RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Production of Conifer Bareroot Seedlings Using Controlled Release Fertilizer
JF Native Plants Journal
JO NATIVE PLANTS JOURNAL
FD University of Wisconsin Press
SP 288
OP 293
DO 10.2979/NPJ.2007.8.3.288
VO 8
IS 3
A1 Vande Hey, Joseph M
YR 2007
UL http://npj.uwpress.org/content/8/3/288.abstract
AB We grow a variety of 2+0 bareroot conifer species with controlled release fertilizer (CRF), supplemented with conventional fertilizers, because the seedlings grow well, the process is cost effective, and less nitrogen needs to be applied, which reduces the potential for environmental contamination because of leaching. Incorporating CRF in autumn before autumn sowing helps retain the fertilizer prills in the seedbeds during the first growing season and makes a steady supply of fertilizer available even when wet spring soils prevent conventional fertilizer applications.