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Part 1

Wild Blueberry Bibliography (1955-1990) - Part 1

Articles, leaflets, fact sheets and other publications available in the collections of the MacRae Library, Faculty of Agriculture, AV¾ãÀÖ²¿.

Index

HORTICULTURE:

MANAGEMENT:

CROP CULTURE:

VARIETIES:

IMPROVEMENT:

HARVESTING:

STORAGE:

PRODUCTS - UTILIZATION:

HORTICULTURE

The Industry (235/00)

  • Barker, W.G.; I.V. Hall; L.E. Aalders; and G.W. Wood. 1964. The lowbush blueberry industry in Eastern Canada. Econ. Bot. 18 (4) : 357 - 365.
  • Retson, G.C.; and E.S. Eaton. 1955. The Blueberry Enterprise in Nova Scotia and New Brunswick. The Econ. Analyst 25 (2) : 1-4.
  • Sibley, J. D. 1988. Facts and figures on Nova Scotia's lowbush blueberry industry. Lowbush Blueberry Fact Sheet. Nova Scotia Department of Agriculture and Marketing, Truro.
  • Smagula, J.M.; and D.E. Yarborough. 1990. Changes in the lowbush blueberry industry. Fruit Var. J. 44 (2) : 72 - 77.

General References (235/01)

  • Yarborough, D. E. [n.d.] Vaccinium reference system. [Computer file] Wild Blueberry Association of North America. University of Maine, Orono.

Botany, Ecology & Taxonomy (235/06)

  • Aalders, L.E. and I.V. Hall. 1966. A cytotaxonomic survey of the native blackberries of Nova Scotia. Can. J. Genet. Cytol. 8 (3) : 528 - 532.
  • Aalders, L.E. and I.V. Hall. 1963. The inheritance and taxonomic significance of the "Nigrum" factor in the common lowbush blueberry, Vaccinium angustifolium. Can. J. Genet. Cytol. 5 : 115 - 118.
  • Aalders, L.E. and I.V. Hall. 1962. New evidence onthe cytotaxonomy of Vaccinium species as revealed by stomatal measurements from herbarium specimens. Nature (London) 196 (4855) : 694.
  • Aalders, L.E. and I.V. Hall. 1961. Pollen incompatibility and fruit set in lowbush blueberries. Can. J. Genet. Cytol. 3 (3) : 300 - 307.
  • Aalders, L. E.; I.V. Hall; and F.R. Forsyth. 1969. Effects of partial defoliation and light intensity on fruit-set and berry development in the lowbush blueberry. Hortic. Res. 9 (2) : 124 - 129.
  • Barker, W.G. and W.B. Collins. 1963. Growth and development of the lowbush blueberry: apical abortion. Can. J. Bot. 41 : 1319 - 1324.
  • Eaton, E. L. and R. G. White. 1960. The relation between burning dates and the development of sprouts and flower buds in the lowbush blueberry. Proc. Am. Soc. Hortic. Sci. 76 : 338 - 342.
  • Hall, I.V. and L.E. Aalders. 1961. Cytotaxonomy of lowbush blueberries in Eastern Canada. Am. J. Bot. 48 (3) : 199 - 201.
  • Hall, I.V. and L.E. Aalders. 1968. Fruit set and berry development of lowbush blueberry as affected by temperature. Can. J. Plant Sci. 48 : 321 - 322.

  • Hall, I.V. and L.E. Aalders. 1962. A natural hybrid between Vaccinium myrtilloides and Vaccinium boreale on Cape Breton Island. Can. Field-Nat. 76 (4) : 203 - 205.
  • Hall, I.V.; L.E. Aalders and R.J. Newbery. 1971. Frost injury to flowers and developing fruits of the lowbush blueberry as measured by impairement of fruit set. Nat. Can. (Que.) 98 : 1053 - 1057.
  • Hall. I.V.; L.E. Aalders; and W.G. Barker. 1963. A preliminary investigation of actors limiting lowbush blueberry production on Cape Breton Island. Can. J. Plant Sci. 44 : 491 - 492.
  • Hall. I.V. ; L.E. Aalders; N. L. Nickerson; and S.P. Vander Kloet. 1979. The biological flora of Canada. 1. Vaccinium angustifolium Ait., Sweet Lowbush Blueberry. Can. Field-Nat. 93 (4) : 415 - 430.
  • Hall, I.V.; F.R. Forsyth; and R.J. Newbery. 1970. Effect of temperature on flower bud and leaf anthocyanin formation in the lowbush blueberry. HortScience 5 (4) : 272 - 273.
  • Hall, I.V.; and R.A. Ludwig. 1961. The effects of photoperiod, temperature, and light intensity on the growth of the lowbush blueberry (Vaccinium angustifolium Ait.). Can. J. Bot. 39 : 1733 - 1739.
  • Jackson, L.P.; L.E. Aalders; and I.V. Hall. 1972. Berry size and seed number in commercial lowbush blueberry fields of Nova Scotia. Nat. Can. 99 : 615 - 619.

