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Monday, August 10, 2009
NACREW Presentations:
09:30 am - Using an Evapotraspiration Model to Estimate Water Requirements for a Cranberry Crop
Presenter: Brian Mauza, Ocean Spray of Canada, Ltd.
09:50 am - Economic Analysis of Nitrogen Rate on Vine Production and Fruit Yield of Pruned Cranberry Beds
Presenter: Hilary Sandler, UMass Amherst Cranberry Station
10:10 am - Evaluation of Herbicide Options for Black Bulrush (Scirpus antrovirens) Within Cranberry Production, Including Mesotrione
Presenter: Gavin Graham, NB Department of Agriculture and Aquaculture
10:30 am - Nutrition Break
10:45 am - Identification of the Causal Agent of Fairy Ring Disease
Presenter: Peter Oudemans, Rutgers University
11:05 am - Évaluation de l’efficacité des systèmes de drainage dans la production de canneberges
Presenter: Jean Caron, Université Laval
11:25 am - Damage of Midges on Vaccinium
Presenter: Kenna MacKenzie, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
11:45 am - Variation in Phytochemical Composition between Cranberry Cultivars - Is there a Relationship to Fungal Pathogen and Insect Resistance?
Presenter: Catherine Neto, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
12:05 pm - Integrated Approach to Cranberry Health Research
Presenter: Eric Zeldin, University of Wisconsin - Madison
12:30 - Lunch
01:45 pm - Results of New Control Measures for Cranberry Tipworm (CTW)
Presenter: Brian Mauza, Ocean Spray of Canada, Ltd.
02:05 pm - Vaccinium vitis-idaea, a Medicinal Plant of the James Bay Cree with Promising Antidiabetic Properties: Elucidation of its Mechanism of Action and Identification of Active Principles
Presenter: Pierre Haddad, Université de Montréal
02:25 pm - Constitutive and Inducible Resistance for Management of Cranberry Insect Pests
Presenter: Cesar Rodriguez-Saona, Rutgers University
02:45 pm - Advances in Cranberry Weed and Insect Management for the PNW
Presenter: Kim Patten, Washington State University
03:05 pm - Nutrition Break
03:35 pm - Sanding and Pruning Differentially Impact Cranberry Yield and Canopy Characteristics
Presenter: Carolyn DeMoranville, UMass Amherst Cranberry Station
03:55 pm - Cranberry Water Stress Index
Presenter: Peter Jeranyama, UMass Amherst Cranberry Station
04:15 pm - Agri-Environmental Management of Irrigation in Cranberries Production (Vaccinium macrocarpon Ait.)
Presenter: Simon Bonin, Laval University
06:00 pm - Wine & Cheese Poster Reception
Tuesday, August 11, 2009
NACREW Presentations:
09:00 am - Cranberry Developments in New Brunswick
Presenter: Denis Deveau, Stantec
09:20 am - Regulatory Considerations for Cranberry Development in New Brunswick
Presenters: Carole Chan & Michael Connors, McInnes Cooper
Bill Frantz, Ocean Spray Cranberries
10:30 am - Cranberry Industry Tours
06:00 pm - Lobster Beach Party
09:30 pm - Return to Hotel
Wednesday, August 12, 2009
Workshop on the Health Functional Properties of Cranberry and other Vaccinium Berries
Moderator: Wilhelmina (Willy) Kalt, Research Scientist, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
09:35 am - Vaccinium Berry Bioactives: Potential Benefits for Cancer and other Health Conditions
Presenter: Catherine C. Neto, Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Massachusetts, MA
10:05 am - Anti-Adhesion Properties of Cranberries
Presenter: Willy Kalt, Research Scientist, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Kentville, NS
10:15 am - Anti-Diabetic Properties of the Canadian Lowbush Blueberry
Presenter: Pierre S. Haddad, Professor, Department of Pharmacology, Université de Montréal; Director, CIHR Team in Aboriginal Anti-Diabetic Medicines, Montréal, QC
10:45 - Nutrition Break
11:00 am - Heart Health Functionality of Cranberries and Blueberries
Presenter: Marva Sweeney-Nixon, Associate Professor, Department of Biology, University of Prince Edward Island, Charlottetown, PEI
11:25 am - The Eastern Canadian Cluster of Expertise for Research on the Health Functional Properties of Vaccinium Fruit
Presenter: John Argall, Executive Director, BioAtlantech
11:40 am - Moderated Discussion
Willy Kalt, Research Scientist, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Kentville, NS
12:00 pm - Conference Wrap-Up/Lunch
Posters
Nitrogen and Phosphorus in Cranberry Water
Presenter: Joan Davenport, Washington State University
Cranberry Growth and Yield Components are Impacted by Irrigation Water Containing Salt
Presenter: Carolyn DeMoranville, UMass Amherst Cranberry Station
Phytochemical Composition and Antifungal Activity of Extracts from Susceptible and Resistant Cranberry Cultivars (Vaccinium Macrocarpon Ait.)
Presenter: Catherine Neto, University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth
Hydroxycinnamic Acid Derivatives from Foliage of Early Black Cranberry (Vaccinium Macrocarpon), a Pest-Resistant Cultivar
Presenter: Catherine Neto, University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth
Willapa Red: A New Cranberry Variety for Fresh Fruit Production in the Pacific Northwest
Presenter: Kim Patten, Washington State University
Identification and Field Activity of the Cranberry Weevil Pheromone
Presenter: Cesar Rodriguez-Saona, Rutgers University
Cranberry Vines Recover from Injury Caused by Exposure to Hand-Held Flame Cultivators
Presenter: Hilary Sandler, UMass Cranberry Station
Temperature Effects on Cranberry Pollen Viability and Fruit Quality
Presenter: Jenna Sicuranza, UMass Cranberry Station
Sparganothis Fruitworm In BC: Assessing Distribution, Life Cycle and Damage
Presenter: Marybel Soto, E.S. Cropconsult Ltd.
Analysis of Phenolic Acids in Cranberry Cultivars Using Ultra Performance Liquid Chromatography Coupled to Mass Spectrometry in Tandem Mode
Presenter: Nicholi Vorsa, Rutgers University
Breeding and Genetics of Fruit-Rot Resistance and Polyphenolics in the American Cranberry
Presenter: Nicholi Vorsa, Rutgers University
Seed Number and Berry Size in Cranberry
Presenter: Linda White, Oregon State University Extension, Coos County
’HyRed’ Cranberry: History, Challenges and Potential
Presenter: Eric L. Zeldin, University of Wisconsin-Madison
