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Call For Papers: Maine In The Statehood Era (Ca. 1780s-1820s) And Its Commemoration And Legacy, University Of Maine

Maine Statehood and Bicentennial Conference

Details for submitting to the upcoming volume Maine in the Statehood Era (ca. 1780s-1820s) and its Commemoration and Legacy.

Downloadable Conference Program, Maine Bicentennial Conference

Maine Statehood and Bicentennial Conference

A printable Maine Bicentennial Conference schedule with general event information.

Bangor Band Concert, Curvin Farnham, Conductor

Maine Statehood and Bicentennial Conference

The printed program that accompanied a performance by the Bangor Band fo rthe Maine Statehood & Bicentennial Conference.

Panel #7: Public Ownership Vs. Private Rights: The Case Of Maine's Disputed Public Lots, Lee Schepps, Richard Barringer, Martin Wilk, Thomas Urquhart

Maine Statehood and Bicentennial Conference

When Maine separated from Massachusetts, the Articles of Separation (part of the new state's Constitution) required that as it sold off its public domain (about 8 million acres) Maine continue to reserve four lots of 320 acres per town. Panelists trace the legal analysis and history of the implications of Public Lot policy through the 1980s, finally asking the question, "How did this remarkable change in the history of Maine and to the very map of Maine come about?"

Panel #6: Pine Tree Songscape: Historic Music Of The Folk Of Maine, Laura Artesani, Kristopher Paprocki, Stephen N. Sanfilippo, James Moreira

Maine Statehood and Bicentennial Conference

Three panelists combine their musicianship and historical research to perform and present historic songs from Maine's past.

Panel #5: The Maine Centennial In 1920: Commemoration And Remembrance Through Photography, Kevin Johnson, Micah Pawling, Earle G. Shetteworth Jr., Anne Collins Goodyear

Maine Statehood and Bicentennial Conference

A session that included the following presentations:

A Genuine Look at Maine and Its Centennial: The Eastern Illustrating & Publishing Company, Kevin Johnson

The Wabanaki Encampment at the Maine Centennial in 1920: Homeland, Memory, and Ethnohistory, Micah Pawling

Documents of Truth and Beauty: Maine at One Hundred Years Through the Real Photo Post Cards of Charles A. Townsend, Earle G. Shettleworth, Jr.

Maine History Festival And Reception, Various Student And Community Groups

Maine Statehood and Bicentennial Conference

Nearly 50 student and community groups shared their work at the Maine History Festival. These informal poster-session exchanges were held in UMaine's Collins Center for the Arts in the afternoon before the keynote. The Festival was co-hosted by the Osher Map Library at the University of Southern Maine and the Maine Folklife Center at UMaine.

Panel #4: The Madawaska Territory And The Aftermath Of Statehood, Beatrice Craig, Elizabeth Mancke, Lise Pelletier, Lisa Lavoie

Maine Statehood and Bicentennial Conference

Presentations in this session include:

Free Trade Before Free Trade: John Emmerson, Petit Sault Merchant, His Suppliers and Customers in the Mid-Nineteenth Century, Béatrice Craig

Madawaska and the Convergence of Empire, Nation, and State, Elizabeth Mancke

The Effect of 9/11 on a Borderlands Community: Fort Kent, Maine and Clair, New Brunswick, Lisa Lavoie

Panel #3: Circulating Images: The Production, Distribution & Reception Of Visual Culture During The Statehood Era, Bernard Fishman, Martha Mcnamara, Kevin Murphy, Justin Wolff, Frank Goodyear

Maine Statehood and Bicentennial Conference

A panel featuring four presentations:

Visualizing Historic Maine: 19th Century Maine Life in Stereophotography (presented in actual 3D), Bernard Fishman

Tovookan's Narrative: Depicting Freedom in Maine During the Statehood Era, Martha J. McNamara

Popular Print and Visual Culture in Statehood Period Maine, Kevin D. Murphy

Rufus Porter in Maine: Art, Spatial Thinking, and the Curious Mind, Justin Wolff

Panel #2: The Maine-Missouri Crisis And The Politics Of Slavery, Mary T. Freeman, Matthew Mason, Diane Mutti Burke, Patrick Rael

Maine Statehood and Bicentennial Conference

A panel that included three presentations:

African Americans and the Political Consequences of Maine Statehood, Mary T. Freeman

Doughface Pioneer: John Holmes of Maine, 1773-1843, Matthew Mason

Fire Bell in the Night: The Establishment of a Slave Society in Jefferson's Purchase, Diane Mutti Burke

Maine History Festival Flyer, Maine Bicentennial And Statehood Conference

Maine Statehood and Bicentennial Conference

A flyer that provides details for the Maine History Festival, a part of the Bicentennial Conference featuring concurrent poster-style presentations by students, scholars, and community groups. The festival will be held in the lobby and gallery space of the Collins Center for the Arts at the University of Maine prior to the Keynote Event.

