Browsing by Author "Sibley, Jeff"

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Integrating Effluent from Recirculating Aquaculture Systems with Greenhouse Cucumber and Tomato Production

Pickens, Jeremy (2015-07-28)

Experiments were conducted to evaluate the feasibility of greenhouse vine crop production using aquaculture effluent as a water and nutrient source. In the summer of 2012, cucumbers grown with aquaculture effluent (AE) ...

Integration of Intensive Aquaculture and Horticulture Crop Production

Sleeper, Adam (2009-11-19)

Agricultural sectors can be integrated into mutually beneficial productions systems. Integration provides improved production sustainability, increased ecosystem health, increased human health, and polyculture. Horticulture ...

Interactive Versus Non-Interactive Platforms for Teaching Plant Morphology

Brown, Brian (2005-12-15)

A study was conducted in the Spring semester at Auburn University involving 46 undergraduate and graduate volunteers. Two learning modules with different formats were developed for the study. Both modules were created ...

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 ...

Mitigation of Hurricane Damage in Pecan Orchards

Messer, Daulton (2020-11-17)

Hurricanes make landfall in the southeastern United States, the center of the majority of worldwide pecan production, on an annual basis. Hurricanes cause severe damage to orchards and reduce yield dramatically for years ...

A National Overview of Plant Selection/introduction Programs and a State Survey of Growers and Retailers to Determine the Potential for an Alabama Plant Selection/Introduction Program

Harris, Emily (2008-12-15)

Over the past fifteen years, many states have established statewide plant selection/introduction programs for the purpose of promoting and marketing selected plants to consumers to increase sales for the Green Industry. ...

Nutrient Uptake and Plant Selection in Southeastern Rain Gardens

Jernigan, Kathryne (2010-08-13)

A bioretention rain garden is an innovative stormwater management practice that integrates stormwater infiltration and storage to improve the quality of runoff. Part1. Two bioretention rain garden designs constructed at ...

Performance of pecan (Carya illinoinensis) cultivars grown in Alabama

Warren, Thomas (2018-02-01)

Between 1996 and 1999, pecan cultivars were grafted to mature pecan trees at the E.V. Smith Research Center in Shorter, Alabama [E.V. Smith] and Gulf Coast Research and Extension Center in Foley, Alabama [Gulf Coast] in ...

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 ...

Plant Growth and Physiological Responses to Various Surfactants Injected in Irrigation Water: Tween 20 as a Method for Reducing Water Use in Plant Production

Greenwell, Daniel (2017-07-27)

Nursery and greenhouse growers who heavily rely on groundwater and/or are located in drought prone regions should be hard-pressed to minimize water waste for the sake of their plants, their budgets, and the environment. ...

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 ...

Rooting Evaluation of Kiwifruit (Actinidia chinesis) and Effects of Anaerobiosis on Bud Break

Sims, Bradley (2011-05-05)

Two unrelated studies were conducted in completion of this degree. The first study evaluated different rates of growth hormone on softwood kiwifruit (Actinidia chinensis) cuttings to determine the proper rate for optimal ...

Stem Cutting Propagation of the Endangered Species, Clematis socialis (Kral)

Johnson, Connie (2006-12-15)

Clematis socialis (Kral), the Alabama leather flower, is a federally listed endangered species native to NE Alabama and NW Georgia. In addition to conservation and management practices of the few existing populations, ...

A Study of Chilling Factors on Taxa of Red Maple (Acer Rubrum L. and Acer X Freemanii E. Murray)

Chesnut, Harlan (2006-08-15)

The objectives of this research were to (1) determine the response on budbreak of red maples to natural (ambient) chilling versus constant (forced) chilling; (2) determine the response on budbreak of red maples of forced ...

Thermotolerance of Hemlock (Tsuga spp.) and Investigation of a Foliar Disorder in Crapemyrtle (Lagerstroemia indica ×fauriei)

Wilson, Matthew (2010-07-19)

Foliar thermotolerance of six Tsuga species to direct heat injury was evaluated using electrolyte leakage. Species evaluated included: T. canadensis, T. caroliniana, T. chinensis, T. diversifolia, T. heterophylla, and T. ...