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Modelling the dormancy and chilling requirements in raspberry
The Raspberry Breeding Consortium (RBC) at James Hutton Limited is breeding a number of new floricane and primocane raspberry varieties. To help the industry successfully use these new varieties, a report has established their dormancy and chilling needs.
Why is this report relevant?
The global trend in raspberry production is for cold-stored, long cane material produced in pots of substrate.
This approach minimises costs and pest and disease problems. However, this technique relies on a good understanding of the dormancy and chilling requirements of each variety.
How will the report help me?
The information in the report will help you to:
- Match varieties to specific commercial needs, such as long cane production and use in cold or warm climates
- Optimise cold storage for long cane production by variety
- Manipulate crop timings to programme production
- Maximise yields by ensuring complete bud break
- Understand the resilience of varieties in different climatic conditions
- Harvest long cane plants at the optimum time to ensure successful cold storage and bud break
Full report produced by: Dr Louise Sutherland (Freiston Associated), Professor Simon Pearson (University of Lincoln) and Nikki Jennings (James Hutton Institute).
Read the full report here
Image copyright Mrs J Allen, RSK ADAS Ltd.
This information was last updated in 2019
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