Stephen J. Stringer Research Geneticist (Plants) Publications Search for Alternative Blueberry Pollinators: Biology and Management Potential for Three Orchard Bee Species (Hymenoptera: Megachilidae) - (Peer Reviewed Journal) - (04-Sep-08) Notice to Nurserymen of the Naming and Release for Propagation of Prince, a New Rabbiteye Blueberry Cultivar - (Germplasm Release) Stringer, S.J., Spiers, J.M., Marshall, D.A., Draper, A. 2008. Notice to Nurserymen of the Naming and Release for Propagation of Prince, a New Rabbiteye Blueberry Cultivar. Germplasm Release. United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Washington, D.C. 20250. Potential New Blueberry Cultivars for the Gulf Coast Region of the U.S. - (Peer Reviewed Journal) - (01-Jul-08) Native Bees Effectively Pollinate New World Cucurbita (C. pepo and C. maxima): An Internet Collaboration - (Peer Reviewed Journal) - (01-Jun-08) Potential New Blueberry Cultivars for the Gulf Coast Region of the U.S. - (Abstract) Stringer, S.J., Spiers, J.M., Draper, A.D. 2008. Potential New Blueberry Cultivars for the Gulf Coast Region of the U.S.. International Society for Horticultural Science Meeting. Performance of Muscadine Grape Cultivars in South Mississippi - (Peer Reviewed Journal) Stringer, S.J., Marshall, D.A., Sampson, B.J., Spiers, J.M. 2008. Performance of Muscadine Grape Cultivars in South Mississippi. HortTechnology 18:549-745. Blueberry Splitting Tendencies as Predicted by Fruit Firmness - (Peer Reviewed Journal) Marshall, D.A., Spiers, J.M., Stringer, S.J. 2008. Blueberry Splitting Tendencies as Predicted by Fruit Firmness. HortScience 43(2):567-570. LABORATORY METHOD TO ESTIMATE INCIDENCE OF FRUIT SPLITTING IN CULTIVATED BLUEBERRY - (Peer Reviewed Journal) Marshall, D.A., Spiers, J.M., Stringer, S.J., Curry, K.J. 2007. Laboratory method to estimate incidence of fruit splitting in cultivated blueberry. HortScience 42(7):1551-1553.2007. Nutraceutical Compound Concentrations of Muscadine (Vitis rotundifolia Michx) Grape Cultivars and Breeding Lines - (Peer Reviewed Journal) - (22-Jun-07) Predicting Berry Splitting Indices in Rabbiteye and Southern Highbush Blueberries Using Fruit Firmness as an Indicator - (Abstract) Marshall, D.A., Spiers, J.M., Stringer, S.J. 2007. Predicting Berry Splitting Indices in Rabbiteye and Southern Highbush Blueberries Using Fruit Firmness as an Indicator. HortScience 42(2):1020. Prediciting Berry Splitting Indices in Rabbiteye and Southern Highbush Blueberries Using Fruit Firmness as an Indicator - (Abstract) Marshall, D.A., Spiers, J.M., Stringer, S.J. 2007. Prediciting Berry Splitting Indices in Rabbiteye and Southern Highbush Blueberries Using Fruit Firmness as an Indicator. HortScience 42(4) p. 1020. Notice to Nurserymen of the Naming and Release for Propagation of Eudora Muscadine Grape - (Germplasm Release) Stringer, S.J., Spiers, J.M., Marshall, D.A., Gray, D. 2007. Notice to Nurserymen of the Naming and Release for Propagation of Eudora Muscadine Grape. Germplasm Release. Blueberry Splitting Tendencies as Predicted by Fruit Firmness - (Abstract) Marshall, D.A., Spiers, J.M., Stringer, S.J. 2007. Blueberry Splitting Tendencies as Effected by Fruit Firmness. HortScience. 42(3):443. Recent and Pending Blueberry Cultivar Releases - (Proceedings/Symposium) Stringer, S.J., Spiers, J.M., Draper, A.D., Sampson, B.J., Marshall, D.A. 2006. Recent and Pending Blueberry Cultivar Releases. Blueberry Research Extension North American Workers Conference Proceedings p. 190-191. RECENT USDA-ARS BLUEBERRY CULTIVAR RELEASES - (Abstract) Stringer, S.J., Spiers, J.M., Draper, A.D. 2006. Recent USDA-ARS blueberry cultivar releases. Proceedings American Society of Horticultural Sciences 2006. pp.190-191. Propagating and Managing orcahrd Mason Bees, Osmia spp. (Hymenoptera: Megachildae) for Pollinating Cultivated Blueberry - (Proceedings/Symposium) Sampson, B., Cane, J.H., Marshall, D.A., Stringer, S.J., Spiers, J.M. 2006. Propagating and Managing orcahrd Mason Bees, Osmia spp. (Hymenoptera: Megachildae) for Pollinating Cultivated