Does Pollen ‘Neighborhood’ Affect Berry Yield In Lowbush Blueberry (<i>Vaccinium Angustifolium</i>Ait)?

Bell, Daniel; Rowland, Lisa J.; Drummond, Francis A.

doi:10.1080/15538362.2011.619441

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“…Forests are harvested and the existing understory blueberry plants become established.The underlying genetic diversity of lowbush blueberry is relatively unknown compared to other fruit crops [8]. Recently, a variety of techniques and molecular markers have been used to investigate the genetic heterogeneity and relatedness of V. angustifolium populations [1,8,[10][11][12][13][14][15]. These studies have shown V. angustifolium to be highly diverse in Maine and the Canadian Maritimes.…”

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Genetic Diversity of Lowbush Blueberry throughout the United States in Managed and Non-Managed Populations

Beers¹,

Rowland

Drummond

2019

Agriculture

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Expressed sequenced tagged-polymerase chain reaction (EST-PCR) molecular markers were used to evaluate the genetic diversity of lowbush blueberry across its geographic range and to compare diversity among four paired managed/non-managed populations. Seventeen populations were sampled in a north–south transect throughout the eastern United States with 27 km to 1600 km separating populations. The majority of genetic variation was found within populations (75%) with each population genetically unique (p ≤ 0.0001) with the exception of the Jonesboro, ME, and Lubec, ME, populations. The effects of management for commercial fruit harvesting on genetic diversity were investigated in four locations in Maine with paired managed and non-managed populations. Significant differences were found between the populations indicating that commercial management for fruit production influences the diversity of lowbush blueberries in the landscape, even though planting does not occur. Forests are harvested and the existing understory blueberry plants become established.

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Genetic Diversity of Lowbush Blueberry throughout the United States in Managed and Non-Managed Populations

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Drummond

2019

Agriculture

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“…1.2) suggests that it is prudent to interplant whenever possible. Other studies have also shown that fruit mass can be increased when varieties are pollinated with pollen from other varieties (Bell et al, 2012;Harrison et al, 1993;Müller et al, 2013;Taber and Olmstead, 2016). In this study, the degree of benefit from inter-varietal pollen appeared to differ between varieties and while absolute positive effects were always detected, these were often not statistically significant.…”

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“…Blueberry fruit quality is directly affected by pollen source, where inter-varietal pollination often positively affects fruit size, weight, and developmental time when compared to pollination within varieties (Bell et al, 2012;Dogterom et al, 2000;Ehlenfeldt, 2001;Gupton and Spiers, 1994;Harrison et al, 1993;Huang et al, 1997;Müller et al, 2013;Taber and Olmstead, 2016;Usui et al, 2005). In response to this constraint, growers often plant different varieties in adjacent rows in an orchard in attempt to increase yield through inter-varietal pollination.…”

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Cross-compatibility of five highbush blueberry varieties and ideal crossing combinations

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Minnaar

Jager

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Blueberry plants require large quantities of pollen deposited on stigmas to produce commercialquality fruit. Like many agricultural crops, the interaction between pollen-source variety and pollenrecipient variety can be a major determinant of fruit quality in blueberries. However, little information exists to guide growers in optimising fruit set and quality. Using five commonly grown blueberry varieties, I determined whether crossing between varieties (inter-varietal) increased fruit mass and decreased developmental time relative to crossing within a variety (intra-varietal), and if so, what the best crossing combinations are. While intra-varietal pollination often produced fruit, for certain varieties the fruit set and fruit mass were highly reduced compared to inter-varietal pollination. Furthermore, intra-varietal pollination resulted in longer fruit developmental time in comparison to pollination between varieties. For the same pollen-recipient variety, inter-varietal crosses typically outperformed intra-varietal crosses in fruit mass and developmental time; however, the extent to which inter-varietal crosses outperformed intra-varietal crosses differed between pollen-donor varieties. This result suggests that combinations of varieties are not trivial as some inter-varietal combinations may outperform others. Furthermore, some varieties appear to be more susceptible to the negative effects of intra-varietal crosses than others and that less susceptible varieties may be better suited to conditions where pollinator movement is poor. While our study can guide growers in determining optimal co-planting schemes for the varieties tested, for example in South Africa where these varieties are frequently grown. It also serves as a blueprint for similar compatibility studies that can easily be performed prior to planting to determine the best intervarietal combinations.

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“…Yet, pollinator-mediated yield is strongly conditioned by cultivar and their spatial arrangements in fields (Bell et al, 2012;Klatt et al, 2014), as well as environmental conditions and farm management practices Bos et al, 2007a,b;Groeneveld et al, 2010;Hoover et al, 2012;Lundin et al, 2013;Melathopoulos et al, 2014;Racskó et al, 2007), suggesting current estimates of D largely do not account for variation within each crop to carry fruit and seeds to harvest. This points to a more profound problem; in the IPEV calculation D is regarded as a static parameter that is unresponsive to variation within and among fields, between regions, years and, importantly, in pollinator diversity and density.…”

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Cutler

Tyedmers

2015

Ecological Economics

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Does Pollen ‘Neighborhood’ Affect Berry Yield In Lowbush Blueberry (Vaccinium AngustifoliumAit)?

Cited by 9 publications

References 20 publications

Genetic Diversity of Lowbush Blueberry throughout the United States in Managed and Non-Managed Populations

Genetic Diversity of Lowbush Blueberry throughout the United States in Managed and Non-Managed Populations

Cross-compatibility of five highbush blueberry varieties and ideal crossing combinations

Where is the value in valuing pollination ecosystem services to agriculture?

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