Published in Scientific Papers. Series B, Horticulture, Vol. LXVIV, Issue 2
Written by Mihaela BUJOR, Valerica TUDOR, Adrian ASĂNICĂ, Dan POPESCU, Oana Vasilica HERA, Răzvan Ionuț TEODORESCU
Cultivation of blueberries is of great importance nowadays due to the high antioxidant content of the fruits and for a healthy diet. Given the high demand for fruits on the domestic and foreign market, the use of fruits in current consumption and in the processing industry, the highbush blueberry (Vaccinium corymbosum L.), has become a species of interest both globally and in Romania in recent years. Therefore, there are currently numerous breeding programs, carried out in most countries with advanced fruit growing, based on specific breeding objectives aimed at creating new valuable blueberry varieties. In this paper, 17 blueberry varieties (Vaccinium corymbosum L.) from the Experimental Field of the Faculty of Horticulture in Bucharest were analysed, within the blueberry variety collection established in 2018. The results presented are important for farmers, providing them with the information they need to cultivate such varieties according to market preferences. The analysed varieties can be included as gene sources in the blueberry breeding program carried out at UASVM Bucharest.
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