Thornless and early-ripening blackberry cultivar ‘Ningzhi 2’

‘Ningzhi 2’ is a new floricane-fruiting blackberry cultivar (Rubus sp.) released by the Institute of Botany, Jiangsu Province and the Chinese Academy of Sciences, and certificated by Jiangsu Provincial Committee of Crop Cultivar Authentication in 2011. The cultivar is a hybrid of ‘Triple Crown’ × ‘Navaho’, with prominent characters such as wide adaptability, vigorous growth, an erect habit, high yield, early ripening, bright fruit color, moderate fruit size, rich fragrance and thornlessness.
It has been grown in Jiangsu province of China.

XXIX International Horticultural Congress on Horticulture: Sustaining Lives, Livelihoods and Landscapes (IHC2014): II International Berry Fruit Symposium: Interactions! Local and Global Berry Research and Innovation

W.L. Wu, L.F. Lyu, W.L. Li, C.H. Zhang, H.Y. Yang

blackberry (Rubus sp.), early-ripening, thornlessness, breeding

https://doi.org/10.17660/ActaHortic.2016.1117.12