Abstract
Abstract One of the reasons for the low market demand of blackberries in Brazil is the acid taste of the fresh fruit. The fruits of the newly released cultivar BRS Caingua taste better and have a very attractive shape.
Highlights
Small fruits with high anthocyanin content such as blackberries are becoming very popular due to their positive effect on human health
One of the factors reducing the market demand of blackberries in Brazil is the acid taste of the fresh fruit
Blackberry breeding in Brazil was initiated in the late 1970’s, in collaboration with the University of Arkansas (USA)
Summary
Small fruits with high anthocyanin content such as blackberries are becoming very popular due to their positive effect on human health. Blackberry breeding in Brazil was initiated in the late 1970’s, in collaboration with the University of Arkansas (USA). A boysenberry from Uruguay and pollen and seeds introduced by USDA (Oregon) and the University of Arkansas were included in the program, resulting in the development of the following cultivars: Ébano in 1981 (Raseira and Moore 1981), Negrita (obsolete) in 1983, Tupy and Guarani in 1988, Caingangue in 1992 (Raseira and Franzon 2012), BRS Xavante, in 2004 (Moore et al 2004) and BRS Xingu in 2015 (Raseira et al 2018). The most important selections of the breeding program of Embrapa are being evaluated in collections (observation units) by producers and research institutions in Pelotas, Bento Gonçalves, Veranópolis and Vacaria, in Rio Grande do Sul, Videira and Canoinhas in Santa Catarina, Senador Amaral in Minas Gerais and in Avaré, São Paulo
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