Miroslav Gavalec02pm31UTC_f2018Fri, 02 Mar 2018 23:10:38 +000003pm31_38112018Fri, 02 Mar 2018 23:10:38 +0000310
The history of Siberian plum began in the late 19th century when one of its parent, a Japanese plum, became popular in the United States, Europe, South Africa, New Zealand, and Australia. However, in...
Miroslav Gavalec25pm28UTC_f2018Sun, 25 Feb 2018 22:30:06 +000002pm28_06102018Sun, 25 Feb 2018 22:30:06 +0000280
The storability of winter apples is one of the most important characteristics of apple trees, if not the most important ones, which are taken into account when choosing a variety for growing in an or...
Miroslav Gavalec21pm31UTC_f2017Sat, 21 Jan 2017 22:02:17 +000001pm31_17102017Sat, 21 Jan 2017 22:02:17 +0000310
Until recently, the fruit, unknown in Canada, could become a commercially interesting crop in the near future thanks to the program for breeding wild haskaps from different parts of the world. Breede...
Miroslav Gavalec21pm31UTC_f2017Sat, 21 Jan 2017 12:16:05 +000001pm31_05122017Sat, 21 Jan 2017 12:16:05 +0000310
Sea buckthorn is a hardy, fast growing deciduous tree-like shrub, between 2 to 4m tall, with yellow or orange berries. It has brown or black rough bark and a thick grayish-green crown. Leaves are alt...
Miroslav Gavalec20pm31UTC_f2017Fri, 20 Jan 2017 23:47:22 +000001pm31_22112017Fri, 20 Jan 2017 23:47:22 +0000310
The breeding of dwarf sour cherries began in the 1940s by Dr. Les Kerr. The past 50 years of breeding have combined hardiness, dwarfism and good fruit quality into the final product. The result of Uni...
Miroslav Gavalec20am31UTC_f2017Fri, 20 Jan 2017 09:15:20 +000001am31_20092017Fri, 20 Jan 2017 09:15:20 +0000310
The Bakchar breeding station manages the largest plantation of haskap (Lonicera caerulea) in Siberia. It occupies an area of more than 40 hectares located in the northern region of the Tomsk region. ...