January 2024 - 24

BERRIES
A cranberry bog at Rutgers
University's Philip E. Marucci Center
for Blueberry and Cranberry Research
and Extension in Chatsworth, New
Jersey. Photos by Gary Pullano.
Harvest
stars
Berries set the pace in New Jersey
BY GARY PULLANO
CONTRIBUTING WRITER
P
roduction trends for blueberries and cranberries
were highlighted during the North American
Strawberry Growers Association's 2023 Summer
Tour in New Jersey.
Peter Oudemans, director of Rutgers University's Philip
E. Marucci Center for Blueberry and Cranberry Research
and Extension, conducted a tour of the substation of the
Rutgers' New Jersey Station in Chatsworth, during the
August event.
In addition to leading the fruit pathology program,
Oudemans has worked with growers on improved crop
management methods and taught classes in agricultural
technology and remote sensing.
The center houses USDA, Ocean Spray and integrated pest
management programs, Oudemans said, including weed
science, entomology, plant pathology and plant breeding.
" We do everything from field trials to DNA sequencing
and genetic mapping, " he said.
Blueberry breeding is particularly difficult because
there's so much competition, with private breeders and
public institutions releasing new varieties, he said.
New Jersey is the birthplace of the highbush blueberry.
The harvesting of wild berries was transcended through
24 | JANUARY 2024
USUALLY, FIVE YEARS
FROM IDENTIFICATION TO
RELEASE IS REASONABLE. WE'RE
GETTING A LOT BETTER AT IT.
- Peter Oudemans,
Rutgers University
the work of Elizabeth White and Francis Colville to a
cultivated, domesticated and now highly valued crop that
is harvested globally year-round. The work originally was
conducted at Whitesbog, New Jersey.
" So, there is a lot of history with blueberries here in
southern New Jersey, and it is also the state fruit. Our
harvest typically begins in June and continues through
July, " Oudemans said.
Some of the new blueberry varieties are remarkable,
he said.
The center's research includes a field that holds five
plants of each publicly available blueberry variety ever
produced, up to the time Draper was patented.

January 2024

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of January 2024

Editor's Letter
GLEXPO: Distinguished service awards
GLEXPO: Michigan apple cider contest
GLEXPO: Michigan Apple Queen
GLEXPO: 2023 Fruit + Vegetable 40 Under 40 awards
IFTA Tour: Ciderhuset savors cider tradition in Norway's fjords
Cover Story: Eight decades of Pennsylvania apples
Berries: Harvest stars
Plant & Soil Health: Watermelon pressures
Farm Market & Agritourism: Effective pricing methods for produce
Classifieds
Advertiser Index
January 2024 - 1
January 2024 - 2
January 2024 - 3
January 2024 - Editor's Letter
January 2024 - 5
January 2024 - GLEXPO: Distinguished service awards
January 2024 - 7
January 2024 - GLEXPO: Michigan apple cider contest
January 2024 - 9
January 2024 - GLEXPO: Michigan Apple Queen
January 2024 - 11
January 2024 - GLEXPO: 2023 Fruit + Vegetable 40 Under 40 awards
January 2024 - 13
January 2024 - IFTA Tour: Ciderhuset savors cider tradition in Norway's fjords
January 2024 - 15
January 2024 - 16
January 2024 - 17
January 2024 - Cover Story: Eight decades of Pennsylvania apples
January 2024 - 19
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January 2024 - Berries: Harvest stars
January 2024 - 25
January 2024 - 26
January 2024 - 27
January 2024 - Plant & Soil Health: Watermelon pressures
January 2024 - 29
January 2024 - 30
January 2024 - 31
January 2024 - Farm Market & Agritourism: Effective pricing methods for produce
January 2024 - 33
January 2024 - Classifieds
January 2024 - Advertiser Index
January 2024 - 36
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