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REBEL is a southern highbush blueberry variety released by the University of Georgia College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences and the University of Georgia Agricultural Experiment Stations.Tested as TH-642, Rebel was selected in 2000 at the Georgia Experiment Station in Griffin GA from a group of open pollinated seedlings of the selection FL 92-84 planted in Griffin in 1997. Rebel has been tested in plantings at Alapaha and Griffin GA since 2001. |
The selection was planted at a grower test site in 2003 in Ware County GA and in a high density test at Alapaha in 2003. Rebel is precocious and has highly favorable attributes, especially fruit size, fruit scar and plant vigor.Similar to other early season southern highbush varieties, Rebel will have chill hour requirements in the range of 400 to 450 hours. Star, a 1996 University of Florida release, has been acclaimed for its earliness, but Rebel ripens even earlier, and earlier fruit generally brings a higher market price. Berry size and plant vigor also generally exceeded Star. |
REBEL was developed by D. Scott NeSmith and is a release by the University of Georgia College of Agricultural and the University of Georgia Agricultural Experimnet Stations. It is a protected blueberry variety that can only be sold by individuals licensed by the Georgia Seed Development Commission (GSDC) under guidelines established in conjunction with the University of Georgia Research Foundation (UGARF). |
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