Blackberries
Blackberry articles written by members of the Southern Region Small Fruit Consortium. More information on Caneberry crops.
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Meet Lorena Lopez, Assistant Extension Professor at North Carolina State University, and learn about her work in advancing integrated pest management practices for berry growers.
Posted in: Summer 2024 -
This study was implemented to determine cultivar recommendations for blackberry and raspberry production in central Alabama, and to determine whether incorporating shade enhances productivity and fruit quality enough to justify the extra expense.
Posted in: Summer 2024 -
Like many specialty crops, blackberries have relatively few registered herbicide products for weed control. For new herbicides to be registered, crop safety must first be demonstrated in field settings.
Posted in: Spring 2024 -
Blackberry yellow vein disease (BYVD) is the most important virus disease affecting blackberry production in the southern United States.
Posted in: Spring 2024 -
The 20th annual North American Raspberry & Blackberry Conference will be held in Wilmington, North Carolina from February 27-28, 2024. NARBA is excited to partner with the North Carolina Caneberry Association on this conference, and to continue the legacy of sharing high-quality research with growers, researchers and industry.
Posted in: Winter 2024 -
Postharvest physiology is key to maintaining the shelf-life of small fruits and reducing food loss. Typically, research deals with the plant and fruit’s response to different technologies and applications that increase quality and delay senescence (decomposition). Fruit quality is a major component of postharvest physiology as it relates to consumer acceptance.
Posted in: Fall 2023 -
Blackberry (Rubus spp.) is a popular fruit due to its delightful taste and notable health benefits. The objective of this study was to determine the effectiveness of pre-harvest foliar treatments and shade application on yield, white drupelet disorder, post-harvest attributes and aroma profile of two blackberry varieties.
Posted in: Summer 2023 -
Botrytis cinerea is a fungus that causes disease in many crops. Most notably, it causes gray mold of strawberry and Botrytis bunch rot of grape. On strawberries, infection can occur at bloom, while disease symptoms appear at fruit ripening or post-harvest.
Posted in: Spring 2023 -
The Arkansas Grown Conference and Expo will be held January 25-28, 2023 in Little Rock at the Embassy Suites.
Posted in: Winter 2023 -
During the 2022 blackberry season in Georgia, the small fruit program at the University of Georgia evaluated physical and compositional attributes as well as sensory characteristics of the cultivars ‘Caddo’, ‘Osage’, ‘Ponca’, and ‘Ouachita.’
Posted in: Fall 2022