A record large honeysuckle berry was grown in the Vinnitsa region, Ukraine

In the Vinnitsa region (Ukraine), they managed to grow a record large honeysuckle berry weighing 6.57 g. At the FruTek enterprise, where the record was set, it was noted that this is probably the largest such berry in the world, according to SEEDS. We are talking about the honeysuckle variety "Boreal Beauty" (Canadian selection). Even the breeder of the variety, Robert Bors, acknowledged the successes of Ukrainian producers in growing berries, since it was possible to grow such honeysuckle with a maximum weight of 3.7 g in experimental fields in Canada, while the average weight of berries on the plantation is usually 2.6 g. The FruTek company grows more than 25 varieties of honeysuckle. The berry of the Boreal Beauty variety is called the most productive on the farm. Its average yield is now 3.5 kilograms per bush, that is, 12 tons per hectare. But this is only the third year after the planting of the culture. In the future, the yield of honeysuckle will increase, because the ...