Crosscurrents: The Daponte String Quartet Explores The Mixed Musics Of Early Maine, Daponte String Quartet

Maine Statehood and Bicentennial Conference

A performance by musical artists Ferdinand "Dino" Liva (violin), Lydia Forbes (violin), Kirsten Monke (viola), and Myles Jordan (cello).

Program notes by Kirsten Monke provide the following background: When we learned about the notated songs of Membertou (c. early 1500s- 1611), a major shaman-chief of the Mi’kmaq nation, the idea for this program began to percolate. What diversity of music might there have been as so many different peoples explored, fished, and colonized Maine’s rocky coast and European influences began to permeate the land? Fragments of elegant china, unearthed at archaeological sites such as Fort Pemaquid, illustrate how some European …

Maine Statehood And Bicentennial Conference Poster, Maine Bicentennial Conference

Maine Statehood and Bicentennial Conference

An 11 x 17 poster for the Maine Statehood and Bicentennial Conference held in Orono Thursday, May 30 - Saturday, June 1, 2019.

Proceedings Of The North American Blueberry Research And Extension Workers Meeting, 2018 Orono, Maine, David E. Yarborough, Ed., Seanna Annis, Ed., Francis A. Drummond, Ed.

North American Blueberry Research and Extension Workers Conference

The 2018, the North American Blueberry Research and Extension Workers (NABREW) Conference took place August 12-15 at the Wells Conference Center at the University of Maine in Orono. The meeting was conducted by the University of Maine Cooperative Extension, and a welcome was provided by the president of the University of Maine and UMM, Dr. Joan Ferrini-Mundy. This is the second time that this national conference has been held in Maine; the first was in 1966. This year more than 74 participants from 13 states and four other countries - Norway, Canada, Mexico and New Zealand - attended the conference.

Glacial Geology Of Maine's Blueberry Barrens, Harold W. Borns Jr.

North American Blueberry Research and Extension Workers Conference

No abstract provided.

Itty-Bitty Traps For Monitoring Spotted Wing Drosophila (Drosophila Suzukii Matsumura), Does Size Matter?, Francis A. Drummond, Judith A. Collins, Gabriel Al-Najjar, Jade Christensen

North American Blueberry Research and Extension Workers Conference

The objective of this study was to determine an optimal trap design and bait for spotted wing drosophila, Drosophila suzukii (Matsumura), in the wild blueberry agro-ecosystem. Two preliminary experiments were conducted in 2013 and 2014 to address this objective. In 2018, an experiment was conducted to evaluate the effect of the physical trap size, as perceived by the spotted wing drosophila, on trap capture efficacy. We found that the red Solo^® cup trap was an optimal trap for monitoring spotted wing drosophila in wild blueberry and that inserting a yellow sticky card inside the trap or painting a black …

Fertilizer And Fungicides: Effects On Wild Blueberry Growth, Insect Attack, And Leaf Spot Disease Incidence, Judith A. Collins, Francis A. Drummond

North American Blueberry Research and Extension Workers Conference

The goal of our three-year field study (two replicated two year trials) was to evaluate the influence of fertility and disease management practices commonly implemented by Maine wild blueberry growers during the prune year. Our treatments reflected grower practices. We tested applications of chlorothalonil (formulated as Bravo^®), pyraclostrobin and boscalid (formulated as Pristine^®), pyraclostrobin and boscalid with diammonium phosphate fertilizer (formulated as DAP^®), and a non-treated control. Measured responses included sap-feeding hemipteran insects, fungal leaf spot pathogens, premature flowering, stem growth characteristics, flower bud cluster production, leaf retention, foliar nutrients, and yield. Among plant …

Hybridization And Introgression Between Deerberries And Blueberries: Problems And Progress, Paul M. Lyrene

North American Blueberry Research and Extension Workers Conference

Several hundred F₁ Vaccinium intersectional hybrids were produced between sections Cyanococcus and Polycodium. Tetraploid highbush blueberry cultivars (section Cyanococcus hybrids based on V. corymbosum) were the seed parents and colchicine-induced tetraploids of tall-growing (2-5m) deerberry plants (Vaccinium stamineum) from north-central Florida served as the pollen parents. Nine selected F₁ hybrids were backcrossed to highbush cultivars, and more than 2,000 of the resulting BC₁ seedlings were evaluated in field nurseries. Fifty-seven of the most vigorous BC₁ seedlings were selected. Some were transplanted to 20-liter pots, others to a field with drip irrigation …

