Growth of New Guinea impatiens under no-leach drip irrigation /

184.5-6 mM N-P-K). This was done to determine the

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Pannkuk, Timothy Richard, 1966-
Format: Thesis eBook
Language:English
Published: [Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified] ; 1995.
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Summary:184.5-6 mM N-P-K). This was done to determine the
and no leach) and three fertility rates (6-1.5-2, 12-3-4, and
conducted twice (winter and fall). In both experiments, the
determine an optimal fertility rate. The experiment was
feasibility of growing this crop in a no leach system and to
flower. In a third experiment, plants were grown under a no
following both experiments, all plants continued to grow and
grown under drip irrigation with the aid of
larger growth index, flower number, and total fresh weight
leach irrigation regime and the 12-3-4 fertility rate with
leached treatments had significantly larger fresh weights
microtensiometers. There were two irrigation regimes (leach
New Guinea impatiens (Impatiens Xhawkerii Barbados') were
number, and total fresh weight. The no leach treatments used
plants in the Metromix 366 treatment had a significantly
rockwool mix, coconut coir mix, and Metromix 366). Those
significantly less water and N than the leached treatments of
six different media (peat-perlite, RediEarth, Sunshine #1,
than any other medium treatment.
than the no leach treatments. Among the no leach treatments,
the 12-3-4 mM treatment had the largest growth index, flower
the same fertility rate. In post-production studies
Item Description:"Major subject: Horticulture".
Vita.
Physical Description:ix, 87 leaves : illustrations ; 28 cm.
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