scholarly journals Effects of Different NH4:NO3 Ratios on Growth and Nutrition Uptake in Iris germanica ‘Immortality’

HortScience ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 51 (8) ◽  
pp. 1045-1049 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiaojie Zhao ◽  
Guihong Bi ◽  
Richard L. Harkess ◽  
Eugene K. Blythe
Keyword(s):  
Plant Growth ◽  
Dry Weight ◽  
Growing Season ◽  
Physiological Processes ◽  
Nitrate N ◽  
Growth And Nutrition ◽  
Iris Germanica ◽  
Net Uptake ◽  
Total Plant ◽  
N Form

The form of nitrogen (N) in fertilizer can influence plant growth, nutrient uptake, and physiological processes in the plant. However, few studies have been conducted on the effects of N form on tall bearded (TB) iris (Iris germanica L.). In this study, five NH4:NO3 ratios (0:100, 25:75, 50:50, 75:25, and 100:0) were applied to investigate the response of TB iris to different N form ratios. NH4:NO3 ratios in fertilizer did not affect the leaf, root, and rhizome dry weight, or total plant dry weight. Plant height and SPAD reading were affected by NH4:NO3 ratios in some months, but not over the whole growing season. Neither spring nor fall flowering was influenced by NH4:NO3 ratios. Across the whole growing season, leachate pH was increased by higher NH4:NO3 ratios. At the end of the growing season, concentrations of phosphorous (P), iron (Fe), manganese (Mn), zinc (Zn), copper (Cu) in leaf; calcium (Ca), magnesium (Mg), Mn, boron (B) in root; and N, P, Mg, Fe, Mn, and Zn in rhizome tissues were affected by NH4:NO3 ratios. Greater NH4:NO3 ratios increased the uptake of Fe, Mn, and Zn. The net uptake of N was unaffected by NH4:NO3 ratios, which indicates TB iris may not have a preference for either ammonium or nitrate N.

Growth and Nutrient Response of Petunia and Marigold in Tire-containing Media

HortScience ◽  
1998 ◽  
Vol 33 (3) ◽  
pp. 466a-466
Author(s):  
Ame A. Moore ◽  
John M. Swiader ◽  
Kimberly A. Williams
Keyword(s):  
Rock Phosphate ◽  
Visual Analysis ◽  
Dry Weight ◽  
Crushed Rock ◽  
Tagetes Patula ◽  
Acid Pretreatment ◽  
Growth And Nutrition ◽  
Acid Washing ◽  
Total Plant ◽  
Effect On Growth

This study was conducted to determine the feasibility of using rock phosphate and acid pretreatment to reduce Zn availability in root media containing waste tire material for petunia and marigold production. Petunia × hybrida `Ultra Crimson Star' and Tagetes patula `Orange Boy' were grown in the greenhouse in media consisting of 4 perlite: 6 peat (v/v), 4 tire: 6 peat (v/v), or 4 tire (acid washed with 0.5 N HNO3): 6 peat (v/v); and containing various amounts of finely crushed rock phosphate ranging from 0 to 40 g. Bulk density was higher, while container capacity was lower in tire-containing media; air-filled porosity was comparable in both tire- and perlite-containing mixes. Total plant dry weight was highest in both crops grown in 4 perlite: 6 peat. Tissue concentrations of Zn were 2- to 3-fold higher in plants grown in media containing tire material. Tissue P was lower in petunia grown in tire media, but not in marigold. Compared to untreated tires, acid washing of tire components reduced tissue Zn levels in both crops, but had little effect on growth response. Visual analysis indicated that crop quality in tire media was unsatisfactory for petunia, but acceptable in marigold. Rock phosphate reduced leachate Zn levels in marigold, but not in petunia, and had no significant effect on growth and nutrition response in either crop. The data suggest that in addition to Zn, some other factor(s) may have limited growth of both species in tire-containing media.

