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Research Project: Genetic Improvement of Blackberry, Red and Black Raspberry, Blueberry, and Strawberry

Location: Horticultural Crops Production and Genetic Improvement Research Unit

Title: ‘WSU 2166’ 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 - Agriculture And Agri-Food Canada

Submitted to: HortScience
Publication Type: Peer Reviewed Journal
Publication Acceptance Date: 12/21/2018
Publication Date: 3/1/2019
Citation: Moore, P.P., Hoashi-Erhardt, W., Finn, C.E., Martin, R.R., Dossett, M. 2019. ‘WSU 2166’ red raspberry. HortScience. 54(3):564-567. https://doi.org/10.21273/HORTSCI13652-18.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.21273/HORTSCI13652-18

Interpretive Summary: ‘WSU 2166’ is a new floricane fruiting raspberry cultivar released by Washington State University (WSU). ‘WSU 2166’ produces large, firm fruit that are well suited to machine harvesting and for processing. WSU 2166 has performed well in the Lower Mainland of British Columbia and in Oregon's Willamette Valley in addition to the Puyallup, Mount Vernon, and Lynden, Washington production regions. Because of its flavor, large fruit, attractive appearance and easy fruit release at an early stage of maturity, ‘WSU 2166’ should also be suitable for fresh market use. It has good levels of Phytophthora root rot tolerance in field trials.

Technical Abstract: ‘WSU 2166’ is a new floricane fruiting raspberry cultivar (Rubus idaeus L.) released by Washington State University (WSU). ‘WSU 2166’ produces large, firm fruit that are well suited to machine harvesting and for processing. SU 2166 has performed well in the Lower Mainland of British Columbia and in Oregon's Willamette Valley in addition to the Puyallup, Mount Vernon, and Lynden, Washington production regions. Because of its flavor, large fruit, attractive appearance and easy fruit release at an early stage of maturity, ‘WSU 2166’ should also be suitable for fresh market use. It has good levels of Phytophthora root rot [Phytophthora rubi (W.F. Wilcox & J.M. Duncan) W.A. Man in ‘t Veld] tolerance in field trials. ‘WSU 2166’ was selected from a cross of WSU 1447 and WSU 0697 made in 2007. WSU 1447 was selected from a cross made in 1996 and produces large, firm fruit. WSU 0679 was selected from a cross made in 1974 and produces fruit with many small drupelets and small seeds. Seedlings from the cross of WSU 1447 and WSU 0697 were planted with a cooperating commercial grower in Skagit County, WA in 2008. In 2010, these seedlings were subjectively evaluated as they were machine harvested using a Littau harvester (Stayton, OR). Fruit of the plant selected as ‘WSU 2166’ machine harvested very easily, with good quality fruit that were firm, with good color and flavor.