                                
WSU 2033       8.9 g-o  250 i-n   6/19 o-q                                
WSU 2004      13.3 a-c  258 h-m   6/23 g-l                                
BENTON         7.3 n-p  237 j-n   6/26 c-g                                
WSU 1978       8.7 g-o  390 ab    6/30 a                                  
WSU 2041      10.9 c-j  321 c-g   6/23 h-l                                
WSU 2176       9.0 f-o  294 e-j   6/18 pq                                 
BC 84-2-3      7.9 k-p  337 b-f   6/27 b-d                                
WSU 2180      11.2 c-g  246 j-n   6/17 q-s                                
WSU 2173       8.0 j- p 274 g-m   6/17 qr                                 
WSU 2044       6.7 op   230 k-n   6/23 g-l                                
WSU 2188      10.0 e-n  376 a-c   6/16 q-t                                
WSU 2177      10.2 d-m  284 e-l   6/20 n-p                                
WSU 2183       8.2 i-p  292 e-j   6/15 r-t                                
WSU 2185      10.1 d-n  195 n     6/14 t                                  
WSU 2181       8.8 g-o  340 b-e   6/14 t                                  
MEAN          10.0      281       6/22                                    
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 Means of three replications of 10 foot rows.                             
 Means followed by the same letter are not statistically significant using
 Duncan's Multiple Range Test, p = 0.05.                                  
              TABLE 2(a)                                                  
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1990-91 harvest of 1989 planted strawberries, Puyallup,                   
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            Yield (t/a)                                                   
                                  1990-91                                 
Clone         1991      1990      Total                                   
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`PUGET RELIANCE`                                                          
              13.4 a-b  16.6      30.1                                    
WSU 2187      15.2 a    14.2      29.4                                    
WSU 2047      11.3 a-c  11.5      22.9                                    
SUMAS         10.8 b-d  11.1      21.9                                    
WSU 1980       9.0 c-f  11.6      20.6                                    
ORUS 965-46    8.0 c-g  12.4      20.4                                    
BC 85-14-4    10.8 b-d   9.6      20.4                                    
TOTEM         10.3 b-e  10.0      20.3                                    
BC 76-26-4     7.2 c-g  12.2      19.4                                    
RAINIER        8.9 c-f  10.3      19.3                                    
WSU 1987       9.2 b-f  10.1      19.3                                    
WSU 2174       8.3 c-f  10.9      19.1                                    
WSU 1998       7.2 c-g  11.5      18.6                                    
WSU 2101       5.7 e-g  12.4      18.1                                    
BC 76-26-14    7.4 c-g  10.3      17.6                                    
OLYMPUS        7.2 c-g  10.2      17.4                                    
BC 84-16-10    7.4 c-g   9.9      17.2                                    
REDCREST       6.3 d-g  10.7      17.0                                    
WSU 2172       7.7 c-g   8.9      16.6                                    
BC 84-15-16    7.8 c-g   8.1      15.9                                    
WSU 1971       6.9 c-g   8.9      15.8                                    
WSU 2012       5.9 e- g  9.9      15.8                                    
BENTON         5.7 e-g   7.3      13.1                                    
SHUKSAN        4.7 f-g   7.6      12.3                                    
HOOD           3.5 g     8.1      11.6                                    
AVERAGE        8.2      10.6      18.8                                    
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              Fruit     Fruit     Fruit                                   
              Rot (%)   Weight (g)                                        
                                  Firmness (g)                            
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`PUGET RELIANCE`                                                          
              16 b-e    11.7 a-b  193 j-k                                 
WSU 2187      25 b-d    12.2 a-b  212 h-k                                 
WSU 2047      11 e       6.8 f-g  231 f-j                                 
SUMAS         18 b-e     9.2 c-f  237 e-j                                 
WSU 1980      22 b-d     6.7 f-g  258 c-g                                 
ORUS 965-46   14 d-e    13.0 a    348 b                                   
BC 85-14-4    19 b-e    10.6 a-d  274 c-f                                 
TOTEM         14 d-e     8.0 d-g  259 c-g                                 
BC 76-26-4    16 c-e    11.5 a-c  281 c-e                                 
RAINIER       27 a-b     9.7 b-e  194 j-k                                 
WSU 1987      16 c-e     9.2 c-g  205 j-k                                 
WSU 2174      16 c-e     8.1 d-g  302 c                                   
WSU 1998      21 b-e    10.2 b-e  200 j-k                                 
WSU 2101      36 a      12.1 a-b  254 d-i                                 
BC 76-26-14   18 b-e     8.0 d-g  257 c-h                                 
OLYMPUS       19 b-e     8.0 d-g  179 k                                   
BC 84-16-10   16 c-e     8.5 d-g  288 c-d                                 
REDCREST      18 b-e     8.3 d-g  296 c-d                                 
WSU 2172      18 b-e     7.8 e-g  283 c-d                                 
BC 84-15-16   14 d-e     8.4 d-g  399 a                                   
WSU 1971      24 b-d     6.6 g    268 c-f                                 
WSU 2012      25 b-d     8.2 d-g  293 c-d                                 
BENTON        14 d-e     8.3 d-g  223 g-k                                 
SHUKSAN       23 b-d     7.6 e-g  210 h-k                                 
HOOD          26 b-c     7.7 e-g  222 g-k                                 
AVERAGE       19        9.1       255                                     
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 Means are averages of three 10 foot replications.                        
 Means within colunms followed by same letter are not significantly       
 different using Duncan's Multiple Range Test, P = 0.05.                  
              TABLE 2(b)                                                  
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Time of 1991 Harvest Season of 1989 Planted                               
Strawberries, Puyallup, WA.                                               
             5%       50%      95%    length                              
Clone        harvest  harvest  harvest                                    
                                      of season                           
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HOOD          6/4 f   6/19 g-h  7/5 i 31 a                                
WSU 2101      6/6 e-f 6/18 h   6/28 j 22 d                                
SUMAS         6/9 d-e 6/22 f-g 7/10 d-g                                   
                                      31 a                                
BC 76-26-4    6/9 d-e 6/22 f-g  7/7 f-i                                   
                                      28 a-c                              
ORUS 965-46   6/9 d-e 6/23 e-f  7/6 h-i                                   
                                      27 a-d                              
BENTON       6/13 c-d 6/25 d-f  7/6 g-i                                   
                                      23 c-d                              
WSU 2187     6/13 b-d 6/25 d-f 7/10 e-h                                   
                                      26 a-d                              
WSU 1980     6/14 a-c 6/26 d-f 7/10 e-h                                   
                                      25 b-d                              
TOTEM        6/14 a-c 6/26 d-f 7/11 c-f                                   
                                      26 a-d                              
WSU 1998     6/15 a-c 6/28 a-d 7/14 a-c                                   
                                      30 a-b                              
WSU 1971     6/15 a-c 6/28 a-d 7/13 a-e                                   
                                      28 a-c                              
`PUGET       6/15 a-c 6/26 d-f 7/10 e- h                                  
                                      25 b-d                              
RELIANCE`                                                                 
BC 76-26-14  6/15 a-c 6/28 a-d 7/12 a-e                                   
                                      27 a-c                              
SHUKSAN      6/15 a-c 6/28 a-d 7/16 a 31 a                                
BC 84-16-10  6/15 a-c 6/28 a-d 7/14 a-d                                   
                                      28 a-c                              
WSU 2172     6/16 a-c 6/27 b-d  7/9 e-h                                   
                                      24 c-d                              
OLYMPUS      6/16 a-c 6/26 c-e 7/12 b-e                                   
                                      26 a-d                              
REDCREST     6/17 a-c 6/28 a-d 7/14 a-d                                   
                                      27 a-d                              
BC 84-14-4   6/17 a-c 6/30 a-c 7/14 a-c                                   
                                      27 a-c                              
WSU 2012     6/17 a-c  7/1 a   7/14 a-c                                   
                                      27 a-c                              
WSU 2047     6/17 a-c 6/28 a-d 7/13 a-e                                   
                                      26 a-d                              
RAINIER      6/18 a-b 6/28 a-b 7/14 a-d                                   
                                      25 b-d                              
WSU 2174     6/18 a-b  7/1 a-b 7/16 a 28 a-c                              
WSU 1987     6/19 a    7/1 a-a 7/15 a-b                                   
                                      26 a-d                              
BC 84-15-16  6/19 a    7/2 a   7/15 a-b                                   
                                      26 a-d                              
AVERAGE      6/14     6/26     7/11   27                                  
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In the drawings:
FIG. 1 shows the typical plant growth and fruiting habit of the new variety.