Blueberry. Blueberry Research Extension North American Workers Conference Proceedings pgs. 162-168. Performance of Muscadine Grape (Vitis rotundifolia Michx) Cultivars in Mississippi - (Abstract) Stringer, S.J., Marshall, D.A., Spiers, J.M., Sampson, B. 2006. Performance of Muscadine Grape (Vitis rotundifolia Michx) Cultivars in Mississippi. HortScience p. 1069. ECOLOGY OF ENDOPARASITOIDS (HYMENOPTERA) ATTACKING CRANBERRY AND BLUEBERRY TIPWORMS DASINEURA OXYCOCCANA JOHNSON AND PRODIPLOSIS VACCINII (DIPTERA: CECIDOMYIIDAE) - (Peer Reviewed Journal) Sampson, B.J., Rinehart, T.A., Liburd, O.E., Stringer, S.J., Spiers, J.M. 2006. Ecology of endoparasitoids (hymenoptera) attacking cranberry and blueberry tipworms dasineura oxycoccana johnson and prodiplosis vaccinii (diptera: cecidomyiidae). Annals of the Entomological Society of America, Vol 99, No.1, pp 113-120. Biology of Parasitoids (Hymenoptera) Attacking Dasineura oxycoccana and Prodiplosis vaccinii (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae) in Cultivated Blueberries - (Peer Reviewed Journal) Sampson, B.J., Rinehart, T.A., Liburd, O.E., Stringer, S.J., Spiers, J.M. 2006. Biology of Parasitoids (Hymenoptera) Attacking Dasineura oxycoccana and Prodiplosis vaccinii (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae) in Cultivated Blueberries. Annals of the Entomological Society of America. 99(1):113-120. 'DESOTO' A NEW SEMI-DWARF RABBITEYE (V.ASHEII, READE) BLUEBERRY - (Peer Reviewed Journal) Stringer, S.J., Smith, B.J., Spiers, J.M., Draper, A. 2006. 'desoto' a new semi-dwarf rabbiteye (v.asheii, reade) blueberry. Acta Horticulturae. (ISHS) 715:97-100 International Symposium on Vaccinium Culture. NOTICE TO NURSERYMEN OF THE NAMING AND RELEASE FOR PROPAGATION OF DIXIEBLUE A NEW SOUTHERN HIGHBUSH BLUEBERRY CULTIVAR - (Germplasm Release) Stringer, S.J., Spiers, J.M., Draper, A. 2005. Notice to nurserymen of the naming and release for propagation of dixieblue a new southern highbush blueberry cultivar. Germplasm Release. NOTICE TO NURSERYMEN OF THE NAMING AND RELEASE FOR PROPAGATION OF GUPTON A NEW SOUTHERN HIGHBUSH BLUEBERRY CULTIVAR - (Germplasm Release) Spiers, J.M., Stringer, S.J., Draper, A. 2005. Notice to nurserymen of the naming and release for propagation of gupton a new southern highbush blueberry cultivar. Germplasm Release. NATRACEUTICAL PROFILE OF SELECTED MUSCADINE (VITIS ROTUNDIFOLIA MICHX.) CULTIVARS AND BREEDING LINES - (Abstract) Stringer, S.J., Perkins Veazie, P.M., Marshall, D.A. 2005. Natraceutical profile of selected muscadine (vitis rotundifolia michx.) cultivars and breeding lines. Hortscience 40:1068. NOTICE TO NURSERYMEN OF THE NAMING AND RELEASE FOR PROPAGATION OF DE SOTO, A NEW RABBITEYE BLUEBERRY CULTIVAR - (Germplasm Release) Stringer, S.J., Spiers, J.M., Draper, A. 2004. Notice to nurserymen of the naming and release for propagation of De Soto, a new rabbiteye blueberry cultivar. Germplasm Release. United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Washington, D.C. 20250. NOTICE TO NURSERYMEN OF THE NAMING AND RELEASE FOR PROPOGATION OF NATIVE BLUE, A NEW EVERGREEN ORNAMENTAL BLUEBERRY CULTIVAR - (Germplasm Release) Spiers, J.M., Stringer, S.J., Draper, A. 2004. Notice to nurserymen of the naming and release for propogation of native blue, a new evergreen ornamental blueberry cultivar. Germplasm Release. United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Washington, D.C. 20250. NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL CHILLING OF SOUTHERN HIGHBUSH BLUEBERRY - (Abstract) Marshall, D.A., Stringer, S.J., Spiers, J.M. 2004. Natural and artifical chilling of southern highbush blueberry [abstract]. HortScience. 39(4):825. 'NATIVE BLUE', A NEW SOUTHERN ORNAMENTAL (VACCINIUM DARROWI) BLUEBERRY CULTIVAR - (Abstract) Stringer, S.J., Spiers, J.M., Draper, A.D. 2004. 