Browsing Auburn Theses and Dissertations by Author "Gilliam, Charles"

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Alternative Mulch Species, With and Without Dimethenamid-p, for Weed Control in Nursery Container Production

Bartley, Paul III (2015-12-14)

Weed control has been a persistent problem in the nursery industry. These antagonistic weeds incur many challenges and cost to control them as well as reducing the container plants marketability (Neal, 1999; Simpson et al, ...

Carbon Sequestration and Greenhouse Gas Emission Reduction from Horticultural Production Practices

Marble, Stephen Christopher (2013-02-27)

Over the past three decades, one issue which has received significant attention from the scientific community is climate change and the possible impacts on the global environment. Increased atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) ...

Combinations of Selected Sulfonylurea Herbicides and Diazinon for Yellow Nutsedge Control in Tomatoes

Lollar, Matthew (2010-05-07)

In 2008 and 2009 greenhouse and field studies were conducted at Auburn University’s Plant Science Research Center, E.V. Smith Research Station, and Wiregrass Research and Extension Center evaluating combinations of selected ...

Combinations of Selected Sulfonylurea Herbicides with S-Metolachlor for Nutsedge Control in Tomatoes

Adcock, Collin (2007-05-15)

In 2005 and 2006 field studies were conducted at Auburn University’s E.V. Smith Research Station, Chilton County Research and Extension Center, and Wiregrass Research and Extension Center to evaluate combinations of selected ...

Effective Non-Traditional Weed Control in Container-Grown Nursery Crops

Richardson, Ben (2006-12-15)

A series of experiments were conducted to evaluate container nursery crop tolerance and oxalis control with postemergence applied diuron as influenced by timely overhead irrigation. Intent was to identify an interval ...

Effects of a Nonionic Surfactant on Plant Growth and Physiology

Yang, Xiaomei (2008-08-15)

With a continuous declining trend in the availability of groundwater or public surface water to greenhouse and container nurseries, nursery growers and researchers are searching for effective ways to reduce water use and ...

Effects of Pythium and Cold Storage on the Survival of Southern Pine Seedlings

Jackson, Daniel Paul (2010-07-19)

Cold storing bareroot loblolly pine (Pinus spp.) seedlings for > 1 week after lifting from October to mid-December has been associated with poor outplanting survival compared to when seedlings are lifted and stored in ...

Evaluation and Use of Neem (Azadirachta indica A. Juss) as an Organic Substrate Component

Kiefer, Cody (2011-04-08)

With “green-mindedness” increasing in popularity, the use of organic substrates has become even more important in the retail horticultural market. Multiple experiments were conducted to evaluate commercially available ...

Evaluation of Clean Chip Residual as an Alternative Substrate for Container-Grown Plants

Boyer, Cheryl (2008-05-15)

Clean chip residual (CCR), a forestry by-product, could become an important replacement for pine bark in containerized nursery and greenhouse crop production. Rising costs of pine bark (PB) due to reduced production, ...

Evaluation of Composted Poultry Litter Use in Horticulture

Marble, Stephen Christopher (2009-11-03)

The U.S. poultry and egg industry is valued at billions of dollars in gross farm receipts and employs hundreds of thousands of people. A Survey by the United States Department of Agriculture in 2008 revealed that in Alabama ...

Evaluation of Horticulture Applications of Light Expanded Clay Aggregates

Pickens, Jeremy (2008-05-15)

People involved in the nursery industry continue to seek more sustainable options to implement into production regimes. This search has been provoked by environmental and economic reasons. Several areas of popular nursery ...

Evaluation of Pine Bark Mulch-Herbicide Combinations for Weed Control in Nursery Containers

Burrows, Matthew (2017-08-03)

Weed control is a continuing challenge for greenhouse, field, and container nursery growers across the United States. Weed control techniques in container grown ornamentals include hand pulling, herbicide applications, ...

Evaluation of Processed Corncob and Paulownia tomentosa as Substrate Components in Horticulture Crop Production

Weldon, Tyler (2012-04-11)

The main components in soilless substrates for greenhouse and nursery production include pine bark, peatmoss, and perlite. There have been recent concerns with peatmoss because of availability, and the environmental impact ...

Evaluation of Spent Tea Grinds as an Alternative Horticultural Substrate Component

Wells, Daniel (2008-12-15)

Spent Tea Grinds (STG) is the by-product of the rapidly growing tea brewing industry. Published research to date provides few alternatives for beneficial uses of STG. However, the physical and chemical properties of STG ...

Evaluation of the Use of Preemergence and Postemergence Herbicides Along With Cover Crop Residue for Control of Broadleaf Weeds in Watermelons

Lawrence, David (2012-11-06)

Field studies were conducted in the spring of 2011 and 2012 at Auburn University research facilities (AURF), Auburn, AL to evaluate the effectiveness of labeled herbicides with the addition of winter cover crops for ...

Evaluation of WholeTree as an Alternative Substrate Component in Production of Greenhouse Grown Annuals

Griffin, Whitney (2010-04-13)

The physical properties and growth of greenhouse annuals in chipped pine log (CPL) and WholeTree (WT) alternative substrate components were evaluated. Both wood-fiber alternatives have been reported as suitable for the ...

Investigating Uses for Industrial Sweetpotato in Addition to Ethanol Production to Establish Industrial Sweetpotato as a Sustainable Crop in the Southeastern United States.

Lau, Jeekin (2015-07-23)

Field studies were conducted evaluating the effect of nitrogen fertilizer on yield, crude protein (CP), total digestible nutrients (TDN), and acid detergent fiber (ADF) of industrial sweetpotato tuberous roots (Ipomea ...

Liverwort Control in Container-grown Nursery Crops

Newby, Adam (2006-08-15)

The objective of this study was to evaluate preemergence and postemergence liverwort control in container-grown nursery crops. In Chapter II, experiments were to evaluate effectiveness of selected chemicals for postemergence ...

Performance of Sugar Maple Taxa (Acer saccharum Marsh.) in North Alabama

Blackwood, Kenneth (2006-12-15)

A sugar maple (Acer saccharum Marsh.) variety trial was initiated in March, 1999 at the North Alabama Horticulture Substation in Cullman, Ala. (USDA Zone 7). The purpose of the study was to identify superior sugar maple ...

Postemergence Control of English Ivy (Hedera helix L.) and Moisture Effects on Preemergence Weed Control with Flumioxazin

Yang, Qian (2012-07-23)

English ivy (Hedera helix L.) is an invasive vine in at least 28 states in the United States. This species has excellent environmental adaptability, grows as a ground cover and climbs into tree canopy. More potential ...