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A Guide to Selecting and Using Pesticides During the Blueberry Pollination Period: How Can We Reduce Risk to Pollinators?

open access: yesEDIS
This publication provides blueberry growers strategies for choosing and applying fungicides and insecticides during bloom so as to minimize harm to pollinators.
Rachel E. Mallinger   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

The Economic Impacts and Management of Spotted Wing Drosophila (Drosophila Suzukii): The Case of Wild Blueberries in Maine

open access: yesJournal of Economic Entomology, 2020
Drosophila suzukii (Matsumura), or spotted wing drosophila, has become a major pest concern for berry growers in the United States. In this study, we evaluated the economic impacts of D. suzukii on the Maine wild blueberry industry from two perspectives.
D. Yeh   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Transcriptomic stress responses in Vaccinium spp. F1 hybrids: Implications for temperature‐resilient cranberry breeding using a crop wild relative

open access: yesPLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.
Climate extremes threaten the sustainability of cranberry production, a culturally and economically important North American crop. This study demonstrates that wild cranberries (Vaccinium oxycoccos) harbor genetic variation that may enhance cold stress resilience when introduced into cultivated cranberry through hybridization.
Audrey Dickinson   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Modification of the existing maximum residue levels (MRLs) for spirodiclofen in berries

open access: yesEFSA Journal, 2016
In accordance with Article 6 of Regulation (EC) No 396/2005, the evaluating Member State (EMS) Belgium compiled an application to modify the existing maximum residue level (MRL) for the active substance spirodiclofen in blueberries, cranberries and ...
European Food Safety Authority (EFSA)
doaj   +1 more source

DEMAND FOR WILD BLUEBERRIES AT FARM AND PROCESSOR LEVELS [PDF]

open access: yes
The wild blueberry crop harvested in Maine and eastern Canada has increased considerably in recent years. The purpose of this study is to understand the recent trends in demand for wild blueberries with particular attention to the effects of production ...
Cheng, Hsiang-Tai   +2 more
core   +1 more source

Dietary flavonoid intake and incidence of erectile dysfunction [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
Background: The predominant etiology for erectile dysfunction (ED) is vascular, however limited data are available on the role of diet. A higher intake of several flavonoids reduces diabetes and cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk but no studies have ...
Cassidy, Aedin   +2 more
core   +1 more source

Harnessing the nutritional potential of Cape wild edible plants: Insights, gaps and priorities

open access: yesPLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.
Wild edible plants hold significant potential to strengthen food systems by enhancing nutrition, dietary diversity, climate resilience, sustainability and deeper connection of people to their food. In this study, we conducted a systematic literature review to identify knowledge gaps and assess the nutritional contributions of selected wild edible ...
Nicola Kühn   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Blueberries Improve Pain, Gait Performance, and Inflammation in Individuals with Symptomatic Knee Osteoarthritis

open access: yesNutrients, 2019
Osteoarthritis (OA) is the most common joint disorder in the world and is the most frequent cause of walking related disability among older adults in the US, which brings a significant economic burden and reduces quality of life.
C. Du   +8 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

EFFICIENT MARKETING OF BLUEBERRIES IN MISSISSIPPI AND LOUISIANA [PDF]

open access: yes
Fresh blueberries are sold through a marketing cooperative of the blueberry industry in Mississippi and Louisiana. Blueberry producers have numerous alternatives in assembling blueberries, and the cooperative needs to know the costs of different systems ...
Allen, Albert J., Muhammad, Safdar
core   +1 more source

Cirsium arvense management with electrical weed control and clopyralid

open access: yesPest Management Science, EarlyView.
Electrical weed control (EWC) treatments reduced Cirsium arvense biomass by ≤95% and suppressed new shoot emergence by 70–95%, achieving control comparable to clopyralid. Sequential or integrated applications enhanced efficacy, demonstrating EWC's potential as a nonchemical tool for perennial weed management in orchard systems.
Luisa Carolina Baccin   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

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