The yield of selected varieties of American Blueberry (Vaccinium corymbosum L.) in the first years of fruiting in the western part of Poland
The yield of selected varieties of American Blueberry (Vaccinium corymbosum L.) in the first years of fruiting in the western part of Poland
PDFAuthors: Weronika Masłowska and Daniel Liberacki
Volume/Issue: Volume 21: Issue 1
Published online: 24 Aug 2018
Pages: 13–16
Abstract
This paper presents the influence of meteorological conditions prevailing in the western part of Poland on the yield of selected blueberry varieties. The research was conducted on a small plantation located in the Przyczyna Górna village, in the Wschowa district of the Lubuskie province. There are five varieties of blueberry: Patriot, Duke, Chandler, Elliott and Bleuecrop. The studied years 2014, 2015, 2016, as the first fruiting years, were presented in relation to the multi-year 2006-2016. The 2014 was the warmest year during this period with an average air temperature of 10.3 °C, whilst the lowest temperature was 7.6 °C recorded in 2010. The highest precipitation was in 2016, with the precipitation level of 760 mm. However, the year with the lowest precipitation of 418 mm turned out to be 2011. The goal of the study in 2014-2016 was to evaluate the respective yields of five varieties of blueberry on a small plantation, taking into account various meteorological conditions.
Keywords: blueberry, precipitation, temperature, yield
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