Abstract:
`Puget Reliance` is large fruited, high yielding, medium red strawberry suited to processing that is very virus tolerant and moderately cold hardy, producing fruit at the same time as `Totem`.

Description:
DESCRIPTION 
     This invention relates to a new and distinct short day, June bearing variety of strawberry plant named `Puget Reliance` which is a result of a cross of non-patented selections BC 72-2-72 and WSU 1945. The variety is botanically identified as F.×annanassa Duch. 
     The seedlings resulting from the aforementioned cross were grown asexually by stolen runners in observation plots at WSU Puyallup, Wash. The genealogy of `Puget Reliance` is shown below in FIG. 3. 
     The cross was made in an attempt to develop a virus tolerant and aphid resistant cultivar. `Puget Reliance` was inoculated with a virus complex in the greenhouse prior to planting in the field and evaluated for aphid resistance in 1985 at the Washington State University (WSU) Vancouver Research and Extension Unit. The parent, `WSU 1945`, was known as an aphid resistant selection. In the first evaluation of `Puget Reliance` the selection was considered aphid resistant. However, later evaluations disclosed that the selection was not aphid resistant but extremely virus tolerant, equal to or exceeding any Pacific Northwest cultivar. 
     As a sufficient number of plants for replication tests was not available earlier, `Puget Reliance` was not planted until 1989. This planting was harvested in 1990 and 1991 and had the highest two-year yield, the largest fruit and the lowest preharvest fruit rot of comparable varieties as is shown in Tables 1 and 2 below. 
     
                       TABLE 1______________________________________1990 harvest of 1989 planted strawberries at WSU Puyallup.         TOTAL     HIGH      FRUIT         YIELD     PICK      ROT         (t/a)     (t/a)     (%)______________________________________`PUGET RELIANCE`         16.6 a    7.0 a     11.9 qrWSU 2187      14.2 ab   6.9 ab    28.0 d-nORUS 965-46   12.4 bc   5.5 a-f   33.6 a-iBC 76-26-4    12.2 b-d  4.8 a-i   44.1 aWSU 1980      11.6 b-e  5.5 a-f   21.6 i-rWSU 2047      11.5 b-e  5.4 a-f   10.9 rWSU 1998      11.5 b-e  5.9 a-e   37.9 a-eWSU 1973      11.2 b-f  4.4 c-j   15.9 n-rSUMAS         11.1 b-f  5.5 a-f   23.3 g-rWSU 2174      10.9 b-g  4.9 a-h   17.8 k-rREDCREST      10.7 b-h  5.5 a-f   28.1 d-nRAINIER       10.3 b-i  4.8 a-i   32.3 a-jBC 76-26-14   10.3 b-i  5.0 a-g   35.2 a-hOLYMPUS       10.2 b-j  6.1 a-d   24.2 f-rWSU 2175      10.1 b-j  4.4 c-k   20.5 i-rWSU 1987      10.1 b-j  6.3 a-c   30.9 b-kTOTEM         10.0 b- j 4.0 c-k   17.2 l-rWSU 2012       9.9 b-j  5.1 a-g   30.4 c-lBC 84-16-10    9.9 b-k  5.0 a-g   30.6 c-lBC 35-14-4     9.6 c-k  4.7 b-i   27.0 d-oORUS 980R-185  9.3 c-k  4.8 a-i   39.3 a-dWSU 2035       8.9 c-k  3.3 f-n   13.3 p-rWSU 2172       8.9 c-k  3.6 e-m   36.2 a-gWSU 1971       8.9 c-k  4.6 c-i   18.0 k-rWSU 2032       3.2 c-l  3.6 e-m   16.1 n-rBC 84-15-161   8.1 c-l  3.8 d-l   16.5 m-rHOOD           8.1 c-l  3.4 f-n   27.8 d-nWSU 1972       8.1 c-l  3.9 d-k   18.8 k-rWSU 2171       7.8 d-l  4.2 c-k   27.4 d-mSHUSWAP        7.7 e-l  3.6 e-m   42.5 a-cSHUKSAN        7.6 e-m  3.6 e-m   24.9 e-qWSU 2033       7.6 e-m  2.9 g-n   16.3 m-rWSU 2004       7.5 e-m  3.7 e-m   29.7 c-lBENTON         7.3 e- m 3.4 f-m   19.8 j-rWSU 1978       6.8 f-n  4.4 c-k   18.3 k-qWSU 2041       6.6 g-n  3.4 f-n   22.6 h-rWSU 2176       6.3 h-n  2.5 i-n   20.5 i-rBC 84-2-3      6.0 i-n  2.6 h-n   43.1 abWSU 2180       5.9 i-n  2.5 i-n   37.4 a-fWSU 2173       5.8 j-n  2.7 h-n   22.0 h-qWSU 2044       5.7 j-n  2.5 i-n   13.6 o-rWSU 2188       5.4 k-n  2.0 k-n   30.9 b-kWSU 2177       4.3 l-n  2.2 k-n   36.2 a-gWSU 2183       4.2 l-n  1.6 l-n   25.8 e-pWSU 2185       3.3 mn   1.5 m-n   21.3 i-rWSU 2181       2.7 n    1.2 n     37.1 a-fMEAN           8.7      4.1       26.0______________________________________         FRUIT     FRUIT     MIDPOINT         WEIGHT    FIRM-     OF         (g)       NESS (g)  HARVEST______________________________________`PUGET RELIANCE`         15.6 a    223 l-n   6/23 g-lWSU 2187      14.4 ab   245 j-n   6/23 h-lORUS 965-46   13.3 a-c  284 e-l   6/24 f-jBC 76-26-4    14.2 ab   272 g-m   6/26 b-fWSU 1980       7.3 n-p  284 e-k   6/23 i-mWSU 2047       8.2 i-p  257 h-m   6/24 g-kWSU 1998      13.0 a-d  235 j-n   6/21 l-oWSU 1973      11.8 b-f  258 h-m   6/23 h-iSUMAS         10.3 c-j  252 i-n   6/20 m-pWSU 2174      11.2 c-h  340 b-e   6/24 e-jREDCREST      10.3 d-l  362 c-d   6/27 b-eRAINIER       10.8 c-k  238 j-n   6/24 f-jBC 76-26-14   11.8 b-f  316 d-h   6/27 b-dOLYMPUS        8.4 g-p  196 n     6/24 e-jWSU 2175      12.5 b-e  280 f-l   6/25 d-iWSU 1987       8.7 g-o  223 k-n   6/28 a-cTOTEM         11.1 c-h  277 g-m   6/23 i-mWSU 2012      11.0 c-i  390 ab    6/23 g-lBC 84-16-10   10.8 c-j  264 g-m   6/24 g-kBC 35-14-4    11.8 b-f  267 g-m   6/28 a-cORUS 980R-185  9.1 f-o  239 j-n   6/21 k-nWSU 2035       7.4 m-p  310 d-i   6/17 q-sWSU 2172       8.3 h-p  390 ab    6/21 k-nWSU 1971       5.8 p    224 k-n   6/25 d-hWSU 2032       8.5 g-p  233 j-n   6/20 n-pBC 84-15-161   7.5 l-p  425 a     6/29 abHOOD           7.3 n-p  259 h-m   6/20 n-pWSU 1972      10.4 d-l  217 mn    6/21 l-oWSU 2171      10.8 c-j  239 j-n   6/15 stSHUSWAP        7.7 l-p  356 b-d   6/25 d-hSHUKSAN       10.1 d-n  265 g-m   6/22 j-nWSU 2033       8.9 g-o  250 i-n   6/19 o-qWSU 2004      13.3 a-c  258 h-m   6/23 g-lBENTON         7.3 n-p  237 j-n   6/26 c-gWSU 1978       8.7 g-o  390 ab    6/30 aWSU 2041      10.9 c-j  321 c-g   6/23 h-lWSU 2176       9.0 f-o  294 e-j   6/18 pqBC 84-2-3      7.9 k-p  337 b-f   6/27 b-dWSU 2180      11.2 c-g  246 j-n   6/17 q-sWSU 2173       8.0 j- p 274 g-m   6/17 qrWSU 2044       6.7 op   230 k-n   6/23 g-lWSU 2188      10.0 e-n  376 a-c   6/16 q-tWSU 2177      10.2 d-m  284 e-l   6/20 n-pWSU 2183       8.2 i-p  292 e-j   6/15 r-tWSU 2185      10.1 d-n  195 n     6/14 tWSU 2181       8.8 g-o  340 b-e   6/14 tMEAN          10.0      281       6/22______________________________________ Means of three replications of 10 foot rows. Means followed by the same letter are not statistically significant using Duncan&#39;s Multiple Range Test, p = 0.05. 
    
