STUDY REGARDING THE SUITABILITY SOME BLACKBERRY VARIETIES ON SANDY SOILS FROM SCDCPN DĂBULENI

Abstract

The paper represents an analysis of scientific research carried out between 2023 and 2025 on blackberry cultivation, under sandy soil conditions at SCDCPN Dăbuleni. The results obtained on 3 blackberry varieties are presented: Loch Ness, Triple Crown and Navaho. The analyzed varieties had different behavior in terms of vegetative growth, production capacity and fruit quality. The Navaho variety recorded the highest shoot growth capacity (130 cm), and the Triple Crown variety presented fruits weighing over 9 grams. In terms of fruit production, the Loch Ness variety recorded 25 tons/hectare. The amount of vitamin C recorded had values ranging between 14.96 mg% in the Loch Ness variety and 23.76 mg% in the Triple Crown variety. The carbohydrate content reached maximum values in the Loch Ness variety (11.86%).