PPT-UF Blueberry breeding update

James W Olmstead Associate Professor Horticultural Sciences Department UF Cultivar Release Must adhere to current UFIFAS standards Must be approved for release by the Cultivar Release Advisory Committee and the IFAS Cultivar Release Committee. Developing and Sustaining an Industry. D. Scott NeSmith. Dept. of Horticulture. Univ. of Georgia. Griffin, GA. UGA Blueberry Breeding Program Has Rich History. Program got small start in 1930’s. Dr. W. Thomas . Highbush. Blueberry . . Jeff Williamson . Horticultural Sciences Department . IFAS, University of Florida. Pine Bark Culture. Pine Bark Culture. Bark beds are currently one of the common methods for growing SHB. . Dr. Jim Olmstead. Horticultural Sciences Department. FBGA Fall Meeting – September 19, 2013. UF Blueberry Breeding History. 1950s:. Ralph Sharpe begins blueberry breeding at UF. 1976:. Wayne Sherman and Ralph Sharpe release ‘. bushes grow to. six . feet tall. .. A single . blueberry. bush . can produce as many as 6,000 blueberries a year.. Blueberry. bushes. . can . produce . fruit. for . 30 . years. or . more.. Blueberry. Introduction to. Trinity. Pieter de Groot. Lantmännen SW . Seed. SWO Structure. 1. Joint Venture created in 2009:. SW WINTER OILSEED AB. Why SWO ?. 2. Activities . Breeding competitive WOSR varieties for the wider European market. U.S. Highbush Blueberry . Council. Florida Blueberry Growers Association. September 19, . 2013. RIDING THE . “BLUE WAVE” . World Blueberry Acreage from 1995 to 2012 Increased. from 50,000 Acres to Over 231,000 Acres. Through . Molecular Analysis of Candidate Subunits. Lauren Ivey. Laura McCoy. Resveratrol. Polyphenol found . in most . plants . at varying quantities. Grapes, . blueberries, tomatoes, . corn . K. nown . describe and explain how sheep breeders can achieve genetic progress in their flocks. . A sheep farmer can improve production by good management of the feeding, health and reproduction of a flock. Careful breeding improves a flock over a long time, because good production traits are selected for and passed on to the young over many generations. . in Ireland . Dr Anita . Donaghy. Senior Conservation Officer, . BirdWatch. Ireland. Eurasian Curlew . Numenius. . arquata. 82,000. 68,000. 100…?. Key: . Resident, . Breeding Season, . Non-breeding Season, . Zenglu Li. Department of Crop and Soil . Sciences. / Center for Applied Genetic Technologies. March 9, 2015. Acknowledgements. Postdoc Scientists and Graduate Students. Donna . Harris. Justin Vaughn . An Alternative to Fumigation and Phytosanitary Certification for Blueberry Fruit shipped to Canada. 2018. Objectives of the Program. Facilitate the movement of fresh blueberries from areas regulated for blueberry maggot to non-regulated areas. Selective Breeding o r Artificial Selection What is Selective Breeding? Selective breeding is the process of breeding plants and animals for particular traits. The term selective breeding is synonymous with artificial selection Bill Cline, Entomology and Plant Pathology . North Carolina State University. Commercial blueberry acreage in North Carolina by County, 2015. Total 9,756 acres. County . Acres. Bladen . 5,859. Pender .  . Workshop Hosted by the . . Mason . Conservation District. Topics to be covered:. How to take cuttings in different seasons. How to prune and maintain healthy blueberry plants. Blueberry diseases and nutrient needs.