     
                       TABLE 2(a)______________________________________1990-91 harvest of 1989 planted strawberries, Puyallup,______________________________________WA       Yield (t/a)                             1990-91Clone         1991      1990      Total______________________________________`PUGET RELIANCE`         13.4 a-b  16.6      30.1WSU 2187      15.2 a    14.2      29.4WSU 2047      11.3 a-c  11.5      22.9SUMAS         10.8 b-d  11.1      21.9WSU 1980       9.0 c-f  11.6      20.6ORUS 965-46    8.0 c-g  12.4      20.4BC 85-14-4    10.8 b-d   9.6      20.4TOTEM         10.3 b-e  10.0      20.3BC 76-26-4     7.2 c-g  12.2      19.4RAINIER        8.9 c-f  10.3      19.3WSU 1987       9.2 b-f  10.1      19.3WSU 2174       8.3 c-f  10.9      19.1WSU 1998       7.2 c-g  11.5      18.6WSU 2101       5.7 e-g  12.4      18.1BC 76-26-14    7.4 c-g  10.3      17.6OLYMPUS        7.2 c-g  10.2      17.4BC 84-16-10    7.4 c-g   9.9      17.2REDCREST       6.3 d-g  10.7      17.0WSU 2172       7.7 c-g   8.9      16.6BC 84-15-16    7.8 c-g   8.1      15.9WSU 1971       6.9 c-g   8.9      15.8WSU 2012       5.9 e- g  9.9      15.8BENTON         5.7 e-g   7.3      13.1SHUKSAN        4.7 f-g   7.6      12.3HOOD           3.5 g     8.1      11.6AVERAGE        8.2      10.6      18.8______________________________________         Fruit     Fruit     Fruit         Rot (%)   Weight (g)                             Firmness (g)______________________________________`PUGET RELIANCE`         16 b-e    11.7 a-b  193 j-kWSU 2187      25 b-d    12.2 a-b  212 h-kWSU 2047      11 e       6.8 f-g  231 f-jSUMAS         18 b-e     9.2 c-f  237 e-jWSU 1980      22 b-d     6.7 f-g  258 c-gORUS 965-46   14 d-e    13.0 a    348 bBC 85-14-4    19 b-e    10.6 a-d  274 c-fTOTEM         14 d-e     8.0 d-g  259 c-gBC 76-26-4    16 c-e    11.5 a-c  281 c-eRAINIER       27 a-b     9.7 b-e  194 j-kWSU 1987      16 c-e     9.2 c-g  205 j-kWSU 2174      16 c-e     8.1 d-g  302 cWSU 1998      21 b-e    10.2 b-e  200 j-kWSU 2101      36 a      12.1 a-b  254 d-iBC 76-26-14   18 b-e     8.0 d-g  257 c-hOLYMPUS       19 b-e     8.0 d-g  179 kBC 84-16-10   16 c-e     8.5 d-g  288 c-dREDCREST      18 b-e     8.3 d-g  296 c-dWSU 2172      18 b-e     7.8 e-g  283 c-dBC 84-15-16   14 d-e     8.4 d-g  399 aWSU 1971      24 b-d     6.6 g    268 c-fWSU 2012      25 b-d     8.2 d-g  293 c-dBENTON        14 d-e     8.3 d-g  223 g-kSHUKSAN       23 b-d     7.6 e-g  210 h-kHOOD          26 b-c     7.7 e-g  222 g-kAVERAGE       19        9.1       255______________________________________ Means are averages of three 10 foot replications. Means within colunms followed by same letter are not significantly different using Duncan&#39;s Multiple Range Test, P = 0.05. 
    
     
                       TABLE 2(b)______________________________________Time of 1991 Harvest Season of 1989 PlantedStrawberries, Puyallup, WA.        5%       50%      95%    lengthClone        harvest  harvest  harvest                                 of season______________________________________HOOD          6/4 f   6/19 g-h  7/5 i 31 aWSU 2101      6/6 e-f 6/18 h   6/28 j 22 dSUMAS         6/9 d-e 6/22 f-g 7/10 d-g                                 31 aBC 76-26-4    6/9 d-e 6/22 f-g  7/7 f-i                                 28 a-cORUS 965-46   6/9 d-e 6/23 e-f  7/6 h-i                                 27 a-dBENTON       6/13 c-d 6/25 d-f  7/6 g-i                                 23 c-dWSU 2187     6/13 b-d 6/25 d-f 7/10 e-h                                 26 a-dWSU 1980     6/14 a-c 6/26 d-f 7/10 e-h                                 25 b-dTOTEM        6/14 a-c 6/26 d-f 7/11 c-f                                 26 a-dWSU 1998     6/15 a-c 6/28 a-d 7/14 a-c                                 30 a-bWSU 1971     6/15 a-c 6/28 a-d 7/13 a-e                                 28 a-c`PUGET       6/15 a-c 6/26 d-f 7/10 e- h                                 25 b-dRELIANCE`BC 76-26-14  6/15 a-c 6/28 a-d 7/12 a-e                                 27 a-cSHUKSAN      6/15 a-c 6/28 a-d 7/16 a 31 aBC 84-16-10  6/15 a-c 6/28 a-d 7/14 a-d                                 28 a-cWSU 2172     6/16 a-c 6/27 b-d  7/9 e-h                                 24 c-dOLYMPUS      6/16 a-c 6/26 c-e 7/12 b-e                                 26 a-dREDCREST     6/17 a-c 6/28 a-d 7/14 a-d                                 27 a-dBC 84-14-4   6/17 a-c 6/30 a-c 7/14 a-c                                 27 a-cWSU 2012     6/17 a-c  7/1 a   7/14 a-c                                 27 a-cWSU 2047     6/17 a-c 6/28 a-d 7/13 a-e                                 26 a-dRAINIER      6/18 a-b 6/28 a-b 7/14 a-d                                 25 b-dWSU 2174     6/18 a-b  7/1 a-b 7/16 a 28 a-cWSU 1987     6/19 a    7/1 a-a 7/15 a-b                                 26 a-dBC 84-15-16  6/19 a    7/2 a   7/15 a-b                                 26 a-dAVERAGE      6/14     6/26     7/11   27______________________________________ 
    
    
    
     In the drawings: 
     FIG. 1 shows the typical plant growth and fruiting habit of the new variety. 
     FIG. 2 depicts typical leaf and primary, secondary and tertiary fruit of plants in the first fruiting season (right) and second fruiting season (left) and longitudinal and cross-sections of typical fruit. 
     FIG. 3 sets forth the genealogy of `Puget Reliances`. 
    
    
     The fruit of the new variety is medium red with good internal color and is not as dark as `Totem` (see Table 15). `Puget Reliance` was included in a second planting in 1991 and the harvest from that planting in 1992 and 1993 showed it had the highest yield and largest fruit of comparative varieties (see Tables 3 and 4). 
     