Effects of increased levels of soil CaCO3 on Lupin (Lupinus angustifolius) growth and nutrition

Soil Research ◽  
1990 ◽  
Vol 28 (6) ◽  
pp. 955 ◽  
Author(s):  
RS Jessop ◽  
G Roth ◽  
P Sale
Keyword(s):  
Plant Growth ◽  
Calcareous Soils ◽  
Dry Weight ◽  
Direct Effects ◽  
Branch Number ◽  
Free Lime ◽  
Published Evidence ◽  
Growth And Nutrition ◽  
Sand Control ◽  
Soil Caco3

Little published evidence exists which relates narrow-leafed lupin growth to lime levels in soils when compared with growth on a soil with minimal or zero levels of lime. This pot experiment measured lupin growth and nodulation plus plant levels of Ca and Fe by using mixtures of a gilgaid black earth soil with varying quantities of free lime. A sand control allowed a plant growth comparison at minimal levels of lime. Iron sequestrene was added to all treatments to eliminate iron chlorosis. Plants harvested 68 days after sowing showed adequate levels of Fe. However, plant height, branch number, shoot and root dry weight and nodulation were markedly lower for plants grown on the low lime depression soil than those from the sand. Further major reductions in all aspects of growth occurred with increasing levels of the mound (high lime) soil. These effects were strongly related to soil and plant Ca levels; it is suggested that poor lupin growth on highly calcareous soils may be related to adverse direct effects of Ca.

scholarly journals Leaf Color Retention, Dark Respiration, and Growth of Red-leafed Japanese Maples Under High Night Temperatures

1990 ◽  
Vol 115 (1) ◽  
pp. 135-140 ◽  
Author(s):  
D.L. Deal ◽  
J.C. Raulston ◽  
L.E. Hinesley
Keyword(s):  
Plant Growth ◽  
Dark Respiration ◽  
Dry Weight ◽  
Climatic Conditions ◽  
Leaf Color ◽  
Respiration Rates ◽  
Color Retention ◽  
Total Plant ◽  
Early Fall ◽  
Leaf Dry Weight

Red- and purple-leafed seedlings and clonal material selected for superior color and growth under northern climatic conditions may exhibit progressive color loss and reduced growth rates when exposed to the hot summers and high night temperatures of more southern climates. Studies were conducted to characterize the color loss associated with red-leafed seedlings of Acer palmatum Thunb. (Japanese maple), and to determine to what extent night temperatures affect the dark respiration, growth, and anthocyanin expression of A. palmatum `Bloodgood'. The percentage of seedlings within each of five color classes was determined for five dates from spring to early fall. Significant shifts in class distribution occurred on every evaluation date tested. The class changes contributing the most to these shifts varied with age of leaf material and date. Dark respiration rates increased by 0.09 mg CO2/g leaf dry weight per hour for every 1C rise in temperature, regardless of exposure duration. Dark respiration rates of 0.69 and 1.73 mg CO2/g per hour were found at 14 and 26C, respectively. The greatest amount of growth occurred during weeks 6 through 8 at a night temperature of 14C. Plant growth during this period increased by an average 51%, compared to that at warmer night temperatures. Ultimately, total plant growth at 14C decreased 7%, 19%, and 32% as night temperatures increased from 18 to 22 to 26C. Leaf redness index values at 14 or 18C were from two to seven times greater than those at warmer night temperatures.

scholarly journals Phosphorus Rate, Leaching Fraction, and Substrate Influence on Influent Quantity, Effluent Nutrient Content, and Response of a Containerized Woody Ornamental Crop

HortScience ◽  
2008 ◽  
Vol 43 (3) ◽  
pp. 906-912 ◽  
Author(s):  
James S. Owen ◽  
Stuart L. Warren ◽  
Ted E. Bilderback ◽  
Joseph P. Albano
Keyword(s):  
Plant Growth ◽  
Phosphorus Uptake ◽  
Dry Weight ◽  
Nutrient Content ◽  
Application Rate ◽  
Pine Bark ◽  
Mineral Aggregate ◽  
P Rate ◽  
Total Plant ◽  
Leaching Fraction

