Another Look at Nursery Bed Mulches and Stickers


Materials to use for nursery bed mulch vary over a period of time because of availability and cost. This study was developed to evaluate currently available native materials and manufactured products. Five mulches (chopped pine needles, chopped grain straw, sized pine bark, sawdust, and an excelsior mat) and three stickers (Polysar, Terra Tack,and AzTac) were evaluated on loblolly pine seedbeds. Data was collected on seed germination, condition of mulch, total numberof seedlings, number plantable seedlings, percentage (%) cull seedlings, seedling diameter and oven dry weight of seedlings. Differences were found in seed germination varying with mulchor sticker used. The effectiveness of each mulch and sticker over time was very dramatic.
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Publication Southern Nursery Conference Proceedings - Eastern Session
Event Asheville, LA - 1984
Section Eastern
Author K.O. Summerville
Published 1984/06/27
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