scholarly journals Seasonal variation in Blueberry scorch virus concentration in highbush blueberry and implications for disease monitoring and management

2010 ◽  
Vol 90 (1) ◽  
pp. 13-18
Author(s):  
David A. Raworth ◽  
Sneh Mathur

Seasonal variation in relativeBlueberry scorch virus(BlScV) concentration was determined for three infected highbush blueberry,Vaccinium corymbosum, cultivars in a commercial field in southwestern British Columbia, Canada. Relative virus concentration per g of infected blueberry flower clusters and leaf terminal tissue varied during the season with significant cultivar-by-time interactions. Flower clusters had the highest BlScV concentration per g of tissue and could be collected in early May for disease surveys. Timing of leaf sample collection for BlScV surveys, transmission studies and virus purification should be based on studies of temporal variation in BlScV concentration for the principal cultivars in a production area.

2010 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
pp. 31-35 ◽  
Author(s):  
Barbara Łata ◽  
Marzena Wińska-Krysiak

Abstract Seasonal and cultivar variations of the phenolic, thiol, and ascorbate compound contents as well as the antioxidative enzyme activity in six cultivars of highbush blueberry were investigated. Berries of the ‘Earlyblue’, ‘Patriot’, ‘Bluecrop’, ‘Duke’, ‘Darrow’ and ‘Lateblue’ cultivars were sampled in 2005 and 2006. Chlorogenic acid, (-)-epicatechins, and ascorbate contents and CAT activity were found to be at the lowest degree affected by growing season conditions. ‘Seasonal effect’ had, however, a huge impact on the GR activity, as well as L-cysteine and glutathione content, suggesting that the glutathione system was highly influenced through growing factors in blueberry fruit. Berries of ‘Earlyblue’ were the richest source of antioxidants, at the same time revealing their quite stable quantity over the examined years. The second highest in bioactive stability was ‘Duke’, classified as medium with respect to antioxidant content.


1985 ◽  
Vol 63 (11) ◽  
pp. 1987-1996 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. E. Munoz ◽  
P. M. Lyrene

A study was made of barriers to hybridization between tetraploid V. corymbosum L., the cultivated highbush blueberry, and V. elliottii Chapm., a wild diploid blueberry which may be useful in breeding cultivars adapted to the southeastern United States. Both prefertilization and postfertilization barriers were detected. Prefertilization barriers were mainly observed when V. elliottii was the male parent and were manifested as an arrest of pollen tube growth at the base of the style. In cases where fertilization did take place, regardless of which species was used as the female, a strong postfertilization barrier usually prevented development of hybrid zygotes. Zygotes remained in a resting state after fertilization and usually aborted before dividing. Meanwhile, the endosperm underwent four to six cycles of cell division before it started to degenerate. A causal relationship between embryo abortion and endosperm malfunction was not clearly established. Endosperm malfunction and embryo abortion were delayed when V. corymbosum was the female parent.


2019 ◽  
Vol 13 (4) ◽  
pp. 2521-2528
Author(s):  
Rafał Nadulski ◽  
Andrzej Masłowski ◽  
Artur Mazurek ◽  
Paweł Sobczak ◽  
Marek Szmigielski ◽  
...  

2016 ◽  
Vol 29 (5) ◽  
pp. 598-603
Author(s):  
Yeuseok Kwon ◽  
Sung-Hee Lee ◽  
Hyunman Shin ◽  
Sang-Yeong Nam ◽  
Youngjae Oh ◽  
...  

2015 ◽  
Vol 140 (1) ◽  
pp. 38-44 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alisson P. Kovaleski ◽  
Jeffrey G. Williamson ◽  
James W. Olmstead ◽  
Rebecca L. Darnell

Blueberry (Vaccinium spp.) production is increasing worldwide, particularly in subtropical growing regions, but information on timing and extent of inflorescence bud development during summer and fall and effects on bloom the next season are limited. The objectives of this study were to determine time of inflorescence bud initiation, describe internal inflorescence bud development, and determine the relationship between internal inflorescence bud development and bloom period the next spring in two southern highbush blueberry [SHB (Vaccinium corymbosum interspecific hybrids)] cultivars. ‘Emerald’ and ‘Jewel’ SHB buds were collected beginning in late summer until shoot growth cessation in late fall for dissection and identification of organ development. Inflorescence bud frequency and number, vegetative and inflorescence bud length and width throughout development, and bloom were also assessed. Inflorescence bud initiation occurred earlier in ‘Emerald’ compared with ‘Jewel’. Five stages of internal inflorescence bud development were defined throughout fall in both cultivars, ranging from a vegetative meristem to early expansion of the inflorescence bud in late fall. ‘Emerald’ inflorescence buds were larger and bloomed earlier, reflecting the earlier inflorescence bud initiation and development. Although inflorescence bud initiation occurred earlier in ‘Emerald’ compared with ‘Jewel’, the pattern of development was not different. Timing of inflorescence bud initiation influenced timing of bloom with earlier initiation resulting in earlier bloom.


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