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Report
Publisher
The University of Maine
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Publication Date
Winter 1994
Publisher location
Orono, ME
Abstract/ Summary
The 1993 edition of the Progress Reports was prepared for the Maine Wild Blueberry Commission and the University of Maine Wild Blueberry Advisory Committee by researchers at the University of Maine, Orono. Projects in this report include:
1. Effects of irrigation on lowbush blueberry yield and quality
2. The Economics of investigating irrigation for lowbush blueberries
3. Phosphorus dose/response curve
4. Winter injury protection by potassium
5. Multiple cropping of wild stands
6. Effect of Boron and Calcium on lowbush blueberry fruit set and yield
7. Comparison of N, NP, and NPK fertilizers to correct nitrogen and phosphorus deficiency
8. Determination of pesticide residue levels in freshly harvested and processed lowbush blueberries
9. Effects of calcium salts and citric acid on the quality of canned lowbush blueberries
10. Investigation of preprocess changes (chemical, microbiological, and/or physical) that can lead to the development of a simple and inexpensive method to measure preprocess berry spoilage
11. The effect of fertilization and irrigation in blueberry fruit quality
12. Pollination Ecology of lowbush blueberry in Maine
13. Current importance of insects in lowbush blueberry fields
14. Application of heat as a method of controlling secondary pest insects on lowbush blueberry: a feasibility study
15. Control of blueberry maggot
16. Control of secondary blueberry pest insects
17. Biology and action thresholds of secondary blueberry pest insects
18. Cold-hardiness of native lowbush blueberry
19. Design, fabrication, and testing of an experimental sterilizer for blueberry fields
20. Canned Product Quality--Heat-resistant molds
21. Sanitation for disease control
22. Evaluation of Velpar® impregnated DAP and Pronone® for weed control
23. Evaluation of postemergence applications of tribenuron methyl for bunchberry control
24. Evaluation of postemergence applications of a tank mix of tribenuron methyl and hexazinone for bunchberry control
25. Thresholds of dogbane and bracken fem by mechanical and chemical control in lowbush blueberry fields
26. Effect of time of application of clopyralid for control of vetch and effect on flowering in lowbush blueberries
27. Effect of time of fall pruning on growth and productivity of blueberries and evaluation of infrared burner to prune blueberries
28. Evaluation of infrared burner for selective seedling weed control
29. Evaluation of pressurized rope wick Wick Master wiper for treating weeds growing above lowbush blueberries
30. Blueberry Extension Education Program Base
31. Blueberry ICM program for Hancock County
32. Composting blueberry processing waste
33. Hexazinone ground water survey
34. Investigations of Lowbush Blueberry Fruit bud Cold-hardiness
35. Design, Fabrication, and Testing of an Experimental Sterilizer for Blueberry Fields
Repository Citation
Hedstrom, Warren; Leiby, James D.; Marra, Michele C.; Smagula, John M.; Dunham, Scott; Capiello, Paul E.; Emerson, Delmont; Yarborough, David E.; Bushway, Alfred A.; Bushway, Rodney J.; Tian, Lixin; Camire, Mary Ellen; Flint, Susan Ismail; Chen, Youzhi; Work, Richard; Work, Therese M.; Irvine, Linda J.; Drummond, Francis A.; Stubbs, Constance S.; Forsythe, H Y. Jr; Collins, Judith A.; Huff, Edward R.; Lambert, David H.; Yarborough, David E.; Hess, Timothy M.; Hundhammer, Marjorie; Dupuis, Roland; Hill, Sue; Vervill, Dick; Seekins, Bill; Mitchell, Kim; and Jemison, John, "1993-94 Progress Report" (1994). Wild Blueberry Research Reports. 26.
https://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/blueberry_resreports/26
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