<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>This experiment evaluated the effect of soil management systems in a black currant planting on the generative potential (number of flowers per inflorescence, number of berries per cluster and yield per bush), physical attributes of the cluster and fruit (berry weight and cluster weight) and chemical properties of the fruit (soluble solids content, total sugars, titratable acidity, total anthocyanins, total phenolic content and vitamin C) of black currant cultivars. Three soil management systems were used: treatment I – bare fallow i.e. continuous tillage; treatment II – sawdust mulch, and treatment III – black polyethylene foil mulch. Four black currant cultivars were included - ‘Ben Lomond’, ‘Titania’, ‘Čačanska crna’ and ‘Tiben’. The soil management systems had a significant effect on the tested parameters. The cultivars also showed highly significant differences. Soil management system x cultivar interactions were observed for generative potential, and physical properties of the cluster and fruit, but not for fruit chemical traits, except in the soluble solids content.</p></abstract>

This experiment evaluated the effect of soil management systems in a black currant planting on the generative potential (number of flowers per inflorescence, number of berries per cluster and yield per bush), physical attributes of the cluster and fruit (berry weight and cluster weight) and chemical properties of the fruit (soluble solids content, total sugars, titratable acidity, total anthocyanins, total phenolic content and vitamin C) of black currant cultivars. Three soil management systems were used: treatment I – bare fallow i.e. continuous tillage; treatment II – sawdust mulch, and treatment III – black polyethylene foil mulch. Four black currant cultivars were included - ‘Ben Lomond’, ‘Titania’, ‘Čačanska crna’ and ‘Tiben’. The soil management systems had a significant effect on the tested parameters. The cultivars also showed highly significant differences. Soil management system x cultivar interactions were observed for generative potential, and physical properties of the cluster and fruit, but not for fruit chemical traits, except in the soluble solids content.

Relationship between Soil Management System and Cultivar in Black Currant (<italic>Ribes nigrum L.</italic>)

Contemporary Agriculture

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This experiment evaluated the effect of soil management systems in a black currant planting on the generative potential (number of flowers per inflorescence,...

Relationship between Soil Management System and Cultivar in Black Currant (Ribes nigrum L.)

Published Online: Aug 02, 2017

Page range: 21 - 26

Received: Dec 03, 2017

Accepted: Jul 04, 2017

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/contagri-2017-0004

Keywords
black currant, soil management systems, generative potential, productivity, fruit quality

© 2017 Svetlana M. Paunović et al., published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Relationship between Soil Management System and Cultivar in Black Currant (Ribes nigrum L.)

Published Online: Aug 02, 2017

Page range: 21 - 26

Received: Dec 03, 2017

Accepted: Jul 04, 2017

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/contagri-2017-0004

Keywordsblack currant, soil management systems, generative potential, productivity, fruit quality

© 2017 Svetlana M. Paunović et al., published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
black currant, soil management systems, generative potential, productivity, fruit quality