List price   € 124   Buy this book   This title is only available in e-Acta format - not available in print Convener   D. Percival  Editors   S. Murphy, D. Percival, J. Polashock  Publication date   28 November 2025  ISBN   978-94-62614-39-0  ISSN   2406-6168 (electronic)  Number of articles   74  Volumes   1  Place   Halifax, Nova Scotia and Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada  Online articles: Acta Horticulturae 1440 - cover - colophon - contents - authors VacCAP, a community-based project to develop advanced breeding tools to improve fruit quality in blueberry and cranberry (M. Iorizzo, M.A. Lila, P. Perkins-Veazie, M.F. Mengist, A. Colonna, J. Johnson-Cicalese, G. Sideli, P. Edger, N.V. Bassil, T. Mackey, P. Munoz, F. Ferrao, J. Zalapa, J. Loarca, R.K. Gallardo, A. Atucha, J. Russo, D. Main, J.L. Humann, L. Giongo, C. Li, J. Polashock, C. Sims, E. Canales, S. Montanari, D. Chagne, R. Espley, M. Coe) Recent progress in understanding the regulation of fruit ripening in bilberry (Vaccinium myrtillus) (L. Jaakola, K. Karppinen, N. Nguyen, S. Jokipii-Lukkari) Blueberry bruise detection relative to fruit firmness (M. Iorizzo, P. Perkins-Veazie, C. Tan, C. Li, H. Oh, R. Xu, M. Mainland) Cranberry elemental balances impact fruit yield and firmness (R. Jamaly, S.É. Parent, N. Ziadi, L.E. Parent) Effect of mechanical pruning on fruit quality of ‘Legacy’ blueberries in the U.S. Pacific northwest (W.Q. Yang, D. Sarah, D.R. Bryla, J. Hoffman) Bog bilberry (Vaccinium uliginosum L.) and the enigma of its alleged toxicity (Z. Vaneková, M. Redl, J.R. Rollinger) Effects of preharvest treatment of abscisic acid and DNA methylation inhibitor on blueberry fruit ripening (Y. Bao, H. Yamane, R. Tao) Preliminary results from evaluating new cranberry cultivars under Massachusetts growing conditions (G. Mupambi, L. Uppala, H.A. Sandler, P. Jeranyama) Diversity of direct regeneration rate in highbush blueberry cultivars (M. Omori, H. Yamane, R. Tao) Genome Database for Vaccinium: a community resource for genetics, genomics, and breeding research (J.L. Humann, C.-H. Cheng, T. Lee, K. Buble, P. Zheng, S. Jung, J. Yu, K. Gasic, S. Ru, N.V. Bassil, M. Iorizzo, D. Main) Using machine learning for the discovery of epistatic fruit rot resistance markers (J. Kawash, I. Dehzangi, J. Polashock) Bearing character and fruit quality of seedless fruits in different blueberry hybrid crosses (C.H. Zhang, X.M. Wang, W.L. Wu, L.F. Lyu) Developing climate scenarios for maintenance of clonal germplasm of blueberries, cranberries, lingonberries, huckleberries, and their crop wild relatives (J.M. Oliphant, N.V. Bassil) Confirming the identity of blueberry cultivars with a microsatellite marker-based fingerprinting set (O. Yalcin, R. King, A. Nyberg, J.M. Oliphant, N.V. Bassil) Use of tall-growing Florida native Vaccinium stamineum in breeding highbush blueberry cultivars (P. Lyrene) Impact of cuticular waxes on fruit water loss and color in blueberries: insights from transcriptional analysis (S.D. Castellarin, M. Dossett, E.M. Gerbrandt, Y. Yan) Breeding of the highbush blueberry (Vaccinium corymbosum L.) – the main limitations of releasing northern-type cultivars (S. Pluta) Utilising genotypic and phenotypic resources in blueberries to identify factors underlying resilience, stress tolerance and fruit quality (S. McCallum, D. Williams, V. Montano) Studies of the virome of cultivated blueberries in Germany identify two frequently occurring viruses, a mitovirus, and a luteovirus (W. Menzel, D. Knierim, P. Margaria, S. Winter) Comparative analysis of flower and fruit characteristics in ‘Zhaixuan 7’ and eight other blueberry cultivars (X.M. Wang, L.C. Hu, H.L. Wu, Y.Q. Wu, L.F. Lyu, W.L. Wu, W.L. Li) Development of a high throughput phenotyping method to determine blueberry time-to-mature and yield using neural networks (Y. Chu, J. Maleski, J. Zhang) Identification and survey of new and emerging viruses infecting blueberry in the Pacific Northwest (K. Topham, R. Alvarez-Quinto, V. Stockwell, S. Grinstead, D. Mollov) Determination of Solidago spp. (goldenrod) weeds in wild blueberry fields using a Lidar sensor (O.S. Popoola, K.E. Anku, D.C. Percival) Development of reliable screening methods for bacterial blight in highbush blueberry (R.R. Burlakoti, S.R. Latchman, A. Novinscak) Wild blueberry leaf diseases in a warmer climate: the impact of temperature and soil amendments (K.C. Bagale, R. Tasnim, S.L. Annis, Y.