  • Nams, V.O. 1994. Increasing sampling efficiency of lowbush blueberries. Can. J. Plant Sci. 74 (3) : 573 - 579.
  • Stushnoff, C.; and A.J. Feliciano. 1968. A simple technique for abserving mitotic division of the generative nucleus in pollen tubes of Vaccinium spp. HortScience 3 : 174.
  • Vander Kloet, S.P. 1980. The taxonomy of the highbush blueberry, Vaccinium corymbosum. Can. J. Bot. 58 : 1187 - 1201.
  • Vander Kloet, S.P. 1983. The taxonomy of Vaccinium oxycoccus. Rhodora 85 (841) : 1 - 43.
  • Vander Kloet, S.P. 1981. The biological flora of Canada. 2. Vaccinium myrtilloidesMichx., Velvet-leaf Blueberry. Can. Field-Nat. 95 (3) : 329 - 345.
  • Wood, G.W.; D.L. Craig; and I.V. Hall. 1967. Highbush blueberry pollination in Nova Scotia. Int. Symp. Working Group "Blueberry Culture in Europe", Venlo, Netherlands, 163 - 168.

Physiology and Morphology (235/07)

  • Aalders, L.E.; I.V. Hall; and F.R. Forsyth. 1969. Effects of partial defoliation and light intensity on fruit-set and berry development in the lowbush blueberry. Hortic. Res. 9 (2) : 124 - 129.
  • Barker, W.G.; and W.B. Collins. 1963. The blueberry rhizome: in vitro culture. Can. J. Bot. 41 : 1325 - 1329.
  • Bonn, B.; F.R. Forsyth; and I.V. Hall. 1969. A comparison of the rates of apparent photosynthesis of the cranberry and the common lowbush blueberry. Nat.Can. 96 : 799 - 804.
  • Forsyth, F.R.; and I.V. Hall. 1965. Effect of leaf maturity, temperature, carbon dioxide concentration, and light intensity on rate of photosynthesis in clonal lines of the lowbush blueberry, Vaccinium angustifolium Ait. under laboratory conditions. Can. J. Bot. 43 : 893 - 900.
  • Hall, I.V. 1958. Some effects of light on native lowbush blueberries. Proc. Am. Soc. Hortic. Sci. 72 : 216 - 218.
  • Hall. I.V. 1957. The tap root in lowbush blueberry. Can. J. Bot. 35 : 933 - 935.
  • Hall, I.V.; and L.E. Aalders. 1968. The botanical composition of two barrens in Nova Scotia. Nat. Can. 95 : 393 - 396.
  • Hall, I.V.; L.E. Aalders. 1968. Fruit set and berry development of lowbush blueberry as affected by temperature. Can. J. Plant Sci. 48 : 321 - 322.
  • Hall, I.V.; L.E. Aalders and R.J. Newbery.1971. Frost injury to flowers and developing fruits of the lowbush blueberry as measured by impairement of fruit set. Nat. Can. 98 : 1053 - 1056.
  • Hall, I.V.; D.L. Craig; and L.E. Aalders. 1963. The effect of photoperiod on the growth and flowering of the highbush blueberry (Vaccinium corymbosum L.) Proc. Am. Soc. Hortic. Sci. 82 : 260 - 263.
  • Hall, I.V.; and F.R. Forsyth. 1967. Respiration rates of developing fruits of the lowbush blueberry. Can. J. Plant Sci. 47 : 157 - 159.
  • Hall, I.V.; F.R. Forsyth; L.E. Aalders; and L.P. Jackson. 1972. Physiology of the lowbush blueberry. Econ. Bot. 26 (1) : 68 - 73.
  • Hall, I.V.; F.R. Forsyth; H.J. Lightfoot; and R. Boch. 1971. Volatiles of lowbush blueberry nectar. HortScience. 6 (5) : 493 - 494.
  • Hall, I.V.; F.R. Forsyth; C.L. Lockhart; and L.E. Aalders. 1966. Effect of time of day, a parasitic fungus, and a genetic mutation on rate of photosynthesis in the lowbush blueberry. Can. J. Bot. 44 : 529 - 533.
  • Hall, I.V.; F.R. Forsyth; and R.J. Newbery. 1970. Effect of temperature on flower bud and leaf anthocyanin formation in the lowbush blueberry. HortScience 5 (4) : 272 - 273.
  • Hall, I.V.; and J.S. Leefe. 1966. The effects of frost injury before harvest, on yield of marketable lowbush blueberries. Can. J. Plant Sci. 46 : 205.
  • Hall, I.V.; and R.A. Ludwig. 1961. Effects of photoperiod, temperature, and light intesity on the growth of the lowbush blueberry (Vaccinium angustifolium Ait.) Can. J. Bot. 39 : 1733 - 1739.
  • Hall, I.V.; and N.L. Nickerson. 1973. Changes in the shoot growth of Vaccinium angustifolium Ait. resulting from loops and placement in a reclining position. Nat. Can. 100 : 631 - 634.
  • Hilton, S.A.; and W.G. Barker. 1962. The research status of the lowbush blueberry (Vaccinium spp.) Proc.16th Int. Hortic. Congr., Brussels. 1: 270 - 271.
  • Jackson, L.P. 1972. Berry size and seed number in commercial lowbush blueberry fields in Nova Scotia. Nat. Can. 99 : 615 - 619.
  • Kalt, W.; K.B. McRae; and L.C. Hamilton. 1995. Relationship between surface color and other maturity indices in wild lowbush blueberries. Can. J. Plant Sci. 75 (2) : 485 - 490.
  • Kender, W.J.; and J.-C. Desrochers. 1970. Changes in endogenous auxin, gibberellin-like substances, and inhibitors in developing lowbush blueberry fruits. J. Am. Soc. Hortic. Sci. 95 (6) : 699 - 702.
  • Lewis, J.C.; H.Y. Ju. 1993. The effect of foliar application of five plant growth regulators on the growth and yield of lowbush blueberry. Can. J. Plant Sci. 73 (2) : 607 - 610.
  • Trevett, M.F.; and P.N. Carpenter. 1970. Nitrogen, heavy metals, auxin, and fruit bud development in lowbush blueberries (Vaccinium angustifolium Ait.) Res. Life Sci. Summer 1970 : 16 - 26.
  • Vander Kloet, S.P. 1983. Seed and seedling characters in Vaccinium myrtillus Nat. Can. 110 : 285 - 292.

