Abstract Submission
Abstract submissions are due no later than May 24, 2018. After May 24th, titles may be submitted for posters, but there is no guarantee they will be included in the Program book. We are no longer accepting new submissions of abstracts for oral presentations at this time.
Abstract submission requirements and procedure:
Submission requires creating a DigitalCommons@UMaine account. Either create an account via the My Account (Create or Login) link in the sidebar, or follow the prompts to create an account after you click on the Submit Title & Abstract link in the sidebar.
Select a subject category from the following list:
- Breeding and Genetics
- Blueberry Culture
- Blueberry Pollination
- Post-Harvest
- Organic Blueberry Management
- Blueberry Genomics
- Extension and Outreach
- Blueberry Pathogens (fungi, bacteria, viruses and others)
- Blueberry Pests (insects, weeds)
- Other (specify)
Select presentation preference (poster or oral).
- We will make every effort to accommodate your preference, but specifying a preference (oral or poster) does not guarantee placement in that area.
- There is a limit of one (1) oral presentation per submitter or presenter.
- There is no limit on the number of poster presentations that may be submitted.
List the presenter and email contact information.
List all authors in desired order.
List affiliation for all authors (company/institution, city, state or province, country).
- Use superscript numbers for each author if more than one affiliation
Body of abstract. Limit to 250 words in Arial font (12 point).
Submit via the NABREW website as a Microsoft Word document (Word 2007, 2010, 2013). You will receive a confirmation email within a week of submission.
Email the abstract organizer (Jennifer D’Appollonio at jennifer.dappollonio@maine.edu) with questions or cancellations.
Example:
Subject Category: Blueberry Culture
Presentation Preference: Oral
Presenter: David Yarborough, Davidy@Maine.edu
Authors: David Yarborough, and Jennifer D’Appollonio
Affiliations: University of Maine, Orono, ME, USA
Title: Evaluating field inputs for productivity and profitability in wild blueberry fields in Maine
Abstract: The goal of the project was to provide growers with information on how different management systems affect the crop, its environment and the ecological and economical sustainability of blueberry production. A critical issue affecting growers is how to optimize increasingly expensive inputs to achieve economically and environmentally sustainable yields. We conducted a multi-disciplinary large-scale study of four cropping systems; organic, low, medium, and high that fit along gradients of capital inputs and potential environmental effects and quantify system effects on yield, fruit quality, pest communities, the environment, and economic effects of inputs. In the 2010-2012 cycle two fields per cropping system for a total of 8 fields, in 2011-2013 four fields per cropping system for a total of 16 fields. Leaf and soil samples were taken in the non-bearing year and weeds and blueberry were evaluated in June and July. Harvest on the organic and low input sites were by hand-rake and on the medium and high by mechanical harvester. There was large variation between years and locations. Leaf fertility levels were highest with high input site with N, P and B much higher and on the organic site leaf levels for N, P deficient but Ca higher. Weeds were highest in organic and low input system. Yields were highest in high input but with higher costs not most profitable. Data from both years verify trends that medium system was the most profitable. Low input fields were not profitable on most sites and organic yields lowest but with higher fruit value were profitable.