FIG. 2 depicts typical leaf and primary, secondary and tertiary fruit of plants in the first fruiting season (right) and second fruiting season (left) and longitudinal and cross-sections of typical fruit.
FIG. 3 sets forth the genealogy of `Puget Reliances`.
The fruit of the new variety is medium red with good internal color and is not as dark as `Totem` (see Table 15). `Puget Reliance` was included in a second planting in 1991 and the harvest from that planting in 1992 and 1993 showed it had the highest yield and largest fruit of comparative varieties (see Tables 3 and 4).
              TABLE 3                                                     
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1992 yield of 1991 planted June-bearing strawberries,                     
Puyallup, WA                                                              
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                               Fruit  Fruit                               
             Yield    Fruit    Weight Firmness                            
Clone        (t/a)    Rot (%)  (g)    (g)                                 
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`PUGET       17.6 A    7% D-E  15.1 A 155 C-E                             
RELIANCE`                                                                 
WSU 2213     15.1 A   21% A-C  11.6 B-C                                   
                                      182 B-D                             
WSU 2212     12.5 B   16% B-D   9.8 C-D                                   
                                      183 B-D                             
TOTEM        12.3 B    8% D-E  11.4 B-C                                   
                                      158 C-E                             
WSU 2122     12.0 B   32% A    11.1 B-C                                   
                                      129 E                               
ORUS 4688    10.5 B-C 13% C-E   9.7 C-D                                   
                                      178 B-D                             
REDCREST     10.5 B-C 13% C-E   9.8 C-D                                   
                                      219 B                               
SUMAS        10.5 B-C 21% B-C   8.9 D-                                    
                                      191 B-C                             
ORUS 1083-135                                                             
             10.3 B-C 28% A-B   9.8 C-D                                   
                                      144 D-E                             
BC 86-27-1    8.7 C-D 23% A-C   9.5 C-D                                   
                                      176 B-D                             
MDUS 4740     8.6 *   35%      13.7   204                                 
BC 84-16-10   8.3 *    8%       8.1   219                                 
WSU 2080      8.0 C-D  4% E     9.5 C-D                                   
                                      175 B-D                             
BC 86-33-2    7.6 C-D 14% C-E   8.4 D 146 D-E                             
WSU 2210      7.1 D   16% B-D  11.2 B-C                                   
                                      175 B-D                             
DOUGLAS        6.4 *  15%       9.4   142                                 
CAVENDISH     6.3 *   22%      13.5   193                                 
ANNAPOLIS     5.4 *    7%      12.4   243                                 
PARKER        5.2 *   22%      10.3   325                                 
MDUS 4594     4.8 *   24%       6.5   202                                 
MDUS 5120     4.0 *   22%      10.4   257                                 
WSU 2218      3.7 E   21% A-C  12.6 B 297 A                               
EARLIGLOW     3.5 *   11%       7.4   241                                 
HONEOYE       3.0 *   23%      12.0   175                                 
WSU 2219      2.8 E   14% C-E   5.7 E 155 C-E                             
BC 86-23-6    2.6 E   23% A-C   6.4 E 180 B-D                             
MDUS 4587     2.5 *    2%       6.3   228                                 
MDUS 5149     2.0 *    6%       6.0   185                                 
MDUS 5122     1.6 *    5%       8.8   166                                 
OSO GRANDE    0.6 *   14%       5.8   357                                 
Average       7.1     16%       9.7   199                                 
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           Harvest Season   Length                                        
Clone        5%       50%      95%    of Season                           
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`PUGET       5/27 B-C  6/5 A-B 6/15 A-B                                   
                                      20 A-D                              
RELIANCE`                                                                 
WSU 2213     5/24 C-E  6/2 B-C 6/14 B 21 A-C                              
WSU 2212     5/23 D-E 5/31 C-D 6/13 B-C                                   
                                      21 A-C                              
TOTEM        5/27 B-C  6/5 A-B 6/14 B 18 C-E                              
WSU 2122     5/24 C-E  6/3 B-C 6/14 B 21 A-C                              
ORUS 4688    5/31 A    6/6 A   6/16 A-B                                   
                                      16 D-E                              
REDCREST     5/27 B-C  6/7 A   6/18 A 22 A-B                              
SUMAS        5/28 B    6/3 B-C 6/13 B-C                                   
                                      16 D-E                              
ORUS 1083-135                                                             
             5/22 E   5/30 D   6/11 C-D                                   
                                      20 A-C                              
BC 86-27-1   5/24 C-E  6/3 B-C 6/13 B-C                                   
                                      20 A-D                              
MDUS 4740     6/2     6/10     6/23   21                                  
BC 84-16-10  5/25      6/1     6/12   18                                  
WSU 2080     5/27 B-C  6/5 A-B 6/15 B 19 B-E                              
BC 86-33-2   5/27 B-C  6/5 A-B 6/14 B 18 B-E                              
WSU 2210     5/22 E   5/30 D   6/10 D 15 E                                
DOUGLAS      5/21     5/30     6/12   22                                  
CAVENDISH    5/23     5/31     6/13   21                                  
ANNAPOLIS    5/20     5/27      6/5   16                                  
PARKER       5/21      6/1     6/14   24                                  
MDUS 4594    5/26      6/5     6/13   18                                  
MDUS 5120    5/22     5/30     6/13   22                                  
WSU 2218     5/26 B-D  6/2 B-C 6/14 B 19 A-D                              
EARLIGLOW    --       --        6/9                                       
HONEOYE      --       5/25      6/8                                       
WSU 2219     5/23 E   5/29 D    6/9 D 17 C-E                              
BC 86-23-6   5/26 B-D  6/2 B-C 6/18 A 23 A                                
MDUS 4587    --       5/26      6/8                                       
MDUS 5149    --       5/28      6/9                                       
MDUS 5122    --       5/24      6/8                                       
OSO GRANDE   --       5/27     6/13                                       
Average      5/25      6/1     6/12   20                                  
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 Means followed by letters are averages of three 10 foot plots.           
 Means not followed by letters are based on a single 10 foot plot.        
 Means within columns followed by the same letter are not significantly   
 different using Duncan's Multiple Range Test, P = 0.05.                  
              TABLE 4                                                     
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1992-93 harvests of 1991 planted strawberries at Puyallup,                
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WA.                                                                       
             Yield (t/a)   Fruit                                          
             1993        1992   total                                     
                                     weight (g)                           
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`PUGET RELIANCE`                                                          
               10.6   A      17.6 28.2 11.6 A                             
TOTEM          8.0    A-B    12.3 20.3 6.8  B-C                           
WSU 2213       4.5    B      15.1 19.7 8.4  B                             
BOUNTIFUL      8.0    A-B    10.5 18.5 7.1  B-C                           
ORUS 1083-135  8.1    A-B    10.3 18.4 9.0  B                             
SUMAS          7.6    A-B    10.5 18.1 8.7  B                             
WSU 2212       5.2    B      12.5 17.7 6.9  B-C                           
WSU 2122       5.5    B      12.0 17.4 8.5  B                             
REDCREST       3.8    B      10.5 14.3 5.4  C                             
BC 86-33-2     4.2    B       7.6 11.9 6.6  B-C                           
Average        6.5           11.9 18.5 7.9                                
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             Fruit   Fruit     Midpoint of                                
             firmness (g)                                                 
                     rot (%)   harvest                                    
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`PUGET RELIANCE`                                                          
               201 A     55.4   A-C  6/13 B-C                             
TOTEM          220 A     30.9   D    6/16 A-B                             
WSU 2213       201 A     42.3   C-D  6/16 A-B                             
BOUNTIFUL      175 A     33.1   D    6/16 A                               
ORUS 1083-135  192 A     59.1   A-B  6/10 D-E                             
SUMAS          218 A     39.2   C-D  6/10 D-E                             
WSU 2212       183 A     52.3   A-C  6/15 A-C                             
WSU 2122       183 A     66.4   A    6/9  E                               
REDCREST       199 A     44.0   B-D  6/14 A-C                             
BC 86-33-2     174 A     33.6   D    6/13 C-D                             
Average        195.sup.  45.6        6/13                                 
______________________________________                                    
 Means followed by the same letter are not significantly different using  
 Duncan's Multiple Range Test, P = 0.05.                                  
