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1997-1998 Annual Report

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NTC Accomplishments 1997-98

  • 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
  • Field performance of Douglas-fir container stock grown with fertilizer-amended media
  • Fertilization with slow-release fertilizers on high and low elevation sites at the Warm Springs Indian Reservation
  • Applications of foliar fertilizer with NuFilm 17
  • 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
  • Integrated pest management
    • Herbicide screening trials
    • Summary: Ten Years of Herbicide Testing
    • Alternatives to methyl bromide
    • Biological alternatives to methyl bromide for disease control in conifers
    • Steam Sterilization
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  • Chlorophyll fluorescence of flood-stressed nursery seedlings
  • The effect of vegetation control on gopher damage to outplanted seedlings