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Root egression from Potlatch Corporation containerized seedlings
Trees grown from seed in situ normally develop a strong taproot and well-distributed laterals. Conventional cultural techniques of seedling production (whether ...
F. A. Kidd and Richard M. Schaefer, III
Root Fibrosity Proves Insignificant in Survival, Growth of Black Walnut Seedlings
In test plantings with black walnut in Illinois and Indiana, fibrous rooted seedlings did not survive better or grow faster than single taprooted ...
Robert D. Williams
Root Form of Jack Pine Paperpot Seedlings Eight Years After Outplanting
J. K. K. Heikurinen and John B. Scarratt
Root Form of Jack Pine Seedlings Grown in a Variety of Containers
Stability of trees grown in containers is an economic and ecologic concern as instability owing to root system form can make trees susceptible to stem defects.
K. A. Chapman and S. J. Colombo
Root Form of Planted Trees
The degree of root deformation of newly planted trees is governed by nursery practice, container design, planting method and quality, and site conditions. ...
Evert Vaneerden
Root Growth and Root Regeneration Testing on Hardwoods
Root regeneration tests, their rational and the methods for root regeneration testing on hareroot seedlings have been described by Burdette and Ritchie.
Peter P. Feret
Root Growth Capacity Effects on Field Performance
Good field performance (first year survival) was found for interior spruce (Picea glauca x engelmannii) or lodgepole pine (Pinus contorta) seedlots that had ...
Alan H. Vyse, Christopher F. Thompson and David G. Simpson
Root Growth Capacity System
Design of a Root Growth Capacity (RGC) System that has the capability of creating a favorable environment for initiation of root growth. System construction, ...
Gary R. Hileman
© Root growth dynamics of Aleppo pine (Pinus halepensis Mill.) seedlings in relation to shoot elongation, plant size and tissue nitrogen concentration
Root growth in young plants of Pinus pinceana Gordon in response to soil moisture
Root Growth Of Container-Grown Stock After Planting
Describes root growth of bullet, tube and plug seedlings planted experimentally throughout British Columbia from 1967-73. Container design of bullets and tubes ...
Evert Vaneerden and James T. Arnott
Root growth of scotch pine seed sources and its relationship to field performance
Commercially available Scotch pine seed sources were studied to determine root growth potential (RGP), field performance, and the relationship between RGP and ...
James E. Johnson, Richard E. Kreh, John L. Torbert and Peter P. Feret
Root Growth Potential - One Tool for Measuring Loblolly Pine Seedling Quality
Root growth potential (RGP) of West Coast species has been extensively studied for several decades and appears to be a very useful tool for measuring seedling ...
Peter P. Feret, Richard E. Kreh and Laura E. DeWald
Root Growth Potential and the Target Seedling
The review focuses on several key points regarding the conduct and interpretation of Root Growth Potential tests I n forest regeneration. Key points are 1) ...
Gary A. Ritchie and Yasuomi Tanaka
Root Growth Potential as an Indicator of Outplanting Performance: Problems and Perspectives
Root growth potential (RGP) tests have not always proven to be good predictors of outplanting performance under operational conditions. Problems include sample ...
Susan G. Skakel and Thomas D. Landis
Root Growth Potential Effects on First-Year Outplanting Performance of Inland Northwest Conifer Seedlings
Root growth potential (RGP) is used to evaluate seedling vitality from nurseries prior to outplanting. Because results from previous studies indicate mixed ...
Andrew S. Nelson
Root Growth Potential in Coastal Container Species: Trends from Operational Testing and Prediction of Outplanting Performance
One-week root growth potential tests appear adequate for operational go/no go decisions on coastal container and bareroot planting stock. Stress resistance ...
B. G. Dunsworth
ROOT GROWTH POTENTIAL OF LOBLOLLY PINE SEEDLING SHELD IN COLD STORAGE UNDER DIFFERING MOISTURE TREATMENTS
Charles J. Barden and Peter P. Feret
Root Growth Potential of Loblolly Pine Seedlings After Defoliation To Mimic Browsing Damage
Defoliation of recently planted pine seedlings by mammalian herbivores and insects can hinder seedling establishment. The extent of browsing damage is often ...
D. Paul Jackson and Denise N. Bowe
Root Growth Potential of Loblolly Pine Seedlings Held in Cold Storage Under Differing Moisture Treatments
Loblolly pine seedlings were machine lifted on January 13, 1986 from the Westvaco Corporation Nursery in Summerville, South Carolina and initial root growth ...
Charles J. Barden and Peter P. Feret
Root Growth Potential of Southern Pine Seedlings Grown at the W. W. Ashe Nursery
Root growth potential of major species and seed sources grown at the W. W. Ashe Nursery was measured over the course of the 1987-1988 lifting season.
James P. Barnett and John C. Brissette
Root Growth Potential: Facts, Myths, Value?
Currently the Root Growth Potential (RGP)test enjoys a reputation as a general predictor of outplanting survival and growth. This study examines the accuracy, ...
G. J. Krumlik, R. K. Scagel and Wolfgang D. Binder
ROOT GROWTH RESPONSES TO VARYING WATERING REGIMES OF GMELINA ARBOREA SEEDLINGS
Henry L. Gholz and J. P. Dondjang
Root Growth Responses to Varying Watering Regimes of Gmelina Arborea Seedlings
Gmelina arborea is a very fast growing species widely planted in the tropics for fuel and pulp wood purposes.
Henry L. Gholz and J. P. Dondjang
Root Growth, Plug Cohesion, Mineral Nutrition, and Carbohydrate Content of 1+0 Picea mariana Seedlings in Response to a Short-Day Treatment
Mohammed S. Lamhamedi, Mario Renaud, Pascal Desjardins and Linda Veilleux
Root hydraulic conductance, gas exchange and leaf water potential in seedlings of Pistacia lentiscus L. and Quercus suber L. grown under different fertilization and light regimes
Root Initiation and Development in Sycamore Seedlings and Cuttings
After one growing season, cuttings produced greater root and top-dry-matter. Height and diameter growth of both seedlings and cuttings increased significantly ...
H. E. Garrett
© Root manipulation in containers
Root Morphology and Growth of Bare-Root Seedlings of Oregon
Root morphology and growth of bare-root seedlings of Oregon white oak