<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>A study was conducted to evaluate the possibility of cranberry cultivation on mineral soils and to assess the influence of vegetative biomass development, generative growth and yield components on the yielding of three cranberry cultivars originating in the USA (Stevens, Pilgrim and Ben Lear) at two locations in Poland. The key biometrical traits involved in yield formation were taken into account, and the soil and plant chemical conditions were evaluated. All of the measured biometrical characteristics were strongly influenced by the location and the year of cultivation, and varietal differences were also noted. The most important determinants that explained yield variation were: the number of uprights per square meter, floral induction and berry set. However, the participation of each component in yield variation was strongly affected by the location, age of plantation and to a minor extent by the cultivar. The study confirmed the possibility of cranberry cultivation on mineral soils with a low pH. The biggest average yield of the three years was collected from cv. Stevens as cultivated on sandy soil in contrast to the same cultivar grown on sandy loam soil. In the case of sandy loam soil after acidification, cv. Pilgrim appeared to be a relatively better yielding cultivar.</p></abstract>

A study was conducted to evaluate the possibility of cranberry cultivation on mineral soils and to assess the influence of vegetative biomass development, generative growth and yield components on the yielding of three cranberry cultivars originating in the USA (Stevens, Pilgrim and Ben Lear) at two locations in Poland. The key biometrical traits involved in yield formation were taken into account, and the soil and plant chemical conditions were evaluated. All of the measured biometrical characteristics were strongly influenced by the location and the year of cultivation, and varietal differences were also noted. The most important determinants that explained yield variation were: the number of uprights per square meter, floral induction and berry set. However, the participation of each component in yield variation was strongly affected by the location, age of plantation and to a minor extent by the cultivar. The study confirmed the possibility of cranberry cultivation on mineral soils with a low pH. The biggest average yield of the three years was collected from cv. Stevens as cultivated on sandy soil in contrast to the same cultivar grown on sandy loam soil. In the case of sandy loam soil after acidification, cv. Pilgrim appeared to be a relatively better yielding cultivar.

Initial growth and yield structure of selected cultivars of cranberry (<italic>Vaccinium macrocarpon</italic> Ait.) cultivated on mineral soils

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Initial growth and yield structure of selected cultivars of cranberry ( Ait.) cultivated on mineral soils

A study was conducted to evaluate the possibility of cranberry cultivation on mineral soils and to assess the influence of vegetative biomass development,...

Initial growth and yield structure of selected cultivars of cranberry (Vaccinium macrocarpon Ait.) cultivated on mineral soils

Published Online: Jun 29, 2016

Page range: 77 - 86

Received: Oct 29, 2015

Accepted: Mar 22, 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/fhort-2016-0009

Keywords
component analysis, fruiting, interrelations, irrigation, soil pH, vegetative biomass

© 2016 Eugeniusz Szwonek et al., published by De Gruyter Open

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

Initial growth and yield structure of selected cultivars of cranberry (Vaccinium macrocarpon Ait.) cultivated on mineral soils

Published Online: Jun 29, 2016

Page range: 77 - 86

Received: Oct 29, 2015

Accepted: Mar 22, 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/fhort-2016-0009

Keywordscomponent analysis, fruiting, interrelations, irrigation, soil pH, vegetative biomass

© 2016 Eugeniusz Szwonek et al., published by De Gruyter Open

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

Keywords
component analysis, fruiting, interrelations, irrigation, soil pH, vegetative biomass