<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>This experiment evaluated the effect of soil management systems on the vegetative growth potential of black currant (Ribes nigrum L.) cultivars. Three soil management systems were used: I – bare fallow i.e. continuous tillage; II – sawdust mulch, and III – black polyethylene foil mulch. Six black currant cultivars were included: ‘Ben Lomond’, ‘Ben Sarek’, ‘Titania’, ‘Čačanska Crna’, ‘Tisel’ and ‘Tiben’. The highest values of vegetative growth parameters were obtained in 'Čačanska Crna' and 'Ben Lomond' and the lowest in 'Ben Sarek'. Bare fallow and sawdust mulch treatments showed no differences in the tested parameters, whereas significantly lower values were recorded under foil mulch treatment.</p></abstract>

This experiment evaluated the effect of soil management systems on the vegetative growth potential of black currant (Ribes nigrum L.) cultivars. Three soil management systems were used: I – bare fallow i.e. continuous tillage; II – sawdust mulch, and III – black polyethylene foil mulch. Six black currant cultivars were included: ‘Ben Lomond’, ‘Ben Sarek’, ‘Titania’, ‘Čačanska Crna’, ‘Tisel’ and ‘Tiben’. The highest values of vegetative growth parameters were obtained in 'Čačanska Crna' and 'Ben Lomond' and the lowest in 'Ben Sarek'. Bare fallow and sawdust mulch treatments showed no differences in the tested parameters, whereas significantly lower values were recorded under foil mulch treatment.

Effect of Soil Management Systems on the Vegetative Growth Potential of Black Currant (<italic>Ribes nigrum</italic> L.) Cultivars

Contemporary Agriculture

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Effect of Soil Management Systems on the Vegetative Growth Potential of Black Currant ( L.) Cultivars

This experiment evaluated the effect of soil management systems on the vegetative growth potential of black currant (Ribes nigrum L.) cultivars. Three soil...

Effect of Soil Management Systems on the Vegetative Growth Potential of Black Currant (Ribes nigrum L.) Cultivars

Published Online: Sep 23, 2016

Page range: 28 - 32

Received: Jan 21, 2016

Accepted: Jul 05, 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/contagri-2016-0005

Keywords
black currant (Ribes nigrum L.), bare fallow, sawdust, foil, vegetative growth potential

© 2016 Svetlana M. Paunović et al., published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Effect of Soil Management Systems on the Vegetative Growth Potential of Black Currant (Ribes nigrum L.) Cultivars

Published Online: Sep 23, 2016

Page range: 28 - 32

Received: Jan 21, 2016

Accepted: Jul 05, 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/contagri-2016-0005

Keywordsblack currant (Ribes nigrum L.), bare fallow, sawdust, foil, vegetative growth potential

© 2016 Svetlana M. Paunović et al., published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
black currant (Ribes nigrum L.), bare fallow, sawdust, foil, vegetative growth potential