'native blue', a new southern ornamental (vaccinium darrowi) blueberry cultivar. HortScience p. 804. NECTAR ROBBERY BY BEES [XYLOCOPA VIRGINICA (L.) AND APIS MELLIFERA L.] CONTRIBUTES TO THE POLLINATION OF RABBITEYE BLUEBERRY - (Peer Reviewed Journal) Sampson, B.J., Danka, R.G., Stringer, S.J. 2004. Nectar robbery by bees [xylocopa virginica (l.) and apis mellifera l.] contributes to the pollination of rabbiteye blueberry. Journal of Economic Entomology. v.97 p. 735-740. RESPONSE OF MUSCADINE GRAPE (VITIS ROTUNDIFOLIA MICHX) TO THE GROWTH REGULATORS CPPU AND GIBBERELIIC ACID - (Abstract) Stringer, S.J., Marshall, D.A., Sampson, B.J. 2003. Response of muscadine grape (vitis rotundifolia michx) to the growth regulators cppu and gibbereliic acid. Hortscience. 38(5)698. THE EFFECTS OF CHILL HOUR ACCUMULATION ON HYDROGEN CYANAMIDE EFFICACY IN RABBITEYE AND SOUTHERN HIGHBUSH BLUEBERRY CULTIVARS - (Proceedings/Symposium) Stringer, S.J., Marshall, D.A., Sampson, B.J., Spiers, J.M. 2004. The effects of chill hour accumulation on hydrogen cyanamide efficacy in rabbiteye and southern highbush blueberry cultivars. Blueberry Research Extension North American Workers Conference Proceedings p339-347. THE EFFECTS OF CHILL HOUR ACCUMULATION ON HYDROGEN CYANAMIDE EFFICACY IN RABBITEYE (VACCINIUM ASHEI READE) AND SOUTHERN HIGHBUSH BLUEBERRY CULTIVARS - (Peer Reviewed Journal) Stringer, S.J., Marshall, D.A., Sampson, B.J., Spiers, J.M. 2004. The effects of chill hour accumulation on hydrogen cyanamide efficacy in rabbiteye (vaccinium ashei reade) and southern highbush blueberry cultivars. Small Fruit Reviews. vol.3(3/4) pp.339-347. RESPONSE OF MUSCADINE GRAPE (VITIS ROTUNDIFOLIA MICHX) TO THE GROWTH REGULATORS CPPU ANDGIBBERILLIC ACID - (Abstract) Stringer, S.J., Marshall, D.A., Sampson, B.J. 2003. Response of muscadine grape (vitis rotundifolia michx) to the growth regulators cppu andgibberillic acid. Hortscience. vol.38(5) pp.698-699 Screen House Evaluations of a Blue Orchard Bee Osmia ribifloris (Hymenoptera: apidae) as a Supplemental Pollinator for Southeastern Blueberries - (Proceedings/Symposium) Sampson, B.J., Stringer, S.J., Cane, J.H., Spiers, J.M. 2004. Screen House Evaluations of a Blue Orchard Bee Osmia ribifloris (Hymenoptera: apidae) as a Supplemental Pollinator for Southeastern Blueberries. Blueberry Research Extension North American Workers Conference Proceedings. 3(15):381-392. BLUE ORCHARD BEES (OSMIA RIBIFLORIS) AS BLUEBERRY POLLINATORS FOR THE AMERICAN SOUTH - (Abstract) Sampson, B.J., Cane, J.H., Stringer, S.J. 2002. Blue orchard bees (osmia ribifloris) as blueberry pollinators for the american south. Meeting Abstract. Screenhouse Evaluations of a Mason Bee Osmia ribifloris (Hymenoptera: Megachilidae) as a Pollinator for Blueberries in the Southeastern United States - (Peer Reviewed Journal) Sampson, B.J., Cane, J.H., Stringer, S.J., Spiers, J.M. 2004. Screenhouse Evaluations of a Mason Bee Osmia ribifloris (Hymenoptera: Megachilidae) as a Pollinator for Blueberries in the Southeastern United States. Small Fruits Variety Journal. 3(15):381-392. THE EFFECTS OF CHILL HOUR ACCUMULATION ON HYDROGEN CYANAMIDE EFFICACY IN RABBITEYE (VACCINIUM ASHEI READE)AND SOUTHERN HIGHBUSH BLUEBERRY CULTIVARS - (Abstract) Stringer, S.J., Marshall, D.A., Sampson, B.J., Spiers, J.M. 2002. The effects of chill hour accumulation on hydrogen cyanamide efficacy in rabbiteye (vaccinium ashei reade)and southern highbush blueberry cultivars. Meeting Abstract. Vol. 3(3/4)pp.339-347. Establishment and Production of Muscadine Grapes - (Proceedings/Symposium) Braswell, J., Stringer, S.J., Ingram, D., Sampson, B. 2001. Establishment and Production of Muscadine Grapes. Extension Publications. 'Biloxi' Southern Highbush Blueberry - (Proceedings/Symposium) Spiers, J.M., Stringer, S.J., Draper, A., Gupton, C. 2002. 'Biloxi' Southern Highbush Blueberry. 7 th Acta Horticulturae International Symposium on Vaccinium Culture, Dec. 4-9, 2002. Chillan, Chile. pp.153-155. Growth and Spread of Blueberry Cultivars in a 15 Year-Old Collection - (Peer Reviewed Journal) Noffsinger, S., Stringer, S.J., Spiers, J.M. 2002. Growth and Spread of Blueberry Cultivars in a 15 Year-Old Collection. 7th Acta Horticulturae. December 4-9, 2000. Chile. p. 165-173.       Last Modified: 02/09/2009