Production of containerized nursery crops requires high inputs of water and mineral nutrients to maximize plant growth to produce a salable plant quickly. However, input efficiencies remain below 50% resulting in major quantities of water and nutrients leached. This study was conducted to determine if production factors could be altered to increase water and phosphorus uptake efficiency (PUE) without sacrificing plant growth. The effects of a pine bark substrate amendment (clay or sand) and a 50% reduction in both P application rate (1.0 g or 0.5 g) and leaching fraction (LF = effluent ÷ influent) (0.1 or 0.2) were investigated. Containerized Skogholm cotoneaster (Cotoneaster dammeri Schnied. ‘Skogholm’) was grown on gravel floor effluent collection plots that allowed for calculation of water and nutrient budgets. Pine bark amended with 11% (by vol.) Georgiana 0.25 to 0.85 mm calcined palygorksite-bentonite mineral aggregate (clay) increased available water 4% when compared with pine bark amended with 11% (by volume) coarse sand. Decreasing LF from 0.2 to 0.1 reduced cumulative container influent 25% and effluent volume 64%, whereas total plant dry weight was unaffected by LF. Reduction of target LF from 0.2 to 0.1 reduced dissolved reactive P concentration and content by 8% and 64%, respectively. In a sand-amended substrate, total plant dry weight decreased 16% when 1.0× P rate was reduced to 0.5× P, whereas total plant dry weight was unaffected by rate of P when pine bark was amended with clay. Plant content of all macronutrients, with the exception of N, increased when pine bark was amended with clay versus sand. Reducing P rate from 1.0× to 0.5× increased PUE 54% or 11% in a clay or sand-amended substrate, respectively. Amending pine bark with 11% (by volume) 0.25 to 0.85 mm calcined palygorksite-bentonite mineral aggregate produced an equivalent plant with half the P inputs and a 0.1 LF, which reduced water use 25% and P effluent losses 42% when compared with an industry representative substrate [8 pine bark : 1 sand (11% by volume)].

scholarly journals Individual and Combined Use of Sawdust and Weed Mat Mulch in a New Planting of Northern Highbush Blueberry I. Impacts on Plant Growth and Soil and Canopy Temperature

HortScience ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 55 (8) ◽  
pp. 1280-1287
Author(s):  
Bernadine C. Strik ◽  
Amanda J. Davis ◽  
David R. Bryla ◽  
Scott T. Orr
Keyword(s):  
Plant Growth ◽  
Root System ◽  
Canopy Temperature ◽  
Canopy Cover ◽  
Dry Weight ◽  
Vaccinium Corymbosum ◽  
Highbush Blueberry ◽  
Combined Use ◽  
Total Plant ◽  
Northern Highbush Blueberry

A 2-year trial was established in Oct. 2016 in western Oregon to evaluate the effects of various in-row mulch treatments on the establishment of northern highbush blueberry (Vaccinium corymbosum L. ‘Duke’). The treatments included douglas fir [Pseudotsuga menziesii (Mirb.) Franco] sawdust, black weed mat (woven polypropylene groundcover), green weed mat, and sawdust covered with black or green weed mat. Soil temperature was unaffected by the color of the weed mat, but it was often higher during the day in beds with weed mat mulch than in those with sawdust alone or sawdust covered with weed mat. Black or green weed mat also resulted in higher canopy temperatures, particularly when sawdust was underneath the weed mat. Plant growth was mainly unaffected by the color of the weed mat, and the maximum depth of the root system was similar among the mulch treatments. However, plants grown with sawdust mulch, with or without weed mat, had a greater canopy width and volume in year 2, a wider root system in both years, and more dry weight (DW) in the crown in year 1 and in the whips in year 2 than those with weed mat alone. Furthermore, plants with weed mat over sawdust were taller in year 1 and had greater canopy cover and more DW in new wood in year 2 than those with sawdust alone, and they had a larger canopy, more root development, and greater DW in the crown, new and old wood, fruit, and pruning wood in one or both years than those with weed mat alone. Over the course of the 2 years of the study, the net gain in total plant DW was lowest when the plants were grown with black weed mat and highest when they were grown with black weed mat over sawdust. Although it was more expensive initially, the use of weed mat over sawdust resulted in more plant growth than weed mat alone due to the insulating properties of the sawdust, and it was more effective for weed control than using sawdust alone.

