Root Physiology and Phenology: the Key to Transplanting Success


This paper presents a summary of several key aspects of root physiology that directly affect success of nursery transplanting. Three transplanting systems are considered:container to container (C:C),container to bareroot (C:BR), and bareroot to bareroot (BR:BR). While differing in detail, each of these systems involves growing a starter plant, transplanting it, and growing it longer in a transplant bed or larger container. The aspects of root physiology discussed are:root system hydraulic conductance,phenology and growth, stress resistance, root cold hardiness, shoot/root interconnectedness, and root pathogens. The paper discusses each of these aspects of root physiology and explores where they might be affected by, or limiting to, the process of growing transplants.
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Publication Forest Nursery Proceedings
Event Olympia, WA - 2002
Section Western Forest and Conservation Nursery Association and the Forest Nursery Association of British Columbia
Author Gary A. Ritchie
Published 2003/05/01
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