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Blackberries reveal single genetic switch for first-year fruiting, speeding new varieties
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Blackberries reveal single genetic switch for first-year fruiting, speeding new varieties

18.5.2026: Lifting a veil of uncertainty in blackberry genetics, a national team of horticulture scientists have discovered evidence pointing to the single genetic region that controls primocane-fruiting, or the ability to flower and fruit on first-year canes. The primocane-fruiting trait has fueled the rapid growth of the fresh-market blackberry industry over the past two decades, enabling fruit to be grown in warmer climates and to be produced outside the traditional harvest window. Still, scientists didn't fully understand its genetic basis, said...

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