Lingonberry
(Vaccinium vitis-idaea)
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Lingonberry Bibliography
The Industry
Elstein, D. 2005. Turning minor fruits into major crops: ARS repository in Oregon
working to introduce new fruits in the United States. Agric Res. 53 (1) : 12-13.
Burt L.; and R. Penhallegon. 2003. Economic evaluation of lingonberry production in Oregon. Burt, Lawrence A. Oregon State University Extension Service, Corvallis, Or.
Talbot, V. 2001. Propagation of indigenous lingonberries for sustainable development. Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE) research projects. Western Region, 2001, PROJECT FW98-064.
Gustavsson, B.A. 1999. 'Ida' and 'Linnea'--novel lingonberry cultivars with commercial
potential. Fruit Var J. 53 (4) : 228-231.
Stang, E.J. 1994. 'Splendor' and 'Regal' lingonberry--new cultivars for a developing
industry. Fruit Var J. 48 (3) : 182-184.
Stang, E.J. Lingonberry cultivars--building blocks for an industry?. Fruit Var J. . 48 (1) : 3-6.
Hjalmarsson, I. 1993. Domestication of wildgrowing lingonberriers (Vaccinium vitis-idaea) in Sweden. Acta Hort. 346 : 305-310.
Gustavsson, B.A. 1993. Lingonberry breeding and cultivation (Viccinium vitis-idaea L.)., Acta Hort. 346 : 311-314.
Stang, E.J., G.G. Weis, and J. Klueh. 1990. Lingonberry: potential new fruit for the northern United States. Janick, J; and J.E. Simon. Pages 321-323 In Advances in new crops: proceedings of the First National Symposium NEW CROPS, Research, Development, Economics, Indianapolis, Indiana, Oct 23-26, 1988.
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Dierking, W. 1985. Ten years experience in lingonberry production. Acta
Hort. 165 : 269-271.
Hendrickson, P.A. 1997. The wild lingonberry (Vaccinium vitis-idaea L. var. minus Lodd) industry in North America. Yarborough, D.E.; and J.M. Smagula. Acta Hort. (446): 47-48.
Estabrooks, E.N. 1997. Native lingonberry (Vaccinium vitis-idaea var. minus) as a new crop in New Brunswick, Canada. Yarborough, D.E.; and J.M. Smagula. Acta Hort. (446): 125-127.
St-Piere, R.G. 1992. The development of native fruit species as horticultural crops in Saskatchewan. HortScience. 27 (8): 866, 947.
Penney, B.G.; C.A. Gallagher; P.A. Hendrickson; R.A Churchill; and E. Butt. 1997.
The wild partridgeberry (Vaccinium vitis-idaea L. var. minus Lodd.) industry in Newfoundland and Labrador and the potential for expansion utilizing European cultivars. Acta Hort. (446): 139-142.
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General Reference
Trajkovski, V. 1987. Facts about lingonberries (cowberries, partridgeberries).
Fruit Var J. 41 (1) : 39.
Holloway, P.S. 1984. Lingonberry cultivation. Agroborealis - Alaska
Agricultural Experiment Station, Fairbanks. 16 (2) : 15-20.
Hall, I.V. 1981. The biological flora of Canada. 3. Vaccinium vitis-idaea L. var.
minus Lodd. Supplementary account. Can Field-Nat. 95 (4) : 434-464.
Stark, R.; I.V. Hall; and P.A. Hendrickson. 1978. The Partridgeberry of Newfoundland, Canadex No. 230, Horticultural Crops. Research Branch, Agriculture Canada, St. John's, Newfoundland.
Botany, Ecology and Taxonomy
Hjalmarsson, I. 2001. Lingonberry: botany and horticulture. Hortic Rev. (27) : 79-123.
Tolvanen, A. 1995. Aboveground growth habits of two Vaccinium species in relation to habitat. Can J Bot. 73 (3) : 465-473.
Caissie, Nadine. 1998. Inventaire et productivité de Prunus virginiana L., Sambucus canadensis L., Viburnum trilobum Marsh., Vaccinium vitis-idaea L. et Rubus chamaemorus L. dans la Péninsule acadienne avec une étude des populations de R. chamaemorus L. M.Sc., Université de Moncton, Moncton, N.B.