Chemistry and Bacteriology (235/08)

  • Barker, W.G.; F.A. Wood; and W.B. Collins. 1963. Sugar-levels in fruits of the lowbush blueberry estimated at four physical ages. Nature 198 (4882) : 810 - 811.
  • Forsyth, F.R.; and I.V. Hall. 1969. Ethylene production with accompanying respiration rates from the time of blossoming to fruit maturity in three Vaccinium species. Nat. Can, 96 : 257 - 259.
  • Hall, I.V.; and F.R. Forsyth. 1967. Production of ethylene by flowers following pollination and treatments with water and auxin. Can. J. Bot. 45 : 1163 - 1166.
  • Hall, I.V.; F.R. Forsyth; and H.J. Lightfoot. 1970. Volatiles from developing fruit Vaccinium angustifolium. J. Inst. Can. Technol. Aliment. 3 (1) : 1 - 3.
  • Hall, I.V.; F.R. Forsyth; H.J. Lightfoot; and L.E. Aalders. 1974. A method for growing lowbush blueberries with different oxygen levels in the root environment. Proc. 3rd N. Am. Blueberry Res. Workers Conf. November 6-7, E. Lansing, Michigan 34 - 39.
  • Hall, I.V.; F.R. Forsyth; H.J. Lightfoot; and R. Boch. 1971. Volatiles of lowbush blueberry nectar. HortScience. 6 (5) : 493 - 494.
  • Ismail, A.A.; and W.J. Kender. 1974. Physical and chemical changes associated with the development of the lowbush blueberry fruit Vaccinium angustifolium Ait. Life Sciences and Agriculture Experiment Station, University of Maine, Orono. Tech. Bull. 70 : 1 - 13.
  • Nickerson, N.L. 1978. Callus formation in lowbush blueberry fruit explants cultured in vitro. Hortic. Res. 18 : 85 - 91.
  • Townsend, L.R.; I.V. Hall; and L.E. Aalders. 1968. Chemical composition of rhizomes and associated leaves of the lowbush blueberry. Proc. Am. Soc. Hortic. Sci. 93 : 248 - 253.
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Management

Commercial Fruit Production (235/11)

  • Barker, W.G.; I.V. Hall; L.E. Aalders; and G.W. Wood. 1964. The lowbush blueberry industry in Eastern Canada. Econ. Bot. 18 (4) : 357 - 365.
  • Blatt, C.R.; and R.J. O'Regan. 1990. Management programs for the lowbush blueberry: native stand vs. cultivated clones and seedlings. Can. J. Plant Sci. 70 (3) : 879 -886.
  • Dow, G.F. 1955. Producing blueberries in Maine. Bulletin 479. Maine Agricultural Experiment Station, Orono.
  • Hall. I.V.; L.E. Aalders. 1964. A preliminery investigation of factors limiting lowbush blueberry production on Cape Breton Island. Can. J. Plant Sci. 44 : 491 - 492.
  • Hall, I.V.; L.E. Aalders; and K.B. McRae.1982. Lowbush blueberry production in Eastern Canada as related to certain weather data. Can. J. Plant Sci. 62 : 809 - 812.
  • Hall, I.V.; and D.L. Craig. 1964. Crop development: the highbush blueberry. Agric. Inst. Rev. Sept-Oct 1964.
  • Retson, G.C.; and E.S. Eaton. 1955. The blueberry enterprise in Nova Scotia and New Brunswick. Econ. Analyst 25 (2) : 1 - 4.

