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THE ‘BOYSENBERRY’: DEVELOPMENT OF THE CULTIVAR AND INDUSTRIES IN CALIFORNIA, OREGON AND NEW ZEALAND
Article number
777_12
Pages
103 – 108
Language
English
Abstract
The Boysenberry has developed to become a significant industry in California and Oregon in the USA, New Zealand, and more recently Chile.
From humble beginnings with Rudolph Boysen in California, Boysenberry was commercialised by Knotts Berry Farm and quickly spread to Oregon, other parts of the USA and around the world.
Good production and the outstanding fruit qualities of large size, distinctive wine-red colour and excellent flavour for both fresh and processed consumption led to quick adoption of Boysenberry, and the development of an industry. Boysenberry fruit continue to be held in high esteem but as a cultivar, commercial production has been limited around the world through lack of firmness, a largely process market, adaptation to a narrow climatic range, and in some locations because of serious losses from pests and diseases. Total worldwide area is now estimated to be less than 700 ha.
HortResearch breeding over the past 25 years has produced new Boysenberry types with spineless canes, large fruit, improved disease resistance and fresh market potential.
The future of Boysenberry appears secure as a niche-market processed product, and new cultivars with improved fruit quality may lead to expansion in the fresh market.
From humble beginnings with Rudolph Boysen in California, Boysenberry was commercialised by Knotts Berry Farm and quickly spread to Oregon, other parts of the USA and around the world.
Good production and the outstanding fruit qualities of large size, distinctive wine-red colour and excellent flavour for both fresh and processed consumption led to quick adoption of Boysenberry, and the development of an industry. Boysenberry fruit continue to be held in high esteem but as a cultivar, commercial production has been limited around the world through lack of firmness, a largely process market, adaptation to a narrow climatic range, and in some locations because of serious losses from pests and diseases. Total worldwide area is now estimated to be less than 700 ha.
HortResearch breeding over the past 25 years has produced new Boysenberry types with spineless canes, large fruit, improved disease resistance and fresh market potential.
The future of Boysenberry appears secure as a niche-market processed product, and new cultivars with improved fruit quality may lead to expansion in the fresh market.
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Authors
H.K. Hall, G. Langford
Keywords
Boysen, origin, breeding, future, fresh market
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