TY  - CONF
AU  - Milivojević, Jasminka M
AU  - Radivojević, Dragan
AU  - Boskov, Djordje
AU  - Dragišić Maksimović, Jelena
AU  - Milosavljević, Dragica
AU  - Spasojević, Slavica
AU  - Veberič, Robert
AU  - Mikulič Petkovšek, Maja
PY  - 2024
UR  - http://rimsi.imsi.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/3178
AB  - The impact of pruning techniques on the plant growth, yield components and fruit quality
traits of substrate-grown highbush blueberry (Vaccinium corymbosum) cultivar 'Bluecrop'
were evaluated over four years (2019-2022). The orchard was planted in the village of Gruža 
(Knić municipality, Serbia) in the spring of 2017 with 5-year-old nursery plants using 113 l 
polypropylene pots spaced 0.8 m apart in a row and 3.0 m between rows (4,170 plants/ha). At 
the onset of the trial the ‘Bluecrop’ plants were 8 years old. The two pruning techniques were 
applied: i) conventional pruning (CP) - removal of the most unproductive canes at the center
of the canopy, and weak and excessively fruiting shoots from the top of bushes, and ii) 
sectorial pruning (SP) - only removal of basal canes in ¼ of the canopy each year. The 
average number of basal canes per bush was significantly lower in SP than in the CP 
treatment (14.4 vs. 17.4 canes bush-1
, respectively). SP plants had thinner canes than CP 
plants, which increased over the years of the study and reached a maximum diameter of 11.12 
mm in 2022. CP had a positive influence on fruit yield (5.98 kg bush-1
), which was associated 
with a 20% higher number of fruits per bush than in sectorial pruned plants. The fruit yield 
increased in the first three years of the study, reaching a maximum value in 2021 (7.57 kg per 
bush), whereas an opposite trend was observed in average fruit weight over the years, with the 
lowest value reached in the last harvest year (1.81 g). Fruit weight and soluble solids content 
were not affected by the pruning method, while the content of total acids, total anthocyanins 
and total phenolics were significantly higher in fruit harvested from the SP treatment (0.70%, 
37.04 mg eq mvd-3-G /100 g FW and 1.18 mg eq GA/g FW, respectively) along with the total 
antioxidant capacity (8.39 mg eq AsA /g FW).
PB  - Strokovno sadjarsko društvo Slovenije, Jamnikarjeva 101, SI-1000 Ljubljana
C3  - 5. SLOVENSKEGA SADJARSKEGA KONGRESA Z MEDNARODNO UDELEŽBO
T1  - HOW DOES SECTORIAL PRUNING AFFECT THE  VEGETATIVE GROWTH, PRODUCTIVITY AND FRUIT  QUALITY OF SUBSTRATE-GROWN HIGHBUSH  BLUEBERRY CV. 'BLUECROP'?
SP  - 9
UR  - https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_rimsi_3178
ER  - 

@conference{
author = "Milivojević, Jasminka M and Radivojević, Dragan and Boskov, Djordje and Dragišić Maksimović, Jelena and Milosavljević, Dragica and Spasojević, Slavica and Veberič, Robert and Mikulič Petkovšek, Maja",
year = "2024",
abstract = "The impact of pruning techniques on the plant growth, yield components and fruit quality
traits of substrate-grown highbush blueberry (Vaccinium corymbosum) cultivar 'Bluecrop'
were evaluated over four years (2019-2022). The orchard was planted in the village of Gruža 
(Knić municipality, Serbia) in the spring of 2017 with 5-year-old nursery plants using 113 l 
polypropylene pots spaced 0.8 m apart in a row and 3.0 m between rows (4,170 plants/ha). At 
the onset of the trial the ‘Bluecrop’ plants were 8 years old. The two pruning techniques were 
applied: i) conventional pruning (CP) - removal of the most unproductive canes at the center
of the canopy, and weak and excessively fruiting shoots from the top of bushes, and ii) 
sectorial pruning (SP) - only removal of basal canes in ¼ of the canopy each year. The 
average number of basal canes per bush was significantly lower in SP than in the CP 
treatment (14.4 vs. 17.4 canes bush-1
, respectively). SP plants had thinner canes than CP 
plants, which increased over the years of the study and reached a maximum diameter of 11.12 
mm in 2022. CP had a positive influence on fruit yield (5.98 kg bush-1
), which was associated 
with a 20% higher number of fruits per bush than in sectorial pruned plants. The fruit yield 
increased in the first three years of the study, reaching a maximum value in 2021 (7.57 kg per 
bush), whereas an opposite trend was observed in average fruit weight over the years, with the 
lowest value reached in the last harvest year (1.81 g). Fruit weight and soluble solids content 
were not affected by the pruning method, while the content of total acids, total anthocyanins 
and total phenolics were significantly higher in fruit harvested from the SP treatment (0.70%, 
37.04 mg eq mvd-3-G /100 g FW and 1.18 mg eq GA/g FW, respectively) along with the total 
antioxidant capacity (8.39 mg eq AsA /g FW).",
publisher = "Strokovno sadjarsko društvo Slovenije, Jamnikarjeva 101, SI-1000 Ljubljana",
journal = "5. SLOVENSKEGA SADJARSKEGA KONGRESA Z MEDNARODNO UDELEŽBO",
title = "HOW DOES SECTORIAL PRUNING AFFECT THE  VEGETATIVE GROWTH, PRODUCTIVITY AND FRUIT  QUALITY OF SUBSTRATE-GROWN HIGHBUSH  BLUEBERRY CV. 'BLUECROP'?",
pages = "9",
url = "https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_rimsi_3178"
}