-J. Zhang) Microbes beneficial to cranberry plants (B.C. Thimmappa, L.N. Salhi, L. Forget, M. Sarrasin, P.B. Villalobos, M. Turcotte, F.B. Lang, G. Burger) Seasonal phenology of leafhopper species in Wisconsin cranberry and density-dependent feeding injury from leafhoppers on cranberry vines (C. Trickle, C. Sweet, L. Holland, C. Guédot) Inundative releases of Trichogramma spp. to control the blackheaded fireworm and cranberry fruitworm (D. Labarre, D. Cormier, E. Lucas) Movement and cultural management of cranberry fruit rot pathogens in propagative cuttings (A. Vazquez-Catoni, E. Lozano, L. Holland) Calcium accumulation in developing cranberry fruit is influenced by fruit cuticle thickness and changes in pedicel xylem (P. Rojas-Barros, J. Wernow, B.A. Workmaster, J.M. Devi, A. Atucha) Photoselective devices: a novel technology to improve blueberry production (A. Godara, A. Deltsidis, Z.R. Ames) Large weighing lysimeters for determining the seasonal water requirements of early, mid-, and late-season cultivars of northern highbush blueberry (D.R. Bryla, S.T. Orr, C. Souto) Canopy light interception during the ripening period of southern highbush blueberry (J.M. Zapien-Macias, P. Munoz, G.H. Nunez) Comparison and relationship between ground and remote determination of leaf area index in wild blueberry fields (K.E. Anku, D.C. Percival) Cranberry (Vaccinium macrocarpon Ait.) responses to in-field warming (S.L. Lane, S.L. Laframboise, L.A.E. Erland) Analysis of morphological structure and hormone content in the hybrid fruit of blueberry with seed abortion (L.F. Lyu, C.H. Zhang, W.L. Wu, X.M. Wang) Restoration of bare spots in wild blueberry fields (M. Tetegan, N. Simon) Frost hardiness of cranberry (Vaccinium macrocarpon) pot plants cultivars ‘Pilgrim’ and ‘Stevens’ as affected by temperature fluctuations during winter (P. Palonen, J. Pärssinen) Xylem hydraulic conductance in southern highbush blueberry genotypes with different levels of field resistance to bacterial leaf scorch (R.M. Holland, J. Yin, R.O. Teskey, H. Scherm) Practices for improving drip irrigation of blueberry in substrate (S.T. Orr, C. Souto, C.R. Bobo-Shisler, D.R. Bryla) GA3 and CPPU synergistically inhibit seed development and promote fruit enlargement in blueberries (X.M. Wang, X.Y. Ping, L.C. Hu, C.H. Zhang, Y.Q. Wu, W.L. Wu, W.L. Li) Ethephon applications delay the bloom of southern highbush cultivars (L. Carcamo, M. Brannon, M. Czarnota, Z.R. Ames) Preharvest application of fungicides to control postharvest diseases of blueberries in California (C.L. Xiao, S. Saito) Effects of ozone fumigation on the control of postharvest diseases of blueberries (S. Saito, C.L. Xiao) Molecular identification of subpopulation Botrytis cinerea and susceptibility to fungicides isolates from blueberry (Vaccinium corymbosum) in Peru (O. Alberca, C. Ureta, G. Ciprian, A. Casas, W. Apaza, L. Aragón, M. Huarhua) Postharvest treatment of nanochitosan-based coating loaded with Mentha pulegium essential oil to prolong the shelf-life of blueberry (P. Abdollahi, R. Ebrahimi) Postharvest fruit chemistry changes in 61 blueberry cultivars after six weeks of cold storage (H. Oh, P. Perkins-Veazie, G. Ma, M. Trandel-Hayse, C.M. Mainland, M. Iorizzo) Blueberry texture and total polysaccharide composition of ten southern highbush cultivars (M. Trandel-Hayse, H. Oh, S. Johanningsmeier, M. Iorizzo, P. Perkins-Veazie) Impact of rootstocks on water stress in blueberries (C.R. Heller, J.G. Williamson, G.H. Nunez) Maine wild blueberry budget update (D. Yarborough, A. Hoshide) Optimizing regeneration systems for highbush blueberries (F. Shepard, W. Liu, R. Dewey, K. Da, D. Reiland, C. Almeyda-Becerra, H. Ashrafi) Mapping of lingonberry (Vaccinium vitis-idaea L.) cover and yields in Norway (I. Martinussen, M. Hauglin, A. Granhus, A.L. Hykkerud, J. Miina) Pollination insights – optimizing honey bee mediated pollination in highbush blueberry (L.W. DeVetter, S. Chabert, M. Eeraerts, R.E. Mallinger, J. Walters, E. Rogers, L. Goldstein, S.P. Galinato, C. Kogan, K. Brouwer, M.O. Milbrath, A. Melathopoulos, R. Isaacs) Domestication of European blueberries as a new berry crop in Denmark (M. Jensen, A. Petridis) An overview of blueberry cultivation in Türkiye (E. Kafkas, S. Kafkas) Blueberry growing in Ukraine – development and trends (O. Yareshchenko, O. Pukshyn, I. Grynyk, Y. Tereshchenko) Exploring nanocellulose as a freeze protection strategy in southern highbush blueberry in Georgia (R.A. Itle, H.M.E. Cowart, D.J. Chávez, J. Mohammed, R.M. Holland, S. Mani) Wild Vaccinium berry crops for sustainable northern agriculture (S.C. Debnath, D. McKenzie, L. Jewell, S. McCann, B. Amyotte, M. Sharifi, C. Moffat, K. Ross, R.R. Burlakoti, M. Franklin, D. Huber, A. Penno, Y. Siow, O. Molina) Effect of different fertilizer concentrations on growth, yield and quality of blueberry (Z.J. Huang, H.Y. Yang, Y.Q. Wu, L.F. Lyu, W.L. Wu, W.L. Li) Effects of different soilless substrate formulations on the growth and physiology of blueberries (H.Y. Yang, W.L. Wu, Y.Q. Wu, C.H. Zhang, L.F. Lyu, W.L. Li) A cultural heritage under climate change: challenges and hope for wild blueberries (Y.-J. Zhang) Fall pruning to increase productivity in blueberry systems (Z. Rubio Ames, N. Espinoza, M. Brannon) Do northern highbush blueberries respond differently to humic and fulvic acids depending on mulching practices? (A.J. Davis, S.B. Lukas, B.C. Strik, D.R. Bryla) Alternative soil amendments for cultivation of northern highbush blueberry in marginal soils (A. Retano, D.R. Bryla, S.B. Lukas, S. Singh, S.T. Orr) Impact of mineral, organic, and industrial by-product fertilization on leaf nutrient status of wild lowbush blueberry (A.J. Pelletier, P. Faubert, J. Lafond, N. Bertrand, J. Legault, R. Ouimet, D. Pelster, A. Pichette, C. Villeneuve, N. Ziadi, M.C. Paré) Applying nitrate in addition to ammonium nitrogen fertilizer increases flowering and fruit production in ‘Ventura’ southern highbush blueberry (M.A. Valdivia-Huaman, D.P. Leon-Chang, D.R. Bryla) Effect of biochar amendment on soil nutrients and plant growth of highbush blueberry in yellow-brown soil (Jiguang Wei, Jiafeng Jiang, Qilong Zeng, Yanqin Jiang, Hong Yu) Techniques to improve fertilizer usage in wild blueberry fields: impact on growth parameters (K.E. Anku, O.S. Popoola, D.C. Percival) Assessing potassium fertilization in blueberry production in the southeastern USA (Z. Rubio Ames, N. Espinoza, J. Lessl, Z. Williams) Fertigation with nitrogen and other nutrients in northern highbush blueberry (D.R. Bryla, R.M.A. Machado, D.P. Leon-Chang, S.T. Orr) Management techniques for reducing soil pH in organic northern highbush blueberry (S.B. Lukas, A.D. Gregory, D.R. Bryla, L.W. DeVetter, A.J. Davis, S. Singh) Effect of different fertilization supplies on vegetative, organoleptic and nutritional quality of Vaccinium corymbosum ‘Duke’ (D. Raffaelli, F. Mecozzi, V. Pergolotti, L. Mazzoni, B. Mezzetti, F. Capocasa) Optimizing biostimulant strategies for enhanced container-grown highbush blueberry cultivation in a changing climate (E.M. Boudreau-Forgues, L. Gaudreau, T.T.A. Nguyen, A. Gosselin, L. Thériault, A. Brégard, M. Fillion, M. Dorais) Optimising organic cranberry nitrogen nutrition through the formulation of biofertiliser with fast mineralisation rate (J. Passicousset, C. Chervier-Legourd, D. Gilbert, D. Labarre, K. Bouchard, C. Dionne, S.F. Lange)