Abstract

The evaluation of cultivars of red and white currant (Ribes rubrum L.) was carried out in 2019–2020 at the Polli Horticultural Research Centre of the Estonian University of Life Sciences, South-Estonia. The aim of this study was to estimate traits of red and white currant cultivars of both Estonian and introduced origin. An evaluation plot was established in the autumn of 2016. During two consecutive years (2019–2020), 11 promising cultivars were evaluated for the beginning of flowering and fruit ripening, winter hardiness, resistance to diseases (expressed in scores 1–9), yield per bush, fruit weight, drop of flowers and premature berries, as well as the content of the soluble solids (°Brix), titratable acids, ascorbic acid, total phenols and total anthocyanins. The highest yield was determined in cultivars ‘Bayana’ and ‘Viksnes’, while cvs. ‘Rovada’, ‘Jonkheer van Tets’, ‘Kurvitsa 4’ and ‘Valko’ had larger berries. The highest soluble solid content was found in the berries of red currant ’Krameri punane’ (13.8 °Brix) and white currant ’Bayana’ (12.4 °Brix).

Details

Title
Evaluation of Ribes Rubrum Cultivars in Estonia
Author
Sepp, Toivo 1 ; Rätsep, Reelika 2 ; Asta-Virve Libek 1 ; Kikas, Ave 1 

 Institute of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, Estonian University of Life Sciences, Polli, Viljandi Distr., Estonia 
 Institute of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, Estonian University of Life Sciences, Polli, Viljandi Distr., Estonia; Institute of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Sciences, Estonian University of Life Sciences, Fr. R. Kreutzwaldi 1, EE51006, Tartu, Estonia 
Pages
448-454
Publication year
2022
Publication date
2022
Publisher
De Gruyter Poland
ISSN
1407009X
e-ISSN
2255890X
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
2724437090
Copyright
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