NEW Blackberry Varieties Juhas & Maryna
JUHAS
A primocane-fruiting variety (repeats fruiting on current-year canes).
The shrubs have an upright habit, medium growth, and stiff, thornless canes. It produces many root suckers and is characterized by small, upward-curled leaves.
Fruiting on two-year-old canes begins in late June, while fruiting on current-year canes starts in early September. The yield from two-year-old canes is higher compared to the yield from current-year canes (total yield approx. 2 kg/plant). The fruits are well exposed, forming on about one-third of the current-year cane, and detach easily from the stem.
Fruits have an average weight (from current-year canes: 6.3 to 7.0 g; from two-year-old canes: 4.5 to 4.8 g), are glossy, very tasty, and sweet (soluble solids content: 13.6–14.1 °Brix).
The variety is highly resistant to cane diseases.
MARYNA
A primocane-fruiting variety (repeats fruiting on current-year canes).
The shrubs are medium-sized, upright, with thornless canes and medium-sized, upward-curled leaves.
Fruiting on two-year-old canes begins in late June, and on current-year canes in early September. The yield from two-year-old canes is higher than from one-year-old canes. The fruits are well exposed along the two-year-old cane and at the tip of the current-year cane, which makes harvesting easy.
The average fruit weight on current-year canes ranges from 8.6 to 10.3 g, and from 6 to 8.5 g on two-year-old canes. The fruits are firm, glossy, sweet, and very tasty (soluble solids content: 11–13 °Brix).
The variety is resistant to cane diseases.
Katarzyna Król-Dyrek
