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Blueberry Genetics & Genomics Laboratory

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Home
Team
- Meet Our Team!
Publications
News
How To
- Blueberry Lab SOPs
- Blueberry Propagation
- Blueberry Growth and Care
- Blueberry Crossing
  - Blueberry Crossing
  - Blueberry Crosses
  - Emasculating Flowers
  - Collecting Pollen for Pollination
    - Collecting Pollen for Pollination
    - Pollen Collection Video
  - Pollinating Blueberry Flowers
  - Out of Season Blueberry Blooming
  - How to Pollinate New Seedling Selections
  - Greenhouse Winter Temperatures for Pollinating and Growing
- Blueberry Tissue Culture and Regeneration
- Extraction Protocols
  - Extraction Protocols
  - Seed Extraction Protocol
  - RNA Extraction
- Fruit Quality Measurements
- Licensing and Patents
- Miscellaneous Protocols
Our Blueberry Varieties
- Our Blueberry Varieties
- NCSU Blueberry Breeding Program History
Available Positions
Give Now

Blueberry Crossing

Blueberry Crosses
Emasculating Flowers
Collecting Pollen for Pollination
- Pollen Collection Video
Pollinating Blueberry Flowers
Out of Season Blueberry Blooming
How to Pollinate New Seedling Selections
Greenhouse Winter Temperatures for Pollinating and Growing

Blueberry Crossing

Source: https://www.driscolls.com/about/berry-innovators/natural-breeding-through-cross-pollination

Dr. Hudson Ashrafi
Associate Professor

Kilgore Hall 234, Campus Box 7609
North Carolina State University
Raleigh, NC 27695-7550

919.515.1216

hashraf2@ncsu.edu

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