                       TABLE 3______________________________________1992 yield of 1991 planted June-bearing strawberries,Puyallup, WA______________________________________                          Fruit  Fruit        Yield    Fruit    Weight FirmnessClone        (t/a)    Rot (%)  (g)    (g)______________________________________`PUGET       17.6 A    7% D-E  15.1 A 155 C-ERELIANCE`WSU 2213     15.1 A   21% A-C  11.6 B-C                                 182 B-DWSU 2212     12.5 B   16% B-D   9.8 C-D                                 183 B-DTOTEM        12.3 B    8% D-E  11.4 B-C                                 158 C-EWSU 2122     12.0 B   32% A    11.1 B-C                                 129 EORUS 4688    10.5 B-C 13% C-E   9.7 C-D                                 178 B-DREDCREST     10.5 B-C 13% C-E   9.8 C-D                                 219 BSUMAS        10.5 B-C 21% B-C   8.9 D-                                 191 B-CORUS 1083-135        10.3 B-C 28% A-B   9.8 C-D                                 144 D-EBC 86-27-1    8.7 C-D 23% A-C   9.5 C-D                                 176 B-DMDUS 4740     8.6 *   35%      13.7   204BC 84-16-10   8.3 *    8%       8.1   219WSU 2080      8.0 C-D  4% E     9.5 C-D                                 175 B-DBC 86-33-2    7.6 C-D 14% C-E   8.4 D 146 D-EWSU 2210      7.1 D   16% B-D  11.2 B-C                                 175 B-DDOUGLAS        6.4 *  15%       9.4   142CAVENDISH     6.3 *   22%      13.5   193ANNAPOLIS     5.4 *    7%      12.4   243PARKER        5.2 *   22%      10.3   325MDUS 4594     4.8 *   24%       6.5   202MDUS 5120     4.0 *   22%      10.4   257WSU 2218      3.7 E   21% A-C  12.6 B 297 AEARLIGLOW     3.5 *   11%       7.4   241HONEOYE       3.0 *   23%      12.0   175WSU 2219      2.8 E   14% C-E   5.7 E 155 C-EBC 86-23-6    2.6 E   23% A-C   6.4 E 180 B-DMDUS 4587     2.5 *    2%       6.3   228MDUS 5149     2.0 *    6%       6.0   185MDUS 5122     1.6 *    5%       8.8   166OSO GRANDE    0.6 *   14%       5.8   357Average       7.1     16%       9.7   199______________________________________      Harvest Season   LengthClone        5%       50%      95%    of Season______________________________________`PUGET       5/27 B-C  6/5 A-B 6/15 A-B                                 20 A-DRELIANCE`WSU 2213     5/24 C-E  6/2 B-C 6/14 B 21 A-CWSU 2212     5/23 D-E 5/31 C-D 6/13 B-C                                 21 A-CTOTEM        5/27 B-C  6/5 A-B 6/14 B 18 C-EWSU 2122     5/24 C-E  6/3 B-C 6/14 B 21 A-CORUS 4688    5/31 A    6/6 A   6/16 A-B                                 16 D-EREDCREST     5/27 B-C  6/7 A   6/18 A 22 A-BSUMAS        5/28 B    6/3 B-C 6/13 B-C                                 16 D-EORUS 1083-135        5/22 E   5/30 D   6/11 C-D                                 20 A-CBC 86-27-1   5/24 C-E  6/3 B-C 6/13 B-C                                 20 A-DMDUS 4740     6/2     6/10     6/23   21BC 84-16-10  5/25      6/1     6/12   18WSU 2080     5/27 B-C  6/5 A-B 6/15 B 19 B-EBC 86-33-2   5/27 B-C  6/5 A-B 6/14 B 18 B-EWSU 2210     5/22 E   5/30 D   6/10 D 15 EDOUGLAS      5/21     5/30     6/12   22CAVENDISH    5/23     5/31     6/13   21ANNAPOLIS    5/20     5/27      6/5   16PARKER       5/21      6/1     6/14   24MDUS 4594    5/26      6/5     6/13   18MDUS 5120    5/22     5/30     6/13   22WSU 2218     5/26 B-D  6/2 B-C 6/14 B 19 A-DEARLIGLOW    --       --        6/9HONEOYE      --       5/25      6/8WSU 2219     5/23 E   5/29 D    6/9 D 17 C-EBC 86-23-6   5/26 B-D  6/2 B-C 6/18 A 23 AMDUS 4587    --       5/26      6/8MDUS 5149    --       5/28      6/9MDUS 5122    --       5/24      6/8OSO GRANDE   --       5/27     6/13Average      5/25      6/1     6/12   20______________________________________ Means followed by letters are averages of three 10 foot plots. Means not followed by letters are based on a single 10 foot plot. Means within columns followed by the same letter are not significantly different using Duncan&#39;s Multiple Range Test, P = 0.05. 
    
     
                       TABLE 4______________________________________1992-93 harvests of 1991 planted strawberries at Puyallup,______________________________________WA.        Yield (t/a)   Fruit        1993        1992   total                                weight (g)______________________________________`PUGET RELIANCE`          10.6   A      17.6 28.2 11.6 ATOTEM          8.0    A-B    12.3 20.3 6.8  B-CWSU 2213       4.5    B      15.1 19.7 8.4  BBOUNTIFUL      8.0    A-B    10.5 18.5 7.1  B-CORUS 1083-135  8.1    A-B    10.3 18.4 9.0  BSUMAS          7.6    A-B    10.5 18.1 8.7  BWSU 2212       5.2    B      12.5 17.7 6.9  B-CWSU 2122       5.5    B      12.0 17.4 8.5  BREDCREST       3.8    B      10.5 14.3 5.4  CBC 86-33-2     4.2    B       7.6 11.9 6.6  B-CAverage        6.5           11.9 18.5 7.9______________________________________        Fruit   Fruit     Midpoint of        firmness (g)                rot (%)   harvest______________________________________`PUGET RELIANCE`          201 A     55.4   A-C  6/13 B-CTOTEM          220 A     30.9   D    6/16 A-BWSU 2213       201 A     42.3   C-D  6/16 A-BBOUNTIFUL      175 A     33.1   D    6/16 AORUS 1083-135  192 A     59.1   A-B  6/10 D-ESUMAS          218 A     39.2   C-D  6/10 D-EWSU 2212       183 A     52.3   A-C  6/15 A-CWSU 2122       183 A     66.4   A    6/9  EREDCREST       199 A     44.0   B-D  6/14 A-CBC 86-33-2     174 A     33.6   D    6/13 C-DAverage        195.sup.  45.6        6/13______________________________________ Means followed by the same letter are not significantly different using Duncan&#39;s Multiple Range Test, P = 0.05. 
    
     In plantings established at Puyallup and Mt. Vernon, Wash. in 1992 the yields were less than in previous tests. However, they were not significantly different than the highest yielding clones (see Tables 5 and 6). 
     