Milivojević, J. M., Radivojević, D., Boskov, D., Dragišić Maksimović, J., Milosavljević, D., Spasojević, S., Veberič, R.,& Mikulič Petkovšek, M.. (2024). HOW DOES SECTORIAL PRUNING AFFECT THE  VEGETATIVE GROWTH, PRODUCTIVITY AND FRUIT  QUALITY OF SUBSTRATE-GROWN HIGHBUSH  BLUEBERRY CV. 'BLUECROP'?. in 5. SLOVENSKEGA SADJARSKEGA KONGRESA Z MEDNARODNO UDELEŽBO
Strokovno sadjarsko društvo Slovenije, Jamnikarjeva 101, SI-1000 Ljubljana., 9.
https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_rimsi_3178

Milivojević JM, Radivojević D, Boskov D, Dragišić Maksimović J, Milosavljević D, Spasojević S, Veberič R, Mikulič Petkovšek M. HOW DOES SECTORIAL PRUNING AFFECT THE  VEGETATIVE GROWTH, PRODUCTIVITY AND FRUIT  QUALITY OF SUBSTRATE-GROWN HIGHBUSH  BLUEBERRY CV. 'BLUECROP'?. in 5. SLOVENSKEGA SADJARSKEGA KONGRESA Z MEDNARODNO UDELEŽBO. 2024;:9.
https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_rimsi_3178 .

Milivojević, Jasminka M, Radivojević, Dragan, Boskov, Djordje, Dragišić Maksimović, Jelena, Milosavljević, Dragica, Spasojević, Slavica, Veberič, Robert, Mikulič Petkovšek, Maja, "HOW DOES SECTORIAL PRUNING AFFECT THE  VEGETATIVE GROWTH, PRODUCTIVITY AND FRUIT  QUALITY OF SUBSTRATE-GROWN HIGHBUSH  BLUEBERRY CV. 'BLUECROP'?" in 5. SLOVENSKEGA SADJARSKEGA KONGRESA Z MEDNARODNO UDELEŽBO (2024):9,
https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_rimsi_3178 .

TY  - CONF
AU  - Milivojević, Jasminka M
AU  - Radivojevic, Dragan
AU  - Milosavljević, Dragica
AU  - Maksimović, Vuk
AU  - Spasojević, Slavica
AU  - Dragišić Maksimović, Jelena
PY  - 2023
UR  - http://rimsi.imsi.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/3171
AB  - The aim of this study was to compare newly introduced mid- and late-ripening strawberry 
cultivars ('Arianna', 'Tea' and 'Federica') with the commercially important cultivar 'Joly' to identify 
the best-performing ones for extended market supply. A field study was carried out in a 
strawberry plantation situated in the municipality of Šid (Serbia), in the period of 2021–2022. The 
orchard was planted in July 2020 in double rows on beds covered with black polyethylene foil. 
Cultivars were evaluated for their flowering and ripening time, yield components, and plant 
growth, as well as for biometrical fruit traits (fruit weight, index of fruit shape) and nutritional 
value (the content of soluble solids - SSC, total acids - TA, vitamin C, total anthocyanins –TACY, 
total phenolics - TPC and total antioxidant capacity - TAC). This research revealed that the earliest 
average beginning of ripeness was recorded in cultivar 'Arianna' (May 19), while the latest was in 
cultivar 'Federica' (May 29). The number of branch crowns and leaves per plant was significantly 
lower in cultivars 'Tea' and 'Federica' compared to the cultivar 'Joly', whereas no significant 
differences in plant height were observed among the tested cultivars. 'Tea' was superior in terms 
of highest productivity (947 g/plant and 4.17 kg/m2
), followed by the cultivar ‘Joly’ (865 g/plant 
and 3.81 kg/m2). Contrary to this, the lower yield was found in the two other tested cultivars 
'Federica' (698 g/plant and 3.07 kg/m2) and 'Arianna' (773 g/plant and 3.40 kg/m2). The most 
productive cultivar 'Tea' had the largest fruit weight (29.7 g) and it was also characterized by the 
lowest content of TA, TACY, and TPC (0.56%, 18.5 mg PG-3-G eq 100 g-1 FW and 0.72 mg GA eq/g FW, respectively). Significantly higher amounts of soluble solids were found in all newly 
introduced cultivars in comparison to the standard cultivar 'Joly' (9.15%). The differences in TAC 
levels between 2021 and 2022 were significant showing higher values in the second year of trial with the dominance of cultivar 'Arianna' (1.24 mg AsA eq g-1 FW).
PB  - University of Zagreb Faculty of Agriculture (Croatia)
C3  - Book of abstracts, V Balkan Symposium on Fruit Growing
T1  - THE LATER, THE BETTER? DIFFERENCES IN FIELD PERFORMANCE AND FRUIT QUALITY TRAITS IN NEWLY INTRODUCED ITALIAN SHORT-DAY STRAWBERRY CULTIVARS
SP  - 77
UR  - https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_rimsi_3171
ER  - 

