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Forest Nursery Notes

The following articles were posted in the USDA Forest Service "Forest Nursery Notes" -

Only uncopyrighted articles have been reproduced, and can be viewed in .pdf format.

 

 

Nursery Structures and Equipment 

 

  1. Bioheat waste oil may cut costs. Bartok, J. W., Jr. Greenhouse Management and Production 26(10):64. 2006.
  2. Coal provides heat alternative. Bartok, J. W., Jr. Greenhouse Management and Production 26(11):63-65. 2006.
  3. Control your energy costs: a whole lot of hot air. Kenney, B. Greenhouse Grower 24(12):82-83. 2006.
  4. Hot houses. Bramwell, J. American Nurseryman 204 (2):29-33. 2006. The market for greenhouses with retractable roofs is booming because these structures enable nurseries to grow hardier plants faster.
  5. Melting greenhouse snow. Bartok, J. W., Jr. Greenhouse Management and Production 27(1):110-111. 2006.
  6. New technologies increase greenhouse efficiency. Devaney, N. Greenhouse Management and Production 26 (11):31, 33, 34-36. 2006. 5 places you can save money by reducing energy and labor costs.
  7. Root-zone heating can save energy by reducing needs. Bartok, J. W., Jr. Greenhouse Management and Production 26(8):94, 96-97. 2006.
  8. Save energy, but watch for hidden risks. Ling, P., Pasian, C., and Jones, M. Greenhouse Management and Production 26(8):74-76, 78-79. 2006. Tightening a greenhouse saves money but may create other problems.

Fertilization and Nutrition

 

  1. MIYOBI: a new fertilizer containing abscisic acid. Kamuro, Y. International Plant Propagators' Society, combined proceedings 2005, 55:216-218. 2006.
  2. Perfecting the pour-through. Altland, J. Digger 50 (8):99-103, 105-107. 2006.  Avoid common pitfalls of this seemingly simple method for measuring container nutrition.
  3. Sample to diagnose nutrient disorders. Kackley, K., Ferry, S., and Peters, C. Greenhouse Management and Production 26 (8):80-82, 84-86. 2006.

Water Management and Irrigation

 

  1. Get ready for runoff regulation. Eberly, D. Greenhouse Grower 24(12):32, 34-35. 2006.
  2. Some problems in water recycling. Leach, S. International Plant Propagators' Society, combined proceedings 2005, 55:128-131. 2006.
  3. Water disinfecting techniques for plant pathogen control. Yiasoumi, W. International Plant Propagators' Society, combined proceedings 2005, 55:138-141. 2006.
  4. Water recycling: how we do it. Deckys, E. International Plant Propagators' Society, combined proceedings 2005, 55:53-55. 2006.
  5. Water saving, more than just recycling. Heyne, G. International Plant Propagators' Society, combined proceedings 2005, 55:131-136. 2006.

Container production

 

  1. Impacts of nursery cultural treatments on stress tolerance in 1+0 container white spruce (Picea glauca [Moench] Voss) seedlings for summer-planting. Tan, W. New Forests 33(1):93-107. 2007.
  2. Subirrigation reduces water use, nitrogen loss, and moss growth in a container nursery. Dumroese, R. K., Pinto, J. R., Jacobs, D. F., Davis, A. S., and Horiuchi, B. Native Plants Journal 7(3):253-261. 2006. 

General and Miscellaneous

 

  1. Financial viability of reforesting reclaimed surface mined lands, the burden of site conversion costs, and carbon payments as reforestation incentives. Sullivan, J., Aggett, J., Amacher, G., and Burger, J. Resources Policy 30(4):247-258. 2006.

Pest Management

 

  1. Fungus gnat management. Fisher, P., Eaton, A., and Cloyd, R. Greenhouse Grower 24(11):20, 22, 24. 2006.

Soil Management and Growing Media

 

  1. The art of soil mediums. Rafter, D. Digger 50 (8):143-147. 2006.
  2. Container no-brainer. Altland, J. Digger 50 (11):24, 26-27. 2006. The physical properties of substrates play a big part in crop health and costs.
  3. A tricky topic: research suggests it's best to aim low when managing substrate pH. Altland, J. Digger 50(12):42-44, 46-47. 2006.
  4. Use of paper-mill sludges and municipal compost in nursery substrates. Chong, C. and Purvis, P. International Plant Propagators' Society, combined proceedings 2005, 55:428-432. 2006.