Blue honeysuckle (Lonicera caerulea L.) vegetative growth cessation and leaf drop phenological adaptation to a temperate climate

2018 ◽  
Vol 65 (5) ◽  
pp. 1471-1484 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eric M. Gerbrandt ◽  
Robert H. Bors ◽  
Ravindra N. Chibbar ◽  
Thomas E. Baumann
Euphytica ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 213 (8) ◽  
Author(s):  
Eric M. Gerbrandt ◽  
Robert H. Bors ◽  
Ravindra N. Chibbar ◽  
Thomas E. Baumann

2018 ◽  
Vol 98 (3) ◽  
pp. 569-581 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eric M. Gerbrandt ◽  
Robert H. Bors ◽  
Ravindra N. Chibbar ◽  
Thomas E. Baumann

Blue honeysuckle (Lonicera caerulea L.) is a novel fruit crop that stands out for its northern climatic adaptation. Understanding spring phenological adaptation to temperate climate is central to development of a broader range of production and greater mainstream crop potential. In 2012 and 2013 across three sites in the Fraser Valley, British Columbia, spring phenophases from bud break to fruit harvest were determined across three foundation groups. Genetic variability is characterized for Russian, Japanese, and Kuril blue honeysuckle foundation groups used in breeding at the University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK. Germplasm group membership is the principal feature of phenological adaptation. Although temperate climate adaptation is limited in the Russian germplasm, the intermediate Japanese and later Kuril spring phenology provide an adequate degree of temperate climate adaptation to facilitate commercial production. These findings demonstrate that blue honeysuckle has phenological adaptation to a temperate climate. Diversity between and within genetic groups presents opportunities for crop enhancement, especially through breeding for later bloom periods.


2021 ◽  
Vol 38 ◽  
pp. 00018
Author(s):  
Irina G. Boyarskikh

The berry mass of the blue honeysuckle plants of different environmental and geographical provenance was shown to be affected by the weather conditions at the time of the fruit setting and ripening. Pollination by defective pollen and by the pollen of closely-related species resulted in the decreased berry mass.


2020 ◽  
Vol 24 ◽  
pp. 00014
Author(s):  
Irina G. Boyarskikh

The use of the blue honeysuckle Lonicera caerulea subsp. altaica (Caprifoliaceae) for breeding resulted in the novel forms exceeding the parent ones in early maturity, fruit mass, biologically active compounds content and the crown shape allowing the mechanized harvesting.


Agronomy ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (12) ◽  
pp. 860 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anna Grobelna ◽  
Stanisław Kalisz ◽  
Marek Kieliszek

In this study, we aimed to investigate the effect of processing methods and storage time on selected parameters of quality in the purees of blue honeysuckle berries. We investigated the content of bioactive compounds such as anthocyanins, L-ascorbic acid, and total polyphenols (TPs). We tested four processing methods and two varieties of blue honeysuckle berry (Lonicera caerulea L.var. Sineglaska and Volshebnica). The purees were analyzed immediately after production, and after two and four months of storage at 20 °C without exposure to light. According to our results, thermal treatment of the fruits for 5 min resulted in obtaining purees with a higher content of anthocyanins and TPs, but lower content of L-ascorbic acid. However, sieving fruits that were not thermally treated resulted in a higher content of L-ascorbic acid. Furthermore, purees prepared from the fruits of the Volshebnica cultivar were richer in bioactive compounds than that of purees prepared from the Sineglaska cultivar. In addition, the content of anthocyanins, L-ascorbic acid, and TPs decreased with storage time.


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