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	Blueberry - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Blueberries are a group of flowering plants in the genus Vaccinium, sect.
		Blueberries are used in jellies, jams, and pies, baked into muffins, and are an ingredient of many other snacks and delicacies.
		Additionally blueberries are high in manganese as well as vitamin k and have a very low GL (3) in a single 155g serving, making it an ideal food for diabetics.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Blueberry (1729 words)

	Blueberry Prescription
		The blueberry is also a market upstart, with breeding and the first commercial plantings initiated only in the early part of the twentieth century.
		Lowbush blueberry fruits typically are about 1/4 inch in diameter, very sweet, and covered with a powdery blue bloom.
		The best fruits of lowbush blueberries are borne on the youngest stems, especially those growing directly from the ground.
	www.ames.com /blueberryprescri.html (1544 words)

	AFHRC \| Publications \| Lowbush Blueberry Production \| Insects
		Blueberry Thrips (Frankliniella vaccinii Morgan and Catinathrips kainos O'Neill)
		The blueberry flea beetle is common in many lowbush blueberry fields in the Maritimes and occasionally causes severe foliar damage resulting in crop losses.
		The blueberry case beetle overwinters as an adult and emerges in late April and early May. Eggs are laid singly in about mid June in a dark brown or flish bell-shaped case of excreta attached to a leaf or stem by a short stalk.
	res2.agr.ca /kentville/pubs/pub1477/e1477_e.htm (2909 words)

	Chapter 7: Small Fruits and Brambles
		The blueberry industry in the United States is concerned primarily with three distinct types of blueberries: highbush, lowbush, and rabbiteye.
		Lowbush blueberries may be less than a foot tall, but highbush types may grow to 30 feet.
		Later, Coville (1921) observed that when blueberry flowers were pollinated with their own pollen, and fruit was obtained, the berries were smaller and later in maturing than when pollen came from another plant, and some plants were almost completely sterile to their own pollen.
	gears.tucson.ars.ag.gov /book/chap7/blue.html (3098 words)

	Lowbush blueberry - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Lowbush Blueberry (Vaccinium angustifolium) is a species of blueberry native to eastern and central Canada and the northeastern United States, growing as far south as West Virginia and west to Minnesota and Manitoba.
		In some areas it produces natural blueberry barrens, where it is practically the only species covering large areas.
		The Lowbush Blueberry is the state fruit of Maine.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Vaccinium_angustifolium (202 words)

	Protection of Lowbush Blueberry Soils from Erosion (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Lowbush blueberries establish themselves from seedlings and spread out into large clones by means of extensive rhizome systems.
		Soil erosion in blueberry fields occurs as a result of rainfall and runoff water moving fine soil particles away from blueberry plants and depositing them in another, lower area of the field, often a ditch.
		The first signs of soil erosion in blueberry fields occurred in bare spots among the clones, often demonstrated by the appearance of areas with increased amounts of gravel.
	www.nsac.ns.ca /wildblue/facts/erosion.htm (1117 words)

	Blueberries: Organic Production (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Blueberry flowers vary greatly in size and shape, depending on species.(Lyrene, 1994) Therefore, having a variety of pollinators like horn-faced bees, mason bees, carpenter bees, bumblebees, orchard bees, and others is important for good fruit set.
		While highbush blueberries are grown for both fresh fruit and processing markets, “nearly half of the cultivated blueberries grown are sold as fresh blueberries,” according to the North American Blueberry Council.(Anon, no date) Since returns to the grower usually are higher for fresh berries, most organic growers choose that option.
		Susceptibility of highbush blueberry cultivars to larval infestation by Rhagoletis mendax (Diptera: Tephritidae).
	www.attra.org /attra-pub/blueberry.html (8563 words)

	Blueberry Production in Manitoba - Fruits - Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Initiatives
		Blueberries are native to Canada and range from the far north to the south.
		Blueberries contain 81 I.U. of vitamin A, 2.5 mg of vitamin C and a little vitamin B per 100g of fruit.
		Blueberries can be eaten fresh, or used in pie fillings, jams, jellies, syrups, juice, wine, and flavour concentrates as well as components of baked goods.
	www.gov.mb.ca /agriculture/crops/fruit/blf01s00.html (1348 words)

