Miss Blanc: Interspecific hybrid ‘Galibert 261-12’ x (‘Extra’ x ‘Marguerite’ seedling) released by Mississippi State University in 1982. Medium-sized clusters with large white- to green-colored berries. Miss Blanc produces an intermediate white wine and may also be used as a juice grape.
Origination of MissBlanc (Tested as M26-4D) Parents of MissBlanc were ‘GaUbert 261-12’ and a seedling of (Extra X Marguerite). Extra was originated by T. V. Munson in 1886 at Denison, Texas by crossing Vitis lincecumii cv ‘Beg Berry’ x ‘Triumph’ (a cultivar with golden berries and V. lahrusca x V. vinifera parentage). Extra is a purple-fruited grape with big berries and moderately compact bunches and is self-fertile. It was the leading bunch grape (known as ‘Florida Beacon’) in Florida from 1926 to 1935, when Pierce’s disease and black rot susceptibility ultimately led to its rapid decline. Marguerite was originated by T. V. Munson in 1896 from a cross of V. lincecumii cv ‘Secundo’ with ‘Herbemont’ {V. bourquiniana). Marguerite has medium-sized, compact and cylindrical clusters with dark purple fruits and is resistant to Pierce’s disease.
Galibert 261-12 was a French-American hybrid probably of the parentage ‘Villard Blanc’ x ‘Semillon’ (V. vinifera). MissBlanc has perfect flowers and should be fully self-fertile, but has not been grown under isolated conditions by MAFES personnel. The berries are white to green in color.
From:”‘Miss Blanc’—A New Bunch Grape Cultivar for Mississippi” by J. p. Overcash, C. P. Hegwood, Jr., and B. J. Stojanovic. View or download the entire PDF here.
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