Polli Horticultural Research Centre

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Polli Horticultural Research Centre

• Estonian Agricultural University
• Institute of Agricultural and Environmental
  Sciences

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Polli Horticultural Research Centre

• The Polli research institute for horticulture was
  founded in 1945 by the decree of the ministry of
  agriculture.
• Polli has had a suitable site with characteristic
  soil and climate in South Estonia which belongs
  to one of the best region for fruit growing in
  the republic.

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The main directions of the research

• Breeding new fruit cultivars
• Preserving genetic diversity and cultivars
  resources of fruit and berry crops of Estonian
  origin.

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•  Introducing new cultivars for fruit and berry
  production in Estonia.
• New technologies of fruit and berry growing in
  Estonia, and new crops.
• Provision of horticultural education in fruit
  science for the students

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Breeding programmes

• Breeding activity started directly after the
  founding of the Polli Institute of Horticulture
  with apple and strawberry. Soon the breeding of
  other crops was added.

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Collections of cultivars

• The most important task is to preserve the
  cultivars of Estonian origin and to safeguard
  them against injuries.
• The whole number of the accessions, including
  foreign cultivars, is 908.

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The most valuable cultivars of the Pollis
breeding programme are

• Apple
• Kaja
• Karamba
• Katre
• Koit
• Krista
• Kuku
• Sügisdessertõun
• Talvenauding
• Tiina

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• Pear
• Pepi
• Plum
• Ave, Julius, Kadri, Kressu, Liisu,
  Suhkruploom
• Sweet cherry
• Elle, Arthur (Kristiina), Johan,
  Karmel, Meelika, Mupi, Norri, Polli
  Murel, Polli Rubiin
• White currant
• Hele

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• Black currant
• Varmas
• Raspberry
• Helkal
• Tomo
• Gooseberry
• Polli Esmik
• Apple vegetative rootstocks
• E20, E53, E56

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The international co-operation

• Latvia, Lithuania, and Belarus. (rootstocks of
  fruit trees)
• Russian Fruit Crop Breeding Institute and the
  Fruit Growing Institute of Belarus. (Cultivars
  exchange and testing).
• In Latvia Dobele Horticultural Plant Breeding
  Experimental Station and the Fruit Growing
  Institute Of Belarus (breeding and cultivars)

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The co-operation with other universities

• Tallinn Technical University, department of Food
  Processing
• Morphometric characterization of sea buckthorn
  cultivars, suitable for machine harvesting.
  Investigation of oil content of fruits.

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