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Increasing Chinese chestnut primary nut weight and bur production by hand removal of secondary burs
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2007)
Treatments were imposed on shoots of 'Orrin' and 'Willamette' Chinese chestnut (Castanea mollissima Bl.) trees to characterize vegetative characteristics of bearing branches and to determine the effect of secondary (2o) ...
Husk softening and kernal characteristics of eastern black walnut (Juglans nigra L.) cultivars at successive harvest dates
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2007)
Eastern black walnut (Juglans nigra L.) nuts were collected weekly to: 1) identify a method to determine the optimal harvest date; 2) develop a quantifiable color classification for kernels; and 3) quantify the effect of ...
Effects of plastic mulch, row cover, and cultivar selection on growth of tomatoes (Lycopersicon esculerntum Mill.) in high tunnels
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2007)
Tomato plants (Lycopersicon esculentum Mill.) were grown to: 1) evaluate their early season yield characteristics when grown using different mulch types with and without row cover; and 2) evaluate yield potential among ...
Effects of amending a gravel based growing medium with calcined clay on medium physical properties and growth of Gymnocladus dioicus seedlings
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2006)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] The Missouri Gravel Bed (MGB) is a system that uses pea gravel with 10% sand (v/v) as a root growth medium, allowing bare root plants to be removed ...