Editing Ugni molinae (section)

== References ==

* <span id="cite_note-1"></span>[[#cite_ref-1|↑]] '''[1]''' [https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/602598-1 Plants of the World Online: ''Ugni molinae'' (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew)]. Accepted species first published in 1848; native range central and southern Chile to south-western Argentina, temperate biome; introductions in Great Britain, the Juan Fernández Islands and New Zealand; synonymy including ''Myrtus ugni'' (1782), ''Eugenia ugni'', ''Myrtus molinae'', ''Ugni bridgesii''.

* <span id="cite_note-2"></span>[[#cite_ref-2|↑]] '''[2]''' [https://www.gbif.org/species/3185043 GBIF backbone species record 3185043: ''Ugni molinae'']. Accepted status with synonym list; vernacular names (Chilean guava, murta, murtilla, strawberry myrtle, murta-do-chile, goyavier du Chili, murtillo, myrtovka ovocná).

* <span id="cite_note-3"></span>[[#cite_ref-3|↑]] '''[3]''' [https://scielo.conicyt.cl/scielo.php?lng=es&nrm=iso&pid=S0719-38902018000100043&script=sci_arttext&tlng=en Revisión sobre composición química, componentes funcionales y actividades biológicas de las hojas y fruto de ''Ugni molinae'' (SciELO Chile, Chilean Journal of Agricultural & Animal Sciences ex Agro-Ciencia 34(1), 2018)]. Peer-reviewed review of murta botany, germplasm-domestication history, regional ripening windows (citing Torres et al. 1999), ecotype fruit colors (citing Scheuermann et al. 2008), fruit aroma description (citing Ah-Hen et al. 2013), traditional use and chemistry.

* <span id="cite_note-4"></span>[[#cite_ref-4|↑]] '''[4]''' [https://scielo.cl/scielo.php?lng=en&nrm=iso&pid=S0718-95162013000100007&script=sci_arttext Alfaro et al. 2013, "Influence of genotype and harvest year on polyphenol content and antioxidant activity in murtilla (''Ugni molinae'') fruit", Journal of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition 13(1):163–175, doi:10.4067/S0718-95162013005000007]. Original germplasm study (three INIA genotypes, Puerto Saavedra, April harvests 2006–2011); wild fruit equatorial diameter 0.71–1.31 cm (citing Seguel et al. 2000); genotype- and season-dependent polyphenol/antioxidant values; leaf-infusion traditional-use context.

* <span id="cite_note-5"></span>[[#cite_ref-5|↑]] '''[5]''' [https://patents.google.com/patent/US021273P3 US Plant Patent PP21,273 P3: Murtilla plant named 'Red Pearl-INIA' (Google Patents)]. Primary cultivar record: INIA gene bank origin (103 plants, 36 sites, program from 1996), rooted-cutting propagation, botanical description (evergreen erect shrub, 131 cm in the 2005 trial), fruit 0.9–1.1 cm, 25.5 seeds per fruit, 16 °Brix, 2.2% acidity, yield near 1.1 kg per plant, 28-day postharvest storage, bloom timing, pollination requirement unknown.

* <span id="cite_note-6"></span>[[#cite_ref-6|↑]] '''[6]''' [https://patentsencyclopedia.com/app/20080313781 US Patent Application 2008/0313781 A1: Murtilla plant named 'South Pearl - INIA']. Primary cultivar record from the same INIA program (priority from Chilean Plant Variety Rights application 732, filed 2007-03-19): light red skin, fruit about 1.0 cm, 18 seeds per fruit, 16 °Brix, 2.7% acidity, pectin 1.14%, yield near 0.9 kg per plant, bloom timing, no notable pests or diseases.

* <span id="cite_note-7"></span>[[#cite_ref-7|↑]] '''[7]''' [https://scielo.conicyt.cl/scielo.php?lng=es&nrm=iso&pid=S0717-92002012000200010&script=sci_arttext Doll et al. 2012, "Propagación de estacas y concentración de taninos y flavonoides en hojas de dos procedencias de ''Ugni molinae'' de la región del Maule (Chile)", Bosque (Valdivia) 33(2):203–209, doi:10.4067/S0717-92002012000200010]. Original rooting trial (warm bed, two Maule provenances, IBA 1.5 mg/g; over 70% rooting at 3 months) and native growth-form descriptions.

