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Changes In Soil Chemical Attributes, Horticultural Performance And Fruit Yield Of Peach Cultivars Following Preplant And Annual Applications Of Composted Mulch Amendments, Jeffrey Hopkins

All Theses

Southeastern peach orchards often have poor soil quality due to native soil composition, intensive farming practices and generational replanting of trees in the same locations. This study investigated using mulch amendments to improve the chemical and physical quality of soil prior to planting a new peach orchard. At the beginning of the four-year study, a single-ground municipal composted mulch was incorporated into the soil at two different rates and three cultivars of peaches, ‘Rubyprince’, ‘Julyprince’, and ‘BigRed’ were planted on berms. Thereafter, the same mulch product was annually applied to the top of the berms at two different rates to …

An Evaluation Of Biopesticide Combinations On Yield Performance And Disease/Arthropod Control Of Strawberries Grown In High Tunnel Plasticulture Production Systems In Arkansas., Karlee B. Pruitt

Graduate Theses and Dissertations

This two-year study investigated combinations of biopesticides to determine impacts on strawberry fruit marketable fruit yields, and effectiveness in controlling strawberry pests in a high tunnel production system at the University of Arkansas, Division of Agriculture Research and Extension Center in Fayetteville, Arkansas. Two strawberry cultivars Fragaria × ananassa (Duch.), Camino Real and Sweet Sensation were grown in a high tunnel from early-October to mid-May for two consecutive growing seasons, (2017-18 and 2018-19) with six treatment combinations of biopesticides including an untreated (water) control, nutrient spray and selected biological based fungicides and insecticides, arranged into a split-plot randomized block design. …

The Effects Of Foliar Nutrient Applications On Split, Yield, And Internal Fruit Quality Of 'Wonderful' Pomegranate (Punica Granatum L.), John Matthew Chater

Master's Theses

Fruit split is the most important physiological disorder in pomegranate production, causing devastating crop losses worldwide. Foliar nutrient applications have been used experimentally to mitigate pomegranate fruit split but none have been conducted using the industry standard cultivar, Wonderful, and little is known about the effects of foliar nutrient applications on pomegranate. Additionally, investigations into putative health benefits of pomegranate fruit have increased interest in its production but limited evidence exists regarding effects of agricultural practices such as foliar fertilizer applications on internal fruit quality. ‘Wonderful’ pomegranate trees at 2 commercial orchards were treated with foliar applications of ZnSO_{4 …}

2003 Wild Blueberry Project Reports, Alfred A. Bushway, Rodney J. Bushway, Kristi Crowe, Brian Perkins, Mary Ellen Camire, Kathy Davis-Dentici, Michael Dougherty, Beth Bernier, Darrell Donahue, Frank Drummond, Judith Collins, Floyd Dowell, Dorothy J. Klimis-Zacas, Gordon C. Starr, David E. Yarborough, Constance S. Stubbs, Seanna L. Annis, John M. Smagula, Ilse W. Fastook, Kerry F. Lough

Wild Blueberry Research Reports

The 2003 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. Factors Affecting the Microbial and Pesticide Residues Levels on Lowbush Blueberries

2. Effect of Blueberry Products on Oxidation in Ground Beef Patties

3. Infestation Detection using Near-Infrared Spectroscopy

4. Whole Wild Blueberries and Arterial Functional Properties

5. Irrigation Water use in Wild Blueberry Production

7. Control Tactics for Blueberry Pest Insects

8. IPM Strategies

9. Biology and Ecology of Blueberry Pest Insects, …

1995 Csrees Reports, Alfred A. Bushway, Therese M. Work, Huanli Zhang, Raoul Pelletier, Rodney J. Bushway, Brian Perkins, Mary Ellen Camire, Michael Dougherty, H Y. Forsythe Jr, Judith A. Collins, Frank A. Drummond, Constance S. Stubbs, Paul E. Capiello, John M. Smagula, Youzhi Chen, Scott Dunham, Walter Litten, David E. Yarborough, Timothy M. Hess, John Jemison

Wild Blueberry Research Reports

The 1995 edition of the CSREES Reports was prepared for the Maine Wild Blueberry Commission and the University of Maine Wild Blueberry Advisory Committee by researchers at the University of Maine, Orono. Projects in this report include:

