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Title: FERTILISER EFFECT ON CLOUDBERRY GROWTH AND VITALITY IN PEAT – A PILOT STUDY

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2025

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FERTILISER EFFECT ON CLOUDBERRY GROWTH AND VITALITY IN PEAT – A PILOT STUDY

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Authors

Laura Abolina; Anita Osvalde; Andis Karlsons

DOI

10.5593/sgem2025/3.1/s12.33

DOI Issue

10.5593/sgem2025/3.1

ISSN

1314-2704

ISBN

978-619-7603-81-1

Language

English

Volume

Issue

3.1

Editor

• Prof. Dr. hab. oec. Baiba Rivza, LATVIA• Prof. DSc. Ildiko Tulbure, GERMANY• Prof. DSc. Oleksandr Trofymchuk, UKRAINE

Scientific Area

Soil Science, Conservation, and Land Restoration

Abstract/ Foreword

Cloudberry is a perspective berry crop for extracted peat bog recultivation in Latvia. The study aimed to assess the effect of different fertiliser doses on cloudberry variety Nyby vitality. In 2023, cloudberries were propagated and in September planted outside into outdoor flower beds (24 pots in each bed) with milled raw peat. The beds were separated into four treatments with different doses of complex fertiliser 12-8-16 with micronutrients: control C, N12, N24, and N36 (respectively, 0, 12, 24, and 36 kg ha-1 of N was added throughout the season). Plant leaf chlorophyll in SPAD units was measured weekly from May to August 2024. Leaf size and density were measured at the end of August. Leaf tissue nutrient analysis was done at the end of July to assess the nutritional status of treatments. Results revealed significantly higher chlorophyll content for fertilised cloudberries than the control, but no differences between the fertilised treatments. Leaf size and density did not increase significantly for fertilised treatments. Additionally, leaf tissue nutrient content in Nyby: 1) exceeded wild cloudberry nutrient concentrations; 2) were similar to suggested levels for Rubus berries. Considering that cloudberry vitality did not differ between the fertilised treatments, the lowest dose of fertiliser could be determined as effective, following the principles of sustainable fertilisation practices. The study will continue to assess fertiliser dose effects on cloudberry development.

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This research was supported by project “Strengthening the Institutional Capacity of LBTU for Excellence in Studies and Research”, grant No. 5.2.1.1.i.0/2/24/I/CFLA/002, funded by The Recovery and Resilience Facility.

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FERTILISER EFFECT ON CLOUDBERRY GROWTH AND VITALITY IN PEAT – A PILOT STUDY

Proceedings Тitle

Proceedings of 25th International Multidisciplinary Scientific GeoConference SGEM 2025, Volume 25, Issue 3.1

Note

25th International Multidisciplinary Scientific GeoConference SGEM 2025, Volume 25, Issue 3.1, 29 June - 6 July, 2025

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Proceedings Paper

Publisher

STEF92 Technology

Series

International Multidisciplinary Scientific GeoConference Surveying Geology and Mining Ecology Management, SGEM

Organization

SWS Scholarly Society; Acad Sci Czech Republ; Latvian Acad Sci; Polish Acad Sci; Russian Acad Sci; Serbian Acad Sci and Arts; Natl Acad Sci Ukraine; Natl Acad Sci Armenia; Sci Council Japan; European Acad Sci, Arts and Letters; Acad Fine Arts Zagreb Croatia; Croatian Acad Sci and Arts; Acad Sci Moldova; Montenegrin Acad Sci and Arts; Georgian Acad Sci; Acad Fine Arts and Design Bratislava; Russian Acad Arts; Turkish Acad Sci.

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283-290

Date

29 June - 6 July, 2025

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10380

Keywords

Rubus chamaemorus, nutrient analysis, SPAD, leaf size and density, berry cultivation