                       TABLE 5______________________________________1993 harvest of 1992 planted strawberries at Puyallup, WA.______________________________________                    Fruit     Fruit          Yield (t/a)                    weight (g)                              firmness (g)______________________________________ORUS 4817      17.3          9.2       236REDGEM         15.5          9.8       220HONEOYE        13.6          12.3      231BC 86-27-1     12.8   A      12.1 C-F  192  F-IBC 86-33-2     12.7   A-B    13.6 A-C  211  D-ISUMAS          12.4   A-B    12.1 C-F  227  C-HBC 86-30-56    12.3   A-B    13.5 A-D  205  F-I`PUGET RELIANCE`          12.0          16.9      274`PUGET         11.9   A-C    16.3 A    240  C-GRELIANCE`-VFWSU 2006       11.7   A-D    11.0 C-G  176  G-IWSU 2169       11.5          11.0      283BC 86-22-33    11.3   A-D    15.4 A-B  228  C-HBC 84-15-161-D 205    F-I`PUGET RELIANCE`          12.0          16.9      274`PUGET         11.9   A-C    16.3 A    240  C-GRELIANCE`-VFWSU 2006       11.7   A-D    11.0 C-G  176  G-IWSU 2169       11.5          11.0      283BC 86-22-33    11.3   A-D    15.4 A-B  228  C-HBC 84-15-161   11.1   A-D    10.1 E-H  251  C-GCAVENDISH      10.8   A-D    15.2 A-B  248  C-GBC 84-16-10    10.7   A-D    11.9 C-F  199  F-IRAINIER        9.9    A-E    11.2 C-G  278  B-FORUS 1083-135  9.8    A-E    10.0 E-H  229  C-HTOTEM          9.8    A-E    12.0 C-F  244  C-GBOUNTIFUL      9.1    A-F    11.8 C-G  144  H-IBC 85-13-14    8.6    A-G    7.2  H    134  IWSU 2187       8.4    A-G    12.5 B-E  210  D-IWSU 2077       8.2    A-G    12.1 C-F  260  B-GBENTON         8.0    A-H    8.6  G-H  201  F-IWSU 2244       7.8    A-H    8.9  F-H  248  C-GREDCREST       7.7    B-H    10.4 D-G  317  B-CVEESTAR        7.0           9.5       182BC 86-22-9     7.0    C-H    11.5 C-G  214  D-ISHUKSAN        6.8    D-H    11.1 C-G  206  E-IORUS 4357      6.4           9.9       202R8607-2        6.0           9.5       253WSU 2133E      5.7    E-H    12.6 B-E  236  C-GWSU 2229E      5.6           11.7      155SENECA         5.5    E-H    12.1 C-F  465  AHOOD           5.1    E-H    8.7  G-H  266  B-GWSU 2143E      5.1    E-H    9.1  F-H  195  F-ITOKLAT         5.0           5.0       137R8614-2        4.9           7.4       218WSU 2139E      4.6    F-H    12.5 B-E  302  B-DNY 1593        4.1    H-I    9.1  F-H  343  BWSU 2106E      3.9           9.7       271MD 4589        3.9           8.5       423R8713-8        3.6           14.5      342WSU 2140E      3.2    H-I    9.2  F-H  298  B-EBEAVER BELLE   2.6           9.7       259R8614-3        1.7           5.5       249BEAVER SWEET   0.7           --        --WSU 2086E      0.4           6.5       134WSU 2089E      0.1           3.6       140  H-IAverage        7.8           10.7      238______________________________________         Fruit rot (%)                  Midpoint of harvest______________________________________ORUS 4817       22                 6/15REDGEM          46                 6/15HONEOYE         48                 6/5BC 86-27-1      34     G-J         6/13 D-GBC 86-33-2      32     H-J         6/11 E-HSUMAS           36     G-J         6/11 F-IBC 86-30-56     62     A-E         6/15 B-D`PUGET RELIANCE`           86                 6/8`PUGET RELIANCE `-VF           53     C-G         6/10 G-IWSU 2006        31     H-J         6/15 B-DWSU 2169        61                 6/12BC 86-22-33     49     D-I         6/13 D-GBC 84-15-161    19     J           6/20 ACAVENDISH       73     A-B         6/10 H-KBC 84-16-10     47     D-I         6/14 B-ERAINIER         72     A-C         --ORUS 1083-135   64     A-D         6/10 H-JTOTEM           56     B-F         6/12 E-HBOUNTIFUL       46     D-I         6/16 BBC 85-13-14     44     E-I         6/16WSU 2187        47     D-I         6/15 B-DWSU 2077        68     A-C         6/11 F-IBENTON          29     I-J         6/16 B-CWSU 2244        47     D-I         6/7  KREDCREST        57     A-F         6/13 C-FVEESTAR         54                 6/4BC 86-22-9      46     D-I         6/8SHUKSAN         42     F-I         6/14 B-EORUS 4357       51                 6/13R8607-2         57                 --WSU 2133E       64     A-D         6/10WSU 2229E       54                 6/17SENECA          73     A-B         6/7  J-KHOOD            49     D-H         6/8  I-KWSU 2143E       62     A-E         6/10 H-KTOKLAT          83                 --R8614-2         71                 6/6WSU 2139E       68     A-C         6/10NY 1593         76     A           --WSU 2106E       57                 6/9MD 4589         71                 --R8713-8         70                 --WSU 2140E       64     A-D         6/7BEAVER BELLE    73                 --R8614-3         62                 --BEAVER SWEET    98                 6/8WSU 2086E       33                 --WSU 2089E       29     H-J         --Average         55                 6/11______________________________________ Means followed by the same letter are not significantly different using Duncan&#39;s Multiple Range Test, P =  0.05. Numbers in bold represent means of three 10 foot plots, light print represents means of one or two 10 foot plots and were not included in the statistical analysis. 
    
     
                       TABLE 6______________________________________1993 harvests of 1992 planted strawberries at Mt. Vernon,______________________________________WA.                Fruit     Fruit        Yield (t/a)                weight (g)                          rot (%)______________________________________BOUNTIFUL      14.4   A      13.4 B-E  20.3 D-HSUMAS          13.4   A-B    13.3 B-E  28.7 B-H`PUGET RELIANCE`          13.2   A-B    13.2 B-F  14.0 H`PUGET         12.5   A-B    15.0 A-C  16.0 F-HRELIANCE`-VFORUS 1083-135  11.1   A-C    12.0 C-G  36.0 B-CREDCREST       11.0   A-D    12.6 B-F  16.0 F-HBC 86-22-23    10.7   A-D    14.0 B-D  17.0 E-HBC 84-16-10    10.1   A-D    12.7 B-F  18.0 E-HHOOD           9.5    A-E    11.2 D-H  31.7 B-EBC 86-30-56    9.1    B-F    17.1 A    18.7 E-HHONEOYE        8.9    B-G    12.9 B-F  22.3 C-HBC 86-33-2     8.6    B-G    13.9 B-D  18.0 B-HBC 86-22-9     8.1    B-H    10.6 B-H  14.0 HRAINIER        8.1    B-H    15.3 A-B  21.7 C-HNY 1593        6.7    C-I    13.0 B-F  41.7 BBENTON         6.2    C-J    8.7  H-I  14.0 HCAVENDISH      5.9    C-J    15.0 A-C  15.3 G-HSHUKSAN        5.8    C-J    12.0 C-G  20.0 D-HBC 84-15-161   5.6    D-J    10.1 F-H  13.0 HEC 85-13-14    4.3    E-J    9.3  G-H  22.3 C-HBC 86-27-1     4.0    F-J    11.3 D-H  13.0 HTOTEM          4.0    F-J    10.3 E-H  30.0 B-GWSU 2187       3.6    G-J    10.3 E-H  26.7 C-HWSU 2068       3.1    H-J    8.8  H-I  24.7 C-HSENECA         1.6    I-J    8.3  H-I  31.3 B-FGLOOSCAP       1.5    I-J    6.2  I-J  34.7 B-DTOKLAT         1.3    J      5.4  J    65.0 AAverage        7.5           11.7      23.9______________________________________          Midpoint                  Stand          of Harvest                  establishment (%)______________________________________BOUNTIFUL        6/13   B-D        100  ASUMAS            6/8    G-J        100  A`PUGET RELIANCE` 6/11   C-F        100  A`PUGET RELIANCE`-VF            6/10   E-H        100  AORUS 1083-135    6/9    F-J        100  AREDCREST         6/13   B-D        100  ABC 86-22-23      6/15   B          100  ABC 84-16-10      6/13   B-D        100  AHOOD             6/11   C-F        100  ABC 86-30-56      6/14   B-C        100  AHONEOYE          6/4               46   C-DBC 86-33-2       6/11   D-G        96   ABC 86-22-9       6/7    I-J        96   ARAINIER          6/4               42   DNY 1593          6/10              92   ABENTON           6/14   B          92   ACAVENDISH        6/8    H-J        71   A-CSHUKSAN          6/10   E-I        71   A-CBC 84-15-161     6/18   A          100  AEC 85-13-14      6/12   B-E        75   A-BBC 86-27-1       6/6    J          75   A-BTOTEM            6/9    F-J        96   AWSU 2187         6/10   E-H        92   AWSU 2068         6/10   E-H        88   ASENECA           6/3    K          59   B-DGLOOSCAP         6/8    G-J        79   A-BTOKLAT           6/2               92   AAverage          6/10              87______________________________________ Means are averages of three 10 foot plots. Means within columns followed by the same letter are not significantly different using Duncan&#39;s Multiple Range Test, P = 0.05. 
    
