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2008 Summer Forest Nursery Notes - New Nursery Literature

Soil Management and Growing Media

Classification of growing media on their environmental profile.

Verhagen, J. B. G. M. and Boon, H. T. M. Acta Horticulturae 779:231-239. 2008.

Clean chip residual: a substrate component for growing annuals.

Boyer, C. R., Fain, G. B., Gilliam, C. H., Gallagher, T. V., Torbert, H. A., and Sibley, J. L. HortTechnology 18(3):423-432. 2008.

A comparison of methods for the analysis of compost-based growing media.

Frangi, P., Castelnuovo, M., Pozzi, A., Valagussa, M., Crippa, L., and Genevini, P. L. Acta Horticulturae 779:113-119. 2008.

Count down the most common growing media questions: part 1.

Cavins, T. and Evans, M. Greenhouse Management and Production 28(2):15-16, -19. 2008.

Count down the most common growing media questions: Part 2.

Cavins, T. and Evans, M. Greenhouse Management and Production 28(3):26-29. 2008.

Crushed rockwool as a component of growing substrates.

Dubsky, M. and Sramek, F. Acta Horticulturae 779:491-495. 2008.

Effects of enhanced APG surfactant on leaching and wettability of six bark substrates.

Olszewski, M. W., Danan, S. J., and Boerth, T. J. HortTechnology 18 (2):295-300. 2008.

Evaluation of municipal solid waste compost as a growing media component for potted plant production.

Cendon, Y., Moldes, A., and Barral, M. T. Acta Horticulturae 779:591-597. 2008.

Five factors controlling substrate pH.

Taylor, M. and Nelson, P. American Nurseryman 206(8):36-40, 42­-44. 2007.

Growing growing media: promises of Sphagnum biomass.

Gaudig, G., Joosten, H., and Kamermann, D. Acta Horticulturae 779:165-171. 2008.

Improved water saving in nursery production using Sphagnum peat.

Desbiens, M.-C., Bussieres, P., Caron, J. , Beeson, R., Haydu, J., and Elrick, D. Acta Horticulturae 779:407-413. 2009.

Interpret soil and tissue tests correctly.

Fisher, P. R., Douglas, A. C., and Argo, W. R. Greenhouse Management and Production 27(11):47-49. 2007.

© Maturity and stability evaluation of composted yard trimmings.

Brewer, L. J. and Sullivan, D. M. Compost Science & Utilization 11(2):96-112. 2003. Summer 2008

Micronutrient determination in water extracts of peat incubated with mineral fertilizers.

Abreu, C. A. , Abreu, M. F., Bataglia, O. C., Furlani, A. M. C., Furlani, P. R., and Paz-Gonzalez, A. Acta Horticulturae 779:375-383. 2008.

A new substrate for container crops.

Wright, R. D. and Jackson, B. E. American Nurseryman 208(2):26­30, 32. 2008.

Physical and micromorphological properties of organic and inorganic materials for preparing growing media.

Anicua-Sanchez, R., Gutierrez-Castorena, M. C., and Sanchez-Garcia, P. Acta Horticulturae 779:577-582. 2008.

© The physical properties of compost.

Agnew, J. M. and Leonard, J. J. Compost Science & Utilization 11 (3):238-264. 2000.

A practical and low cost microbiotest to assess the phytotoxic potential of growing media and soil.

Blok, C., Persoone, G., and Wever, G. Acta Horticulturae 779:367-373. 2008.