What are the varieties of blueberries? What are the advantages among the varieties?

Blueberry is a common high-quality fruit in our daily life, which not only has a unique taste, but also has many wonderful uses in good health, which has high nutritional value. Due to the stable market demand and high market price, many fruit growers want to take the convenient ride of blueberries, but there are so many varieties of blueberries that it is really difficult for farmers to know which kind of blueberries is better. Below, the editor of Nongxun Network will summarize some blueberry varieties and introduce the advantages of each variety to help you answer questions.

1. Dwarf blueberries

[variety introduction] dwarf blueberries, also known as wild blueberries, are round, high 5~40cm, light blue and sweet, so they are suitable for commercial cultivation in cold areas such as Changbai Mountain, Daxing'an Mountains and Xiaoxing'an Mountains in China.

[variety advantage] it has strong cold resistance and can be cultivated in the low temperature area of minus 40 ℃. Generally speaking, it can mature from July to August, and the harvest time can be extended to September. The fruit harvested can also be used as raw materials for food processing, which has high economic value.

2. North Gaocong blueberries

[variety introduction] North Gaocong blueberry is native to the northeast of the United States, with large fruit (up to 1cm in diameter), good fruit quality and good fresh taste, so it is suitable for the development of humid coastal areas and cold areas in the north of China. In addition, it is reported that North Gaocong blueberry is the most widely cultivated and largest cultivated variety group in the world.

[variety advantages] also has strong cold resistance, in addition, it can also be used for commercial fresh fruit cultivation, commercial processing fruit cultivation or courtyard cultivation.

3. Half-alpine blueberries

[variety introduction] semi-high clump blueberry is a variety type obtained by the cross between high clump blueberry and dwarf clump blueberry. The purpose of cross breeding is to select blueberry varieties with good quality and large fruit, which is suitable for cultivation in the cold areas of the north.

[variety advantage] one of the most significant advantages is that it will not suffer frost damage in cold areas covered with snow in winter. At the same time, because it is a hybrid variety, it combines the excellent characteristics of both high-clump blueberry and dwarf blueberry.

4. Rabbit eye blueberry

[variety introduction] Rabbit-eyed blueberry is a cultivated variety selected from wild rabbit-eyed blueberry. Before the fruit is ripe, it is as red as rabbit's eye, so it is named Rabbit-eyed blueberry. It is mostly planted in the hilly areas in the south of the Yangtze River Basin and South China.

[variety advantages] it is lax in soil conditions and relatively drought-resistant, so unlike some previous blueberry varieties, rabbit-eyed blueberries are suitable for cultivation in warm areas. And rabbit eye blueberries taste juicy and fragrant, and the fresh food has a good flavor, so it is very popular in the market.

With the continuous expansion of blueberry planting industry, more and more fruit growers rely on blueberries to create economic wealth, but fruit growers should not blindly choose suitable varieties for planting in order to give play to the greatest planting advantages.

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