In plantings established at Puyallup and Mt. Vernon, Wash. in 1992 the yields were less than in previous tests. However, they were not significantly different than the highest yielding clones (see Tables 5 and 6).
              TABLE 5                                                     
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1993 harvest of 1992 planted strawberries at Puyallup, WA.                
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                         Fruit     Fruit                                  
               Yield (t/a)                                                
                         weight (g)                                       
                                   firmness (g)                           
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ORUS 4817      17.3          9.2       236                                
REDGEM         15.5          9.8       220                                
HONEOYE        13.6          12.3      231                                
BC 86-27-1     12.8   A      12.1 C-F  192  F-I                           
BC 86-33-2     12.7   A-B    13.6 A-C  211  D-I                           
SUMAS          12.4   A-B    12.1 C-F  227  C-H                           
BC 86-30-56    12.3   A-B    13.5 A-D  205  F-I                           
`PUGET RELIANCE`                                                          
               12.0          16.9      274                                
`PUGET         11.9   A-C    16.3 A    240  C-G                           
RELIANCE`-VF                                                              
WSU 2006       11.7   A-D    11.0 C-G  176  G-I                           
WSU 2169       11.5          11.0      283                                
BC 86-22-33    11.3   A-D    15.4 A-B  228  C-H                           
BC 84-15-161-D 205    F-I                                                 
`PUGET RELIANCE`                                                          
               12.0          16.9      274                                
`PUGET         11.9   A-C    16.3 A    240  C-G                           
RELIANCE`-VF                                                              
WSU 2006       11.7   A-D    11.0 C-G  176  G-I                           
WSU 2169       11.5          11.0      283                                
BC 86-22-33    11.3   A-D    15.4 A-B  228  C-H                           
BC 84-15-161   11.1   A-D    10.1 E-H  251  C-G                           
CAVENDISH      10.8   A-D    15.2 A-B  248  C-G                           
BC 84-16-10    10.7   A-D    11.9 C-F  199  F-I                           
RAINIER        9.9    A-E    11.2 C-G  278  B-F                           
ORUS 1083-135  9.8    A-E    10.0 E-H  229  C-H                           
TOTEM          9.8    A-E    12.0 C-F  244  C-G                           
BOUNTIFUL      9.1    A-F    11.8 C-G  144  H-I                           
BC 85-13-14    8.6    A-G    7.2  H    134  I                             
WSU 2187       8.4    A-G    12.5 B-E  210  D-I                           
WSU 2077       8.2    A-G    12.1 C-F  260  B-G                           
BENTON         8.0    A-H    8.6  G-H  201  F-I                           
WSU 2244       7.8    A-H    8.9  F-H  248  C-G                           
REDCREST       7.7    B-H    10.4 D-G  317  B-C                           
VEESTAR        7.0           9.5       182                                
BC 86-22-9     7.0    C-H    11.5 C-G  214  D-I                           
SHUKSAN        6.8    D-H    11.1 C-G  206  E-I                           
ORUS 4357      6.4           9.9       202                                
R8607-2        6.0           9.5       253                                
WSU 2133E      5.7    E-H    12.6 B-E  236  C-G                           
WSU 2229E      5.6           11.7      155                                
SENECA         5.5    E-H    12.1 C-F  465  A                             
HOOD           5.1    E-H    8.7  G-H  266  B-G                           
WSU 2143E      5.1    E-H    9.1  F-H  195  F-I                           
TOKLAT         5.0           5.0       137                                
R8614-2        4.9           7.4       218                                
WSU 2139E      4.6    F-H    12.5 B-E  302  B-D                           
NY 1593        4.1    H-I    9.1  F-H  343  B                             
WSU 2106E      3.9           9.7       271                                
MD 4589        3.9           8.5       423                                
R8713-8        3.6           14.5      342                                
WSU 2140E      3.2    H-I    9.2  F-H  298  B-E                           
BEAVER BELLE   2.6           9.7       259                                
R8614-3        1.7           5.5       249                                
BEAVER SWEET   0.7           --        --                                 
WSU 2086E      0.4           6.5       134                                
WSU 2089E      0.1           3.6       140  H-I                           
Average        7.8           10.7      238                                
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              Fruit rot (%)                                               
                       Midpoint of harvest                                
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ORUS 4817       22                 6/15                                   
REDGEM          46                 6/15                                   
HONEOYE         48                 6/5                                    
BC 86-27-1      34     G-J         6/13 D-G                               
BC 86-33-2      32     H-J         6/11 E-H                               
SUMAS           36     G-J         6/11 F-I                               
BC 86-30-56     62     A-E         6/15 B-D                               
`PUGET RELIANCE`                                                          
                86                 6/8                                    
`PUGET RELIANCE `-VF                                                      
                53     C-G         6/10 G-I                               
WSU 2006        31     H-J         6/15 B-D                               
WSU 2169        61                 6/12                                   
BC 86-22-33     49     D-I         6/13 D-G                               
BC 84-15-161    19     J           6/20 A                                 
CAVENDISH       73     A-B         6/10 H-K                               
BC 84-16-10     47     D-I         6/14 B-E                               
RAINIER         72     A-C         --                                     
ORUS 1083-135   64     A-D         6/10 H-J                               
TOTEM           56     B-F         6/12 E-H                               
BOUNTIFUL       46     D-I         6/16 B                                 
BC 85-13-14     44     E-I         6/16                                   
WSU 2187        47     D-I         6/15 B-D                               
WSU 2077        68     A-C         6/11 F-I                               
BENTON          29     I-J         6/16 B-C                               
WSU 2244        47     D-I         6/7  K                                 
REDCREST        57     A-F         6/13 C-F                               
VEESTAR         54                 6/4                                    
BC 86-22-9      46     D-I         6/8                                    
SHUKSAN         42     F-I         6/14 B-E                               
ORUS 4357       51                 6/13                                   
R8607-2         57                 --                                     
WSU 2133E       64     A-D         6/10                                   
WSU 2229E       54                 6/17                                   
SENECA          73     A-B         6/7  J-K                               
HOOD            49     D-H         6/8  I-K                               
WSU 2143E       62     A-E         6/10 H-K                               
TOKLAT          83                 --                                     
R8614-2         71                 6/6                                    
WSU 2139E       68     A-C         6/10                                   
NY 1593         76     A           --                                     
WSU 2106E       57                 6/9                                    
MD 4589         71                 --                                     
R8713-8         70                 --                                     
WSU 2140E       64     A-D         6/7                                    
BEAVER BELLE    73                 --                                     
R8614-3         62                 --                                     
BEAVER SWEET    98                 6/8                                    
WSU 2086E       33                 --                                     
WSU 2089E       29     H-J         --                                     
Average         55                 6/11                                   
______________________________________                                    
 Means followed by the same letter are not significantly different using  
 Duncan's Multiple Range Test, P =  0.05.                                 
