Overview of US Blueberry Production, Trade, and Consumption, with Special Reference to Florida

Evans, Edward A.; Ballen, Fredy H.

doi:10.32473/edis-fe952-2014

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“…is an increasingly popular fruit around the world for their attractive taste, appearance, and most importantly their many health benefits. Blueberries contain high amounts of fiber, minerals, and organic acids ( Silva et al., 2020 ), which may contribute to reducing inflammation ( Silva et al., 2020 ), preventing cardiovascular disease, maintaining blood sugar levels ( Zou et al., 2022 ), and slowing memory loss and the loss of fine motor skills ( Evans and Ballen, 2014 ). Driven by consumer demand, global blueberry production has more than doubled between 2010 and 2021 from 439,000 metric tons to 1.1 million metric tons ( FAOSTAT, accessed on 2023-08-23 ).…”

Section: Drought Stress Presents a Major Threat To Global Blueberry P...mentioning

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Review on blueberry drought tolerance from the perspective of cultivar improvement

Ru,

Sanz-Saez,

Leisner

et al. 2024

Front. Plant Sci.

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Blueberry (Vaccinium spp.) is an increasingly popular fruit around the world for their attractive taste, appearance, and most importantly their many health benefits. Global blueberry production was valued at $2.31 billion with the United States alone producing $1.02 billion of cultivated blueberries in 2021. The sustainability of blueberry production is increasingly threatened by more frequent and extreme drought events caused by climate change. Blueberry is especially prone to adverse effects from drought events due to their superficial root system and lack of root hairs, which limit blueberry’s ability to intake water and nutrients from the soil especially under drought stress conditions. The goal of this paper is to review previous studies on blueberry drought tolerance focusing on physiological, biochemical, and molecular drought tolerance mechanisms, as well as genetic variability present in cultivated blueberries. We also discuss limitations of previous studies and potential directions for future efforts to develop drought-tolerant blueberry cultivars. Our review showed that the following areas are lacking in blueberry drought tolerance research: studies of root and fruit traits related to drought tolerance, large-scale cultivar screening, efforts to understand the genetic architecture of drought tolerance, tools for molecular-assisted drought tolerance improvement, and high-throughput phenotyping capability for efficient cultivar screening. Future research should be devoted to following areas: (1) drought tolerance evaluation to include a broader range of traits, such as root architecture and fruit-related performance under drought stress, to establish stronger association between physiological and molecular signals with drought tolerance mechanisms; (2) large-scale drought tolerance screening across diverse blueberry germplasm to uncover various drought tolerance mechanisms and valuable genetic resources; (3) high-throughput phenotyping tools for drought-related traits to enhance the efficiency and affordability of drought phenotyping; (4) identification of genetic architecture of drought tolerance using various mapping technologies and transcriptome analysis; (5) tools for molecular-assisted breeding for drought tolerance, such as marker-assisted selection and genomic selection, and (6) investigation of the interactions between drought and other stresses such as heat to develop stress resilient genotypes.

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Section: Drought Stress Presents a Major Threat To Global Blueberry P...mentioning

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Review on blueberry drought tolerance from the perspective of cultivar improvement

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Sanz-Saez,

Leisner

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Front. Plant Sci.

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“…The popularity of blueberries has been growing globally due to its high antioxidant content and other health benefits [41]. Blueberries also became one of the major fresh fruit imports from Mexico.…”

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“…The two countries respectively accounted for 38% and 24% of U.S. fresh market blueberry import volume in 2020 [11]. The popularity of blueberries has been growing globally due to its high antiox content and other health benefits [41]. Blueberries also became one of the major fresh imports from Mexico.…”

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The U.S. Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Industry: An Overview of Production and Trade

2022

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The fruit and vegetable industry is an important segment of the U.S. agriculture. The 2017 U.S. Agriculture Census shows that the industry had total sales of USD 48 billion from over 10 million acres of land. However, over the last two decades, production of major fruit and vegetable crops in the United States has been declining while imports have grown significantly. The rapidly growing imports have posed challenges to the sustainability of the U.S. domestic industry. This study provides a systematic industry review of fresh fruit and vegetable production and trade between the United States and Mexico, by far the largest source of U.S. imports, highlighting the structural shift in the market over the last two decades and the caveats for industry sustainability. The analysis shows that Florida, Georgia, and California are among the states that face the strongest competition from Mexico. Among the 10 crops reviewed, berry, tomato, pepper, and cucumber production has been affected the most. The study further discusses the factors driving the rapid growth of imports and shows the importance of innovation and policy reform to the sustainability of the U.S. fruit and vegetable industry.

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High-density linkage map construction and identification of loci regulating fruit quality traits in blueberry

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Fruit quality traits play a significant role in consumer preferences and consumption in blueberry (Vaccinium corymbosum L). The objectives of this study were to construct a high-density linkage map and to identify the underlying genetic basis of fruit quality traits in blueberry. A total of 287 F1 individuals derived from a cross between two southern highbush blueberry cultivars, ‘Reveille’ and ‘Arlen’, were phenotyped over three years (2016–2018) for fruit quality-related traits, including titratable acidity, pH, total soluble solids, and fruit weight. A high-density linkage map was constructed using 17k single nucleotide polymorphisms markers. The linkage map spanned a total of 1397 cM with an average inter-loci distance of 0.08 cM. The quantitative trait loci interval mapping based on the hidden Markov model identified 18 loci for fruit quality traits, including seven loci for fruit weight, three loci for titratable acidity, five loci for pH, and three loci for total soluble solids. Ten of these loci were detected in more than one year. These loci explained phenotypic variance ranging from 7 to 28% for titratable acidity and total soluble solid, and 8–13% for pH. However, the loci identified for fruit weight did not explain more than 10% of the phenotypic variance. We also reported the association between fruit quality traits and metabolites detected by Proton nuclear magnetic resonance analysis directly responsible for these fruit quality traits. Organic acids, citric acid, and quinic acid were significantly (P < 0.05) and positively correlated with titratable acidity. Sugar molecules showed a strong and positive correlation with total soluble solids. Overall, the study dissected the genetic basis of fruit quality traits and established an association between these fruit quality traits and metabolites.

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Overview of US Blueberry Production, Trade, and Consumption, with Special Reference to Florida

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Review on blueberry drought tolerance from the perspective of cultivar improvement

Review on blueberry drought tolerance from the perspective of cultivar improvement

The U.S. Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Industry: An Overview of Production and Trade

High-density linkage map construction and identification of loci regulating fruit quality traits in blueberry

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