The 2012 ASHS Annual Conference
Nursery Crop Production and Water Utilization and Management in Florida
Nursery Crop Production and Water Utilization and Management in Florida
Objective(s):
The tour (co-sponsored by the Nursery Crops, Water Utilization and Management, and Waste Utilization in Horticulture working groups) includes stops at a bamboo nursery, a container and in-ground tree nursery, and a tropical foliage and succulent plant nursery. The South Florida Water Management District will address the group at lunch on water issues related horticulture crop production in South Florida. The final tour stop features an Algal Turf Scrubber operation that remediates water of excess nutrients while producing a waste product (algal biomass) that can be used as a container substrate after composting.
The tour (co-sponsored by the Nursery Crops, Water Utilization and Management, and Waste Utilization in Horticulture working groups) includes stops at a bamboo nursery, a container and in-ground tree nursery, and a tropical foliage and succulent plant nursery. The South Florida Water Management District will address the group at lunch on water issues related horticulture crop production in South Florida. The final tour stop features an Algal Turf Scrubber operation that remediates water of excess nutrients while producing a waste product (algal biomass) that can be used as a container substrate after composting.
Monday, July 30, 2012: 7:00 AM
Tours Pick Up In Front of the Main Hotel Lobby Entrance
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