| Variety Name |
Bruce's Sport |
| All Synonyms |
Bruce, Bruce's Sport Sultana |
| Countries of Origin |
Australia |
| Species |
Vitis vinifera
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| Pedigree |
Sultana (aka Sultanina or Thompson Seedless) mutation |
| References |
- Vitis International Variety Catalogue (VIVC). Federal Centre for Breeding Research on Cultivated Plants (BAZ).
Institute for Grapevine Breeding Geilweilerhof (IRZ). August, 2007. Link
The former National Grape Registry (NGR) was initially compiled and annotated using the earlier version of the Vitis database. The VIVC underwent a significant update beginning in 2007. Corresponding updates to this Registry will be made as necessary.
|
| Berry Color |
White |
| Uses |
Table |
| Comments |
This variety is a color sport (mutation) of Sultana with green and white variegated fruit. The variety has been used by researchers to better understand the color biochemistry in grapes. See Rathjen, Anne H. and Simon P. Robinson. 1992. Aberrant Processing of Polyphenol Oxidase in a Variegated Grapevine Mutant. Plant Physiology 99: 1619-1625. |
