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Fragaria x ananassa 'Primetime'

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Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite deciduous herb.
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Foliage retention deciduous
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Pollination entomogamy
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Origin: in Beltsville, Md., by G.J. Galletta, J. L. Maas, and J.M Enns, U.S. Dept. of Agriculture. Introd. in 1995. MDUS 4377 [Sunrise × MDUS 3082 (sibling of Redchief and Guardian)] × Earliglow; cross made in 1978; selected in 1980; tested as MDUS5069. Tree: resistant to 5 races of red stele, tolerant to most of the leaf and stem diseases and fruit rots except powdery mildew; vigorous and runners well; flowers and fruits in midseason with or slightly ahead of Redchief and Lester; grows well in matted rows or hill culture, on light or heavy soils, tolerates heat. Fruit: very large; attractive and symmetrical; medium in skin firmness and toughness; bright scarlet skin, pink-fleshed; pleasant, mild, lightly aromatic fresh flavor.
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A midseason, disease-resistant, fresh-market strawberry adapted to the mid-Atlantic states. Origin: in Beltsville, Md., by G. Galletta, U.S. Dept. of Agriculture. MDUS 4377 (Sunrise × MDUS 3082) × Earliglow; cross made in 1978; selected in 1980; tested as MDUS 5069; introd. in 1995. Tree: short-day type; vigorous; abundant runner production; productive on either light or heavy soils; adapted to matter rows or hill culture; tolerant to most leaf and stem diseases; resistant to five eastern U.S. races of red stele causal organism. Fruit: large; medium firmness; glossy scarlet external and pink internal color; pleasant, mild, slightly aromatic flavor; some Botrytis rot resistance.
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Fragaria x ananassa 'Primetime'
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