Berry Research - Organic Production

• General
• Blueberries
• Currants
• Grapes
• Haskap
• Raspberries
• Strawberries

 

General

• Current World Status of Organic Temperate Fruits
• Organic fruit production in British Columbia
• Organic Horticulture Expands Globally
• Organic Horticulture Worldwide
• Overview of the use of high tunnels worldwide
• Permeability of Fabric Ground Covers to Organically-Derived Nutrients

Blueberries

• NEW!! Emergence of Blueberry Maggot Flies From Mulches and Soil at Various Depths
• NEW!! Efficacy of Organically Acceptable Materials for Control of Mummy Berry Disease on Lowbush Blueberries in Maine
• NEW!! Organic Lowbush Blueberry Research and Extension in Maine
• NEW!! Root Colonization by Ericoid Mycorrhizae and Dark Septate Endophytes in Organic and Conventional Blueberry Fields in Michigan

 

• Effects of conventional and organic nitrogen fertilizers on soil microbial activity, mycorrhizal colonization, leaf antioxidant content, and Fusarium wilt in highbush blueberry
• Effect of thermal treatments on phytochemicals in conventionally and organically grown berries
• Fruit Quality, Antioxidant Capacity, and Flavonoid Content of Organically and Conventionally Grown Blueberries
• Impact of blueberry harvesters on weed seed dispersal within and between fields
• New Approaches to Organic Blueberry (Vaccinium corymbosum L.) Production in Alkaline Field Soils
• Organic Mulch Impact on Vegetation Dynamics and Productivity of Highbush Blueberry Under Organic Production
• Predation by Pterostichus melanarius (Illiger) (Coleoptera: Carabidae) on immature Rhagoletis mendax Curran (Diptera: Tephritidae) in semi-field and field conditions
• Soil and Plant Response of Organic Amendments on Strawberry and Half-high Blueberry Cultivars

Currants

• Cover crops in Black currant (Ribes nigrum)
• Effects of mulching and cover cropping on soil microbial parameters in the organic growing of black currant 
• Evaluation of mulching in organically grown black currant in terms of its effect on the crop and the environment
• Yield and fruit quality of organically cultivated blackcurrant cultivars

Grapes

• NEW!! Litter quality and decomposition of Vitis vinifera L. residues under organic and conventional farming systems
• NEW!! What matters to consumers of organic wine?
• Antioxidant Activity and Phenolic Compounds in Organic Red Wine Using Different Winemaking Techniques
• Are there alternatives to copper for controlling grapevine downy mildew in organic viticulture?
• Development of a Management Tool to Indicate the Environmental Impact of Organic Viticulture
• Effects of vineyard management on biodiversity at three trophic levels
• Functional and Structural Microbial Diversity in Organic and Conventional Viticulture: Organic Farming Benefits Natural Biocontrol Agents
• Key Differences Found Between Organic and Conventional Red Wines
• Organic viticulture and soil quality: A long-term study in Southern France

Haskap

• Haskap Breeding at the University of Saskatchewan

Raspberries

• Effects of plant growth promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) on yield, growth and nutrient contents in organically growing raspberry
• The effects of organic amendments on mineral element uptake and fruit quality of raspberries
• Effect of thermal treatments on phytochemicals in conventionally and organically grown berries

Strawberries

• NEW!! Organic Farming Improves Pollination Success in Strawberries
• Are compost teas an effective nutrient amendment in the cultivation of strawberries? Soil and plant tissue effects
• The effects of organic and conventional nutrient amendments on strawberry cultivation: Fruit yield and quality
• Fruit and Soil Quality of Organic and Conventional Strawberry Agroecosystems
• Impact of reflective mulch on yield of strawberry plants and incidence of damage by Tarnished Plant Bug
• Influence of high tunnel and field conditions on strawberry growth and development
• Plant Pathogens in the Soil as Indicators of Agroecosystem Health in the Conversion to Organic Management of a Strawberry/Vegetable Rotation System
• Preharvest Evaluation of Coliforms, Escherichia coli, Salmonella, and Escherichia coli O157:H7 in Organic and Conventional Produce Grown by Minnesota Farmers
• Soil and Plant Response of Organic Amendments on Strawberry and Half-high Blueberry Cultivars

 

 

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