 Numbers in bold represent means of three 10 foot plots, light print      
 represents means of one or two 10 foot plots and were not included in the
 statistical analysis.                                                    
              TABLE 6                                                     
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1993 harvests of 1992 planted strawberries at Mt. Vernon,                 
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WA.                                                                       
                     Fruit     Fruit                                      
             Yield (t/a)                                                  
                     weight (g)                                           
                               rot (%)                                    
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BOUNTIFUL      14.4   A      13.4 B-E  20.3 D-H                           
SUMAS          13.4   A-B    13.3 B-E  28.7 B-H                           
`PUGET RELIANCE`                                                          
               13.2   A-B    13.2 B-F  14.0 H                             
`PUGET         12.5   A-B    15.0 A-C  16.0 F-H                           
RELIANCE`-VF                                                              
ORUS 1083-135  11.1   A-C    12.0 C-G  36.0 B-C                           
REDCREST       11.0   A-D    12.6 B-F  16.0 F-H                           
BC 86-22-23    10.7   A-D    14.0 B-D  17.0 E-H                           
BC 84-16-10    10.1   A-D    12.7 B-F  18.0 E-H                           
HOOD           9.5    A-E    11.2 D-H  31.7 B-E                           
BC 86-30-56    9.1    B-F    17.1 A    18.7 E-H                           
HONEOYE        8.9    B-G    12.9 B-F  22.3 C-H                           
BC 86-33-2     8.6    B-G    13.9 B-D  18.0 B-H                           
BC 86-22-9     8.1    B-H    10.6 B-H  14.0 H                             
RAINIER        8.1    B-H    15.3 A-B  21.7 C-H                           
NY 1593        6.7    C-I    13.0 B-F  41.7 B                             
BENTON         6.2    C-J    8.7  H-I  14.0 H                             
CAVENDISH      5.9    C-J    15.0 A-C  15.3 G-H                           
SHUKSAN        5.8    C-J    12.0 C-G  20.0 D-H                           
BC 84-15-161   5.6    D-J    10.1 F-H  13.0 H                             
EC 85-13-14    4.3    E-J    9.3  G-H  22.3 C-H                           
BC 86-27-1     4.0    F-J    11.3 D-H  13.0 H                             
TOTEM          4.0    F-J    10.3 E-H  30.0 B-G                           
WSU 2187       3.6    G-J    10.3 E-H  26.7 C-H                           
WSU 2068       3.1    H-J    8.8  H-I  24.7 C-H                           
SENECA         1.6    I-J    8.3  H-I  31.3 B-F                           
GLOOSCAP       1.5    I-J    6.2  I-J  34.7 B-D                           
TOKLAT         1.3    J      5.4  J    65.0 A                             
Average        7.5           11.7      23.9                               
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               Midpoint                                                   
                       Stand                                              
               of Harvest                                                 
                       establishment (%)                                  
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BOUNTIFUL        6/13   B-D        100  A                                 
SUMAS            6/8    G-J        100  A                                 
`PUGET RELIANCE` 6/11   C-F        100  A                                 
`PUGET RELIANCE`-VF                                                       
                 6/10   E-H        100  A                                 
ORUS 1083-135    6/9    F-J        100  A                                 
REDCREST         6/13   B-D        100  A                                 
BC 86-22-23      6/15   B          100  A                                 
BC 84-16-10      6/13   B-D        100  A                                 
HOOD             6/11   C-F        100  A                                 
BC 86-30-56      6/14   B-C        100  A                                 
HONEOYE          6/4               46   C-D                               
BC 86-33-2       6/11   D-G        96   A                                 
BC 86-22-9       6/7    I-J        96   A                                 
RAINIER          6/4               42   D                                 
NY 1593          6/10              92   A                                 
BENTON           6/14   B          92   A                                 
CAVENDISH        6/8    H-J        71   A-C                               
SHUKSAN          6/10   E-I        71   A-C                               
BC 84-15-161     6/18   A          100  A                                 
EC 85-13-14      6/12   B-E        75   A-B                               
BC 86-27-1       6/6    J          75   A-B                               
TOTEM            6/9    F-J        96   A                                 
WSU 2187         6/10   E-H        92   A                                 
WSU 2068         6/10   E-H        88   A                                 
SENECA           6/3    K          59   B-D                               
GLOOSCAP         6/8    G-J        79   A-B                               
TOKLAT           6/2               92   A                                 
Average          6/10              87                                     
______________________________________                                    
 Means are averages of three 10 foot plots.                               
 Means within columns followed by the same letter are not significantly   
 different using Duncan's Multiple Range Test, P = 0.05.                  
The plants in the last two plantings were in poor physiological condition and in an effort to produce as many plants as possible for testing in 1992, the plants were placed in a heated, lighted greenhouse to produce runners. Possibly because of lack of chilling these plants did not produce runners and at planting time the plants were large and woody and in poor condition. Nonetheless, they performed well and were not significantly lower yielding than the highest yielding clones. At both locations plants which were virus negative were planted. There were no differences between the virus infected plants and the virus negative plants. Accordingly, `Puget Reliance` appears to be extremely virus tolerant.
Subsequently, the new variety was tested by Oregon State University at Aurora, Ore. and by Agriculture Canada at Abbotsford, British Columbia.
In 1992 a single unreplicated plot of `Puget Reliance` was the highest yielding clone at Aurora. The variety was rated as one of the best for fruit quality at Abbotsford. However, it displayed susceptibility to post-harvest fruit rot. To date the variety has not been tested for resistance to specific races of red stele but it performed well at Mt. Vernon on non-fumigated land.
In test plantings established at Puyallup from 1989 to 1992 with virus infected plants, the new variety outperformed two of the most widely grown Pacific Northwest cultivars, `Totem` and `Sumas`.
`Puget Reliances` outyielded `Totem` by 39% in its first harvest season and by 31% in its second season. It outyielded `Sumas` by 31% in the first harvest season and by 30% in the second harvest season. In the same plantings `Puget Reliance` had fruit which was 36% larger than `Totem` in the first season and 57% larger in the second season. Its fruit was 47% larger than `Sumas` in the first season and 30% larger in the second season.
Table 7 is a summary of the 1994 harvest season data. As seen from the table, `Puget Reliance` clearly had superior yield and fruit size compared to other cultivars.
              TABLE 7                                                     
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1994 yield of 1993 planted strawberries, Puyallup, WA.                    