scholarly journals Nitrogen Fertigation Rates Affect Stored Nitrogen, Growth, and Blooming in Iris germanica ‘Immortality’

HortScience ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 51 (2) ◽  
pp. 186-191 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiaojie Zhao ◽  
Guihong Bi ◽  
Richard L. Harkess ◽  
Jac J. Varco ◽  
Tongyin Li ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Plant Height ◽  
Dry Weight ◽  
Growing Season ◽  
N Fertilizer ◽  
N Content ◽  
Total N ◽  
N Concentration ◽  
Inflorescence Stems ◽  
Iris Germanica ◽  
N Rates

Tall bearded (TB) iris (Iris germanica L.) has great potential as a specialty cut flower due to its fragrance and showy, multicolor display; however, limited research has been reported on optimal nitrogen (N) nutrient management for TB iris. The objectives of this study were to investigate the effects of N fertilizer rate on plant growth and flowering of ‘Immortality’ iris and determine the influence of both stored N and spring-applied N fertilizer on spring growth and flowering. On 14 Mar. 2012, rhizomes of ‘Immortality’ iris were potted in a commercial substrate with no starter fertilizer. Plants were fertigated with 0, 5, 10, 15, or 20 mm N from NH4NO3 twice per week from 28 Mar. to 28 Sept. 2012. In 2013, half of the plants from each of the 2012 N rate were supplied with either 0 or 10 mm N from 15NH415NO3 twice per week from 25 Mar. to 7 May 2013. Growth and flowering data including plant height, leaf SPAD, number of fans and inflorescence stems, and length of inflorescence stem were collected during the growing season. Plants were harvested in Dec. 2012 and May 2013 to measure dry weight and N concentration in leaves, roots, and rhizomes. Results showed higher 2012 N rates increased plant height, leaf SPAD reading, and number of inflorescence stems at first and second blooming in 2012. Greater 2012 N rates also increased plant dry weight and N content in all structures, and N concentration in roots and rhizomes. Rhizomes (58.8% to 66.3% of total N) were the dominant sink for N in Dec. 2012. Higher 2012 N rates increased plant height, number of fans, and the number of inflorescence stems at spring bloom in 2013. In May 2013, N in leaf tissue constituted the majority (51% to 64.3%) of the total plant N. Higher 2012 N rates increased total dry weight, N concentration, and N content in all 2013 15N rates; however, leaf dry weight in all plants was improved by 2013 15N rate. Percentage of tissue N derived from 2013 15N (NDFF) decreased with increasing 2012 N rate. New spring leaves were the dominant sink (56.8% to 72.2%) for 2013 applied 15N. In summary, ‘Immortality’ iris is capable of a second blooming in a growing season, this second blooming dependent on N fertilization rate in current year. A relatively high N rate is recommended to produce a second bloom.

scholarly journals Plant Growth Response of Two Runner Peanut Cultivars to Reduced Seeding Rate1

2002 ◽  
Vol 29 (1) ◽  
pp. 8-12 ◽  
Author(s):  
H. Tewolde ◽  
M. C. Black ◽  
C. J. Fernandez ◽  
A. M. Schubert
Keyword(s):  
Plant Growth ◽  
Leaf Area ◽  
Dry Matter ◽  
Dry Weight ◽  
Main Stem ◽  
Seeding Rate ◽  
Area Index ◽  
Growth Adjustment ◽  
Total Plant ◽  
Peanut Cultivars

