Proceedings of the Ninth North American Blueberry Research and Extension Workers Conference

• Introduction to the Proceedings of the Ninth North American Blueberry Research and Extension Workers Conference (Charles F. Forney and Leonard J. Eaton)
  
• Application of Paper Mill Biosolids, Wood Ash and Ground Bark on Wild Lowbush Blueberry Production (J. Lafond)
  
• The Wild Blueberry Industry—Past (George W. Wood)
  
• Soil and Plant Response to MSW Compost Applications on Lowbush Blueberry Fields in 2000 and 2001 (P. R. Warman, C. J. Murphy, J. C. Burnham, and L. J. Eaton)
  
• Factors Contributing to the Increase in Productivity in the Wild Blueberry Industry (David E. Yarborough)
  
• Lowbush Blueberry (Vaccinium angustifolium) with Irrigated and Rain-Fed Conditions (R. M. Seymour, Gordon Starr, and David E. Yarborough)
  
• Gypsum—An Alternative to Chemical Fertilizers in Lowbush Blueberry Production (Kevin R. Sanderson and Leonard J. Eaton)
  
• The Economics of Supplemental Irrigation on Wild Blueberries: A Stochastic Cost Assessment (Timothy J. Dalton and David E. Yarborough)
  
• Diammonium Phosphate Application Date Affects Vaccinium angustifolium Ait. Nutrient Uptake and Yield (John M. Smagula, W. Litten, and K. Loennecker)
  
• Effects of Salt Deposition from Salt Water Spray on Lowbush Blueberry Shoots (Leonard J. Eaton, Kevin R. Sanderson, and Jeff Hoyle)
  
• Main and Interactive Effects of Vegetative-Year Applications of Nitrogen, Phosphorus, and Potassium Fertilizers on the Wild Blueberry (David Percival and Kevin Sanderson)
  
• Efficient Mowing for Pruning Wild Blueberry Fields (Leonard J. Eaton, Robbie W. Glen, and J. Doug Wyllie)
  
• Effect of Soil Calcium Applications on Blueberry Yield and Quality (Eric J. Hanson and Steven F. Berkheimer)
  
• Effect of In-Row Spacing and Early Cropping on Yield and Dry Weight Partitioning of Three Highbush Blueberry Cultivars the First Two Years After Planting (Bernadine Strik and Gil Buller)
  
• Effects of Nitrogen Sources on Growth and Leaf Nutrient Concentrations of ‘Tifblue’ Rabbiteye Blueberry Under Water Culture (Takato Tamada)
  
• Stem and Leaf Diseases and Their Effects on Yield in Maine Lowbush Blueberry Fields (Seanna L. Annis and Constance S. Stubbs)
  
• Row Covers to Delay or Advance Maturity in Highbush Blueberry (Peter Hicklenton, Charles Forney, and Carolyn Domytrak)
  
• Rabbiteye Blueberry Field Trials with the Growth Regulator CPPU (D. Scott NeSmith and H. Marcus Adair)
  
• Susceptibility of Southern Highbush Blueberry Cultivars to Botryosphaeria Stem Blight (Barbara J. Smith)
  
• Post-Harvest Hedging and Pruning of Three Year Pruning Trial on ‘Climax’ and ‘Tifblue’ Rabbiteye Blueberry (Gerard Krewer, Danny Stanaland, Scott NeSmith, and Ben Mullinix)
  
• Fungal Pathogens Associated with Blueberry Propagation Beds in North Carolina (Bill Cline)
  
• Vaccinia gloriosa (S. P. Vander Kloet)
  
• An Overview of Weed Management in the Wild Lowbush Blueberry—Past and Present (Klaus I. N. Jensen and David E. Yarborough)
  
• Use of Two Sulfonyl Urea Herbicides in Lowbush Blueberry (Klaus I. N. Jensen and Eric G. Specht)
  
• Determination of Evapotranspiration and Drainage in Lowbush Blueberries (Vaccinium angustifolium) Using Weighing Lysimeters (Gordon Starr, Rose Mary Seymour, Fred Olday
  and David E. Yarborough)
  
• Field-Edge Based Management Tactics for Blueberry Maggot in Lowbush Blueberry (Judith A. Collins and Francis A. Drummond)
  
• An Overview of RAPD Analysis to Estimate Genetic Relationships in Lowbush Blueberry (Karen Burgher-MacLellan and Kenna MacKenzie)
  
• Identification of Host Volatile Compounds for Monitoring Blueberry Maggot Fly (Oscar E. Liburd)
  
• Investigation of a Possible Sexual Function Specialization in the Lowbush Blueberry (Vaccinium angustifolium Aiton. Ericaceae) (Marina Myra, Kenna MacKenzie, and S. P. Vander Kloet)
  
• Chilling Requirement Studies in Blueberries (James M. Spiers, Donna A. Marshall, and John H. Braswell)
  
• The Effect of Pruning on Blueberry Stem Gall Wasp (Kenna MacKenzie, David Hayman, and Edward Reekie)
  
• The Effects of Chill Hour Accumulation on Hydrogen Cyanamide Efficacy in Rabbiteye and Southern Highbush Blueberry Cultivars (Stephen J. Stringer, Donna A. Marshall, Blair J. Sampson, and James M. Spiers)
  
• Evaluation of New Approaches for Management of Japanese Beetles in Highbush Blueberries (Rufus Isaacs, Zsofia Szendrei, and John C. Wise)
  
• Effects of Kaolin Clay Application on Flower Bud Development, Fruit Quality and Yield, and Flower Thrips [Frankliniella spp. (Thysanoptera: Thripidae)] Populations of Blueberry Plants (James D. Spiers, Frank B. Matta, Donna A. Marshall, and Blair J. Sampson)
  
• Flowering and Leafing of Low-Chill Blueberries in Florida (Paul M. Lyrene)
  
• Screenhouse Evaluations of a Mason Bee Osmia ribifloris (Hymenoptera: Megachilidae) as a Pollinator for Blueberries in the Southeastern United States (Blair J. Sampson, Stephen J. Stringer, James H. Cane, and James M. Spiers)
  
• In Vitro Culture of Lowbush Blueberry (Vaccinium angustifolium Ait.) (Samir C. Debnath)
  
• Effects of Sunlight or Shade on Maturity and Optical Density in Blueberries (R. P. Rohrbach,
  C. M. Mainland, and J. A. Osborne)
  
• Quality Curves for Highbush Blueberries as a Function of the Storage Temperature (Maria Cecilia N. Nunes, Jean-Pierre Emond, and Jeffrey K. Brecht)
  
• Index
  
• Reference Notes Included
  

Biography

Leonard Eaton, Charles Forney