Conclusions

• Primocane fruiting blackberries could be a niche-market crop for Kentucky growers (farmers markets) from Mid-summer until frost.
• Mowing instead of pruning, no trellis, and potential organic production are also attractive to growers.
• APF advanced selections have improved characteristics over Prime Jim and Prime Jan.
• Primocane fruiting blackberries could be a niche-
• Mowing instead of pruning, no trellis, and potential
• APF-45 will also be established at KSU in 2008 and
• APF selections are not currently available to growers
• APF selections are not currently available to growers and patent decisions have yet to be made.