     The plants in the last two plantings were in poor physiological condition and in an effort to produce as many plants as possible for testing in 1992, the plants were placed in a heated, lighted greenhouse to produce runners. Possibly because of lack of chilling these plants did not produce runners and at planting time the plants were large and woody and in poor condition. Nonetheless, they performed well and were not significantly lower yielding than the highest yielding clones. At both locations plants which were virus negative were planted. There were no differences between the virus infected plants and the virus negative plants. Accordingly, `Puget Reliance` appears to be extremely virus tolerant. 
     Subsequently, the new variety was tested by Oregon State University at Aurora, Ore. and by Agriculture Canada at Abbotsford, British Columbia. 
     In 1992 a single unreplicated plot of `Puget Reliance` was the highest yielding clone at Aurora. The variety was rated as one of the best for fruit quality at Abbotsford. However, it displayed susceptibility to post-harvest fruit rot. To date the variety has not been tested for resistance to specific races of red stele but it performed well at Mt. Vernon on non-fumigated land. 
     In test plantings established at Puyallup from 1989 to 1992 with virus infected plants, the new variety outperformed two of the most widely grown Pacific Northwest cultivars, `Totem` and `Sumas`. 
     `Puget Reliances` outyielded `Totem` by 39% in its first harvest season and by 31% in its second season. It outyielded `Sumas` by 31% in the first harvest season and by 30% in the second harvest season. In the same plantings `Puget Reliance` had fruit which was 36% larger than `Totem` in the first season and 57% larger in the second season. Its fruit was 47% larger than `Sumas` in the first season and 30% larger in the second season. 
     Table 7 is a summary of the 1994 harvest season data. As seen from the table, `Puget Reliance` clearly had superior yield and fruit size compared to other cultivars. 
     
                       TABLE 7______________________________________1994 yield of 1993 planted strawberries, Puyallup, WA.______________________________________    Market-               per-    able     rot    Total cent Fruit Fruit    yield    yield  yield Fruit                               Weight                                     Firmness    (t/a)    (t/a)  (t/a) Rot  (g)   (g)______________________________________`PUGET   17.5     5.9    23.4  25%  17.0  213RELIANCE`BENTON   12.1     5.3    17.4  31%  12.7  181ORUS917-123    12.7     4.5    17.2  26%  10.4  289ORUS1077-47    12.1     4.0    16.2  25%  17.3  253WSU 2211 8.1      7.8    15.9  49%  20.6  194TOTEM    10.0     5.3    15.3  34%  12.4  234RAINIER  8.9      6.4    15.3  42%  15.1  233REDGEM   8.9      5.7    14.5  39%  11.9  195SUMAS    7.1      7.4    14.5  52%  15.1  227WSU 2225 8.9      5.5    14.4  38%  11.9  201BC 86-27-1    9.0      5.3    14.2  37%  12.7  291WSU 2253A    8.7      3.7    12.4  32%  15.3  311WSU 2170 8.0      3.5    11.5  30%  8.9   233REDCREST 7.2      4.1    11.4  37%  9.3   296WSU 2265 7.6      3.4    11.0  33%  12.5  253MELODY   6.9      3.7    10.6  35%  9.7   244SHUKSAN  5.7      4.6    10.3  45%  12.5  239WSU 2241 2.6      6.7    9.4   73%  17.0  285WSU 2081 2.6      6.5    9.1   71%  13.4  164BC 86-33-2    4.3      4.6    8.9   47%  10.9  266WSU 2076 5.3      3.6    8.9   40%  13.7  246WSU 2260 5.1      3.4    8.4   40%  12.7  329WSU 1983 4.1      4.1    8.2   52%  15.2  274WSU 2235 4.3      3.7    8.0   47%  13.4  228HOOD     5.2      2.2    7.4   28%  11.3  237WSU 2239 3.9      2.6    6.5   40%  14.8  192EVITA    3.5      2.9    6.3   42%  15.3  247BC 89-28-41    3.2      2.7    5.9   45%  8.6   325WSU 2168 3.1      1.2    4.3   27%  5.4   207______________________________________       Harvest Season                                  Length         5%       50%      95%    of         harvest  harvest  harvest                                  harvest______________________________________`PUGET RELIANCE`         6/4/94   6/15/94  6/27/94                                  23BENTON        6/7/94   6/17/94  6/30/94                                  23ORUS917-123   6/10/94  6/20/94  7/2/94 22ORUS1077-47   6/10/94  6/21/94  7/5/94 24WSU 2211      6/1/94   6/11/94  6/23/94                                  22TOTEM         6/3/94   6/14/94  6/28/94                                  25RAINIER       6/5/94   6/15/94  6/29/94                                  24REDGEM        6/2/94   6/13/94  6/27/94                                  25SUMAS         6/1/94   6/10/94  6/23/94                                  22WSU 2225      6/3/94   6/14/94  6/28/94                                  25BC 86-27-1    6/1/94   6/11/94  6/26/94                                  25WSU 2253A     5/27/94  6/9/94   6/27/94                                  30WSU 2170      6/5/94   6/18/94  7/1/94 25REDCREST      6/3/94   6/15/94  6/30/94                                  27WSU 2265      5/31/94  6/8/94   6/21/94                                  21MELODY        5/31/94  6/9/94   6/25/94                                  25SHUKSAN       6/5/94   6/13/94  6/25/94                                  20WSU 2241      6/3/94   6/12/94  6/28/94                                  25WSU 2081      6/1/94   6/12/94  6/27/94                                  26BC 86-33-2    6/2/94   6/12/94  6/27/94                                  25WSU 2076      6/4/94   6/15/94  7/1/94 27WSU 2260      6/6/94   6/18/94  7/2/94 26WSU 1983      5/28/94  6/7/94   6/18/94                                  20WSU 2235      6/3/94   6/13/94  6/27/94                                  25HOOD          5/30/94  6/9/94   6/23/94                                  23WSU 2239      6/1/94   6/12/94  6/29/94                                  28EVITA         5/25/94  6/6/94   6/22/94                                  28BC 89-28-41   6/3/94   6/16/94  6/30/94                                  27WSU 2168      5/30/94  6/10/94  6/27/94                                  28______________________________________ 
    
     Although the fruit is large and attractive, its softness and susceptibility to post-harvest fruit rot make it unsuited for most fresh market uses. 
     The fruit from Puyallup and Aurora was sent to the Food Science and Technology Department of Oregon State University for evaluation in 1992. These evaluations were as (a) fresh fruit, (b) IQF fruit* and (c) frozen sliced fruit. The comparison varieties were `Totem`, three `ORUS` selections, and one `Agriculture Canada` selection. These evaluations were reported to the Oregon Strawberry Commission and are set forth in Tables 8 through 10 below. 
    
