A collection of reprints, chiefly from USDA and state agricultural experiment station bulletins, dealing with blueberries and their culture, varieties, diseases and pests, etc., in the United States; by various authors.

If you're interested in growing blueberries commercially or just as a hobby, this book is for you. Frederick Coville documents his experiments in blueberry culture, succinctly detailing every aspect, from soil preparation and drainage to pest management and harvesting. This book is an excellent reference guide for every blueberry farmer, providing tips and tools to achieve the best blueberry crops. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

This special edition of 'Experiments in Blueberry Culture' was published by the U.S. Department of Agriculture in 1910, making it well over a century old. It is also known as Bulletin No. 193. The bulletin was written by Frederick V. Coville, a Botanist in Charge of Taxonomic and Range Investigations at the USDA's Bureau of Plant Industry. He was also founder of the United States National Arboretum. The book has five main sections on Peculiarities of Growth in the Blueberry Plant, Peculiarities of Nutrition, A Method of Pot Culture, Improvement and Propagation, and Field Culture. Another essential addition to the libraries of all collectors of old government publications and historical horticultural literature. IMPORTANT NOTE - Please read BEFORE buying! THIS BOOK IS A REPRINT. IT IS NOT AN ORIGINAL COPY. This book is a reprint edition and is a perfect facsimile of the original book. It is not set in a modern typeface and has not been digitally enhanced. As a result, some characters and images might suffer from slight imperfections, blurring, or minor shadows in the page background. This book appears exactly as it did when it was first printed. DISCLAIMER : Due to the age of this book, some methods, beliefs, or practices may have been deemed unsafe, undesirable, or unacceptable in the interim years. In utilizing the information herein, you do so at your own risk. We republish antiquarian books without judgment, solely for their historical and cultural importance, and for educational purposes. If purchasing a book more than 50 years old, especially for a minor, please use due diligence and vet the text before gifting.

A collection of reprints, chiefly from USDA and state agricultural experiment station bulletins, dealing with blueberries and their culture, varieties, diseases and pests, etc., in the United States; by various authors.

This Is A New Release Of The Original 1910 Edition.

Blueberries: A Century of Research presents the results of basic and applied research into blueberry science and culture around the world. It contains technical reports on genetics, nutrition, physiology, culture, and harvesting of several blueberry species. Readers will find much current, helpful, and interesting information for their work with blueberries. General areas covered in the book are the blueberry culture and its future, blueberry genetics and diseases, blueberry nutrition, and blueberry fruit quality. Specific chapters address a variety of topics including: utilization of wild blueberry germplasm use of sparkleberry in breeding highbush cultivars identification of markers linked to genes controlling chilling requirement and cold hardiness detection of blueberry scorch virus and red ringspot virus methods of controlling blueberry gall midge damage control of bunchberry in wild blueberry fields blueberry nitrate reductase activity use of gibberellic acid as a management tool for increasing yield of rabbiteye blueberry blueberry culture and research in Japan In Blueberries: A Century of Research, small fruit researchers, extension workers, and blueberry specialists will find important new information for continued improvement of blueberry culture and specialization. The book is a vital resource that appeals to a professional audience worldwide.