United States of America, as Represented by the Secretary of Agriculture

Stephen J Stringer

Arlen D Draper

A new and distinct muscadine grape plant, substantially as herein illustrated and described, characterized by mid-late season ripening berries, typically beginning in mid-August in Mississippi and Texas. 'USDA-ARS-Bertha Mae' has pistillate flowers and requires self-fertile pollinator cultivars to be grown nearby to achieve adequate pollination and fruit set. ‘USDA-ARS-Bertha Mae’ produces very large (˜14 g) berries having sweet and plum-like flavor, a relatively thin skin, and crisp pulp. Berries separate with high percentage of dry stem scars and are highly resistant to rain-induced physiological splitting.

Muscadine grape plant named 'USDA-ARS-Bertha Mae'

The most distinctive features of the southern highbush blueberry 'Gumbo' are its early ripening, high yield, excellent fruit quality attributes, and excellent plant vigor under field and high density growth conditions.

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Poplarville, MS, United States of America

Stephen J Stringer