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         Market-               per-                                       
         able     rot    Total cent Fruit Fruit                           
         yield    yield  yield Fruit                                      
                                    Weight                                
                                          Firmness                        
         (t/a)    (t/a)  (t/a) Rot  (g)   (g)                             
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`PUGET   17.5     5.9    23.4  25%  17.0  213                             
RELIANCE`                                                                 
BENTON   12.1     5.3    17.4  31%  12.7  181                             
ORUS917-123                                                               
         12.7     4.5    17.2  26%  10.4  289                             
ORUS1077-47                                                               
         12.1     4.0    16.2  25%  17.3  253                             
WSU 2211 8.1      7.8    15.9  49%  20.6  194                             
TOTEM    10.0     5.3    15.3  34%  12.4  234                             
RAINIER  8.9      6.4    15.3  42%  15.1  233                             
REDGEM   8.9      5.7    14.5  39%  11.9  195                             
SUMAS    7.1      7.4    14.5  52%  15.1  227                             
WSU 2225 8.9      5.5    14.4  38%  11.9  201                             
BC 86-27-1                                                                
         9.0      5.3    14.2  37%  12.7  291                             
WSU 2253A                                                                 
         8.7      3.7    12.4  32%  15.3  311                             
WSU 2170 8.0      3.5    11.5  30%  8.9   233                             
REDCREST 7.2      4.1    11.4  37%  9.3   296                             
WSU 2265 7.6      3.4    11.0  33%  12.5  253                             
MELODY   6.9      3.7    10.6  35%  9.7   244                             
SHUKSAN  5.7      4.6    10.3  45%  12.5  239                             
WSU 2241 2.6      6.7    9.4   73%  17.0  285                             
WSU 2081 2.6      6.5    9.1   71%  13.4  164                             
BC 86-33-2                                                                
         4.3      4.6    8.9   47%  10.9  266                             
WSU 2076 5.3      3.6    8.9   40%  13.7  246                             
WSU 2260 5.1      3.4    8.4   40%  12.7  329                             
WSU 1983 4.1      4.1    8.2   52%  15.2  274                             
WSU 2235 4.3      3.7    8.0   47%  13.4  228                             
HOOD     5.2      2.2    7.4   28%  11.3  237                             
WSU 2239 3.9      2.6    6.5   40%  14.8  192                             
EVITA    3.5      2.9    6.3   42%  15.3  247                             
BC 89-28-41                                                               
         3.2      2.7    5.9   45%  8.6   325                             
WSU 2168 3.1      1.2    4.3   27%  5.4   207                             
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            Harvest Season                                                
                                       Length                             
              5%       50%      95%    of                                 
              harvest  harvest  harvest                                   
                                       harvest                            
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`PUGET RELIANCE`                                                          
              6/4/94   6/15/94  6/27/94                                   
                                       23                                 
BENTON        6/7/94   6/17/94  6/30/94                                   
                                       23                                 
ORUS917-123   6/10/94  6/20/94  7/2/94 22                                 
ORUS1077-47   6/10/94  6/21/94  7/5/94 24                                 
WSU 2211      6/1/94   6/11/94  6/23/94                                   
                                       22                                 
TOTEM         6/3/94   6/14/94  6/28/94                                   
                                       25                                 
RAINIER       6/5/94   6/15/94  6/29/94                                   
                                       24                                 
REDGEM        6/2/94   6/13/94  6/27/94                                   
                                       25                                 
SUMAS         6/1/94   6/10/94  6/23/94                                   
                                       22                                 
WSU 2225      6/3/94   6/14/94  6/28/94                                   
                                       25                                 
BC 86-27-1    6/1/94   6/11/94  6/26/94                                   
                                       25                                 
WSU 2253A     5/27/94  6/9/94   6/27/94                                   
                                       30                                 
WSU 2170      6/5/94   6/18/94  7/1/94 25                                 
REDCREST      6/3/94   6/15/94  6/30/94                                   
                                       27                                 
WSU 2265      5/31/94  6/8/94   6/21/94                                   
                                       21                                 
MELODY        5/31/94  6/9/94   6/25/94                                   
                                       25                                 
SHUKSAN       6/5/94   6/13/94  6/25/94                                   
                                       20                                 
WSU 2241      6/3/94   6/12/94  6/28/94                                   
                                       25                                 
WSU 2081      6/1/94   6/12/94  6/27/94                                   
                                       26                                 
BC 86-33-2    6/2/94   6/12/94  6/27/94                                   
                                       25                                 
WSU 2076      6/4/94   6/15/94  7/1/94 27                                 
WSU 2260      6/6/94   6/18/94  7/2/94 26                                 
WSU 1983      5/28/94  6/7/94   6/18/94                                   
                                       20                                 
WSU 2235      6/3/94   6/13/94  6/27/94                                   
                                       25                                 
HOOD          5/30/94  6/9/94   6/23/94                                   
                                       23                                 
WSU 2239      6/1/94   6/12/94  6/29/94                                   
                                       28                                 
EVITA         5/25/94  6/6/94   6/22/94                                   
                                       28                                 
BC 89-28-41   6/3/94   6/16/94  6/30/94                                   
                                       27                                 
WSU 2168      5/30/94  6/10/94  6/27/94                                   
                                       28                                 
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Although the fruit is large and attractive, its softness and susceptibility to post-harvest fruit rot make it unsuited for most fresh market uses.
The fruit from Puyallup and Aurora was sent to the Food Science and Technology Department of Oregon State University for evaluation in 1992. These evaluations were as (a) fresh fruit, (b) IQF fruit* and (c) frozen sliced fruit. The comparison varieties were `Totem`, three `ORUS` selections, and one `Agriculture Canada` selection. These evaluations were reported to the Oregon Strawberry Commission and are set forth in Tables 8 through 10 below.
              TABLE 8                                                     
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(From 1993 progress report to Oregon Strawberry Commission                
by Brian Yorgey)                                                          
Fresh Strawberries, 1992-93 Consumer Panel                                
Means, Standard Deviations (in parentheses),                              
Least Significant Difference (LSD) and                                    
Significance Level for Flavor and Appearance                              
(Means with the same superscripts within each column are not              
significantly different: p ≦ .05.)                                 
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Flavor                                                                    
                                 Straw-                                   
         Overall  Sweet-  Sour-  berry  Firm-                             
Selection                                                                 
         Flavor   ness    ness   Flavor ness                              
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1076-124 4.99.sup.b                                                       
                  5.11.sup.c                                              
                          4.83.sup.b                                      
                                 5.05.sup.c                               
                                        5.82                              
         (1.93)   (1.96)  (1.96) (2.06) (1.57)                            
1267-314 5.52.sup.b                                                       
                  5.86.sup.b                                              
                          5.33.sup.b                                      
                                 5.29.sup.bc                              
                                        5.26                              
         (2.08)   (1.66)  (1.78) (2.07) (1.92)                            
1267-236 5.42.sup.b                                                       
                  5.42.sup.bc                                             
                          5.14.sup.b                                      
                                 5.23.sup.bc                              
                                        5.62                              
         (1.91)   (1.78)  (1.86) (2.04) (1.57)                            
`PUGET   3.80.sup.c                                                       
                  4.14.sup.d                                              
                          4.17.sup.c                                      
                                 4.03.sup.d                               
                                        5.24                              
RELIANCE`                                                                 
         (1.81)   (1.56)  (1.64) (1.95) (1.79)                            
BC 86-33-2                                                                
         6.52.sup.a                                                       
                  6.62.sup.a                                              
                          5.97.sup.a                                      
                                 6.33.sup.a                               
                                        5.77                              
         (1.83)   (1.62)  (1.81) (1.93) (1.81)                            
Totem    5.44.sup.b                                                       
                  5.77.sup.b                                              
                          5.26.sup.b                                      
                                 5.79.sup.ab                              
                                        5.46                              
         (1.92)   (1.66)  (1.77) (1.81) (1.52)                            
LSD      .57      .53     .54    .58    --                                
Sig. Level                                                                
         .0001    .0001   .0001  .0001  NS                                
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Appearance                                                                
         Overall                                                          
         Appear-                        Seedi-                            
Selection                                                                 
         rance    Color   Size   Shape  ness                              
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1076-124 6.47.sup.b                                                       
                  6.72.sup.a                                              
                          6.68.sup.b                                      
                                 6.35.sup.b                               
                                        5.88.sup.b                        
         (1.73)   (1.48)  (1.60) (1.89) (1.55)                            
1267-314 7.17.sup.a                                                       
                  7.07.sup.a                                              
                          7.46.sup.a                                      
                                 7.15.sup.a                               
                                        6.53.sup.a                        
         (1.40)   (1.47)  (1.28) (1.32) (1.38)                            
1267-236 5.76.sup.c                                                       
                  6.11.sup.b                                              
                          5.89.sup.dc                                     
                                 5.62.sup.c                               
                                        5.91.sup.b                        
         (1.63)   (1.66)  (1.57) (1.80) (1.47)                            
`PUGET   5.50.sup.c                                                       
                  5.27.sup.c                                              
                          5.99.sup.c                                      
                                 6.56.sup.b                               
                                        5.73.sup.b                        
RELIANCE`                                                                 
         (1.84)   (2.12)  (1.60) (1.48) (1.65)                            
BC 86-33-2                                                                
         5.50.sup.c                                                       
                  5.96.sup.b                                              
                          5.50.sup.d                                      
                                 5.29.sup.c                               
                                        5.18.sup.c                        
         (1.55)   (1.86)  (1.77) (1.78) (1.57)                            
Totem    6.77.sup.ab                                                      
                  6.70.sup.a                                              
                          6.79.sup.b                                      
                                 6.74.sup.ab                              
                                        6.39.sup.a                        
         (1.24)   (1.47)  (1.23) (1.37) (1.46)                            
LSD      .44      .49     .41    .46    .40                               
Sig. Level                                                                
         .0001    .0001   .0001  .0001  .0001                             
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              TABLE 9                                                     
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(From 1993 progress report to Oregon Strawberry Commission                
by Brian Yorgey)                                                          
IQF Strawberries, 1992-93 Consumer Panel                                  
Means, Standard Deviations (in parentheses),                              
Least Significant Difference (LSD) and                                    
Significance Level for Flavor and Appearance                              
(Means with the same superscripts within each column are not              
significantly different: p ≦ .05.)                                 
