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DOMESTICATION OF THE HIGHBUSH BLUEBERRY AT WHITESBOG, NEW JERSEY, 1911–1916

Article number
810_17
Pages
147 – 152
Language
English
Abstract
In 1911, a cooperative project to domesticate the highbush blueberry was initiated between Elizabeth C. White of the J. J. White Company of Whitesbog, New Jersey and Frederick V. Coville of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Washington, D.C. Selection and evaluation progressed rapidly and was based on three key factors: 1) selection of superior wild germplasm with the help of native pickers, 2) production of progeny from systematic crossing, and 3) clonal propagation by multiple methods.
The first domesticated blueberry crop, marketed in 1916, represented a significant advance in blueberry quality and launched the modern blueberry industry.

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Authors
M.K. Ehlenfeldt
Keywords
Vaccinium corymbosum, huckleberry, Elizabeth White, Frederick Coville
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