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Evaluating SmartGrow for nursery production

TREC-LI-2004-01

Yuncong Li, Associate Professor

Aaron Palmateer, Assistant Professor

Tropical Research and Education Center

University of Florida

18905 SW 280 Street, Homestead, FL 33031

University of Florida Test Data Comparing

SmartGrow Weed Shields to Herbicide

Weed Shield Nitrogen Uptake Test Results

University of Florida Test Data With 60 and 30

Grams

of Fertilizer

Hibiscus Field Plants

II. Propagation Test Results

	Beginning of University of Florida field trials.
	First field completed. Note mats on top and white tags in background which are a special group of randomized test plants by the University of Florida. Picture taken 11/1/03
	Picture taken 11/1/03. University of Florida randomized test plot. Includes containers with no fertilizer and no mat, with mat on top and with mat on bottom; containers with 60 grams with mat on top, with mat on bottom and no mat; containers with 30 grams with mat on top, mat on bottom and no mat.
	University of Florida randomized plants test after first tissue & soil sample tests.
	University of Florida 2nd field trial with mats on bottom of container