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Nursery Crops 1

Tuesday, August 3, 2010: 4:30 PM
Springs A & B
Moderator:
4:30 PM
A Comparison of “Air Root Pruning” and Conventional Plastic Containers for Cultivation of Two Palm Species
A. James Downer, University of California Cooperative Extension; Donald R. Hodel, B.S., and, M.S., Ornamental, Horticulture, University of California; Maren J. Mochizuki, University of California Extension
4:45 PM
Scheduling Irrigation Based On Plant Daily Water Use Conserves Water without Decreasing Growth of Container-Grown Ornamental Shrubs
Nicholas A. Pershey, Michigan State University; Rodney Thomas Fernandez, Michigan State University; Bert Cregg, Michigan State University; Jeffrey A. Andresen, Michigan state university; William Northcott, Michigan State University
5:00 PM
Growth and Physiology of Container-Grown Conifers Under Cyclic Irrigation Regimes
Amanda Taylor, Michigan State University; Bert Cregg, Michigan State University; Rodney Thomas Fernandez, Michigan State University; Jeffrey A. Andresen, Michigan state university; Pascal Nzokou, Associate Professor, Michigan State University
5:15 PM
Nursery Field Fertilizer Evaluations in Ontario and Ohio
Hannah M. Mathers, PhD, Ohio State Univ-Hort & Crop Sci; Luke Case, Ohio State University; Randall H. Zondag, The Ohio State University, Hort. & Crop Sci.