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ActiveVaccinium corymbosum L. · Highbush blueberry
Robert Gabriel
Cultivation
Fresh Market Blueberry
Vaccinium corymbosum L.
The primary intended use of blueberries, requiring cultivars with high flesh firmness, skin toughness, and long storage potential. Key quality factors include a dry picking scar, a heavy waxy bloom, and resistance to mechanical damage.
In the reference 32 varieties crop Highbush blueberry, where this is mentioned in the description.
Highbush blueberry fruits are genetically characterized by firm flesh and tough skin, which allow them to withstand transportation and sorting. Unlike bilberries, the light-colored flesh and structural integrity of blueberry fruits make them suitable for fresh market sales.
When selecting cultivars for the fresh market, the priority traits are shelf life, transportability, intensity of the glaucous waxy bloom, and a dry picking scar that prevents skin damage. Hand harvesting is preferred to maintain quality, as mechanization often reduces the marketable shelf life of the produce.
Storage of fresh blueberries requires maintaining low positive temperatures and using modified atmosphere packaging to prevent moisture loss and the development of rot. Cultivation technology must minimize the risk of physiological disorders that affect the appearance and firmness of the fruit.
General information about the subject — on the page Fresh market use.
Varieties of Highbush blueberry mentioned in the description
Selection based on the description text, not on official evaluation: these data are absent from registers. For specific variety details, please refer to its profile.
Cipria
ActiveVaccinium corymbosum L. · Highbush blueberry
The New Zealand Institute for Plant and Food Research Limited, The New Zealand Institute for Plant and Food Research Limited
NL
8 records
FCM14-057
ActiveVaccinium corymbosum L. · Highbush blueberry
Peter Stefan Boches
Drisbluetwentytwo
ActiveVaccinium corymbosum L. · Highbush blueberry
MOWREY, Bruce D. KIBBE, Esther J. BAPTISTA, Marta C. JACOBS III, Raymond L. WOOL, Sarah OLMSTEAD, James
Abundance
ActiveVaccinium corymbosum L. · Highbush blueberry
PAUL M. LYRENE
Megasblue
ActiveVaccinium corymbosum L. · Highbush blueberry
Robert Gabriel
UA
5 records
RB A063
ActiveVaccinium corymbosum L. · Highbush blueberry
Schulze Philipp,López José Ulf Hayler
RYOKU NH-13
ActiveVaccinium corymbosum L. · Highbush blueberry
Shigetaka Sakurai, Nippon Ryokusan Co., Ltd.
C04 051
ActiveVaccinium corymbosum L. · Highbush blueberry
WRIGHT, Gary LYRENE, Paul
EB 9 12
ActiveVaccinium corymbosum L. · Highbush blueberry
Vincent Andrew David Mazzardis
DrisBlueFive
ActiveVaccinium corymbosum L. · Highbush blueberry
NL
UA
16 records
Drisbluefour
ActiveVaccinium corymbosum L. · Highbush blueberry
NL
UA
16 records
DrisBlueNine
ActiveVaccinium corymbosum L. · Highbush blueberry
NL
UA
16 records
Drisblueseven
ActiveVaccinium corymbosum L. · Highbush blueberry
NL
UA
16 records
Drisblueten
ActiveVaccinium corymbosum L. · Highbush blueberry
NL
UA
18 records
Cargo
ActiveVaccinium corymbosum L. · Highbush blueberry
NL
UA
21 records
Liberty
ActiveVaccinium corymbosum L. · Highbush blueberry
NL
UA
14 records
Aurora
ActiveVaccinium corymbosum L. · Highbush blueberry
NL
UA
14 records
chandler
ActiveVaccinium corymbosum L. · Highbush blueberry
NL
PL
UA
10 records
Blueray
ActiveVaccinium corymbosum L. · Highbush blueberry
HU
NL
RO
SI
7 records
Heerma
ActiveVaccinium corymbosum L. · Highbush blueberry
DE
NL
SI
5 records
Elliott
ActiveVaccinium corymbosum L. · Highbush blueberry
NL
PL
UA
7 records
Jersey
ActiveVaccinium corymbosum L. · Highbush blueberry
NL
SI
7 records
BB05-251MI-14
ActiveVaccinium corymbosum L. · Highbush blueberry
WHEELER, Edmund J. HANCOCK, James F.