retention in ‘Desirable’ by reducing Stage II drop without necessarily reducing the return crop; therefore, ReTain® merits commercial-level evaluation as a horticultural tool for regulating crop-load in commercial orchards of certain pecan cultivars
Bruce W. Wood, Leonardo Lombardini, and Richard J. Heerema
Bryn Takle, Cynthia Haynes, and Denny Schrock
of volunteer service annually. Recruitment and training of new volunteers is necessary to grow the organization, but retention of current individuals has advantages. Experienced Master Gardeners act as recruiters of new members and mentors to incoming
Theodore P. McAvoy and Joshua H. Freeman
mulches with increased fumigant retention are a reduction in the amount of fumigant needed for effective pest control, lower emissions, and a decreased buffer zone requirement. Films manufactured by coextrusion containing multilayers with barrier polymers
M. Lenny Wells, Patrick J. Conner, J. Frank Funderburk, and Jacob G. Price
concentration, fruit retention, and kernel quality in pecan. Materials and Methods Controlled pollination. Boron was applied to individual terminal branches of five ‘Desirable’ pecan trees at rates of 0, 84, and 168 mg·L −1 B in water through a
James E. Altland and James C. Locke
unspecified greenroof substrate with 7% biochar increased water retention and decreased total nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P), nitrate, phosphate, and organic carbon in runoff. Biochars from different feedstocks yield different properties as a result of their
George C. Elliott
Water retention was measured in soilless potting media irrigated by capillary mat, flood and drain, drip or overhead sprinkler. Media were amended with wetting agent or hydrophilic polymeric gel. Pots 12 cm high with a volume of 465 cm3 were loose-filled to the top with media. Potted media were wetted overhead with 120 ml water, then pots were randomly assigned to irrigation treatments. Capillary mat irrigation was continuous; other irrigation treatments were applied daily. Water retention was measured by weighing. Irrigation was continued until no further retention was measured. Water retention was significantly affected by irrigation method and medium amendments. Irrigation method followed the order overhead >= drip > flood and drain >= mat. Hydrophilic gel increased water retention, but in contrast to previous results, wetting agent did not, nor was any interaction of gel and wetting agent observed. Retention of water at container capacity, measured in situ at the end of each experiment, was significantly larger than actual retention.
George C. Elliott
Water retention was measured in soilless potting media irrigated by capillary mat, flood and drain, drip or overhead sprinkler. Media were amended with wetting agent or hydrophilic polymeric gel. Pots 12 cm high with a volume of 465 cm3 were loose-filled to the top with media. Potted media were wetted overhead with 120 ml water, then pots were randomly assigned to irrigation treatments. Capillary mat irrigation was continuous; other irrigation treatments were applied daily. Water retention was measured by weighing. Irrigation was continued until no further retention was measured. Water retention was significantly affected by irrigation method and medium amendments. Irrigation method followed the order overhead >= drip > flood and drain >= mat. Hydrophilic gel increased water retention, but in contrast to previous results, wetting agent did not, nor was any interaction of gel and wetting agent observed. Retention of water at container capacity, measured in situ at the end of each experiment, was significantly larger than actual retention.
Guifang Qi, Jean-Charles Michel, Pascal Boivin, and Sylvain Charpentier
Soil physics studies usually include two complementary aspects: 1) soil solid phase organization; and 2) transport processes. The water retention, Ψ(θ), and hydraulic conductivity curves, K (Ψ) or K (θ), are usually measured to characterize the
Bielinski M. Santos, James P. Gilreath, and Myriam N. Siham
, and increased soil moisture retention. Some of the disadvantages of mulch use include the relatively high cost of disposal, difficulty of removal, and increased pesticide runoff ( Brown and Channell-Butcher, 2001 ; Hochmuth, 1998 ; Lamont, 1993
Peter M.A. Toivonen
times by truck or air to long distance containerized shipping by ocean and requiring several weeks of good quality retention. Initial test runs by industry identified that understanding of cooling at a more detailed level had become necessary. Cooling of