, cultivars that ripen early in the season may have very different water requirements than those that ripen late in the season. Haman et al. (1997) reported that daily water use in an early-season cultivar of highbush blueberry was much higher than in two
As blueberry cultivar development advances, increasing numbers of new cultivars released for north-temperate areas contain some amount of southern-adapted germplasm, usually Vaccinium darrowii Camp (typically <12%) ( Brevis et al., 2008
fruit bud set ( Almutairi et al., 2017 ). The objective of the present study was to build on these findings and examine the effects of soil water deficits during various stages of fruit development on different cultivars of northern highbush blueberry
the spring has not been determined. The objectives of the present study were to: 1) describe the internal development of blueberry inflorescence buds; 2) compare the timing and node location of inflorescence bud initiation in two cultivars of SHB; and
71 blueberry cultivars and three ecotypes, previously screened for total antioxidant capacity ( Colle et al., 2019 ) and iridoid content ( Leisner et al., 2017 ). Results from this work not only increases our knowledge of specialized metabolites in
the rainy summer months. Planting densities vary depending on the cultivars but the most common are between 1600 and 2800 plants/acre ( Lyrene and Williamson, 1997 ). Flowering of southern highbush blueberry occurs from January to March and most of the
as a result of global climate change and higher than average winter temperatures ( Gu et al., 2008 ). The chilling requirements of most blueberry cultivars are satisfied by midwinter. If temperatures warm prematurely after this point, flower buds can
) physiological and biochemical responses in highbush blueberry cultivars subjected to acid Al toxicity. They found that the photochemical efficiency of PSII was least affected in the most Al-tolerant cultivar. Nevertheless, the long-term effect of Al toxicity has
), and improved horticultural traits ( Marra et al., 2013 ). Rootstocks may potentially impart several advantages to blueberries. Galleta and Fish Jr. (1971) reported that highbush cultivars grafted onto rabbiteye blueberry ( Vaccinium virgatum Ait
laterals per shoot in ‘Emerald’ and ‘Jewel’ southern highbush blueberry. Canopy volume increased from 2011 to 2013 for all treatments in both cultivars ( Table 1 ). Canopy volume of non-pruned ‘Emerald’ was significantly larger than canopy volume of June or