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Improvement of plant quality through nursery research and added value
For a nursery business, plant quality is a double-edged sword because it costs money to provide it and it costs money if you don't!
Patrick Long
Improvement of Stock Quality in the Forest Nursery
The application of forest tree improvement will be largely through tree planting. Consequently much of the seed developed in seed production areas and seed ...
J. H. Stoeckeler
Improvement of Sweetgum
For some time industry has been aware of the high value of sweetgum. However, accompanying increased awareness of value has come awareness of problems in ...
Charles D. Webb
Improvement of Yellow Poplar
There is considerable knowledge about some aspects of the silviculture of yellow-poplar (Liriodondron tulipifera). In recent times, methods have been ...
E. Thor
Improvement Work With Eastern White Pine in the Northeast
We sent out about 50 questionnaires, requesting information (covering eastern white pine and exotic white pines) on improvement work including ...
Victor S. Jensen
Improvements for Energy Conservation at the Coeur d’Alene Nursery
The USDA Forest Service Coeur d’Alene Nursery in Idaho was built in 1962 and is administered by the Idaho Panhandle National Forest. The nursery provides plant ...
Aram Eramian
Improvements in Stem Form and Growth of Elite Genotypes in Loblolly Pine
The Lower Gulf Elite population was a joint effort between the North Carolina State UniversityCooperative Tree Improvement Program, the Western Gulf Forest ...
Fikret Isik, James E. Grissom, Jesus Espinoza, Steven E. McKeand and W. Patrick Cumbie
Improvements in Stem Form and Growth of Elite Genotypes in Loblolly Pine
While previous research showed that volume was the most important trait for economic return, there is increased interest in capitalizing on genotypes with ...
Fikret Isik, James E. Grissom, Jesus Espinoza, Steven E. McKeand and W. Patrick Cumbie
Improvements to Grading Tables and Root Pruners
The grading and root-pruning of nursery stock at the time of shipment are almost universal practices. Several methods have been used. An increasingly prevalent ...
Edward D. Clifford
Improving Conifer Seedling Quality with CONFER
CONFER(R), a potent plant growth regulator containing the active ingredient paclobutrazol, was evaluated as a replacement for dormancy inducing treatments for ...
D. Bradley Smith, Eric Lloyd and Greg O'Neill
Improving Containerized Reforestation Systems
A technical critique of containerized reforestation based primarily on papers presented at the North American Containerized Forest Tree Seedling Symposium held ...
William I. Stein
Improving Forest Plantations through Biotechnology: Can a Systems-Level Understanding of Tree Biology be Translated to Major Gains in Tree Improvement via Transgenic Technology?
Department of Forest Resources and Environmental Conservation, Virginia Tech University, Blacksburg, VA
Amy M. Brunner
Improving Forest Productivity Through Biotechnology
Significant gains have been made with loblolly pine through well-developed tree breeding and testing programs. The technology is now available to build on ...
Mark Rutter
Improving Germination in Windmillgrass Ecotypes
The objectives of this study were to evaluate effects of lemma and palea removal and caryopsis scarification on seed germination of 8 outstanding ecotypes ...
F. Herrera, G. A. Rasnzussen, J. A. Ortega, J. Lloyd-Reilley, S. Maher and W. R. Ocumpaugh
Improving Germination of Red Elm (Ulmus rubra), Gray Alder (Alnus incana) and Buffaloberry (Shepherdia canadensis) Seeds with Gibberellic Acid
Red elm (Ulmus rubra), gray alder (Alnus incana), and buffaloberry (Shepherdia canadensis) are considered important plants for many Native American tribes in ...
Brenda Morales, Charles Barden, Cheryl Boyer, Jason Griffin, Lillian Fisher and Joni Thompson
Improving Irrigation Efficiency
To conserve water and avoid contributing to nonpoint-source pollution, growers need to adopt water-management programs that include proper irrigation ...
Julie P. Newman
Improving Loblolly Pine Survival in Roadbank Stabilization
Loblolly pine is used increasingly for road-bank stabilization. The northwest district of the Mississippi Highway Department has planted 5 million trees ...
Hamlin L. Williston
Improving Longleaf Pine Seedling Production by Controlling Seed and Seedling Pathogens
The demand for container longleaf pine (Pinus palustris Mill.) planting stock is increasing across the Lower Gulf Coastal Plain. Poor-quality seeds and ...
James P. Barnett and John M. McGilvray
Improving Minnesota
Interest in white pine has been growing in Minnesota during the last decade, leading to a recent task force report containing comprehensive regeneration ...
Robert A. Stine
Improving Our Understanding of Growth Differences of Pinus taeda in the United States and Brazil: A Common Garden Experiment
Timothy J. Albaugh, Thomas R. Fox, Rafael A. Rubilar, Clayton A. Alvares and Jose L. Stape
Improving outplanting survival of stored southern pine seedlings by addition of Benomyl to the packing medium
Field survival of longleaf, shortleaf, slash, and loblolly pine seedlings planted with benomyl incorporated in the packing medium was markedly improved over ...
James P. Barnett and John C. Brissette
Improving Pesticide Use in Nurseries and Greenhouses
Not too long ago, growers relied upon broad-spectrum pesticides to deal with many different pests. The consequences of relying on these types of products ...
Dr. F. Byrne and F. Byrne
Improving pesticide use in nurseries and greenhouses.
© Improving planting stocks for the Brazilian Atlantic forest restoration through community-based seed harvesting strategies
Improving Polybag Culture for Sustainable Nurseries
Bags made of polyethylene plastic sheeting are the most commonly-used nursery containers in the world because they are inexpensive and easy to ship and store. ...
Improving Predictions of Seed Performance in Nurseries by Modifying Laboratory Germination
Nursery managers and seed technologists have sought for many years ways to improve the predictability of seed performance on nursery beds.
James P. Barnett
Improving Regeneration Performance Standards: Comments Based on Early Experience With Three New Approaches In British Columbia
Regeneration performance standards are widely used across Canada. These standards specify the acceptable state of regeneration (or more broadly, of tree cover) ...
G. Taylor, K. Day, P. J. Martin and S. Browne-Clayton
Improving Rewetting
Keeping containers healthy depends on media's ability to hold the right amount of water.
Bill Argo and P. Fisher
Improving Root Development:Genetic Selection, Cultural Practices or Both?
White spruce (Picea glauca (Moench) Voss) is a highly variable species with a great potential for genetic improvement.
D. C. Stowe, Hank A. Margolis, J. Beaulieu, Mohammed S. Lamhamedi and S. A. Carles
Improving Root Growth and Morphology of Containerized Oregon White Oak Seedlings
We conducted four trials to determine if we could alter root morphology of containerized Oregon white oak seedlings in order to potentially improve their ...