NC State researchers found that blueberry powdery mildew has spread globally in two strains, costing the industry up to $530 million annually. A new tool now helps farmers identify and manage the ...
Blueberries are an easy-to-grow superfood. They make good plants for containers so you can get a reasonable crop whatever the size of your garden. Blueberries, Vaccinium corybosum, taste delicious ...
Research on fungus spread could help growers predict, monitor and control powdery mildew disease affecting blueberries. A new North Carolina State University study pinpoints the worldwide spread ...
There are, in simple terms, two types of blueberry plants - the wild and the cultivated. The wild is native to the north eastern states of the US, particularly Maine, and over the border in Canada.
"I arrived at this farm without knowing what a blueberry plant was," says Aurelio Ortiz. A farming supervisor, Mr Ortiz is speaking as he oversees the harvest at Sunberries Field, a blueberry ...