Three new cranberry varieties have just been released by the Phillip E. Marucci Blueberry and Cranberry Research and Extention Center. These are available for licensing by members of the Ocean Spray Cooperative.
Working at the university’s Marucci Blueberry-Cranberry Research Center in Chatsworth, Nick Vorsa led an effort to develop a cranberry plant that delivered higher yields, ripened earlier in the season, and had vines that grew faster and resisted weeds and disease better than previous varieties. The higher yields from Vorsa’s new hybrid, named Crimson Queen, mean that fewer new acres of environmentally sensitive wetlands have to be developed to meet increased demand. The earlier ripening helps growers get their product to market in time for the annual Thanksgiving feast.
Press Release: Development Of New Cranberry Helps Growers Increase Production
For additional information contact:
Leon Segal:(732) 932-1000 Ext: 577
segal@otc.rutgers.edu
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