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2013 Wild Blueberry Project Reports, Vivian Wu, Dorothy J. Klimis-Zacas, Frank A. Drummond, Judith A. Collins, Alex Bajcz, Lee Beers, Brianne Looze, Cyndy Loftin, Aaron Hoshide, Sara Bushmann, Kalyn Bickerman, Alison Dibble, Lois Berg Stack, Gabriel Al-Najjar, Elissa Ballman, Seanna L. Annis, Caleb Slemmons, David E. Yarborough, Jennifer L. D'Appollonio, Mary Ellen Camire, Jennifer R. Chadbourne, Michael Dougherty, Katherine Davis-Dentici, Edward Bernard, Tamara Levitsky, Tsutomu Ohno, Erika Lyon, Ellen Mallory, Katie Mcphee, Hannah Griffin, Marianne Sarrantonio

Wild Blueberry Research Reports

The 2013 edition of the Wild Blueberry Project Reports was prepared for the Wild Blueberry Commission of Maine and the Wild Blueberry Advisory Committee by researchers at the University of Maine, Orono. Projects in this report include:

1. Development of effective intervention measures to maintain and improve food safety for wild blueberries

2. Do wild blueberries alleviate risk factors related to the Metabolic Syndrome?

3. Wild Blueberry consumption and exercise-induced Oxidative Stress: Inflammatory Response and DNA damage

4. Control tactics for blueberry pest insects, 2013

5. Pesticide residues on wild blueberry, 2013

6. Biology of pest insects and IPM, 2013 …

2012 Wild Blueberry Project Reports, Dorothy J. Klimis-Zacas, Vivian Ch Wu, Frank A. Drummond, Judith A. Collins, Lee Beers, Eric Asare, Alex Bacjz, Kalyn Bickerman, Sara Bushmann, Shannon Chapin, Cyndy Loftin, Alison Dibble, Lois Berg Stack, Eric Venturini, Samuel Hanes, Aaron Hoshide, Matthew S. Jones, Brianne Looze, Seanna L. Annis, Caleb Slemmons, David E. Yarborough, Jennifer L. D'Appollonio, Tsutomu Ohno, Ellen Mallory, Hannah Griffin, Katie Mcphee

Wild Blueberry Research Reports

The 2012 edition of the Wild Blueberry Project Reports was prepared for the Wild Blueberry Commission of Maine and the Wild Blueberry Advisory Committee by researchers at the University of Maine, Orono. Projects in this report include:

1. Do wild blueberries alleviate risk factors related to the Metabolic Syndrome?

2. Development of effective intervention measures to maintain and improve food safety for wild blueberries

3. Control tactics for blueberry pest insects, 2012

4. Development and implementation of a wild blueberry thrips IPM program, 2012

5. IPM

6. Biology of blueberry and pest insects, 2012

7. Biology of beneficial insects and …

2011 Wild Blueberry Project Reports, Dorothy J. Klimis-Zacas, Frank A. Drummond, Judith A. Collins, Lee Beers, Sara Bushmann, Seanna L. Annis, David E. Yarborough, Kristen Mcgovern, Jennifer L. D'Appollonio, John M. Smagula, Ilse Wind Fastook, Brad Libby, James Patrick Santiago, Alfred A. Bushway, Katherine Davis-Dentici, Brian Perkins, Vivian Ch Wu, Ellen Mallory, Katherine Mcphee, Tsutomu Ohno, Matthew S. Jones

Wild Blueberry Research Reports

The 2011 edition of the Wild Blueberry Project Reports was prepared for the Wild Blueberry Commission of Maine and the Wild Blueberry Advisory Committee by researchers at the University of Maine, Orono. Projects in this report include:

1. Mechanisms through which wild blueberries affect functional characteristics of the arterial wall related to endothelial dysfunction in Spontaneously Hypertensive Rats

2. Do wild blueberries affect high blood lipids, high blood glucose and obesity as related to the Metabolic Syndrome?

3. Control tactics for blueberry pest insects, 2011

4. IPM strategies, 2011

5. Biology and ecology of pest insects, 2011

6. Biology and …

1997 Wild Blueberry Progress Reports, Darrell W. Donahue, Alfred A. Bushway, Mary Ellen Camire, Keith Moore, Rodney J. Bushway, Brian Perkins, Frank A. Drummond, Connie S. Stubbs, Judith A. Collins, Paul Cappiello, John M. Smagula, Scott Dunham, Walter Litten, David E. Yarborough, Timothy M. Hess, John Jemison

Wild Blueberry Research Reports

The 1997 edition of the Wild Blueberry Progress Reports was prepared for the Wild Blueberry Commission of Maine and the Wild Blueberry Advisory Committee by researchers at the University of Maine, Orono. Projects in this report include:

