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Title: Effect of transplant size on growth of Viburnum odoratissimum in trade #3 containers

Author
item MILLION, JEFF - University Of Florida
item YEAGER, TOM - University Of Florida
item Albano, Joseph

Submitted to: Southern Nursery Association Research Conference
Publication Type: Proceedings
Publication Acceptance Date: 1/21/2010
Publication Date: 8/1/2010
Citation: Million, J., Yeager, T., Albano, J.P. 2010. Effect of transplant size on growth of Viburnum odoratissimum in trade #3 containers. Southern Nursery Association Research Conference. 55:359-363

Interpretive Summary: While rooted cutting liners are commonly used as transplants for production of #3 woody ornamental plants, larger trade #1 plants can also be shifted into #3 containers. The time to achieve marketable size #3 was 16 weeks from a #1 transplant compared to 32 weeks for a liner transplant. However, the total production time for #1 transplant was 37 weeks.

Technical Abstract: A quantitative assessment of growth including size, leaf area, and biomass was made regarding the influence of transplant size of sweet viburnum production in trade #3 containers. The time to achieve marketable size #3 was 16 weeks from a #1 transplant compared to 32 weeks for a liner transplant. However, the total production time for #1 transplant was 37 weeks. This information may aid growers in production scheduling and resource planning as well as provide data for developing and testing growth simulation models.