@conference{
author = "Milivojević, Jasminka M and Radivojevic, Dragan and Milosavljević, Dragica and Maksimović, Vuk and Spasojević, Slavica and Dragišić Maksimović, Jelena",
year = "2023",
abstract = "The aim of this study was to compare newly introduced mid- and late-ripening strawberry 
cultivars ('Arianna', 'Tea' and 'Federica') with the commercially important cultivar 'Joly' to identify 
the best-performing ones for extended market supply. A field study was carried out in a 
strawberry plantation situated in the municipality of Šid (Serbia), in the period of 2021–2022. The 
orchard was planted in July 2020 in double rows on beds covered with black polyethylene foil. 
Cultivars were evaluated for their flowering and ripening time, yield components, and plant 
growth, as well as for biometrical fruit traits (fruit weight, index of fruit shape) and nutritional 
value (the content of soluble solids - SSC, total acids - TA, vitamin C, total anthocyanins –TACY, 
total phenolics - TPC and total antioxidant capacity - TAC). This research revealed that the earliest 
average beginning of ripeness was recorded in cultivar 'Arianna' (May 19), while the latest was in 
cultivar 'Federica' (May 29). The number of branch crowns and leaves per plant was significantly 
lower in cultivars 'Tea' and 'Federica' compared to the cultivar 'Joly', whereas no significant 
differences in plant height were observed among the tested cultivars. 'Tea' was superior in terms 
of highest productivity (947 g/plant and 4.17 kg/m2
), followed by the cultivar ‘Joly’ (865 g/plant 
and 3.81 kg/m2). Contrary to this, the lower yield was found in the two other tested cultivars 
'Federica' (698 g/plant and 3.07 kg/m2) and 'Arianna' (773 g/plant and 3.40 kg/m2). The most 
productive cultivar 'Tea' had the largest fruit weight (29.7 g) and it was also characterized by the 
lowest content of TA, TACY, and TPC (0.56%, 18.5 mg PG-3-G eq 100 g-1 FW and 0.72 mg GA eq/g FW, respectively). Significantly higher amounts of soluble solids were found in all newly 
introduced cultivars in comparison to the standard cultivar 'Joly' (9.15%). The differences in TAC 
levels between 2021 and 2022 were significant showing higher values in the second year of trial with the dominance of cultivar 'Arianna' (1.24 mg AsA eq g-1 FW).",
publisher = "University of Zagreb Faculty of Agriculture (Croatia)",
journal = "Book of abstracts, V Balkan Symposium on Fruit Growing",
title = "THE LATER, THE BETTER? DIFFERENCES IN FIELD PERFORMANCE AND FRUIT QUALITY TRAITS IN NEWLY INTRODUCED ITALIAN SHORT-DAY STRAWBERRY CULTIVARS",
pages = "77",
url = "https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_rimsi_3171"
}

Milivojević, J. M., Radivojevic, D., Milosavljević, D., Maksimović, V., Spasojević, S.,& Dragišić Maksimović, J.. (2023). THE LATER, THE BETTER? DIFFERENCES IN FIELD PERFORMANCE AND FRUIT QUALITY TRAITS IN NEWLY INTRODUCED ITALIAN SHORT-DAY STRAWBERRY CULTIVARS. in Book of abstracts, V Balkan Symposium on Fruit Growing
University of Zagreb Faculty of Agriculture (Croatia)., 77.
https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_rimsi_3171

Milivojević JM, Radivojevic D, Milosavljević D, Maksimović V, Spasojević S, Dragišić Maksimović J. THE LATER, THE BETTER? DIFFERENCES IN FIELD PERFORMANCE AND FRUIT QUALITY TRAITS IN NEWLY INTRODUCED ITALIAN SHORT-DAY STRAWBERRY CULTIVARS. in Book of abstracts, V Balkan Symposium on Fruit Growing. 2023;:77.
https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_rimsi_3171 .

Milivojević, Jasminka M, Radivojevic, Dragan, Milosavljević, Dragica, Maksimović, Vuk, Spasojević, Slavica, Dragišić Maksimović, Jelena, "THE LATER, THE BETTER? DIFFERENCES IN FIELD PERFORMANCE AND FRUIT QUALITY TRAITS IN NEWLY INTRODUCED ITALIAN SHORT-DAY STRAWBERRY CULTIVARS" in Book of abstracts, V Balkan Symposium on Fruit Growing (2023):77,
https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_rimsi_3171 .