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ANNUAL REPORT OF COOPERATIVE REGIONAL PROJECTS
Supported by Allotments of the Regional Research Fund,
Hatch Act, as Amended August 11, 1955
January 1 to December 31, 1995PROJECT: S-103, TECHNICAL AND ECONOMICAL EFFICIENCIES
OF PRODUCING AND MARKETING LANDSCAPE PLANTS
PUBLICATIONS
Refereed Journals:
Adrian, J.L., P. Duffy and M. Loyd. 1995. Competitive relationship of three warm-season turfgrass species. J. of Agribusiness, 13(1):1-15.
Hinson, R.A., S.C. Turner. and J.R. Brooker. 1995. Transaction methods among wholesale U.S. nurseries. Agribusiness: An Internation J. 11(2):147-154.
Safley, Charles D. and Michael K. Wohlgenant, Factors that Influence Consumer Selection of Garden Centers, J. of Agribusiness, Vol.13(1):33-50.
Turner, S. and Kriesel, W. 1995. The relative importance of the green industry in the U.S. agricultural economy. J. of Agribusiness, Vol 13(1):51-62.
Submitted Full Length Articles:
Abdelmagid, Banaga D., Michael K. Wohlgenant, and Charles D. Safley, "Demand for Plants Sold in North Carolina Garden Centers," Agricultural and Resource Economics Review, April 1996 (in press)
Barton, S.S., J. Mercer and C. Molnar. 1995. Using focus groups to determine market potential for wildflower sod. HortTechnology. (in review)
Rhodus, T. and J. Hoskins. "The Internet: Changing the Way Horticulturists Communicate." HortTechnology, (in press).
Non-Refereed Publications:
Proceedings:
Aitken, J.B. 1995. "Evaluation of warm season perennial grasses for low maintenance landscapes." Proceedings of SNA Research Conference. Vol. 40:301-302.
Hall, C.R., C.F. Lard, C.L. Smith and B.E. Seidel. 1995. "Comparison of lawn maintenance expenditures among households in the southern region." Proceedings of the SNA Research Conference. Vol. 40.
Smith, C.L. and C.R. Hall. 1995 "Lawn maintenance expenditures of Texas single-family households." Proceedings of the SNA Research Conference. Vol. 40.
Abdelmagid, B.D., M.K. Wohlegnant, and C.D. Safley, "Demand Elasticities for selected plants sold in Garden Centers," Selected paper presented at the Annual AAEA Meeting, Indianapolis, Indiana. Abstract to be published in the American Journal of Agricultural Economics, 1995 (forthcoming).
Experiment Station Bulletins:
Brooker, J.R., S.C. Turner, R.A. Hinson. 1995. "Trade flows and marketing practices within the United States nursery industry: 1993." Southern Cooperative Series, in process.
Newspaper, Magazines, etc.:
Aitken, D.B. 1995. "How South Carolina cut roadside maintenance costs." Better Roads, 65:30-31.
Barton, S.S. 1995. Retail swap shop-promotions. Garden Centers of America Newsletter. GCA. May/June 1995.
Barton, S.S. 1995. Empowering your sales staff. American Association of Nurserymen Newsletter. April 1995.
Barton, S.S. 1995. The colors of effective display. From the Ground Up. Pennsylvania Landscape and Nursery Association, Vol. 41, No. 2, Spring 1995.
Barton, S.S. 1995. Recreating traffic flow. Garden Centers of American Newsletter. GCA. Feb/Mar 1995.
Barton S.S. 1995. Using native plants in the landscape. Delaware Nature Society Newsletter. March 1995.
Hall, C.R. 1995. "Finding that last red cent. . ." Texas Greenhouse Bulletin, May 1995.
Hall, C.R. 1995. "Scope Report - Part II." The Texas Nurseryman, Vol. 25, No. 3, March 1995.
Hall, C.R. 1995. "10 ways to make more money in 1995." Texas Greenhouse Bulletin, January 1995.
Hall, C.R. 1995. "Trends affecting the nursery industry" The Texas Nurseryman, Vol. 25, No. 11, December 1995.
Montgomery, C.C., Behe, B.K., Tilt, K.M., Adrian, J.L. and Duffy, P. 1995. "Cost comparisons of pot-in-pot production to above ground and in-field production methods." Tennessee Nurserymen's Assoc. Newsletter, Vol. 7, issue 2.
Rhodus, T. and J. Hoskins. "1995 Perennial Sales Survey." Perennial Plants, Quarterly Journal of the Perennial Plant Association, Volume 3, No. 2, Spring, 1995.
Rhodus, T. and J. Hoskins. "Getting Access to the Internet." Perennial Plants, Quarterly Journal of the Perennial Plant Association, Volume 3, No. 4, Autumn, 1995.
Rhodus, T. and J. Hoskins. "Connecting to the Internet." Educational Update, The Buckeye, The Ohio Nursery & Landscape Association, May, 1995.
Rhodus, T. and J. Hoskins. "Connecting to the Internet." VNA Newsletter, Virginia Nurserymen's Association, Volume 65, No. 3, May/June, 1995.
Books:
Chapters/other:
Brumfield, R.G. 1995. "Production Costs." Ball Guide to New Guinea Impatiens. Ball Publishing Co. PP. 197-211.