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Mr415: Why Not Tame The Wild Blueberry, Walter Litten, John M. Smagula

Miscellaneous Reports

A discussion of two studies of different methods of propagating lowbush blueberry plants. These methods could be used for introducing blueberry plants into existing fields to improve field cover, or to start a blueberry field from scratch.

Mr416: An Evaluation Of Turfgrass Species And Varieties: Perennial Ryegrass, Alan R. Langille, Annamarie Pennucci

Miscellaneous Reports

The ryegrasses include those popular and extensively used turfgrasses noted for their rapid germination and subsequent swift development into a suitable turf. These grasses are broadly adapted to cool temperate climates and find use in a wide array of habitats: from the seashore to mountain slopes, and in nearly all soil conditions. This report presents the results of a trial of 97 perennial ryegrass varieties at the University of Maine.

Wild Blueberries 1999 Csrees Progress Reports, Alfred A. Bushway, Bodhan Slabyj, Russell Hazen, Darrell W. Donahue, Frank A. Drummond, Judith A. Collins, Rodney J. Bushway, Brian Perkins, Seanna L. Annis, Connie S. Stubbs, John M. Smagula, Walter Litten, Richard Dyer, Karen Loennecker, David E. Yarborough, Timothy M. Hess, David Lambert, John Jemison

Wild Blueberry Research Reports

The 1999 edition of the Wild Blueberries CSREES Progress Reports was prepared for the Maine Blueberry Commission and the University of Maine Blueberry Advisory Committee by researchers at the University of Maine, Orono. Projects in this report include:

1. Effects of QF Processing on Microbiological Quality of Maine Wild Blueberries

2. Separation of Maggot-Infested Blueberries in the IQF Processing Line

3. Determination of Pesticide Residue Levels in Fresh and Processed Wild Blueberries

4. Control Tactics for Blueberry Pest Insects

5. IPM Strategies

6. Biology and Ecology of Blueberry Pest Insects

7. Survey of Stem Blight and Leaf Spot Diseases in …

Weed Population Dynamics In Potato Cropping Systems As Affected By Rotation Crop, Cultivation, And Primary Tillage, Silke Ullrich

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Reduction of dependence on herbicides in potato production is important to limit environmental contamination and reduce production costs. An experiment was conducted from 1992 to 1997 in northern Maine to examine the effects of two rotation crops (a green-manure mixture of oat, pea and hairy vetch vs. barley) and two tillage practices (chisel vs. moldboard) on weed population dynamics in two-year potato rotations without the use of herbicides. Chenopodium album, Gnaphalium uliainosum, and a complex of cruciferous weeds (Brassica rapa, Brassica kaber, and Raphanus raphanistrum) were dominant. Oat-pea-vetch was more weed-suppressive than barley, however, crucifer density increased in both rotations. …