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Full Length Research Paper
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Adaptation of
eight American blackberry (Rubus fructicosus L.)
cultivars for Central Anatolia
S. Peral Eyduran1*, Ecevit Eyduran2,
Khalid Mahmood Khawar3 and Y. Sabit Agaoglu1
1Department of Horticulture, Faculty of
Agriculture, University of Ankara, 06110, Diskapi, Ankara,
Turkey.
2Department
of Animal science, Faculty of Agriculture, Yuzuncu yil
University, 65080, Van, Turkey.
3Department
of Field crops, Faculty of Agriculture, University of
Ankara, 06110, Diskapi, Ankara, Turkey.
*Corresponding author: E-mail:
peralatilla@gmail.com.
Tel: 5961539. Fax: 0090 312 3182666.
Accepted 2 July, 2008 |
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Abstract |
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Blackberry
is an important fruit plant cultivated for its delicious
fruit throughout Europe and America. Although the fruit has
wide acceptance in Turkey, it is not cultivated on large
scale. The study aimed to evaluate the performance of
Arapaho, Black Satin, Cherokee, Chester Thornless, Dirksen
Thornless, Jumbo, Navaho and Loch Ness cultivars of American
origin for adaptation under Central Anatolian conditions at
Ankara during 2002 - 06. The results showed that changes in
the environmental conditions affected yield, performance of
number of canes, cane length, cane diameter, yield per
plant, fruit weight and total acid content (g/l)
significantly. Overall comparison of the results showed that
cv. Chester Thornless is most suitable for the environmental
conditions of Central Anatolia.
Key
words:
Blackberry, adaptation, Ankara condition, fruit, cane. |
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