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Physiology and Morphology
Martinussen, I. 2006. Seasonal variations in rooting of lingonberry (Vaccinium Vitis-idaea L.) cuttings. Acta Hortic. 715 : 439-442.
Debnath, S.C. 2006. Influence of propagation method and indole-3-butyric acid on growth and development of in vitro- and ex vitro-derived lingonberry plants. Can. J. Plant Sci. 6 (1) : 235-243.
Garkava-Gustavsson, L. 2005. RAPD-based analysis of genetic diversity and selection of lingonberry (Vaccinium vitis-idaea L.) material for ex situ conservation. Genet Resour Crop Evol. 52 (6) : 723-735.
Debnath, S.C. 2005. Morphological development of lingonberry as affected by in vitro and ex vitro propagation methods and source propagule. HortScience 40 (3) : 760-763.
Debnath, S.C. 2005. Micropropagation of lingonberry: influence of genotype, explant
orientation, and overcoming TDZ-induced inhibition of shoot elongation using zeatin., HortScience. 40 (1) : 185-188.
Gerdol, R. 2004. Biomass distribution of two subalpine dwarf-shrubs in relation to
soil moisture and nutrient content. J Veg Sci. 15 (4) : 457-464.
Nuortila, C. 2002. Inter-parent distance affects reproductive success in two clonal
dwarf shrubs, Vaccinium myrtillus and Vaccinium vitis-idaea (Ericaceae). Can J Bot 2002. 80 (8) : 875-884.
Baskin, C.C. 2000. Germination studies of three dwarf shrubs (Vaccinium, Ericaceae) of Northern Hemisphere coniferous forests). Can J Bot . 78 (12) : 1552-1560.
Serres, R.A., 1994. Micropropagation of several lingonberry cultivars. Fruit Var J. 48 (1) : 7-14.
Penney, B.G.; K.B. McRae; I.V. Hall; R.F. Morris; and P.A. Hendrickson.1985. Effect of harvest date and location on the yield of Vaccinium vitis-idaea L. var. minus Lodd in eastem Newfoundland. Crop Res. 25: 21-26.
Paal, T; and A. Banner. 2003. Trichoderma viride enhances the growth of lingonberry (Vaccinium vitis-idaea L.) stem cuttings. Can. J. Plant Sci. 83(4): 943-945.
Debnath, S.C.; and K.B. McRae. 2002. An efficient adventitious shoot regeneration system on excised leaves of micropropagated lingonberry (Vaccinium vitis-idaea L.). Journal of Horticultural Science and Biotechnology. 77 (6): 744-752.
Chemistry and Bacteriology
Ek, S. 2006. Characterization of Phenolic Compounds from Lingonberry (Vaccinium
vitis-idaea). J. Agric Food Chem. 54 (26) : 9834-9842.
Wang, S.Y. 2005. Antioxidant activity in lingonberries (Vaccinium vitis-idaea L.) and
its inhibitory effect on activator protein-1, nuclear factor kappa-B, and mitogen-activated protein kinases activation. J. Agric Food Chem. 53 (8) : 3156-3166.
Saario, M. 2005. Effect of pruning and urea fertilization on rejuvenation of cultivated lingonberry (Vaccinium vitis-idaea L.) with special reference to mycorrhizal infection. Small fruits review. 4 (1) : 59-72.
Plant Insects and Pests – General
Hillier, N. K.; P.L. Dixon; and D.J. Larson. 2004. Trap captures of male Grapholita libertina (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) moths: relationship to larval numbers and damage in wild lingonberry. Environ. Entomol. 33 (2): 405-417.
Hillier, N. K. 2001. Quantitative chemical ecology of the lingonberry fruitworm, Grapholita libertina Heinr. Ph.D. Thesis, Memorial University, St. John’s, NL.
Morris, R.F.; B.G. Penney; G. Greenslade; P.A. Hendrickson; and K.B. McRae. 1988. Notes on the occurrence, distribution, population levels, and control of Grapholita libertina Heinr. (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae), a pest of lingonberries in Newfoundland. Can. Entomol. 120(10): 867-872.
Commerical Processing
Saario, M. 2000. Fresh lingonberry quality as affected by storage conditions and packaging. J. Food Qual. 23 (5) : 453-463.