THE INFLUENCE OF POLLINATION METHODS ON YIELDING OF NEW BLACK CURRANT CULTIVARS

In the field experiment, conducted in 1991–1992 the influence of four pollination methods on fruit yield of seven black currant cultivars (Fertödi-1, Triton, Ben Nevis, Ben Lomond, Titania and Titania Zam.) was investigated.
These methods consisted of: 1. Open pollination, 2. Hand-self-pollination executed with pollen from the same or neighbouring flowers, put by hand with paint brush (in isolators). 3. Natural self-pollination (in isolators). 4. Open pollination + twice air blow at the time of full flowering.

The best results were obtained with the fourth method.
Fairly good crop was also harvested from hand-self-pollinated plants (combination 2). The two remaining methods gave the poorest results.

VI International Symposium on Rubus and Ribes

E. Zurawicz, S. Pluta, D. Chlebowska

https://doi.org/10.17660/ActaHortic.1993.352.73