	AFHRC \| Publications \| Lowbush Blueberry Production \| Production and Management
		Production of lowbush blueberries in Canada is confined almost entirely to eastern Canada, where, because they are part of the native vegetation, blueberries are well adapted to the temperate climate.
		It is the blueberry most commonly found in woodlands and is the most abundant species in blueberry fields recently developed from woods.
		It crosses freely with the common lowbush blueberry and in certain areas a complex of intermediate and parental types is found.
	res2.agr.ca /kentville/pubs/pub1477/c1477_e.htm (2143 words)

	Blueberry (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Several species of blueberries are native in the U.S., and fruits of many are gathered from the wild.
		The lowbush is not commercially planted, but thousands of acres of natural stands are pruned, sprayed and harvested.
		Plants of all are woody shrubs, varying from 2 to 3 feet in the lowbush to 10 or more feet in the highbush and rabbiteye, but in cultivation held to 5 to 6 feet by pruning.
	www.hort.purdue.edu /newcrop/Crops/Blueberry.html (151 words)

	Blueberry
		In 2004, acreage of cultivated blueberries was 44,430, with 30,000 acres of wild-harvested lowbush.
		Lowbush -fl to bright blue color, fair/poor fruit quality compared to other cultivated types; virtually all commercially grown lowbush blueberries are processed for muffins and cakes.
		Lowbush blueberries are harvested by hand rakes, although some mechanical harvesters have been developed.
	www.uga.edu /fruit/bluberi.html (967 words)

	.:: Blueberries FAQ ::.
		Blueberry color is an important quality factor influencing fresh-market value and the suitability of the berries of the berries for processing.
		Blueberries are grown in nature and there are yeasts and molds that naturally occur in the environment.
		Blueberries that you purchase should be free from molds when you buy them and for a reasonable amount of time after you store them in the fridge.
	www.blueberry.org /faq.htm (2848 words)

	Blueberry Maggot
		Blueberry maggot was found to be common in the southeastern U.S. by Payne and Berlocher (1995), where an important host is deerberry, Vaccinium stamineum L. In addition to highbush blueberry, Vaccinium corymbosum L., and lowbush blueberry, the insect will infest huckleberry, Gaylussacia baccata.
		There is a fruit fly that develops in fl walnut that closely resembles blueberry maggot and may appear in traps since fl walnut commonly occurs in the mid-Atlantic region.
		Susceptibility of highbush blueberry cultivars to larval infestation by Rhagoletis mendax (Diptera : Tephritidae).
	www.ento.vt.edu /Fruitfiles/BlueberryMaggot.html (1376 words)

	.:: Blueberries Antioxidants ::.
		The first included lowbush from Prince Edward Island and Nova Scotia, and Fundy lowbush blueberries which were relatively high in ORAC (mean: 41.8), anthocyanins, and total phenolics.
		Anthocyanins in the lowbush blueberries were not as high as the bilberry relative to ORAC values as reflected in the ratio of anthocyanins to ORAC (0.37 vs. 0.57).
		Blueberries are one of the richest sources of antioxidant phytonutrients of the fresh fruits and vegetables we have studied.
	www.blueberry.org /antioxidants.htm (3554 words)

	Agriculture, Fisheries and Aquaculture - Weed Control for Lowbush Blueberry (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Blueberries are very sensitive to glyphosate treatments and contact with the herbicide will result in damage to the blueberry plants.
		Spraying the blueberry plants directly may cause some stunting and affect flower buds, but generally these weeds can be controlled with little or no crop injury with careful application.
		The effectiveness of Fusilade II on many of the other native grass species that occur in lowbush blueberries, such as bluegrasses is not well documented, and consequently control of other species may be poor.
	www.gnb.ca /0171/10/0171100020-e.asp (6051 words)

