Protecting Blueberries from Freezes in Florida
Blueberry flower buds protected by overhead irrigation during a severe freeze.
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HS216

How to Cite

Williamson, Jeffrey G., Paul M. Lyrene, and James W. Olmstead. 2012. “Protecting Blueberries from Freezes in Florida: HS968/HS216, Rev. 1/2012”. EDIS 2012 (1). Gainesville, FL. https://doi.org/10.32473/edis-hs216-2012.

Abstract

Blueberry growers: know when the conditions are right in commercial blueberry fields, during and after bloom, for freeze damage, as well as practices you can use to minimize it. This revised 7-page fact sheet was written by J.G. Williamson, P.M. Lyrene, and J.W. Olmstead, and published by the UF Department of Horticultural Sciences, January 2012.

HS968/HS216: Protecting Blueberries from Freezes in Florida (ufl.edu)

https://doi.org/10.32473/edis-hs216-2012
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References

Gerber, J. F., and J. D. Martsolf. 1965. Protecting citrus from cold damage. Cir. 287. Gainesville: University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences.

Spiers, J. M. 1978. "Effect of stage of bud development on cold injury of rabbiteye blueberry." J. Amer. Soc. Hort. Sci.103: 452-455.

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