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1996-1997 Annual Report

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NTC Accomplishments 1996-97

  • The use of controlled-release fertilizer in the field
  • Microelement nutrient loading in the nursery
  • Fertilizer applications to improve seedling performance on a riparian site
  • Applications of foliar fertilizer with NuFilm 17
  • Effect of LiquiGro on conifer seedling performance in the nursery
  • Coconut fiber as an alternative containerized growing media
  • Jiffy peat pellets for growing container forest seedlings
  • The use of copper-treated polybags for tropical seedling production
  • Effectiveness of Hot Sauce as an animal repellant for planted conifer seedlings
  • The effects of Sol-u- Gro , Cytoplex, and SP-11c on Douglas-fir growth in the nursery
  • Integrated pest management
  • Herbicide screening trials
  • Long-term forest nursery research on alternatives to methyl bromide

Graduate Research
  • Effects of fall fertilization on Douglas-fir seedling quality

Technical Service
  • Effect of copper coating on seedling root development and field performance of three conifer species
  • The effect of root culturing on root quality of Hood Canal Nursery transplant stock
Other NTC Activites
  • Propagation of PNW native plants
  • Seeling Nutrition Symposium - October 1997