Lily Calderwood
Extension Wild Blueberry Specialist and Associate Professor of Horticulture
Degree:ÌýPh.D. 2015 University of Vermont
Phone:Ìý207.812.2915
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Location:Ìý103 Deering Hall
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Professional Interests:ÌýÌýIntegrated Pest Management, Sustainable Agriculture
¸é±ð²õ±ð²¹°ù³¦³ó:ÌýLily Calderwood’s research and education program aims to develop whole system approaches to wild blueberry production in Maine. Integrated Pest Management (IPM) is at the forefront of her work, which can improve the economic and ecological resilience of farms by incorporating subjects such as fertility, soil health, and plant physiology into pest management. Current research includes a weed survey of wild blueberry fields, tine weeding and cover cropping studies for organic weed management, mulching studies, crop and pest forecasting tools, and foliar fertilizer assessments. Past projects studied insect-plant interactions and biological control on lavender, cut flower, hop, dry bean, grains, and oilseeds. Her applied research and education helps growers to identify and address on-farm needs. To learn more about wild blueberry production research and outreach at the University of Maine visit:Ìý
RecentÌýPublications:
Calderwood, L.Ìý2023. Tine weeding as a weed management tool for wild blueberry growers in Maine.ÌýActa Horticulturae. ISHS 2023.ÌýProc. XII International Vaccinium Symposium.ÌýDOI 10.17660/ActaHortic.2023.1357.38
Tasnim, R.; Birkel, S.;ÌýCalderwood, L.; Roberts, S.; Zhang, Y.-J. 2022. Seasonal Climate Trends across the Wild Blueberry Barrens of Maine, USA.ÌýAtmosphere.Ìý13:690. DOI 10.3390/ atmos13050690
Calderwood, L.,ÌýKoehler, G., Birkel, S., Roche, E.H. 2022. Weather Information and DecisionÌýSupport Tool Needs Assessment.ÌýThe Journal of Extension.Ìý60:3, Article 1.ÌýDOI 10.34068/joe.60.03.01.
Gumbrewicz, B.Ìý*ÌýandÌýCalderwood, L.Ìý2022.ÌýFertility Effects on Blueberry Gall Midge (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae) in Wild Blueberry (Vaccinium angustifolium; Ericales: Ericaceae).ÌýJournal of Economic Entomology.Ìý115:3.ÌýDOIÌý
Gumbrewicz, B. * andÌýCalderwood, L.Ìý2022.ÌýComparison of Wood Mulch Particle Sizes for Wild Blueberry Management in a Changing Climate.ÌýInternational Journal of Fruit Science.Ìý22:1ÌýDOI 10.1080/15538362.2022.2070577
Barai, K.,ÌýCalderwood, L., Wallhead, M., Vanhanen, H., Hall, B., Drummond, F., Zhang, Y.-J. 2022. High Variation in Yield among Wild Blueberry Genotypes: Can Yield Be Predicted by Leaf and Stem Functional Traits?ÌýAgronomy.Ìý12:617. DOI 10.3390/ agronomy12030617
Tasnim, R.,ÌýCalderwood, L., Tooley, B., Wang, L., Zhang, Y.-L. 2022. Are Foliar Fertilizers Beneficial to Growth and Yield of Wild Lowbush Blueberries? Agronomy. 12:470.ÌýDOIÌý10.3390/agronomy12020470
Chen, Y., Pahadi, P.,ÌýCalderwood, L., Annis, S., Drummond. F., and Zhang, Y. 2022. Will Climate Warming Alter Biotic Stresses in Wild Lowbush Blueberries?ÌýAgronomy.Ìý12:371ÌýDOI 10.3390/agronomy12020371
Tasmin, R.,ÌýCalderwood, L., Annis, S., Drummond, F., and Zhang, Y.-L. 2020.ÌýThe Future of Wild Blueberries: Testing Warming Impacts Using Open-top Chambers.ÌýSpire; The Maine Journal of Conservation and Sustainability.Ìý4thÌýIssue.
Calderwood, L., Lewins, S., and Darby, H. 2015. Survey of northeastern hop arthropod pests and their natural enemies. Journal of Integrated Pest Management 6(1): 1-14.
Calderwood,ÌýL.Ìý, Cubins, J., Vesty, D., and Darby, H. 2017. Effect of drive row ground covers on hop (Rosales: Cannabaceae) yard arthropod pests in Vermont, USA. Environmental Entomology 46(1): 1-8.
