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Comparison of Volatile Compounds Contributing to Flavor of Wild Lowbush (Vaccinium augustifolium) and Cultivated Highbush (Vaccinium corymbosum) Blueberry Fruit Using Gas Chromatography-Olfactometry

Foods, 2022
The flavor of blueberry fruit products is an important parameter determining consumer satisfaction. Wild lowbush blueberries are primarily processed into products, but their flavor chemistry has not been characterized.
Charles F. Forney, Songshan Qiu, Michael A. Jordan, Dylan McCarthy, Sherry Fillmore   +4 more
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Pollination Best Practices in Southern Highbush Blueberry in Florida

EDIS, 2019
Southern highbush blueberry is the primary blueberry species grown in Florida. It is dependent upon pollinating insects for adequate pollination and fruit.
Rachel Mallinger, Douglas A. Phillips
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Peculiarities of the classification of economically valuable indicators of highbush blueberry varieties of Vaccinium corymbosum L.

Plant Varieties Studying and Protection, 2020
Purpose. To substantiate the features of the classification of morphobiological and economically valuable indicators of highbush blueberry varieties of Vaccinium corymbosum L. Methods. The studies were carried out during 2012–2019.
С. І. Мельник, Н. С. Орленко, Н. В. Лещук, В. М. Матус, В. А. Павлюк, Н. В. Павлюк   +5 more
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Chemical and Enzymatic Changes of Different Soils during Their Acidification to Adapt Them to the Cultivation of Highbush Blueberry

Agronomy, 2020
Although there has been an increase in the cultivation of highbush blueberry (Vaccinium corymbosum L.) worldwide for several years now, the availability of suitable soils for this species remains a problem.
Ireneusz Ochmian, Karolina Kozos, Anna Jaroszewska, Ryszard Malinowski   +3 more
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Blueberry Gall Midge on Southern Highbush Blueberry in Florida

EDIS, 2019
Blueberry gall midge is a small fly native to North America that feeds on blueberries and cranberries. It can be found throughout the United States, including Florida, where its larvae feed on southern highbush blueberry and rabbiteye floral and ...
Oscar E. Liburd, Douglas A. Phillips
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Comparison of Proanthocyanidin Content in Rabbiteye Blueberry (Vaccinium virgatum Aiton) Leaves and the Promotion of Apoptosis against HL-60 Promyelocytic Leukemia Cells Using ‘Kunisato 35 Gou’ Leaf Extract

Plants, 2023
Polyphenol-rich rabbiteye blueberry (Vaccinium virgatum Aiton) leaves have attracted attention as a food material. In this study, we compared the total polyphenols, total proanthocyanidin content, and antioxidant activity of the leaves of 18 blueberry ...
Yuki Toyama, Yoko Fujita, Saki Toshima, Tomonari Hirano, Masao Yamasaki, Hisato Kunitake   +5 more
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Response of the Five Highbush Blueberry Cultivars to In Vitro Induced Drought Stress by Polyethylene Glycol

Agronomy, 2022
Stress caused by drought is an important factor that affects the growth and development of highbush blueberry plants. In vitro screening for drought stress tolerance is of major importance in identifying cultivars that have optimal stress tolerance and ...
Sabin Molnar, Doina Clapa, Viorel Mitre
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Dual action of highbush blueberry proanthocyanidins on Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans and the host inflammatory response

BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine, 2018
Background The highbush blueberry (Vaccinium corymbosum) has a beneficial effect on several aspects of human health. The present study investigated the effects of highbush blueberry proanthocyanidins (PACs) on the virulence properties of Aggregatibacter ...
Amel Ben Lagha, Geneviève LeBel, Daniel Grenier   +2 more
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Transcriptome analysis and annotation: SNPs identified from single copy annotated unigenes of three polyploid blueberry crops.

PLoS ONE, 2019
Blueberry is a kind of new rising popular perennial fruit with high healthful quality. It is of utmost importance to develop new blueberry varieties for different climatic zones to satisfy the demand of people in the world.
Yunsheng Wang, Muhammad Qasim Shahid, Fozia Ghouri, Sezai Ercişli, Faheem Shehzad Baloch, Fei Nie   +5 more
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Influence of Perlite in Peat- and Coir-based Media on Vegetative Growth and Mineral Nutrition of Highbush Blueberry

HortScience, 2020
Peat and coir are commonly used for substrate production of highbush blueberry (Vaccinium sp.). Perlite is also typically added to improve drainage and stability of the media.
Patrick H. Kingston, Carolyn F. Scagel, David R. Bryla , Bernadine C. Strik   +3 more
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