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Practical Results
- Blueberries: Organic Production
- ATTRA. 2004
- Control Strategies for Blueberry Maggot Using Mulch in Highbush Blueberries [PDF - 375 kB]
- OACC. 2008
- OACC. 2008
- Economic Analysis of Organic Pest Management Strategies for Lowbush Blueberries using Enterprise Budgeting [PDF - 983 kB]
- University of Maine. 2008
- University of Maine. 2008
- Evaluation of Entomopathogens for Biological Control of Insect Pests of Lowbush Blueberry [PDF - 268 kB]
- University of Maine. 2000
- Fertility and Weed Management in Organic Highbush Blueberry Production [PDF - 179 kB]
- OACC. 2007
- OACC. 2007
- Grower Survey of Organic Pest Management Practices for Wild Blueberries [PDF - 2.0 MB]
- University of Maine. 2008
- Mulch Types Affect Ground Beetle (Carabidae) Abundance and Species Composition in Highbush Blueberries [PDF - 165 kB]
- OACC. 2009
- OACC. 2009
- Organic Production and IPM Guide for Blueberries
- Cornell University. 2016
- Cornell University. 2016
- Organic Wild Lowbush Blueberry Guide [PDF - 366 kB]
- OACC. 2004
- OACC. 2004
- Organic Blueberry Production Research Project
- eOrganic. 2011
- eOrganic. 2011
- Organic Wild Blueberry Production
- University of Maine. 2009
Scientific Results
- Abundance and Diversity of Wild Bees (Hymenoptera: Apoidea) Found in Lowbush Blueberry Growing Regions of Downeast Maine
- Environmental Entomology (2015) 44: 975-989
- Blueberry—Soil interactions from an organic perspective
- Scientia Horticulturae (2016) 208: 78-91
- Costs of Establishing Organic Northern Highbush Blueberry: Impacts of Planting Method, Fertilization, and Mulch Type
- HortScience (2012) 47: 866-873
- Effects of conventional and organic nitrogen fertilizers on soil microbial activity, mycorrhizal colonization, leaf antioxidant content, and Fusarium wilt in highbush blueberry
- Scientia Horticulturae (2010) 125: 775-778
- Effect of Dry Heat, Direct Flame, and Straw Burning on Seed Germination of Weed Species Found in Lowbush Blueberry Fields
- Weed Technology (2016) 30: 263-270
- Effect of thermal treatments on phytochemicals in conventionally and organically grown berries
- Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture (2010) 90:769-778
- Efficacy of Organically Acceptable Materials for Control of Mummy Berry Disease on Lowbush Blueberries in Maine
- International Journal of Fruit Science (2012) 12: 188-204
- Emergence of Blueberry Maggot Flies From Mulches and Soil at Various Depths
- Environmental Entomology (2012) 41: 370-376
- Fruit Quality, Antioxidant Capacity, and Flavonoid Content of Organically and Conventionally Grown Blueberries
- Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry (2008) 56: 5788-5794
- Ground and Rove Beetles (Coleoptera: Carabidae and Staphylinidae) are Affected by Mulches and Weeds in Highbush Blueberries
- Environmental Entomology (2012) 41: 1097-1106
- Impact of blueberry harvesters on weed seed dispersal within and between fields
- Weed Science (2009) 57: 541-546
- Mulch and Fertilizer Management Practices for Organic Production of Highbush Blueberry. I: Plant Growth and Allocation of Biomass during Establishment
- HortScience (2013) 48: 1250-1261
- Mulch and Fertilizer Management Practices for Organic Production of Highbush Blueberry. II. Impact on Plant and Soil Nutrients during Establishment
- New Approaches to Organic Blueberry (Vaccinium corymbosum L.) Production in Alkaline Field Soils
- European Journal of Horticultural Science (2009) 74: 103-111
- Northern Highbush Blueberry Cultivars Differed in Yield and Fruit Quality in Two Organic Production Systems from Planting to Maturity
- HortScience (2017) 52: 844-851
- Organic Lowbush Blueberry Research and Extension in Maine
- International Journal of Fruit Science (2012) 12: 216-231
- Organic Mulch Impact on Vegetation Dynamics and Productivity of Highbush Blueberry Under Organic Production
- HortScience (2009) 44: 688–696
- Organic mulches in highbush blueberries alter beetle (Coleoptera) community composition and improve functional group abundance and diversity
- Agricultural and Forest Entomology (2016) Online, ahead of print
- Organic Production Systems in Northern Highbush Blueberry: I. Impact of Planting Method, Cultivar, Fertilizer, and Mulch on Yield and Fruit Quality from Planting through Maturity
- HortScience (2017) 52: 1201-1213
- Phosphorus and aluminium solubility relationships in acidic lowbush blueberry barren soils in Maine
- Soil Use and Management (2013) 29: 485-493
- Predation by Pterostichus melanarius (Illiger) (Coleoptera: Carabidae) on immature Rhagoletis mendax Curran (Diptera: Tephritidae) in semi-field and field conditions
- Biological Control (2012) 60: 46-53
- Relative Toxicity and Residual Activity of Insecticides Used in Blueberry Pest Management: Mortality of Natural Enemies
- Journal of Economic Entomology (2014) 107: 277-285
- A review of optimal systems for organic production of blueberry and blackberry for fresh and processed markets in the northwestern United States
- Scientia Horticulturae (2016) 208: 92-103
- Root Colonization by Ericoid Mycorrhizae and Dark Septate Endophytes in Organic and Conventional Blueberry Fields in Michigan
- International Journal of Fruit Science (2012) 12: 169-187
- Seasonal Variation in Leaf Nutrient Concentration of Northern Highbush Blueberry Cultivars Grown in Conventional and Organic Production Systems
- HortScience (2015) 50: 1453-1466