{"id":457,"date":"2017-12-18T02:00:30","date_gmt":"2017-12-18T10:00:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/pollinationpodcast\/?p=457"},"modified":"2017-12-19T13:35:34","modified_gmt":"2017-12-19T21:35:34","slug":"matt-arrington","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dev.blogs.oregonstate.edu\/pollinationpodcast\/2017\/12\/18\/matt-arrington\/","title":{"rendered":"32 Matt Arrington – Pollinating Blueberries in the Pacific Northwest"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Matt Arrington recently graduated with a Ph.D. in horticulture from Washington State University. He has experience in applied plant research with small fruit and tree fruit.<\/p>\n

Matt is currently working with Dr. Lisa DeVetter at the Small Fruit Horticulture program in Mount Vernon, Washington as a graduate research assistant. Key projects he is involved with include pollination and fruit set improvement in highbush blueberry.<\/p>\n

Listen in to learn about highbush blueberries, and how honeybees can greatly benefit the pollination and harvest of your plants.<\/p>\n

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\u201c[Blueberries bloom] in the spring, when we usually have fairly heavy rainfall, low temperatures, windstorms, and those are all environmental conditions that are really not good for foraging activities, especially in honeybees.\u201d – Matt Arrington<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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