Cottonball, caused by the fungus Monilinia oxycocci, is an economically important disease on many cranberry marshes in Wisconsin. Cottonball has also been described in the Pacific Northwest and southeastern Canada, but losses in these areas have generally been minor. For reasons that are not known, cottonball has increased in importance in Wisconsin over the past 30 years. In recent years, abou...

The effect of berry phenolics such as anthocyanins, ellagitannins, and proanthocyanidins from raspberry (Rubus idaeus), black currant (Ribes nigrum), and cranberry (Vaccinium oxycoccus) and byproducts of deoiling processes rich in phenolics such as rapeseed (Brassica rapa L.), camelina (Camelina sativa), and soy (Glycine max L.) as well as scots pine bark (Pinus sylvestris) was investigated in ...

Background The aim of this study is to examine the effects of cranberry extract prescription in sensitive days of pregnancy on development and histomorphometric changes in liver of mouse embryo. MaterialsAndMethods A total of 24 pregnant mice were divided into equal 4 groups. The control group received no injection, while sham group was injected with saline and experimental groups were given cr...

A higher risk of cardiovascular mortality in persons with chronic renal failure (CRF) is linked to inflammation, oxidative stress, cellular aging, and gut dysbiosis, name a few contributing factors. According growing body evidence, some dietary choices may reduce the severity certain adverse effects. Specialized databases such as PubMed/Medline, Embase, Google Scholar, UpToDate were searched fi...

For the second time this year, I have had a bout of what I think might be a u-tract infection, but I'm not sure if that's what it is. For about a week now I have had the urgency to urinate hundreds of times throughout the day, and could easily urinate every five minutes without problem. The bothersome thing is that, although I'm not incontinent, it is dripping a little and is therefore very unp...

Vaccinium meridionale (section Pyxothamnus ), a tetraploid species native to higher altitude locations in Jamaica, Colombia, and Venezuela, is of interest breeders for its profuse, concentrated springtime flowering monopodial plant structure, both which may be useful breeding mechanical harvest. In this study, V. was hybridized successfully as male with 4 x macrocarpon Oxycoccos , American cran...

Sanding to bury the overgrowth of uprights and promote new growth results in alternate sand organic sublayers 0–30 cm layer cranberry soils contributing global carbon storage. The aim this study was measure CO2 emission rates soil under simulated warming. Soil samples (0–10, 10–20 20–30 cm) were incubated jars for up 105 days at 10, 20 30 °C. rate measured biweekly by gas chromatography. increa...