Document Type

Report

2000 Wild Blueberry Project Reports

Authors

Rodney J. Bushway, University of Maine
Alfred A. Bushway, University of Maine
Brian Perkins, University of Maine
Russell Hazen, University of Maine
Mary Ellen Camire, University of Maine
Katherine Davis-Dentici, University of Maine
Michael Dougherty, University of Maine
Kathleen Buzzard, University of Maine
Darrell W. Donahue, University of Maine
Angela Ferran, University of Maine
Ben Lagasse, University of Maine
Frank A. Drummond, University of Maine
Judith A. Collins, University of Maine
Rose Mary Seymour, University of Maine
John M. Smagula, University of Maine
Walter Litten, University of Maine
Adam Nielsen, University of Maine
Stephenson NgaNga, University of Maine
Tarsha Rideout, University of Maine
David E. Yarborough, University of Maine
Timothy M. Hess, University of Maine
David Lambert, University of Maine
John Jemison, University of Maine

Publisher

The University of Maine

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Publication Date

Winter 2001

Publisher location

Orono, ME

Abstract/ Summary

The 2000 edition of the Wild Blueberry Project 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. Determination of Pesticide Residue Levels in Fresh and Processed Wild Blueberries

2. Factors Affecting the Microbiological Quality of IQF Blueberries

3. Effect of Processed Blueberry Products on Oxidation in Meat Based Food Systems

4. Separation of Maggot Infested Wild Blueberries in the IQF Processing Line

5. Water Use of Wild Blueberries

6. Control Tactics for Blueberry Pest Insects, 2000

7. IPM Strategies

8. Biology and Ecology of Blueberry Pest Insects

9. Survey of Stem Blight and Leaf Spot Diseases in Lowbush Blueberry Fields

10. Phosphorus/Nitrogen Fertilizer Ratio

11. Effect of Boron Application Methods on Boron Uptake in Lowbush Blueberries

12. Effect of Foliar Iron and Copper Application on Growth and Yield of Lowbush Blueberries

13. Effect of Soil pH on Nutrient Uptake

14. Effect of Nutri-Phite (tm) P+K on Growth and Yield of Lowbush Blueberry

15. Effect of Fertilizer Timing on Lowbush Blueberry Growth and Productivity

16. Assessment of Azafenidin for Weed Control in Wild Blueberries

17. Assessment of Rimsulfuron for Weed Control in Wild Blueberries

18. Assessment of Pendimethalin for Weed Control in Wild Blueberries

19. Assessment of VC1447 for Weed Control in Wild Blueberries

20. Cultural Management Using pH for Weed Control in Wild Blueberries

21. Evaluation of Sprout-Less Weeder^® for Weed Control in Wild Blueberries

22. Evaluation of RoundUp Ultra^® and Touchdown 5^® for Weed Control in Wild Blueberries

23. Evaluation and Demonstration of Techniques for Filling in Bare Spots in Wild Blueberry Fields

24. Evaluation of Fungicides Efficacy in Wild Blueberry Fields

25. Velpar^® and Sinbar/Karmex^® Demonstration Plot Comparison Trial

26. Blueberry Extension Education Program in 2000

27. 2000 Hexazinone Groundwater Survey

Repository Citation

Bushway, Rodney J.; Bushway, Alfred A.; Perkins, Brian; Hazen, Russell; Camire, Mary Ellen; Davis-Dentici, Katherine; Dougherty, Michael; Buzzard, Kathleen; Donahue, Darrell W.; Ferran, Angela; Lagasse, Ben; Drummond, Frank A.; Collins, Judith A.; Seymour, Rose Mary; Smagula, John M.; Litten, Walter; Nielsen, Adam; NgaNga, Stephenson; Rideout, Tarsha; Yarborough, David E.; Hess, Timothy M.; Lambert, David; and Jemison, John, "2000 Wild Blueberry Project Reports" (2001). Wild Blueberry Research Reports. 48.
https://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/blueberry_resreports/48

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