Management of blackberry pruning to extend harvest seasonality
Abstract The objective of this work was to evaluate the pruning management of the BRS Tupy and Brazos blackberry cultivars, in order to extend their harvest seasonality and fruit yield. The experiment was performed in an altitude subtropical region in the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil. Bushes were g...
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| author | Gabriel Laquete de Barros Rafael Pio Carlos Henrique Milagres Ribeiro Lucídio Henriques Vote Fazenda Alexandre Dias da Silva Pedro Maranha Peche |
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| description | Abstract The objective of this work was to evaluate the pruning management of the BRS Tupy and Brazos blackberry cultivars, in order to extend their harvest seasonality and fruit yield. The experiment was performed in an altitude subtropical region in the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil. Bushes were grown at 3.0x0.5 m spacing. The treatments consisted of the four following pruning seasons: one conventional pruning, with suppression of the produced stems in February and reduction of the stems in July; and three drastic pruning performed in the first two weeks of January, March, and May, with the application of 10% urea and 3% hydrogenated cyanamide five months later. The experimental design was in randomized complete blocks, in a 2x4 factorial arrangement, with two cultivars and four pruning managements, with four blocks. Fruit phenology, yield, and physicochemical quality were evaluated in two production cycles. It is possible to extend the harvest season of blackberry up to five months, in an altitude subtropical region in Lavras, in the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil, with drastic pruning in January and no irrigation. Drastic pruning in January or March increases the yield of the BRS Tupy and Brazos blackberry cultivars. The extended harvest season does not affect the quality of blackberries and does not create challenges for harvesting operations. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-4e4e7979437845d2978db389168121112023-10-24T07:35:47ZengEmbrapa Informação TecnológicaPesquisa Agropecuária Brasileira1678-39212023-10-015810.1590/s1678-3921.pab2023.v58.03197Management of blackberry pruning to extend harvest seasonalityGabriel Laquete de Barroshttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-5411-3906Rafael Piohttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-3730-8191Carlos Henrique Milagres Ribeirohttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-0850-4070Lucídio Henriques Vote Fazendahttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-2233-2017Alexandre Dias da Silvahttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-6785-4954Pedro Maranha Pechehttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-8865-1702Abstract The objective of this work was to evaluate the pruning management of the BRS Tupy and Brazos blackberry cultivars, in order to extend their harvest seasonality and fruit yield. The experiment was performed in an altitude subtropical region in the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil. Bushes were grown at 3.0x0.5 m spacing. The treatments consisted of the four following pruning seasons: one conventional pruning, with suppression of the produced stems in February and reduction of the stems in July; and three drastic pruning performed in the first two weeks of January, March, and May, with the application of 10% urea and 3% hydrogenated cyanamide five months later. The experimental design was in randomized complete blocks, in a 2x4 factorial arrangement, with two cultivars and four pruning managements, with four blocks. Fruit phenology, yield, and physicochemical quality were evaluated in two production cycles. It is possible to extend the harvest season of blackberry up to five months, in an altitude subtropical region in Lavras, in the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil, with drastic pruning in January and no irrigation. Drastic pruning in January or March increases the yield of the BRS Tupy and Brazos blackberry cultivars. The extended harvest season does not affect the quality of blackberries and does not create challenges for harvesting operations.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-204X2023000104801&tlng=enRubusdrastic pruningoff-season production |
| spellingShingle | Gabriel Laquete de Barros Rafael Pio Carlos Henrique Milagres Ribeiro Lucídio Henriques Vote Fazenda Alexandre Dias da Silva Pedro Maranha Peche Management of blackberry pruning to extend harvest seasonality Pesquisa Agropecuária Brasileira Rubus drastic pruning off-season production |
| title | Management of blackberry pruning to extend harvest seasonality |
| title_full | Management of blackberry pruning to extend harvest seasonality |
| title_fullStr | Management of blackberry pruning to extend harvest seasonality |
| title_full_unstemmed | Management of blackberry pruning to extend harvest seasonality |
| title_short | Management of blackberry pruning to extend harvest seasonality |
| title_sort | management of blackberry pruning to extend harvest seasonality |
| topic | Rubus drastic pruning off-season production |
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