Methods and effectiveness of hybridization of lowbush blueberry (vaccinium angustifoliumait.) and northern highbush blueberry (vaccinium corymbosuml.) at the stage of virginile species

Abstract

The tested technique makes it possible to obtain sufficient amount of vegetative material for further experimenting. One of the main requirements is toextract seeds from new-gathered hybridized berries without prior stratification. The seeds are then sowed into the young bog peat. High efficiency of hybridization at the virginile stage gives good grounds for further experimenting.