12 research outputs found
Blueberry Progress Reports
The 1983 edition of the Blueberry Progress Reports was prepared for the Maine Blueberry Commission and the University of Maine Blueberry Advisory Committee by researchers with the Maine Agricultural Experiment Station and Maine Cooperative Extension Service at the University of Maine, Orono. Projects in this report include:
1. Introduction
2. Forest Tent Caterpillar in Blueberries
3. Control, Biology, and Ecology of Insects Affecting Lowbush Blueberries
4. Blueberry Diseases: Incidence and Control
5. Physiology and Culture of the Lowbush Blueberry
6. Weed Control in Lowbush Blueberry Fields
7. Product Development of Lowbush Blueberrie
Blueberry Progress Reports
The 1981 edition of the Blueberry Progress Reports was prepared for the Maine Blueberry Commission and the University of Maine Blueberry Advisory Committee by researchers with the Maine Life Sciences and Agriculture Experiment Station and Maine Cooperative Extension Service at the University of Maine, Orono. Projects in this report include:
1. Weed Control in Lowbush Blueberry Fields
2. Pruning of Blueberries
3. 1982 Blueberry Fruit Fly Monitoring IPM Program
4. Physiology and Culture of the Lowbush Blueberry
5. Blueberry Diseases: Incidence and Control
6. Control, biology, and ecology of insects affecting lowbush blueberries
7. Blueberry Extension Progress Report
8. Plan of Work - 1982 - Blueberry Extensio
Blueberry Progress Reports
The 1980 edition of the Blueberry Progress Reports was prepared for the Maine Blueberry Commission and the University of Maine Blueberry Advisory Committee by researchers with the Maine Life Sciences and Agriculture Experiment Station and Maine Cooperative Extension Service at the University of Maine, Orono. Projects in this report include:
1. Weed Control in Lowbush Blueberry Fields
2. Pruning of Blueberries
3. Integrated Pest Management of Blueberries in Maine
4. Physiology and Culture of the Lowbush Blueberry
5. Blueberry Diseases: Incidence and Control
6. Insects Affecting the Blueberry
7. Effect of Plant-Water Stress on Lowbush Blueberry Growth, Yield and Quality
8. Blueberry Extension Progress Report
9. Plan of Work -1981- Blueberry Extensio
Blueberry Advisory Committee Research Report
The 1988 edition of the Blueberry Advisory Committee Research Reports was prepared for the Maine Wild Blueberry Commission and the University of Maine Wild Blueberry Advisory Committee by researchers with the Maine Agricultural Experiment Station and Maine Cooperative Extension Service at the University of Maine, Orono. Projects in this report include:
1. Monitoring methods, economic injury levels, and action thresholds for blueberry spanworm larvae in vegetative year fields.
2. Control of secondary blueberry pests
3. Control of blueberry maggot
4. Effect of pruning practices on blueberry insect abundance
5. Survey of Fungi Contaminating Lowbush Blueberries
6. Nutrition Survey 1988
7. Phosphorus Dose/Response Curve
8. Effect of Several Mulches on Frost Heaving, Soil Moisture, Soil Temperature and Rhizome Development
9. Influence of Mulch Sources on Clonal Spread-SCS Study, Deblois
10. Effect of Surface Mulches on Stabilizing Lowbush Blueberry Soil in Barren Areas
11. Nitrogen-Phosphorus Study
12. Changes in Sugar and Organic Acids of Blueberries During Development, Preprocess Lag Time and Storage
13. Characterization of Pectin in Blueberries
14. Effect of Hexazinone (VELPAR) on Species Distribution in Lowbush Blueberry Fields
15. Evaluation of Setyhoxydim (POAST) for Bunchgrass Control
16. Evaluation and modification of commercial wipers
17. Evaluation of Five Preemergence Herbicides for Control of Oatgrass and Bunchgrass
18. Effect of rate and formulation of hexazinone (VELPAR) on bunchberry
19. Bracken fern control alternatives
20. Hexazinone (VELPAR) and terbacil (SINBAR) combinations for weed control
21. Evaluation of hexazinone (VELPAR) with spot treatments of glyphosate (ROUNDUP) or sethoxydin (POAST) for bunchgrass control
