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Description of the
phenological growth stages of raspberries

(based onthe BBCH-Scale for the uniform coding of phenologically identical growth stages of plants)

Code Laterals of fruiting canes Primocanes

Principal growth stage 0: Bud development
00 Dormancy
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07 Beginning of bud break
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09 Green leaf tips visible Young canes visible
Principal growth stage 1: Leaf development
10 First leaves separating First leaves separating
11 First leaf unfolded First leaf unfolded
12 Second leaf unfolded Second leaf unfolded
13 Third leaf unfolded,

continuation

Third leaf unfolded,

continuation

16 Six or more leaves unfolded Six or more leaves unfolded
 

Principal   growth stage 3: Cane development

31
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Canes about 10% of final length
33
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Canes about 30% of final length
36
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Canes about 60% of final length
39
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Canes about final length
Code Laterals of fruiting canes Primocanes

 

Principal   growth stage 4: Lateral development

40
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First leaves separating
41
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First leaf unfolded
42
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Second leaf unfolded

 

 

 

43
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Third leaf unfolded, continuation
49
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Nine or more leaves unfolded
 

Principal growth stage 5: Inflorescence emergence

51 Ph51.gif (439353 bytes) First flower budsvisible (still closed)

 

First flower buds visible (still closed)
53 Ph53.gif (429834 bytes) Flower petals elongating (single flower buds together) Flower petals elongating (single flower buds together)
55 Ph55.gif (395591 bytes) Flower petals elongating (single flower buds separating) Flower petals elongating (single flower buds separating)
57 Ph57.gif (412300 bytes) Single flower buds nodding, partly red in colour Single flower buds nodding, partly red in colour
59 Ph59.gif (318723 bytes) Petals (white) visible, flower bud still closed,

stage very short

Petals (white) visible, flower bud still closed,

stage very short

Code Laterals of fruiting canes Primocanes

Principal growth stage 6: Flowering
60 First flowers open AV* ) : First flowers open
61 Beginning of flowering: about 10% of flowers open or faded AV: Beginning of flowering: about 10% of flowers open or faded
63 30% of flowers open or faded AV: 30% of flowers open or faded
65 Full flowering: at least 50% of flowers open or faded AV: Full flowering: at least 50% of flowers open or faded
69 End of flowering: majority of flowers faded, first fruits visible AV: End of flowering: majority of flowers faded, first fruits visible
 

Principal growth stage 7: Development of fruit

71 Ph71.gif (319635 bytes) 10% of fruit formed AV: 10% of fruit formed
73 30% of fruit formed AV: 30% of fruit formed
75 50% of fruit formed AV: 50% of fruit formed
77 70% of fruit formed AV: 70% of fruit formed
79 Majority of fruit formed AV: Majority of fruit formed

 

Code Laterals of fruiting canes Primocanes

Principal growth stage 8: Maturity of fruit
81 First fruits about final size AV: First fruits about final size
85 Beginning ofcolouring of the first fruits

 

AV: Beginning of colouring of the first fruits
87 Colouring advanced of the first fruits  

AV: Colouring advanced of the first fruits

89 Full fruit ripe: first fruit coloured AV: Full fruit ripe: first fruit coloured
891 10% of fruits harvested AV: 10% of fruits harvested
893 30% of fruits harvested AV: 30% of fruits harvested
895 50% of fruitsharvested

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AV: 50% of fruitsharvested

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

897 70% of fruits harvested AV: 70% of fruits harvested
899 Majority of fruits harvested AV: Majority of fruits harvested
 

Principal growth stage 9: Beginning of dormancy

91
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Cane growth completed, foliage still fully green
93
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Leaves begin to discolour
95
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Beginning of leaf fall
97 Fruiting canes dead and dry Dormancy
99 Harvested product Harvested product