Abstract The ability of peanut plants to adjust to wide plant-to-plant spacing and the use of more precise mechanical planters have not been thoroughly exploited to reduce seeding rates. The magnitude of plant growth adjustment of two runner peanut cultivars to reduced seeding rate was studied in 1992 and 1993. A precision vacuum planter was used to plant the cultivars GK-7 and Southern Runner (SR) in single rows per bed at 8, 12, and 22 seed/m2. Total plant dry matter weight (TDM), leaf area (LA), and main stem height, nodes, and branches were measured six times during each season. Vegetative growth adjustment to reduced seeding rate was detected as early as 52 d after planting (DAP) in 1992 and 42 DAP in 1993. Plants fully adjusted to reduced seeding rate when they began forming pods at 70 DAP in 1992 and 75 DAP in 1993. By this stage, individual plants in the 8 seed/m2 treatment accumulated 2 to 2.7 times as much total dry matter (TDM) as plants in the 22 seed/m2, and all seeding treatments within each cultivar accumulated equivalent amounts of TDM on a unit ground area basis. The 8 seed/m2 treatment produced significantly greater TDM/m2 and leaf area index (LAI) than the 22 seed/m2 treatment by the end of both seasons (132 DAP in 1992 and 152 DAP in 1993). The partitioning of dry weight to pods and leaves was also greatest for the 8 seed/m2 seeding treatment. By the end of the season, the 8 seed/ m2 seeding treatment produced as much as 30% more pod dry weight (PDW) per m2 than the 22 seed/m2 treatment. Plants in the 8 seed/m2 seeding were significantly shorter but produced more main stem nodes and branches than the 22 seed/m2 seeding. Under the conditions of this study, plants of these runner cultivars showed the capacity to grow larger and compensate fully for reduced seeding rate before any measurable pod production began. Pod production, therefore, was not reduced and in some situations increased by reducing the seeding rate to as low as 8 seed/m2.

scholarly journals Strawberry Growth and Photosynthetic Responses to Paclobutrazol

HortScience ◽  
1991 ◽  
Vol 26 (9) ◽  
pp. 1178-1180 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dennis E. Deyton ◽  
Carl E. Sams ◽  
John C. Cummins
Keyword(s):  
Plant Root ◽  
Net Photosynthesis ◽  
Dry Weight ◽  
Growing Season ◽  
First Year ◽  
Fragaria Ananassa ◽  
Double Row ◽  
Treated Plant ◽  
Total Plant ◽  
Photosynthetic Responses

Foliar sprays of increasing concentrations (0, 75, 150, 300, 600, and 1200 mg·liter-1) of paclobutrazol were applied to `Cardinal' strawberry plants (Fragaria × ananassa Duch.) 35 days after transplanting. The plants were established in August in cultivated plots for measurement of paclobutrazol effects on first year growth or in a double-row hill system on black polyethylene-covered raised beds for 2nd year measurements. Increasing the paclobutrazol concentration reduced the number of runners, decreased runner length, and limited biomass partitioned into daughter plants. By the end of the first growing season, paclobutrazol had increased lateral crown development but reduced leaf area per treated plant. Root growth was reduced by concentrations >600 mg·liter-1. Treatment with 75 to 300 mg·liter-1 increased total plant dry weight by 33% to 46%. The following spring, plant growth was decreased by ≥ 300 mg·liter-1. Yield was increased by all treatments, except 1200 mg·liter-1. Leaf net photosynthesis increased within 12 days after treatment with paclobutrazol and was higher than in the controls the next summer. Leaf stomata1 conductance also increased the first year and was significantly higher the 2nd year after treatment. The optimum concentration of paclobutrazol for strawberries appears to be between 150 and 300 mg·liter-1.

scholarly journals Nitrogen Form and Solution pH Influence Growth and Nutrition of Two Vaccinium Clones

1990 ◽  
Vol 115 (1) ◽  
pp. 83-89 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carl J. Rosen ◽  
Deborah L. Allan ◽  
James J. Luby
Keyword(s):  
Dry Weight ◽  
Iron Phosphate ◽  
Vaccinium Corymbosum ◽  
Root Surface ◽  
Solution Ph ◽  
Ph Influence ◽  
Growth And Nutrition ◽  
Effects Of Ph ◽  
Low Levels ◽  
N Form

