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DOI: | 10.21273/HORTSCI.31.3.330 |
Web URL(s): | https://journals.ashs.org/hortsci/view/journals/hortsci/31/3/article-p330.xml Last checked: 11/13/2019 Requires: PDF Reader |
Publication Type:
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Author(s): | Parker, Michael L.;
Meyer, John R. |
Author Affiliation: | Department of Horticultural Science, North Carolina State University, Box 7609, Raleigh, NC 27695-7609; Department of Entomology, North Carolina State University, Box 7626, Raleigh, NC 27695-7626 |
Title: | Peach tree vegetative and root growth respond to orchard floor management |
Section: | Crop production Other records with the "Crop production" Section
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Source: | HortScience. Vol. 31, No. 3, June 1996, p. 330-333. |
Publishing Information: | Alexandria, VA: American Society for Horticultural Science |
# of Pages: | 4 |
Keywords: | TIC Keywords: Orchard floors; Trees; Growth rate; Orchard soils; Paspalum notatum; Bromus; Root growth; Root distribution; Root systems; Eremochloa ophiuroides
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Abstract/Contents: | "Peach (Prunus persica L. Batsch. 'Biscoe'/Lovell) trees were grown in sandy loam soil under six orchard floor management systems, including five vegetative covers (continuous under the tree) and a vegetation-free control (bare ground). At the end of the fifth year, trees grown in bare ground and nimblewill grass (Muhlenbergia schreberi J. F. Gmel.) had a significantly larger trunk cross-sectional area (TCSA) than trees grown in weedy plots, centipedegrass [Eremochloa ophiuroides (Munro) Hack.], or bahiagrass (Paspalum notatum Flugge). Trees grown in brome (Bromus mollis L.) did not differ significantly in TCSA from any other treatment. Soil profile excavations of the root system revealed that trees grown in bare ground or with nimblewill had significantly higher root densities than those in the weedy plots or grown with bahiagrass. Vector analysis of root distribution indicated that trees grown in bare ground or nimblewill rooted deeper than trees in all other treatments. The greatest reduction in deep rooting occurred with bahiagrass." |
Language: | English |
References: | 21 |
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| ASA/CSSA/SSSA Citation (Crop Science-Like - may be incomplete): Parker, M. L., and J. R. Meyer. 1996. Peach tree vegetative and root growth respond to orchard floor management. HortScience. 31(3):p. 330-333. |
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| DOI: 10.21273/HORTSCI.31.3.330 |
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