1. Investigation of processing damage of IQF blueberries

2. Use of sorter rejects and wild blueberry puree to prevent warmed over flavor in processed beef patties

3. Factors affecting the quality of IQF wild blueberries

4. Determination of pesticide residue levels in fresh and processed wild blueberries

5. Pollination ecology of wild blueberries in Maine

6. Control tactics for wild blueberry pest insects …

Maine Blueberry Advisory Committee Research Report, H Y. Forsythe Jr, Judith A. Collins, J Riley, David H. Lambert, David E. Yarborough, E A. Osgood, Frank A. Drummond, John M. Smagula, Delmont Emerson, Warren Hedstrom, Alfred A. Bushway, Mary Ellen Camire, Rodney J. Bushway, Susan A. Ismail, Therese M. Work, Linda J. Irvine, Craig J. Schroeder, Jasotha Kugabalasooriar, Richard J. Rowe, Gilles H. Lemieux, Rene Verrault, Paul E. Cappiello, James D. Leiby, Michele C. Marra, Willem Brutsaert, David Brooks, E R. Huff

Wild Blueberry Research Reports

The 1990 edition of the Maine Blueberry Advisory Committee Research Reports was prepared for the Maine Wild Blueberry Commission and the University of Maine Wild Blueberry Advisory Committee by researchers with the Maine Agricultural Experiment Station and Maine Cooperative Extension Service at the University of Maine, Orono. Projects in this report include:

1. Biology and action thresholds of secondary blueberry pests

2. Control of blueberry maggot

3. Control of secondary blueberry pests

4. Application of steam as a method of controlling secondary pest insects on lowbush blueberry: a feasibility study

5. Pollination of the lowbush blueberry by native bees

6. …

Blueberry Advisory Committee Research Report, H Y. Forsythe Jr, Judith A. Collins, D H. Lambert, W A. Wright, D Emerson, F Olday, John M. Smagula, Tom Degomez, Susan Erich, Mike Goltz, Alfred A. Bushway, Rodney J. Bushway, Linda C. Benner, David E. Yarborough, M F. Trevett

Wild Blueberry Research Reports

The 1987 edition of the Blueberry Advisory Committee Research Reports was prepared for the Maine Wild Blueberry Commission and the University of Maine Wild Blueberry Advisory Committee by researchers with the Maine Agricultural Experiment Station and Maine Cooperative Extension Service at the University of Maine, Orono. Projects in this report include:

1. Effect of Pruning Practices on Blueberry Insect Abundance

2. Economic Thresholds and Control of Secondary Blueberry Pests

3. Control of Blueberry Maggot

4. Evaluation of Fungicides for Control of Botrytis Blight on Lowbush Blueberry, 1987

5. Evaluation of Fungicides for Control of Mummy Berry on Lowbush Blueberry, 1987 …

Blueberry Research Progress Report, G R. Benoit, W J. Grant, Amr A. Ismail, Howard Y. Forsythe Jr, Paul R. Hepler, Arlen D. Draper, John M. Smagula, D C. Mcgee, Homer B. Metzger, Stewart Goltz, Alan Langille, Ruth H. True

Wild Blueberry Research Reports

The 1976 edition of the Blueberry Research Progress Report was prepared for the Blueberry Advisory Committee by researchers at the University of Maine, Orono. Projects in this report include:

1. Effect of Plant-Water Stress on "Lowbush" Blueberry Growth, Yield and Quality

2. Insects Affecting the Blueberry

3. The Development of Blueberry Varieties Adapted to Maine

4. Weed Control in Blueberry Fields

5. Pruning of Blueberries

6. Integrated Management of Blueberry Fields

7. The Physiology and Biochemistry of the Development of the Lowbush Blueberry Fruit

8. Survey of Red Leaf Disease of Blueberries

9. Blossom Blight of Blueberries

10. Blueberry Marketing …

Blueberry Research Progress Report, Howard Y. Forsythe Jr, Amr A. Ismail, Said A. Goueli, Paul R. Hepler, Arlen D. Draper, John M. Smagula, Stewart Goltz, Alan Langille, Thomas E. Christensen, Homer B. Metzger, Ruth H. True

Wild Blueberry Research Reports

The 1975 edition of the Blueberry Research Progress Report was prepared for the Blueberry Advisory Committee by researchers at the University of Maine, Orono. Projects in this report include:

1. Insects Affecting the Blueberry

2. Weed Control in Blueberry Fields

3. Pruning of Blueberries

4. Integrated Management of Blueberry Fields

5. Selective Thinning of Black Barrenberries in Lowbush Blueberry Fields with Ethrel

6. The Physiology and Biochemistry of the Development of the Lowbush Blueberry Fruit

7. The Development of Blueberry Varieties Adapted to Maine

8. Factors Regulating Rhizome Initiation and Development in the Lowbush Blueberry

9. Mechanical Blueberry Harvesting

10. …