Home Fruit Growing (235/12)

  • Hoffman, D. 1990. Blueberries for home gardens. Fact Sheet. Revision of "Blueberries for home and garden, April 1978 ". Ontario. Ministry of Agriculture and Food.
  • Ricketson, C.L. 1978. Blueberries for home gardens. Fact Sheet. Ontario. Ministry of Agriculture and Food.

CROP CULTURE

Crop Culture - General (235/20)

  • ÌýEaton, L.J. [n.d.] Nutrition and management of the lowbush blueberry. [lecture notes] Department of Biology. Nova Scotia Agricultural College, Truro.
  • ÌýHall, I.V.; L.E. Aalders; D.L. Craig; C.L. Lockhart; and G.W. Wood. 1967. Book Review: Blueberry Culture. edited by Paul Eck and Norman Childers. Rutgars University, New Brunswick, NJ, 1966. HortScience. 2 (1) : 28 - 29.
  • ÌýHall, I.V.; L.E. Aalders; et L. Jackson. 1973. Bonnes plantations de bleuets nains. Publication 1436. Agriculture Canada, Ottawa.
  • ÌýHall, I.V.; L.E. Aalders; and L. Jackson. 1971. Establishing superior lowbush blueberry fields. Publication 1436. Agriculture Canada, Ottawa.
  • ÌýHall, I.V.; L.e. Aalders; and N.L. Nickerson. 1979. Increasing selected clones of lowbush blueberry. Canadex Fact sheet. Agriculture Canada, Ottawa.
  • ÌýIsmail, A.A. [n.d.] Introduction to growing blueberries in Maine: blueberry production in Maine. [lecture notes by the Extension Blueberry Specialist]. University of Maine, Orono.
  • ÌýSibley, Jack D. 1988. Introduction to growing lowbush blueberries in Nova Scotia. Lowbush Blueberry Fact Sheet. Nova Scotia Department of Agriculture and Marketing, Truro.

Cultural Practices - General (235/21)

  • ÌýWestern Nova Scotia Blueberry Growers' Co-operative. 1983. Blueberry culture, Shelburne-Yarmouth areas. Technology Acceleration Program. Project Number TAP-83/02 - Project Summary. Canada/Nova Scotia Agriculture and Food Industry Development Agreement. Nova Scotia Department of Agriculture and Marketing and Agriculture Canada.
  • ÌýAalders, L.E.; I.V. Hall; and A.C. Brydon. [1975]. Rooting of lowbush blueberry cuttings. Revision of Canadex "Blueberry plants from cutting or seed". Canadex Fact Sheet. Agriculture Canada, Ottawa.
  • ÌýCraig, D.L. 1967. Highbush blueberry culture in Eastern Canada. [leaflet] Publication 1279. Agriculture Canada, Ottawa.
  • ÌýCraig, D.L. 1975. Highbush blueberry culture in Eastern Canada. [leaflet] Publication 1279 (revised). Agriculture Canada, Ottawa
  • ÌýHall, I.V.; L.E. Aalders, A.C. Brydon; and M.a. Spicer. 1977. Rooting lowbush blueberry cuttings. Canadex Fact Sheet. Agriculture Canada, Ottawa.
  • ÌýHall, I.V.; L.E. Aalders; and D.L. Craig. 1977. Recent research on the improvement of the lowbush blueberry in Canada. Acta Hortic. (Wageningen) 61 : 315 - 318.
  • ÌýJordan, W.C.; L.J. Eaton. 1995. A comparison of first and second cropping years of Nova Scotia lowbush blueberries (Vaccinium angustifolium Ait). Can. J. Plant Sci. 75 (3) : 703 - 707.

Seeding and Planting (235/22)

  • Aalders, L.E.; and I.V. Hall. 1965. The development of lowbush blueberry plantings. Proc Can. Soc. Hortic. Sci. 4 : 1 - 7.
  • Aalders, L.E. and I.V. Hall. 1968. The effect of depth of planting on the survival, yield, and spread of the common lowbush blueberry Vaccinium angustifolium Ait. HortScience. 3 (2) : 72 - 74.
  • Aalders, L.E.; I.V. Hall; and A.C. Brydon. 1979. A comparison of fruit yields of lowbush blueberry clonal lines and related seedling progenies. Can. J. Plant Sci. 59 : 875 - 877.
  • Aalders, L.E.; I.V. Hall; and L.P. Jackson. 1972. Growth of lowbush blueberry seedlings as compared with clonal cuttings. Can. J. Plant Sci. 52 : 655 - 656.
  • Craig, D.L.; I.V. Hall; L.E. Aalders; and A.C. Brydon. 1976. Production of lowbush blueberry plants from seeds or cuttings. Canadex Fact Sheet. Agriculture Canada, Ottawa.
  • Dykeman, B.W. 1979. Cold storage of blueberry seedling trays. 1979 Adaptive Research Reports. Plant Industry Branch. New Brunswick Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, Fredericton.
  • Dykeman, B.W. 1976. Response of lowbush blueberry "Augusta" cuttings to rooting temperatures and indole butyric acid. 1976 Research Reports. Plant Industry Branch. New Brunswick Department of Agriculture, Fredericton.
  • Hall, I.V. (n.d.) Blueberry plants from cutting or seed. Canadex Fact Sheet. Agriculture Canada, Ottawa.
  • Hall, I.V. 1955. Floristic changes following the cutting and burning of a woodlot for blueberry production. Can. J. Agric. Sci. 35 : 143 - 152.
  • Hall. I.V. 1963. Note on the effect of a single intensive cultivation on the composition of an old blueberry stand. Can. J. Plant Sci. 43 : 417 - 418.
  • Hall, I.V. 1976. Preparation of lowbush blueberry seeds for planting. Canadex Fact Sheet. Agriculture Canada, Ottawa.
  • Hall, I.V.; and L.E. Aalders. 1971. Establishing superior lowbush blueberry fields. [leaflet] Publication 1436. Agriculture Canada, Ottawa.
  • Hall, I.V.; and L.E. Aalders. 1979. Response of lowbush blueberry seedlings to various dates of digging for storage. Can. J. Plant Sci. 59 : 261 - 262.
  • Hall, I.V.; and L.E. Aalders. 1968. Rooting lowbush blueberry cuttings under nutrient mist. Echoes from the Field and Lab [newsletter]. Agriculture Canada, Ottawa.

