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CRANBERRY WEB The Newsletter of the BC Cranberry Marketing Commission and the British Columbia Cranberry Growers Association May 2010 Volume 4, Issue 3 New Commercial Cranberry Varieties Released by Rutgers University Rutgers University in New Jersey have Rutgers patented new cranberry released three new cranberry varieties varieties are available to commercial for commercial use. The three, Crimson cranberry growers in the U.S. and Queen®, Demoranville®, and Mullica Canada under license from Rutgers Queen®, are said to have significantly University. higher yields, colour and performance. Growers interested in Rutgers varieties Rutgers reports that the first commercial can contact Rutgers as follows: plantings of these varieties came into maturity in 2009, and superior crop Leon Segal, PhD yields have been realized in most of the Asst. Dir., Licensing and planting areas. In New Jersey, the Technology, SEBS Stevens variety usually yields between Office of Technology 300 and 350 barrels per acre. One of the Commercialization first beds of Crimson Queen, planted in Rutgers, The State University of New Wisconsin in 2005, yielded over 600 bbl/ Jersey ac, substantially greater than the state New Brunswick NJ average of about 250 barrels per acre. 08901 Crimson Queen and a second newly-released variety, Demoranville Tel: 732 932-1000 extension 577 Inside This Issue have each produced over 400 barrels per Cell: 908 239-3132 acre. Mullica Queen has yielded over Email: [email protected] New Cranberry 1 500 bbl/ac. Varieties Released Note - it is expected that variety trials Of course, yields may vary by locale and will be a high priority for the new BC BC Cranberry 1 Research Farm grower practices. Cranberry Research Farm. Research Project 2 Report: Cranberry Dieback Disorder BC Cranberry Research Farm Cranberry Promo 2 Activity Update Slow but steady progress is being made by the Commission towards the How BC Cranberry 3 establishment of a BC Cran- Production Research berry Research Farm. An Funding Decisions informal agreement on the Are Made land has been reached but CCGC 2010 4 no legal documents are yet Health Research in place. Project Proposals 8th Annual Cnd. 5 Ralph May is assisting the National Minority Commission to establish a Use Priority new legal structure to hold Setting Workshop the land and operate the Cranberry Delight 6 farm. CRANBERRY WEB Research Project Report: Cranberry Dieback Disorder (CDD) by Dr. Siva Sabaratnam This is a four year project. Phomopsis sp. as one of the potential casual Contact the BCCMC Below is a brief summary that includes agents of CDD. A planned plant tissue for a copy of the results to the third year. inoculation study in the laboratory will complete research report further confirm the pathogenicity of Phomop- Project Summary sis sp. on cranberries and its contribution to Field surveys and analysis of plant and soil CDD. samples identified an important root and Although pathogens Coniothyrium sporulo- runner rot pathogen, Phytophthora cinna- sum and Cylindrocarpon destructans did not momi and a Phytophthora sp., in two separate cause any noticeable symptoms on cranberry fields, one in Richmond and one in Delta, under greenhouse conditions their frequency respectively, confirming, for the first time, and distribution in CCD symptomatic fields their presence in cranberry soils in B.C. P. and close association with symptomatic plant cinnamomi can cause considerable damage to tissues warrants will now be investigated. cranberries under warm and wet conditions. Project work in 2007 also identified the We now know that CDD is a complex presence of plant-parasitic nematodes, disease instigated chiefly by Phomopsis sp. particularly Paratrichodorus spp. and Hemi- and, perhaps, other potential and/or cycliophora spp. in many cranberry fields. secondary pathogens such as C. sporulosum, Although these nematodes do not appear to be C. destructans and plant parasitic nematodes. the primary cause of CDD, their Conducive field and climatic conditions and contribution to root rot damage solely or syn- plant stress factors can play an important role ergistically with other soil-borne pathogens, in determining the activity, infection process such as P. cinnamomi and C. destructans, and disease severity (i.e. total crop damage) may be be a contributor and is being further expressed by these pathogens. investigated. The Greenhouse portion of study, conducted Copies of the complete report are in 2008/2009, revealed an unidentified available by contacting the Commission. Cranberry Promotion Activity Update by Geraldine Auston Things have been busy the last couple of weeks for cranberry education to the public! This is always a busy time of year and even though cranberry harvest