Proceedings of the North American Blueberry Research and Extension Workers Meeting, 2018 Orono, Maine

David E. Yarborough, Ed., University of Maine
Seanna Annis, Ed., University of Maine
Francis A. Drummond, Ed., University of Maine

2018
Monday, August 13th
8:45 AM

History of Maine’s wild blueberry industry

David E. Yarborough, University of Maine

8:45 AM - 9:25 AM

10:20 AM

Floral bud cold hardiness of southern highbush blueberry (Vaccinium corymbosum L. interspecific hybrids) in response to late season fertilization

Erick Smith, University of Georgia
Lauren Redpath, North Carolina State University

10:20 AM - 10:40 AM

11:00 AM

Report on phytotoxicity on blueberries in New Jersey during the growing season of 2017

Peter Oudemans, Rutgers University - New Brunswick/Piscataway
Thierry E. Besancon, Rutgers University - New Brunswick/Piscataway
Gary C. Pavlis 6250056, Rutgers University - New Brunswick/Piscataway

11:00 AM - 11:20 AM

11:40 AM

Benefits of using liquid sources of potassium fertilizer in northern highbush blueberry

David R. Bryla, USDA-ARS Horticultural Crops Research Unit
David Leon, Oregon State University
Scott T. Orr, USDA-ARS Horticultural Crops Research Unit

11:40 AM - 12:00 PM

1:40 PM

Using next-generation sequencing technology for pathogen discovery

James Polashock, USDA-ARS
Peter Oudemans, Rutgers University - New Brunswick/Piscataway
Joseph Kawash, ORISE Scholar

1:40 PM - 2:00 PM

2:20 PM

Susceptibility to Botrytis blight at different floral stages of wild blueberry phenotypes

Joel Abbey, Dalhousie University, Faculty of Agriculture
David Percival, Dalhousie University, Faculty of Agriculture
Samuel K. Asiedu, Dalhousie University, Faculty of Agriculture
Annemiek Schilder, Michigan State University

2:20 PM - 2:40 PM

4:20 PM

Fungicide use and Colletotrichum acutatum levels over the past two years - a grower survey

Carrie M. Denson, Rutgers University - New Brunswick/Piscataway
Dean Polk, Rutgers University - New Brunswick/Piscataway

4:20 PM - 4:40 PM

4:45 PM

Phosphorus mobility in acidic wild blueberry soils in Québec, Canada

Jean Lafond, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
Noura Ziadi, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada

4:45 PM - 5:00 PM

5:00 PM

Effect of phosphorous acid and pruning height on renovated 'Woodard' rabbiteye blueberry

Eric T. Stafne, Mississippi State University
Barbara J. Smith, USDA, Agricultural Research Service

5:00 PM - 5:15 PM

5:15 PM

Monilinia vaccinii-corymbosi sensitivity to demethylation inhibitor fungicides and its effect on Monilinia blight control in wild blueberry fields

David Percival, Dalhousie University, Faculty of Agriculture
Sherin Jose, Dalhousie University Agriculture Campus
Ling Guo, Dalhousie University Agriculture Campus
Annemiek Schilder, Michigan State University
Randall A. Olson, Dalhousie University Agriculture Campus

5:15 PM - 5:30 PM

5:30 PM

Comparison of multiple post-emergence Callisto applications for spreading dogbane (Apocynum androsaemifolium L.) control in wild blueberry fields

Jennifer L. D'Appollonio, University of Maine
David E. Yarborough, University of Maine

5:30 PM - 5:45 PM

5:45 PM

RNA-seq combined with a bulked-segregant analysis identifies candidate genes for the waxy coating on blueberry fruit

Xinpeng Qi, USDA, Agricultural Research Service
Elizabeth L. Ogden, USDA, Agricultural Research Service
Jose V. Die, University of Cordoba, Spain
Mark K. Ehlenfeldt, USDA, Agricultural Research Service
James J. Polashock, USDA, Agricultural Research Service
Lisa J. Rowland, USDA, Agricultural Research Service

5:45 PM - 6:00 PM

Tuesday, August 14th
8:50 AM

Vaccinium corymbodendron Dunal as a bridge between taxonomic sections and ploidies in Vaccinium: A work in progress

Mark K. Ehlenfeldt, USDA, Agricultural Research Service
James J. Polashock, USDA, Agricultural Research Service
James R. Ballington, North Carolina State University

8:50 AM - 9:10 AM

9:30 AM

Hybridization and introgression between deerberries and blueberries: Problems and progress

Paul M. Lyrene, University of Florida

9:30 AM - 9:50 AM

12:50 PM

Fertilizer and fungicides: Effects on wild blueberry growth, insect attack, and leaf spot disease incidence

Judith A. Collins, University of Maine
Francis A. Drummond, University of Maine

12:50 PM - 1:10 PM

2:10 PM

Itty-bitty traps for monitoring spotted wing Drosophila (Drosophila suzukii Matsumura), does size matter?

Francis A. Drummond, University of Maine
Judith A. Collins, University of Maine
Gabriel Al-Najjar, University of Maine
Jade Christensen, University of Maine

2:10 PM - 2:30 PM

3:10 PM

Glacial geology of Maine's blueberry barrens

Harold W. Borns Jr., University of Maine

3:10 PM - 4:10 PM