Seed, Plant and Soil Treatments (235/23)

  • Aalders, L.E. and I.V. Hall. 1979. Germination of lowbush blueberry seeds as affected by sizing, planting cover, storage, and pelleting. Can. J. Plant Sci. 59 : 527 - 530.
  • Aalders, L.E. and I.V. Hall. 1975. Germination of lowbush blueberry seeds stored dry and in fruit at different temperatures. HortScience. 10 (5) : 525 - 526.
  • Barker, W.G.; and W.B. Collins. 1964. An effect of gibberellic acid upon the maturing of seeds in the lowbush blueberry, Vaccinium angustifolium Ait. Can. J. Bot. 42 : 1102 - 1103.
  • Barker, W.G.; and W.B. Collins. 1965. Parthenocarpic fruit set in the lowbush blueberry. Proc. Am. Soc. Hortic. Sci. 87 : 229 - 233.
  • Dykeman, B.W.; and L. Nightingale. 1979. Enhancement of rooting of blueberry cuttings. 1979 Adaptive Research Reports. Plant Industry Branch. New Brunswick Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, Fredericton.
  • Dykeman, W.B.; and S. Wentzel. 1980. Propagation of lowbush blueberries - foliar fertilization. 1980 Adaptive Research Reports. Plant Industry Branch. New Brunswick Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, Fredericton.
  • Forsyth, F.R.; D.L. Craig;, and R. Stark. 1977. Ethephon as a chemical harvesting aid for the late season highbush blueberry coville. Can. J. Plant Sci. 57 : 1099 - 1102.
  • Forsyth, F.R.; and I.V. Hall. 1968. Note on the production by flowers of Vaccinium angustifolium Ait. following treatments with 2-chloroethane phosphonic acid and other growth regulators. [Presented at the Annual Scientific Meeting of the Canadian Society of Plant Physiologists, Ottawa, May 31 - June 2, 1967.] Nat. Can. 95 : 1165 - 1167.
  • Hall, I.V.; L.E. Aalders; and A.D. Crowe. 1969. Apical dominance in the lowbush blueberry altered by indolebutyric acid. HortScience 4 (1) : 27 - 28.
  • Ismail, A.A.; J.M. Smagula; and D.E. Yarborough. 1981. Influence of pruning method, fertilizer and terbacil on the growth and yield of the lowbush blueberry. Can. J. Plant Sci. 61 : 61 - 71.
  • Kender, W.J.; I.V. Hall; L.E. Aalders; and F.R. Forsyth. 1969. Stimulation of rhizome and shoot growth of the lowbush blueberry by 2-chloroethanephosphonic acid. Can.J.Plant Sci. 49: 95 - 96.
  • Nickerson, N.L.; and I.V. Hall. 1976. Callus formation in stem internode sections of lowbush blueberry (Vaccinium angustifolium Ait.) cultured on a medium containing plant growth regulators. Hortic. Res. 16 : 29 - 35.
  • Wood, G.W.; W.B. Collins; and W.G. Barker. 1966. Observations on the parthenocarpic response of blueberry to gibberellic acid. Nature. 211 (5051) : 864.

