The promising range of fruit and berry cultures For self-picking by visitors of farmsteads and country farms

Abstract

The providing by farmsteads and country farms of Belarus services in self-picking fruits and ber-ries by visitors during all vegetative season is possible by using the range of plants, providing a uni-form, continuous, and the maximum period of ripening and picking of fruit. In addition, each culture must have a high taste, valuable biochemical composition and the maximum size and weight parame-ters of fruits; characterized by high adaptability to climatic conditions and to have a simple agricultural techniques of cultivation; provides the maximum economi c benefit from the sale of fruits and berries, as well as possible from the sale of planting material and recreational visits of plantation. The assortment of fruit and berries cultures to create a plantations by the principle of a “green con-veyor” are included in order to ripening: honeysuckle (Lonicera caerulea L.), strawberry ( Fragaria L.), cherry ( Prunus avium L.), highbush blueberry ( Vaccinium corymbosum L.), red currant (Ribes rubrum L.), black currant (Ribes nigrum L.), white currant ( Ribes niveum Lindl.), raspberry (Rubus idaeus L.), blackberries ( Rubus caesius L.), apple ( Malus domestica Borkh), pear ( Pyrus communis L.) and cranberry (Oxycoccus macro-carpus (Aiton) Pers.). In addition to attracting agroturistov in assort-ment may be included other plants are in demand, including not widespread culture in Belarus – silver cherry (Elaeagnus multiflora Thunb.), kiwi fruit ( Actinidia Lindl.), dogwood ( Cornus mas L.).