Hardening [Chapter 12]

Douglass F. Jacobs; Thomas D. Landis

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Hardening [Chapter 12]

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Authors:

Douglass F. Jacobs, Thomas D. Landis

Year:

2009

Type:

Agricultural Handbook

Station:

Rocky Mountain Research Station

Source:

In: Dumroese, R. Kasten; Luna, Tara; Landis, Thomas D., editors. Nursery manual for native plants: A guide for tribal nurseries - Volume 1: Nursery management. Agriculture Handbook 730. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service. p. 217-227.

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Abstract

To promote survival and growth following outplanting, nursery stock must undergo proper hardening. Without proper hardening, plants do not store well over winter and are likely to grow poorly or die on the outplanting site. It is important to understand that native plant nurseries are different from traditional horticultural systems in that native plants must endure an outplanting environment in which little or no aftercare is provided.

Parent Publication

Nursery manual for native plants: A guide for tribal nurseries - Volume 1: Nursery management

Keywords

nursery, native plants, Virtual Center for Reforestation, Nurseries, and Genetics Resources (RNGR), Tribal Nursery Council

Citation

Jacobs, Douglass F.; Landis, Thomas D. 2009. Hardening [Chapter 12]. In: Dumroese, R. Kasten; Luna, Tara; Landis, Thomas D., editors. Nursery manual for native plants: A guide for tribal nurseries - Volume 1: Nursery management. Agriculture Handbook 730. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service. p. 217-227.