NCCC_old212: Small Fruit and Viticulture Research

(Multistate Research Coordinating Committee and Information Exchange Group)

Status: Inactive/Terminating

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[12/27/2011] [01/08/2013] [11/04/2013] [11/06/2014] [12/16/2015]

Date of Annual Report: 12/27/2011

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Annual Meeting Dates: 10/25/2011 - 10/27/2011
Period the Report Covers: 10/01/2010 - 09/01/2011

Participants

Beam, Josh josh.beam@sunnyridge.com - Sunnyridge Farms; Bewick, Tom tbewick@csrees.usda.gov - USDA-NIFA; Black, Brent brent.black@usu.edu - Utah State University; Burrack, Hannah hannah_burrack@ncsu.edu - North Carolina State University; Byers, Patrick byerspl@missouri.edu - Greene County Extension Office, UM Extension; Clark, John R. jrclark@uark.edu - University of Arkansas; Cook, Rodney L. rod@agviewconsulting.com - Ag-View Consulitng, Inc.; Covena, Elina EDC0001@auburn.edu - Auburn University; Demchak, Kathy efz@psu.edu - Penn State University; Dossett, Michael - Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada; Durden, Kevin kpdurden@uark.edu - University of Arkansas; Ehlenfeldt, Mark mark.ehlenfeldt@ars.usda.gov - USDA-ARS; Finn, Chad Chad.Finn@ARS.USDA.GOV - USDA-ARS; Garcia, M. Elena megarcia@uark.edu - University of Arkansas ; Handley, David T. david.handley@maine.edu - University of Maine Cooperative Extension; Hanson, Eric hansone@msu.edu - Michigan State University; Hassan, Mohamed - University of Arkansas; Ho, Thien - University of Arkansas; Hummer, Kim Kim.Hummer@ars.usda.gov - USDA, ARS NCGR; Johnson, Donn T. dtjohnso@uark.edu - University of Arkansas; Keller, Karen kellerk@science.oregonstate.edu - USDA ARS HCRL; Koike, Steven T. stkoike@ucdavis.edu - University of California; Laney, Alma Glenn alaney@uark.edu - University of Arkansas; Lewers, Kim kim.lewers@ars.usda.gov - USDA-ARS; Lewis, Barbara balewis@uark.edu - University of Arkansas; Littlejohn, Kevin kelittle@ncsu.edu - NC State University; Lopez-Medina, Jose joselopezmedina@gmail.com - Universatidad Michoacana; Luby, Jim lubyx001@umn.edu - University of Minnesota; Mahaffee, Walt Walt.Mahaffee@ars.usda.gov - USDA-ARS; Martin, Bob Bob.Martin@ARS.USDA.GOV - USDA-ARS-HCRL; Moore, Patrick P. moorepp@wsu.edu - Washington State University; Nonnecke, Gail R. nonnecke@iastate.edu - Iowa State University; Perry, Ron perryr@anr.msu.edu - Michigan State University; Quito, Diego Fernando quitod@onid.orst.edu - Oregon State University; Rom, Curt crom@uark.edu - University of Arkansas; Sales, Marites masales@uark.edu - University of Arkansas; Skirvin, Robert skirvin@illinois.edu - University of Illinois; Smith, Brian brian.r.smith@uwrf.edu - University of Wisconsin; Stringer, Stephen stephen.stringer@ars.usda.gov - USDA-ARS; Takeda, Fumiomi Fumi.Takeda@ars.usda.gov - USDA-ARS; Thompson, A. Ellen a.ellen.thompson@gmail.com - Pacific Berry Breeding, LLC; Tzanetakis, Ioannis itzaneta@uark.edu - University of Arkansas; Veetil, Thanuja Thekke - University of Arkansas; Weber, Courtney caw34@cornell.edu - Cornell University; Whitaker, Vance M. vwhitaker@ufl.edu - University of Florida Horticultural Sciences; Wright, Shawn, shawn.wright@uky.edu - University of Kentucky; Yang, Wei Qiang wei.yang@oregonstate.edu - Oregon State University; Zhou, Jing - University of Arkansas;

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Accomplishments

As stated in the project outline, the purpose of this project is to coordinate activities and encourage collaboration in a commodity area in which the number of researchers is relatively few; they need to use their time and resources efficiently. Interaction at the annual meeting allows the researchers to network effectively and identify cooperators with complementary skills and interests, in varying geographical areas with diverse growing conditions which are useful in experimental testing. Numerous joint projects are an outgrowth of the NCCC-212 project. Collaboration and interaction among researchers in various research areas are listed below and are organized by objective and crop. As related to Objective 1 - Develop improved small fruit germplasm through cooperative breeding and evaluation programs: Blueberry: 1. Evaluation of Arkansas blueberry selections. J. Clark, Univ. of Arkansas, C. Finn, USDA-ARS, Corvallis, OR, and C. Kempler, PacificAgri-Food Research Centre, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Agassiz, BC 2. Develop a Web Portal on the National eXtension.org Web Site with Comprehensive Educational Information on Blueberry Production and Consumption. N. Hummel, LSU AgCenter, LA, E. Coneva, Auburn University, AL, K. Matchmes, LSU AgCenter, LA, J. Braswell, MSU, MS, W. Cline, NCSU, NC, and H. Roy, LSU AgCenter, LA. 3. Evaluation of performance of blueberry selections in the Pacific Northwest. C.E. Finn, USDA-ARS, Corvallis, OR, J.F. Hancock, Michigan State University, E. Lansing, MI, J.R. Clark, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR, Mark Ehlenfeldt, USDA-ARS, Chatsworth, N.J., Steve Stringer, USDA-ARS, Poplarville, MS 4. Generating Genomic Tools for Blueberry Improvement; L. Rowland USDA-ARS, Beltsville, MD, J. Hancock, Michigan State University, East Lansing MI, N. Bassil, USDA-ARS, NCGR Corvallis OR. C.E. Finn USDA-ARS, Corvallis OR, N. Alkharouf, Towson University, Towson, MD, F. Drummond, University of Maine, Orono, ME 04469 5. Blueberry breeding and germplasm development - M. Ehlenfeldt, USDA-ARS Chatsworth, NJ; C. Finn, USDA-ARS, Corvallis, Oregon. 6. Blueberry breeding and germplasm development - M. Ehlenfeldt, USDA-ARS, Chatsworth, NJ; S.NeSmith, University of Georgia, Griffin, Ga. 7. Blueberry Scorch virus resistance J. Polashock, USDA-ARS, B. Hillman, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey. 8. Blueberry breeding and germplasm development - M. Ehlenfeldt, USDA-ARS, Chatsworth, NJ; J. Clark. University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, Ark. 9. Germplasm exchange - M. Ehlenfeldt, USDA-ARS, Chatsworth, NJ; J. Ballington, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina 10. Evaluation of Performance of Newly Developed and Well-Established Rabbiteye Blueberry Cultivars. E. Coneva, E. Vinson, A. Caylor, Auburn University, Auburn, AL. 11. Studies to Determine the Incidence and Occurrence of BLS in Commercial Rabbiteye Blueberry Orchards in AL. E. Coneva, and E. Vinson, Auburn University, Auburn, AL. Blackberry/ Raspberry: 1. Evaluation of primocane fruiting blackberry seedling populations for temperate climate adaptation and early primocane production. C. Weber, Cornell University, J. Clark, University of Arkansas, J. Luby, University of Minnesota. 2. Performance of Primocane-Fruiting Blackberries in High Tunnels. K. Demchak, Penn State Univ., J. Clark, Univ. of Arkansas. 3. Evaluation of blackberry selections developed in Arkansas and Oregon. J. Clark, Univ. of Arkansas and C. Finn, USDA-ARS, Corvallis, OR 4. Evaluation of Performance of 13 Blackberry Cultivars in Central AL. R. Boozer, J. Pitts, E. Coneva, Auburn University, Auburn, AL. 5. Cultivar releases: Newberry blackberry (2010), Onyx trailing blackberry (2010),Wild Treasure= trailing blackberry (2010). C. Finn, USDA-ARS. 6. Comparison of 'Nantahala' Red Raspberry to 'Heritage' in High Tunnels. K. Demchak, Penn State Univ., G. Fernandez, NC State Univ. 7. Developing the genomic infrastructure for breeding improved black raspberries. PI: C. Finn, USDA ARS, Corvallis, OR. CoPI: C. Weber et al. USDA SCRI Grant 2011-2015. 8. Roadmap Development for U.S. Raspberry Producers:Forging Links Between New Tools For Breeding Programs and Crop Markets. PI: C. Daniels, WSU CoPIs: C. Weber, Cornell University, P. Moore, WSU, C. Finn, USDA-ARS, G. Fernandez, NCSU. USDA SCRI Planning Grant 2011-12. 9. Evaluation of black raspberry selections from Oregon in NY field conditions. C. Weber, Cornell University, C. Finn, USDA-ARS, Corvallis, OR. 10. Genetic Mapping of Resistance to Raspberry Bushy Dwarf Virus (RBDV) Using Molecular Markers. C. Weber, Cornell University, P. Moore, Washington State University. 11. Sequencing the red raspberry genome. C. Weber, Cornell University, K. Lewers, USDA-ARS, Beltsville, J. Udall, Brigham Young University and J.D. Swanson, University Central Arkansas et al. 12. Evaluation of performance of red and black raspberry and blackberry selections in North Carolina with C. Finn, USDA, Corvallis, OR, and blackberry selections with J. Clark, Univ. of Arkansas. 13. Evaluation of performance of raspberry selections in the Pacific Northwest. P Moore, Washington State University, C. Finn, USDA-ARS, Corvallis, OR, C. Kempler, PacificAgri-Food Research Centre, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Agassiz, BC. 14. Evaluation of adaptation of raspberry selections to machine harvesting. P. Moore, Washington State University, C. Finn, USDA-ARS, Corvallis, OR, C. Kempler, PacificAgri-Food Research Centre, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Agassiz, BC. 15. Evaluation of raspberry selections to root rot. P. Moore, Washington State University, C. Finn, USDA-ARS, Corvallis, OR, C. Kempler, PacificAgri-Food Research Centre, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Agassiz, BC. 16. Developing the Genomic Infrastructure for Breeding Improved Black Raspberries, C.E. Finn USDA-ARS, Corvallis, OR; N.V. Bassil, USDA-ARS National Clonal Germplasm Repository, Corvallis, OR 97333, J. Lee USDA-ARS Horticultural Crops Research Unit, Parma, ID; G. Fernandez, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC; P. Perkins-Veazie, Plants for Human Health Institute, North Carolina State University, Kannapolis, NC 28081; C. Weber , Cornell University - New York State Agricultural Experiment Station; Geneva, NY; T Mockler Center for Genome Research and Biocomputing, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR; R. Agunga, Dept. Human and Community Resource Development, Ohio State University Columbus, OH; E. Rhoades, Dept. Human and Community Resource Development, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH; J.C. Scheerens, Dept. Horticulture and Crop Science Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center, Ohio State University, Wooster, OH; W. Yang, Oregon State University, North Willamette Research and Extension Center, Aurora, OR. 17. Management of virus complexes in Rubus; I. E. Tzanetakis, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR; R.R. Martin, C.E. Finn, J.C. Lee, and I. Zasada, USDA-ARS, Corvallis, OR; T.L. Kirkpatrick, Professor, Dept. of Plant Pathology, University of Arkansas, Southwest Research & Extension Center (SWREC), Hope, AR; M. E. Garcia, J.R. Clark, and D.T. Johnson, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR; H.J. Burrack and G.E. Fernandez North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC; S. Sabanadzovic,, Mississippi State University, G. Krewer, University of Georgia (retired), Krewer Horticulture Consulting, Woodbine, GA. W. Wintermantel, USDA-ARS, Salinas, CA; M. Bolda, University of California Cooperative Extension, Watsonville, CA. 18. Cultivar Releases: Vintage Red raspberry (2011). C. Finn, USDA-ARS. Grapes: 1. Breeding Grapes for Cold Climate Growing Regions. J. Luby, P. Hemstad, K. Cook, N. Smith, Univ. of Minnesota, B. Bordelon, Purdue Univ., P. Sabbatini, Mich State Univ., P. Read, U of Nebraska, P.Domoto, G. Nonnecke, Iowa State Univ., A.Fennell, S. Dakota St. Univ., H. Caspari, Colorado State Univ., I. Dami, Ohio State Univ., R. Crassweller, Penn State Univ, T. Martinson, B. Reisch, Cornell Univ. 2. Evaluation of Arkansas table grape selections. J. Clark, Univ. of Arkansas, B. Strik, Oregon State Univ., E. Coneva, Auburn Univ. 3. Evaluation of Performance of Newly Bred Grape Selections from the University of Arkansas Breeding Lines. E. Coneva, E. Vinson, A. Caylor, Auburn University, Auburn, AL. 4. Evaluation of Performance of PD Tolerant Hybrid Bunch Grapes in AL. E. Coneva, E. Vinson, J. Ducar, Auburn University, Auburn, AL. 5. Evaluation of Performance of PD Resistant 87.5% V. vinifera Grapes in AL. E. Coneva, E. Vinson, J. Pitts, Auburn University, Auburn, AL. 6. Development of new muscadine cultivars for the Southeast. P. Conner, University of Georgia, J. Clark, University of Arkansas, J. Ballington, North Carolina State University. 7. Evaluation of Performance of Selected Muscadine Grape Cultivars in AL. E. Coneva, E. Vinson, J. Pitts, Auburn University, Auburn, AL. Strawberry: 1. Evaluation for Cold hardiness and foliar disease resistance of North American and Asian Fragaria. S. Yao, J. Luby, Univ. of Minnesota and K. Hummer, USDA-ARS National Clonal Germplasm Repository, Corvallis, OR. 2. Evaluation of advanced selections of short day strawberries in Minnesota field conditions. C. Weber, Cornell University, J. Luby, University of Minnesota. 3. Evaluation of new Junebearing strawberry selections for Iowa's climate and soils: G. Nonnecke with K. Lewers, USDA; with B. Smith, Univ. of Wisc. 4. RosBREED: Enabling Marker-Assisted Breeding In Rosaceae; A. Lezzoni, Michigan State University. East Lansing, MI; N. Bassil, USDA-ARS- NCGR, Corvallis, OR; G. Fazio, USDA-ARS; Geneva NY; J. Luby, University Of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN; M, Dorrie, and C. Peace, Washington State University, Pullman, WA; C. Weebadde, Michigan State University; M. Bink, Plant Research International, Wageningen Netherlands; S. Brown, Dept of Horticultural Science, Cornell Univ., NYSAES, Geneva, NY; D. Byrne, Texas A&M, College Station, TX; J. Clark, Dept of Horticulture, Univ. of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR; C. Crisosto Dept of Plant Sci., Univ. of California Davis CA; T. Davis, Dept of Plant Biology, Univ. of New Hampshire, Durham, NH; K. Evans, Dept of Horticulture & Landscape Arch., Washington State Univ., Wenatchee, WA; C. Finn, USDA-ARS Horticultural Crops Research Laboratory, Corvallis, OR; Karina Gallardo, TFREC Wenatchee, Washington State Univ., Wenatchee, WA; K. Gasic, Dept of Horticulture, Clemson Univ., Clemson, SC; T. Gradziel, Dept of Plant Sci., Univ. of California, Davis, CA; J. Hancock, Dept of Horticulture, Michigan State Univ., E. Lansing, MI; R. Jussaume, Dept of Community & Rural Sociology, Washington State Univ., Pullman, WA; V. McCracken, School of Economic Sciences, Washington State Univ., Pullman, WA; N. Oraguzie, Dept of Horticulture & Landscape Arch., Washington State Univ., Prosser, WA; G. Reighard, Clemson University, Clemson, SC; A. Stone, Dept of Horticulture, Oregon State Univ., Corvallis, OR; M. Taylor, School of Economic Sciences, Washington State University, WA; D. Wang, Dept Crop & Soil Sci., Michigan State Univ., E. Lansing, MI; K. Xu, Dept of Horticultural Science, Cornell Univ., NYSAES, Geneva, NY. 5. Development of day-neutral strawberry germplasm and testing of F1 hybrid day neutrals. V. Whitaker, UF GCREC, Balm, FL; A. Dale, Univ. of Guelph, Ontario. 6. Genetic improvement of fruit quality in strawberry using the RosBREED approach. V. Whitaker, UF GCREC, Balm, FL; C. Finn, USDA-ARS, Corvallis, OR; J. Hancock, Michigan State University, E. Lansing, MI. 7. Breeding for resistance to Colletotrichum crown rot in Southeastern strawberries. V. Whitaker, UF GCREC, Balm, FL; J. Pattison, NCSU, Kannapolis, NC. 8. Evaluation of the Fragaria Supercore Collection for Powdery Mildew and Spider Mite Resistance. V. Whitaker, UF GCREC, Balm, FL; K. Hummer, NCGR, Corvallis, OR. 9. Evaluation of performance of strawberry selections in the Pacific Northwest. P Moore, Washington State University, C. Finn, USDA-ARS, Corvallis, OR, C. Kempler, PacificAgri-Food Research Centre, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Agassiz, BC. 10. Cultivar Releases: Sweet Bliss strawberry (2011). C. Finn, USDA-ARS. Other Fruits: Elderberry: 1. Advancement of American elderberry as a Missouri specialty crop by elucidating its pest and disease complex. Thomas, A.L., Byers, P.L., Avery, J.D., Reid, W., and Martin, B. 2. Developing successful marketing strategies for elderberry growers and value added processors: a model for specialty crop development in the U.S. Midwest. Gold, M. (PI), Cernusca, M., Aguilar, F., Godsey, L., Barham, E., Brewer, J., Durham, T., Thomas, A., Byers, P., Rhodes, J., and Hall, M. 3. Evaluation of Native Elderberry Selections and Cultivars. Byers, P.L., Thomas, A.L., Kaps, M.L., Avery, J.D., Gu, S., and Pinero, J. 4. Cultivars released: Bob Gordon and Wyldewood in 2010-2011. P. Byers, University of Missouri Extension. Huckleberry: 1. Huckleberry germplasm development - M. Ehlenfeldt, USDA-ARS, Chatsworth, NJ; M. Pooler, USDA-ARS, Beltsville, Maryland. 2. Huckleberry germplasm development - M. Ehlenfeldt, USDA-ARS, Chatsworth, NJ; M. Pooler, USDA-ARS, Beltsville, Maryland. As related to Objective 2 - Develop practices for small fruit production tailored for climatic and market needs of growers. Blackberry/Raspberry: 1. High Tunnel Blackberry Production in Northern Minnesota. T. Nennich, S. Yao, J. Luby, Univ. of Minnesota and J. Clark, Univ. of Arkansas. 2. Evaluation of rotating cross arm trellis with thornless blackberry in Iowa for winter protection and fruit quality: G. Nonnecke with Fumi Takeda, USDA. 3. High tunnel Raspberry Production. E. Hoover, E. Tepe, and S. Poppe, Univ. of Minnesota. 4. Alternative tactics to prevent bramble damage by borers. D. Johnson and S. Kim, Department of Entomology, University of Arkansas. 5. Evaluate trellis growing systems trellis with F. Takeda, USDA Kerneysville, WV., G. Fernandez, NC State Univ. Grapes: 1. Sustainable production systems for winegrapes in the Ozark Mountain Region. D. Johnson, University of Arkansas, K. Striegler, University of Missouri, R. Smeda, University of Missouri. 2. Alternative management tactics for green June beetles in grape. D. Johnson, University of Arkansas, M. Pszczolkowski, Missouri State University 3. Optimizing an inexpensive trap and lure for monitoring green June beetle. D. Johnson, University of Arkansas, M. Pszczolkowski, Missouri State University, D. Czokajlo, Alpha Scents, Inc. Not crop specific: 1. Protective Structures for Berry Crop Production: Assessing Grower Needs and Market Potential (SCRI Planning Project). K. Demchak, Penn State Univ., E. Hanson, Michigan State Univ., K. Kelley, Penn State Univ., J. Harper, Penn State Univ., B. Black, Utah State Univ., G. Fernandez, NC State Univ., E. Garcia, Univ. of Arkansas, B. Sideman, Univ. of New Hampshire, D. Handley, Univ. of Maine, L. Jett, West Virginia Univ., G. Nonnecke, Iowa State Univ., B. Poling, NC State Univ., M. Pritts, Cornell Univ., R. Rafie, Virginia State Univ., B. Strik, Oregon State Univ. 2. Deacclimation studies - M. Ehlenfeldt, USDA-ARS, Chatsworth, NJ; L.J. Rowland, USDA-ARS, Beltsville, Maryland, R. Arora, University of Iowa, Ames, Iowa 3. Maximizing the Success of Canola as a Weed/Disease-Suppressing Cover Crop. S. Poppe, E. Hoover, E. Tepe, H. Clay, Univ of Minnesota. 4. Small fruit cultivar phytochemical content evaluation in Kentucky. D. Archbold and J. Strang University of Kentucky Department of Horticulture, Lexington, KY, T. Woods and W. Hu University of Kentucky Department of Agricultural Economics, Lexington, KY. As related to Objective 3 Explore the association between fruit constituents and human health impacts. 1. Small fruit cultivar phytochemical content evaluation in Kentucky. D. Archbold and J. Strang University of Kentucky Department of Horticulture, Lexington, KY, T. Woods and W. Hu University of Kentucky Department of Agricultural Economics, Lexington, KY. 2. Evaluate post harvest attributes and bioactive compounds in raspberry and blackberry with P. Perkins-Veazie. G. Fernandez, NC State Univ.

