Published in Scientific Papers. Series B, Horticulture, Vol. LXIII, Issue 1
Written by Dorel HOZA, Ioannis KOTROTSIOS, Ligia ION, Mădălin SLAV
The blueberry has become a species more and more cultivated in all favourable crop areas, especially in the northern hemisphere. The interest shown in this plant is given by the nutritional and sanogenic importance of its fruits, well used as fresh fruits or processed in various forms. The crop technology of blueberry is relatively simple, but the species is very particular on the soil reaction and its drainage, as these plants are sensitive to certain specific diseases. The fructification cutting is done with different intensities to ensure a large production, quality and continuance in time. In order to test the reaction of four blueberry varieties: 'Duke’, 'Draper’, 'Patriot’ and 'Brigitta’, the plants were cut at two different intensities and it was observed that a more intensive cutting influenced the height of the bush and the total sum of growth and also the maturation of fruits was slightly anticipated. The size of fruits was favourably pushed by the intensity of cutting, however the production was lightly smaller. The fructification capacity was not significantly influenced by the cutting intensity.
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