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BERRY PRODUCTION IN CHANGING CLIMATE CONDITIONS AND CULTIVATION SYSTEMS: FURTHER RESEARCH REQUIREMENTS
Article number
838_37
Pages
225 – 228
Language
English
Abstract
The contributions during the workshop from representatives of the berry research and berry industry were highly valuable.
The most important research topics on berry crops related to climate change and modern cultivation systems were defined for the future.
These are: a better knowledge on requirements for flower initiation and chilling completion of the most important cultivars and the development of better models for predicting these processes, more information on an efficient use of water in protected environments, as well as research on pre-harvest effects on fruit quality, and the development of efficient biological control systems.
Breeding for higher plant plasticity by out-breeding strategies might be a possibility to get cultivars with higher tolerance to climate injuries.
Furthermore, basic knowledge on gene-controlling mechanisms related to increased adaptability to these changes may help breeders find more tolerant cultivars against climate, pest, and disease stress.
The most important research topics on berry crops related to climate change and modern cultivation systems were defined for the future.
These are: a better knowledge on requirements for flower initiation and chilling completion of the most important cultivars and the development of better models for predicting these processes, more information on an efficient use of water in protected environments, as well as research on pre-harvest effects on fruit quality, and the development of efficient biological control systems.
Breeding for higher plant plasticity by out-breeding strategies might be a possibility to get cultivars with higher tolerance to climate injuries.
Furthermore, basic knowledge on gene-controlling mechanisms related to increased adaptability to these changes may help breeders find more tolerant cultivars against climate, pest, and disease stress.
Authors
C. Carlen, E. Krüger
Keywords
biological control systems, breeding, cultivars, flower initiation, fruit quality, protected environements, water use
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