Publications

Refereed/Peer-reviewed Journal Articles Byers, P.L., & Thomas, A.L. (2011). Bob Gordon elderberry. J. Amer. Pom. Soc. 65:52-55. Byers, P.L., Thomas, A.L., & Millican, M. (2010). Wyldewood elderberry. Hortscience, 45(2), 312313. Clark, J.R. 2010.Eastern United States table grape breeding. J. Amer. Pomol. Soc. 64:72-77. Dossett, M. and C.E. Finn 2011. Primocane-fruiting in black raspberry (Rubus occidentalis L.). J. Amer. Pom. Soc. 65:56-61. Dossett, M, J. Lee, and C.E. Finn 2011. Characterization of a novel anthocyanin profile in wild black raspberry mutants: An opportunity for studying the genetic control of pigment and color. J. Funct. Foods 3:207-214. Fernandez, G.E. and J.R. Ballington. 2010. Performance of Primocane-fruiting Experimental Blackberry Cultivars in the Southern Appalachian Mountains. Hort Tech. 20: 996-1000. Finn, C.E., B.C. Strik, B.M. Yorgey, R.R. Martin. 2011. Onyx trailing blackberry. HortScience 46:657-659. Garland, B. C., M.S. Schroeder-Moreno, G.E. Fernandez and N.G. Creamer. 2011. Influence of Summer Cover Crops and Mycorrhizal Fungi on Strawberry Production in the Southeastern United States. HortSci. 46:985992. Georgi, L., R.H. Herai, R.Vidal, M.F. Carazzolle, G.G. Pereira, J.J. Polashock, and N. Vorsa. 2011. Cranberry microsatellite marker development from assembled next-generation genomic sequence. Molec. Breeding. 10.1007/s11032-011-9613-7 Inglis T., T. Walters, B. Gunderson, J. Roozen, R. Wallace, A. Wszelaki and C. Miles 2011. Evaluation of gray mold and Verticillium wilt on strawberry cultivars grown in high tunnels. Plant Disease Management Reports. Plant Disease Management Reports 5:SMF047 Johnson, D., S.H.S. Kim, B. Petty, C. Rom, D. Steinkraus, B. Lewis J. McAfee, and H. Friedrich. 2011. Lessons in organic fruit pest management, pp. 41-47. In Proceedings of 30th Annual Oklahoma & Arkansas Horticulture Industries Show. Johnson, D. 2011. Managing insects under high tunnels, pp. 54-57. In Proceedings of 30th Annual Oklahoma & Arkansas Horticulture Industries Show. Johnson, D.T., and B.A. Lewis. 2011. Efficacy of insecticides and biopesticides against green June beetle, 2010. ESA Arthropod Management Tests 36: C13. Johnson, D.T. 2011. Chemical evaluation of applications against foliar form of grape phylloxera, 2010. Arthropod Management Tests Vol. 36: C14. Johnson, D.T., and B.A. Lewis. 2011. Efficacy of insecticides against grape scale, 2010. Arthropod Management Tests Vol. 36: C15. Kempler, C., H. Daubeny, B. Harding, L. Frey, T. Baumann, C.E. Finn, S. Khanizadeh, A. Jamieson, K. MacKenzie, P.P. Moore and M.O. Sweeney. 2011. Stolo strawberry. HortScience 46:1046-1048 Lee, J., Dossett, M., and Finn, C.E. 2012. Rubus fruit phenolic research: the good, the bad, and the confusing. Food Chem. 130:785-796. Molina-Bravo, R., B.R. Sosinski, C. Arellano, and G.E. Fernandez. 2011. A Protocol to Assess Heat Tolerance in a Segregating Population of Raspberry Using Chlorophyll Fluorescence. Scientia Hort. 130: 524-530. NeSmith, D.S. and M.K. Ehlenfeldt. 2010. Blue Suede: A southern highbush blueberry for the home gardener. HortScience 45:302-303. 2010. NeSmith, D.S. and M.K. Ehlenfeldt. 2011. Summer Sunset: A new ornamental blueberry variety. HortScience 46:1-3. Oudemans, P.V., B.I. Hillman, D. Linder-Basso, and J.J. Polashock. 2011. Visual inspections of nursery stock fail to protect new plantings from Blueberry scorch virus infection. Crop Protection 30:871-875. Pszczolkowski, M. and D. Johnson. 2011. Isopropanol attracts the green lacewing, Chrysopa quadripunctata (Neuroptera: Chrysopidae). Biocontrol Science & Technology 21:47-50. Ruple, A., J.R. Clark, and M.E. Garcia. 2010. An evaluation of fertility in Arkansas primocane-fruiting blackberries. HortScience 45:1-6. Sanders, G. Q., Sanchez, E. S., and K. Demchak. 2011. Evaluation of alternative management options for gray mold on field grown raspberries. J. Amer. Pomological Soc. 65(2):39-46. Sleezer, S., D.T. Johnson, B. Lewis, F. Goggin, C. Rothrock, and M. Savin. 2011. Foliar grape phylloxera, Daktulosphaira vitifoliae (Fitch), seasonal biology, predictive model and management in the Ozarks region of the United States. Acta Hort. 904:151-156. Stevens, M.D., B.L. Black, J.D. Lea-Cox, D. Feuz. 2011. Horticultural and economic considerations in the sustainability of cold-climate strawberry production systems. HortScience 46(3):445-451. Takeda, F., T. Tworkoski, C.E. Finn, and C.C. Boyd. 2011. Blackberry propagation by non-leafy floricane cuttings. HortScience 46:236-239. Vincent, C. I., M.E. Garcia, D.T. Johnson, and C.R. Rom. 2010. Broad Mite on primocane-fruiting blackberry in organic production in Arkansas. HortTech. 20:718-723. Wang, S.Y., H. Chen, and M.K. Ehlenfeldt. 2011. Variation in antioxidant enzyme activities among cultivars of rabbiteye blueberries (Vaccinium ashei Reade) and V. ashei derivatives. Food Chem. 120:13-20. Whitaker, V.M. 2011. Applications of Molecular Markers in Strawberry. Journal of Berry Research 1:115-127. Whitaker, V.M., T. Hasing, C. Chandler, A. Plotto, and E. Baldwin. 2011. Historical trends in strawberry fruit quality revealed by a trial of University of Florida cultivars and advanced selections. HortScience 46:553-557. Publications accepted or in preparation Clark, J.R., B. Strik, A.E. Thompson, and C.E. Finn. 201X. Progress and challenges in primocane- fruiting blackberry breeding and cultural management. Acta Hort. (in press) Hasing, T., L.F. Osorio, and V.M. Whitaker. 2011. Estimation of genetic parameters and gains for color traits of strawberry. Euphytica (in press). Hummel N.A., Attaway A.D., Coneva E.D., Braswell J., Cline W.O., Marshall D., Ferrin D.M. Machtmes K.M., and Roy H.J. 2010. Creating a community of practice for blueberries. North American Blueberry Research and Extension Workers Conference. Kalamazoo, MI. Jul 25-28. International Journal of Fruit Science. (in press) Hummel, N.A., Coneva, E.D., Braswell, J., Cline, W.O., Marshall, D., Ferrin, D.M., Machtmes, K.L., and Roy, H.J. 2010. Development of the All about BlueberrieseXtension Community of Practice (CoP) SCRI Proposal. Proceedings of the Southern Division American Society of Horticultural Sciences Meeting. Orlando, FL. Feb. 7. (in press) Mackenzie, S.J., C.K. Chandler, T. Hasing, and V. M. Whitaker. 2011. The Role of Temperature in the Late-season Decline in Soluble Solids Content of Strawberry Fruit in a Subtropical Production System. HortScience (in press). Rowley, D., B.L. Black, D. Drost and D. Feuz. 2011. Late season strawberry production using day-neutral cultivars in high-elevation high tunnels. HortScience 46(11). (in press) Books/Chapters/Review Articles Clark, J.R. and C.E. Finn. 2011. Blackberry breeding and genetics. Fruit, Vegetable and Cereal Science and Biotechnology 5 (Special Issue 1 Global Science Books): 27-43 (Print ISSN 1752-3419). Abstracts Attaway, D., Hummel, N.A., Coneva, E.D, Braswell, J., Cline, W.O., Marshall, D., Ferrin, D., Machtmes, K.L., and Roy, H.J. 2011. An Overview of the eXtension All About Blueberries Website. HortScience 46(9):S20. (Abstr.) Coneva, E.D., Hummel, N., Attaway, D., Morgan, K., Cline, W.O., Marshall, D., Ferrin, D., Machtmes, K., Roy, H., Himelrick, D.G., and Boozer, R.T. 2011. Developing Content for Commercial Blueberry Producers on the All about Blueberries Extension.Org Web Portal. HortScience 46(9):S114. (Abstr.) Hummel, N., Attaway, D., Coneva, E.D., Morgan, K., Cline, W.O., Marshall, D., Ferrin, D., Machtmes, K., and Roy, H. 2011. Working Across State Lines to Create a Multi-Disciplinary SCRI Team Proposal: The All about Blueberries Extension.Org Story. HortScience 46(9):S85. (Abstr.) Extension Publications Archbold, D., S. Roy, J. Strang, A. Poston, and C. Smigell. 2010. Kentucky-grown berry crops are rich sources of health-beneficial phytochemicals. Univ. of Kentucky 2010 Fruit and Vegetable Research Report. PR-608:26-28. Johnson, D.T. (editor), R.K. Striegler, R.A. Allen, R.J. Smeda, E.A. Bergmeier, J.L. Harris, and J. Cotta. 2010. Ozark mountain vineyard sustainability assessment workbook: a self-assessment of management practices. University of Missouri Extension WG2000. Online pdf or purchase: http://extension.missouri.edu/publications/DisplayPub.aspx?P=WG2000 Pritts, M. (Ed.) 2010. Pest Management Guidelines for Berry Crops. Discipline Editor: Horticulture Courtney Weber et al. Pesticide Management Education Program, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY. 102 pp. Websites: Black, B. http://fruit.usu.edu, http://tunnel.usu.edu. Utah State University. Connor, P. http://www.caes.uga.edu/commodities/fruits/muscadines/index.html. University of Georgia. Hoover, E., E. Tepe, and Steve Poppe. 2011. Canola Research at Univ. of Minnesota West Central Research and Outreach Center. http://canolaresearch.horticulture.umn.edu/ Hoover,E., E. Tepe, S. Poppe. 2011. Minnesota High Tunnel Production Manual for Commercial Growers. http://hightunnels.cfans.umn.edu/2010Manual/Raspberry.pdf Johnson, D.T. 2011. Fruit and Pecan Pest Management web page at: http://comp.uark.edu/~dtjohnso/ Johnson, D.T., 2011. Degree Day (DD) accumulation and decision-making for fruit insect pests web page at: http://pecan.uaex.edu/dd35SelectInsects.asp Luby, J.J., Mansfield, A.K., Hemstad, P.R. J.R. VanFossan, D. Hansen. www.grapes.umn.edu

Impact Statements

The fruit industry in the state of Alabama is provided new knowledge on the performance and production systems of previously underutilized high-value specialty crops. E. Coneva, Auburn University, Auburn, AL.
Pennsylvania growers have information on cultivar performance that will allow them to determine which varieties may perform profitably in their environments. K. Demchak, Penn State Univ.
In 2010-11, small fruit plant sales in the Pacific Northwest (PNW) were reported by plant propagators. The PNW public breeding programs developed small fruit cultivars that comprise 79% of the raspberry PNW plant sales, 67% of the strawberry plant sales and 34% of the blackberry plant sales. C. Finn, USDA-ARS.
In 2010, the estimated dollar value of plant and fruit sales of cultivars developed b the USDA-ARS in Corvallis in the Pacific Northwest or where we were a cooperator in a release from WSU or AAFC had a total value of $42,503,674, with $7,243,119 from strawberry, $18,366,454 from blackberry, and $16,894,101 from red raspberry. C. Finn, USDA-ARS.
Evaluation of genotypes from other breeding programs has resulted in determining adaptation of genotypes to NC. In general, genotypes from the PNW are not adapted to NC, while those from AR do perform well in our conditions. G. Fernandez, NC State Univ.
A better understanding of grower research and extension needs for Pennsylvania as related to high tunnel berry production was developed. K. Demchak, Penn. State Univ.
Blackberry, raspberry, blueberry strawberry and grape phenolic and anthocyanin analyses showed differences between fruit types and cultivars. This information will be used in the future to enhance marketing at Kentucky farmer-to-consumermarkets.