Special Cultural Practices (235/24)

  • Aalders, L.E., I.V. Hall, and F.R. Forsyth. 1969. Effects of partial defoliation and light intensity on fruit-set and berry development in the lowbush blueberry. Hortic. Res. 9 : 124 - 129.
  • Aalders, L.E.; Ismail, A.A.; I.V. Hall; and Hepler, P.R. 1979. Response of lowbush blueberry seedlings to various dates of digging for storage. Can. J. Plant Sci. 59 : 261 - 262.
  • Dykeman, B.W. 1979. Clonal propagation of lowbush blueberries: photoperiod lighting. 1979 Adaptive Research Reports. Plant Industry Branch. New Brusnwick Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, Fredericton.
  • Hall, I.V. 1958. Some effects of light on native lowbush blueberries. J. Am. Soc. Hortic. Sci. 72 : 216 - 218.
  • Hall, I.V.; J.M. Burrows; and P.D. Hildebrand. 1986. Lowbush blueberry growth following pruning by a conventional and modified burner. Can. J. Plant Sci. 66 (4) : 1033 -1035.
  • Hanson, E.J.; A.A. Ismail; and R.A. Struchtemeyer. 1982. Effect of method and date of pruning on soil organic matter and leaf nutrient concentrations of lowbush blueberries. Can. J. Plant Sci. 62 : 813 - 817.
  • Ismail, A.A. [1979] Pruning the lowbush blueberry. [lecture notes] Maine Extension Specialist. University of Maine, Orono.
  • Ismail, A.A. 1974. Selective thinning of black barrenberry fruit in lowbush blueberry fields with ethephon. HortScience 9 (4) : 346 - 347.
  • Ismail, A.A.; and E.J. Hanson. 1982. Interaction of method and date of pruning on growth and productivity of the lowbush blueberry. Can. J. Plant Sci. 62 : 677 - 682.
  • Ismail, A.A.; J.M. Smagula; and D.E. Yarborough. 1981. Influence of pruning method, fertilizer and terbacil on the growth and yield of the lowbush blueberry. Can J. Plant Sci. 61 : 61 - 71.
  • Ismail, A.A.; and D.E. Yarborough. 1979, Pruning lowbush blueberries - a review and update. Proc. 4th N. Am. Blueberry Res. Workers Counc. October 16-18, 1979. 4 : 87 - 95.
  • Kender, W.J.; D.Emerson; and Valenzuela, J. 1969. The effect of temperature and growth regulators on the propagation of the lowbush blueberry by rhizome cuttings. Plant Propagator 15 (2) : 3 - 6.
  • Lambert, D.H. 1990. Effects of pruning method on the incidence of mummy berry and other lowbush blueberry diseases. Plant Dis. 74 (3) : 199 - 201.
  • Sibley, Jack D. 1983. Pruning lowbush blueberries - principles and practices. Fact Sheet, revised and adapted. Plant Industry Branch. Nova Scotia Department of Agriculture and Marketing, Truro.
  • Van Leeuwen, H.J. 1986. Blueberry burner improvements. Blueberry Producers Association of Nova Scotia, Amherst, Nova Scotia.
  • Wentzel, S.; and B.W. Dykeman. 1980. Propagation of lowbush blueberries and shading. 1980 Adaptive Research Reports. Plant Industry Branch. New Brunswick Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, Fredericton.
  • Yarborough, D.E. and A.A. Ismail. 1979. Effect of endothall and glyphosphate on a native barrenberry and lowbush blueberry stand. Can. J. Plant Sci. 59 : 737 - 740.

VARIETIES

Varieties - General (235/30)

  • ÌýAalders, A.A.; and I.V. Hall. 1976. Augusta lowbush blueberry. Canadex Fact Sheet. Agriculture Canada, Ottawa.
  • ÌýAalders, L.E.; I.V. Hall; and L.P. Jackson. 1977. Brunswick lowbush blueberry. Can. J. Plant Sci. 57 : 301.
  • ÌýAalders, L.E.; A.A. Ismail; I.V. Hall; and P.R. Hepler. 1975. Augusta lowbush blueberry. Can. J. Plant Sci. 55 : 1079.
  • ÌýDykeman, B.W. High-low blueberry hybrid evaluation trial. 1979 Adaptive Research Reports. Plant Industry Branch, New Brunswick Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, Fredericton.
  • ÌýHall, I.V. [1977]. The cultivar situation in lowbush blueberry in Nova Scotia. Fruit Var. J. 33 (2) : 54 - 56.
  • ÌýHall, I.V.; and Aalders, L.E. 1982. Blomidon lowbush blueberry. Can. J. Plant Sci. 62 : 519 - 521.
  • ÌýHall, I.V.; L.e. Aalders; and L.P. Jackson.1977. Chignecto lowbush blueberry. Can. J. Plant Sci. 57 : 1217 - 1218.
  • ÌýHall, I.V.; A.R. Jamieson; and A.D. Brydon. 1988. Cumberland and Fundy lowbush blueberries.Can. J. Plant Sci. 68 (2) : 553 - 555.

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Breeding and Improvement - General (235/40)

  • Hall, I.V.; and D.L. Craig. 1964. Crop development: the highbush blueberry. Agric. Inst. Rev. 19 (5) : 20 - 22.