The effects of pH and N form on growth and nutrition of blueberry (Vaccinium corymbosum L. × V. angustifolium Ait. cv. Northblue) and cranberry (V. macrocarpon Ait. cv. Searles) were tested in separate greenhouse hydroponic experiments. A factorial treatment arrangement of two pH levels (4.5 and 6.5) and three N forms (NO3-N, NH4-N, and NH4-N/NO3-N) was used for each clone. Blueberry shoot growth and final dry weight were greatest at pH 4.5, regardless of N form. In contrast, cranberry fresh weight accumulation and final dry weight were higher with NH4-N/NO3-N or NH4-N than with NO3-N alone. Cranberry plants receiving NO3-N alone accumulated low levels of tissue N and grew relatively poorly at both pH levels. Differences in N response by these two species may be due partially to the environments in which they were selected. Soil from the site where `Northblue' blueberry was selected contained relatively high NO3-N and low NH4-N levels; soil from commercial `Searles' cranberry bogs had relatively low NO3-N and high NH4-N levels. Both species accumulated relatively high levels of root Fe, regardless of pH or N form. Levels of Fe in the root were as much as 100 times higher than in the shoot. Based on X-ray microanalysis of cranberry roots, most of the Fe appeared to be precipitated on the root surface as iron phosphate. Concentrations of Mn in shoots and roots depended on N form and pH. In general, root Mn was highest at pH 6.5 and apparently was precipitated with Fe.

scholarly journals Two Cultivars of Oakleaf Hydrangea Respond to Ancymidol, Uniconazole, or Pinching

2013 ◽  
Vol 23 (3) ◽  
pp. 339-346 ◽  
Author(s):  
Janet C. Cole ◽  
Robert O. Brown ◽  
Mark E. Payton
Keyword(s):  
Plant Growth ◽  
Leaf Area ◽  
Growth Regulator ◽  
Crop Production ◽  
Foliar Application ◽  
Substrate Surface ◽  
Dry Weight ◽  
Growing Season ◽  
Cultural Practice ◽  
Application Method

Shearing is an important cultural practice for maintaining plant size and appearance during nursery crop production. However, oakleaf hydrangea (Hydrangea quercifolia) is susceptible to dieback after shearing. The objective of this study was to determine whether foliar or substrate surface applications of ancymidol or uniconazole can reduce plant growth of oakleaf hydrangea similar to pinching, which was used to simulate shearing. ‘Alice’ or ‘Pee Wee’ oakleaf hydrangea plants were treated in 2002 or 2006, respectively, with ancymidol or uniconazole as a substrate surface application at 0, 1, 2, or 4 ppm; ancymidol as a foliar application at 0, 25, 50, or 100 ppm; or uniconazole as a foliar application at 0, 12.5, 25, or 50 ppm. Both cultivars received the same plant growth regulator treatments in 2012, and a pinched control was included in the 2012 experiment. Ancymidol and uniconazole had limited and inconsistent effects on growth of ‘Alice’ and ‘Pee Wee’ plants regardless of application method. Uniconazole was more effective at controlling growth of ‘Alice’ in 2002 when the study was conducted from October through December than in 2012 when the study was conducted during a more typical growing season of May through September. Plants treated with either ancymidol or uniconazole by either application method usually grew more during the first 2 weeks after application than those that were pinched. During the remainder of the growing season, little difference in growth between pinched plants and growth regulator-treated plants occurred. At harvest in 2012, pinched ‘Alice’ plants had more leaves but a smaller leaf area per leaf than plants treated with growth regulators resulting in no difference in total leaf area or in leaf, shoot, or root dry weight among the treatments. ‘Pee Wee’ treated with uniconazole using either application method or uniconazole as a foliar application had fewer leaves than pinched plants.

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