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Pot-In-Pot Production Of Six Intermountain West Native Herbaceous Perennial Species Grown In Containers, Guillermos Cardoso, Roger Kjelgren, Teresa Cerny-Koenig, Rich Koenig

Plants, Soils, and Climate Faculty Publications

We investigated the performance of six Intermountain West (IMW) native herbaceous perennial species grown in a pot-in-pot (PIP) or conventional above-ground (CAG) production system for two years. Three different species were grown for two production cycles each year. Root zone temperature (RZT), plant and container water loss, stomal conductance, plant height, and final biomass were measured. The RZT of plants in the PIP system were as much as 7C cooler than the CAG system, with temperature differences greater at the edge than at the center of the container. water loss was approximately 10% lower for PIP plants on five of …