Date of Annual Report: 01/08/2013

Report Information

Annual Meeting Dates: 10/30/2012 - 11/01/2012
Period the Report Covers: 10/01/2011 - 09/01/2012

Participants

Baird, Vance (bairdw@msu.edu) Michigan State University; Coneva, Elina (edc0001@auburn.edu) Auburn University; Cook, Rodney (rod@agviewconsulting.com) Ag-View Consulting; Garcia, Elena (megarcia@uark.edu) University of Arkansas; Grigg, Ian (igrigg@sun-belle.com) Sun Belle, Inc.; Hanson, Eric (hansone@msu.edu) Michigan State University; Hughes, Becky (bhughes@uoguelph.ca) University of Guelph; Hummer, Kim (kim.hummer@ars.usda.gov) USDA-ARS NCGR; Jamieson, Andrew (andrew.jamieson@agr.gc.ca) Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada; Kennedy, Colleen (c.kennedy@ufl.edu) University of Florida; Kibbe, Esther (esther.kibbe@driscolls.com) Driscoll Strawberry Associates; Lindstrom, Thor (thor.lindstrom@usu.edu) Utah State University; Lyrene, Paul (lyrene@ufl.edu) University of Florida; Mangandi, Jozer (Mangandi@ufl.edu) University of Florida; Marshall, Donna (donna.marshall@ars.usda.gov) USDA ARS Poplarville, MS; Moore, Patrick (moorepp@wsu.edu) Washington State University; Nonnecke, Gail (Nonnecke@iastate.edu) Iowa State University; Thompson, Ellen (Ellen@pacificberrybreeding.com) Pacific Berry Breeding; Tzanetakis, Ioannis (itzaneta@uark.edu) University of Arkansas; Whitaker, Vance (vwhitaker@ufl.edu) University of Florida.

Brief Summary of Minutes

Old Business. The minutes were amended to show that Bob Martin (not Chad Finn) is the official host for the 2014 meeting in Corvallis, OR. Kim Lewers will host the 2013 meeting in Maryland with target dates of 21-25 October. The meeting will have similar structure to the current meeting, and tours and speakers will focus on those active in agricultural policy and D.C. attractions.

New Business. Elina Coneva is slated to host the 2015 meeting at Auburn. There was a tentative agreement to host the 2016 meeting at Michigan State University with Eric Hanson as a possible host.

Formal Industry Members. Several industry participants have become formal industry members of NCCC212, however they do not have voting rights (similar to USDA-ARS members and international participants).

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Accomplishments

Objective 1 - Develop improved small fruit germplasm through cooperative breeding and evaluation programs: Preservation of the Vander Kloet collection of Vaccinium species continued in 2012 with collecting. A. Jamieson, Ag Canada, Kentville, Nova Scotia, CA; Kim Hummer, NCGR, Corvallis, OR. Genetic improvement of strawberry using the RosBREED approach. V. Whitaker, UF GCREC, Balm, FL; C. Finn, USDA-ARS, Corvallis, OR; N. Bassil, USDA-ARS, Corvallis, OR; J. Hancock, Michigan State University, E. Lansing, MI; T. Davis, Univeristy of New Hampshire, Durham, NH. Breeding for resistance to Colletotrichum crown rot in Southeastern strawberries. V. Whitaker, UF GCREC, Balm, FL; J. Pattison, NCSU, Kannapolis, NC. Evaluation of the Fragaria Supercore Collection for Powdery Mildew and Spider Mite Resistance. V. Whtiaker, UF GCREC, Balm, FL; Kim Hummer, NCGR, Corvallis, OR. Cooperative OSU, USDA-ARS Cooperative Small Fruit Breeding Program. Chad Finn, USDA-ARS, HCRU, Corvallis, OR; Bernadine Strik, OSU. Evaluation of performance of USDA-ARS Beltsville strawberry selections. K. Lewers, USDA-ARS Beltsville MD; B. Smith, USDA-ARS, Poplarville, MS; M. Newell, U. Maryland (WREC), Queenstown, MD; G. Johnson, U. Delaware, Georgetown, DE; G. Nonnecke, Iowa St. U., Ames, IA; D. Archbold, U. Kentucky, Lexington, KY; D. Handley, U. Maine, Monmouth, ME; V. Whitaker, U. Florida, Wimauma, FL; A. Jamieson, AAC, Kentville, NS, Canada; K. Demchak, Pennsylvania St. U., University Park, PA; S. Wright, RCARS, Jackson, KY Evaluating blackberry and raspberry cultivars for adaptability to Utahs arid high-elevation climate and alkaline soils. B.L. Black and Thor Lindstrom, Utah State University. Asian Germplasm Influences on American Berry Crops. Kim Hummer, Jim Ballington, and Tom Davis. USDA Corvallis, North Carolina State University and University of New Hampshire. Developing the Genomic Infrastructure for Breeding Improved Black Raspberries. Chad Finn, Courtney Weber, and Gina Fernandez. Nahla Bassil Todd Mockler; Joe Scheerens, Emily Rhodes, and Robert Agunga Jungmin Lee, Penny Perkins, USDA ARS Corvallis, Cornell, North Carolina State University, Ohio State University. John Innes Institute, East Malling Research, USDA-ARS. Identification of black raspberry cultivars by SSR fingerprinting. Michael Dossett, Chad Finn and Nahla Bassil. USDA ARS Corvallis and AAFC Agassiz, British Columbia. Ploidy determination of Vaccinium species. Kim Hummer, Nahla Bassil, Jim Olmsted. USDA ARS Corvallis and University of Florida. Chromosome Numbers and Flow Cytometry of Strawberry Wild Relatives. Kim Hummer, Nahla Bassil, Joseph Postman, Preda Nathewet, USDA ARS Corvallis, University of New Hampshire, and Chiangmai University. Evaluation of performance of raspberry selections in the Pacific Northwest. P Moore, Washington State University, Chad Finn, USDA-ARS, Corvallis, OR, Chaim Kempler, PacificAgri-Food Research Centre, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Agassiz, BC Evaluation of adaptation of raspberry selections to machine harvesting. P Moore, Washington State University, Chad Finn, USDA-ARS, Corvallis, OR, Chaim Kempler, PacificAgri-Food Research Centre, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Agassiz, BC Evaluation of raspberry selections to root rot. P Moore, Washington State University, Chad Finn, USDA-ARS, Corvallis, OR, Chaim Kempler, PacificAgri-Food Research Centre, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Agassiz, BC Evaluation of performance of strawberry selections in the Pacific Northwest. P Moore, Washington State University, Chad Finn, USDA-ARS, Corvallis, OR, Chaim Kempler, PacificAgri-Food Research Centre, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Agassiz, BC. Blueberry-Sparkleberry Hybridization and Introgression Project. Paul Lyrene and James Olmstead, Horticultural Sciences Department, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida and Jay Spiers, Horticulture Department, Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama. Small Fruit Cultivar Breeding for British Columbia and the Pacific Northwest. Chaim Kempler and Michael Dossett - Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Pacific Agri-Food Research Centre, Agassiz, BC. In cooperation with: John Clark, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR; Mark Ehlenfeldt, USDA-ARS, Chatsworth, NJ; Chad Finn, USDA-ARS, Corvallis, OR; Tom Forge, AAFC - Agassiz, BC; Jim Hancock, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI; Andrew Jamieson, AAFC Kentville, Nova Scotia; Tissa Kannangara, AAFC Agassiz, BC; Sharokh Khanizadeh, AAFC St. Jean Quebec; Pat Moore, Washington State University, Puyallup, WA Strawberry cultivar evaluations in the Midwest. Gail Nonnecke, Iowa State; Brian Smith, University of Wisconsin River Falls; USDA-ARS, Beltsville, MD Muscadine grape selections for fresh market use. Jim Ballington, NCSU, Penelope Perkins-Veazie, NCSU, Patrick Conner, University of Georgia, John Clark, University of Arkansas. Developing the Genomic Infrastructure for Breeding Improved Black Raspberries. Gina Fernandez, NCSU; Chad E. Finn, USDA-ARS Corvallis, OR; Courney Weber, Cornell; Todd Mockler and Wei Yang, Oregon State University; Robert Agunga and Emily Rhoades, Ohio State University. Assessment of Performance of Newly Developed and Well-Established Rabbiteye Blueberry Cultivars. E. Coneva, E. Vinson, and A. Caylor, Auburn University, Auburn, AL. Assessment of Performance of the UoG Blueberry Breeding Program New Releases, focusing on Rabbiteye Blueberry Cultivars. E. Coneva, E. Vinson, and A. Caylor, Auburn University, Auburn, AL, and Scott NeSmith, University of Georgia, Griffin, GA. Evaluation of Performance of Newly Bred Seedless Table Grape Selections from the University of Arkansas Breeding Lines. E. Coneva, E. Vinson, and A. Caylor, Auburn University, Auburn, AL; and John Clark, University of Arkansas. Investigations of Performance of UC Davis Developed Pierces Disease (PD) Resistant 87.5% V. vinifera Grapes in AL. E. Coneva, E. Vinson, J. Pitts, Auburn University, Auburn, AL, and Andy Walker, UC Davis. Determining the Performance of Selected Blackberry Cultivars in Central AL. James Pitts, E. Coneva, Auburn University, Auburn, AL, and John R. Clark, University of Arklansas. Evaluation of short-day and day-neutral strawberry varieties and advanced selections. Kathy Demchak and Rich Marini, Penn State University, Kim Lewers, USDA-ARS, Beltsville, MD. Objective 2 - Develop practices for small fruit production tailored for climatic and market needs of growers: Tissue culture and virus testing of UF advanced strawberry selections . V. Whitaker, UF GCREC, Balm, FL; Becky Hughes, University of Guelph, New Liskeard, ON. Spotted Wing Drosophila on berry crops. Walton V., Zalom. F., Goodhue, R., Begun D, Bolda M., Van Steenwyk, B., Caprile J., Grant R., Dreves, A., De Francesco, J., Miller J., Dalton D., Brewer, L., Tochen S., Miller B., Bruck, D., Lee J., Yang W., Kaufmann, D., Seavert C., Peerbolt, T, Walsh, D., Tanigoshi, L., Beers E., Conway, F., Halbleib, M., Isaacs, R., Murray, T., Patten K., Oregon State University, Washington State University, University of California, and industry. Water, Weed, and Nutrient Management Practices in Organic Blackberries. R. Harkins, B.C. Strik, D. Bryla, and G. Buller, Oregon State University and USDA-ARS, HCRU Response of Blackberry Cultivars to Fertilizer Source in an Organic Production System. J. Fernandez-Salvador, B.C. Strik, C.E. Finn, and D.R. Bryla. Oregon State University and USDA-ARS, HCRU. Impact of fertilizer source on yield and quality of Marion and Black Diamond grown in a processed organic blackberry production system. J. Fernandez-Salvador, B.C. Strik, and D.R. Bryla. Oregon State University and USDA-ARS, HCRU. Response of fresh blackberry cultivars to an organic production system. J. Fernandez-Salvador, B.C. Strik, and C.E. Finn. Oregon State University and USDA-ARS, HCRU. Management of cover crop residues for the establishment of productive vineyards. Morgan Curtis, Levi Fredrikson, Patty Skinkis, Oregon State University, and Paul Schreiner, USDA-ARS, HCRU, Corvallis Impacts of early season leaf removal on disease, fruit set, vine growth and grape composition of Pinot noir. Patty Skinkis, Oregon State University, Walt Mahaffee, USDA-ARS, HCRU, Corvallis, and Jungmin Lee, USDA-ARS, Idaho Defining Vine Balance for High Quality Pinot Noir through Altering Vine Vigor and Nutrient Status. Alison Reeve, Amanda J. Vance, Patricia A. Skinkis, Oregon State University, Jungmin Lee, and Julie Tarara, USDA-ARS, Washington Evaluation of low-tunnel strawberry production for season extension. K. Lewers, USDA-ARS Beltsville MD; D. Fleisher, USDA-ARS, Beltsville, MD; S. Poppe, U, Minnesota, Morris, MN; M. Pritts, Cornell U., Ithaca, NY. Determining optimal levels of N, P, and K for Pinot Noir based on vine growth, physiology, and fruit quality. R. Paul Schreiner, Patricia A. Skinkis, Jungmin Lee, Michael Qian, James Osborne, Oregon State University and USDA-ARS, Oregon and Idaho. Developing improved management strategies for high tunnel berry production in an arid high-elevation climate. B.L. Black and Thor Lindstrom, Utah State University. Northern Highbush and Half-high Blueberries on the Alaskan Kenai Peninsula: Preliminary Observations. Kim Hummer and Dan Barney. USDA ARS Corvallis, USDA ARS Palmer, Alaska, Alaska Berry Farm. Effects of temperature and light in high tunnel primocane raspberry production and trellis systems for blackberries in Iowa. Gail Nonnecke and B. Havlovic, Iowa State; Fumi Takeda, USDA-ARS, Kearneysville, WV. Roadmap Development for U.S. Raspberry Producers: Forging Links Between New Tools For Breeding Programs And Crop Markets. 2011-2012. Gina Fernandez, NCSU and multiple researchers,Washington State University. Organic Blackberry Production Systems for Improved Yield, Fruit Quality, and Food Safety in Fresh and Processed Markets. Gina Fernandez, NCSU; Bernadine Strik, OSU; David Bryla, USDA-ARS Corvallis, OR. Management of virus complexes in Rubus. Gina Fernandez, NCSU; Ioannis Tzanetakis, U of Ark; Robert Martin, USDA-ARS, Corvallis (leads). Cultural techniques to reduce white-drupe formation on blackberry. F. Takeda, USDA-ARS, Kearneysville, WV; Gina Fernandez and Penny Perkins-Veazie, NCSU. Cultural techniques to reduce winter injury in blackberry. F. Takeda, USDA-ARS, Kearneysville, WV; Gail Nonnecke, Iowa State. Determining Optimum Date for Foliar Sampling of Primocane-Fruiting Blackberry in the Mid-South. M. E. Garcia, U. of Ark.; Josh Beam, Sunny Ridge Farms. Sustainable production systems for winegrapes in the Ozark Mountain Region: implementing improved management practices, developing a real-time information delivery system and developing a voluntary sustainable vineyard certification program. D. Johnson, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR; A. Allen, K. Striegler, and R. Smeda, University of Missouri. Propagation of Sparkleberry (Vaccinium arboreum). Jessica R. Bowerman, James D. Spiers, Elina Coneva, Kenneth M. Tilt, and Eugene K. Blythe, Donna A. Marshal, USDA-ARS Southern Horticulture Laboratory (SHL), 810 Highway 26 West, Poplarvill Mississippi State University Evaluation of Tipping Practices to Extend Harvest of 'Nantahala' and 'Heritage' Red Raspberry in High Tunnels. Kathy Demchak, Penn State University, and Gina Fernandez, North Carolina State University. Determining the Status of Recently-Detected Blueberry Viruses in Pennsylvania. Kathy Demchak and John Esslinger, Penn State University, Ruth Welliver, PA Dept. of Agriculture, K. Cox, Cornell University. An Educational and Monitoring Effort on Spotted Wing Drosophilaa New, Economically Important Pest. Kathy Demchak and David Biddinger, Penn State University, Bryan Butler, Univ. of Maryland. Protective Structures For Berry Crop Production: Assessing Grower Needs And Market Potential. Kathy Demchak, Kathy Kelley, and Jay Harper, Penn State Univ., Eric Hanson, Michigan State Univ., Brent Black, Utah State Univ., Gina Fernandez, North Carolina State Univ., Elena Garcia, Univ. of Arkansas, Becky Sideman, Univ. of New Hampshire, David Handley, Univ. of Maine, Lewis Jett, West Virginia Univ., Gail Nonnecke, Iowa State Univ., Barclay Poling, North Carolina State Univ., Marvin Pritts, Cornell Univ., Reza Rafie, Virginia State Univ., Bernadine Strik, Oregon State Univ. Objective 3 - Explore the association between fruit constituents and human health impacts: Nutraceutical compounds in muscadine grape skin, juice and pulp. D.A. Marshall and S.J. Stringer, USDA-ARS Poplarville, MS; J.D. Spiers, Auburn University. Phytonutrient analysis of Vaccinium species from Hawaii. Kim Hummer, Francis Zee, Bob Durst. USDA in Corvallis and Hilo Hawaii, Oregon State University, Linus Pauling Institute.

