Abstract
Seedlings of five blueberry progenies were planted in a range of soils, with or without the addition of peat moss, in an outdoor pot study to examine the adaptability of blueberries to upland soil conditions. Blueberry progenies ranged from essentially pure highbush (Vaccinium corymbosum L.) to interspecific hybrids containing varying amounts of evergreen (V. darrowi Camp), lowbush (V. angustifolium Aiton), black highbush (V. atrococcum Heller), and rabbiteye (V. ashei Reade) blueberry germplasm. Growth differences occurred due to soil types with Berryland sand producing the most growth although the effectiveness of peat moss diminshed with time. The three different complete fertilizer sources used had no significant effect on growth over the 3 years. Progenies displayed nutritional differences on the same scale as soils with a progeny containing V. corymbosum, V. darrowi V. atrococcum, and V. ashei growing best over all soils. Manganese was the only element to show consistent soil and progeny differences for leaves, roots and fruit. Levels of Mn and Al were generally higher in leaves and fruit than in the roots.
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Claim · model-written summary
Berryland sand produced the most blueberry growth among soils.
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t0“blueberry”
e0“Growth differences occurred due to soil types with Berryland sand producing the most growth”
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The growth benefit of peat moss diminished with time.
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t0“blueberry”
e0“the effectiveness of peat moss diminshed with time”
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Three complete fertilizer sources had no significant growth effect over three years.
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- blueberryt0
- Treatment
- complete fertilizer sourcese0
- Outcome
- growthe0
- Direction
- no significant effecte0
- Qualifier
- over the 3 yearse0
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t0“blueberry”
e0“The three different complete fertilizer sources used had no significant effect on growth over the 3 years.”
Claim · model-written summary
Blueberry progenies differed nutritionally on a scale comparable to soils.
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e0“Progenies displayed nutritional differences on the same scale as soils”
Claim · model-written summary
The progeny containing four named Vaccinium species grew best across all soils.
- Taxon
- V. corymbosum
Vaccinium corymbosume0 - Material
- a progeny containing V. corymbosum, V. darrowi V. atrococcum, and V. asheie0
- Outcome
- growing beste0
- Direction
- beste0
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e0“a progeny containing V. corymbosum, V. darrowi V. atrococcum, and V. ashei growing best over all soils”
Claim · model-written summary
Manganese alone showed consistent soil and progeny differences across leaves, roots and fruit.
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t0“blueberry”
e0“Manganese was the only element to show consistent soil and progeny differences for leaves, roots and fruit.”
Claim · model-written summary
Mn levels were generally higher in leaves and fruit than roots.
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t0“blueberry”
e0“Levels of Mn and Al were generally higher in leaves and fruit than in the roots.”
Claim · model-written summary
Al levels were generally higher in leaves and fruit than roots.
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t0“blueberry”
e0“Levels of Mn and Al were generally higher in leaves and fruit than in the roots.”
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