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Flowchart illustrating the BLUEDYNAMO blueberry research program. The BLUEDYNAMO logo is centered at the top, with branching arrows connecting four project objectives. On the left, a fungicide chemical structure icon accompanies the goal of collaborating with blueberry growers to analyze regional and national fungicide use patterns and evaluate their role in the development of fungicide resistance in blueberry fruit rot pathogens. Below, a DNA illustration represents the use of molecular tools to identify resistance-conferring mutations in pathogen DNA and investigate the fitness costs associated with fungicide resistance. On the right, a website and communication icon highlights the development of an online resource to share information on blueberry fruit rots and project findings. Below, an imaging icon and firmness symbol represent the development of an imaging-based technology to detect infected blueberries before symptoms appear by accounting for fruit firmness differences across maturity stages and cultivars. Black arrows connect the central BLUEDYNAMO logo to each research objective, illustrating the project's integrated workflow.

This work is supported by the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) Specialty Crop Research Initiative (SCRI) award number 2023-51181-41322.