Publications

Bañados, M.P., B.C. Strik, D.R. Bryla, and T.L. Righetti. 2012. Response of highbush blueberry to nitrogen fertilizer during field establishment. I. Accumulation and allocation of fertilizer nitrogen and biomass. HortScience 47:648-655. Barney, D. and K. Hummer. 2012. Northern Highbush and Half-high Blueberries on the Alaskan Kenai Peninsula: Preliminary Observations. J. Amer. Pom.Soc. 66(3):145-152. Bradish, C.M., P. Perkins-Veazie, G.E. Fernandez, G. Xie, W. Jia. 2012. Comparison of Flavonoid Composition of Red Raspberries (Rubus idaeus L.) Grown in the Southern United States. J. Agricultural and Food Chemistry. 605779-5786. http://pubs.acs.org/doi/pdf/10.1021/jf203474e Clark, J.R. and P. Perkins-Veazie. 2011. Prime-Ark® 45 primocane-fruiting blackberry. HortScience: 46:670-673. Clark, J.R., B. Strik, A.E. Thompson, and C.E. Finn. 2012. Progress and challenges in primocane-fruiting blackberry breeding and cultural management. Acta Hort. 926:387-392. Dossett, M., N.V. Bassil, and C.E. Finn. 2012. SSR fingerprinting of black raspberry cultivars shows discrepancies in identification. Acta Hort. 946:49-53. Dossett, Michael, Nahla V. Bassil, Kim S. Lewers and Chad E. Finn. 2012. Genetic diversity in wild and cultivated black raspberry evaluated by simple sequence repeat markers. Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution. DOI: 10.1007/s10722-012-9808-8 Hummer, K. Bassil, N., Postman, J. and Nathewet, P. 2012. Chromosome Numbers and Flow Cytometry of Strawberry Wild Relatives. Acta Hort. 948:169-174. Hummer, K.E., Jamieson, A.R., and Newell, R. 2012. Beyond botany to genetic resource preservation: the S.P. Vander Kloet Vaccinium collections. Botany 90:337-346. Hummel, N., Attaway, D., Coneva, E., Braswell, J., Cline, W., Marshall, D.A., Ferrin, D., Machtmes, K., Roy, H. 2012. Creating a community of practice for blueberries. International Journal of Fruit Science 12:350-359. Jamieson, A.R., Sanderson, K.R. and Tremblay, R.J.A. 2012. Laurel strawberry. HortScience 47:431-433. Lowe, J.D, K.W. Pomper, S. B. Crabtree, J. R. Clark, and J.G. Strang. 2012. Yield of thorny primocane- fruiting blackberries from the University of Arkansas Breeding program grown under organic growing conditions in Kentucky . J. Amer. Pomol. Soc. 66:2-7. Marshall, D.A., S.J. Stringer and J.D. Spiers. 2012. Stilbene, ellagic acid, flavanol and phenolic content of muscadine grape (Vitis rotundifolia) cultivars. Pharmaceutical Crops 3:69-77. Marshall, D.A., N.C. Edwards Jr., .J.M. Spiers. 2011. Performance of persimmon (Diospyrus kaki) cultivars in southern Mississippi. International Journal of Fruit Science 11:386-392. Moore, P.P., W.K. Hoashi-Erhardt, C.E. Finn and C. Kempler. 2011. 'Puget Crimson' Strawberry. HortScience 46: 1698-1700. Moore, P.P. and W.K. Hoashi-Erhardt. 2012. Effects of Raspberry Bushy Dwarf Virus on Fruit Traits in Five Raspberry Cultivars. Acta Hort 946: 263-266. Strik, B.C., J.R. Clark, C.E. Finn, and G. Buller. 2012. Management of Primocane-fruiting Blackberry Impacts on Yield, Fruiting Season, and Cane Architecture. HortScience 47:593-598. Stringer, S.J., A.D. Draper, D. A. Marshall and J.M. Spiers. Gupton southern highbush blueberry. HortScience 7:42. Ward, J.A., W.E. Boone, P.P. Moore and C.A. Weber. 2012. Developing Molecular Markers for Marker Assisted Selection for Resistance to Raspberry Bushy Dwarf Virus (RBDV) in Red Raspberry. Acta Hort 946:61-66. Valenzuela-Estrada, L.R., D.R. Bryla, W.K. Hoashi-Erhardt, P.P. Moore and T.A. Forge. 2012. Root Traits Associated with Phytophthora Root Rot Resistance in Red Raspberry. Acta Hort 946: 283-287

Impact Statements

Collaborative work with plant pathologist Paul Hildebrand and Andrew Jamieson pursued resistance to Xanthomonas fragariae. Some near-market resistant selections from 2010 and 2012 will be entered into performance trials.
Collaborative work with A. Jamieson and RosBREED on P. fragariae testing has identified some potentially important sources of resistance, especially to race A-5. These include some F. chiloensis, F. virginiana, and their derivatives.
The RosBREED SCRI project is generating DNA tests for important traits in strawberry that will speed variety development and lower costs, leading to better varieties for growers in a more rapid timeframe.
The southeastern crown rot project in strawberry identified highly resistant genetics against Colletotrichum gloeosporoides, which will lead to the development of more resistant varieties, and thereby cost savings and greater productivity, for Southeastern strawberry growers.
Tissue cultures of University of Florida advanced selections have been virus tested via multiple methods by Becky Hughes at New Liskeard, ON to generate a reliable source of foundation stock for Canadian nurseries.
Root zone heating coupled with low tunnels serves to advance harvest season and increase total yields of strawberry in colder regions of Utah.
Introduction of Asian raspberry species has improved the range of cultivated Rubus in the US.
Determining the ploidy of unusual blueberry species is enabling breeders to expand the blueberry genepool and develop new cultivars adapted to new environments.
In 2011-12, small fruit plant sales in the Pacific Northwest (PNW) were reported by plant propagators. The PNW public breeding programs developed small fruit cultivars that comprise 72% of the raspberry PNW plant sales, 64% of the strawberry plant sales and 53% of the blackberry plant sales.
The wild species Vaccinium arboreum is being used to produce hybrid blueberry clones that root readily from stem cuttings, have little or no suckering, grow well on upland soil, and would serve as a good rootstock for highbush blueberry scions.
Pacific-Northwest raspberry selections have been developed with excellent machine harvestability.
New strawberry cultivars Stolo and Nisgaa have been released in the Pacific Northwest as disease resistant alternatives.
Shelf life of fresh market muscadines can be doubled through new breeding selections
White druplet formation on Apache blackberry has been reduced to less than 5% using Rotating Cross-Arm (RCA) trellising systems.
The feasibility of off-season high-tunnel strawberry production has been demonstrated in central Arkansas.
We have identified two new viruses associated with blackberry yellow vein disease (BYVD) and a new virus closely associated with blueberry mosaic disease.
Growers in the Northeast have learned to be able to distinguish spotted wing drosophila from other fruit fly species, with 76% of growers correctly identifying spotted wing drosophila males after attending educational events, compared to 16% prior.

Date of Annual Report: 11/04/2013

Report Information

Annual Meeting Dates: 10/21/2013 - 10/25/2013
Period the Report Covers: 10/01/2012 - 09/01/2013

Participants

Brief Summary of Minutes

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Date of Annual Report: 11/06/2014

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Annual Meeting Dates: 10/28/2014 - 10/30/2014
Period the Report Covers: 10/01/2013 - 09/01/2014

Participants

Baird, William Vance (bairdw@msu.edu) - Michigan State Univ.; Bassil, Nahla (nahla.bassil@ars.usda.gov) - USDA-ARS-NCGR; Boches, Peter (peterb@fallcreeknursery.com) - Fall Creek Farm and Nursery; Bradish, Christine (cmbradis@ncsu.edu) - North Carolina State Univ.; Bushakra, Jill (jill.bushakra@ars.usda.gov) - USDA-ARS-NCGR; Byers, Patrick (byerspl@missouri.edu) - Univ. of Missouri Extension; Clark, John (jrclark@uark.edu) - Univ. of Arkansas; Coneva, Elina (edc0001@auburn.edu) - Auburn Univ.; Cook, Rod (Rod@agviewconsulting.com) - Ag-View Consulting, Inc.; Dale, Adam (adale@uoguelph.ca) - Univ. of Guelph; DeVetter, Lisa (lisa.devetter@wsu.edu) - WSU; Dossett, Michael (Michael.Dossett@agr.gc.ca) - Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada; Fernandez, Gina (gina_fernandez@ncsu.edu) - NCSU; Finn, Chad (finnc@onid.oregonstate.edu) - USDA-ARS, HCRU; Fisher, Pam (pam.fisher@ontario.ca) - Ontario Ministry of Agriculture Food and Rural Affairs; Gillen, Todd (toddg@fallcreeknursery.com) - Fall Creek Farm and Nursery; Gonzalez, Moises (moises.gonzalez@driscolls.com) - Driscoll's Strawberry Associates; Hanson, Eric (hansone@msu.edu) - Michigan State Univ.; Hatterman-Valenti, Harlene (h.hatterman.valenti@ndsu.edu) - North Dakota State Univ.; Hoashi-Erhardt, Wendy (wkhe@wsu.edu) - Washington State Univ.; Hoover, Emily hoover@umn.edu Univ. of Minnesota; Hummer, Kim (kim.hummer@ars.usda.gov) - USDA ARS NCGR; Jamieson, Andrew (andrew.jamieson@agr.gc.ca) - Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada; Lewers, Kim (Kim.Lewers@ars.usda.gov) - USDA-ARS; Light, Wendy (wendyl@fallcreeknursery.com) - Fall Creek Farm and Nursery; Lindstrom, Thor (thor.lindstrom@gmail.com) - Utah State Univ.; Luby, Jim (lubyx001@umn.edu) - Univ. of Minnesota; Martin, Bob (bob.martin@ars.usda.gov) - USDA-ARS Horticultural Crops Research Unit; Mollov, Dimitre (dimitre.mollov@ars.usda.gov) - USDA ARS; Moore, Patrick (moorepp@wsu.edu) - Washington State Univ.; Olmstead, Mercy (mercy1@ufl.edu) - Univ. of Florida; Samtani, Jayesh (jsamtani@vt.edu) - Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State Univ.; Stewart, Philip (philip.stewart@driscolls.com) - Driscoll's Strawberry Associates; Strang, John (jstrang@uky.edu) - Univ. of Kentucky; Strik, Bernadine (bernadine.strik@oregonstate.edu) - Oregon State Univ.; Takeda, Fumi (fumi.takeda@ars.usda.gov) - USDA-ARS; Thompson, Ellen (Ellen@pacificberrybreeding.com) - Pacific Berry Breeding, LLC; Tzanetakis, Ioannis (Itzaneta@uark.edu) - Univ. of Arkansas; Vitten, Matthias (Matthias.Vitten@driscolls.com) - Driscoll's; Weber, Courtney (caw34@cornell.edu) - Cornell Univ.; Yang, Wei (wei.yang@oregonstate.edu) - OSU-NWREC

Brief Summary of Minutes

Minutes of the NCCC212 Business meeting chaired by Chad Finn, Bernadine Strik and Bob Martin, Corvallis, OR, Tuesday, October 22, 2014

Old business
Minutes of the previous meeting were provided (October 23, 2013, Beltsville, MD)
Discussion: No changes suggested
Move to approve: Mercy Olmstead
Seconded: Chad Finn
Vote = unanimous

Discussion on how the new executive committee is being comprised.
Suggestion: William Baird
In the past there was a four-member Executive Committee:
Past Chair (host from last year's meeting)
Current Chair (current meeting site host)
Vice Chair (next year's host)
Secretary (host 2-years out)

Post 2014 – 2015:
Past-Chair (last year’s meeting Chair): Kim Lewers
Chair (last year’s Reporting Secretary): Bernadine Strik, Chad Finn and Bob Martin
Recording Secretary (next year’s convener/host): Elina Coneva
TBD: Jayesh Samtani/Andrew Jamison

Maybe at next year’s meeting we should determine which pattern we want to maintain into the future.

The deadline for Annual Report submission is 60 days after the meeting. Send the state reports to Chad.

Future meetings
2015
The 2015 meeting will be held in Auburn, Alabama. The meeting will be led by Elina Coneva at Auburn Univ. The group proposed the period of October 19 to October 21 as the most preferable meeting time and the best format would be to have a two days meeting with 1.5 days for state reports and business meeting, and half a day for a field trip and grower visit. Additional day for the Small Fruit Germplasm Crop Germplasm Committee meeting should be included.

2016
Jayesh Samtani, VA, and Andrew Jamison, NS volunteered to host the meeting. Jayesh Samtani will check with the authorities, but the airport is about a 20 minute drive from the potential meeting site and there is a blackberry production close by. Andrew Jamison suggested a meeting in NS in 2016 might be a possibility.

Industry participation discussion: Bernadine Strik
Industry representatives are welcome to the meeting provided they will share a report. This year meeting space was limited and industry representation was limited to delegates who shared a report. Sharing a report is our requirement from the industry.

Move to adjourn the business meeting: Bernadine Strik
Seconded: Elina Coneva
Vote = unanimous

