Biology:× Sorbaronia mitschurinii
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| Young fruit of cultivar 'Viking' | |
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| Species: | × S. mitschurinii
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| × Sorbaronia mitschurinii (Skvortsov & Maitul.) Sennikov
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× Sorbaronia mitschurinii, also known as Sorbaronia mitschurinii, is a domesticated species that was known until recently under the name Aronia mitschurinii.[2] It has been considered to be a group of cultivars of Aronia melanocarpa, common ones including 'Viking' and 'Nero'. Genetic testing indicates it is likely a hybrid between A. melanocarpa and Sorbus aucuparia (mountain ash)[3] that apparently originated in cultivation.[2][4]
Hypothesized origin
Sorbaronia mitschurinii has been suggested to be the product of Russian pomologist Ivan Vladimirovich Michurin's early 20th-century experiments in wide hybridizations.[4]
Description
This species is more robust than wild populations of Aronia melanocarpa; the leaves are broader, and the fruits larger.[2][3] It is tetraploid[3] and self-fertile.[5]
Uses
Sorbaronia mitschurinii has historically seen extensive cultivation in the former Soviet Union[6] as its large fruits are suitable for juice, wine, and jam-making, and because they are self-fertile, requiring only one plant to produce fruit.[5]
Like other Aronia, the fruit is used as a flavoring or colorant for beverages or yogurts.[5] Juice from the ripe berries is astringent, sweet (with high sugar content), sour (low pH), and contains vitamin C.[citation needed] In addition to juice, the fruit can be baked into soft breads.[5] In the U.S., Aronia berries are also marketed for their antioxidant properties.
References
- ↑ Potter, D., et al. (2007). Phylogeny and classification of Rosaceae. Plant Systematics and Evolution. 266(1–2): 5–43. [Referring to the subfamily by the name "Spiraeoideae"]
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Skvortsov, A.K.; Yu.K. Maitulina (1982). "On distinctions of cultivated black-fruited Aronia from its wild ancestors". Bulletin of the Central Botanical Garden, AN SSSR 126: 35–40. http://www.salicicola.com/translations/Skv1982Aronia.html.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Leonard, P.L.; M.H Brand; B.A. Connolly; S.G. Obae (2013). "Investigations into the origin of Aronia mitschurinii using amplified fragment length polymorphism analysis". HortScience 48 (5): 520–524. http://hortsci.ashspublications.org/content/48/5/520.abstract.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Skvortsov, A.K., Yu.K. Maitulina, and Y.N. Gorbunov. 1983. Cultivated black-fruited Aronia: Place, time, and probable mechanism of formation. Bull. MOIP. Otd. Biol. 88:88-96 translation by Irina Kadis
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 Steven A. McKay (March 17, 2004). "Demand increasing for aronia and elderberry in North America". New York Berry News 3 (11). http://www.fruit.cornell.edu/Berries/specialtyfru%20pdf/aroniaeldeberry.pdf.
- ↑ Kask, K. (1987). "Large-fruited black chokeberry (Aronia melanocarpa)". pp. 47–47. http://www.pubhort.org/aps/41/v41_n1_a12.htm.
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