22. Directed sprays of glyphosate (ROUNDUP) for bunchberry control.
23. Evaluation of Postemergence Applications of Chlorimuron for Bunchberry Control
24. Seedling Pruning Study
25. Blueberry Harvester Trials
26. Blueberry Extension Progra
Blueberry Progress Reports
The 1979 edition of the Blueberry Progress Reports was prepared for the Maine Blueberry Commission and the University of Maine Blueberry Advisory Committee by researchers with the Maine Life Sciences and Agriculture Experiment Station and Maine Cooperative Extension Service at the University of Maine, Orono. Projects in this report include:
1. Cooperative Extension Activities
2. Plan of Work - FY 1980
3. Weed Control in Lowbush Blueberry Fields
4. Pruning of Blueberries
5. Integrated Management of Blueberry Fields
6. Physiology and Culture of the Lowbush Blueberry
7. Effect of Plant-Water Stress on Lowbush Blueberry Growth, Yield and Quality
8. Blueberry Pathology
9. Botrytis Blossom Blight of Lowbush Blueberries
10. Insects Affecting the Blueberr
Blueberry Progress Reports
The 1982 edition of the Blueberry Progress Reports was prepared for the Maine Blueberry Commission and the University of Maine Blueberry Advisory Committee by researchers with the Maine Life Sciences and Agriculture Experiment Station and Maine Cooperative Extension Service at the University of Maine, Orono. Projects in this report include:
1. Introduction
2. Blueberry IPM Program
3. Guthion Drift Study
4. Control, Biology, and Ecology of Insects
5. Blueberry Diseases: Incidence and Control
6. Physiology and Culture of the Lowbush Blueberry
7. Weed Control in Lowbush Blueberries
8. Pruning Blueberrie
1994 CSRS Research Reports/1994 Blueberry Tax Reports
The 1994 edition of the CSRS Research Reports/Blueberry Tax 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:
CSRS Research Reports
1. Potential Uses for Green and Red Cull Blueberries
2. Preventing the Bleeding of Blueberry Fruit in Bakery Products
3. The Effect of Fertilization and Irrigation on Blueberry Fruit Quality
4. Determination of Pesticide Residue Levels in Freshly Harvested and Processed Lowbush Blueberries
5. The Effect of Mechanical Harvesting on Blueberry Fruit Quality
6. Removing Water from Blueberries Before Freezing
7. Application of Heat as a Method of Controlling Secondary Pest Insects in Lowbush Blueberries
8. Evaluation of Effectiveness of Eumenid Wasps for Biocontrol of Blueberry Pests
9. Pollination Ecology of Lowbush Blueberry in Maine
10. Fungicide Treatment for Control of Monilinia Blight
11. Field Sanitation for Control of Monilinia Blight
12. Cold-hardiness of Native Lowbush Blueberry
13. Phosphorus Dose/Response Curve
14. Multiple Cropping of Wild Blueberry Stands
15. Effect of Soil pH on Nutrient Uptake
16. Effect of Boron and Calcium on Lowbush Blueberry Fruit Set and Yield
17. Effect of Time of Fall Pruning on Growth and Productivity of Lowbush Blueberries
18. A Reinvestigation of the Economics of Mechanical Harvesting
19. Thresholds of Mechanical and Chemical Weed Controls in Wild Blueberries
20. Evaluation of Pressurized Rope Wick Master Wiper for Treating Weeds Growing Above Lowbush Blueberries
21. Evaluation of Infrared Burner for Selective Weed Control
Blueberry Tax Reports
22. Control of Blueberry Pest Insects
23. Biology and Action Thresholds of Secondary Blueberry Pest Insects
24. Pollination Ecology of Low bush Blueberry in Maine
25. Nitrogen-Phosphorus Study
26. Evaluation of Pronone 10G for Control of Weeds in Lowbush Blueberries
27. Evaluation of Tribenuron Methyl for Bunchberry Control
28. Evaluation of Pendimethalin for Control of Annual Grasses in Lowbush Blueberries
29. Evaluation of Time of Application of Clopyralid for Control of Vetch, and Effect on Flowering of Lowbush Blueberries
30. Hexazinone Ground Water survey
31. Blueberry Extension Program Base
32. Blueberry ICM Program for Hancock Count
1993 Progress Reports