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Flavor                                                                    
                                 Straw-                                   
         Overall  Sweet-  Sour-  berry  Firm-                             
Selection                                                                 
         Flavor   ness    ness   Flavor ness                              
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1076-124 4.95     4.68    4.53   4.95   5.03.sup.a                        
         (1.89)   (1.97)  (1.66) (1.85) (2.10)                            
1077-47  4.58     4.70    4.57   4.85   4.43.sup.bc                       
         (1.93)   (1.89)  (1.82) (1.98) (1.95)                            
1267-236 4.82     4.65    4.60   4.70   4.86.sup.ab                       
         (1.75)   (1.71)  (1.69) (1.72) (1.95)                            
`PUGET   4.58     4.35    4.42   4.44   4.61.sup.abc                      
RELIANCE`                                                                 
         (2.04)   (1.90)  (1.96) (2.04) (1.98)                            
BC 86-33-2                                                                
         4.79     4.82    4.60   4.98   4.35.sup.c                        
         (1.91)   (1.81)  (1.84) (1.96) (2.10)                            
Totem    4.77     4.79    4.72   4.81   4.85.sup.ab                       
         (1.95)   (1.84)  (1.69) (1.88) (1.96)                            
LSD      --       --      --     --     .48                               
Sig. Level                                                                
         NS       NS      NS     NS     .04                               
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Appearance                                                                
         Overall                                                          
         Appear-                        Seedi-                            
Selection                                                                 
         rance    Color   Size   Shape  ness                              
______________________________________                                    
1076-124 5.52.sup.abc                                                     
                  5.87.sup.c                                              
                          5.63.sup.c                                      
                                 5.65.sup.bcd                             
                                        5.75.sup.bc                       
         (1.72)   (1.67)  (1.65) (1.78) (1.43)                            
1077-47  6.01.sup.a                                                       
                  6.32.sup.a                                              
                          6.27.sup.a                                      
                                 5.98.sup.abc                             
                                        6.20.sup.a                        
         (1.52)   (1.51)  (1.48) (1.90) (1.41)                            
1267-236 5.49.sup.bc                                                      
                  5.63.sup.bc                                             
                          5.66.sup.bc                                     
                                 5.52.sup.cd                              
                                        5.2.sup.d                         
         (1.60)   (1.72)  (1.72) (1.68) (1.53)                            
`PUGET   5.94.sup.ab                                                      
                  5.92.sup.ab                                             
                          6.11.sup.ab                                     
                                 6.23.sup.a                               
                                        6.09.sup.ab                       
RELIANCE`                                                                 
         (1.70)   (1.67)  (1.59) (1.67) (1.55)                            
BC 86-33-2                                                                
         5.05.sup.c                                                       
                  5.38.sup.abc                                            
                          5.89.sup.abc                                    
                                 5.38.sup.d                               
                                        5.61.sup.cd                       
         (1.97)   (2.05)  (1.63) (1.95) (1.51)                            
Totem    5.70.sup.ab                                                      
                  5.72.sup.a                                              
                          6.23.sup.a                                      
                                 6.10.sup.ab                              
                                        6.29.sup.a                        
         (1.82)   (1.66)  (1.61) (1.63) (1.47)                            
LSD      .50      .50     .47    .51    .41                               
Sig. Level                                                                
         .002     .01     .02    .005   .0001                             
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              TABLE 10                                                    
______________________________________                                    
(From 1993 progress report to Oregon Strawberry Commission                
by Brian Yorgey)                                                          
Sugared and Sliced Strawberries, 1992-93 Consumer Panel                   
Means, Standard Deviations (in parentheses),                              
Least Significant Difference (LSD) and                                    
Significance Level for Flavor and Appearance                              
(Means with the same superscripts within each column are not              
significantly different: p ≦ .05.)                                 
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Flavor                                                                    
                                 Straw-                                   
         Overall  Sweet-  Sour-  berry  Firm-                             
Selection                                                                 
         Flavor   ness    ness   Flavor ness                              
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1076-124 6.39     6.40    5.88.sup.a                                      
                                 6.15   5.56.sup.ab                       
         (1.75)   (1.64)  (1.54) (1.77) (2.04)                            
1077-47  6.16     6.21    5.51.sup.b                                      
                                 5.92   5.21.sup.bc                       
         (1.60)   (1.58)  (1.48) (1.76) (1.59)                            
1267-236 6.35     6.55    5.98.sup.a                                      
                                 6.31   5.84.sup.a                        
         (1.54)   (1.43)  (1.47) (1.42) (1.84)                            
`PUGET   5.84     6.10    5.71.sup.ab                                     
                                 5.84   4.92.sup.c                        
RELIANCE`                                                                 
         (1.77)   (1.68)  (1.40) (1.78) (1.98)                            
BC 86-33-2                                                                
         5.28     6.33    6.06.sup.a                                      
                                 6.16   5.38.sup.b                        
         (1.49)   (1.58)  (1.52) (1.50) (1.72)                            
Totem    6.26     6.35    5.88.sup.a                                      
                                 6.21   5.20.sup.bc                       
         (1.67)   (1.67)  (1.34) (1.80) (1.82)                            
LSD      --       --      .36    --     .44                               
Sig. Level                                                                
         NS       NS      .04    NS     .001                              
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Appearance                                                                
         Overall                                                          
         Appear-                        Seedi-                            
Selection                                                                 
         rance    Color   Size   Shape  ness                              
______________________________________                                    
1076-124 4.87.sup.bc                                                      
                  5.62.sup.b                                              
                          5.95.sup.a                                      
                                 5.18.sup.ab                              
                                        5.40.sup.b                        
         (1.86)   (1.88)  (1.30) (1.83) (1.40)                            
1077-47  5.22.sup.ab                                                      
                  6.39.sup.a                                              
                          6.07.sup.a                                      
                                 4.92.sup.b                               
                                        5.42.sup.b                        
         (1.71)   (1.37)  (1.46) (1.78) (1.41)                            
1267-236 4.63.sup.cd                                                      
                  5.89.sup.b                                              
                          4.54.sup.c                                      
                                 4.44.sup.c                               
                                        5.24.sup.b                        
         (2.00)   (1.73)  (1.90) (1.95) (1.53)                            
`PUGET   4.45.sup.d                                                       
                  5.60.sup.b                                              
                          5.57.sup.b                                      
                                 4.45.sup.c                               
                                        5.20.sup.b                        
RELIANCE`                                                                 
         (1.73)   (1.72)  (1.57) (1.78) (1.50)                            
BC 86-33-2                                                                
         5.29.sup.a                                                       
                  5.70.sup.b                                              
                          6.02.sup.a                                      
                                 5.54.sup.a                               
                                        5.78.sup.a                        
         (1.79)   (1.99)  (1.62) (1.95) (1.44)                            
Totem    5.07.sup.ab                                                      
                  6.34.sup.a                                              
                          6.10.sup.a                                      
                                 4.88.sup.bc                              
                                        5.31.sup.b                        
         (1.75)   (1.58)  (1.54) (1.91) (1.43)                            
LSD      .41      .41     .34    .44    .34                               
Sig. Level                                                                
         .0002    .0001   .0001  .0001  .0125                             
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`Puget Reliance` did not rate highly for flavor as a fresh strawberry but did for all appearance attributes of IQF fruit. Its flavor was not significantly different from `Totem` as IQF or sugared and sliced strawberries. The physical and chemical attributes of the new variety are set forth in Table 11 below.