Accomplishments

Objective 1 - Develop improved small fruit germplasm through cooperative breeding and evaluation programs. Blackberry and Raspberry: ORUS 3447-2, a sibling of ‘Columbia Star’, will be released and patented. This thornless genotype produces a very large fruited (12-13 g) berry that has excellent fruit quality. Finn The trailing blackberry selections ORUS 1793-1 and ORUS 1939-4, the east-west hybrids ORUS 2711-1 and ORUS 2816-4 and the ‘Tayberry’ type ORUS 4024-3 are slated for release. Finn Evaluating blackberry and raspberry cultivars for adaptability to Utah’s arid high-elevation climate and alkaline soils. Black Determining the performance of selected blackberry cultivars in central AL. Pitts, Coneva, Clark. Moving up the release potential ladder is APF-190T, a thornless, shipping-quality PF type. It has shown yield potential near that of Prime-Ark 45, and good postharvest handling as well as a good quality berry. Clark Osage was released as a thornless FF. A highlight of Osage is fruit flavor, usually one of the better-flavored selections in the program. Clark Results indicate influences on firmness include not only fruit skin but also apparently greater cell density on the firmer types. Much-reduced reddening or reversion of the super firm berries, a very positive finding. Clark A new threat to blackberries in Arkansas was tremendous damage from broad mites. Clark Vigorous plantings of spineless blackberry seedlings were established in 2013 and 2014. Selection will commence in 2015. These seedlings are 3 generations from Navaho, Apache, Chester or Loch Ness, and hardy spiny germplasm. Jamieson (PD), Forney, Abbasi, Fillmore, Charles Floricane and primocane black raspberry breeding-traditional breeding for temperate climates Weber Developing the genomic infrastructure for breeding improved black raspberries. USDA SCRI Grant. Finn, Bassil, Lee et al. USDA SCRI Grant 2011-2015. Enhancement of the Rubus occidentalis genome with Bionano data. Judson Ward, Driscoll’s, Udall, Brigham Young Univ., Mockler, Donald Danforth Plant Science Center Raspberry x Blackberry: Crosses were conducted in the greenhouse in 2014 between a series of tetraploid raspberries—created with colchicine in 2003-04—and spineless blackberry selections. Jamieson (PD), Forney, Abbasi, Fillmore, Charles Five floricane raspberry selections involving AAC Eden and/or Octavia. Late season selected at the end of July. First significant effort to breed primocane-fruiting raspberries yielded 15 selections. Polka and Joan Irene proved to be useful parents. Most selections were spineless. AAC Eden was examined along with several other cultivars in CA or air. AAC Eden was much better than Nova, Encore and other Kentville selections in post-harvest quality. Jamieson (PL), Forney, Abbasi, Fillmore, Charles. Evaluation of performance of raspberry selections in the Pacific Northwest. Moore, Finn, Dossett Evaluation of adaptation of raspberry selections to machine harvesting. Moore, Finn, Dossett Evaluation of raspberry selections to root rot. Moore, Finn, Dossett Selection strategies for raspberry postharvest shelf life. Lewers, Jurick II, Walsh, Harshman Sequencing and assembly of the Heritage red raspberry genome. Ward, Driscoll’s, Price and Clement, Brigham Young Univ., Schatz, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, Weber, Cornell Univ., Swanson, Salve Regina Univ., Lewers, USDA-ARS, Beltsville, Fernandez, East Malling Research, UK, Burns, Georgia Tech, Velasco, FEM-IASMA, San Michele all'Adige, Italy, D. Sargent , FEM-IASMA, Udall, Brigham Young Univ. Breeding marketable raspberries for NC. NCDA Specialty Crops Grant. 2011-2014. Fernandez Characterization and Diversity Analysis of NCSU Germplasm. Fernandez, Bradish Primocane high tunnel red raspberry Variety Trial- double cropping for maximizing yield. Weber Floricane and primocane red raspberry breeding- traditional breeding for temperate climates and high tunnel production. Weber Lewis, ORUS 4090-1, ORUS 1142-1 and ORUS 1167-2 red raspberries are being propagated for or in grower trials. Finn Management of virus complexes in Rubus germplasm. SCRI Grant. Tzanetakis, Fernandez, Clark, Finn. Expansion of plant genetic resources in Rubus will provide extended genepool for breeders at public and private institutions. Hummer Evaluation of ploidy levels of Rubus will be useful for breeders for determining future crosses. Hummer Evaluation of Rubus genome will be useful for breeders and researchers. Hummer Blueberry & Huckleberry: A-272, southern highbush is getting close look for release. Clark ‘Perpetua’ was patented. Ornamental blueberry that is drop dead gorgeous in late summer and fall. ‘Perpetua’ fruits very strongly on new growth. Finn ORUS 10-1 will be named. Yields are excellent and fruit are very small, bright blue, and tasty; ideal for anything that lowbush blueberries are sold for. Finn Expansion of plant genetic resources in Vaccinium to include of heat tolerant and low chilling species unrepresented in collection. Hummer Evaluation of Vaccinium genome will be useful for breeders for determining future crosses. Hummer Evaluation of ploidy levels of Vaccinium will be useful for breeders for determining future crosses. Hummer Blueberry breeding in North Carolina; Selections were mechanically harvested and analyzed for yield and fruit firmness and quality. 45 selections were made emphasizing firmness, fruit harvest timing, fruit quality and yield. 36 crosses were made aimed at mechanical harvestability, germplasm enhancement and extending the growing season. Schaber ‘Pinnacle’ (USPPAF w/USDA) southern highbush blueberry is early ripening with large, firm berries with good quality and post-harvest shelf-life. Schaber Pentaploid selection NC 2701, planned for release, ripens with late highbush, and produces medium to large size fruit with good color, firmness good quality, similar to it’s V. constablaei grandparent. Berries average less than 1 fully developed seed per berry and flowers require cross pollination. Schaber BAC end sequencing of two blueberry clonal libraries of W85-20. Alan Brown About 25 elite blueberry selections are in trial in Michigan, Oregon, and the Netherlands. We are particularly interested in two early ones with high fruit quality. Hancock, Callow Develop improved small fruit germplasm that is suited to machine harvesting through cooperative breeding and evaluation, Takeda, Li, and Cline Evaluation of performance of cranberry selections in the Pacific Northwest. Patten, Vorsa. Pink-fruited cultivar (MNPink1) will be introduced as Pink Popcorn™. Luby Assessment of performance of newly developed and well-established rabbiteye blueberry cultivars. Coneva, Vinson, Caylor Assessment of performance of the UoG blueberry breeding program new releases, focusing on rabbiteye blueberry cultivars. Coneva, Vinson, Caylor, NeSmith Propagation of sparkleberry (Vaccinium arboreum). Bowerman, Spiers, Coneva, Tilt, and Blythe, Marshal Elderberry: Elderberry cultivar development program. Byers, Thomas, Gu, Pinero, Kaps, Avery Grapes: Development of rootstocks to extend vinifera grape production into areas with more severe winters in the south central region of Ontario. Dale, Fisher, Kelly, Taghavi, Rahemi Arkansas released Hope, Faith, Joy and Gratitude table grapes. Clark About 3500 muscadine seedlings were examined and 17 selections made. Among these are the best-textured fruit ever experienced and possibly redefine how this fruit is perceived. Seedlessness is getting worked on. Clark Muscadine: NC State: 1) Following 2F many standard muscadine cultivars showed moderate to severe winter injury while NC 1006 came through with no observable winter injury. 2) NC 1004, NC 1005, and NC 1006 looked promising. These selections are OP seedlings of Supreme. 3) Female wild selection NC 09-05-01, collected from NC, shows promise as a parent for very early ripening. Evaluation of performance of newly bred seedless table grape selections from the Univ. of Arkansas breeding lines. Coneva, Vinson, Caylor, Clark, Evaluation of performance of PD tolerant American and French-American hybrid bunch Grapes in AL. Coneva, Vinson, Ducar Investigations of Performance of UC Davis Developed Pierces Disease (PD) Resistant 87.5% V. vinifera Grapes in AL. Coneva, Vinson, Pitts, Walkers. Assessment of selected muscadine grape cultivars in AL. Coneva, Vinson, Pitts Ribes: none Strawberry: RosBREED: Combining disease resistance with superior fruit quality. Whitaker, Olmstead, Finn, Bassil, Jamieson, Hancock, Davis Evaluation of the Fragaria supercore collection for flowering, runnering and disease resistance in a subtropical environment. Whitaker, Kennedy, Mangandi, Hummer Sensation™ ‘Florida127’ strawberry is in its first commercial year in Florida. An exclusive model is being explored with Publix supermarkets, experimenting with a “SweetSensation™” clamshell label for a potential premium product specific to this cultivar. The cultivar has consistently good flavor, with higher SSC than ‘Florida Radiance’ and ‘Strawberry Festival’. Whitaker Tissue culture and virus testing of UF advanced strawberry selections. Whitaker, Hughes Several selections looked very promising and will be advanced. 2) This summer 5 new selections were chosen from a small population and a larger population was established including 20% in plasticulture. Jamieson Evaluation of performance of strawberry selections in the Pacific Northwest. Moore, Finn, Dossett Sequencing and assembly of the Potentilla micrantha genome. Ward, Driscoll’s, Sargent, Fondazione Edmund Mach. Sequencing and assembly of the Fragaria iinumae genome. Ward, Driscoll’s, Davis, Univ. of New Hampshire, Sargent, IASMA, Markers for powdery mildew in cultivated strawberry. Ward, Driscoll’s, Pakozdi, Fear, Driscoll’s, R Harrison. Strawberry cultivar and selection evaluation using a plasticulture production system in Kentucky, Wright Short day strawberry breeding- traditional breeding for matted row production. Weber Increasing strawberry productivity in NY with day neutral/everbearing strawberries. Weber ‘Sweet Sunrise’ released and PPAF. Excellent as fresh or processed. Excellent yields of large, easy to pick fruit. Early ripening with good sweet flavor for fresh. Finn ‘Charm’ released and PPAF. High yields of medium-large fruit. Has been the highest or 2nd highest yielding genotype in every trial it has been in. Outstanding processing quality especially for ice cream market; has been identified by an ice cream company as potential ‘Hood’ replacement. Finn ORUS 2427-4 strawberry will be released. Outstanding processing potential, high yields of large fruit borne on plants with an open architecture making the fruit easy to pick. Finn Release of ‘Wasatch’ and ‘Redstart’ remontant strawberries this year Hancock, Callow Development of fall flowering strawberry plants for the mid-Atlantic coast region. Takeda Development of June-bearing strawberries adapted for Ontario. Dale, Hughes. SSR markers linked to day-neutrality in octoploid strawberry. Lewers, Castro, Weebadde, Wang, Hancock, Bushakra, Finn, Luby, Stewart NCSU Strawberry Breeding Program: 18 advanced selections were trialed across NC. Fields suffered significant plant loss to anthracnose, however, 2 selections looked good. NCS 10-156 is an early genotype that has uniform fruit with excellent flavor, rich red color and consistently good yields; a potential Sweet Charlie replacement. NCS 10-038, potential Chandler replacement, with high yields, firmer fruit and its more uniform production across the season. NCS 10-156 going to on-farm trials this fall. NCSU Breeding for resistance to plant pathogens. Resistance to anthracnose foliar infections: Evaluated 18 genotypes for resistance to latent foliar infection by C. acutatum and C. gloeosporioides. Anthracnose crown rot resistance: Genotypes were also screened for resistance to crown rot by C. gloeosporioides. Little correlation was seen between foliar and crown resistance phenotypes, suggesting resistance to Colletotrichum species may be shared within common tissue types but inherited independently between tissue types. Seedlings from OP advanced selections were inoculated 5-6 x with C. acutatum and C. gloeosporioides under conducive disease conditions. 68 survivors showed no crown wilt and represent the top 1% resistant genotypes. Jacobs Other small fruit crops: Development of kiwifruit growing recommendations for Alabama. Spiers, Dozier, Coneva, Woods General: Propagation of sparkleberry (Vaccinium arboreum). Bowerman, Spiers, Coneva, Tilt, Blythe, Marshal Objective 2 - Develop practices for small fruit production tailored for climatic and market needs of growers. Blackberry and Raspberry: Protected culture systems for raspberries. Dale, Hughes, Zandstra, Currie, Desjardins, The winter created a great test of the shift trellis and blackberry survival in the Midwest. Reports received in general appeared positive for Arkansas cultivars with winter lows of -15 to -17F on the trellis, lowered and covered, while temperatures below -20F resulted in major damage. Several reports indicated Triple Crown had more damage than Ouachita and Natchez, and overall Ouachita appeared to fare well in multiple locations. Clark Develop improved management strategies for high tunnel blackberry and raspberry production in an arid high-elevation climate. Black Floricane high tunnel black raspberry trial- 7 High density planting system for maximizing yield. Weber California and Mexican Fusarium oxysporum isolates and their role in Fusarium wilt in blackberry. Kong (Driscoll’s), Gordon Arthropod causes of malformed blackberries and raspberries. Seagraves, Joseph, Bolda Determining the pathogenicity of Fusarium species isolated from raspberry. Broome, Kong, Koike Evaluation of primocane thorny and thornless blackberry advanced selections. Lowe, Pomper, Crabtree, Clark Evaluation of Prime-Ark 45® and Black Magic® primocane thorny blackberry yield and fruit weight. Lowe, Pomper, Crabtree, Clark. Evaluation of thornless erect blackberry cultivars in western Kentucky, Wolfe, Clark Improved micropropagation growth medium for red raspberry. Poothong, Reed. Organic blackberry production systems for improved yield, fruit quality, and food safety in fresh and processed markets. USDA NIFA OREI Perkins-Veazie, Fernandez, Rejesus, Jaykus, Sydorovich. Response of blackberry cultivars to fertilizer source in an organic fresh market production system. Fernandez-Salvador, Strik, Bryla. Liquid corn and fish fertilizers are good options for fertigation in blackberry cultivars grown in an organic production system. Fernandez-Salvador, Strik, Bryla Weed management, irrigation, and training practices for organic production of trailing blackberry. I. Plant growth and fruit production of mature plants & II. Accumulation and loss of plant biomass and nutrients in mature plants. Dixon, Strik, Bryla Trailing blackberry genotypes differ in yield and post-harvest fruit quality during establishment in an organic production system Fernandez-Salvador, Strik, Zhao, Finn Leaf tissue nutrient levels of floricane-fruiting blackberry – impact of blackberry type, cultivar, and sampling time. Strik, Vance Developing effective methods for soilborne pathogen and pest management through removal of root inoculum in continuous red raspberry systems. DeVetter (PI), Zasada, Mazzola, Walters, Galinato Characterizing cold damage in red raspberries grown in Whatcom County. DeVetter, Benedict Organic raspberry production in high tunnels. Hanson, Isaacs, Schilder Potted raspberry culture in high tunnels. Brown, Hanson Evaluation of physical exclusion for SWD management in raspberries. Isaacs, Hanson Over-head irrigation and alternative methods on reducing spring freeze damage. Takeda Blueberry & Huckleberry: Mulch and fertilizer management practices for organic production of highbush blueberry. i: plant growth and allocation of biomass during establishment. Larco, Strik, Bryla, Sullivan. Chemical characteristics of custom compost for blueberry Bryla Practices to reduce heat-related fruit damage in highbush blueberry. Bryla Assessment of a fungal vector (Opidium spp.) for Blueberry mosaic associated virus - a role in disease? Broome, Martin Southern highbush blueberry breeding (USDA-NIFA Project#- 1004633 – Breeding and genetics of low-chill blueberry cultivars adapted to Florida. Olmstead The objective of the mechanical harvest trial was to select a cultivar that could withstand the rigors of machine harvest, have good yield and fruit quality. Next year post machine harvest, berries will go through a process line including a soft sorter and packaging to simulate commercial practices. This will allow breeders to mimic current growing practices to make the best selections possible for the industry. Olmstead Spotted wing drosophila in Minnesota blueberry plantation. Schmitt, Rogers Temperature-related development and population parameters for Drosophila suzukii (Diptera: Drosophilidae) on cherry and blueberry. Tochen, Dalton, Wiman, Hamm, Shearer, Walton Characterizing damage and impacts of brown marmorated stink bug, Halyomorpha halys (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae) on commercial blueberries. Wiman, Parker, Rodriguez-Saona, Walton Blueberry rootstock selection and evaluation in mineral soils. Yang, Basey, Andrews Enhancing pollination efficiency of honey bees in blueberry using brood pheromone. Sagili Cultural controls for suppressing Phytophthora cinnamomi root rot of blueberry. Yeo, Sullivan Mulch and fertilizer management practices for organic production of highbush blueberry from planting through maturity. Strik, Bryla, Sullivan Leaf tissue nutrient levels of northern highbush blueberry – impact of site, organic amendments, cultivar, and sampling time. Strik, Vance Relating honey bee activity to fruit set and yield in Washington highbush blueberry. DeVetter (PI), Elle, Sakalauskas, Sagili Evaluating the role of boron in enhancing fruit set of highbush blueberry. DeVetter Determining blueberry cold hardiness in Washington. Hoheisel (PI), Salazar, Hoogenboom, DeVetter Scale-neutral harvest-aid system and sensor technologies to improve harvest efficiency and handling of fresh market blueberries C. Li Control of spotted wing Drosophila. Isaacs, Van Timmeren, Wise Blueberry pollination. Isaacs, Gibbs, Mason. Biochar and humate to hasten blueberry establishment. Hanson, Groenink Spotted wing drosophila in Minnesota raspberry plantings. Blanton, Hutchison Elderberry: Elderberry soil fertility study. Thomas, Byers, Kaps, Avery Grapes: Mealybug and virus, a deadly mix in vineyards. Walton, Dalton, Kaiser, Hilton, Daane Major differences for a few key variables including weight loss, color, and firmness in differentiating muscadine genotypes for postharvest storage potential. This finding will be used in the implementation of a postharvest regime to evaluate new developments in the breeding program for storage potential. He also measured many phenolics, ORAC and other measurements for environment (year) and genotype effects. Barchanger, Clark Improved disease-resistant seedless muscadine grape cultivars utilizing eco- and consumer-friendly cisgenic modification technologies (USDA-NIFA Project# - 10783392). Gray, Li, Fonsah, House, Olmstead, Sims, Stringer, Trigiano, Stringer, Zimmerman Improved grape and wine quality in a challenging environment: an eastern US model for sustainability and economic vitality, USDA-SCRI Spayd, Havlin, Heitman, Jennings, Jayratne, Mitchem, Monks, Safley High tunnel small production of table grape. Garcia Understanding vine vigor and yield management on Oregon Pinot noir production and fruit quality. Skinkis, Lee, Tarara, Impacts of vine vigor, nitrogen, and carbohydrate status on fruitfulness of Pinot noir. Skinkis Schreiner Determining optimal levels of N, P, and K for Pinot noir based on vine growth, physiology, and fruit quality. Schreiner, Skinkis, Osborne, Lee, Qian Validating canopy quantification methods for hedged vine canopies. Skinkis, Schreiner Statewide crop load project: defining yield management practices for quality Pinot noir in Oregon. Skinkis, Osborne, Tomasino, Yield management impacts on vine physiology of Pinot noir. Skinkis, Schreiner, Understanding the genetic basis of the ripening in grape berry. Deluc, Di, Maier, Megraw Determine the impact of fruit compositional variability on wine attributes and complexity. Deluc, Guzzo, Tomasino Ribes: none Strawberry: Development of day-neutral strawberries adapted to the Canadian climate and to new sustainable production systems. Desjardins, Dale, Hughes, Zandstra, Gosselin, Mintenko Producing strawberries throughout the growing season with a small environmental footprint. Popple, Hoover, Petran, Tillman Development of a comprehensive, engaging e-learning tool for strawberry farmers. Hoover, Tepe, Martin, Wold-Burkness, Petran, Poppe, Asche, Erickson, Gelderman, Kildegaard Univ. of Minnesota - Morris, Center for Small Towns Monitoring and management of strawberry aphids in Ontario. Fisher, Pate, Hallett Monitoring and management of SWD in Ontario. Fisher, Fraser, Appleby, Beaton, Huffman High tunnel small production of strawberry. Garcia Hydroponic strawberry production in greenhouse. Evans, Garcia, Johnson - Strawberry powdery mildew, global distribution of mating types and fruiting body formation. J Broome, Gadoury, Use of anaerobic soil disinfestation (ASD) for management of soil-borne pathogens in strawberry and vegetable farming systems. Broome, Shennan Methyl bromide alternatives for strawberry nurseries. Broome, Kong, Epstein et al. Fumigation alternatives for Florida strawberry production. Sambhav, Noling Development of a mobile steam applicator for pre-plant use in strawberries for weed and soil-borne pathogen management. Broome, Fennimore, Dorn, and others. New diagnostic methods, epidemiology and integrated management of angular leaf spot (Xanthomonas fragariae) in strawberry nursery. Broome, Kong, McRoberts, Turechek Metagenomic approaches for rhizoplane soil analysis in organic and conventional strawberry production. Chellemi, Ward, Driscoll’s, Epstein. Evaluation of strawberry cultivars for Virginia. Samtani, Flanagan III, Johnson, Romelczyk, Lawrence, Pattison To evaluate performance of pre-plant soil solarization and mustard seed meal treatments to a fumigant in annual plasticulture production system. Samtani, Johnson Evaluation of sequential row cover applications for plasticulture strawberry winter protection in Kentucky. Wright Sustaining soil management practices for sustainable strawberries. Walmart Foundation. Schroeder-Moreno, Fernandez, Cardoza, Burrack, McWhirt Strawberry grower education and adoption of research innovations: technology transfer of production recommendations. Perkins-Veazie, Fernandez, Baros, Pattison, Chester-Davis. Increasing strawberry productivity in NY with Day Neutral/Everbearing strawberries by evaluation varieties, planting dates and plant types. Weber Coordinated studies on etiology, improved detection, spread, and management of strawberry decline disease outbreak which is threatening strawberry production in Atlantic Canada. Abbasi, Sanfaçon (Co- PLs) w/ participants across Canada. Jamieson (PL), Forney, Abbasi, and Fillmore, Charles Biodegradable agricultural mulches: Assessing potential for chemical migration in horticultural crops and their role in organic agriculture. DeVetter (PI), Miles, Sablani RosBREED: combining disease resistance with horticultural quality. Recently funded USDA-SCRI project being done in collaboration with A. Iezzoni and 29 co-PDs Defining salinity thresholds for plant function and visual symptoms in strawberry. Bryla Other small fruit crops: Continue to improve propagation of own-rooted chokecherry selections. Propagation rate is still modest. We are experimenting with two greenhouse methods for generating root cuttings. Black General: Identified several new viruses in elderberry, blackberry and strawberry. Characterization and epidemiology is underway. Working on the population structure of the viruses across the United States. Tzanetakis, Martin Draft guidelines for Rubus and blueberry have been reviewed by researchers, state regulators and stakeholders and are being evaluated in pilot studies (blueberry) in Oregon, Washington and Michigan. Tzanetakis Virus detection and discovery pipeline Virfind (Virfind.org) has been completed, evaluated by multiple members of NCPN, and is currently being used by members of the group as well as researchers around the world. The Arkansas NCPN Center now provides NGS services for testing advanced selections for a fee. Tzanetakis Exclusion screens on sides and ends of a high tunnel kept the tunnel 10°F hotter than outside. Misting dropped temperatures inside by only 3°F and it jumped back up as soon as mister was turned off. There were nearly 0 SWD captured in baited traps inside the screened high tunnel with no larvae in ripe fruit compared to plantings outside. Johnson Organic high tunnel with strawberries had problems from crickets, black aphids and spider mites as well as mold and fungus. Fall-bearing blackberries in a high tunnel experienced aphids on terminals in July and stink bugs on fruit in September. Fall-bearing raspberries had a McDaniel spider mite outbreak by early July that reduced flowering and yields. Johnson SWD monitoring and management projects confirmed 18 counties in Arkansas have SWD. Johnson SWD control with mass trapping and attract & kill. Jana Lee Biological control. With predator exclusion techniques, naturally-occurring predators were found to feed on SWD larvae inside berries. Jana Lee BMSB numbers have steadily increased. Voltinism was monitored in outdoor cages set up outside in Corvallis, Oregon. Parasitism and predation was monitored on frozen sentinel eggs in Cherry Laurel, English Holly, Red Maple, and Oregon Grape in urban landscapes. Extension Learning Farm demonstrate bringing abandoned fruit planting back into production (30-acre). Kirkpatrick Development of sustainable interactive economic decision support tools for raspberry, blackberry, blueberry and strawberry production. Popp, Rodriguez, Rom, Garcia, Friedrich, Freeman Evaluation of low-tunnel strawberry production for season extension. Lewers, Fleisher, Yang Takeda Investigating the potential economic impact and management strategies against Drosophila suzukii, a new and invasive pest in Atlantic Canada. Moreau (PL) Jamieson (PL), Forney, Abbasi, Fillmore, Charles Using comparative genomics to develop a molecular diagnostic for the identification of an emerging pest Drosophila suzukii. Murphy, Unruh, Zhou, Zalom, Shearer, Beers, Walton, Miller, Chiu Integrating temperature-dependent life table data into a matrix projection model for Drosophila suzukii population estimation. Wiman, Walton, Dalton, Anfora, Burrack, Chiu, Daane, Grassi, Ioriatti, Miller, Tochen, Wang Distribution and activity of Drosophila suzukii in cultivated raspberry and surrounding vegetation. Klick, Yang, Walton, Dalton, Hagler, Dreves, Lee, Bruck Biological control. host stage preference, efficacy and fecundity of parasitoids attacking Drosophila suzukii in newly invaded areas. Rossi Stacconi, Buffington, Daane, Dalton, Grassi, Kaçar, Miller, Miller, Baser, Ioriatti, Walton, Wiman, Wang, and Anfora Resident field-sampled parasitoids associated with Drosophila suzukii and their seasonal occurrence in two small fruit production regions. Miller, Anfora, Buffington, Daane, Dalton, Hoelmer, Grassi, Loni, Miller, Ouantar, Walton, Wiman, Wang, Ioriatti Factors affecting flight capacity of brown marmorated stink bug, Halyomorpha halys. Wiman, Walton, Shearer, Rondon, Lee Electronically monitored labial dabbing and stylet ‘probing’ behaviors of brown marmorated stink bug, Halyomorpha halys, in simulated environments. Wiman, Walton, Shearer, Rondon. Small fruit extension program for insect management. Isaacs, Wise, Garcia, Longstroth Evaluation of insecticides for control of key small fruit pests. Isaacs, Wise, Van Timmeren, Mason Monitoring methods for spotted wing drosophila. Isaacs, Van Timmeren Optimizing Protected Culture Environments for Berry Crops was funded by NIFA-SCRI from 2014-2019. The project originated from NCCC-212 discussions and involves committee members/participants Demchak, Hanson, Hoover, Lewers and Pritts. Objective 3 - Explore the association between fruit constituents and human health impacts. Blackberry and Raspberry: Most bokbunja commercial growers, food and beverage processors, and researchers are conducting work on Rubus occidentalis L., not R. coreanus Miquel. Jungmin Lee It is unclear how the misconception that blackberry and raspberry fruits are high in sorbitol (sugar alcohols). In this review the levels of sugar alcohols are summarized from scientific papers. Jungmin Lee Controls are needed to ensure that dietary supplements meet a certain minimum quality and contain their labeled contents. We purchased all available black raspberry products and analyzed them for authenticity and anthocyanin concentration. To our surprise, 7/19 samples did not contain any black raspberry fruit, and 3/7 had no detectable anthocyanin. Jungmin Lee Evaluation of organic fertilizer type on the physicochemical properties, sugar profiles, and rates of leakage/decay of two blackberry cultivars. Cavender, Liu, Fernandez, Strik, Zhao. Organic blackberry production systems for improved yield, fruit quality, and food safety in fresh and processed markets. USDA NIFA OREI. Extracts from organically grown ‘Ouachita’ and ‘Natchez’ blackberries consisting of anthocyanin and non-anthocyanin phenolics, were used to measure anti-inflammatory activity using RAW 264.7 macrophage cells. Extracts reduced nitric oxide and PGE2 production and suppressed Cox-2 expression. Extracts from stored ‘Ouachita’ were less effective than not stored ‘Ouachita’ berries. Jung. Blueberry & Huckleberry: Evaluation of Vaccinium fruit for folate content – in progress. Collaboration with Univ. of Florida. Hummer Evaluation of Vaccinium fruit for abscisic acid content – in progress. Collaboration with Laval Univ. Hummer Elderberry: U.S. National Institutes of Health elderberry projects. Faculty and staff of the Univ. of Missouri Center for Botanical Interaction Studies Genotype x environment evaluation of bioactives and horticultural characteristics of wild elderberry plants. Mudge, Brown, Applequist, Townesmith, Thomas, Byers Elderberry food science research on flavor volatiles. Mazumder Grapes: Impact of non-Saccharomyces yeast on wine quality. Isolation and identification of non-Saccharomyces yeast with ?-glycosidase activity. Hall, Qian, Osborne. Comparative analysis of polyphenolic content and gene expression patterns of key flavonoid biosynthetic genes in red- and white-fruited Fragaria spp. Roy, Archbold

