Water use and treatment in container-grown specialty crop production: A review

JC Majsztrik, RT Fernandez, PR Fisher… - Water, Air, & Soil …, 2017 - Springer
While governments and individuals strive to maintain the availability of high-quality water
resources, many factors can “change the landscape” of water availability and quality …

Irrigating nursery crops with recycled run-off: a review of the potential impact of pesticides on plant growth and physiology

S Poudyal, BM Cregg - HortTechnology, 2019 - journals.ashs.org
Interest in capturing and reusing runoff from irrigation and rainfall in container nurseries is
increasing due to water scarcity and water use regulations. However, grower concerns …

Comparison of stormwater runoff from sedum, native prairie, and vegetable producing green roofs

LJ Whittinghill, DB Rowe, JA Andresen, BM Cregg - Urban ecosystems, 2015 - Springer
Stormwater retention is one of the well-studied benefits of green roofs. A roof's ability to
retain stormwater depends on factors such as the intensity and duration of the rain event as …

Effects of various irrigation regimes on water use efficiency and visual quality of some ornamental herbaceous plants in the field

ZN Rafi, F Kazemi, A Tehranifar - Agricultural Water Management, 2019 - Elsevier
Efficient use of water by selection of appropriate plant species is becoming increasingly
important in semi-arid and arid regions to save scarce water resources. In this study, the …

[HTML][HTML] Zinnia (Zinnia elegans L.) and periwinkle (Catharanthus roseus (L.) G. Don) responses to salinity stress

M Marković, J Šoštarić, A Kojić, B Popović, A Bubalo… - Water, 2022 - mdpi.com
The study of salinity stress in irrigated floriculture can make a significant contribution to the
preservation of freshwater sources. To analyze the morphological and aesthetic responses …

Stormwater performance of a full scale rooftop farm: Runoff water quality

LJ Whittinghill, D Hsueh, P Culligan, R Plunz - Ecological Engineering, 2016 - Elsevier
A number of benefits have been attributed to green roofs including food production.
However, little research has been done to quantify the effects of rooftop farming practices on …

Wetland technologies for nursery and greenhouse compliance with nutrient regulations

SA White - HortScience, 2013 - journals.ashs.org
The need to protect our water resources and increasing public awareness of the importance
of cleaner water for ecological and human health reasons are driving regulations limiting …

Water quality characterization of storm and irrigation runoff from a container nursery

MN Yazdi, DJ Sample, D Scott, JS Owen… - Science of The Total …, 2019 - Elsevier
Commercial nurseries grow specialty crops for resale using a variety of methods, including
containerized production, utilizing soilless substrates, on a semipervious production surface …

Phosphorus requirement for biomass accumulation is higher compared to photosynthetic biochemistry for three ornamental shrubs

S Poudyal, JS Owen Jr, TD Sharkey, RT Fernandez… - Scientia …, 2021 - Elsevier
Ornamental nursery producers grow a variety of plant taxa in soil-less substrates and rely on
frequent water and nutrient applications to maximize plant growth and quality. This study …

Soilless substrate hydrology can be engineered to influence plant water status for an ornamental containerized crop grown within optimal water potentials

JS Fields, JS Owen, JE Altland… - Journal of the …, 2018 - journals.ashs.org
Water-efficient soilless substrates need to be engineered to address diminishing water
resources. Therefore, we investigated soilless substrates with varying hydrologies to …