The 1993 Progress Reports which contain Blueberry Tax Supported Weed Management and Pruning Project Reports, and CSRS Supported Weed Management and Pruning Project Reports, pertain to and report on research conducted in 1992. They were 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:
Progress Reports
1. Effects of Irrigation on Low bush Blueberry Yield and Quality
2. Economics of Investing in Irrigation for Lowbush Blueberries
3. Diammonium Phosphate Study
4. Phosphorus Dose/Response Curve
5. Winter Injury Protection by Potassium
6. Multiple Cropping of Wild Stands
7. Effect of Boron on Lowbush Blueberry Fruit Set and Yield
8.Determination of Pesticide Residue Levels in Freshly Harvested and Processed Lowbush Blueberries
9. Effects of Calcium Salts and Citric Acids on the Quality of Canned Lowbush Blueberries- missing
10. Investigation of PreProcess Changes- missing
11. The Effect of Fertilization and Irrigation on Blueberry Fruit Control - missing
12. Pollination Ecology of Lowbush Blueberry in Maine
13. Control of Secondary Blueberry Pests
14. Control of Blueberry Maggot
15. Biology and Action Thresholds of Secondary Blueberry Pests
16. Cold-Hardiness of Native Lowbush Blueberries
17. Design, Fabrication, and Testing of an Experimental Sterilizer for Blueberry Fields
18. Canned Product Quality - Heat Resistant Molds
19. Sanitation for Disease Control
Blueberry Tax Supported Weed Management and Pruning Project Reports
20. Evaluation of Postemergence Applications of Tribenuron Methyl for Bunchberry Control
21. Comparison of Poast and Select for Suppression of Bunchgrass
22. Effect of Time of Fall Pruning on Growth and Productivity of Blueberries. and Evaluation of Infrared Burner to Prune Blueberries
23. Evaluation of Velpar impregnated DAP for weed control
24. Thresholds of Dogbane and Bracken Fern for Mechanical and Chemical Control in Lowbush Blueberry Fields
25. Effect of Time and Rate of Application of Clopyralid for Control of Vetch in Lowbush Blueberries
26. Hexazinone Ground Water Survey
27. Composting Blueberry Processing Waste
28. Hexazinone Movement in a Blueberry Soil in Maine
CSRS Supported Weed Management and Pruning Project Reports
29. Evaluation of the Suitability of Remote Sensing to Evaluate Plant Cover in Lowbush Blueberry Fields
30. Obstruction Removal in Lowbush Blueberry Fields
31. Evaluation of Pressurized Rope Wick Wick Master Wiper for Treating Weeds Growing Above Lowbush Blueberries
32. Evaluation of Infrared Burner for Weed Control
33. Blueberry Extension Education Program Base
Miscellaneous
34. Comparison of N, NP, and NPK Fertilizers to Correct Nitrogen and Phosphorus Deficienc
Maine Blueberry Advisory Committee Research Report
The 1990 edition of the Maine Blueberry Advisory Committee Research Reports was prepared for the Maine Wild Blueberry Commission and the University of Maine Wild Blueberry Advisory Committee by researchers with the Maine Agricultural Experiment Station and Maine Cooperative Extension Service at the University of Maine, Orono. Projects in this report include:
1. Biology and action thresholds of secondary blueberry pests
2. Control of blueberry maggot
3. Control of secondary blueberry pests
4. Application of steam as a method of controlling secondary pest insects on lowbush blueberry: a feasibility study
5. Pollination of the lowbush blueberry by native bees
6. Nitrogen-phosphorus study
7. Potassium study
8. Multiple cropping of wild stands
9. Phosphorus dose/response curve
10. Improvement in the color and texture of the canned blueberry
11. The effect of fertilization and irrigation on blueberry fruit quality
12. Investigation of preprocess changes (chemical, microbiological, and/or physical) that could lead to the development of a simple and inexpensive method to measure preprocess berry spoilage
13. The effect of postharvest handling on the dietary fiber and ellagic acid content of lowbush blueberries
14. Determination of pesticide residue levels in freshly harvested and processed lowbush blueberries