	RECENT RESEARCH ON THE IMPROVEMENT OF THE LOWBUSH BLUEBERRY IN CANADA
		Since the lowbush blueberry is usually protected from winter injury by snow, flower bud and plant survival are not serious problems.
		The lowbush blueberry of North America differs from the European bilberry, V. myrtillus L., in that the fruit of the former is not so acid and the color of the juice is not so intense.
		The fruits of the lowbush blueberry are generally smaller than those of the highbush blueberry, and for this reason are preferred for some uses, such as in muffin mixes.
	www.actahort.org /books/61/61_38.htm (426 words)

	winemaking: requested recipe (Lowbush Blueberry Wine)
		There are dozens of species and varieties of blueberries in the United States and Canada ranginging from the Atlantic to the Pacific and the Gulf Coast to the Hudson Bay, but basically there are four groupings of wild blueberries--the dwarf, low (lowbush), high (highbush) and bog (or swamp) blueberry.
		Their plants can vary from a sprawling groundcover a few inches (dwarf) to three feet in height (lowbush) to large bushes 12 feet high (highbush) or to near-trees as large as 15 feet tall (bog).
		The fruit of the lowbush blueberry varies in color among species from blue to purple to fl.
	winemaking.jackkeller.net /request108.asp (845 words)

	Blueberry Harvest Gifts - Nova Scotia Blueberry Store - Location Map
		Little is known of the blueberry’s early history—it was picked and eaten on the spot by the natives, and also dried, as were other fruits, for later consumption.
		Lake Huron Indians were reported to make a pudding of cornmeal and ground blueberries called “sautauthig.” Never a staple, blueberries were nonetheless another example of the abundance of native plants.
		Today many of the blueberry products such as jam, syrup and juice are produced from wild plant fruit, usually the species Vaccinium angustifolium, known as the lowbush blueberry.
	www.blueberrystore.com /Growing_Wild_Blueberries.html (284 words)

	Lowbush Blueberries
		Lowbush blueberries are short about a foot or less in height and spread by underground stems so the lowbush fields form low mats of plants.
		Lowbush blueberry fields are very interesting because each plant or clone covers a large area and there are visible differences between plants so that the different clones are easily recognizable.
		Unlike highbush blueberries which are picked several times as the fruit ripens, lowbush blueberries are picked at the end of the season when almost all the fruit has ripened.
	web1.msue.msu.edu /fruit/lowbush.htm (723 words)

	FIELD PERFORMANCE OF THE LOWBUSH BLUEBERRY PROPAGATED BY SEED, STEM CUTTINGS AND MICROPROPAGATION
		This study was designed to evaluate the field performance of the lowbush blueberry when propagated by alternative methods.
		A field plot was established in 1985 from plants that were either propagated by stem cuttings, by micropropagation, or grown from open-pollinated seeds.
		The three blueberry genotypes selected for this study were known to vary in yield of fruit and proclivity to produce rhizomes.
	www.actahort.org /books/626/626_58.htm (227 words)

	Lowbush Blueberry Nutrition Series No 223
		The lowbush blueberry is a slow growing woody plant.
		Lowbush blueberries need a balance of nutrients to remain healthy and productive.
		Walter Kender grew lowbush blueberry plants without specific nutrients to determine their specific deficiency symptoms.
	wildblueberries.maine.edu /FactSheets/223.htm (860 words)

	Choosing Blueberry Plants to suit your garden
		With the recent explosion in the popularity of blueberries, some specialist nurseries, including ourselves, are now able to offer an ever increasing range of blueberries and other vaccinium for home gardeners.
		Blueberries come in all different shapes, sizes, soil tolerances, vigour and flavour.
		Although blueberries are generally supposed to be self fertile, we find customers with a single plant often come back to buy another because they get lots of flowers, but low fertilisation to produce fruit.
	www.dorset-blueberry.com /cultivation/Choosing_plants.asp (429 words)

	Blueberry - Herb Database + Images
		LOWBUSH BLUEBERRY (V. angustifolium) is native to dry, rocky places and roadsides of eastern Canada south to Virginia.
		The Iroquois mashed blueberries fresh, then made them into cakes and placed them on basswood leaves to dry, or else cooked them to preserve them; they were stored in elm bark boxes or baskets; to use, they were rehydrated by soaking the cakes in warm water, then cooking as a sauce or mixing with bread.
		The Tete de Boule preserved blueberries for winter use by simmering into a paste (10 hours or longer) which could be kept for up to 2 years.
	earthnotes.tripod.com /blueberry_h.htm (1008 words)

