. Cranberries; : the national cranberry magazine. Cranberries. Dr. Cross . . Continued from Page 3 cording to Cross. But in spite of the plant's pervasiveness, Cross defines man's cultivation of this sensitive fruit as "365 days of the year in which to make a ; "Under the supervision of Sta- tion Engineer John Norton, the station has developed a flotation Sander to replace hand-shoveling of sand onto the bogs, in addition to designing new models of dry fruit pickers and other bulk handlers. "Agricultural chemicals-both pesticides and fertilizers—are at "the roo
. Cranberries; : the national cranberry magazine. Cranberries. Dr. Cross . . Continued from Page 3 cording to Cross. But in spite of the plant's pervasiveness, Cross defines man's cultivation of this sensitive fruit as "365 days of the year in which to make a ; "Under the supervision of Sta- tion Engineer John Norton, the station has developed a flotation Sander to replace hand-shoveling of sand onto the bogs, in addition to designing new models of dry fruit pickers and other bulk handlers. "Agricultural chemicals-both pesticides and fertilizers—are at "the root of the station's research," according to Cross. "We're dealing with maybe a dozen insect pests in cranberries, plus numerous types of weeds and fungi," Cross said. "Controlling the pests is not the problem; we know how to do that. The problem is finding chemicals that do their jobs and then disappear in the aquatic ; me searcn lor non-poiiuung but effective chemicals is in the realm of several researchers at the station. Robert Devlin, plant path- ologist, has written several text- books on the subject and is now concentrating on using plant hor- mones and enzymes to increase the effectiveness of various herbicides, enabling growers to reduce the amount of chemicals they use. Biochemist Carl Deubert uses equipment that traces the break- down of pollutants to parts per trillion as he studies the effects of various chemicals on aquatic en- vironments. Bill Tomlinson, the station's resident entomologist, handles all questions pertaining to insects and keeps growers up to date on the latest registered chemi- cal controls. "In addition to his studies of nematodes, Zuckerman has done pioneering work in developing fung- icides which can be applied from the air. The station's extension speciaUst, Irving Demoranville, joins Tomlinson in collating data for 1 weamer reports m aauiiion acting as a liaison and referen( source between the station
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