Blueberries
Blueberry articles written by members of the Southern Region Small Fruit Consortium. More information on Blueberry crops.
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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 -
Water is an essential resource for small fruit growers, as it is crucial for irrigation and post-harvest activities. In this article, we will provide an overview of various options available to commercial small fruit growers, as well as other measures to improve water quality.
Posted in: Summer 2023 -
Blueberry production in the Southern United States is greatly challenged by diseases like Botryosphaeria stem blight, which is caused by fungi pathogens in the family of Botryosphaeriaceae. Botryosphaeria stem blight can cause sudden wilting and chlorosis of leaves and stems, and in severe cases plant death.
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 -
Organic fungicides are non-conventional products that are listed by the Organic Materials Review Institute and are generally accepted by organic reviewers as qualifying for use in organic production systems. The products evaluated in these blueberry trials include oils, plant or bacterial extracts, or biological control agents (microorganisms) as their active ingredient.
Posted in: Spring 2023 -
Results of field studies conducted on southern highbush blueberry (Vaccinium corymbosum L.) in North Carolina to determine tolerance of younger and older bearing blueberry bushes to 2,4-D choline POST-directed.
Posted in: Spring 2023 -
The Mississippi State University Extension Service will be hosting two workshops for blueberry growers in 2023. An in-person workshop on January 24th and a virtual workshop on January 26th.
Posted in: Winter 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 -
Elina Coneva1, Ebrahiem Babiker2, Eric Stafne3, Sushan Ru1, Melba Salazar-Gutierrez1, Camila Rodrigues1, and Edgar Vinson1, 1Auburn University, 2USDA-ARS, 3MSU ‘Titan’ and ‘Krewer’ (Fig. 1 A,B) are two new blueberry cultivar releases from the University of Georgia breeding program are reported to produce large berries. Their fruit size is reported to be twice as large as…
Posted in: Winter 2023 -
Rabbiteye blueberry bushes are relatively easy to grow and commonplace across Mississippi and the rest of the southeastern U.S.; however, if not properly maintained the bushes will decline over time.
Posted in: Fall 2022