Vaccinium Corymbodendron Dunal As A Bridge Between Taxonomic Sections And Ploidies In Vaccinium: A Work In Progress, Mark K. Ehlenfeldt, James J. Polashock, James R. Ballington

North American Blueberry Research and Extension Workers Conference

The species V. corymbodendron of section Pyxothamnus has shown value as a potential bridge between taxonomic sections and ploidies in Vaccinium when involved as either a first generation or second generation parent. Tetraploid V. corymbodendron has hybridized successfully with 2x and 4x section Cyanococcus species and with 2x section Vitis-idaea. Hybridizations with other sections are currently being tested. Second generation allotetraploid V. corymbodendron - V. vitis-idaea hybrids have hybridized successfully with 4x section Oxycoccus (cranberry), 4x section Cyanococcus (blueberry), and 2x section Vitis-idaea (lingonberry). It appears that these allotetraploid hybrids may allow gene movement …

Rna-Seq Combined With A Bulked-Segregant Analysis Identifies Candidate Genes For The Waxy Coating On Blueberry Fruit, Xinpeng Qi, Elizabeth L. Ogden, Jose V. Die, Mark K. Ehlenfeldt, James J. Polashock, Lisa J. Rowland

North American Blueberry Research and Extension Workers Conference

The most significant difference between blueberries with a light blue fruit color and black fruit color is the visible layer of an epicuticular waxy coating. This layer functions in disease defense and prevention of water loss. In this study, we constructed a northern-adapted rabbiteye hybrid breeding population, ‘Nocturne’ x T 300, which segregated for fruit color (light blue versus black). We screened this population and selected plants of each extreme phenotype, waxy- coated plants with light blue colored fruit versus non-waxy plants with black colored fruit, then isolated RNA from fruit tissue of each bulk, respectively. We sequenced the transcriptome …

Comparison Of Multiple Post-Emergence Callisto Applications For Spreading Dogbane (Apocynum Androsaemifolium L.) Control In Wild Blueberry Fields, Jennifer L. D'Appollonio, David E. Yarborough

North American Blueberry Research and Extension Workers Conference

Spreading dogbane (Apocynum androsaemifolium L.) is a major weed pest in wild blueberry (Vaccinium angustifolium Ait.) fields and is difficult to control. In a 2016 trial conducted in a prune year wild blueberry field, spreading dogbane was sprayed post-emergence with mesotrione (Callisto) at 146 mL/ha or 219 mL/ha product per application to 1 x 4 m split plots, with one half also receiving pre-emergence hexazinone (Velpar). Dogbane emergence and growth were monitored, and plots were sprayed when dogbane reached the 3-5 leaf stage and again after regrowth for a total of three Callisto applications for each rate. Although …

Monilinia Vaccinii-Corymbosi Sensitivity To Demethylation Inhibitor Fungicides And Its Effect On Monilinia Blight Control In Wild Blueberry Fields, David Percival, Sherin Jose, Ling Guo, Annemiek Schilder, Randall A. Olson

North American Blueberry Research and Extension Workers Conference

Monilinia vaccinii-corymbosi (Reade) Honey (M.vc), the causal agent of Monilinia blight of wild blueberry, is controlled primarily by fungicide applications. Demethylation-inhibiting fungicides (DMIs) have been used for over 30 years for Monilinia blight control due to flexibility of use (i.e., ability to use after an infection period) and disease control effectiveness and consistency. In the present study, the sensitivity of ten M.vc isolates to three DMIs- propiconazole, difenoconazole and prothioconazole-desthio were evaluated in vitro by a mycelial growth inhibition assay. In addition, four field trials were conducted during two crop seasons: 2012 and 2013, to examine the efficacy …

Effect Of Phosphorous Acid And Pruning Height On Renovated 'Woodard' Rabbiteye Blueberry, Eric T. Stafne, Barbara J. Smith

North American Blueberry Research and Extension Workers Conference

Phosphorous acid is a fungicide that may have other plant health-inducing properties. A previous study showed greater vigor in blueberry plants treated with phosphorous acid. In the current study, old, low-vigor ‘Woodard’ rabbiteye blueberries were selected for renovation in 2017. The bushes had not been pruned or otherwise managed in several years. To test the hypothesis that adding phosphorous acid treatments (Agri-Fos) to the renovation process would increase plant vigor, three treatments were used: no addition of phosphorous acid, phosphorous acid applied as a drench at renovation pruning plus in the following spring, and drench plus monthly foliar applications of …

Phosphorus Mobility In Acidic Wild Blueberry Soils In Québec, Canada, Jean Lafond, Noura Ziadi

