readily transferable to crops like cultivated grapevines, where a minimum number of elongated trunks of adequate diameter are desired ( Munnell, 2003 ). Unlike vines, the blueberry plant ( Vaccinium corymbosum L.) grows as a bush; therefore, early in
to produce optimum growth in rabbiteye blueberry ( Vaccinium virgatum Aiton). Machado et al. (2014) recommended a similar threshold for northern highbush blueberry ( V. corymbosum ), after they examined the effects of salinity induced by
Blueberry ( Vaccinium corymbosum L. interspecific hybrids) production in containers filled with soilless substrates is rapidly expanding globally ( Cronquist and Cook, 2020 ). In soilless substrates, blueberry exhibits high productivity from the
blueberry ( Vaccinium corymbosum ) successfully and to increase or transition certified acreage. First, there is the recent U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) national organic standardization that defines organic production practices and crop labels
Highbush blueberry ( Vaccinium corymbosum L.) is a shallow-rooted crop that is very susceptible to water stress ( Bryla and Strik, 2007 ; Mingeau et al., 2001 ). The plants usually require irrigation for commercial production, even in wet climates
Northern highbush blueberry ( Vaccinium corymbosum L.) is sensitive to high temperatures, particularly during fruit ripening ( Lobos and Hancock, 2015 ). After major heat events, reduction in fruit quality and physical disorders such as sunburn
-hardy germplasm and cold-sensitive germplasm. Based on their native habitat and previous experimentation, V. constablaei and V. angustifolium Ait. are expected to be the most cold-hardy followed by V. corymbosum , V. darrowii Camp, V. tenellum Ait., and
. Miceli, E. Terminiello, L. Concellon, A. Chaves, A. Vicente, A.R. 2010 Effect of preharvest calcium applications on postharvest quality, softening and cell wall degradation of two blueberry ( Vaccinium corymbosum ) varieties Postharvest Biol. Technol. 58
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‘Northblue’ blueberry Acta Hort. 715 301 305 Kim, S.J. Yu, D.J. Kim, T.-C. Lee, H.J. 2011 Growth and photosynthetic characteristics of blueberry ( Vaccinium corymbosum cv. Bluecrop) under various shade levels Sci. Hort. 129 486 492 Kjelgren, R. Montague, D