Farm
Horticulture Station
Publication Date
2009
Abstract
Blackberries are a common seasonal fruit in southern Midwestern states and have potential in the Iowa markets as a berry crop. However, most floricane-fruiting blackberry cultivars do not possess sufficient winter hardiness for Iowa climatic conditions and growers may loose the fruit crop when cold temperatures damage floricanes. The introduction of primocane-fruiting blackberries helps to alleviate the risk of low temperature injury to the floricanes and extends the blackberry fruiting season into the fall. However, the fruits of primocane-fruiting cultivars need to mature before fall frosts occur. The objective of this study was to evaluate the fruiting potential of three primocane-fruiting blackberry selections that were bred at the University of Arkansas by Dr. John Clark and were grown outdoors in Iowa.
Copyright Owner
Iowa State University
Copyright Date
2009
Language
en
File Format
application/pdf
Recommended Citation
Nonnecke, Gail R.; Portz, Dennis N.; and Clark, John, "Cultivar Evaluation of Three Primocane-Fruiting Blackberry Selections from Arkansas and Grown in Iowa" (2009). Iowa State Research Farm Progress Reports. 495.
https://lib.dr.iastate.edu/farms_reports/495