North American Blueberry Research and Extension Workers Conference

In the province of Québec, about 35,000 ha of land are devoted to growing wild lowbush blueberry (Vaccinium angustifolium Ait.). Blueberry fields are located on acidic, well-drained soils with low nutrient levels. To ensure high crop productivity, fertilizers are applied in the spring of the sprout year. The objective of this study was to determine the effect of phosphorus (P) fertilizer applications on soil P mobility under field conditions. Experiments were conducted in commercial stands of wild blueberries between 2004 and 2008 in the Lake St. Jean area, Québec, Canada. Four P rates (0 to 90 kg P_{2 …}

Fungicide Use And Colletotrichum Acutatum Levels Over The Past Two Years - A Grower Survey, Carrie M. Denson, Dean Polk

North American Blueberry Research and Extension Workers Conference

Current New Jersey recommendations for anthracnose Colletotrichum acutatum control in highbush blueberry call for several fungicide applications starting at the beginning of bloom and continuing afterwards on more susceptible varieties such as Bluecrop. Chemistries are rotated for a resistance management program. Numerous growers are having problems with anthracnose infection control in New Jersey blueberry production. The objective of this study was to survey grower fungicide programs and anthracnose levels over 2 years to see if there was a weakness in commercial fungicide programs. Commercial packed pints of ripe blueberries, cv. Bluecrop, were collected along with grower spray records. Fruit was …

Susceptibility To Botrytis Blight At Different Floral Stages Of Wild Blueberry Phenotypes, Joel Abbey, David Percival, Samuel K. Asiedu, Annemiek Schilder

North American Blueberry Research and Extension Workers Conference

Botrytis blossom blight is an important disease of wild blueberries with yield losses in excess of 20% frequently occurring. Two field experiments were conducted in 2016 and 2017 to determine the susceptibility of four phenotypes (Vaccinium angustifolium, V. angustifolium f. nigrum, V. myrtilloides and V. angustifolium var. Fundy] at different floral stages [(Bud break (F5); bud prebloom; (F6), corolla fully open (F7), and senescent corolla (F8)] to Botrytis infection. Specific flower clusters on tagged stems from different phenotypes were inoculated with Botrytis cinerea conidial suspension (10⁶ conidia·ml^-1). Disease development were assessed eight days after …

Using Next-Generation Sequencing Technology For Pathogen Discovery, James Polashock, Peter Oudemans, Joseph Kawash

North American Blueberry Research and Extension Workers Conference

Blueberries are woody perennials that, with proper care, can produce a crop each year for decades. In some fields in New Jersey, fruit yields and plant health are declining without definitive cause. Microbial communities in the soil can directly or indirectly affect plant health. Thus, determining what soil organisms are associated with decline, might provide clues for developing approaches to remediation. Soils were collected from the rhizosphere of blueberry plants in healthy and ‘decline-associated’ fields. DNA was extracted from the soils and target regions (16S for bacteria, ITS for fungi, and 18S for nematodes) were amplified by PCR and sequenced. …

Benefits Of Using Liquid Sources Of Potassium Fertilizer In Northern Highbush Blueberry, David R. Bryla, David Leon, Scott T. Orr

North American Blueberry Research and Extension Workers Conference

Fertigation with N increases growth and production relative to granular N applications in northern highbush blueberry (Vaccinium corymbosum L.), but little information is available on whether there is any benefit to fertigating with other nutrients. The objective of this study was to evaluate the use of K for fertigation. An initial study was done in a greenhouse to identify appropriate combinations of liquid N and K sources for fertigation using potted plants of ‘Duke’ blueberry. The results indicated that the concentration of K in the soil solution increased by 25% with potassium sulfate (K₂SO₄) and …

Report On Phytotoxicity On Blueberries In New Jersey During The Growing Season Of 2017, Peter Oudemans, Thierry E. Besancon, Gary C. Pavlis 6250056

North American Blueberry Research and Extension Workers Conference

No abstract provided.

Floral Bud Cold Hardiness Of Southern Highbush Blueberry (Vaccinium Corymbosum L. Interspecific Hybrids) In Response To Late Season Fertilization, Erick Smith, Lauren Redpath

North American Blueberry Research and Extension Workers Conference

The objectives were to identify the effects of late season fertilization on southern highbush blueberry (SHB) dormant floral bud cold hardiness, flower timing, and plant nutrient uptake. Treatments included two fertilizers 10-10-10 (Super Rainbow) and 46-0-0 (urea) and two cultivars, ‘Emerald’ and ‘Star’, grown in pine bark media. There were four late season fertilization treatments: 1) August: 10-10-10 fertilization (28 g/container applied in August); 2) September: 10-10-10 fertilization (20 g and 10 g/container applied August and September, respectively); 3) October: 10-10-10 fertilization (10 g/container applied monthly; August-October); 4) Urea: 46-0-0 fertilization (3 g/container applied August and September). Dormant root and …