Hancock Robert (Orcid ID: 0000-0001-5465-3814) Reflective mulch increases fruit yield of highbush blueberry (Vaccinium corymbosum L. cv. Darrow) grown in a northern maritime environment whilst maintaining key fruit quality traits Running title: Reflective mulch enhances blueberry yield Antonios Petridis 1† , Jeroen van der Kaay 1‡ , Iain W. Archibald 2§ , Susan McCallum 2 , Julie Graham 2 , Robert D. Hancock 2 * 1 James Hutton Limited, Invergowrie, Dundee DD2 5DA. United Kingdom. 2 Cell & Molecular Sciences, The James Hutton Institute, Invergowrie, Dundee, DD2 5DA. United Kingdom. † Present address: Department of Food Science, Aarhus University, Agro Food Park 48, 8200 Aarhus N, Denmark. ‡ Present address: Xelect Ltd., Horizon House, Abbey Walk, St. Amdrews, Fife, KY16 9LB. United Kingdom. § Present address: School of Life Sciences, College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, G12 8QQ. United Kingdom. * Corresponding author: Robert D. Hancock, Cell & Molecular Sciences, The James Hutton Institute, Invergowrie, Dundee, DD2 5DA. United Kingdom. Tel: +44 1382 568 779, Fax: +44 344 928 5249, Email: rob.hancock@hutton.ac.uk This article has been accepted for publication and undergone full peer review but has not been through the copyediting, typesetting, pagination and proofreading process which may lead to differences between this version and the Version of Record. Please cite this article as doi: 10.1002/jsfa.10967 This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.