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1. An Update on Blueberry Growing in China

Author:
Yu, Hong; Gu, Yin; Jiang, Yanqin; He, Shanan
Source:
International journal of fruit science 2012 v.12 no.1-3 pp. 100-105
ISSN:
1553-8621
Subject:
blueberries; fruiting; insect pests; paddies; peduncle; ripening; spring; summer; temperature; China
Abstract:
... The early ripening date of mid-April for rabbiteye blueberries in Chengjiang signals a bright future, with a total of 338 kg of fruit harvested from 780 2-year-old plants on 0.1 ha of paddy land. In Lishui, a 0.65 ha rabbiteye blueberry orchard produced 6,000, 8,000, and 12,000 kg of fruit in the fourth, fifth, and sixth year, respectively. In 2009, in Shandong Peninsula, fruit development time wa ...
DOI:
10.1080/15538362.2011.619128

2. Breeding for Parthenocarpic Fruit Development in Blueberry

Author:
Ehlenfeldt, Mark K.
Source:
International journal of fruit science 2012 v.12 no.1-3 pp. 261-268
ISSN:
1553-8621
Subject:
Agricultural Research Service; Vaccinium corymbosum; blueberries; breeding; cross pollination; cultivars; greenhouses; insect pollination; parthenocarpy
Abstract:
... The USDA-ARS breeding program has identified a recessively-controlled genetic variant in highbush blueberry (V. corymbosum L.) that results in parthenocarpic fruit development. Current studies are underway to refine our understanding of this variant, and to move this trait into desirable and useful genetic backgrounds. In rabbiteye blueberry (V. ashei Reade), a species with critical cross-pollinat ...
DOI:
10.1080/15538362.2011.623082

3. Commercial Bumble Bee Pollination of Lowbush Blueberry

Author:
Drummond, Frank
Source:
International journal of fruit science 2012 v.12 no.1-3 pp. 54-64
ISSN:
1553-8621
Subject:
Bombus impatiens; Vaccinium angustifolium; beehives; blueberries; clones; foraging; fruit set; growers; honey bees; outcrossing; pollen; pollination; pollinators; stigma; stocking rate; Maine
Abstract:
... The commercial bumble bee, Bombus impatiens, has been used in Maine lowbush blueberry since the late 1990s. Studies conducted in 1995–1998 and published in 2001 showed that B. impatiens was a good pollinator of lowbush blueberry. Stocking density was estimated at ¾–1 quad (set of four, 250-bee colonies) per acre. Subsequent research reported here has shown that on an individual bee basis, B. impat ...
DOI:
10.1080/15538362.2011.619120

4. Comparison of Split or Single Application of Gypsum for Wild Lowbush Blueberry (Vaccinium angustifolium Ait.)

Author:
Santiago, James P.; Smagula, John M.
Source:
International journal of fruit science 2012 v.12 no.1-3 pp. 35-47
ISSN:
1553-8621
Subject:
Vaccinium angustifolium; branches; branching; buds; calcium; crop yield; diammonium phosphate; gypsum; leaves; nutrient uptake; plant growth; soil; soil sampling; split application; sulfur; Maine
Abstract:
... Gypsum (CaSO₄·2H₂O) was evaluated as a single pre-emergent application (4,482 kg/ha) or a split application (2,242 kg/ha pre-emergent and 2,242 kg/ha 2 weeks later) for its effect on soil nutrient release, nutrient uptake, and plant growth at two commercial lowbush blueberry fields (Clary Hill and Marshville, Maine). Gypsum applications were compared to diammonium phosphate (448 kg/ha) and a contr ...
DOI:
10.1080/15538362.2011.619122

5. Creating a Community of Practice for Blueberries

Author:
Hummel, Natalie A.; Attaway, A. Denise; Coneva, Elina D.; Braswell, John; Cline, William O.; Marshall, Donna; Ferrin, Don M.; Machtmes, Krisanna L.; Roy, Heli
Source:
International journal of fruit science 2012 v.12 no.1-3 pp. 350-359
ISSN:
1553-8621
Subject:
USDA; blueberries; experts; extension programs; industry; Alabama; Louisiana; Mississippi; North Carolina
Abstract:
... The “All about Blueberries” Community of Practice is adapting the best existing extension publications and developing new research-based extension recommendations related to blueberry production and consumption. Our primary goal is to increase blueberry productivity and consumption of blueberries, initially in the southeast and then nationwide. The experts that are members of our Community of Prac ...
DOI:
10.1080/15538362.2011.619455

