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Title: Cultivar development and selection

Author
item Finn, Chad
item CLARK, JOHN - University Of Arkansas

Submitted to: Book Chapter
Publication Type: Book / Chapter
Publication Acceptance Date: 5/4/2017
Publication Date: 10/31/2017
Citation: Finn, C.E., Clark, J.R. 2017. Cultivar development and selection. In: Funt, R.C., Hall, H.K., editors. Blackberries and Their Hybrids. Crop Production Science in Horticulture Series. Oxfordshire, United Kingdom: CABI Publishing. p. 63-92.

Interpretive Summary:

Technical Abstract: Successful blackberry production and marketing depends on planting cultivars that are adapted to the region, efficiently produce high yields, and have the fruit quality the market, whether local or distant, demands. Blackberry breeding programs have developed cultivars that consumers like to eat and these have provided the basis for the expansion of the blackberry industry. No cultivar is ever perfect and so breeding programs are on a constant quest to meet the changing demands of the industry and market place. This "Blackberry breeding" chapter in the book "Blackberries and Their Hybrids" gives an overview of the history and current state of blackberry breeding in the following primary subsections: Origin and Regional Adaptation, Breeding Programs Breeding Goals (Fruit Quality, Plant Traits) and Genomics. An extensive table of the "Background of most important non-proprietary blackberry cultivars" is also presented.