is still a number of months away, it is the perfect time to get out there and get people thinking of the many ways they can incorporate cranberries into their diets every day of the year. Cranberries a Agriculture in the City “highlight product” and sponsor at The commission participated in two, one-hour cooking stages at this event that is held at Metro- BC Chef’s Assn. Town in Burnaby. Organised by Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, it is designed to connect the Hot Competition ever distant consumer back to the origin of their food… farms, not the grocery store! It was a great opportunity to talk about the long history and relationship cranberries have with BC, local farms, the connection of our farmers to Ocean Spray, health benefits and of course cranberries‟ instrumental role in making ordinary meals great! BC Chefs Association Hot Competition This year the BC Cranberry Marketing Commission was honoured to be a title sponsor for the newest Black Box Competition introduced by the BC Chefs Association! Cranberries were a highlight product and the sponsor of the grand prize for the Roasted Competition, where we were teamed with the very complimentary BC pork. Page 2 Great event, great response from the Chefs. How BC Cranberry Production May 2010 Research Funding Decisions are Made The BC Cranberry industry has a well estab- The committee then meets to review submit- lished, producer-oriented, process to identify ted proposals. If a proposal is received from a “...projects that score issues that are limiting production and then to Committee member, that person is excused the highest financially support projects that have a high from Committee‟s discussion and review of will be funded.” probability of delivering information, the proposal. The Committee then ranks pro- techniques and tools required by growers to posals based on “Importance to Producers, address those limitations. “Feasibility”, “Sound Science”, and “Value”. A committee, chaired by Todd May, and in- Within budgets, projects that score the highest cluding other producers appointed by the will be funded. Actual funding decisions are Commission and by the Association, Brian made only by the Producer members of the Mauza of Ocean Spray and Drs Sheila Committee. Fitzpatrick and Kim Patten, lead the process. Researchers are required to submit timely Research priorities are established each year reports of the results achieved by the project. based upon what is actually happening on BC Those reports are first reviewed by the cranberry farms. Those priorities are then Committee who may request clarifications or segmented into “High”, “Medium” and “Long further information or may approve the report. Term” and circulated to 56 cranberry researchers across North America with an invitation to submit project proposals to ad- dress the problems. Reports of Project results are presented to Growers at the Cranberry Congress, via To keep growers informed, a report of Newsletters and on the website. research priorities is presented annually to the Cranberry Congress. The 18th Annual Wellness Show The commission sponsored the celebrity cooking stage at this well - attended Vancouver event. Three chefs chose to work with cranberries, and we were featured at 4 celebrity stage events! Antonio Cerullo, Executive Chef, Choices Markets made and sampled Turkey, Cranberry & Quinoa Meatballs. Robert Clark, Executive Chef, C Food Restaurant, nu restaurant & Raincity Grill, featured cranberries in his Fraser Valley Wellness Salad Geraldine Auston Jennifer Peters- Chef de Cuisine, Raincity Grill- made a scrumptious Pork Loin in Montreal to with Cranberry Agrodolce promote cranberries Dietitians of Canada National Conference to 700 Dietitians I will be on my way to Montreal in two weeks to promote cranberries to as many as 700 Dietitians at their annual conference. The BC Cranberry Marketing Commission is also sponsoring the conference‟s walk-about-lunch and trade show, guaranteeing cranberry presence on the menu! Ocean Spray has also generously agreed to team up with us and will be shipping in individual bottles of their very new cranberry juice/vegetable blend juice as a give-away as well as their very handy shopping bags. The BCCMC has developed a 4-page brochure based on information from the Cranberry Institute as well as BC cranberry industry information to distribute to the Dietitians. This is a once-a-year event to get a chance to make personal contact with a large number of Registered Dietitians from all parts of Canada. Page 3 CRANBERRY WEB Canadian Cranberry Growers Coalition 2010 Health Research Project Proposals The following research proposal abstracts (edited for length) were reviewed at the April 2010 Cranberry Institute Research Committee meeting and the CCGC has committed