Breeding and Genetics (235/41)

  • Aalders, L.E. 1963. The inheritance and morphological development of male-sterility in the common lowbush blueberry, Vaccinium Angustifolium Ait. Can. J. Genet. Cytol. 5 (4) : 380 - 383.
  • Aalders, L.E.; and I.V. Hall. 1965. The development of lowbush blueberry plantings. [A paper to be presented to the meetings of the Canadian Society for Horticultural Science.] Research Station. Canada Department of Agriculture, Kentville.
  • Aalders, A.A.; and I.V. Hall. 1963. The inheritance and taxonomic significance of the "Nigrum" factor in the common lowbush blueberry, Vaccinium angustifolium. Can. J. Genet. Cytol. 5 : 115 -118.
  • Aalders, L.E.; and I.V. Hall. 1962. The inheritance of white fruit in the velvet-leaf blueberry, Vaccinium myrtilloides Michx. Can. J. Genet. Cytol. 4 : 90 - 91.
  • Aalders, L.E.; and I.V. Hall. 1963. Note on aeration of colchicine solution in the treatment of germinating blueberry seeds to induce polyploidy. Can. J. Plant. Sci. 43 : 107.
  • Aalders, L.E.; and I.V. Hall. 1961. Pollen incompatibility and fruit set in lowbush blueberries. Can. J. Genet. Cytol. 3 (3) : 300 - 307.
  • Aalders, L.E. and I.V. Hall. 1975. A study of variation in fruit yield and related characters in two diallels of the lowbush blueberry, Vaccinium angustifolium Ait. Can. J. Genet. Cytol. 17 : 401 - 404.
  • Dykeman, B.W. 1976. Cross pollination compatibility study. 1976 Research Report. Plant Industry Branch. New Brunswick Department of Agriculture, Fredericton.
  • Hall, I.V. and L.E. Aalders. 1962. A natural hybrid between Vaccinium myrtilloides and Vaccinium boreale on Cape Breton Island. Can. Field-Nat. 76 (4) : 203 - 205.
  • Hall, I.V. and L.E. Aalders. 1961. Note on male sterility in the common lowbush blueberry, Vaccinium angustifolium Ait. Can. J. Plant Sci. 41 : 865.
  • Hall, I.V. and L.E. Aalders. 1963. Two-factor inheritance of white fruit in the common lowbush blueberry, Vaccinium angustifolium Ait. Can. J. Genet. Cytol. 5 : 371 - 373.
  • Hall, I.V.; L.E. Aalders; and C.L. Lockhart. 1964. Note on some putative lowbush blueberry mutants. Can. J. Bot. 42 : 124 - 125.
  • Hall, I.V.; L.E. Aalders; and G.W. Wood. 1966. Female sterility in the common lowbush blueberry, Vaccinium Angustifolium Ait. Can. J. Genet. Cytol. 8 (2) : 296 - 299.
  • Hall, I.V.; and F.R. Forsyth. 1967. Production of ethylene by flowers following pollination and treatments with water and auxin. Can. J. Bot. 45 : 1163 - 1166.
  • Nickerson, N.L. 1978. Callus formation in lowbush blueberry fruit explants cultured in vitro. Hortic. Re. 18 : 85 - 91.
  • Wood, G.W.; D.L. Craig; and I.V. Hall. 1967. Highbush blueberry pollination in Nova Scotia. [Paper to be presented before the meetings of the International Society for Horticultural Science to be held in the Netherlands, July 27-28, 1967.] Research Station. Canada Department of Agriculture, Fredericton, NB and Kentville, NS.

Commercial Crop Breeding (235/42)

  • ÌýAalders, L.E.; I.V. Hall; and A.C. Brydon. 1979. A comparison of fruit yields of lowbush blueberry clonal lines and related seedling progenies. Can. J. Plant. Sci. 59: 875 - 877.
  • ÌýAalders, L.E.; I.V. Hall; and A.C. Brydon. 1980. Seed production and germination in four lowbush blueberry clones. HortScience 15 (5) : 587 - 588.
  • ÌýAalders, L.E.; I.V. Hall; and A.c. Brydon. 1978. Yields of native clones of lowbush blueberry under cultivation. Fruit Var. J. 32 (3) : 64 - 67.
  • ÌýHall, I.V. 1978. Lowbush blueberry plantings in Eastern Canada. Proc. 14th Ann. Mtg. N. Am. Blueberry Counc.. Nov. 7-8, 1978 : 42 - 43.
  • ÌýHall, I.V.; L.E. Aalders; and D.L. Craig. 1977. Recent research on the improvement of the lowbush blueberry in Canada. Acta Hortic. (Wageningen) 61 : 315 - 318.
  • ÌýDykeman, B.W. 1977. Effects of seed size on germination of lowbush blueberry seed. 1977 Research and Program Reports. New Brunswick Department of Agriculture, Fredericton.
  • ÌýNickerson, N.L. 1978. In vitro shoot formation in lowbush blueberry seedling explants. HortScience 13 (6) : 698.

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Seed, Plant and Tree Sources (235/46)

  • ÌýWesley, S.L.; N.M. Hill; and S.P. Vander-Loet. 1986. Seed banks of Vaccinium angustifolium Aiton on managed and unmanaged barrens in Nova Scotia. Nat. Can. 113 (4) : 309 - 316.

