How to Calculate Fertigation Injection Rates for Commercial Blueberry Production
Updated: Nov 3, 2021
Guodong Liu, Jeffrey Williamson, Gary England, and Alicia Whidden
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Florida's commercial blueberry industry has increased significantly in both acreage and value, expanding from approximately 1,000 acres in 1993 to more than 5,500 acres in 2015 (USDA-NASS, 2017), and from $39 million in 2007 to $82 million in 2015 (USDA-NASS, 2016). Per capita consumption of blueberries has increased by 400% during the last decade (Braswell 2010). Florida produced approximately 25.3 million pounds of fresh blueberries in the 2015 season. However, Florida only contributed 4.4% of total US fresh blueberry production, which was more than 565.5 million pounds (USDA-NASS 2017). The value of blueberries destined for processing has also increased. The total US value of processed blueberries grew from $62.3 million in 2009 to $136.0 million in 2010 (USDA-NASS 2011).
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