The 2012 ASHS Annual Conference: Ornamentals/Landscape and Turf 1

Thursday, August 2, 2012: 8:00 AM

Tuttle

Moderator:

Yan Chen

8:00 AM

Loropetalum Growth Management in the Landscape
Yan Chen, LSU AgCenter, Hammond Research Station; Regina Bracy, Louisiana State University; Allen Owings, LSU AgCenter

8:15 AM

Root Dynamics of Congeneric Native and Invasive Lonicera and Rhamnus
Maria S. Smith, Cornell University; Jason Fridley, Syracuse University; Taryn Bauerle, Cornell University

8:30 AM

Waterlogging and Inundation Tolerance of C4 Turfgrasses
Vivek Govindasamy, CUGE, National Parks Board; Kenneth B. Marcum Sr., United Arab Emirates University; Jawaharlal M, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University; Ganga M, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University

8:45 AM

Louisiana Super Plants—Three Years of Successful Plant Promotions
Allen D. Owings, LSU Ag Center; Regina Bracy, LSU Ag Center; Dan Gill, LSU Ag Center

9:00 AM

Safety Training for Hispanic Landscape Workers: Challenges and Solutions
E. M. Bauske, University of Georgia; N. Fuhrman, University of Georgia; A. Martinez-Espinoza, University of Georgia

9:15 AM

Maintenance of Substrate Water Content to Control Growth of Gardenia jasminoides
Amanda Bayer, University of Georgia; John M. Ruter, Univ of Georgia; Marc van Iersel, University of Georgia

9:30 AM

Reaction of Selected Herbaceous Perennials to Low-input Cultural Practices and Severe Heat and Drought Conditions
Gregory Church, Ph.D., Texas AgriLife Extension Service; David Spadoni, Collin County Master Gardener Association; Kim Schofield, M.S., ABC Commercial Services; Steve George, Ph.D., Texas AgriLife Extension Service

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