6. Developing Tools for Long-Term Breeding of Blueberry Germplasm for UK Production

Author:
McCallum, Susan; Woodhead, Mary; Jorgensen, Linzi; Gordon, Sandra; Brennan, Rex; Graham, Julie; Hackett, Christine A.; Rowland, Lisa J.; Hancock, James F.; Olmstead, James W.; Bassil, Nahla V.
Source:
International journal of fruit science 2012 v.12 no.1-3 pp. 294
ISSN:
1553-8621
Subject:
Vaccinium; blueberries; breeding; computer software; consumer demand; fruit consumption; fruit quality; germplasm; growers; industry; packaging; quantitative trait loci; tetraploidy; United Kingdom
Abstract:
... Fruit consumption in the UK, particularly of berry fruits, is expanding rapidly and consumer demand for blueberries (Vaccinium spp.) is at record levels with UK growers unable to meet current demand. Consumers are aware that eating fruit can be pleasurable and with appropriate packaging, convenient, but blueberry remains unfamiliar to a wide cross section of UK consumers. There is great potential ...
Handle:
10113/61489
DOI:
10.1080/15538362.2011.619447

7. Development of Management Programs for White Grubs in California Blueberries

Author:
Haviland, David R.; Hernandez, Natalie M.
Source:
International journal of fruit science 2012 v.12 no.1-3 pp. 114-123
ISSN:
1553-8621
Subject:
Cyclocephala; Heterorhabditis bacteriophora; adults; blueberries; control methods; death; eggs; entomopathogenic nematodes; epizootic diseases; flight; imidacloprid; insect larvae; instars; pests; roots; secondary transmission; traps; California
Abstract:
... During the past few years, white grubs have become recognized as a pest of southern highbush blueberries in California. White grubs feed on plant roots causing the plant to be stunted. In some cases, plant death has occurred when large grub populations attack newly planted fields. The predominant white grub species in California blueberries was identified as Cyclocephala longula. Research on fligh ...
DOI:
10.1080/15538362.2011.619355

8. Does Pollen ‘Neighborhood’ Affect Berry Yield In Lowbush Blueberry (Vaccinium Angustifolium Ait)?

Author:
Bell, Daniel J.; Rowland, Lisa J.; Drummond, Francis A.
Source:
International journal of fruit science 2012 v.12 no.1-3 pp. 65
ISSN:
1553-8621
Subject:
Vaccinium angustifolium; clones; flowers; honey bees; pollen; pollination; selfing
Abstract:
... Proximally growing individuals of wild, lowbush blueberry (Vaccinium angustifolium Ait.) vary widely in yield despite being grown under conditions in which environmental heterogeneity is minimized by cultivation practices. We recently established that the relative self-fertility of the bearing plant is a significant predictor of its outcross yield. Further, although the species has historically be ...
Handle:
10113/61534
DOI:
10.1080/15538362.2011.619441

9. Efficacy of Bumble Bee Disseminated Biological Control Agents for Control of Botrytis Blossom Blight of Rabbiteye Blueberry

Author:
Smith, Barbara J.; Sampson, Blair J.; Walter, Monika
Source:
International journal of fruit science 2012 v.12 no.1-3 pp. 156-168
ISSN:
1553-8621
Subject:
Bombus impatiens; Botrytis cinerea; Clonostachys rosea; Streptomyces griseoviridis; agar; beehives; biological control agents; blight; blueberries; cages; crop losses; disease control; disease incidence; economic impact; field experimentation; flowering; flowers; fungicides; insects; stems; worker bees
Abstract:
... Botrytis blossom blight caused by Botrytis cinerea may cause severe crop loss in rabbiteye blueberry, necessitating applications of expensive fungicides. Commercial bumble bees, Bombus impatiens, were tested as vectors of the fungicidal biological control agents, Prestop® (Gliocladium catenulatum) and Mycostop® (Streptomyces griseoviridis), against blueberry blossom blight. A single bumble bee hiv ...
DOI:
10.1080/15538362.2011.619359

10. Efficacy of Organically Acceptable Materials for Control of Mummy Berry Disease on Lowbush Blueberries in Maine

Author:
McGovern, Kristen B.; Annis, Seanna L.; Yarborough, D. E.
Source:
International journal of fruit science 2012 v.12 no.1-3 pp. 188-204
ISSN:
1553-8621
Subject:
Bacillus pumilus; Citrus; Fallopia sachalinensis; Streptomyces lydicus; Trichoderma harzianum; Vaccinium angustifolium; biological control; blight; blueberries; budbreak; buds; compost extracts; disease incidence; fungi; garlic; leaves; mulches; neem extracts; peat; Maine
Abstract:
... The efficacy of biological controls and application of mulch for control of the blight stage of mummy berry disease was examined in different lowbush blueberry fields in Maine over 5 years. Biological controls tested included compost teas and commercial products containing Trichoderma harzianum, Bacillus pumilus, B. subtilis, Streptomyces lydicus, and plant extracts of neem, garlic, citrus, and gi ...
DOI:
10.1080/15538362.2011.619350

