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Simulating The Field: How To Grow Plants In Soil Columns In The Greenhouse, Julie K. Chard, Bruce Bugbee Jan 2005

Simulating The Field: How To Grow Plants In Soil Columns In The Greenhouse, Julie K. Chard, Bruce Bugbee

Techniques and Instruments

Why Soil Columns?

In the field of plant research it is often desirable to grow plants under controlled conditions to minimize environmental variability from one treatment to the next. The desired control can be achieved by growing plants in containers in a greenhouse or growth chamber.

Plant growth in soil is straightforward in the field where soils are deep, but soil moisture dynamics are altered significantly in small containers. Drainage in the field results from the depth (thickness) of the soil layer. Gravity alone is not adequate to remove water from agricultural soils in pots.

Soil columns are an improvement …


Big Sagebrush Response To One-Way And Two-Way Chaining In Southeastern Utah, John A. Fairchild, James N. Davis, Jack D. Brotherson, Usda Forest Service Jan 2005

Big Sagebrush Response To One-Way And Two-Way Chaining In Southeastern Utah, John A. Fairchild, James N. Davis, Jack D. Brotherson, Usda Forest Service

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A decadent, mixed stand of Wyoming big sagebrush, Artemisia tridentata wyomingensis, and mountain big sagebrush, Artemisia tridentata vaseyana, located north of Cisco, Utah, was subjected to one-way and two-way chaining treatments in November 1987. The effect of the treatments on plant community characteristics and shrub vigor was documented over a 3-year period. Stand density was reduced 60 percent on sites chained two ways and 43 percent on sites chained over once. Shrubs on one-way chained sites produced more leader growth in 1989 and 1990 than those on untreated sites or sites chained two ways. Browse production on one-way chained sites …


Flower Diseases, Larry A. Sagers Jan 2005

Flower Diseases, Larry A. Sagers

Archived Gardening Publications

No abstract provided.


Growing Iris, Utah State University Extension Jan 2005

Growing Iris, Utah State University Extension

Gardening

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Gardens Of England, Larry A. Sager Jan 2005

Gardens Of England, Larry A. Sager

All Archived Publications

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Mediterraneann Biome And Plan Ecology, Larry A. Sagers Jan 2005

Mediterraneann Biome And Plan Ecology, Larry A. Sagers

All Archived Publications

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American Garden Styles, Larry A. Sagers Jan 2005

American Garden Styles, Larry A. Sagers

All Archived Publications

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Roses, Larry A. Sagers Jan 2005

Roses, Larry A. Sagers

All Archived Publications

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Landscape Design Principles, Larry A. Sagers Jan 2005

Landscape Design Principles, Larry A. Sagers

All Archived Publications

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Selected Perennial Gardens, Larry Sagers Jan 2005

Selected Perennial Gardens, Larry Sagers

All Archived Publications

No abstract provided.


Grow More Food In A Small Area, Larry A. Sagers Jan 2005

Grow More Food In A Small Area, Larry A. Sagers

All Archived Publications

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Spanish Garden Design, Larry A. Sagers Jan 2005

Spanish Garden Design, Larry A. Sagers

All Archived Publications

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Sweet Corn For Utah Gardens, Larry A. Sagers Jan 2005

Sweet Corn For Utah Gardens, Larry A. Sagers

All Archived Publications

No abstract provided.


Selecting Trees And Shrubs For The Home Landscape, Larry A. Sagers Jan 2005

Selecting Trees And Shrubs For The Home Landscape, Larry A. Sagers

All Archived Publications

No abstract provided.


Tree Shapes In The Landscape, Larry A. Sagers Jan 2005

Tree Shapes In The Landscape, Larry A. Sagers

All Archived Publications

No abstract provided.


Turf Diseases In Utah, Larry A. Sagers Jan 2005

Turf Diseases In Utah, Larry A. Sagers

All Archived Publications

No abstract provided.


Tomatoes - The Most Popular Of All Home Garden Vegetables, Larry Sagers Jan 2005

Tomatoes - The Most Popular Of All Home Garden Vegetables, Larry Sagers

All Archived Publications

No abstract provided.


The Value And Importance Of Urban Forestry, Larry A. Sagers Jan 2005

The Value And Importance Of Urban Forestry, Larry A. Sagers

All Archived Publications

No abstract provided.


Landscape Design Series 13 Landscaping For Energy Conservation, Larry A. Sagers Jan 2005

Landscape Design Series 13 Landscaping For Energy Conservation, Larry A. Sagers

All Archived Publications

No abstract provided.


Advanced Master Gardeners 2004 Perennial Flowers, Larry A. Sagers Jan 2005

Advanced Master Gardeners 2004 Perennial Flowers, Larry A. Sagers

All Archived Publications

No abstract provided.


Designing Flower Beds With Colors, Larry A. Sagers Jan 2005

Designing Flower Beds With Colors, Larry A. Sagers

All Archived Publications

No abstract provided.


Ornamental Grasses, Larry A. Sagers Jan 2005

Ornamental Grasses, Larry A. Sagers

All Archived Publications

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Vegetable Crop Pests, Larry A. Sagers Jan 2005

Vegetable Crop Pests, Larry A. Sagers

All Archived Publications

No abstract provided.


Waterwise Annuals, Larry A. Sagers Jan 2005

Waterwise Annuals, Larry A. Sagers

All Archived Publications

No abstract provided.


Waterwise Groundcovers, Larry A. Sagers Jan 2005

Waterwise Groundcovers, Larry A. Sagers

All Archived Publications

No abstract provided.


Waterwise Perennials, Larry A. Sagers Jan 2005

Waterwise Perennials, Larry A. Sagers

All Archived Publications

No abstract provided.


Reducing Landscape Maintenance, Larry A. Sagers Jan 2005

Reducing Landscape Maintenance, Larry A. Sagers

All Archived Publications

No abstract provided.


Soil: The Foundation Of The Garden, Larry A. Sagers Jan 2005

Soil: The Foundation Of The Garden, Larry A. Sagers

All Archived Publications

No abstract provided.


Early Season Vegetable Gardening, Larry A. Sagers Jan 2005

Early Season Vegetable Gardening, Larry A. Sagers

All Archived Publications

No abstract provided.


Flower Bed Design Summer 2010, Larry A. Sagers Jan 2005

Flower Bed Design Summer 2010, Larry A. Sagers

All Archived Publications

No abstract provided.