While teaching and doing research at Maryland, Dr. Stiles cooperated with USDA breeders to develop disease-resistant strawberry cultivars. He devised techniques to improve "virus-free" strawberry and raspberry transplant production by Maryland nurseries. In Virginia he had an Extension/Research position to work on small fruits. Although he worked with other small fruits, his emphasis was on brambles. He invented the one-sided shift trellis, which increases hand-harvesting effi ciency and contributes to the goal of machine harvesting for the fresh market. He also cooperated in a bramble breeding effort with the University of Wisconsin,
While teaching and doing research at Maryland, Dr. Stiles cooperated with USDA breeders to develop disease-resistant strawberry cultivars. He devised techniques to improve "virus-free" strawberry and raspberry transplant production by Maryland nurseries. In Virginia he had an Extension/Research position to work on small fruits. Although he worked with other small fruits, his emphasis was on brambles. He invented the one-sided shift trellis, which increases hand-harvesting effi ciency and contributes to the goal of machine harvesting for the fresh market. He also cooperated in a bramble breeding effort with the University of Wisconsin,
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