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Evaluation of Sustainable Alternative Substrate Components for Container Plant Production
(2011-04-06)
Pine bark, peat, and perlite have served as the standard substrate components of container-grown plants for over 50 years. Due to a number of factors, including increased transportation costs, a shift to in-field harvesting ...
Evaluation and Use of Neem (Azadirachta indica A. Juss) as an Organic Substrate Component
(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 the Use of Preemergence and Postemergence Herbicides Along With Cover Crop Residue for Control of Broadleaf Weeds in Watermelons
(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 ...
Carbon Sequestration and Greenhouse Gas Emission Reduction from Horticultural Production Practices
(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) ...
Feasibility of Growing Pierce’s Disease Tolerant American and French-American Hybrid Bunch Grape Cultivars and Advanced Grape Selections in Alabama
(2013-01-09)
Eleven Pierce’s Disease (PD) tolerant American and French-American hybrid bunch grape cultivars including ‘Black Spanish’, ‘Blanc du Bois’, ‘Champanel’, ‘Conquistador’, ‘Cynthiana’, ‘Favorite’, ‘Lake Emerald’, ‘Stover’, ...
Evaluation of Eastern Red Cedar as a Substrate Component for Container Plant Production
(2013-03-20)
Peat moss, perlite and pine bark, being readily available and relatively inexpensive, have been the most popular substrate components of greenhouse and container nursery production for the past forty to fifty years. ...
The Development of a Statewide Trial, Evaluation, and Promotion Program: Trialing Summer Annuals
(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 ...
Evaluation of Processed Corncob and Paulownia tomentosa as Substrate Components in Horticulture Crop Production
(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 Manufactured Organic Soil Amendments for Consumer Use
(2011-08-01)
Commercial substrate blending companies and fertilizer companies are now producing manufactured substrates and fertilizers that are marketed as “organic.” Homeowners care about the aesthetics of their landscape, thus the ...
Evaluation of Sacred Lotus (Nelumbo nucifera Gaertn.) as an Alternative Crop for Phyto-remediation
(2012-05-17)
Lotus, Nelumbo nucifera, offers a wide diversity of uses as ornamental, edible and medicinal plant. An opportunity for growing lotus as a crop in Alabama also has the potential for phyto-remediation. Lotus was evaluated ...