11. Establishment and Management of the Cultivated Lowbush Blueberry (Vaccinium angustifolium)

Author:
Yarborough, D. E.
Source:
International journal of fruit science 2012 v.12 no.1-3 pp. 14-22
ISSN:
1553-8621
Subject:
Vaccinium angustifolium; Vaccinium corymbosum; blueberries; genetic variation; growth habit; planting; tissue culture; China; Maine; Quebec
Abstract:
... Cultivated blueberries (Vaccinium corymbosum and V. virgatum) have been propagated and planted successfully throughout the world. The lowbush blueberry (V. angustifolium and V. myrtilloides) have large areas of production in the state of Maine in the United States and in the Atlantic and Quebec Provinces in Canada on managed naturally occurring native stands. Except for some small demonstration pl ...
DOI:
10.1080/15538362.2011.619130

12. Evaluation of Blueberry Types and Cultivars for Early Market Production in Japan Using Unheated Plastic House Culture

Author:
Tamada, Takato; Ozeki, Mitsunori
Source:
International journal of fruit science 2012 v.12 no.1-3 pp. 83-91
ISSN:
1553-8621
Subject:
Apoidea; air temperature; blueberries; citric acid; container-grown plants; cultivars; flowering; fruit growing; fruit quality; greenhouses; harvest date; markets; plastics; pollination; ripening; soil; soluble solids; wet season; Japan
Abstract:
... The purpose of this study was to evaluate the adaptability of blueberry types and cultivars to produce ripe fruit before Japan's rainy season (June and July) in unheated plastic house culture. The flowering and harvesting time, fruit growing interval, and fruit quality parameters of northern and southern highbush and rabbiteye blueberries cultivars were tested. Three- or four-year-old potted plant ...
DOI:
10.1080/15538362.2011.619123

13. Evaluation of Postharvest Quality of Three Commercial Blueberry (Vaccinium corymbosum) Cultivars Stored in Two Different Types of Clamshells

Author:
Bautista, Nonnie; Yang, Wei Qiang
Source:
International journal of fruit science 2012 v.12 no.1-3 pp. 75-82
ISSN:
1553-8621
Subject:
Vaccinium corymbosum; blueberries; cultivars; firmness; manual harvesting; packaging; shelf life; soluble solids; temperature; weight loss
Abstract:
... Three commercial blueberry cultivars, ‘Duke’, ‘Bluecrop’, and ‘Elliott’ were hand-harvested and stored at 0–4°C and in room temperatures using two types of clamshells: commercial or moisture efficient. The changes in post-harvest berry quality attributes, such as fruit weight, firmness, and soluble solids, were analyzed during storage. As expected, blueberries stored at 0–4°C had a longer shelf-li ...
DOI:
10.1080/15538362.2011.619131

14. Frederick V. Coville and the History of North American Highbush Blueberry Culture

Author:
Mainland, Charles M. “Mike”
Source:
International journal of fruit science 2012 v.12 no.1-3 pp. 4-13
ISSN:
1553-8621
Subject:
Vaccinium corymbosum; blueberries; chilling requirement; cold treatment; cranberries; cultivars; death; fruiting; growers; industry; pH; planting; seedlings; seeds; selfing; snowpack; soil; wild plants; Florida; Georgia; Michigan; Minnesota; New Jersey; North Carolina; Washington
Abstract:
... November 15, 2010 marks the 100th anniversary of Dr. Frederick V. Coville's, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Bulletin 193, Experiments in Blueberry Culture. Prior to these studies, most attempts to move plants from the wild and maintain them in managed culture had been unsuccessful. In the short span of time from 1906 to 1910, Coville determined that blueberries required a moist but not wet soil w ...
DOI:
10.1080/15538362.2011.619117

15. Fruit Development Period of Several Southern Highbush Blueberry Cultivars

Author:
Nesmith, D. Scott
Source:
International journal of fruit science 2012 v.12 no.1-3 pp. 249-255
ISSN:
1553-8621
Subject:
Camellia; Vaccinium corymbosum; blueberries; cultivars; flowering; fruiting; heat; ripening; temperature; weather stations; Georgia
Abstract:
... Flowering and ripening times were recorded for the southern highbush blueberry (Vaccinium corymbosum) cultivars Emerald, O'Neal, and Star, along with the newer University of Georgia releases ‘Camellia’, ‘Rebel’, ‘Southern Splendour’, and ‘Suziblue’ over several years at three locations in Georgia. Nearby weather stations were utilized to record temperatures for calculating chill hours and heat uni ...
DOI:
10.1080/15538362.2011.619430

16. Fruit Set and Berry Weight of Four Rabbiteye Blueberry Cultivars Following Exposure to Sub-Freezing Temperatures During Flowering