              TABLE 11                                                    
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(From 1993 progress report to Oregon Strawberry                           
Commission by Brian Yorgey)                                               
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                                       Asc. Acid                          
selection     date   *Brix   pH   TA   mc/100 g                           
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ORUS 1076-124 6/2    10.2    3.38 1.33 84.1                               
              6/11   12.5    3.28 1.26 84.2                               
              6/18   14.2    3.44 1.22 72.5                               
ORUS 1077-47  6/4     9.9    3.21 1.35 56.6                               
              6/11   12.1    3.31 1.27 60.7                               
              6/18   11.2    3.38 1.36 62.1                               
ORUS 1267-236 5/21   10.1    3.46 1.18 80.2                               
              5/26   10.1    3.36 1.29 85.1                               
              6/2    10.6    3.50 1.07 61.6                               
              6/11   13.2    3.46 1.08 73.0                               
ORUS 1267-314 5/26   10.4    3.54 0.93 70.0                               
            6/2  display sample only                                      
              6/11   14.3    3.48 1.06 76.5                               
ORUS 1375-24  5/19   10.1    3.45 1.00 54.4                               
              5/26    9.7    3.53 0.95 75.5                               
              6/11   11.5    3.62 0.85 76.9                               
ORUS 1182-53  5/19    9.0    3.56 0.96 53.6                               
ORUS 1182-118 5/21    8.8    3.54 0.87 71.8                               
ORUS 1284-79  5/19    8.7    3.36 1.10 23.6                               
              5/26    8.9    3.28 1.18 56.5                               
ORUS 1274-9   5/19    9.7    3.55 0.96 84.7                               
ORUS 1376-16  5/21    9.6    3.34 1.31 100.1                              
NW8808-79     5/21    8.2    3.57 0.88 71.3                               
W84025-26     5/26    9.2    3.61 0.94 103.8                              
W87010-7P     5/26    9.1    3.38 1.08 99.9                               
W88017-49     6/4     9.1    3.33 1.24 59.4                               
W88127-73     5/21    9.3    3.62 0.85 72.0                               
W88128-51     6/4    display sample only                                  
BC 86-33-2    5/26   12.1    3.40 1.40 82.5                               
              6/2    12.5    3.53 1.14 62.8                               
WSU 2009 (WA) 6/4     6.8    3.32 0.71 37.3                               
WSU 2068 (WA) 6/4     7.0    3.30 0.98 63.7                               
`PUGET RELIANCE`                                                          
              6/4     8.4    3.25 1.05 54.1                               
`PUGET RELIANCE`                                                          
              6/2     8.7    3.38 1.14 46.0                               
(NWREC)       6/4     8.2    3.20 1.06 46.6                               
Totem         5/19    9.9    3.48 1.00 78.4                               
              5/26   10.0    3.45 1.12 106.8                              
              6/2    10.8    3.58 0.96 73.7                               
              6/4     9.7    3.50 0.92 72.9                               
Redcrest      6/4    display sample only                                  
              6/11   display sample only                                  
Hood          6/2    display sample only                                  
Benton        6/4    display sample only                                  
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selection     date   penetremeter                                         
                                L    a    b                               
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ORUS 1076-124 6/2    529        29.48                                     
                                     23.15                                
                                          8.03                            
              6/11   479        28.91                                     
                                     22.99                                
                                          7.48                            
              6/18   417        27.85                                     
                                     20.59                                
                                          6.46                            
ORUS 1077-47  6/4    366        29.12                                     
                                     22.72                                
                                          8.08                            
              6/11   354        28.72                                     
                                     21.97                                
                                          7.45                            
              6/18   395        28.22                                     
                                     21.33                                
                                          7.48                            
ORUS 1267-236 5/21   373        30.23                                     
                                     21.98                                
                                          7.78                            
              5/26   388        29.70                                     
                                     22.31                                
                                          8.06                            
              6/2    403        27.54                                     
                                     19.16                                
                                          6.55                            
              6/11   307        29.93                                     
                                     20.70                                
                                          7.05                            
ORUS 1267-314 5/26   389        30.24                                     
                                     20.64                                
                                          7.37                            
              6/2                                                         
              6/11   346        30.05                                     
                                     19.61                                
                                          6.41                            
ORUS 1375-24  5/19   474        29.90                                     
                                     21.05                                
                                          7.26                            
              5/26   465        30.90                                     
                                     21.95                                
                                          7.60                            
              6/11   377        30.20                                     
                                     19.04                                
                                          5.93                            
ORUS 1182-53  5/19   413        27.97                                     
                                     19.59                                
                                          6.50                            
ORUS 1182-118 5/21   324        29.24                                     
                                     20.22                                
                                          7.11                            
ORUS 1284-79  5/19   334        31.61                                     
                                     21.08                                
                                          8.14                            
              5/26   323        31.57                                     
                                     22.83                                
                                          8.83                            
ORUS 1274-9   5/19   382        28.28                                     
                                     19.82                                
                                          6.72                            
ORUS 1376-16  5/21   458        26.75                                     
                                     18.11                                
                                          6.15                            
NW8808-79     5/21   364        29.14                                     
                                     19.58                                
                                          6.70                            
W84025-26     5/26   434        26.09                                     
                                     16.88                                
                                          5.24                            
W87010-7P     5/26   523        24.14                                     
                                     13.74                                
                                          4.29                            
W88017-49     6/4    336        29.70                                     
                                     21.91                                
                                          7.70                            
W88127-73     5/21   351        28.38                                     
                                     19.56                                
                                          6.50                            
W88128-51     6/4                                                         
BC 86-33-2    5/26   390        27.70                                     
                                     20.14                                
                                          6.94                            
              6/2    419        27.55                                     
                                     20.20                                
                                          6.72                            
WSU 2009 (WA) 6/4    458        27.65                                     
                                     18.04                                
                                          6.40                            
WSU 2068 (WA) 6/4    531        28.92                                     
                                     20.76                                
                                          7.33                            
`PUGET RELIANCE`                                                          
              6/4    377        29.43                                     
                                     21.31                                
                                          7.95                            
`PUGET RELIANCE`                                                          
              6/2    316        27.82                                     
                                     19.83                                
                                          7.08                            
(NWREC)       6/4    343        29.99                                     
                                     21.29                                
                                          8.03                            
Totem         5/19   320        27.28                                     
                                     18.91                                
                                          6.46                            
              5/26   343        27.89                                     
                                     20.42                                
                                          7.12                            
              6/2    367        27.54                                     
                                     19.16                                
                                          6.55                            
              6/4    295        27.17                                     
                                     18.66                                
                                          6.17                            
Redcrest      6/4                                                         
              6/11                                                        
Hood          6/2                                                         
Benton        6/4                                                         
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Analysis of frozen samples of the fruit of `Puget Reliance` taken from the 1992 season at Puyallup appear in Table 12 below.
              TABLE 12                                                    
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Analysis of 1992 strawberry fruit grown at Puyallup, WA.                  