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Alabi, O.J., Poojari,S., Sarver, K., Martin, R.R. and Rayapati, N.A. 2013. Complete genome sequence analysis of an American isolate of Grapevine virus E. Virus Genes 46:563-566. DOI 10.1007/s11262-012-0872-0 Bain, Y., J. Ballington, A. Raja, C, Brouwer, R. Reid, M. Burke, X. Wang, L. J. Rowland, N. Bassil, and A. Brown. 2014. Patterns of simple sequence repeats in cultivated blueberries (Vaccinium section Cyanococcus spp.) and their use in revealing genetic diversity and population structure. Molecular Breeding. 03/2014. Barchenger, D.W., J.R. Clark, R.T. Threlfall, and S. Sleezer. 2014. Evaluation of seed and fruit characteristics of muscadine grape. J. Amer. Pomol. Soc. 68:204-208. Barchenger, D.W., J.R. Clark, R.T. Threlfall, L.R. Howard, and C.R. Bownmiller. 2014 Effect of field fungicide applications on storability, physicochemical, and nutraceutical content of muscadine grape (Vitis rotundifolia Michx.) genotypes. HortScience (in press). Basnet, S. 2014. Biology and pest status of brown marmorated stink bug (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae) in Virginia vineyards and raspberry plantings. M.S. thesis, Virginia Tech Blacksburg. Basnet, S., L. M. Maxey, C. A. Laub, T. P. Kuhar, and D. G. Pfeiffer. 2014. Stink bugs (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae) in primocane-bearing raspberries in southwestern Virginia. J. Entomol. Sci. 49: 304-312. Bassil, N.V., B. Gilmore, K. Hummer, M.Dossett, R. Agunga, E. Rhodes, T. Mockler, J.C. Scheeresns, S. Filikchkin, Klewers, M. Peterson, C.E., Finn, J. Graham, J. Lee, F. Fernández-Fernández, G. Fernandez, S.J. Yun and P. Perkins-Veazie. 2014. Genetic and genomic resources in black raspberry Acta Hort. 1048:19-24.. Bennett, A.B. and Isaacs, R. (2014) Landscape composition influences pollinators and pollination services in perennial biofuel plantings. Agriculture, Ecosystems, and Environment 193, 1-8. Bian Y., J. Ballington, A. Raja, C. Brouwer, R. Reid, M. Burke, X. Wang, L. Rowland, N. Bassil, and A. Brown. 2014. Patterns of simple sequence repeats in cultivated blueberries (Vaccinium section Cyanococcus spp.) and their use in revealing genetic diversity and population structure. Molecular Breeding 34(2):675-68 Blaauw, B. and Isaacs, R. 2014. Flower plantings increase wild bees and enhance pollination in adjacent blueberry fields. Journal of Applied Ecology 51, 890-898. Blaker, K., A. Plotto, E. Baldwin, and J.W. Olmstead. 2014. Correlation between sensory and instrumental measurements of standard and crisp texture southern highbush blueberries. Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture DOI 10.1002/jsfa.6626. Blaker, K.M. and J.W. Olmstead. 2014. Effects of preharvest applications of 1-methylcyclopropene on fruit firmness in southern highbush blueberry. Acta Horticulturae 1017:71-75. Blaker, K.M. and J.W. Olmstead. 2014. Stone cell frequency and cell size variation of crisp and standard texture southern highbush blueberry fruit. Journal of the American Society for Horticultural Science 139:553-557. Bryla, D.R. and C.F. Scagel. 2014. Salinity limits to shoot and root growth and nutrient uptake in ‘Honeoye’ strawberry. J. Hort. Sci. Biotechnol. 89:458?470. Byers, P.L., A.L. Thomas, and M.P. Nathan. 2014 (in press). Effect of genotype, environment, growth stage, and foliage type on American elderberry leaf elemental status. Acta Horticulturae. Castro, P., E.T. Stafne, J.R. Clark, and K.S. Lewers. 2013. Genetic map of the primocane-fruiting and thornless traits of tetraploid blackberry. Theor. and Appl. Genet. DOI 10.1007/s00122-013-2152-3. Castro, P., J.M. Bushakra, P. Stewart, C.K. Weebadde, D. Wang, J.F. Hancock, C.E. Finn, J.J. Luby, and K.S. Lewers. 2014. Genetic mapping of day-neutrality in cultivated strawberry. Mol. Breed. (accepted) Cavender, G., M. Liu, D. Hobbs, B. Frei, B. Strik and Y. Zhao. 2014. Effects of Different Organic Weed Management Strategies on the Physicochemical, Sensory, and Antioxidant Properties of Machine-Harvested Blackberry Fruits. J. Food Sci. 79(10), S2107–S2116 Chambers, A.H., J. Pillet, A. Plotto, J. Bai, V.M. Whitaker and K. Folta. 2014. Identification of a strawberry flavor gene using an integrated genetic-genomic-analytical chemistry approach. BMC Genomics 15:217 doi:10.1186/1471-2164-15-217. Chellemi, D.O., J.W. Noling, S. Sambhav. 2014. Organic amendments and pathogen control: Phytopathological and agronomic aspects. Acta Hort (ISHS) 1044:95-103. Chuang, D.Y., J. Cui, A. Simonyi, V.A. Engel, S. Chen, K.L. Fritsche, A.L. Thomas, W.L. Applequist, W.R. Folk, D.B. Lubahn, A.Y Sun, G.Y. Sun, and Z. Gu. 2014. Dietary Sutherlandia and elderberry mitigate cerebral ischemia-induced neuronal damage and attenuate p47phox expression and phospho-ERK1/2 in microglial cells. ASN Neuro 6: 1759091414554946. Clark, J.R. 2013. Osage thornless blackberry. HortScience 48:909-912. Clark, J.R., K. Demchak, C.E. Finn, J.D. Lowe, K.W. Pomper, and S.B. Crabtree. 2014. ‘Black Magic’™ (APF-77) primocane-fruiting blackberry. J. Amer. Pom. Soc. 68:163-170. Costello, R.C. and D.M. Sullivan. 2014. Determining the pH buffering capacity of compost via titration with dilute sulfuric acid. Waste and Biomass Valorization. 5: 505-513. Covina, E.D. and Edgar L. Vinson. 2014. Investigating Innovative Fruit Crop Production Systems for Local Markets. Auburn Speaks: On Food Systems. Curtis, K.R., I. Yeager, B. Black, D. Drost, and R. Ward. 2014. Market and pricing potential for extended season fresh produce sales: An Intermountain West example. Journal of Food Distribution Research 45(2): 46-65. Feng, H., Y. Fang, P.A. Skinkis, and M.C. Qian. 2014. Influence of cluster zone leaf removal on Oregon Pinot noir grape chemical and volatile composition. Food Chemistry. (accepted) Fernandez-Salvador, J., B.C. Strik, and D.R. Bryla. 2014. Liquid Corn and Fish Fertilizers are Good Options for Fertigation in Blackberry Cultivars Grown in an Organic Production System. HortScience (accepted) Finn, C.E. and J.R. Clark. 2014. Blackberry, p. 399-400. In: K. Gasic and J.E. Preece (eds.). Register of new fruit and nut cultivars, list 47. HortScience 49:396-421. Finn, C.E., B.C. Strik, B. M. Yorgey, M.E. Peterson, J. Lee, R.R. Martin, and H.K. Hall. 2014. ’Columbia Star’ thornless trailing blackberry. HortScience. 49:1108-1112. Finn, C.E., B.C. Strik, B. M. Yorgey, T.A. Mackey, P.P. Moore, M. Dossett, C. Kempler, R.R. Martin, A.R. Jamieson, and G.J. Galletta. 2014 ’Sweet Sunrise’ strawberry. HortScience. 49:1088-1092. Finn, C.E., J.W. Olmstead, J.F. Hancock, and D.M. Brazelton. 2014. Welcome to the party! Blueberry breeding mixes private and public with traditional and molecular to create a vibrant new cocktail. Acta Horticulturae 1017:51-62. Finn, C.E., Strik, B.C., Yorgey, B.M., Mackey, T.A., Moore, P.P., Dossett, M., Kempler, C. Martin, R.R., Jamieson, A.R., and Galletta, G.J. 2014. ‘Sweet Sunrise’ strawberry. HortScience 49:1088-1092. Gallardo, R.K., H. Li, V. McCracken, C. Yue, J. Luby, and J. McFerson. 2014. Market intermediaries’ willingness to pay for apple, peach, cherry, and strawberry quality attributes. Agribusiness: An International Journal. DOI: 10.1002/agr.21396. Garibaldi, L., Carvalheiro, L., Leonhardt, S., Aizen, M., Blaauw, B., Isaacs, R., Kuhlmann, M., Kleijn, D., Klein, A.-M., Kremen, C., Morandin, L., Scheper, J., and Winfree, R. From research to action: practices to enhance crop yield through wild pollinators. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment 12, 439–447. Georgi, L., Bassil, N. plus eight additional authors. 2013. The first genetic map of the American cranberry: exploration of synteny conservation and quantitative trait loci. Theoretical and Applied Genetics. 126:673-692. Gergerich, R.C., Welliver, R., Gettys, S., Osterbauer, N.K., Kamenidou, S., Martin, R.R., Golino, D., Eastwell, K., Fuchs, M., Vidalakis, G. and Tzanetakis, I.E. 2015. Safeguarding fruit crops in the age of agricultural globalization. Plant Disease, PDIS-07-14-0762-FE. Gilbert, J.L., J.W. Olmstead, T.A. Colquhoun, L.A. Levin, D.G. Clark, and H.R. Moskowitz. 2014. Consumer-assisted selection of blueberry fruit quality traits. HortScience 49:864-873. Gouthu, S., O’Neil, S.T., Di, Y., Ansarolia, M., Megraw, M. and Deluc, L.G. 2014 A comparative study of ripening among berries of the grape cluster reveals an altered transcriptional programmed and enhanced ripening rate in delayed berries. Journal of Exp. Bot. dii:10.1093/jxb/eru329. Gray, D., Li, Z.T., and Dhekney, S.A. 2014. Precision breeding of grapevine (Vitis vinifera L.) for improved traits. Plant Sci. 23 Oct. 2014. <http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0168945214000752>. Gupta V, Estrada A, Blakley I, Reid R, Patel P, Meyer M, Uggerhoj S, Brown A, Lila MA, and Loraine AE (2014) RNA-Seq analysis and annotation of a draft blueberry genome assembly identifies candidate genes involved in fruit ripening biosynthesis of bioactive compounds and stage-specific alternative splicing Giga Sci (accepted) Harkins, R.H., B.C. Strik, and D.R. Bryla. 2014. Weed management practices for organic production of trailing blackberries: II. Accumulation and loss of plant biomass and nutrients. HortScience 49:35?43. Harkins, R.H., Strik, B.C., Bryla, D.R. 2013. Weed management practices for organic production of trailing blackberry. I. Plant growth and early fruit production. HortScience 48:1139?1144. Harshman, J.M., K.S. Lewers, W.M. Jurick II, C.S. Walsh. 2014. Breeding selection efficiency for raspberry postharvest shelf life affected by storage temperature and harvest season. Euphytica 199:283-292. Hassan, M., Sabanadzovic, S., Keller, K.E., Martin, R.R. and Tzanetakis, I.E. 2013. A putative new Emaravirus associated with blackberry yellow vein disease. Petria 22:357-361. Ho, T. and Tzanetakis, I.E. 2014. Developing a virus detection and discovery pipeline using next generation sequencing. Virology, 10.1016/j.virol.2014.09.019 Hummer, K., Bassil, N. 2013. Fingerprints for fruit and nut crops. Chronica Horticulturae. 53(2):3-6. Hummer, K.E. 2013.Manna in winter: indigenous Americans, huckleberries, and blueberries. HortScience 48:413-417. Hummer, K.E., J.R. Ballington, C.E. Finn, and T.M. Davis. 2013. Asian germplasm influence in American berry crops. HortScience 48(9):1090-1094. Hummer, K.E., R. Durst, F. Zee, A. Atnip, and M. Giusti. Phytochemicals in fruits of Hawaiian wild cranberry relatives. 2014. J. Sci. Food and Ag. 94:1530-1536 Jamieson, A.R., Hildebrand, P.D., and Renderos, W.E., Fillmore, S.A.E. 2014. Resistance to angular leafspot disease of strawberry: Influence of seedling age. Acta Hort. 1049:187-191. Jamieson. A.R. 2014. ‘AAC Lila’ strawberry. HortScience 49:833-834. Jiang, J., Y. Zong, D.Y. Chuang, W. Lei, C.-H. Lu, Z. Gu, K.L. Fritsche, A.L. Thomas, D.B. Lubahn, A. Simonyi, and G.Y. Sun. 2014 (in press). Effects of elderberry juice from different genotypes on oxidative and inflammatory responses in microglial cells. Acta Horticulturae. Jordan, T. A. 2014. Surveillance of grape berry moth, Paralobesia viteana Clemens (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae), in Virginia vineyards. Ph.D. dissertation, Virginia Tech Blacksburg. Jordan, T. A., A. Zhang, and D. G. Pfeiffer. 2013. Blend chemistry and field attraction of commercial sex pheromone lures to grape berry moth (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) and a nontarget tortricid in vineyards Environ. Entomol. 42: 558-563. Keller, K.E., N.J. Mosier, A.L. Thomas, D.F. Quito-Avila, and R.R. Martin. 2014 (in press). Identification of two new carlaviruses in elderberry. Acta Horticulturae. Kennedy, C.K., L.F. Osorio, N.A. Peres, and V.M. Whitaker. 2014. Additive genetic effects for resistance to foliar powdery mildew in strawberry revealed through divergent selection. Journal of the American Society for Horticultural Science 139:310-316. Kennedy, C.K., T. Hasing, and V.M. Whitaker. 2014. Characterization of Fragaria virginiana and F. chiloensis in a minimal-chill, winter annual production system. HortScience 49:848-855. Kennedy, C.K., T. Hasing, N.A. Peres and V.M. Whitaker. 2013. Evaluation of strawberry species and cultivars for powdery mildew resistance in open-field and high tunnel production systems. HortScience 48:1125-1129. Kim, S-H S., A.D. Tripodi, D.T. Johnson, and A.L. Szalanski. 2014. Molecular diagnostics of Drosophila suzukii (Diptera: Drosophilidae) using PCR-RFLP. Short Comm. J. Econ. Entomol. 107 (3): 1292-1294. Larco, H., B.C. Strik, D.R. Bryla, and D.M. Sullivan. 2013. Mulch and fertilizer management practices for organic production of highbush blueberry: II. Impact on plant and soil nutrients during establishment. HortScience 48:1484-1495. Larco, H., D.M. Sullivan, B. Strik, and D. Bryla. 2014. Mulch effects on highbush blueberry under organic management. Acta Hort. 1018:375-382. Larco, H., Strik, B.C., Bryla, D.R., Sullivan, D.M. 2013a. Mulch and fertilizer management practices for organic production of highbush blueberry. I. Plant growth and allocation of biomass during establishment. HortScience 48:1250?1261. Lee, J., Dossett, M., and Finn, C.E. 2014. Anthocyanin rich black raspberries can be made even better. Acta Hort. 1017:127-133. Lee, J., Dossett, M., Bassil, N., and Finn, C. 2013. A black berry that is not a blackberry. http://media.wix.com/ugd//a2fd64_6d835bble21215499ab68907de73de73d017.pdf Lobos, G. W. Lindberg and E. Hanson. 2015. Partial inhibition of flower initiation with gibberellin. Ciencia e Investigación Agraria (accepted for publication). Longhi, S., L. Giongo, M. Buti, N. Surbanovski, R. Viola, R. Velasco, J.A. Ward, and D.J. Sargent. 2014. Molecular genetics and genomics of the Rosoideae: state of the art and future perspectives. Horticulture Research 1:1. Lowe, J., K. Pomper, S. Crabtree, J. Clark, and J. Strang. 2014. Primocane yield of Prim-Ark 45® and Prime-Jan® blackberries grown under USDA national organic program practices in Kentucky. J. Amer. Pomological Soc. 68: 221-226. Marino, S.R., J.G. Williamson, J.W. Olmstead, and P.F. Harmon. 2014. Vegetative growth of three southern highbush blueberry cultivars obtained from micropropagation and softwood cuttings in two Florida locations. HortScience 49:556-561. Martin, R.R. and Tzanetakis I.E. 2014. Control of virus diseases of berry crops. Advances in Virus Research, in press. Martin, R.R. and Tzanetakis, I.E. 2013. High risk strawberry viruses by region in the United States and Canada: Implications for certification, nurseries and fruit production. Plant Dis. 97:1358-1362. Martin, R.R., Eastwell, K.C, Scott, S.W. and Tzanetakis I.E. 2013. Clean plants, the national clean plant network and harmonizing certification standards in the United States. Petria 22: 412. Martin, R.R., MacFarlane, S., Sabanadzovic, S., Quito, D., Poudel, B. and Tzanetakis, I.E. 2013. Viruses and virus diseases of Rubus. Plant Dis. 97:169-182. Mathey, M., C.E. Finn, S. Mookerjee, K. Gunduz, J.F. Hancock, A.F. Iezzoni, L.L. Mahoney, T.M. Davis, N.V. Bassil, K.E. Hummer, P.J. Stewart, V.M. Whitaker, D.J. Sargent, B. Denoyes, I. Amaya and W.E. van de Weg. 2013. Large-scale standardized phenotyping of strawberry in RosBREED. Journal of the American Pomological Society 67:205-216. Mathey, M.M., S. Mookerjee, L. Mahoney, C.E. Finn, J.F. Hancock, S. Serçe, T. Davis, P. Stewart, V. Whitaker, A. Jamieson, N.V. Bassil, I. Amaya, B. Denoyes, K. Hummer, D. Sargent, E. van de Weg, and A. Iezzoni. 2014. Using general and specific combining ability to further advance strawberry (Fragaria sp.) breeding. Acta Hort. 1049:193-200. Maxey, L. M. 2011. Pest management of Japanese beetle (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) and a study of stink bug (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae) injury on primocane-bearing caneberries in Southwest Virginia. M.S. thesis, Virginia Tech Blacksburg. Menzel, C.M., L.A. Smith, J.A. Moisander. 2014. The productivity of strawberry plants growing under plastic high tunnels in a wet subtropical environment. HortTechnology 24:334-342. Molina-Bravo, R., G.E. Fernandez and B. Sosinski. 2014. Quantitative trait loci analysis of tolerance to temperature fluctuations in winter, fruit characteristics, flower color, and prickle-free canes in raspberry. Molecular Breeding. 33(2), 267-280. Mookerjee, S., M.M. Mathey, C.E. Finn, Z. Zhang and J.F. Hancock. 2013 Heat tolerance plays an important role in regulating remontant flowering in an F1 population of octoploid strawberry (Fragaria ×ananassa). J. Berry Res. 3:151-158. Moore, P.P., W. Hoashi-Erhardt, B.H. Barritt, T.M. Sjulin, J.A. Robbins, C.E. Finn, R.R. Martin and M. Dossett. 2014. ‘Cascade Gold’ Raspberry. HortScience 49:358-360. Mutis, A., Palma, R., Parra, L., Isaacs, R., Morón, M., Quiroz, A. (2014) Morphology and distribution of sensilla on the antennae of Hylamorpha elegans Burmeister (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae, Rutelinae). Neotropical Entomology 43, 26-265. Olmstead, J.W. and C.E. Finn. 2014. Breeding highbush blueberry cultivars adapted to machine harvest for the fresh market. HortTechnology 24:290-294. Olmstead, J.W. 2014. Indigocrisp promises to deliver plenty of pop. Florida Grower 107(10):4. Olmstead, J.W. 2014. UF blueberry variety update. The Blueberry News 4(1):16-18. Osorio, L.F., J.A. Pattison, N.A. Peres, and V.M. Whitaker. 2013. Genetic variation and gains in resistance of strawberry to Colletotrichum gloeosporioides. Phytopathology 104:67-74. Patten, K. 2013. Cranberry cultivar and advanced selection trials in the Pacific Northwest. Proceedings North American Cranberry Research and Extension Workers Conference 2013 Peres, N.A., Whidden, A., Smith, H. and Martin, R.R. 2013. Aphid-borne viruses detected in strawberry plants shipped to Florida. Berry and Vegetable Times, Jan 2013, Pp5-6, Univ of Florida IFAS Extension. Perkins-Veazie, P., A.L. Thomas, P.L. Byers, and C.E. Finn. 2014 (in press). Fruit composition of elderberry (Sambucus spp.) genotypes grown in Oregon and Missouri, USA. Acta Horticulturae. Pfeiffer, D. G., A. B. Baudoin, J. C. Bergh, and M. Nita. 2014b. Grapes: Diseases and insects in vineyards, pp. 3-1 – 3-18, 2014 Pest Management Guide for Horticultural and Forest Crops. Va. Coop. Ext. Pub. 456-017. Virginia Tech, Blacksburg. Pfeiffer, D. G., C. Johnson, K. S. Yoder, and C. Bergh. 2014a. Commercial small fruits: Disease and insects, pp. 2-1 – 2-16, 2014 Pest Management Guide for Horticultural and Forest Crops. Va. Coop. Ext. Pub. 456-017, vol. 456-017. Virginia Tech, Blacksburg. Poothong, S. 2014. Improving In Vitro Mineral Nutrition for Diverse Red Raspberry and Rubus Germplasm. Ph. D. Thesis. Oregon State Univ., Corvallis, Oregon Potter R.P.*, Coneva, Elina, Jeff Sibley, Fenny Dane, Jay Spiers and Kenneth Tilt. 2013. Land’s Prior Use Affects the Establishment and Productivity of Rabbiteye Blueberry (Vaccinium ashei) Cultivars. Journal of Environmental Science and Engineering A 2 (2013) 725-731. Poudel, B., Ho, T., Laney, A., Khadgi, A. and Tzanetakis, I.E. 2014. Epidemiology of Blackberry chlorotic ringspot virus. Plant Disease 98:547-550. Quito-Avila, D.F, Lightle, D. and Martin, R.R. 2014. Effect of Raspberry bushy dwarf virus, Raspberry leaf mottle virus, and Raspberry latent virus on plant growth and fruit crumbliness in ‘Meeker’ red raspberry. Plant Dis. 98:176-183. Quito-Avila, D.F., Brannen, P.M., Cline, W.O., Harmon, P.F. and Martin, R.R. 2013. Genetic characterization of Blueberry necrotic ring blotch virus, a novel RNA virus with unique genetic features. J. Gen. Virol. 94:1426-1434. Quito-Avila, D.F., Ibarra, M.A., Alvarez, R.A., Espinoza, L., Ratti, M.F., Peralta, E.L. and Martin, R.R. 2013. First report of Raspberry bushy dwarf virus in the Andean blackberry (Rubus glaucus) in central Ecuador. Plant Dis. 97:1003. Quito-Avila, D.F., Peralta, E.L., Ibarra, M.A., Alvarez, R. and Martin, R.R. 2014. A Raspberry bushy dwarf virus isolate from Ecuadorean Rubus glaucus contains an additional RNA that is a rearrangement of RNA 2. Arch. Virol. 159:2519-2521. Rojas, P., Almada, R.D., Sandoval, C., Keller, K.E., Martin, R.R. and Caligari, P.D.S. 2013. Occurrence of aphidborne viruses in southernmost South American populations of Fragaria chilensis ssp. chiloensis. Plant Pathology 62:428-435. Roubos, C.R., Rodriguez-Saona, C. and Isaacs, R. (2014) Scale-dependent impacts of insecticides on arthropod biological control. Biological Control special edition, accepted. dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.biocontrol.2014.01.006. Rowland LJ, Ogden EL, Bassil N, Buck EJ, McCallum S, Graham J, Brown A, and others (2014). Construction of a genetic linkage map of an interspecific diploid blueberry population and identification of QTL for chilling requirement and cold hardiness. MolBreeding (DOI 10.1007/s11032-014-0161-9) Rowland, L., E. Ogden, N. Bassil, E. Buck, S. McCallum, J. Graham, A. Brown, C. Wiedow, A.M. Campbell, K. Haynes, and B. Vinyard. 2014. Construction of a genetic linkage map of an interspecific diploid blueberry population and identification of QTL for chilling requirement and cold hardiness. Molecular Breeding:1-16. Schreiner, R.P. and Lee, J. 2014. Post-véraison water deficit has little impact on ‘Pinot noir’ nutrient status in leaves, clusters, and musts. HortScience. In press. 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Impact Statements

