Seed production varies greatly among and within weed species in part due to environmental variability between years, competition from
neighboring plants, and genetic variability. For example, while Canada thistle has been observed to produce as few as 680 seeds per plant, curly dock often produces more than 30,000 seeds per...
Nursery plants are often harvested, stored, and shipped bare-root for easier and more economical handling. Some species of woody and herbaceous perennials are less tolerant of postharvest handling than others. Desiccation stress during the handling of bare-root plants has been identified as a major problem contributing to poor survival and...
Several studies of herbaceous perennials have addressed the effects of environmental factors during and after production, inherent cold hardiness, and post-harvest handling procedures to enhance flowering and growth during establishment. The regrowth of both woody and herbaceous forage plants following establishment is reported to be directly related to reserve-nitrogen content....