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Chrysanthemum morifolium Ramat. cv. Sunny Mandalay plants were grown in hardwood bark media amended with various levels of insoluble poly (ethylene oxide) (Viterra Hydrogel, VH). Plants grown in rates ranging from 57–454 g/0.03 m3 required less watering, had increased shelf life, and exhibited no phytotoxicity.
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Growth of Chrysanthemum morifolium Ramat was evaluated in ground pine bark:sand mixes; a soil:peat:perlite mix; and commercially mixed media. Flowering stem:dry weight of plants grown in barkrsand (3:1 or 2:1, by volume) were comparable to commercial mixes but 100% pine bark or soil:peat:perlite significantly reduced plant height and flowering stem dry weight.
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Ilex X meserveae S. Y. Hu cvs. Blue Angel, Blue Maid, Blue Princess (pistillate) and Blue Prince (staminate) were planted around specially designed cross-shaped structures to determine tolerance to summer and winter stresses as affected by sun, shade, and wind patterns. Most plant damage occurred in the summer on the S and SW exposures where plant canopy and soil temperatures reached 43° and 48°C, respectively. All cultivars survived −23° in winter, but ‘Blue Angel’ was damaged. ‘Blue Princess’ was the hardiest and most fruitful cultivar. Shoot growth was greatest on ‘Blue Prince’ and ‘Blue Maid’. Plants performed best on the N, NE, and NW exposures, where summer temperatures were relatively cool and foliage temperature fluctuation were reduced in winter.
Low-vigor seeds of black-eyed Susan (Rudbeckia fulgida Ait.) primed in aerated -1.3 MPa KNO3 for 7 days at 30C in darkness had double the total germination percentage at 30C and one-half the mean time of germination as nonprimed seeds. Priming the seeds in polyethylene glycol rather than KNO3 generally resulted in lower total germination percentage and longer mean time of germination. Osmotic priming increased total germination percentage and germination rate of seeds germinated at 21.9 to 32.2C, but the priming benefit on total germination percentage was greater at ≤27.6C. Total germination percentage of primed and nonprimed seeds was highest at 28.8 to 32.2C.