Plum Research and Growing in Latvia

Plums have been commercially grown in Latvia since the 19th century. Plantations expanded especially in the 1920s–1930s. At that time, many cultivars were introduced, mostly from Western Europe. After the severe winters of 1939/40, 1941/42, 1955/56, and 1978/79, the plum orchard area significantly d...

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Main Authors: Kaufmane Edīte, Grāvīte Ilze, Ikase Laila
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sciendo 2019-07-01
Series:Proceedings of the Latvian Academy of Sciences. Section B, Natural Sciences
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.2478/prolas-2019-0032