HARVESTING

Harvesting - General (235/50)

  • Aalders, L.E.; L.P. Jackson; B.G. Penny; A.F. Rayment; R. Stark; and I.V. Hall. 1972. Selection of an "optimum" time to harvest lowbush blueberry fruit. Can. J. Plant Sci. 52 : 701 - 705.
  • Anon. [n.d.] Harvesting Lowbush Blueberries. Horticulture and Biology Services, Nova Scotia Department of Agriculture and Marketing, Truro.
  • Hall, I.V.; and J.S. Leefe. 1966. The effects of frost injury before harvest, on yield of marketable lowbush blueberries. Can. J. Plant Sci. 46 : 205.

Harvesting Methods (235/51)

  • Anon. 1970. Blueberries via machine. Am. Fruit Grow. May : 28
  • Ballinger, W.E.; L.J. Kushman; and D.D. Hamann. 1973. Factors affecting the firmness of highbush blueberries. J. Am. Soc. Hortic. Sci. 98 (6) : 583 - 587.
  • Hall, I.V.; D.L. Craig; and R.A. Lawrence. 1983. A comparison of hand raking and mechanical harvesting of lowbush blueberries. Can. J. Plant Sci. 63 (4) : 951 - 954.
  • Hamann, D.D.; L.J. Kushman; and W. E. Ballinger. 1973. Sorting blueberries for quality by vibration. J. Am. Soc. Hortic. Sci. 98 (6) : 572 - 576.
  • Marra, M.C.; T.A. Woods; R. Parker; N.N. San; and M. Teisl. 1989. A comparison of lowbush blueberry harvesting technologies: experimental and economic results from the 1988 field tests in Washington County, Maine. Bulletin 825. Maine Agricultural Experiment Station. University of Maine, Orono. [Univ.Mai.79.No.825]

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Special Harvesting Practices (235/52)

  • Forsyth, F.R.; D.L. Craig; and R. Stark. 1977. Ethephon as a chemical harvesting aid for the late season highbush blueberry coville. Can. J. Plant Sci. 57 : 1099 - 1102.
  • Ismail, A. A. 1974. Preharvest application of ethephon and SADH on ripening and quality of lowbush blueberry fruit. HortScience 9 (3) : 205 - 206.

STORAGE

Storage - Quality Control (235/65)

  • Prange, R.K.; S.K. Asiedu; J.R. DeEll; and A.R. Westgarth. 1995. Quality of Fundy and Blomidon lowbush blueberries: effects of storage atmosphere, duration and fungal inoculation. Can. J. Plant Sci. 75 : 479 - 483.
  • Prange, R.K.; and P.D. Lidster. 1992. Controlled-atmosphere effects on blueberry maggot and lowbush blueberry fruit. HortScience 27 (10) : 1094 - 1096.
  • Sanford, K.; P.D. Lidster; K.B. McRae; E.D. Jackson; R.A. Lawrence; R. Stark; R.K. Prange. 1991. Lowbush blueberry quality changes in response to mechanical damage and storage temperature. J. Am. Soc. Hortic. Sci. 116 (1) : 47 - 51.

PROCESSING

Commercial Processing - General (235/73)

  • Anon. 1987. Frozen blueberries canned on custom line - handles various can sizes. Food Prod Management 110 (3) : 18 - 19.
  • Anon. 1986. Wild blueberry canning process features gentle product handling. Food Engineering 58 (9) : 102 - 103.
  • Ismail, A.A.; T. Rumery; and R.F. Ellis. 1987. Care in handling. Food Processing 48 (4) : 102 -104.
  • Yang, C.S.T.; and W.A. Atallah. 1985. Effect of four drying methods on the quality of intermediate moisture lowbush blueberries. J. Food Sci. 50 (5) : 1233 - 1237.
  • Yang, A.P.P.; C. Wills; and T.C.S. Yang. 1987. Use of a combination process of osmotic dehydration and freeze drying to produce a raison-type lowbush blueberry product. J. Food Sci. 52 (6) : 1651 - 1653.

PRODUCTS - UTILIZATION

Food Products (235/81)

  • Anon. 1970. New process - new use for berries. N. B. Agric. News Notes. 13 (10) :
  • Gushee, N.I.; R. H. True; D.A. Abdalla; and E.F. Murphy. 1970. Textures of blueberry pie fillings made with fresh Maine lowbush blueberries. Res. Life Sci.
  • LaBell, F. 1992. Wild blueberries deliver flavor, fruit, and label appeal. Food Process (Chic) 53 (5) : 70, 72.

Drug, Medical, Research Uses (235/85)

  • Bomser, J.; D.L. Madhavi; K. Singletary; and M.A.L. Smith. 1996. In vitro anticancer activity of fruit extracts from Vaccinium species. Planta Medica 62 (3) : 212 - 216.
  • Gao, L.; and G. Mazza. 1995. Characterization of acetylated anthocyanins in lowbush blueberries. J. Liq. Chromatogr. 18 (2) : 245 - 259.
  • Gao, L.; and G. Mazza. 1994. Quantification and distribution of simple and acylated anthocyanins and other phenolics in blueberries. J. Food Sci. 59 (5) : 1057 - 1059.