Title
Frederick Vernon Coville blueberry records
By
Coville, Frederick V. (Frederick Vernon) 1867-1937
United States. Department of Agriculture.
Type
Collection
Material
Archival material
Publication info
1907-1938
Notes
Title and abstract supplied by archivist.
United States Department of Agriculture blueberry records of Frederick Vernon Coville document the earliest crosses of commercial blueberries. Frederick Vernon Coville along with George M. Darrow were the first breeders in the blueberry program. These research notes are primarily Coville's and include a complete description of blueberry plant parentage and field note data. There are daily, pencilled entries about growing plants in research fields and separate notebooks with descriptions of blueberry plant variety characteristics and crosses.
Frederick Vernon Coville (1867-1937) worked for the United States Department of Agriculture as assistant botanist (1888-1893) and botanist (1893-1937). He was instrumental in the establishment of the United States National Arboretum in 1927. He was the first to discover the importance of soil acidity on the growth of blueberries as well as the impact of cold on plants. Through his early work on crossing blueberry plants, he was responsible for the commercialization of blueberries.
Subjects
(Frederick Vernon),
,
(George McMillan),
,
1867-1937
,
1889-1983
,
Blueberries
,
Breeding
,
Coville, Frederick V
,
Darrow, George M
,
Fruit breeders
,
History
,
Manuscripts
,
United States
Language
English
Identifiers
NAL:
MS 413
OCLC:
910915678
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