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Title: ‘Cascade Harvest’ red raspberry

Author
item MOORE, PATRICK - Washington State University
item HOASHI-ERHARDT, WENDY - Washington State University
item Finn, Chad
item Martin, Robert
item DOSSETT, MICHAEL - Pacific Agri-Food Research Center

Submitted to: HortScience
Publication Type: Peer Reviewed Journal
Publication Acceptance Date: 2/8/2015
Publication Date: 4/1/2015
Citation: Moore, P.P., Hoashi-Erhardt, W., Finn, C.E., Martin, R.R., Dossett, M. 2015. ‘Cascade Harvest’ red raspberry. HortScience. 50:624-627.

Interpretive Summary: 'Cascade Harvest' is a large fruited and firm red raspberry suited to machine harvesting and well suited for processing including the whole frozen berry market and the fresh market. It is tolerant to Phytophthora root rot and the common strains of Raspberry bushy dwarf virus (RBDV), two of the most serious diseases of red raspberry worldwide. Because of its adaptation to machine harvest, high yield, tolerance to root rot and RBDV resistance, it is recommended for the Pacific Northwest industry as a possible replacement for ‘Meeker’.

Technical Abstract: ‘Cascade Harvest’ is a new floricane fruiting raspberry cultivar (Rubus idaeus L.) jointly released by Washington State University (WSU), Oregon State University (OSU) and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). ‘Cascade Harvest’ produces a high yield of large, firm fruit suited to machine harvesting, and is well suited for processing. Because of its flavor, large fruit, attractive appearance and easy fruit release at an early stage of maturity, ‘Cascade Harvest’ may also be suitable for fresh market use. It is root rot (Phytophthora rubi ([W.F. Wilcox & J.M. Duncan] W.A. Man in ‘t Veld.) tolerant and resistant to the common strain of Raspberry bushy dwarf virus RBDV). Because of its adaptation to machine harvest, high yield, tolerance to root rot and RBDV resistance, it is recommended as a possible replacement for ‘Meeker’.