* <span id="cite_note-8"></span>[[#cite_ref-8|↑]] '''[8]''' [https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7023186 "Phytochemicals and Traditional Use of Two Southernmost Chilean Berry Fruits: Murta (''Ugni molinae'') and Calafate (''Berberis buxifolia'')", Foods (MDPI) 2020]. Peer-reviewed review (PMC full text): evergreen habit, range and forest habitat (deciduous ''Nothofagus'' and southern evergreen forests), astringency, and historical traditional-use records (Molina 1782, Gay).

* <span id="cite_note-9"></span>[[#cite_ref-9|↑]] '''[9]''' [https://www.rhs.org.uk/plants/18573/ugni-molinae-chilean-guava-strawberry-myrtle/details RHS Gardening plant profile: ''Ugni molinae'' (Chilean guava / strawberry myrtle)]. Size, evergreen habit, flowers, soil and site preferences, hardiness H4, semi-ripe cutting propagation, patio/container suitability, pest and disease rating.

* <span id="cite_note-10"></span>[[#cite_ref-10|↑]] '''[10]''' [https://tropicalfruitforum.com/?topic=46906.0 Tropical Fruit Forum topic 46906: Chilean guava, or something else?]. Thread including the Sacred Succulents nursery description of ''Ugni molinae'' and of its 'Blanco' selection (cup-shaped white-pink flowers, fruit taste, alkaline-soil dislike, sun to half shade, drought tolerance, hedge trimming, 30-day cold-stratification note) and a northern California grower's photos and local performance report.

* <span id="cite_note-11"></span>[[#cite_ref-11|↑]] '''[11]''' [https://tropicalfruitforum.com/?topic=39866.0 Tropical Fruit Forum topic 39866: Growing Ugni molinae in Central Florida]. Grower report (zone 9b, potted plants under about 60% shade): healthy but slow growth; full-sun and wet-feet tolerance untested in that climate.

* <span id="cite_note-12"></span>[[#cite_ref-12|↑]] '''[12]''' [https://tropicalfruitforum.com/?topic=53763.0 Tropical Fruit Forum topic 53763: Help with chilean guava / ugni molinae dyoff issues?]. Berkeley, California grower (zone 10a): potted-plant dieback and leaf drop after heat spells near 90 °F and in cool winter weather, partial resprouting, first small harvest in August.

* <span id="cite_note-13"></span>[[#cite_ref-13|↑]] '''[13]''' [https://growingfruit.org/t/chilean-guava/1429 Growing Fruit forum topic 1429: Chilean Guava]. First-hand reports: Battleground, Washington in-ground survival to about 8 °F with roughly 25% dieback; Vancouver winter losses; 15–20 °F greenhouse-keeper guidance; 'Kapow' and variegated-clone single-plant fruiting; peppery-resinous skin taste report; a northern California hillside plant lost without summer irrigation.

* <span id="cite_note-14"></span>[[#cite_ref-14|↑]] '''[14]''' [https://growingfruit.org/t/ugni-molinae-myricoides-chilean-guavas-propogation/34644 Growing Fruit forum topic 34644: Ugni Molinae/myricoides (Chilean Guavas) Propagation?]. Multiple grower propagation reports: softwood cuttings under humidity domes, hardwood basal cuttings with powder hormone, outdoor rooting in zone 7b, UK late-spring cuttings, powder-versus-liquid hormone comparison, mixed failures, unstratified seed failure.

* <span id="cite_note-15"></span>[[#cite_ref-15|↑]] '''[15]''' [https://www.reddit.com/r/GardeningIRE/comments/1g8uu6i/chilean_guavas_ripening_now_so_delicious/ Reddit r/GardeningIRE: Chilean Guavas ripening now. So delicious!]. Ireland growers: outdoor ripening in September, sweet berry-like flavor, container suitability.