Author: Anthony Lynn WitcherPublisher:
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Languages : en
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Evaluation of Fertilizer and Irrigation Production Systems for Large Nursery Containers
Author: Anthony Lynn WitcherField Evaluation of Container Nursery Irrigation Systems
Author: Journal of Environmental Horticulture
Author: Southern Nurserymen's Association Research Conference ... Annual Report ...
Author: Southern Nurserymen's AssociationPublisher:
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Category : Horticulture
Languages : en
Pages : 676
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Container Nursery Production and Business Management Manual
Author: JULIE P. NEWMANPublisher: UCANR Publications
ISBN: 1601078420
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 355
Book Description
This colorful manual includes research-based information on all aspects of production of landscape plants in commercial nurseries. Written primarily for wholesale nursery growers and propagators; a wide range of those involved in the nursery industry will find this a valuable reference. Twenty chapters in five broad sections cover topics from nursery site selection to crop production, water management to business and labor management, along with pest, weed, and disease management. This easy-to-use manual contains the photos, tables and clearly written text that make UC ANR's publications the go-to references industry professionals rely upon. Chapters include: Nursery Site Selection and Development Plant Growing Structures Mechanization and Automation Soils and Container Media Nutrition and Fertilization Irrigation Management Practices Controlling Runoff and Recycling Water, Nutrients, and Waste Plant Propagation Controlling Plant Growth Diagnosing Plant Problems Integrated Pest Management Plant Diseases Insects, Mites, and Other Invertebrate Pests Integrated Weed Management Vertebrate Pest Management Invasive Pests Business Management Marketing Considerations Increasing Labor Productivity
Tree Planters' Notes
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Category : Tree planting
Languages : en
Pages : 656
Book Description
Some no. include reports compiled from information furnished by State Foresters (and others).
Use of Near-zero Leachate Irrigation Systems for Container Production of Woody Ornamental Plants
Author: Jonathan Douglas SammonsPublisher:
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Category : Baldcypress
Languages : en
Pages : 132
Book Description
Abstract: Increased environmental awareness combined with a decrease in available water for irrigation has required the nursery industry to evaluate water and nutrient efficiencies. The production of plants in containers reduces the rooting volume available to the plant by about 95% resulting in a limited reservoir of moisture and nutrients. The substrates most commonly used in container production are soilless and porous, with pine bark comprising all or at least a majority of the substrate. This production environment requires nursery producers to irrigate daily to maximize plant performance. As irrigation volume increases both water and nutrient efficiencies decrease. This work investigates the interactions of irrigation, fertilizer rate, and water and nutrient efficiencies. A plant-integrated, gravimetric, substrate moisture monitoring system was used to control irrigation volume and limit leachate volumes to near-zero levels. Effective container capacity (ECC) was used to determine irrigation volumes and frequency. ECC was defined as the maximum mass of the container, substrate and plant unit after gravitational water loss. The system used the ECC target to deliver irrigation within a narrow range of substrate moisture contents to study the effects of irrigation volume on growth, water use, and nutrient uptake of baldcypress (Taxodium distichium L.). In the summer of 2006, the gravimetric substrate monitoring system was proven as an effective, plant-integrated method of reducing leachate volume that required minimal maintenance under the four month experimental period. Under a near-zero leachate irrigation system, irrigation volume and leachate volume (by definition) are decreased; substrate nutrient concentration was increased resulting in increased plant tissue nutrient concentration, and an increase in water-use efficiency. Nitrogen use efficiency was not affected by irrigation regime in this study, as fertilizer rate impacted uptake of nitrogen.
General Technical Report RM.
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Category : Forests and forestry
Languages : en
Pages : 592
Book Description
Planters' Notes
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Category : Tree planting
Languages : en
Pages : 660
Book Description
Some no. include reports compiled from information furnished by State Foresters (and others).
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