	PlantFiles: Detailed information on Lowbush Blueberry, Wild Blueberry Vaccinium angustifolium
		Blueberries are an excellent landscaping plant, providing the gardener with fairly disease-resistant, trouble-free fruit.
		Lowbush or wild blueberries are much smaller than their highbush and rabbiteye cousins, and are less likely to be found in a cultivated setting.
		These lowbush blueberries do grow wild in the southern area of north carolina {zone 7b-8} in areas where clay soil isn't as common.
	davesgarden.com /pf/go/2072/index.html (592 words)

	Botrytis Blight of Lowbush Blueberry (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Botrytis blight may be a serious problem in blueberry fields, particularly along coastal areas of the Province or during the bloom period if there are periods of persistent wet weather.
		The infection cycle of Botrytis on lowbush blueberry is not well understood.
		During periods of wet weather in the spring the fungus produces spores on the overwintering diseased tissue and are wind blown to developing blueberry blossoms.
	www.nsac.ns.ca /wildblue/facts/disease/botrybli.htm (548 words)

	Yard & Garden News July 01, 2001
		Although many people still love to pick blueberries from their favorite wild patches (despite the mosquitoes and bears!), several varieties are available for northern gardens thanks to years of research by University of Minnesota scientists.
		In fact none of the domesticated blueberry varieties that we grow and eat today are more than two to four generations removed from their wild ancestors.
		As these varieties involved both the lowbush and highbush parents in their pedigrees, they are often referred to as "half-high" blueberries.
	www.extension.umn.edu /yardandgarden/YGLNews/YGLN-July0101.html (5124 words)

	Blueberry Prescription at DoItYourself.com
		Plants spread by underground runners to form a solid mat of plants which, with their dainty, bell-like flowers in spring, and fiery red leaf color in fall, make an attractive ground cover.
		Monitor soil acidity, and if it rises too much - or if you notice young leaves yellowing between their veins - sprinkle sulfur on the ground out to the drip line.
		If your soil is alkaline, as in many areas of the West, it isn't feasible to acidify it sufficiently for blueberries - but you can still grow them by "making" soil.
	www.doityourself.com /stry/blueberryprescrip (1785 words)

	Lowbush Blueberry, Vaccinium angustifolium, Waddell School, Manchester, CT USA
		This little blueberry is much appreciated by people who know it.
		"Blueberries are the most versatile of berries and in Maine they are all over the place - sweet, juicy with a wild flavor no cultivated berry can ever attain.
		Of all the blueberry confections, the pie was - and still is - my favorite.
	waddell.ci.manchester.ct.us /id_blueb-low.html (296 words)

	New Plants for Florida: Blueberry (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		In 1948, University of Florida horticulturist Ralph Sharpe noted that the market for fresh blueberries in the U.S. was expanding rapidly, but that no blueberries were available until late May when harvest began in eastern North Carolina.
		During his explorations, Sharpe found some wild blueberry plants growing around a lake near Winter Haven that produced unusually large berries with a powdery blue color, and these plants became the source of the low chilling requirement and heat tolerance of Florida's highbush blueberry varieties.
		Today, nearly 100 percent of the blueberries harvested in April and early May in the northern hemisphere and during October and early November in the southern hemisphere trace their ancestry back to this Florida lowbush blueberry.
	edis.ifas.ufl.edu /AG206 (663 words)

	Blueberry Pie Recipe Dessert Berry
		My wife and I have 6 children and 10 grandchildren and have found this to be one dessert recipe we all enjoy.
		Spread 2 cups blueberries in the pie crust.
		In saucepan, simmer 2 more cups of blueberries, sugar, water, cornstarch and salt until thickened, stirring frequently.
	www.virtualcities.com /ons/ak/gov/akgvfm10.htm (223 words)

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