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Cranberry and Blueberry Tour

Cranberry and Blueberry Tour

June 21, 2006

Photo: Art Brown, senior associate dean, inspects cranberry plants at Lee Brothers, Inc., an 1,800-acre cranberry and blueberry farm in the heart of the Pinelands.

Art Brown, senior associate dean, inspects cranberry plants at Lee Brothers, Inc., an 1,800-acre cranberry and blueberry farm in the heart of the Pinelands.


Photo: (l. to r.) Dean Goodman, USDA Undersecretary Gale Buchanan, and Stephen Lee, one of the owners of Lee Brothers, Inc., listen as Peter Oudemans, associate professor of Plant Biology and Pathology demonstrates how GIS/GPS, remote sensing, yield mapping, disease detection, precision farming, soil management, and agricultural scouting can benefit farmers.

(l. to r.) Dean Goodman, USDA Undersecretary Gale Buchanan, and Stephen Lee, one of the owners of Lee Brothers, Inc., listen as Peter Oudemans, associate professor of Plant Biology and Pathology demonstrates how GIS/GPS, remote sensing, yield mapping, disease detection, precision farming, soil management, and agricultural scouting can benefit farmers.


Photo: (l. to r.) Mark Ehlenfeldt, USDA Fruit Lab research plant geneticist, Undersecretary Buchanan, and Dean Goodman listen as James Polashock, USDA Fruit Lab research plant pathologist explains his work on disease resistance in blueberry varieties at the Philip E. Marucci Blueberry and Cranberry Research and Extension Center in Chatworth, NJ.

(l. to r.) Mark Ehlenfeldt, USDA Fruit Lab research plant geneticist, Undersecretary Buchanan, and Dean Goodman listen as James Polashock, USDA Fruit Lab research plant pathologist explains his work on disease resistance in blueberry varieties at the Philip E. Marucci Blueberry and Cranberry Research and Extension Center in Chatworth, NJ.


Photo: Mark Ehlenfeldt and James Polashock show Undersecretary Buchanan, Art Brown, and Dean Goodman their blueberry test plots.

Mark Ehlenfeldt and James Polashock show Undersecretary Buchanan, Art Brown, and Dean Goodman their blueberry test plots.


Photo: Chris Ranger, a post-doctoral researcher, explains his research with new cranberry cultivars bred for improved aphid and virus management, to Undersecretary Dale Buchanan.

Chris Ranger, a post-doctoral researcher, explains his research with new cranberry cultivars bred for improved aphid and virus management, to Undersecretary Dale Buchanan.


Photo: Nicholi Vorsa (far left), professor and director of the Philip E. Marucci Blueberry and Cranberry Research and Extension Center, shows Dean Goodman, Undersecretary Buchanan, and Art Brown new cranberry varieties in the greenhouse.

Nicholi Vorsa (far left), professor and director of the Philip E. Marucci Blueberry and Cranberry Research and Extension Center, shows Dean Goodman, Undersecretary Buchanan, and Art Brown new cranberry varieties in the greenhouse.


Photo: Cesar Rodriguez-Saona, extension specialist in blueberry/cranberry entomology, conducts an experiment with plant volatiles. A cranberry weevil is placed in the y-tube, which has plain air pumped into one side and air flowed over a cranberry sprig on the other. If the weevil moves toward the side with the cranberry sprig, there is a good likelihood that it is attracted to the plant volatiles of that specific plant. The objective is to find plants that release volatiles unattractive to weevils and other pests.

Cesar Rodriguez-Saona, extension specialist in blueberry/cranberry entomology, conducts an experiment with plant volatiles. A cranberry weevil is placed in the y-tube, which has plain air pumped into one side and air flowed over a cranberry sprig on the other. If the weevil moves toward the side with the cranberry sprig, there is a good likelihood that it is attracted to the plant volatiles of that specific plant. The objective is to find plants that release volatiles unattractive to weevils and other pests.


Photo: James Polashock taste-tests blueberries.

James Polashock taste-tests blueberries.


Photo: Pints of Hannah's Choice blueberries, a new variety of sweet, plump blueberries developed at Marucci.

Pints of Hannah's Choice blueberries, a new variety of sweet, plump blueberries developed at Marucci.


Photo: Undersecretary Buchanan tries some blueberries while chatting with Art Brown.

Undersecretary Buchanan tries some blueberries while chatting with Art Brown.


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