The 1985 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. Control of secondary blueberry pest insects
2. Effect of pruning practices on blueberry insect abundance
3. Effect of hexazinone on species distribution in lowbush blueberry fields
4. Dichlobenil for control of bunchberry
5. Evaluation of postemergence herbicides for grass control
6. Hand-wiper applications of herbicides on woody weeds
7. Evaluation of steam as a pruning practice for lowbush blueberry fields
8. Evaluation of glyphosate and 2,4-D applied with a commercial weed roller to control woody weeds
9. Hand-wiping and cutting treatments for dogbane
9. Evaluation of airblast-sprayer application of asulam for bracken fern control
10. Spot treatment of woody weeds with 2,4-D in oil
11. Chemical control of Botrytis blossom blight
12. Evaluation of preliminary steam treatments (1984) at Blueberry Hill Farm
13. Long term effects of N and NPK fertilizer on plant growth and yield
14. Nutritional survey of selected lowbush blueberry fields
15. Interaction of fertility and pruning practices on soil characteristics and lowbush blueberry growth and yield
16. Frequency of fertility application for establishment of lowbush blueberry seedlings
17. Slow release vs. liquid fertilizer for establishment of lowbush blueberry seedlings
18. The effect of several mulches on frost heaving, soil moisture, soil temperature and rhizome development
19. Blueberry product development: raisin-type blueberries
20. Blueberry product development: blueberry puree
21. Addendum: 1985 Report from Moody Trevet
