Claim · model-written summary
Berry weight and TSS were similar among treatments.
VacciniumNot reportedMaterialGeneCompoundOrgan / stageInteractorInteractor roleSecond interactorSecond interactor roleTreatmentSettingDirectionValueQualifier
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Verbatim
e0“‘Mini Blues’ highbush blueberry ( Vaccinium sp.) was released in 2016 as a high-quality, machine-harvestable cultivar for processed markets”
e4“Berry weight and TSS were similar among treatments, except Speed had smaller berries in 2023”
Title
Labor Costs and Yield Recovery after Renovation and Cane Thinning in ‘Mini Blues’ Highbush Blueberry
Amanda J. Davis; Scott B. Lukas; Bernadine C. Strik HortTechnology 2025. doi:10.21273/horttech05745-25
Other claims from this paper (7)
- Intervention effect Cane thinning in winter 2022-23 reduced yield compared with all other treatments in 2023.
- Observation All treatments had similar yield by the third season after renovation (2024).
- Intervention effect Speed pruning gave smaller berries than the other treatments in 2023.
- Intervention effect Cane thinning required 331 h/ha of pruning time, compared with 44 h/ha for unthinned plants and 376 h/ha for conventional highbush pruning.
- Intervention effect The highest post-renovation and cumulative economic returns came from Speed pruning, followed by unpruned plants with renovation and no cane thinning.
- Intervention effect Cane thinning showed no significant benefit in the two years after it was performed.
- Recommendation Mini Blues does not need to be pruned using conventional techniques and performs well with reduced labor practices.