Irrigation frequency during container production alters Rhododendron growth, nutrient uptake, and flowering after transplanting into a landscape

HortScience

Volumn 49, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 955-960

  Scagel, Carolyn F ^a   Bi, Guihong ^b   Bryla, David R ^a   Fuchigami, Leslie H ^c   Regan, Richard P ^c  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Landscape performance; Nursery production; Nutrient uptake; Water use

Indexed keywords

EID: 84905125932     PISSN: 00185345     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21273/hortsci.49.7.955     Document Type: Article

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