Nursery Resources Amy Fulcher Assistant Professor, UT Department of Plant Sciences

Production �  Implementation Guide for Container-

Grown Plant Interim Measure, Tom Yeager, UFAS ENH895 �  Container Nutrient Testing �  Sources of pH and EC meters �  Evaluation of Overhead Sprinkler Irrigation

Application Uniformity �  Evaluation of Micro-irrigation Uniformity

Production �  M. Halcomb. Field Production Handout. The

University of Tennessee Extension Handout. http://www.utextension.utk.edu/mtnpi/handouts/Field%20Production/Field_Production_Handout-8-09.pdf

�  M. Halcomb. Container Production Handout. http://www.utextension.utk.edu/mtnpi/handouts/Container%20Production/Container_Production_Handout-rev%208-09.pdf The University of Tennessee Extension Handout.

Production � Bilderback, T.E., A. Lebude, S. Warren, and

J. Neal. 2006. Field Nursery Crops Best Management Practices. NCNLA

� Yeager, T. , C. Gilliam, T. Bilderback, D. Fare, A. Niemiera, and K. Tilt. 1997. Best Management Practices, Guide for Producing Container-Grown Plants. So. Nursery Assoc. Atlanta, Georgia. http://www.sna.org.

Weed Control � Jeff Derr and Joe Neal � http://ppwsipm.contentsrvr.net/

weeds_container_nurseries.php � Weeds of the Northeast -- a full color

guide ~300 weeds. Cornell University Press � UT Insect and Plant Disease Control

Manual

Cover Crops, Floor Mgt. �  Halcomb, M. 2002. Clover Alternatives for

Nursery Middles. The University of Tennessee Extension Handout http://www.utextension.utk.edu/mtnpi/handouts/Field%20Production/Clover_Alternatives_for_Middles.pdf

Production Books �  So You Want to Start a Nursery, Tony Avent $16 �  Nursery Management: Administration and

Culture, Davidson, Mecklinburg, and Peterson $74

�  Nursery Management, John Mason $44 (AUST) �  Greenhouse and Nursery Management

Practices to Protect Water Quality, Julie Newman $20

�  The Greenhouse and Nursery Handbook: A Complete Guide to Growing and Selling Ornamental Container Plants, Francis Jozwik

pH for Pesticide Application � Water pH chart for using pesticides Brant � pH for pesticide from Emily Tenczar

Associations � East Tennessee Nurseryman’s Association � TNLA

�  East TN Chapter TNLA

� MTNA � ANLA � Your customers organizations (Amer. Soc.

LA’s, Nat’l Arbor. Assoc., Inter. Soc. Arbor., Garden Ctrs. of America)

Associations

Nursery Crop University Listserve � The Nursery Crop University listserve is a

new resource for university professionals working with nursery crops to share information, Extension publications, reprints, plant problems, pose questions, and network!  Sign up at http://listserv.utk.edu/archives/nrsrycrp.html.

Analysis � Soil, Plant, and Pest Center � http://soilplantandpest.utk.edu/ � Distance Diagnosis

http://eppserver.ag.utk.edu/Extension/Distance/Ddiag.html

Soil, Plant and Pest Center Fee Schedule

Soil, Plant and Pest Center Fee Schedule

Alternatives – Independent validation, pesticide residue

New Resources?? � What publications are needed, training,

in-service and industry

Thank you!