Jackson BE 2009 Pine tree subsrate: an alterntative and renewable substrate for horticultural crop production. in ACTA hort
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Brian Jackson's early work on using de-limbed logs (no needles, but does contain small volumes of bark) as a wood-based substrate for ornamental plant productio...
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2012-07-24
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Bilderback 2009 A nursery friendly method for measuring air filled porosity of container substrates.
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The description for construction of a "home built" porometer apparatus to measure air-filled porosity (AFP) is described. This is an excellent device to monito...
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2012-07-23
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Cooke et al 2004. Physical property measurements in container substrates: a field quantification strategy.
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Determining drained pore space (air space), using the simple procedure outlined here can provide useful insight into how to manage irrigation of crops having dr...
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2012-07-23
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Jackson et al. 2004 Cotton gin compost as a substrate component in container production of ornamental plants.
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Adding outputs from other industries as inputs into horticultural substrates. Composted cotton gin by-products can provide
a viable alternative substrate for p...
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2012-07-23
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Owen JS 2004 Finding the balance: calcined clay rate effects in pine bark substrates.
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Good treatment design to know where on the scale of clay amendment rate growth is affected. When clay was used to amend pine bark at rates greater than 12% (by ...
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2012-07-23
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Croxton SD 2004. Evaluation of composted household garbage as a horticultural substrate.
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SL Sibley, W Lu and M Schaefer SNA Research Proceedings 49.
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2012-07-23
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Wright et al Evaluation of composted municipal waste as an amendment to pine bark for use in container ornamental production.
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Evaluated composted household garbage (municipal solid waste compost (MSWC) as an amendment to composted pine bark for use as a growing substrate in container p...
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2012-07-23
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Bass et al 1992. Compost: A guide to managing organic yard wastes.
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Start composting in your back yard with this primer for the task. Bass, L, TE Bilderback, and MA Powell. 1992. AG-467
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2012-07-23
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Sherman-Huntoon, R. 2000. Community backyard composting programs.
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Getting started on a small scale to reuse community waste products. Rhonda Sherman-Huntoon, Extension Solid Waste Specialist AG-599.
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2012-07-23
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Klock-Moore et al. 2000. Container production for ornamental horticulture crops
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Trade magazine article about guidelines/standards for using composts as substrates. Klock-Moore, KA, GE Fitzpatrick, G Zinati. Biocycle pp. 58-60.
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2012-07-23
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Sherman, R. 1999. Large scale composting.
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Comprehensive guide to design, layout, scientific underpinning of composting, feedstock and its carbon nitrogen ratio, permitting, and testing. Rhonda Sherman,...
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2012-07-23
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Jackson 2009. A suitable substrate alternative.
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A great history, description and vision of the use of wood-based substrates in the nursery industry. Summarizes many studies using the substrate to grow woody o...
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2012-07-23
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Murphy, A-M. 2012. Alternative substrates in production of trees in 25-gallon containers.
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A continuation of research to show that wood-based substrates used either extensively (100%) or as an amendment to pine bark substrates did not affect growth of...
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2012-07-23
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Witcher et al. 2012. Factors affecting early seedling development in whole pine tree substrates.
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Whole pine tree, either fresh or aged, did not inhibit seed germination or seedling root growth of various test species. Many substrates tested against whole p...
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2012-07-23
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Murphy et al. 2010. Extending pine bark supplies with wholetree and clean chip residual subsrates.
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Comprehensive study that tested growth of major crops in various percentages of pine bark and two alternative substrates. Offers good history of the two substr...
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2012-07-23
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Martsolf, JD Energy requirements for frost protection of horticultural crops..
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A comprehensive chapter covering every conceivable method of frost, freeze or cold protection in the horticulture industry. Covers vegetables and other hort cr...
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2012-07-20
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Westerfeld and Lindstrom 2004. Winter Protection of Ornamental Plants
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Quick reference for preventing injury and what to do after a freeze. R Westerfield and O Lindstrom, Professor of Horticulture Cooperative Extension Service The...
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2012-07-20
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LeBude et al. 2012. Low investment propagation or overwintering house.
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A quick leaflet to build s small house for crop protection. This document stands as a supplement to Preparing Nursery Crops for Winter in the Southeast. LeBud...
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2012-07-20
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Cranshaw. Management of Wood Boring insects
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Cranshaw, W. Powerpoint as pdf that covers a wide range of borers, both clearwing and beetle, and the damage done. Identifiers are presented, some forms of con...
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2012-07-20
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Childs 2008. How to recognize Asian longhorned beetle.
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Vivid pictures, great descriptions of both the insect and the symptoms on the tree. Also discusses how to report a finding. RD Childs: UMass Extension Landsca...
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2012-07-20
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