Selection criteria in cloudberryEivind Uleberg, Inger Martinussen, Gunnlaug Røthe
Clone evaluations at Bioforsk Holt
• Selection criteria– Number of pistils or stamens per flower– Number of flowers– Number of shoots per m2
• Released cultivars– Two female; ‘Fjellgull’ and ‘Fjordgull’– Two male; ‘Apollen’ and ‘Apolto’
Materials and methods
• Clones planted on peat in open outdoor benches– 0.8 m2 squares – 16 plants per square– Established 2003
• Observations– Number of flowers – Number of berries– Fresh weight of berries
Clone material
Number Origin Sex Latitude Altitude002 England Female 54º30’ .102 Aust Agder Female 58º30’ 50104 Aust Agder Female 58º30’ 350105 Aust Agder Male 58º30’ 650106 Aust Agder Female 58º30’ 650202 Hedmark Female 62º30’ 50206 Hedmark Female 62º30’ 650208 Hedmark Female 62º30’ 950304 Nordland Female 66º30’ 350306 Nordland Female 66º30’ 650404 Finnmark Female 70º30’ 350602 Svalbard Female 78º38’ 80
Number of flowers
002 102 104 106 202 206 208 304 306 404 6020
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002 102 104 106 202 206 208 304 306 404 6020
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Clone 2006 2007 2008 Totally002 2,26 1,16 2,72 2,04102 2,88 2,07 2,56 2,45104 15,63 32,11 41,29 24,31106 92,00 63,25 389,00 112,22202 2,52 1,57 2,73 2,41206 2,37 1,39 3,61 2,34208 4,05 2,68 3,02 2,98304 2,93 1,69 2,38 2,34306 3,48 1,30 1,98 1,88404 15,54 27,11 73,33 26,64602 4,29 2,03 3,12 2,90
Mean berry weights
002 102 104 106 202 206 208 304 306 404 6021.4
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Mean berry weights as affected by harvesting time
20.07. 22.07. 24.07. 25.07. 26.07. 27.07. 28.07. 31.07. 01.08. 03.08. 04.08. 07.08. 09.08. 11.08. 14.08. 19.08. 22.08. 26.08. 29.08.0
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Conclusions
• Further evaluations needed before deciding future selection criteria– Genetic and environmental variance– Heritability estimates– Genotype by environment interactions?
• Berry contents will most likely be included as new selection criteria
Thank you for your attention!