15. Evaluation of Defoliating Diseases
16. Vacuum Sanitation for Disease Control
17. Evaluation and modification of commercial herbicide applications
18. Evaluation of the suitability of remote sensing to evaluate plant cover in lowbush blueberry fields
19. Evaluation of Sethoxydin (POAST) in lowbush blueberry fields
20. Seedling pruning study
21. Evaluation of norflurazon (SOLICAM) with or without hexazinone (VELPAR) for bunchberry control
22. Selective wiper and mechanical control of dogbane and bracken fern
23. Evaluation of norflurazon (SOLICAM) in fall vs spring for oatgrass control
24. Evaluation of sulfonyl urea herbicides for bunchberry control
25. Evaluation of postemergence applications of DPX-L5300 for bunchberry control
26. Effect of time of application and formulation of hexazinone (VELPAR) on blueberry and bunchberry
27. Investigations of lowbush blueberry fruit-bud cold hardiness
28. The economics of investing in irrigation for lowbush blueberries
29. Effects of irrigation on lowbush blueberry yield and quality
30. Groundwater and surface water development for blueberry irrigation
31. Design, fabrication and testing of an experimental sterilizer for blueberry field
1992 Blueberry Research Progress Reports
The 1992 Blueberry Research Progress Reports pertain to and report on research conducted in 1991, and were 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:
1992 CSRS Progress Reports:
1. Investigation of Groundwater Resources
2. Sprinkler Irrigation
3. Investigation of Preprocess Changes Leading to Berry Spoilage
4. Effect of Fertilization and Irrigation on Blueberry Quality
5. Effects of Calcium Salts and Citric Acid on Quality of Canned Lowbush Blueberries
6. Pollination of Lowbush Blueberry by Native Bees
7. Application of Heat for Controlling Insects
8. Investigations of Lowbush Blueberry Fruit Bud Cold-Hardiness
9. Steam Sterilization in Lowbush Blueberry Fields
10. Heat-Tolerant Molds
11. Vacuum Sanitation for Disease Control
12. Evaluation of Infrared Burner for Weed Control
13. Evaluation and Modification of Commercial Herbicide Wipers
14. Evaluation of Remote Sensing to Estimate Plant Cover in Lowbush Blueberry Fields
15. Comparison of Three Mechanical Blueberry Harvesters vs. Hand Raking
Advisory Committee Research Reports:
16. Biology and action thresholds of secondary blueberry insects
17. Control of secondary blueberry pests
18. Control of blueberry maggot
19. Effects of calcium salts and citric acid on the quality of canned lowbush blueberries
20. The effects of postharvest handling on the dietary fiber and ellagic acid content of lowbush blueberries
21. Investigation of preprocessing changes that could lead to development of simple and inexpensive method to measure preprocessing berry spoilage
22. Determination of pesticide residue levels in fresh and processed lowbush blueberries
23. Vacuum sanitation for disease control
24. Heat-tolerant molds
25. Seedling pruning study
26. Effect of time and rate of application of Clopyralid for control of Vetch in lowbush blueberries
27. Evaluation and modification of commercial herbicide wipers
28. Effect of time of application and formulation of Hexazinone (Velpar) on Blueberry and Bunchberry
29. Evaluation of postemergence applications of Tribenuron Methyl for Bunchberry control
30. Thresholds of Dogbane and Bracken Fern by mechanical and chemical control in lowbush blueberry fields
31. Evaluation of the suitability of remote sensing to evaluate plant cover in lowbush blueberry fields
32. Evalution of infrared burner for weed control
33. Effect of time of fall pruning on growth and productivity of blueberry and evaluation of infrared burner to prune blueberries
34. Effect of Boron on lowbush blueberry fruit set and yield
35. Winter injury protection by potassium
36. Multiple cropping of wild stands
37. Nitrogen-Phosphorus study
38. Phosphorus dose/response curve
39. Investigations of lowbush blueberry fruit bud cold-hardines