     
                       TABLE 8______________________________________(From 1993 progress report to Oregon Strawberry Commissionby Brian Yorgey)Fresh Strawberries, 1992-93 Consumer PanelMeans, Standard Deviations (in parentheses),Least Significant Difference (LSD) andSignificance Level for Flavor and Appearance(Means with the same superscripts within each column are notsignificantly different: p ≦ .05.)______________________________________Flavor                            Straw-    Overall  Sweet-  Sour-  berry  Firm-Selection    Flavor   ness    ness   Flavor ness______________________________________1076-124 4.99.sup.b             5.11.sup.c                     4.83.sup.b                            5.05.sup.c                                   5.82    (1.93)   (1.96)  (1.96) (2.06) (1.57)1267-314 5.52.sup.b             5.86.sup.b                     5.33.sup.b                            5.29.sup.bc                                   5.26    (2.08)   (1.66)  (1.78) (2.07) (1.92)1267-236 5.42.sup.b             5.42.sup.bc                     5.14.sup.b                            5.23.sup.bc                                   5.62    (1.91)   (1.78)  (1.86) (2.04) (1.57)`PUGET   3.80.sup.c             4.14.sup.d                     4.17.sup.c                            4.03.sup.d                                   5.24RELIANCE`    (1.81)   (1.56)  (1.64) (1.95) (1.79)BC 86-33-2    6.52.sup.a             6.62.sup.a                     5.97.sup.a                            6.33.sup.a                                   5.77    (1.83)   (1.62)  (1.81) (1.93) (1.81)Totem    5.44.sup.b             5.77.sup.b                     5.26.sup.b                            5.79.sup.ab                                   5.46    (1.92)   (1.66)  (1.77) (1.81) (1.52)LSD      .57      .53     .54    .58    --Sig. Level    .0001    .0001   .0001  .0001  NS______________________________________Appearance    Overall    Appear-                        Seedi-Selection    rance    Color   Size   Shape  ness______________________________________1076-124 6.47.sup.b             6.72.sup.a                     6.68.sup.b                            6.35.sup.b                                   5.88.sup.b    (1.73)   (1.48)  (1.60) (1.89) (1.55)1267-314 7.17.sup.a             7.07.sup.a                     7.46.sup.a                            7.15.sup.a                                   6.53.sup.a    (1.40)   (1.47)  (1.28) (1.32) (1.38)1267-236 5.76.sup.c             6.11.sup.b                     5.89.sup.dc                            5.62.sup.c                                   5.91.sup.b    (1.63)   (1.66)  (1.57) (1.80) (1.47)`PUGET   5.50.sup.c             5.27.sup.c                     5.99.sup.c                            6.56.sup.b                                   5.73.sup.bRELIANCE`    (1.84)   (2.12)  (1.60) (1.48) (1.65)BC 86-33-2    5.50.sup.c             5.96.sup.b                     5.50.sup.d                            5.29.sup.c                                   5.18.sup.c    (1.55)   (1.86)  (1.77) (1.78) (1.57)Totem    6.77.sup.ab             6.70.sup.a                     6.79.sup.b                            6.74.sup.ab                                   6.39.sup.a    (1.24)   (1.47)  (1.23) (1.37) (1.46)LSD      .44      .49     .41    .46    .40Sig. Level    .0001    .0001   .0001  .0001  .0001______________________________________ 
    
     
                       TABLE 9______________________________________(From 1993 progress report to Oregon Strawberry Commissionby Brian Yorgey)IQF Strawberries, 1992-93 Consumer PanelMeans, Standard Deviations (in parentheses),Least Significant Difference (LSD) andSignificance Level for Flavor and Appearance(Means with the same superscripts within each column are notsignificantly different: p ≦ .05.)______________________________________Flavor                            Straw-    Overall  Sweet-  Sour-  berry  Firm-Selection    Flavor   ness    ness   Flavor ness______________________________________1076-124 4.95     4.68    4.53   4.95   5.03.sup.a    (1.89)   (1.97)  (1.66) (1.85) (2.10)1077-47  4.58     4.70    4.57   4.85   4.43.sup.bc    (1.93)   (1.89)  (1.82) (1.98) (1.95)1267-236 4.82     4.65    4.60   4.70   4.86.sup.ab    (1.75)   (1.71)  (1.69) (1.72) (1.95)`PUGET   4.58     4.35    4.42   4.44   4.61.sup.abcRELIANCE`    (2.04)   (1.90)  (1.96) (2.04) (1.98)BC 86-33-2    4.79     4.82    4.60   4.98   4.35.sup.c    (1.91)   (1.81)  (1.84) (1.96) (2.10)Totem    4.77     4.79    4.72   4.81   4.85.sup.ab    (1.95)   (1.84)  (1.69) (1.88) (1.96)LSD      --       --      --     --     .48Sig. Level    NS       NS      NS     NS     .04______________________________________Appearance    Overall    Appear-                        Seedi-Selection    rance    Color   Size   Shape  ness______________________________________1076-124 5.52.sup.abc             5.87.sup.c                     5.63.sup.c                            5.65.sup.bcd                                   5.75.sup.bc    (1.72)   (1.67)  (1.65) (1.78) (1.43)1077-47  6.01.sup.a             6.32.sup.a                     6.27.sup.a                            5.98.sup.abc                                   6.20.sup.a    (1.52)   (1.51)  (1.48) (1.90) (1.41)1267-236 5.49.sup.bc             5.63.sup.bc                     5.66.sup.bc                            5.52.sup.cd                                   5.2.sup.d    (1.60)   (1.72)  (1.72) (1.68) (1.53)`PUGET   5.94.sup.ab             5.92.sup.ab                     6.11.sup.ab                            6.23.sup.a                                   6.09.sup.abRELIANCE`    (1.70)   (1.67)  (1.59) (1.67) (1.55)BC 86-33-2    5.05.sup.c             5.38.sup.abc                     5.89.sup.abc                            5.38.sup.d                                   5.61.sup.cd    (1.97)   (2.05)  (1.63) (1.95) (1.51)Totem    5.70.sup.ab             5.72.sup.a                     6.23.sup.a                            6.10.sup.ab                                   6.29.sup.a    (1.82)   (1.66)  (1.61) (1.63) (1.47)LSD      .50      .50     .47    .51    .41Sig. Level    .002     .01     .02    .005   .0001______________________________________ 
    
