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Another interesting Washington State University paper is Aronia berries: What's their potential?  (see http://mtvernon.wsu.edu/frt_hort/aronia01.htm)

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Also, a newsletter of Oregon State University's North Williamette Research and Education Center reported:

Cultivar evaluation: Evaluated Aronia melanocarpa ( ‘Albigowa’, ‘Darbrowice’, ‘Egerta’, ‘Kutno’, ‘Nero’, and ‘Nowa Wies’) planted in 1997.  Yield in 1999 ranged from 4.4 to 12.4 kg/plant with 'Nero' having highest yield.  Plants were pruned for the first time in winter 2000/01.  In 2001, 'Nero' produced the highest yield (24.1 kg/plant ) and 'Egerta' the lowest (13.1 kg/plant ).  Berries were 2.0 to 2.8 g. Strik, Finn, and Wrolstad.  200_.  Performance of Chokeberry (Aronia melanocarpa) in Oregon, USA. Acta Hort. (in press).  [The abstract for this Acta Horta article is at http://www.actahort.org/members/showpdf?booknrarnr=626_61.]
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An interesting slide from a SARE presentation is at http://sare2006.org/documents/presentations/posters/Poster_Secher02.pdf .

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Also see the section on Aronia, Chokeberry in the Purdue document at http://www.hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/proceedings1999/pdf/v4-324.pdf .

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From: nafex-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org [mailto:nafex-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org] On Behalf Of Lon J. Rombough
Sent: Tuesday, January 02, 2007 1:51 PM
To: North American Fruit Explorers
Subject: Re: [NAFEX] Nebraska Aronia

Here's the U of NE publication:

http://www.ianrpubs.unl.edu/epublic/pages/publicationD.jsp?publicationId=174

-Lon Rombough

Grapes, writing, consulting, my book, The Grape Grower, at http://www.bunchgrapes.com Winner of the Garden Writers Association "Best Talent in Writing" award for 2003.

On Jan 2, 2007, at 10:38 AM, TIM INMAN wrote:

Bill:

The University of Nebraska Extension was a co-sponsor of the Aronia (chokeberry) presentation I mentioned previously, which was done by Dr. Everhart last fall.  They have terrific handouts/information regarding Aronia (chokeberry).  If you haven't tried, maybe the Univ of Ne's Backyard Farmer site might have info on Aronia.  (And for everybody else, the Univ of Nebraska produces a program called Backyard Farmer which is a tremendous resource.  They say it's the oldest continuous show on TV.  Google Backyard Farmer for links.)  I think you can access Dr Everhart by going through the Iowa State University Extension site.  I hesitate to put his email up here without his OK.  He is very knowledgeable regarding Aronia husbandry.  Breeding/site selection/habits/propagation/commercial uses, etc.  He's encouraging Aronia cultivation as a commercial crop in SW Iowa - where the climate is anything but soggy, and often is very harsh temp and wind wise. 

Hope it helps.  We're trying some this spring here at Oak Dale Farm.

Tim Inman

Cold Zone 4, Hot Zone 7

Randolph, Iowa_______________________________________________

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