Proceedings of the International Symposium on Nursery Management Practices for the Southern Pines

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PREFACE AND CONTENTS

• PAGES i-vii

GENERAL SESSION

• Worldwide planting of Southern Pines
• Seed Procurement and Nursery Managment of the Southern Pines in the Peoples Republic of China
• South African Nursery Practice - The State of the Art
• Bare-root Exotic Pine Nursery Practice on the Coastal Lowlands of Queensland: A Historical Perspective
• Nursery Technology of Pine Seedling Production in Korea
• Heat Unit Summation Theory in Commercial Nursery Management
• Bare-root versus Container Production of Pines in the American Tropics

SEED HANDLING

• The Separation of Full Dead Seed from Live Seed in Pinus elliottii
• Optimum Germination Temperatures for Seeds of Six Central American Pine Species
• Using Electrical Conductivity of Seed Leachate as a Measure of Seed Quality in Southern Pines
• Techniques for Improving the Performance of Southern Pine Seeds in Nurseries
• Do Southern Pine Species Benefit from Cold Stratification?

SEEDBED DENSITY

• Determination of Optimum Seedling Bed Density for Bare-root Honduras Caribbean Pine
• Seedbed Density Affects Performance of Slash and Loblolly Pine in Georgia
• Seedbed Density, Undercutting, and Laterial Root Pruning Effects on Loblolly Seedling Morphology, Field Survival, and Growth
• Nursery Cultural Practices Affect Field Performance of Longleaf Pine

VEGETATIVE PROPAGATION

• Vegetative Propagation of Loblolly Pine
• Vegetative Propagation of Radiata Pine in New Zealand

SOIL MANAGMENT 

• Organic Matter Maintenance in Southern Pine Nursery Soils
• Use of Inorganic Fertilizers and Cover Crops in Exotic Pine Nurseries of Southern Queensland, Australia
• Continuous cropping at the Stauffer Nursery in Alabama
• Trends in the Maintenance of Soil Fertility in Mississippi Nurseries
• Continuous Cropping at New Kent
• Benefits and Application of Ectomycorrhizae in Southern Forest Tree Nurseries

PHYSIOLOGY 

• Physiology of Southern Pine Seedlings
• Outplanting Performance in Virginia of Genetically Improved Virginia Piedmont Loblolly Pine Seedlings Produced in South Carolina and Virginia Nurseries
• Manipulation of Pine Seedling Physiology by Water Stress Conditioning
• Seasonal Variation in Mitotic Index in the Stem Apex of Loblolly Pine Seedlings
• Loblolly Seedling Genotypic Xylem Pressure Potential Responses to Cutting Practices in the Nursery
• Variation in Root Growth Potential of Loblolly Pine from Seven Nurseries
• Root Regeneration in Out-Planted Loblolly Pine (Pinus taeda L.)
• A Physiological Interpretation of Nursery Stock Conditioning Through Intensive Root Wrenching
• An Evaluation of Root-Wrenched and Stored Loblolly Pine Seedlings
• Ethylene Production by Stored Pine Seedlings and its Relation to Root Regeneration and Survival
• Dormancy, Chilling Requirements, and Storability of Container-Grown Loblolly Pine Seedlings
• Seedling Quality - Radiata Pine as a Case Study
• Physiological Characteristics of Loblolly Pine Seedlings in Relation to Field Performance

PEST MANAGEMENT 

• Diphenylether Hebicides in Southern Pine Nurseries
• Fusiform Rust and its Control in Southern Forest Tree Nurseries
• Bayleton (triadmefon) Affects Ectomycorrhizal Development on Slash and Loblolly Pine Seedlings in Nurseries
• Field Trials for Control of Rhizoctonia Blight of Longleaf Pine Seedlings: Effects of Seedbed Planting Densities, Fungicides and Mulches
• Phytophthora cinnamomi Infection in Sand Pine Seedlings in Florida Nurseries and Effects on Outplant Survival

SOIL FUMIGATION 

• Soil Fumigation in Southern United States Forest Tree Nurseries
• Fumigation in South African Forest Nurseries
• Phytophthora cinnamomi Root Rot in Pinus Nurseries Soil Fumigation and Disease Prevention by Hygiene

SEEDLING HANDLING 

• Impact of Clay Dipping and Nursery Handling Procedures on Field Growth and Survival of Honduras Caribbean Pine
• A fully integrated System for Planting Bare-Root Seedlings of Radiata Pine in New Zealand
• Handling and Care of Southern Pine Seedlings
• Current Quality Requirements of Seedlings in Finland
• Assessment of Seedling Vigor Attributes: Outline for Integration

WRAP-UP

• Components of Symposium and Nursery Practice

APPENDIX I - REGISTRATION LIST

APPENDIX II - ALPHABETICAL LIST OF AUTHORS

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