A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF RASPBERRY AND BLACKBERRY CULTIVARS IN COMPETITION CULTURE

  • Ioan Viorel Rati
    University „Vasile Alecsandri” of Bacau, Faculty of Science, Department of Biology, Ecology and Environment Protection, Marasesti
    ratiioanviorel@yahoo.com
  • Nicoleta Badaluta
    University „Vasile Alecsandri” of Bacau, Faculty of Science, Department of Biology, Ecology and Environment Protection, Marasesti
  • Dumitra Raducanu
    University „Vasile Alecsandri” of Bacau, Faculty of Science, Department of Biology, Ecology and Environment Protection, Marasesti

Abstract

The research has undergone a comparative
study of 8 raspberry and 11 blackberry cultivars
in competition culture and intensive cropping
system. Their purpose of this study is the
evolution of the main vegetation and
fructification phenophases; vegetative growths
(bush height, size, length of annual growth) of
raspberry and blackberry cultivars; fruit
production per plant, biometric characteristics of
fruit; dry substance content and establishing a
crop variety suitable for Bacau area. The
recommended cultivars for nursery breeding are
raspberry cultivars September (1.7 kg/plant),
Laxton 410 (1.6 kg/plant), Rubin Bulgarski (1.65
kg/plant) and blackberry cultivars Evergreen
(2.65 kg/plant), Arkansas 635 and Arkansas 537
(1.56 kg/plant).

Cuvinte cheie

raspberry blackberry phenological observations determinations