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 . 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. 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. Amiri, Philip F. Harmon, Natalia A. Peres. Winter BGA meeting, Plant City, FL, 02/20/14. Early signs of widespread fungicide resistance in Botrytis across blueberry fields in central Florida. Abound . Vaccinium. , Creation and Development of Its . Genebank. Liana . Koiava. , . PhD . student. Email:liaka555@gmail.com. Mob: 593 32 00 . 11 . Batumi, Georgia, August 13 – 17, 2012. What is a Blueberry ? . 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. 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. symptoms. life history. ecology. damage potential. Symptoms. look like thrips…but leaf curls are not as red, not as tightly curled, pock marked, AND curls are ONLY found on terminal leaves . Life stages of the BEAST. Bill Cline, Entomology and Plant Pathology . North Carolina State University. “ The Southern Highbush [Blueberry] is a plant looking for a place to die”. Gerard Krewer, Dixie Blueberry News, March 2003. Made in partnership with Ghoul at Heart Servings: 12 Prep Time: 20 min + 24 hr freezing time Cook Time: 5 min INGREDIENTS Blueberry Frozen Yogurt 3 cups frozen blueberries 1⁄2 cup sweetened cond 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 . ’. s on the table?. Turkey and stuffing. Squash. Green beans. Mashed potatoes. Cranberry sauce. Apple, blueberry, and pumpkin pie. Apple. (Malus domestica). Rosaceae. Kazakhstan. Apples are native to the Caucasus Mountains of western Asia ….  . 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.