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dc.creatorGoyne, Mitchell Wayne
dc.date.accessioned2012-06-07T22:52:26Z
dc.date.available2012-06-07T22:52:26Z
dc.date.created1998
dc.date.issued1998
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/ETD-TAMU-1998-THESIS-G69
dc.descriptionDue to the character of the original source materials and the nature of batch digitization, quality control issues may be present in this document. Please report any quality issues you encounter to digital@library.tamu.edu, referencing the URI of the item.en
dc.descriptionIncludes bibliographical references: p. 91-94.en
dc.descriptionIssued also on microfiche from Lange Micrographics.en
dc.description.abstractFrom a candidate list of sixteen under-utilized Small trees, four taxa were identified for study to determine if they were adaptable for 2.6 L and 15 L container production, in Comparison to a commonly produced small tree species Fraxinus velutina, Torr. when grown in several alternative media components. Chilopsis linearis (Cav.) Sweet, Rhus lanceolata Grey, and X Chitalpa tashkentensis T. Elias and W. Wisura were identified as having potential for container production while trunk diameter development of Acacia wightii Berth. was determined to be unacceptable according to American Association of Nurserymen standards. Growth or other limiting production factors for five other species, in a separate study using similar alternative media, were determined to not be suitable for mass production. Chemical and physical properties of the media containing pine bark or kenaf stalk core as the principal components, and/or coconut coir pith as a substitute for peat moss as a minor component, were also tested. Electrical conductivity and pH of all media were determined to be acceptable for consideration as a container substrate. Total air space and water holding capacity of all media were also acceptable, while the bulk density and shrinkage (50 % of the total volume) of kenaf based media were determined to be unacceptable for longer term outdoor container production when used as the principal media component, 75% by volume. Two species, C linearis and F velutina, were transplanted to the field for a two year study after 15 L production to measure affects of container media on landscape establishment. It was determined that overall growth responses and survival were greater for plants that were originally grown in the bark based media. Root regeneration potentials (RRP) of transplanted C linearis seedlings, in root observation box studies, were comparable for all media with bark based media showing a propensity for earlier RRP and faster root elongation on some observation dates.en
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dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherTexas A&M University
dc.rightsThis thesis was part of a retrospective digitization project authorized by the Texas A&M University Libraries in 2008. Copyright remains vested with the author(s). It is the user's responsibility to secure permission from the copyright holder(s) for re-use of the work beyond the provision of Fair Use.en
dc.subjecthorticulture.en
dc.subjectMajor horticulture.en
dc.titleEffects of alternative container media components on the growth of selected under-utilized small ornamental treesen
dc.typeThesisen
thesis.degree.disciplinehorticultureen
thesis.degree.nameM.S.en
thesis.degree.levelMastersen
dc.type.genrethesisen
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