Date: Thursday August 15, 2019
Location: Rutgers University, P.E. Marucci Center for Blueberry & Cranberry Research & Extension, Chatsworth, NJ
AGENDA
CRANBERRY BOGS
8:00–8:30 Refreshments
8:30–8:45 Opening Remarks
Shawn Cutts, President, American Cranberry Growers Association
8:45–9:10 Weed Control in Newly Planted Cranberry Beds (Lower Bogs)
Thierry Besancon and Baylee L. Carr, P.E. Marucci Center, Chatsworth, NJ
9:10–9:25 Cranberry Germplasm Collection: Fuel for Breeding Future Varieties (Bog 1)
Nicholi Vorsa, Jennifer Johnson-Cicalese, and Susan Vancho, P.E. Marucci Center, Chatsworth, NJ
9:25–9:40 Liming to Mitigate pH Lowering Properties of Liquid Fertilizer Applications (Bog 5)
Nicholi Vorsa and Jennifer Johnson-Cicalese, P.E. Marucci Center, Chatsworth, NJ
9:40–10:05 Managing Fruit Quality (Bog 6)
Peter Oudemans, P.E. Marucci Center, Chatsworth, NJ
10:05–10:20 Effects of Reduced Winter Flooding (Bog 9)
Nicholi Vorsa and Jennifer Johnson-Cicalese, P.E. Marucci Center, Chatsworth, NJ
10:20–10:35 2018 Haines Planting: Buggy Sanding to Aid Establishment (Bog 19)
Nicholi Vorsa and Jennifer Johnson-Cicalese, P.E. Marucci Center, Chatsworth, NJ
10:35–11:00 On-going Research on Sucking Insect Pests (Bog 19)
Cesar Rodriguez-Saona, Vera Kyryczenko-Roth, and Robert Holdcraft, P.E. Marucci Center, Chatsworth, NJ
CONFERENCE ROOM
11:20–11:30 Cranberry Statistics
Bruce A Eklund, State Statistician, U.S. Department of Agriculture | National Agricultural Statistics Service
11:30–11:55 Markers for Disease Resistance
James Polashock, Research Plant Pathologist, USDA-ARS
12:00–1:00 LUNCH
