Proceedings of the Ninth North American Blueberry Research and Extension Workers Conference

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by  Leonard Eaton (Author), Charles Forney (Author)

Proceedings
of the Ninth North American
Blueberry Research
and Extension Workers
Conference
Proceedings of the Ninth North American Blueberry Research and
Extension Workers Conference has been co-published simultaneously
as Small Fruits Review, Volume 3, Numbers 1/2 and 3/4 2004.
Proceedings
of the Ninth North American
Blueberry Research
and Extension Workers
Conference
Charles F. Forney
Leonard J. Eaton
Editors
Proceedings of the Ninth North American Blueberry Research and
Extension Workers Conference has been co-published simultaneously
as Small Fruits Review, Volume 3, Numbers 1/2 and 3/4 2004.
Proceedings of the Ninth North American Blueberry Research and
Extension Workers Conference has been co-published simultaneously
as Small Fruits Review, Volume 3, Numbers 112 and 3/4 2004.
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North American Blueberry Research and F :tension Workers Conference (9th : 2002 Halifax, Nova
Scotia) Proceedings of the Ninth North Am :ican Blueberry Research and Extension Workers Confer-
ence I Charles F. Forney, Leonard J. Eaton, 'ditors.
p. em.
Proceedings of the Ninth North Am< ican Blueberry Research and Extension Workers Confer-
ence has been simultaneously published as .mall Fruits Review, vol. 3, nos. 1/2 & 3/4. 2004.
Includes bibliographical references (p. ).
ISBN 1-56022-114-3 (hard cover: alk. paper)-ISBN 1-56022-115-1 (soft cover: alk. paper)
I. Blueberries-Congresses. 2. Bluebenies-North America-Congresses. I. Forney, Charles F.
II. Eaton, Leonard J. Ill. Title.
SB386.B7N67 2002
634'.737-dc22
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Proceedings
of the Ninth North American
Blueberry Research
and Extension Workers
Conference
CONTENTS
Introduction to the Proceedings of the Ninth North American
Blueberry Research and Extension Workers Conference 1
Charles F. Forney
Leonard J. Eaton
Application of Paper Mill Biosolids, Wood Ash and Ground
Bark on Wild Lowbush Blueberry Production 3
J. Lafond
The Wild Blueberry Industry-Past 11
George W. Wood
Soil and Plant Response to MSW Compost Applications
on Lowbush Blueberry Fields in 2000 and 2001 19
P. R. Warman
C. J. Murphy
J. C. Burnham
L. J. Eaton
Factors Contributing to the Increase in Producti vity
in the Wild Blueberry Industry 33
David E. Yarborough
Lowbush Blueberry (Vaccinium angustifolium) with Irrigated
and Rain-Fed Conditions 45
R. M. Seymour
Gordon Starr
David E. Yarborough
Gypsum-An Alternative to Chemical Fertilizers in Lowbush
Blueberry Production 57
Kevin R. Sanderson
Leonard J. Eaton
The Economics of Supplemental Irrigation on Wild Blueberries:
A Stochastic Cost Assessment 73
Timothy J. Dalton
David E. Yarborough
Diammonium Phosphate Application Date Affects Vaccinium
angustifolium Ait. Nutrient Uptake and Yield 87
John M. Smagula
W. Litten
K. Loennecker
Effects of Salt Deposition from Salt Water Spray on Lowbush
Blueberry Shoots 95
Leonard J. Eaton
Kevin R. Sanderson
Jeff Hoyle
Main and Interactive Effects of Vegetative-Year Applications
of Nitrogen, Phosphorus, and Potassium Fertilizers
on the Wild Blueberry 105
David Percival
Kevin Sanderson
Efficient Mowing for Pruning Wild Blueberry Fields 123
Leonard J. Eaton
Robbie W. Glen
J. Doug Wyllie
Effect of Soil Calcium Applications on Blueberry Yield
and Quality 133
