Browsing Auburn University Graduate School by Department "Horticulture"

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Cooperative Extension and Propagation for Caño Negro, Costa Rica

Meriwether, Rachel (2010-12-10)

A research relationship was established with colleagues in Costa Rica. These included not only members of academia but also non-profit organization workers, government officials, community members, and private research ...

Cotton Gin Compost As an Alternative Substrate for Horticultural Crop Production

Jackson, Brian (2005-08-15)

Nursery and greenhouse vegetable growers are always concerned about the availability and cost of materials used as substrates in their production systems. In recent years, alternative organic substrate components have ...

Crop Efficacy and Weed Control Evaluation of a New Herbicide for Sensitive Herbaceous Ornamental Crops

Penney, John R. III (2018-11-16)

Preemergence herbicides are needed in the container nursery industry due to the high cost of hand weeding, but few preemergence herbicides are labeled for use on sensitive herbaceous ornamental crops. Currently, Snapshot® ...

Crop Management Strategies for Hop Production in Alabama

Lahue, Sarah Alexandra (2025-12-03)

This thesis investigates the impact of crop management strategies for hops, including mulching, trellis system type, and cultivar selection in Alabama. This study aims to evaluate the relationship between these treatments ...

Cultivating Life: A Study of a School Landscape Project

Fleener, Ann W. (2013-07-31)

This study was conducted in three parts. Parts one and two compared students at Fayetteville School (FHS), Drew Middle School (DMS), and Lincoln High School (LHS). FHS comprised the experimental group, whereas DMS and LHS ...

Cutting Edge Technologies: Assessing ROI and Safety of Autonomous Mowers

Erbrick, Landon (2025-12-08) ETD File Embargoed

Landscape services in the United States is an expansive industry, producing upwards of $221.89B in economic output over more than 100,000 landscape companies (Hall et al., 2020). Despite this economic strength, the ...

Cyclanilide Promotes Branching of Woody Ornamentals

Holland, Amanda (2007-05-15)

Woody ornamental shrub production often requires multiple prunings to promote branching and compaction. Pruning, a labor-intensive practice that results in a loss of plant biomass, often lengthens production time but is ...

Determining a Maturity Index and the Effect of Chilling Requirments, and Cytokinin Applications on Three New Kiwi Cultivars

Wall, Clinton (2006-08-15)

The kiwi industry in Alabama is small but has potential for strong growth. Alabama’s climate shares many similarities to several large production regions around the world, including China and New Zealand. But in order for ...

Determining the effective pollination period and effects of crop load reduction on AU kiwifruit cultivars

Thompson, Andrew (2014-07-11)

The objectives of this research were to determine the effective pollination period (EPP) of ‘AU Golden Sunshine’ (Actinidia chinensis) and ‘AU Fitzgerald’ (A. deliciosa), and to determine effectiveness of lateral bud or ...

Developing a broccoli crop model to guide growers with sustainable decision-making

Barros, Marcos (2025-05-08)

Broccoli (Brassica oleracea var. italica) has emerged as a key crop for diversification in southeastern U.S. vegetable systems, driven by regional market demand and strategic efforts to reduce reliance on imports. ...

Development of a More Sustainable Sweetpotato Production System in Alabama

Stone, Amanda (2005-12-15)

Field experiments were conducted from 2003-2005 to evaluate the influence of grass and legume cover crops, no-tillage, and varying rates of nitrogen on commercial sweetpotato production. Cover crops used for the no-till ...

The Development of a Statewide Trial, Evaluation, and Promotion Program: Trialing Summer Annuals

Swindle, Christopher Wayne (2012-12-07)

The “Green Industry” is a term that encompasses many agricultural occupations such as turfgrass production, retail garden centers, ornamental plant production, and the landscape installation and maintenance industry. Two ...

DNA fingerprinting of Castanea species in USA

Li, Xiaowei (2011-08-08)

Two Castanea species (C. dentata, the American chestnut, and C. pumila, var. pumila, the Allegheny chinkapin, and var. ozarkensis, the Ozark chinkapin) are native to the USA. It has been difficult to differentiate the ...

Effect of Acacia Gum on Bare Root Nursery Crops and in Cutting Propagation

Creel, Sarah (2006-08-15)

The effects of acacia gum on bare root ‘Karl Sax forsythia’ (Forsythia × intermedia ‘Karl Sax’) and ‘Merrill’ magnolia (Magnolia stellata ‘Merrill’) were examined, along with the effects of acacia gum on ‘Merlot’ Virginia ...

Effect of air and root-zone temperatures on growth and quality of indoor hydroponic lettuce

Shi, Ran (2019-11-18)

An experiment was conducted in an environmental control chamber to determine the effects of air and root-zone temperature on growth of hydroponic lettuce (Lactuca sativa L. ‘Rex’). For each replication, lettuce seeds ...

Effect of Fertilizer Rate and Panel Orientation on Growth and Fruit Yield of Sweet ’n’ Neat Cherry Tomato in Greenhouse Vertical Production

Yang, Zhuo (2017-07-28)

This study evaluated container production of Sweet 'n' Neat cherry tomato (Solanum lycopersium L.) using a novel, inexpensive A-frame vertical structure compared to a traditional horizontal bench production system in a ...

Effect of Hydroponic System Type on Growth and Nutrient Uptake of Lettuce (Lactuca sativa ‘Rex’) Irrigated with Aquaculture Effluent

Hensarling, Kyle (2021-11-22)

Aquaponics (AP) combines the use of traditional hydroponic (HP) practices with aquaculture effluent which is used to irrigate and provide necessary nutrients to the plants. Current methods of HP production include Nutrient ...