Testing of promising berry varieties for integrated cultivation in various regions of Latvia and development and improvement of their cultivation technologies (blueberries) Project leader Dace Siliņa Duration 2015 - 2019 Research focus 4. Development and adaptation of technologies for obtaining high-value agricultural and forest products, as well as in veterinary medicine Source of funding Collaboration research Project partners Institute of HorticultureInstitute of Biology, University of LatviaImants MissaViola RemeseMarta LiepnieceEmīls LiepnieksDaiga SergejevaAndris Bāliņš Description of project The aim of research To identify raspberry, strawberry and other berry varieties suitable for integrated cultivation in different regions of Latvia and to evaluate the most suitable cultivation technologies for them, which will ensure higher plantation productivity. The tasks of project: To evaluate the impact of bush renewal techniques and pruning intensity on the growth and production of bush blueberries.The impact of risk-reducing technology and the after-effects of bush pruning intensity on the growth, development and production of bush blueberries Results Publications in industry journals, presentations at industry events. Bachelor thesisGrowing blueberries on the Latvia: ten year observations / Dace Silina, Marta Liepniece, Mintauts AbolinsApgriešanas intensitātes ietekme uz krūmmelleņu dzinumu veidošanos un ražu = Effect of pruning intensity on the blueberry shoots formation and yield / Dace Siliņa, Marta Liepniece