     
                       TABLE 10______________________________________(From 1993 progress report to Oregon Strawberry Commissionby Brian Yorgey)Sugared and Sliced Strawberries, 1992-93 Consumer PanelMeans, Standard Deviations (in parentheses),Least Significant Difference (LSD) andSignificance Level for Flavor and Appearance(Means with the same superscripts within each column are notsignificantly different: p ≦ .05.)______________________________________Flavor                            Straw-    Overall  Sweet-  Sour-  berry  Firm-Selection    Flavor   ness    ness   Flavor ness______________________________________1076-124 6.39     6.40    5.88.sup.a                            6.15   5.56.sup.ab    (1.75)   (1.64)  (1.54) (1.77) (2.04)1077-47  6.16     6.21    5.51.sup.b                            5.92   5.21.sup.bc    (1.60)   (1.58)  (1.48) (1.76) (1.59)1267-236 6.35     6.55    5.98.sup.a                            6.31   5.84.sup.a    (1.54)   (1.43)  (1.47) (1.42) (1.84)`PUGET   5.84     6.10    5.71.sup.ab                            5.84   4.92.sup.cRELIANCE`    (1.77)   (1.68)  (1.40) (1.78) (1.98)BC 86-33-2    5.28     6.33    6.06.sup.a                            6.16   5.38.sup.b    (1.49)   (1.58)  (1.52) (1.50) (1.72)Totem    6.26     6.35    5.88.sup.a                            6.21   5.20.sup.bc    (1.67)   (1.67)  (1.34) (1.80) (1.82)LSD      --       --      .36    --     .44Sig. Level    NS       NS      .04    NS     .001______________________________________Appearance    Overall    Appear-                        Seedi-Selection    rance    Color   Size   Shape  ness______________________________________1076-124 4.87.sup.bc             5.62.sup.b                     5.95.sup.a                            5.18.sup.ab                                   5.40.sup.b    (1.86)   (1.88)  (1.30) (1.83) (1.40)1077-47  5.22.sup.ab             6.39.sup.a                     6.07.sup.a                            4.92.sup.b                                   5.42.sup.b    (1.71)   (1.37)  (1.46) (1.78) (1.41)1267-236 4.63.sup.cd             5.89.sup.b                     4.54.sup.c                            4.44.sup.c                                   5.24.sup.b    (2.00)   (1.73)  (1.90) (1.95) (1.53)`PUGET   4.45.sup.d             5.60.sup.b                     5.57.sup.b                            4.45.sup.c                                   5.20.sup.bRELIANCE`    (1.73)   (1.72)  (1.57) (1.78) (1.50)BC 86-33-2    5.29.sup.a             5.70.sup.b                     6.02.sup.a                            5.54.sup.a                                   5.78.sup.a    (1.79)   (1.99)  (1.62) (1.95) (1.44)Totem    5.07.sup.ab             6.34.sup.a                     6.10.sup.a                            4.88.sup.bc                                   5.31.sup.b    (1.75)   (1.58)  (1.54) (1.91) (1.43)LSD      .41      .41     .34    .44    .34Sig. Level    .0002    .0001   .0001  .0001  .0125______________________________________ 
    
     `Puget Reliance` did not rate highly for flavor as a fresh strawberry but did for all appearance attributes of IQF fruit. Its flavor was not significantly different from `Totem` as IQF or sugared and sliced strawberries. The physical and chemical attributes of the new variety are set forth in Table 11 below. 
     
                       TABLE 11______________________________________(From 1993 progress report to Oregon StrawberryCommission by Brian Yorgey)______________________________________                                  Asc. Acidselection     date   *Brix   pH   TA   mc/100 g______________________________________ORUS 1076-124 6/2    10.2    3.38 1.33 84.1         6/11   12.5    3.28 1.26 84.2         6/18   14.2    3.44 1.22 72.5ORUS 1077-47  6/4     9.9    3.21 1.35 56.6         6/11   12.1    3.31 1.27 60.7         6/18   11.2    3.38 1.36 62.1ORUS 1267-236 5/21   10.1    3.46 1.18 80.2         5/26   10.1    3.36 1.29 85.1         6/2    10.6    3.50 1.07 61.6         6/11   13.2    3.46 1.08 73.0ORUS 1267-314 5/26   10.4    3.54 0.93 70.0       6/2  display sample only         6/11   14.3    3.48 1.06 76.5ORUS 1375-24  5/19   10.1    3.45 1.00 54.4         5/26    9.7    3.53 0.95 75.5         6/11   11.5    3.62 0.85 76.9ORUS 1182-53  5/19    9.0    3.56 0.96 53.6ORUS 1182-118 5/21    8.8    3.54 0.87 71.8ORUS 1284-79  5/19    8.7    3.36 1.10 23.6         5/26    8.9    3.28 1.18 56.5ORUS 1274-9   5/19    9.7    3.55 0.96 84.7ORUS 1376-16  5/21    9.6    3.34 1.31 100.1NW8808-79     5/21    8.2    3.57 0.88 71.3W84025-26     5/26    9.2    3.61 0.94 103.8W87010-7P     5/26    9.1    3.38 1.08 99.9W88017-49     6/4     9.1    3.33 1.24 59.4W88127-73     5/21    9.3    3.62 0.85 72.0W88128-51     6/4    display sample onlyBC 86-33-2    5/26   12.1    3.40 1.40 82.5         6/2    12.5    3.53 1.14 62.8WSU 2009 (WA) 6/4     6.8    3.32 0.71 37.3WSU 2068 (WA) 6/4     7.0    3.30 0.98 63.7`PUGET RELIANCE`         6/4     8.4    3.25 1.05 54.1`PUGET RELIANCE`         6/2     8.7    3.38 1.14 46.0(NWREC)       6/4     8.2    3.20 1.06 46.6Totem         5/19    9.9    3.48 1.00 78.4         5/26   10.0    3.45 1.12 106.8         6/2    10.8    3.58 0.96 73.7         6/4     9.7    3.50 0.92 72.9Redcrest      6/4    display sample only         6/11   display sample onlyHood          6/2    display sample onlyBenton        6/4    display sample only______________________________________selection     date   penetremeter                           L    a    b______________________________________ORUS 1076-124 6/2    529        29.48                                23.15                                     8.03         6/11   479        28.91                                22.99                                     7.48         6/18   417        27.85                                20.59                                     6.46ORUS 1077-47  6/4    366        29.12                                22.72                                     8.08         6/11   354        28.72                                21.97                                     7.45         6/18   395        28.22                                21.33                                     7.48ORUS 1267-236 5/21   373        30.23                                21.98                                     7.78         5/26   388        29.70                                22.31                                     8.06         6/2    403        27.54                                19.16                                     6.55         6/11   307        29.93                                20.70                                     7.05ORUS 1267-314 5/26   389        30.24                                20.64                                     7.37         6/2         6/11   346        30.05                                19.61                                     6.41ORUS 1375-24  5/19   474        29.90                                21.05                                     7.26         5/26   465        30.90                                21.95                                     7.60         6/11   377        30.20                                19.04                                     5.93ORUS 1182-53  5/19   413        27.97                                19.59                                     6.50ORUS 1182-118 5/21   324        29.24                                20.22                                     7.11ORUS 1284-79  5/19   334        31.61                                21.08                                     8.14         5/26   323        31.57                                22.83                                     8.83ORUS 1274-9   5/19   382        28.28                                19.82                                     6.72ORUS 1376-16  5/21   458        26.75                                18.11                                     6.15NW8808-79     5/21   364        29.14                                19.58                                     6.70W84025-26     5/26   434        26.09                                16.88                                     5.24W87010-7P     5/26   523        24.14                                13.74                                     4.29W88017-49     6/4    336        29.70                                21.91                                     7.70W88127-73     5/21   351        28.38                                19.56                                     6.50W88128-51     6/4BC 86-33-2    5/26   390        27.70                                20.14                                     6.94         6/2    419        27.55                                20.20                                     6.72WSU 2009 (WA) 6/4    458        27.65                                18.04                                     6.40WSU 2068 (WA) 6/4    531        28.92                                20.76                                     7.33`PUGET RELIANCE`         6/4    377        29.43                                21.31                                     7.95`PUGET RELIANCE`         6/2    316        27.82                                19.83                                     7.08(NWREC)       6/4    343        29.99                                21.29                                     8.03Totem         5/19   320        27.28                                18.91                                     6.46         5/26   343        27.89                                20.42                                     7.12         6/2    367        27.54                                19.16                                     6.55         6/4    295        27.17                                18.66                                     6.17Redcrest      6/4         6/11Hood          6/2Benton        6/4______________________________________ 
    
     Analysis of frozen samples of the fruit of `Puget Reliance` taken from the 1992 season at Puyallup appear in Table 12 below. 
     