Author:
Nesmith, D. Scott
Source:
International journal of fruit science 2012 v.12 no.1-3 pp. 256-260
ISSN:
1553-8621
Subject:
blueberries; cold; corolla; crop losses; cultivars; flowering; frost injury; fruit set; growers; planting; spring; temperature; Georgia
Abstract:
... Two spring freezes in Griffin, Georgia during the flowering period in 2008 provided an opportunity to monitor freeze-damage effects on fruit set and fruit weight of four rabbiteye blueberry cultivars under field conditions. Minimum temperatures of −4.2 and −3.5°C occurred on March 9 and March 25, respectively. The estimated dates of 50% open flowers for the cultivars were: Climax, March 23; Alapah ...
DOI:
10.1080/15538362.2011.619432

17. Generating Genomic Tools for Blueberry Improvement

Author:
Rowland, Lisa J.; Bell, Daniel J.; Alkharouf, Nadim; Bassil, Nahla V.; Drummond, Francis A.; Beers, Lee; Buck, Emily J.; Finn, Chad E.; Graham, Julie; McCallum, Susan; Hancock, James F.; Polashock, James J.; Olmstead, James W.; Main, Dorrie
Source:
International journal of fruit science 2012 v.12 no.1-3 pp. 276
ISSN:
1553-8621
Subject:
Vaccinium angustifolium; Vaccinium corymbosum; acclimation; blueberries; buds; chilling requirement; chromosome mapping; cold; cold tolerance; cultivars; developmental stages; domestication; expressed sequence tags; fruit quality; gene expression; gene flow; genetic markers; genetic variation; genomics; leaves; marker-assisted selection; microarray technology; microsatellite repeats; nutritive value; phylogeny; quantitative trait loci; specialty crops; transcriptome
Abstract:
... Because of their recognized health benefits, there has been increased demand and consumption of blueberries in recent years. Great strides have been made in blueberry cultivar development since its domestication using traditional breeding approaches. However, genomic tools that could be used to hasten improvement are lacking. The aim of our Specialty Crop Research Initiative project, funded at the ...
Handle:
10113/61537
DOI:
10.1080/15538362.2011.619452

18. Growing Blueberry Knowledge via Social Networks

Author:
Attaway, A. Denise; Clark, Benjamin; Hummel, Natalie A.
Source:
International journal of fruit science 2012 v.12 no.1-3 pp. 342-349
ISSN:
1553-8621
Subject:
Internet; adults; blueberries; crops; information sources; production costs; social networks; surveys; traffic; youth
Abstract:
... The All About Blueberries Community of Practice (CoP) is being built to guide blueberry producers in the southeastern region of the United States in methods to maximize productivity, decrease production costs, and increase the marketability of their crops. A CoP is defined as blueberry producers—both backyard and commercial—distributors and consumers, both adult and youth. The CoP is incorporating ...
DOI:
10.1080/15538362.2011.619453

19. Growing Organic Rabbiteye Blueberries in Georgia, USA: Results of Two Multi-Year Field Studies

Author:
Tertuliano, M.; Krewer, G.; Smith, J. E.; Plattner, K.; Clark, J.; Jacobs, J.; Andrews, E.; Stanaland, D.; Andersen, P.; Liburd, O.; Fonsah, E. G.; Scherm, H.
Source:
International journal of fruit science 2012 v.12 no.1-3 pp. 205-215
ISSN:
1553-8621
Subject:
bark; bark mulches; blueberries; grasses; herbicides; insects; manual weed control; markets; mulching; organic production; production technology; rolling; subtropics; weeds; wheat straw; Georgia
Abstract:
... South Georgia is a major blueberry production region located in the warm and humid northern subtropics. The region enjoys a favorable market window, but pressure from weeds, insects, and diseases raised questions as to whether organic production would be feasible in this climatic zone. Two multi-year field studies were conducted to determine the best practices for organic culture of blueberries an ...
DOI:
10.1080/15538362.2011.619348

20. Gypsum Rate Evaluation for Wild Lowbush Blueberry (Vaccinium angustifolium Ait.) Soils

Author:
Santiago, James P.; Smagula, John M.
Source:
International journal of fruit science 2012 v.12 no.1-3 pp. 23-34
ISSN:
1553-8621
Subject:
Vaccinium angustifolium; blueberries; branching; buds; calcium; diammonium phosphate; gypsum; leaves; nutrient uptake; nutrients; soil; soil sampling; sulfur; Maine
Abstract:
... Four rates of gypsum (CaSO₄·2H₂O) were compared at two commercial wild lowbush blueberry fields (Addison and Belfast, ME) to determine the most suitable rate for increasing blueberry nutrient uptake under Maine soil conditions. Gypsum treatments (1,121, 2,242, 3,363, or 4,484 kg·ha⁻¹) were compared to diammonium phosphate (DAP; 448 kg·ha⁻¹) and a control. Gypsum and diammonium phosphate were appli ...
DOI:
10.1080/15538362.2011.619121