Small fruit plant sales in the Pacific Northwest (PNW) for 2013-2014 were reported by plant propagators. The PNW public breeding programs developed small fruit cultivars that comprise 60% of the raspberry PNW plant sales, 62% of the strawberry plant sales and 72% of the blackberry plant sales.
?Cascade Harvest? was released as a productive, machine harvestable, Raspberry bushy dwarf virus resistant, root rot tolerant cultivar with good flavor.
?Black Diamond? and ?Columbia Star? trailing blackberries are rapidly displacing ?Marion? blackberry which has been the standard for 40+ years. While ?Marion? still leads with acreage in production, ?Black Diamond? has been the most commonly planted cultivar for 10 years and in 2014 over 60% of the plants that were planted were either ?Black Diamond? or the brand new release ?Columbia Star? while ?Marion? was less than 2% of plant sales.
The major impact of the small fruit breeding effort in Arkansas in plantings of released blackberry cultivars, totaling over 1 million plants for marketing season 2013-2014. Of these, approximately 500,000 are PF. This indicates that PF acreage is increasing and this late summer to fall crop is becoming a component of the domestic blackberry marketing season. Likewise just over 500,000 plants of Ouachita, Natchez and Osage were sold during this period, reflecting increased FF planting also. The production is for both the shipping and local markets.
?Draper?, ?Liberty? and ?Aurora? blueberries released in the past 10 years have become among the top blueberries planted worldwide
Estimated 95% of Florida blueberry production acreage utilizes cultivars developed in this breeding program.
?Tillamook? strawberry was once again the most important strawberry planted in the Pacific Northwest. It has been #1, 2 or 3 in plant sales since its release 10 years ago. With its longer lived plants it is estimated to now account for 50% of fruit production in the Pacific Northwest.
Univ. of Florida developed strawberries dominate the acreage in Florida which is the second biggest production area in the US and they have been widely around the world.
The RosBREED project is generating DNA tests for disease resistance and fruit quality traits in strawberry that will speed variety development and lower costs, leading to better cultivarss for growers in a more rapid timeframe.
Phenotyping in Florida was performed for several traits, and QTL detection is underway for resistance to Phytophthora cactorum and Colletotrichum gloeosporioides as well as for a number of fruit traits including fruit size and soluble solids. Graduate student Jack Roach has also worked collaboratively with Dr. Andrew Jamieson to perform QTL mapping of a major locus for resistance to Xanthomonas fragariae on LG 6D. Genomic selection methodology is being developed for a Florida population and we hope to have GS experimentally tested by next spring.
Supercore strawberry accessions with desirable flowering patterns and disease resistance combinations in west-central Florida have been identified.
Cranberry cultivars, advanced selections and breeding lines from Rutgers were evaluated for yield and fruit rot resistance from 2005 through 2013 at Long Beach, WA and Bandon OR. New plantings were established in Richmond BC in 2013. Several selections have had exceptional high production across all locations. Two high yielding selection were released in 2013 (Welker and Hains). Some selections have had consistently low field and storage rot. These will be used to test their suitability for the late season fresh fruit market.
In grapes, the impact of the Arkansas breeding effort is much less although increased plantings of the new cultivars along with Jupiter and Neptune in a range of states in the east and Pacific Northwest are being made. These are mainly for the local market.
Small fruits have lagged behind many crop species in the development of public genomics and marker resources. Our collaborations with public programs help lay critical groundwork for the development of molecular breeding tools, and for the better understanding of the inheritance of important traits in Rubus and Fragaria.
Compared room temperature storage and refrigerated storage of red, black, purple, and yellow raspberry fruit to determine the storage temperature that best enabled a breeder to evaluate new raspberry selections. Fruit were evaluated for the rate of decay and the rate of juice leakage during storage. Choice of storage temperature for evaluation depended on the type of raspberry and the market for which the new potential variety is intended (harvested by consumer or sold in stores). For raspberry types with two seasons per year, we found that fruit from both seasons must be evaluated.
The Walmart Foundation strawberry grant program has had a major impact on strawberry research in the eastern US. This research has attracted regional and local collaboration to study the effect of the production system on fruit quality and to determine if use of ?short-day? genotypes could further lengthen the local production season. Several NCCC212 members successfully competed for a grant from NIFA to study berry production in protected cultivation, including further study to optimize low-tunnel strawberry production.
Preliminary results indicate the potential for growing table grapes under high tunnels in Arkansas
Developed production recommendations and tools to increase production season and regional diversity of US strawberry production
Conserving water resources by implementing additional driplines to increase irrigation efficiency in CA strawberry production.
Reducing the risk of human health pathogens by developing a quick-dip test for listeria and salmonella and best practices for the farm.
Increasing product value and economic returns to growers through expedited on-farm testing of Rutgers bred strawberry cultivars and using GDD models for planting and row cover placement in NC.
Information on strawberry aphid in Ontario will be used to develop better pest management recommendations for growers and reduce the spread of aphid-borne viruses between and within fields
Thus far, the first muscadine vines that have been transformed for enhanced disease resistance are in field locations in FL, MS, and the Virgin Islands. Partial seedlessness has been achieved and will be verified in 2014. Consumer responses to muscadine varieties are in its second year with C. Sims.
Growers can use the molecular diagnostic tool to quickly and accurately determine possible D. suzukii (SWD) infestation in shipments. This quick diagnostic will result in improved market access and savings in shipping costs. (Walton & Wiman)
The impact of a Matrix Projection Model that uses temperature-dependent life table data for SWD is that growers can use this tool to optimize treatments and it can also be used as a risk tool. (Walton & Wiman)
Growers can determine risk to SWD infestation in berry crops (used raspberry as a model) based on landscape characters. (Walton & Wiman)
We know the current status of parasitoid biocontrol, the first step towards long-term management for SWD. (Walton & Wiman)
We are using our findings for temperature and populations of SWD as baseline information for the SWD population model, which will direct and refine management action by growers. (Walton & Wiman)
We now have a clear delineation of information available for growers and scientists that will help to direct management and research action against the invasive Brown Marmorated Stink Bug (BMSB). (Walton & Wiman)
Growers can use our descriptions of BMSB symptoms to determine when during the growing season BMSB attacked their crop. We have also for the first time described direct impact of BMSB on blueberry. (Walton & Wiman)
Growers can use our results on the stylet ?probing? behaviors of BMSB to determine when during the day and growing season they will most likely be having damage by BMSB feeding. This work also shows typical climates where most severe damage is expected. (Walton & Wiman)
We have new information that gives us a better idea of the nature of BMSB invasive characters ? key needs as we are currently experiencing rapid expansion of this pest in many production areas. (Walton & Wiman)
Primocane leaf nutrient concentrations in trailing blackberry varied by type of blackberry grown and cultivar. Preliminary findings indicate that the present standards for some nutrients may need revision to help growers develop better nutrient management programs. (Strik)
Weed management strategies affected primocane growth and floricane yield in an organic blackberry planting during the establishment years. Machine-harvested yield was lower or similar to what would be expected in a commercial conventional field of similar age, depending on cultivar. The initial cost of the weed mat was far less than the cost of hand-weeding during establishment. The results of the study indicate that weed control is beneficial during establishment of trailing blackberry and can be done successfully in organic plantings using hand-weeding or weed mat. (Strik)
Fresh market blackberry cultivars grown at a certified organic farm varied in yield, fruit quality and plant nutrient status. In contrast, there appeared to be relatively little effect of fertilizer source in this two-year study. Organic growers appear to have varied options for fertilization of blackberry. (Strik)
We have shown that blackberry plantings can be successfully established using drip irrigation and fertigation in an organic production system. (Strik)
Leaf nutrient concentrations in blueberry varied by sampling time and often by cultivar grown. Preliminary findings indicate that the present standards for some nutrients may need revision to help growers develop better nutrient management programs. Cultivars may differ in nutrient allocation. For example, ?Draper? had significantly higher leaf %Ca than most other cultivars, but had lower fruit %Ca ? we will continue work to assess whether this is responsible for the fruit drop issue seen with ?Draper? in some production regions.
From 2006, the start of our study, through 2012 organic blueberry area in Oregon increased from an estimated 60 acres in 2006 to 750 acres in 2011. The nearly 7-fold increase in organic area planted in Oregon can be attributed, at least in a large share, to our positive research findings. The farm gate value of organic production in Oregon in 2006 was $2.7 million (1% of fresh production x $1.56/lb.); this value increased to $8.4 million (9.5% of fresh production x $2.45/lb.). Organic fruit has increased grower price by an average of 20% to 50% compared to conventional. (Strik)
Over 95% of the planted organic area in Oregon is estimated to be established on raised beds using weed mat mulch. We believe that our positive findings have had a significant impact on the establishment of weed mat mulch as a ?standard? production system in Oregon at present. Growers with weed mat use an average of 2 fewer strip herbicide applications per year than those with sawdust mulch, saving $100 per acre. During the 6 years of this study, the impact of this would be $280,000 (2,800 acres planted with weed mat x $100). (Strik)
Feather meal fertilizer with 12x more Ca and 7xs more B than fish emulsion, increased soil Ca and soil and leaf B in blueberries. Use of fish emulsion which contained 3x more P, 100x more K, and 60x more Cu, resulted in higher levels of soil P, K, and Cu, as well as a higher level of leaf P and K. Fish emulsion also reduced soil pH. (Strik)
Compost+sawdust mulch increased soil pH and organic matter and resulted in higher levels of many soil nutrients than use of sawdust alone and increased leaf K and B. Weed mat, in contrast, resulted in the lowest soil pH, increased soil ammonium-N, and reduced soil Ca and Mg, but its effects on leaf nutrients were variable. Fish emulsion, weed mat, and compost were generally the most favorable practices in terms of plant and soil nutrition. (Strik)
By selecting cultivars with superior resistance to Phytophthora cinnamomi, growers may avoid yield losses associated with the disease. An integrated control program is required for cultural suppression of blueberry root rot disease. Organic production using highly susceptible cultivars in the presence of P. cinnamomi is difficult, and may not produce equivalent yields to conventional production. Improved plant performance in the presence of P. cinnamomi was observed in trials using cultivar resistance, gypsum, and widely-spaced drip irrigation lines. (Yeo/Sullivan)
Agricultural and economic benefits of research on crop level and vine vigor suggest that reduced vine vigor (leaf area and yields) decreases canopy management costs (more than $700/acre in leaf removal, shoot thinning, hedging, crop thinning). This project is defining appropriate yields for Oregon Pinot noir growers to maximize profits without decreasing quality. Even a 0.5 ton/acre increase in yield could increase profits by nearly $100,000 annually for a 50 acre vineyard. (Skinkis).
Knowing more about what causes Primary Bud Necrosis and low fruitfulness will allow us to provide growers with management practices to potentially adjust vine vigor and increase yield for more balanced growth and more sustainable yields. (Skinkis).
The 1st phase of a trial to determine optimal levels of N, P, and K for ?Pinot noir? helped develop updated nutrient guidelines for industry to assess the vine health status for Oregon. Data are reviewed annually and guidelines updated and shared with industry. Growers have been able to alter their nutrient management programs accordingly. For example, we are finding that some nutrient sufficiency levels from California guidelines are too high for wine grapes in Oregon. This has led to more informed decision-making by growers and a more judicious use of fertilizers. (Skinkis)
Our work on validating canopy quantification methods for hedged vine canopies aims to develop more efficient yet accurate methods for researchers to collect vine canopy measures. Protocols will be developed that are designed to be implemented by researchers and may be possible to mechanize in the future in order for a quantification of canopy size for understanding vine balance in physiological research and potentially be used in commercial settings that will allow growers to make more informed decisions in managing vine balance through pruning, crop thinning, etc. (Skinkis).
More than 10 companies have been actively engaged as research participants in yield management trials on-site in their vineyards and wineries. They report having a higher understanding of the whole vineyard system, are much more observant in the vineyard, and are beginning to look at yield management differently. Some collaborators have begun to change their yield management practices in other blocks outside of their research blocks and consider the impact this is making on wines during different vintages. (Skinkis)
Our work on yield management impacts on vine physiology of Pinot noir will serve as a physiological basis for growers to better understand how their cluster thinning practices may be influencing vine health and productivity. Over time, this information will help them determine if they would need to add more irrigation or fertilization to support larger yields than their current practices. (Skinkis).
Understanding the mechanism of reduction of cluster ripeness heterogeneity and the role of seed in the ripening process would not only help develop innovative viticulture practices aimed to improve overall fruit quality, but also will promote the development of new genetic and breeding programs resulting in the identification of new clones suitable for uniform ripening. (DeLuc).
Definition of fruit and wine composition is an important topic with potentially extensive applications by the industry, the metabolic approach developed here can provide insights into the contribution of fruit compositional variability to the wine complexity. (DeLuc).
Information on SWD in Ontario has been used to develop better SWD management strategies for growers and maintain good yields of high quality fruit.