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              Number            Titratable Acidity                        
              of sample                                                   
                       pH       as % Citric Acid                          
ANNAPOLIS     1        3.56     0.21                                      
BC 86-33-2    3        3.47 A-B 0.63 B-C                                  
CAVENDISH     1        3.72     0.51                                      
MDUS 4740     1        3.41     0.57                                      
REDCREST      3        3.24 C   0.87 A                                    
SUMAS-1990    3        3.34 B-C 0.37 D                                    
SUMAS-1991    3        3.47 A-B 0.58 B-D                                  
TOTEM-1990    3        3.48 A-B 0.42 C-D                                  
TOTEM-1991    3        3.57 A   0.42 C-D                                  
`PUGET RELIANCE`                                                          
              3        3.27 C   0.70 A-B                                  
WSU 1990      2        3.43     0.38                                      
WSU 2068      2        3.42     0.45                                      
WSU 2122      1        3.42     0.62                                      
WSU 2212      3        3.48 A-B 0.58 B-D                                  
WSU 2213      3        3.53 A   0.56 B-D                                  
Average                3.45     0.52                                      
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                                Anthocyanins A                            
              Number            @ 520 nm                                  
              of sample                                                   
                       S.S. %   10 g fr in 1000 ml                        
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ANNAPOLIS     1        7.80     0.350                                     
BC 86-33-2    3        9.60 A   0.372 A                                   
CAVENDISH     1        10.20    0.380                                     
MDUS 4740     1        7.60     0.197                                     
REDCREST      3        8.63 A-C 0.410 A                                   
SUMAS-1990    3        8.03 B-D 0.358 A                                   
SUMAS-1991    3        9.27 A- B                                          
                                0.296 A                                   
TOTEM-1990    3        6.27 E   0.396 A                                   
TOTEM-1991    3        8.73 A-C 0.358 A                                   
`PUGET RELIANCE`                                                          
              3        7.80 C-D 0.325 A                                   
WSU 1990      2        6.70     0.432                                     
WSU 2068      2        7.25     0.424                                     
WSU 2122      1        9.40     0.309                                     
WSU 2212      3        6.97 D-E 0.397 A                                   
WSU 2213      3        7.03 D-E 0.375 A                                   
Average                8.09     0.359                                     
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 Means of samples of 10 grams for each clone.                             
 Means followed by the same letter within a column are not significantly  
 different using Duncan's Multiple Range Test, P = 0.05.                  
It was concluded that fruit of `Puget Reliance` would be satisfactory as a processed strawberry and under the standard Washington State University Test Agreement (a copy of which is made of record), one hundred twenty-five virus infected plants were sent to each of four growers in Washington and Oregon. Despite the poor plant quality and low survival at several sites, the fruit produced was received favorably. Six hundred virus negative plants were then sent to one grower and four hundred plants to another in 1993 and these also tested favorably.
Throughout the testing of `Puget Reliance` at research facilities in Oregon, Washington and British Columbia the variety displayed consistently high yields and large fruit.
The specific morphological characteristics which distinguish `Puget Reliance` from other Pacific Northwest cultivars are set forth in Tables 13, 14 and 15. These concern the length, width and serration numbers of the central leaflet, the Petiolule and Petiole length and diameters and the length, width and color of the fruit as compared with closely related known varieties.
SPECIFIC DESCRIPTION
The color terminology is in accordance with the Munsell color system.
Plant: Large and vigorous, with an erect growth habit. Produces abundant runners.
Leaves: Medium in size. Leaf characteristics of `Puget Reliance` are compared to other Pacific Northwest varieties in Table 13. The central leaflet of `Puget Reliance` is longer than `Benton` or `Totem` and the same as `Sumas`. The width of `Puget Reliance` is the same as `Benton` and `Totem` and narrower than `Sumas`. The shape of the central leaflet is much longer and narrower for `Puget Reliance` than for `Benton`, `Sumas` or `Totem` as indicated by greater length/width ratio. The number of serrations on the terminal leaflet for `Puget Reliance` were less than for `Sumas` but did not differ from `Benton` or `Totem`. `Puget Reliance` had a long petiolule similar in length to `Sumas`. The petiole length is similar for `Puget Reliance,` `Benton` and `Sumas` but longer than `Totem`. The leaf color is the same for all four varieties, 5GY 4/4 on the upper surface and 5 GY 5/4 for the lower surface. The petiole hairs are irregularly perpendicular to the axis of the petiole.
Inflorescence: Inflorescence characteristics of `Puget Reliance` are compared to other Pacific Northwest varieties in Table 14. The common peduncle of `Puget Reliance` is the same as `Totem` and shorter than `Benton` or `Sumas`. The length of the pedicel is similar to `Benton`, but shorter than `Sumas` and longer than `Totem`. The diameter of the pedicel is similar to `Benton` and thicker than `Sumas` and `Totem`. The pedicel hairs are irregularly perpendicular to the axis of the pedicel.
Fruit: Fruit characteristics of `Puget Reliance` are compared to Pacific Northwest varieties in Table 15. The primary fruit of all four varieties is approximately 4 cm. The diameter of `Puget Reliance` fruit is larger resulting in a shorter conic fruit. Fruit is usually smooth and symmetrically conic with inserted seeds. The exterior fruit color of `Puget Reliance` (5R 3/6) and `Totem` (5R 3/6) is slightly darker than `Benton` and `Sumas` (5R 3/9). As shown in Table 15, the fruit color at the apex of a longitudinal slice of both `Puget Reliance` and `Totem` is darker than for `Benton` and `Sumas`. The harvest season is the same as `Totem`, later than `Hood` or `Sumas` and earlier than `Benton`.
Disease and pest reaction: `Puget Reliance` is susceptible to strawberry aphid (Chaetosiphon fragaefolii) an aphid vector of viruses, but is highly tolerant to virus complexes common in Washington. It is susceptible to leaf scorch (Diplocarpon), anthracnose fruit rot (Collectotrichum), and is susceptible to both adult and larva root weevils in a field with both black vine weevil (Otiorhynchus sulcatus) and obscure room weevil (Sciopithes obscurus).
              TABLE 13                                                    
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Leaf characteristics of `Puget Reliance`, `Benton`,                       
`Sumas`, and `Totem`. Puyallup, WA (June 29, 1994)                        
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Central Leaflet                                                           
           Length    Width    Length/ Serration                           
           cm        cm       width   Number                              
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`Puget Reliance`                                                          
           8.46 a    6.68 b   1.27    20.0 bc                             
`Benton`   6.89 b    6.34 b   1.09    18.6 c                              
`Sumas`    9.14 a    8.33 a   1.10    24.3 a                              
`Totem`    6.54 b    6.06 b   1.08    21.3 b                              
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           Petiolule Length mm                                            
                          Petiole Length cm                               
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`Puget Reliance`                                                          
           15.5 a         20.9 a                                          
`Benton`   6.1 b          21.8 a                                          
`Sumas`    12.1 a         21.4 a                                          
`Totem`    7.8 b          13.2 b                                          
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              TABLE 14                                                    
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Inflorescence characteristics of `Puget Reliance`, `Benton`,              
`Sumas`, and `Totem`. Puyallup, WA (June 22, 1994)                        
         Peduncle     Pedicel                                             
         length diameter  length   diameter                               
         cm     mm        cm       mm                                     
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`Puget Reliance`                                                          
           15.1 b   2.52      4.24 b 1.77 a                               
`Benton`   20.4 a   2.35      4.44 b 1.56 a                               
`Sumas`    20.9 a   2.50      7.16 a 1.14 b                               
`Totem`    15.6 b   2.04      2.75 c 1.02 b                               
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              TABLE 15                                                    
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Fruit characteristics of `Puget Reliance`, `Benton`,                      
`Sumas`, and `Totem`. Puyallup, WA (Color measured on                     
June 11, 1992 other measurements June 22, 1994)                           
Fruit                        Calyx                                        
                            Ex-          diam-                            
Length     Width   Length/  ternal                                        
                                  Internal                                
                                         eter                             
cm         cm      width    color color  cm                               
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`Puget 4.08    3.50 a  1.15   5R 3/6                                      
                                    7.5R 4/9                              
                                           3.00                           
Reliance`                                                                 
`Benton`                                                                  
       3.64    2.98 b  1.22   5R 3/9                                      
                                     10R 5/10                             
                                           2.89                           
`Sumas`                                                                   
       3.87    3.13 b  1.24   5R 3/9                                      
                                     10R 5/10                             
                                           2.70                           
`Totem`                                                                   
       3.75    2.97 b  1.29   5R 3/6                                      
                                    7.5R 5/10                             
                                           2.93                           
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