New blackberry: Boysen variety, shiny type, has flavor resembling a high quality wild berry

Baker, R

New blackberry: Boysen variety, shiny type, has flavor resembling a high quality wild berry

Author

Richard E. Baker

Author Affiliations

Richard E. Baker is Assistant Professor of Pomology and Assistant Pomologist in the Experiment Station, Davis.

Publication Information

Hilgardia 3(4):11-15. DOI:10.3733/ca.v003n04p11. April 1949.

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Abstract

Studies by the Division of Pomology at Davis, to determine the value of blackberry varieties for commercial planting— their promise as parental material in a breeding program—includes the new shiny type of the Boysen variety here described for the first time.

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