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Weed, water, and nutrient management practices for organic blackberry during establishment

Creator:

Harkins, Renee H.

Abstract:

The study was conducted in an organic trailing blackberry (Rubus L. subgenus Rubus, Watson) planting established at the North Willamette Research and Extension Center in Aurora, OR on 26 May 2010. Three weed management systems were compared for 'Marion' and 'Black Diamond': 1) non-weeded; 2) hand-hoed two to three times...

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Masters Thesis

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planting was certified organic in May 2012, the first fruiting year. Aboveground weed dry weight (DW
Weed Management, Training, and Irrigation Practices for Organic Production of Trailing Blackberry : Plant Growth, Yield, and Nutrients

Creator:

Dixon, Emily K.

Abstract:

There is limited information available on production of trailing blackberry, particularly certified organic plantings, which are of interest to growers as there is increased consumer demand and a price premium over conventionally-produced fruit. Various production strategies were evaluated for their effect on yield, biomass production, carbon (C), and nutrient concentrations...

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Masters Thesis

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, 2011; Meyers et al., 2014). Oregon has a Mediterranean climate with relatively hot, dry summers (U.S