The common bearberry (Arctostaphylos uva-ursi L. Sprengel) is a ubiquitous procumbent evergreen shrub located throughout North America, Asia, and Europe. The fruits are almost tasteless but the plant contains a high concentration of active ingredients. The antioxidant activity of bearberry leaf extract in the 2,2'-azino-bis-3-ethylbenzothiazoline-6-sulphonic acid (ABTS) radical cation assay was...

SUMMARY This Technical Memorandum provides a comprehensive and critical review of the available literature on the primary processing, storage and quality of fresh lowbush (wild) blueberries (Vaccinium angustifolium Ait. and V. myrtilloides Michx.). Areas of discussion include: pre-process cooling, mechanical damage, washing, storage temperature and quality parameters. Recommendations for furthe...

Vaccinium meridionale (section Pyxothamnus ), a tetraploid species native to higher altitude locations in Jamaica, Colombia, and Venezuela, is of interest breeders for its profuse, concentrated springtime flowering monopodial plant structure, both which may be useful breeding mechanical harvest. In this study, V. was hybridized successfully as male with 4 x macrocarpon Oxycoccos , American cran...

O cultivo do mirtilo tem atraído atenção devido ao seu perfil bioativo, e potencial antioxidante, sendo que suas características produtivas influenciam no número na qualidade dos frutos produzidos. objetivo foi avaliar as sua influência físico-químico cv. Powderblue por dois anos. Observou-se maior de botões florais intercalados com vegetativos nível apical. Os primórdios foram encontrados em n...