Editorial Type:
Article Category: Research Article
| Online Publication Date: 01 Mar 1986
Cultural Practices Can Influence Root Development for Better Transplanting Success
Cultural Practices Can Influence Root Development for Better Transplanting Success
Page Range: 32 – 34
Stress in transplanted nursery stock is caused primarily by the drastic reduction of the root system. Unsatisfactory soil conditions at the planting site reduces root regeneration and prolongs the stress. Root pruning can be used effectively to increase the amount of fine root surface area in the root ball. Careful preparation of the planting site will provide a favorable environment for root growth following transplanting.
Keywords: Root pruning; planting pit; planting hole; soil compaction; root regeneration
Copyright: Copyright, All Rights Reserved 1986
Contributor Notes
Paper presented at the “Ornamentals/Landscape and Turf Working Group Workshop” during the 82nd Annual meeting of the American Society for Horticultural Science, Blacksburg, VA, July 30, 1985.
2Horticulturist.
Received: 10 Oct 1985