1. Factors Affecting the Quality of IQF Blueberries

2. Preventing the Bleeding of Blueberry Fruit in Bakery Products

3. Removing Water from Blueberries Before Freezing

4. Determination of Pesticide Residue Levels in Freshly Harvested and Processed Lowbush Blueberries

5. Industrial Ingredients from Cull Blueberries

6. Application of Heat as a Method of Controlling Secondary Pest Insects on Lowbush Blueberries

7. The Phenology and …

Blueberry Progress Reports, Amr A. Ismail, David E. Yarborough, Delmont C. Emerson, John M. Smagula, Edward J. Mclaughlin, Frank L. Caruso, Michael G. Zuck, Mark D. Milam, H Y. Forsythe, Kathy Flanders

Wild Blueberry Research Reports

The 1981 edition of the Blueberry Progress Reports was prepared for the Maine Blueberry Commission and the University of Maine Blueberry Advisory Committee by researchers with the Maine Life Sciences and Agriculture Experiment Station and Maine Cooperative Extension Service at the University of Maine, Orono. Projects in this report include:

1. Weed Control in Lowbush Blueberry Fields

2. Pruning of Blueberries

3. 1982 Blueberry Fruit Fly Monitoring IPM Program

4. Physiology and Culture of the Lowbush Blueberry

5. Blueberry Diseases: Incidence and Control

6. Control, biology, and ecology of insects affecting lowbush blueberries

7. Blueberry Extension Progress Report

8. Plan …

Blueberry Progress Reports, Amr A. Ismail, David E. Yarborough, Delmont C. Emerson, John M. Smagula, Edward Mclaughlin, John Frett, Frank L. Caruso, Michael G. Zuck, Timothy E. Bourett, G R. Benoit, W J. Grant

Wild Blueberry Research Reports

The 1980 edition of the Blueberry Progress Reports was prepared for the Maine Blueberry Commission and the University of Maine Blueberry Advisory Committee by researchers with the Maine Life Sciences and Agriculture Experiment Station and Maine Cooperative Extension Service at the University of Maine, Orono. Projects in this report include:

1. Weed Control in Lowbush Blueberry Fields

2. Pruning of Blueberries

3. Integrated Pest Management of Blueberries in Maine

4. Physiology and Culture of the Lowbush Blueberry

5. Blueberry Diseases: Incidence and Control

6. Insects Affecting the Blueberry

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

Blueberry Progress Reports, Amr A. Ismail, David E. Yarborough, Delmont C. Emerson, Eric Hanson, John M. Smagula, Edward Mclaughlin, John Frett, G R. Benoit, W J. Grant, F L. Caruso, M G. Zuck, Steven B. Johnson, Simeon S. Leach, Howard Y. Forsythe Jr

Wild Blueberry Research Reports

The 1979 edition of the Blueberry Progress Reports was prepared for the Maine Blueberry Commission and the University of Maine Blueberry Advisory Committee by researchers with the Maine Life Sciences and Agriculture Experiment Station and Maine Cooperative Extension Service at the University of Maine, Orono. Projects in this report include:

1. Cooperative Extension Activities

2. Plan of Work - FY 1980

3. Weed Control in Lowbush Blueberry Fields

4. Pruning of Blueberries

5. Integrated Management of Blueberry Fields

6. Physiology and Culture of the Lowbush Blueberry

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

8. Blueberry …

Blueberry Progress Reports, Amr A. Ismail, John M. Smagula, Stewart Goltz, Paul Hepler, Alan Langille, G R. Benoit, W J. Grant, M G. Zuck, D C. Mcgee, Steven B. Johnson, Simon S. Leach, Howard Y. Forsythe Jr, Gordon E. Ramsdell, Cynthia L. Kahrmann

Wild Blueberry Research Reports

The 1978 edition of the Blueberry Progress Reports was prepared for the Maine Blueberry Commission and the University of Maine Blueberry Advisory Committee by researchers with the Maine Life Sciences and Agriculture Experiment Station and Maine Cooperative Extension Service at the University of Maine, Orono. Projects in this report include:

1. Weed Control in Blueberry Fields

2. Pruning of Blueberries

3. Integrated Management of Blueberry Fields

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

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

6. Blossom Blight of Blueberries

7. Botrytis Blossom Blight of Lowbush …

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 …