Date of Annual Report: 12/16/2015

Report Information

Annual Meeting Dates: 10/19/2015 - 10/22/2015
Period the Report Covers: 10/01/2014 - 09/01/2015

Participants

Ashrafi, Hamid, (hamidashrafi@ncsu.edu), NCSU; Baird, William (Vance) (bairdw@msu.edu) - Michigan State Univ.; Bassil, Nahla (nahla.bassil@ars.usda.gov) - USDA-ARS-NCGR; Coneva, Elina (edc0001@auburn.edu) - Auburn Univ.; Dossett, Michael (Michael.Dossett@agr.gc.ca) - Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada; East, William, (eastwill@aces.edu), ACES; Ernst, Taunya, (Ernst@uark.edu): Univ. of Arkansas; Fernandez, Gina (gina_fernandez@ncsu.edu) - NCSU; Finn, Chad (finnc@onid.oregonstate.edu) - USDA-ARS, HCRU; Gray, Gary, (graygar@auburn.edu), ACES; Hanson, Eric (hansone@msu.edu) - Michigan State Univ.; Hatterman-Valenti, Harlene (h.hatterman.valenti@ndsu.edu) - North Dakota State Univ.; Moore, Patrick (moorepp@wsu.edu) - Washington State Univ.; Rogers, Mary, (roge0168@umn.edu) Univ. of Minnesota; Samtani, Jayesh (jsamtani@vt.edu) - Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State Univ.; Stringer, Stephen, (stephen.stringer@ars.usda.gov), USDA-ARS, Poplarville, MS; Strik, Bernadine (bernadine.strik@oregonstate.edu) - Oregon State Univ.; Vinson, Edgar, (vinsoed@auburn.edu); Weber, Courtney (caw34@cornell.edu) - Cornell Univ.

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