Matthew Blanchard
Matthew Blanchard is a postdoctoral research associate in the Department of Horticulture at Michigan State University. You can eMail him at [email protected].
Callused Geranium Cuttings: Tips For Successful Rooting
Growers are always looking for opportunities to improve production efficiency and reduce costs. One option is to use […]
Ready Research Results: Daily Light Integral & Flowering Of Annuals
Daily light integral (DLI) refers to the cumulative amount of photosynthetic light that is received in one day. […]
Energy-Efficient Annuals: Pentas & Verbena
Efficient production of bedding plants requires information on how temperature, photoperiod, and daily light integral (DLI) influence crop […]
Energy-Efficient Annuals: Angelonia & Browallia
Scheduling annual bedding plants in flower for specific market dates is of increasing importance to greenhouse growers. Plants […]
Energy-Efficient Annuals: Dahlia & Osteospermum
Producing spring bedding plants in an energy-efficient manner requires information on how crops respond to average daily temperature […]
Energy-Efficient Annuals: Rudbeckia & Viola
Scheduling bedding plants in flower for exact market dates is challenging considering the diversity of crops produced. Rising […]
Energy-Efficient Annuals: Geraniums And Zinnias
Most bedding plants are produced in heated greenhouses from January through May, when high energy inputs can be […]
Energy-Efficient Annuals: Petunias
Escalating fuel costs have made it important for greenhouse growers to improve production efficiency and schedule crops more […]
Energy-Efficient Annuals: Ageratum & Cosmos
Scheduling annual bedding plants in flower for specific market dates is of increasing importance to many greenhouse growers. […]
Energy-Efficient Annuals: Dianthus & Snapdragon
Energy-efficient greenhouse production requires information on how crops respond to average daily temperature and daily light integral (DLI) […]
Energy-Efficient Annuals: Timing Marigolds
In the first article of this scheduling annuals series, we introduced the concepts of temperature and daily light […]
Energy-Efficient Annuals: Scheduling Bedding Plants
Examples of software interface panels of Virtual Grower. This program can be downloaded free at VirtualGrower.net and can […]
Energy-Efficient Annuals: Perfecting Temps & Light
Bedding and garden plants are the largest category of floriculture crops in the United States with a wholesale […]
Getting Results With A Liner Dip
Controlling plant height is a key factor in producing a quality crop and maximizing the number of plants […]
Comparing PGRs
Figure 1. Celosia (Celosia plumosa ‘Fresh Look Red’) was sprayed with either Dazide (daminozide, Fine Americas), B-Nine (daminozide, […]
Responses To Temperature & Light
Temperature and light are the two environmental factors that primarily influence production time and quality of both young and […]