Studies on cranberry cultivation of historical perspective
2009
Abolins, M., Latvia Univ. of Agriculture, Jelgava (Latvia). Faculty of Agriculture. Inst. of Agrobiotechnology
The scientific research on the European or Latvian local cranberries (Vaccinium oxycoccus L.) was started in the 1970s by the Department of Horticulture of the Faculty of Agriculture, Latvia University of Agriculture. Productive wild clones were found not only in the bogs of Latvia but also in Karelia (Russia) and Estonia using both physical and chemical mutagenesis. Consequently 172 cranberry genotypes were covered by the study. The main task of research is improving of less productive areas of cranberry bogs with high-value varieties as well as on recovering with the cranberry degraded bog areas. The American large cranberry (Vaccinium macrocarpon Ait.) is relatively new cultures in Latvia. The first commercial cranberry plantations were established in 1985.
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