Effect of soil mulching with some organic materials on the size of berries highbush blueberries (Vaccinium corymbosum L.)
DARIUSZ WACH
Katedra Uprawy i Nawożenia Roślin Ogrodniczych Uniwersytetu Przyrodniczego w Lublinie ul. S. Leszczyńskiego 58, 20-668 LublinAbstract
The effect of mulching on the size of berries of three highbush blueberry cultivars (Bluecrop, Northland, Spartan) cultivated on mineral soil in 1997–2000 was estimated. Three organic materials: pine bark, peat and sawdust, were used in the experiment. Weight of 100 fruits and their diameter were measured in each harvest. Soil mulching did not have influence on the size of blueberry fruit.
Keywords:
highbush blueberry, mulching, size of berriesReferences
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Katedra Uprawy i Nawożenia Roślin Ogrodniczych Uniwersytetu Przyrodniczego w Lublinie ul. S. Leszczyńskiego 58, 20-668 Lublin
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