Root confinement and irrigation frequency affect growth of ‘Rough lemon’ (Citrus limon) seedlings

George Ouma

doi:10.1051/fruits:2005026

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Volume 60 / No 3 (May-June 2005)

Fruits, 60 3 (2005) 195-202

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Issue		Fruits Volume 60, Number 3, May-June 2005


Page(s)		195 - 202
DOI		https://doi.org/10.1051/fruits:2005026
Published online		15 September 2005

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[1] Beeson R.C. Jr., Scheduling woody plants for production and harvest, HortTechnology 1 (1991) 30–36. [Google Scholar]

[2] Gillium C.H., Cobb G.S., Evans C.E., Effect of nitrogen concentration and container size on growth of Pyrus calleryana ‘Bradfiod’, J. Environ. Hortic. 2 (1984) 52–56. [Google Scholar]

[3] Keever G.J., Cobb G.S., Mc Daniel R., Effects of container size, root pruning and fertilizer on growth of seedlings of pecan, J. Environ. Hortic. 41 (1986) 11–13. [Google Scholar]

[4] Keever G.J., Cobb G.S., Container and production bed mulch effects on media temperatures and growth of ‘Hershey’ red azalea, HortScience 19 (1987) 439–441. [Google Scholar]

[5] Appleton B., Whitcomb C.E., Effects of container size and transplant date on growth of tree seedlings, J. Environ. Hortic. I (1983) 89–93. [Google Scholar]

[6] Biran I., Eliassaf J., The effect of container size and aeration conditions on growth of roots and canopy of woody plants, Scientia Hortic. 12 (1980) 385–394. [CrossRef] [Google Scholar]

[7] Hanson P.I., Dixon R.K., Dickson R.E., Effect of container size and shape on the growth of northern red oak seedling, HortScience 22 (1987) 1293–1295. [Google Scholar]

[8] Richards, D., Rowe R.N., Effects of root restriction, root pruning and 6-enzylamino purine on the growth of peach seedlings, Ann. Bot. 41 (1977) 729–740. [Google Scholar]

[9] Ruff M.S., Krizeki D.L., Mireck R.M., Inonye D.W., Restricted root zone volume, influence on growth and development of tomato, J. Am. Soc. Hortic. Sci. 112 (1987) 763–769. [Google Scholar]

[10] Tschaplinski T.J., Blake T.J., Effects of root restriction on growth correlations, water relation and senescence of older seedlings, Physiol. Plantarum 64 (1995) 167–176. [CrossRef] [Google Scholar]

[11] Vizzotto G., Orietta L., Costa G., Root restriction and photosynthesis responses in a peach rootstock, HortScience 28 (5) (1993) 557. [Google Scholar]

[12] Alvarez L.R., Caula B., Morphological effects of variable levels of root, restriction on ‘Loring’ and ‘red haven’ peaches in different environments, HortScience 28 (5) (1993) 556. [Google Scholar]

[13] Rieger M., Marra F., Responses of young peach trees to root confinement, HortScience 28 (5) (Abstr.) (1993) 527. [Google Scholar]

[14] Bar-Tal A., Pressman E., Root restriction and potassium and calcium solution concentrations affect dry matter production, cation uptake and blossom end rot in greenhouse tomato, J. Am. Soc. Hortic. Sci. 121 (4) (1996) 649–655. [Google Scholar]

[15] Peterson T.A., Krizeki D.T., A flow through hydroponic system for the study of root restriction, J. Plant Nutr. 15 (1992) 893–911. [CrossRef] [Google Scholar]

[16] Peterson T.A., Reinsel M.D., Krizeki D.T., Tomato Lycopersicon esculentum Mill cv. 'Bette Bush', plant response to root restriction on alteration of plant morphology, J. Exp. Bot. 42 (1991) 1233–1244. [CrossRef] [Google Scholar]

[17] Netondo G.W., The use of physiological parameters in screening for salt tolerance in sorghum (Sorghum bicolor L. Moench) varieties grown in Kenya, Thesis, Moi Univ., Kenya, 1999. [Google Scholar]

[18] Rice R.P., Rice L.W., Tindall H.D., Fruit and vegetable production in Africa, 1st ed., McMillan Publ., London, UK, 1987. [Google Scholar]

[19] Hartman H.T., Kester D.E., Davies F.T, Greeve R.L., Principles and practices of plant propagation, 6th ed., Prentice Hall Publ., New Jersey, USA, 2001. [Google Scholar]

[20] Anon., SAS/STAT users guide, Sas Institute Publ., Cary, NC, USA, 1988. [Google Scholar]