and ‘Pontinum Red’ (Sakata Seed Co., Yokohama, Japan) native rosella [ Abelmoschus moschatus ssp. tuberosus (Span.) Borss.] were sown on cell trays (23-mL cells, 16 per tray) filled with growing media (Tanemakibaido; Takii Seed Co., Ltd.). The
Projects that focus on restoration, mitigation, and enhancement of aquatic and wetland regions provide valuable ecosystem services and habitat for native flora and fauna ( Brix, 1994 ). These projects call for a mixture of plant types and sizes to
roots of the common prairie grasses were perennial. Weaver (1968) extensively studied the root growth of native prairie grasses and midwestern range and pasture grasses in the first half of the 20th century, including some of the grasses in this study
The sustainable landscape featuring native plants is a rapidly expanding trend in horticulture. Native plants support wildlife, including pollinators, and are not invasive ( Tallamy, 2007 ). Some of the most popular and widely used plants for
Roadside revegetation and roadside landscaping with native species have increased over the past decade because of growing environmental awareness, recent plant material availability ( Knapp and Rice, 1994 ), and active promotion by the Federal
) evaluated the use of heat-expanded shale in the establishment, growth, and survival of Sedum and native wild plants. The researchers evaluated 60%, 70%, 80%, 90%, and 100% of heat-expanded shale participation in the substrate mix in conjunction with
Educational and research opportunities utilizing native plant species are being developed by the LSU Agricultural Center through the recent establishment of a native plant arboretum at the Calhoun Research Station. Plants indigenous to Louisiana and surrounding states are being collected and planted in the arboretum for evaluation of potential values for landscaping, in food industries, and/or wildlife management. Native trees being studied include species of oak (Quercus), maple (Acer), hickory (Carya), and dogwood (Cornus). Lesser known species of holly (Ilex) and hawthorn (Crataegus), are being evaluated for commercial production and landscape potential. Fruit being collected for field orchard studies include mayhaw (Crataegus opaca), pawpaw (Asimina triloba), and several native plums (Prunus spp.).
studies have evaluated California native grasses in vineyards ( Baumgartner et al., 2008 ; Ingels et al., 2005 ), and neither found a negative effect on grape yield. Several studies have looked at how vineyard cover crops affect soil– and plant
biochemical variation and differences in aggressiveness among the native isolates. A more recent unpublished survey (2014) showed that all of the anthurium farms save one have collapsed due to the effects of either BLS, bacterial blight disease or both
wild native octoploid Fragaria species. Very little attention has been given to evaluation of wild octoploid Fragaria germplasm as potential sources of resistance to anthracnose. Moreover, the germplasm that has been evaluated has been screened with