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Volume 25 (2015): Issue 1 (Feb 2015)

in HortTechnology

Print ISSN:: 1063-0198

Online ISSN:: 1943-7714

Issue Contents

Spotlight

Pages: 4
An Introduction to the Impact of Utilizing Alternative Containers in Ornamental Crop Production Systems

By: Amy Fulcher, Diana R. Cochran and Andrew K. Koeser

Pages: 6–7
Moving Toward Sustainability with Alternative Containers for Greenhouse and Nursery Crop Production: A Review and Research Update

By: Susmitha Nambuthiri, Amy Fulcher, Andrew K. Koeser, Robert Geneve and Genhua Niu

Pages: 8–16
Economics of Utilizing Alternative Containers in Ornamental Crop Production Systems

By: Robin G. Brumfield, Alyssa J. DeVincentis, Xueni Wang, R. Thomas Fernandez, Susmitha Nambuthiri, Robert L. Geneve, Andrew K. Koeser, Guihong Bi, Tongyin Li, Youping Sun, Genhua Niu, Diana Cochran, Amy Fulcher and J. Ryan Stewart

Pages: 17–25
Use of Alternative Containers for Long- and Short-term Greenhouse Crop Production

By: Renee Conneway, Sven Verlinden, Andrew K. Koeser, Michael Evans, Rebecca Schnelle, Victoria Anderson and J. Ryan Stewart

Pages: 26–34
Impact of Biocontainers With and Without Shuttle Trays on Water Use in the Production of a Containerized Ornamental Greenhouse Crop

By: Michael R. Evans, Andrew K. Koeser, Guihong Bi, Susmitha Nambuthiri, Robert Geneve, Sarah Taylor Lovell and J. Ryan Stewart

Pages: 35–41
Multistate Evaluation of Plant Growth and Water Use in Plastic and Alternative Nursery Containers

By: Xueni Wang, R. Thomas Fernandez, Bert M. Cregg, Rafael Auras, Amy Fulcher, Diana R. Cochran, Genhua Niu, Youping Sun, Guihong Bi, Susmitha Nambuthiri and Robert L. Geneve

Pages: 42–49
Substrate Temperature in Plastic and Alternative Nursery Containers

By: Susmitha Nambuthiri, Robert L. Geneve, Youping Sun, Xueni Wang, R. Thomas Fernandez, Genhua Niu, Guihong Bi and Amy Fulcher

Pages: 50–56
Feasibility of Using Biocontainers in a Pot-in-pot System for Nursery Production of River Birch

By: Tongyin Li, Guihong Bi, Genhua Niu, Susmitha S. Nambuthiri, Robert L. Geneve, Xueni Wang, R. Thomas Fernandez, Youping Sun and Xiaojie Zhao

Pages: 57–62
Impact of Biocontainers on Plant Performance and Container Decomposition in the Landscape

By: Youping Sun, Genhua Niu, Andrew K. Koeser, Guihong Bi, Victoria Anderson, Krista Jacobsen, Renee Conneway, Sven Verlinden, Ryan Stewart and Sarah T. Lovell

Pages: 63–70
Effects of Pinching, Number of Cuttings per Pot, and Plant Growth Regulators on Height Control of Purple Firespike

By: Amir Rezazadeh and Richard L. Harkess

Pages: 71–75
The Effect of Urban Tree Canopy Cover and Vegetation Levels on Incidence of Stress-related Illnesses in Humans in Metropolitan Statistical Areas of Texas

By: Ghazal Tarar, Coleman L. Etheredge, Amy McFarland, Amy Snelgrove, Tina M. Waliczek and Jayne M. Zajicek

Pages: 76–84
Postharvest Ripening and Quality of Guatemalan-West Indian Avocado Hybrids under Simulated Commercial Shipping Temperatures Following Treatment with Aqueous 1-Methylcyclopropene

By: Adrian D. Berry, Steven A. Sargent, Marcio Eduardo Canto Pereira and Donald J. Huber

Pages: 85–89
Effects of Home Value, Home Age, and Lot Size on Lawn-watering Perceptions and Behaviors of Residential Homeowners

By: Dale J. Bremer, Steven J. Keeley and Abigail Jager

Pages: 90–97
Potential of Honeybee Brood Pheromone to Enhance Foraging and Yield in Hybrid Carrot Seed

By: Ramesh R. Sagili, Carolyn R. Breece, Rhonda Simmons and John H. Borden

Pages: 98–104
Plant Growth Regulator Drenches Suppress Foliage and Inflorescence Height of ‘Leia’ Pineapple Lily

By: Alicain S. Carlson, John M. Dole and Brian E. Whipker

Pages: 105–109
An Automated System for Monitoring Soil Moisture and Controlling Irrigation Using Low-cost Open-source Microcontrollers

By: Rhuanito Soranz Ferrarezi, Sue K. Dove and Marc W. van Iersel

Pages: 110–118
Performance and Biodegradation in Soil of Novel Horticulture Containers Made from Bioplastics and Biocomposites

By: Heidi A. Kratsch, James A. Schrader, Kenneth G. McCabe, Gowrishankar Srinivasan, David Grewell and William R. Graves

Pages: 119–131
Decision Tool for Growers to Evaluate Economic Impact of Grafting Technology Adoption: An Application to Open-field Conventional Tomato Production

By: Olya Rysin and Frank J. Louws

Pages: 132–138
Performance of High Tunnel Tomato Cultivars in Northern New England

By: Nicholas D. Warren, Rebecca G. Sideman and Richard G. Smith

Pages: 139–146

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HortTechnology

Print ISSN:: 1063-0198

Online ISSN:: 1943-7714

Publisher:: American Society for Horticultural Science

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