Conditions favouring survival of cloudberry (Rubus chamaemorus) rhizomes planted in cutover peatland

Four experiments aimed to assess the success of cloudberry establishment and its productivity in abandoned cutover peatland. Two experiments tested the length of the rhizomes (15, 20 and 25 cm) and the depth of planting (5 and 10 cm). One of these showed that the rhizomes should be at least 20 cm lo...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: M. Bellemare, L. Lapointe, G. Chiasson, J-Y. Daigle, L. Rochefort
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: International Mire Conservation Group and International Peatland Society 2009
Subjects:
vegetative growth
propagation
abandoned peatland
Ecology
QH540-549.5
Rubus chamaemorus
Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/51975b95f9444e8d815f7d5e26f60a13
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Summary:Four experiments aimed to assess the success of cloudberry establishment and its productivity in abandoned cutover peatland. Two experiments tested the length of the rhizomes (15, 20 and 25 cm) and the depth of planting (5 and 10 cm). One of these showed that the rhizomes should be at least 20 cm long and be planted at a depth of 5 cm to obtain better survival, whereas the other was inconclusive. The advantage of autumn over spring planting for the survival of cloudberry rhizomes was highlighted.

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