Eric J. Hanson
Steven F. Berkheimer
Effect of In-Row Spacing and Early Cropping on Yield
and Dry Weight Partitioning of Three Highbush Blueberry
Cultivars the First Two Years After Planting 141
Bernadine Strik
Gil Buller
Effects of Nitrogen Sources on Growth and Leaf Nutrient
Concentrations of ‘Tifblue’ Rabbiteye Blueberry Under
Water Culture 149
Takato Tamada
Stem and Leaf Diseases and Their Effects on Yield in Maine
Lowbush Blueberry Fields 159
Seanna L. Annis
Constance S. Stubbs
Row Covers to Delay or Advance Maturity in Highbush
Blueberry 169
Peter Hicklenton
Charles Forney
Carolyn Domytrak
Rabbiteye Blueberry Field Trials with the Growth Regulator
CPPU 183
D. Scott NeSmith
H. Marcus Adair
Susceptibility of Southern Highbush Blueberry Cultivars
to Botryosphaeria Stem Blight 193
Barbara J. Smith
Post-Harvest Hedging and Pruning of Three Year Pruning Trial
on ‘Climax’ and ‘Tifblue’ Rabbiteye Blueberry 203
Gerard Krewer
Danny Stanaland
Scott NeSmith
Ben Mullinix
Fungal Pathogens Associated with Blueberry Propagation Beds
in North Carolina 213
Bill Cline
Vaccinia gloriosa 221
S. P. Vander Kloet
An Overview of Weed Management in the Wild Lowbush
Blueberry-Past and Present 229
Klaus I. N. Jensen
David E. Yarborough
Use of Two Sulfonyl Urea Herbicides in Lowbush Blueberry 257
Klaus I. N. Jensen
Eric G. Specht
Determination of Evapotranspiration and Drainage
in Lowbush Blueberries (Vaccinium angustifolium)
Using Weighing Lysimeters 273
Gordon Starr
Rose Mary Seymour
Fred Olday
David E. Yarborough
Field-Edge Based Management Tactics for Blueberry Maggot
in Lowbush Blueberry 285
Judith A. Collins
Francis A. Drummond
An Overview of RAPD Analysis to Estimate Genetic
Relationships in Lowbush Blueberry 295
Karen Burgher-MacLellan
Kenna MacKenzie
Identification of Host Volatile Compounds for Monitoring
Blueberry Maggot Fly 307
Oscar E. Liburd
Investigation of a Possible Sexual Function Specialization
in the Lowbush Blueberry (Vaccinium angustifolium
Aiton. Ericaceae) 313
Marina Myra
Kenna MacKenzie
S. P. Vander Kloet
Chilling Requirement Studies in Blueberries 325
James M. Spiers
Donna A. Marshall
John H. Braswell
The Effect of Pruning on Blueberry Stem Gall Wasp 331
Kenna MacKenzie
David Hayman
Edward Reekie
The Effects of Chill Hour Accumulation on Hydrogen
Cyanamide Efficacy in Rabbiteye and Southern Highbush
Blueberry Cultivars 339
Stephen J. Stringer
Donna A. Marshall
Blair J. Sampson
James M. Spiers
Evaluation of New Approaches for Management of Japanese
Beetles in Highbush Blueberries 349
Rufus Isaacs
Zsofia Szendrei
John C. Wise
Effects of Kaolin Clay Application on Flower Bud Development,
Fruit Quality and Yield, and Flower Thrips [Frankliniella spp.
(Thysanoptera: Thripidae)] Populations of Blueberry Plants 361
James D. Spiers
Frank B. Matta
Donna A. Marshall
Blair J. Sampson
Flowering and Leafing of Low-Chill Blueberries in Florida 375
Paul M. Lyrene
Screenhouse Evaluations of a Mason Bee Osmia ribifloris
(Hymenoptera: Megachilidae) as a Pollinator
for Blueberries in the Southeastern United States 381
Blair J. Sampson
Stephen J. Stringer
James H. Cane
James M. Spiers
In Vitro Culture of Lowbush Blueberry
(Vaccinium angustifolium Ait.) 393
Samir C. Debnath
Effects of Sunlight or Shade on Maturity and Optical Density
in Blueberries 409
R. P. Rohrbach
C. M. Mainland
J. A. Osborne
Quality Curves for Highbush Blueberries as a Function
of the Storage Temperature 423
Maria Cecilia N. Nunes
Jean-Pierre Emond
Jeffrey K. Brecht
Index 439