Viticultural Information
Beauty Seedless
Description
Common synonyms: Bjuti Sidles, Black Beauty, California K5-69
Species: V. vinifera Country of origin: USA Breeder: H.P. Olmo Year released: 1954 Pedigree: Scolokertek kiralynoje x Black Kishmish Berry color: Black Use(s): Table grape Beauty Seedless is an early-season black seedless table grape developed and released by H.P. Olmo at the University of California, Davis in 1954. Formerly known and tested as K 5-69, the cultivar resulted from the cross of Scolokertek kiralynoje x Black Kishmish. The cultivar produces large clusters that are conical in shape, heavily shouldered and compact which ripen along with Perlette. Berry size is similar to that of Thompson Seedless and the fruit responds well to girdling and gibberellin. Berries are ovoid in shape and the skin is bluish-black in color. The flesh is tender and firm and the flavor is spicy and pleasant when ripe. Beauty
Seedless was the first black seedless table grape cultivar produced by
breeding. There are currently just over
130 hectares of this cultivar in commercial production to date.
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Foundation Plant Services at UC Davis is the source of Foundation grapevine material for the nursery industry, and the staff can provide information about possible sources for obtaining this stock. The National Grape Registry (NGR) contains information about varieties of wine, juice, and table grapes, raisins, and grape rootstocks available in the United States. Growers, nurseries, winemakers and researchers can find background information and source contacts for those grape varieties in this single convenient location.
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