                       TABLE 12______________________________________Analysis of 1992 strawberry fruit grown at Puyallup, WA.______________________________________         Number            Titratable Acidity         of sample                  pH       as % Citric AcidANNAPOLIS     1        3.56     0.21BC 86-33-2    3        3.47 A-B 0.63 B-CCAVENDISH     1        3.72     0.51MDUS 4740     1        3.41     0.57REDCREST      3        3.24 C   0.87 ASUMAS-1990    3        3.34 B-C 0.37 DSUMAS-1991    3        3.47 A-B 0.58 B-DTOTEM-1990    3        3.48 A-B 0.42 C-DTOTEM-1991    3        3.57 A   0.42 C-D`PUGET RELIANCE`         3        3.27 C   0.70 A-BWSU 1990      2        3.43     0.38WSU 2068      2        3.42     0.45WSU 2122      1        3.42     0.62WSU 2212      3        3.48 A-B 0.58 B-DWSU 2213      3        3.53 A   0.56 B-DAverage                3.45     0.52______________________________________                           Anthocyanins A         Number            @ 520 nm         of sample                  S.S. %   10 g fr in 1000 ml______________________________________ANNAPOLIS     1        7.80     0.350BC 86-33-2    3        9.60 A   0.372 ACAVENDISH     1        10.20    0.380MDUS 4740     1        7.60     0.197REDCREST      3        8.63 A-C 0.410 ASUMAS-1990    3        8.03 B-D 0.358 ASUMAS-1991    3        9.27 A- B                           0.296 ATOTEM-1990    3        6.27 E   0.396 ATOTEM-1991    3        8.73 A-C 0.358 A`PUGET RELIANCE`         3        7.80 C-D 0.325 AWSU 1990      2        6.70     0.432WSU 2068      2        7.25     0.424WSU 2122      1        9.40     0.309WSU 2212      3        6.97 D-E 0.397 AWSU 2213      3        7.03 D-E 0.375 AAverage                8.09     0.359______________________________________ Means of samples of 10 grams for each clone. Means followed by the same letter within a column are not significantly different using Duncan&#39;s Multiple Range Test, P = 0.05. 
    
     It was concluded that fruit of `Puget Reliance` would be satisfactory as a processed strawberry and under the standard Washington State University Test Agreement (a copy of which is made of record), one hundred twenty-five virus infected plants were sent to each of four growers in Washington and Oregon. Despite the poor plant quality and low survival at several sites, the fruit produced was received favorably. Six hundred virus negative plants were then sent to one grower and four hundred plants to another in 1993 and these also tested favorably. 
     Throughout the testing of `Puget Reliance` at research facilities in Oregon, Washington and British Columbia the variety displayed consistently high yields and large fruit. 
     The specific morphological characteristics which distinguish `Puget Reliance` from other Pacific Northwest cultivars are set forth in Tables 13, 14 and 15. These concern the length, width and serration numbers of the central leaflet, the Petiolule and Petiole length and diameters and the length, width and color of the fruit as compared with closely related known varieties. 
     SPECIFIC DESCRIPTION 
     The color terminology is in accordance with the Munsell color system. 
     Plant: Large and vigorous, with an erect growth habit. Produces abundant runners. 
     Leaves: Medium in size. Leaf characteristics of `Puget Reliance` are compared to other Pacific Northwest varieties in Table 13. The central leaflet of `Puget Reliance` is longer than `Benton` or `Totem` and the same as `Sumas`. The width of `Puget Reliance` is the same as `Benton` and `Totem` and narrower than `Sumas`. The shape of the central leaflet is much longer and narrower for `Puget Reliance` than for `Benton`, `Sumas` or `Totem` as indicated by greater length/width ratio. The number of serrations on the terminal leaflet for `Puget Reliance` were less than for `Sumas` but did not differ from `Benton` or `Totem`. `Puget Reliance` had a long petiolule similar in length to `Sumas`. The petiole length is similar for `Puget Reliance,` `Benton` and `Sumas` but longer than `Totem`. The leaf color is the same for all four varieties, 5GY 4/4 on the upper surface and 5 GY 5/4 for the lower surface. The petiole hairs are irregularly perpendicular to the axis of the petiole. 
     Inflorescence: Inflorescence characteristics of `Puget Reliance` are compared to other Pacific Northwest varieties in Table 14. The common peduncle of `Puget Reliance` is the same as `Totem` and shorter than `Benton` or `Sumas`. The length of the pedicel is similar to `Benton`, but shorter than `Sumas` and longer than `Totem`. The diameter of the pedicel is similar to `Benton` and thicker than `Sumas` and `Totem`. The pedicel hairs are irregularly perpendicular to the axis of the pedicel. 
     Fruit: Fruit characteristics of `Puget Reliance` are compared to Pacific Northwest varieties in Table 15. The primary fruit of all four varieties is approximately 4 cm. The diameter of `Puget Reliance` fruit is larger resulting in a shorter conic fruit. Fruit is usually smooth and symmetrically conic with inserted seeds. The exterior fruit color of `Puget Reliance` (5R 3/6) and `Totem` (5R 3/6) is slightly darker than `Benton` and `Sumas` (5R 3/9). As shown in Table 15, the fruit color at the apex of a longitudinal slice of both `Puget Reliance` and `Totem` is darker than for `Benton` and `Sumas`. The harvest season is the same as `Totem`, later than `Hood` or `Sumas` and earlier than `Benton`. 
     Disease and pest reaction: `Puget Reliance` is susceptible to strawberry aphid (Chaetosiphon fragaefolii) an aphid vector of viruses, but is highly tolerant to virus complexes common in Washington. It is susceptible to leaf scorch (Diplocarpon), anthracnose fruit rot (Collectotrichum), and is susceptible to both adult and larva root weevils in a field with both black vine weevil (Otiorhynchus sulcatus) and obscure room weevil (Sciopithes obscurus). 
     
                       TABLE 13______________________________________Leaf characteristics of `Puget Reliance`, `Benton`,`Sumas`, and `Totem`. Puyallup, WA (June 29, 1994)______________________________________Central Leaflet      Length    Width    Length/ Serration      cm        cm       width   Number______________________________________`Puget Reliance`      8.46 a    6.68 b   1.27    20.0 bc`Benton`   6.89 b    6.34 b   1.09    18.6 c`Sumas`    9.14 a    8.33 a   1.10    24.3 a`Totem`    6.54 b    6.06 b   1.08    21.3 b______________________________________      Petiolule Length mm                     Petiole Length cm______________________________________`Puget Reliance`      15.5 a         20.9 a`Benton`   6.1 b          21.8 a`Sumas`    12.1 a         21.4 a`Totem`    7.8 b          13.2 b______________________________________ 
    
     
                       TABLE 14______________________________________Inflorescence characteristics of `Puget Reliance`, `Benton`,`Sumas`, and `Totem`. Puyallup, WA (June 22, 1994)    Peduncle     Pedicel    length diameter  length   diameter    cm     mm        cm       mm______________________________________`Puget Reliance`      15.1 b   2.52      4.24 b 1.77 a`Benton`   20.4 a   2.35      4.44 b 1.56 a`Sumas`    20.9 a   2.50      7.16 a 1.14 b`Totem`    15.6 b   2.04      2.75 c 1.02 b______________________________________ 
    
     
                       TABLE 15______________________________________Fruit characteristics of `Puget Reliance`, `Benton`,`Sumas`, and `Totem`. Puyallup, WA (Color measured onJune 11, 1992 other measurements June 22, 1994)Fruit                        Calyx                       Ex-          diam-Length     Width   Length/  ternal                             Internal                                    etercm         cm      width    color color  cm______________________________________`Puget 4.08    3.50 a  1.15   5R 3/6                               7.5R 4/9                                      3.00Reliance``Benton`  3.64    2.98 b  1.22   5R 3/9                                10R 5/10                                      2.89`Sumas`  3.87    3.13 b  1.24   5R 3/9                                10R 5/10                                      2.70`Totem`  3.75    2.97 b  1.29   5R 3/6                               7.5R 5/10                                      2.93______________________________________