Proceedings of the 2017 Annual Meeting of the International Plant Propagators' Society

Impact of seed technology on seed germination in horticultural crops^©

The "wicked" problem that is herbicide resistance of weeds^©

Growing the urban forest movement: opportunities and challenges^©

Selecting compact cultivars for horticulture from wild plant populations^©

PlantSelect website: connecting designers and growers^©

An integrated methodology for propagation from seed of Perth, Western Australian provenance, native plants^©

Biosecurity matters—challenges to New Zealand's biosecurity system^©

Plant breeding at Auckland Botanic Gardens^©

IPPS Western Region Exchange 2016^©

Rotoroa Island: from rehabilitation to revegetation^©

Subantarctic islands: an intrepid journey and brief history^©

Assessing fertility in horticultural selections of Agapanthus^©

Ornamental pumpkin selection^©

Iran, a significant horticultural country^©

Take control over horticulture by listening to the genes^©

Plant trials in the Netherlands and Europe^©

Negative hydrostatic pressure is an unnoticed but significant source of contamination in tissue culture^©

Keeping nutrients in their place: irrigation management to enhance nutrient retention in container production^©

Green roofs: plant production and installation methods^©

Marketing the ecosystem services provided by food plants for pollinators^©

Lighting plants with LEDs: a panel discussion^©

Plant propagation for successful hydroponic production^©

Grow your business^©

Production cycles at Sheridan Nurseries^©

Midwest groundcovers lean flow journey with Flow Vision^©

The rooting response of evergreen and deciduous cuttings to foliar applications of the rooting hormone indole-3-butyric acid^©

Restoration horticulture: propagation, production, and marketing of native plants^©

Plant breeding at North Dakota State University^©

What's old and new about phase change and propagation^©

Managing water and oxygen for optimum rooting^©

New Plant Forum^©

Seed dormancy in seven-son flower (Heptacodium miconiodes)^©

Use of K-IBA as a foliar spray for softwood cutting propagation^©

Developing a modified hydroponic stock plant system for redbud^©

Using Osmocote^® Bloom in propagation and production^©

A screening to study the effect of smoke solutions, gibberellic acid, and cold-moist stratification on various grass species^©

Characterization of microbial community structure in pine bark substrates^©

Irrigation water alkalinity, not pH, affects substrate pH^©

Water temperature and exposure time for killing weed seed on recycled plastic containers^©

A screening to study the effect of various smoke solutions and cold-moist stratification on Carex^©

Seasonal emergence of invasive ambrosia beetles in Western Kentucky in 2017^©

Use rooting hormones or not¿multiple applications may be best^©

Automating a propagation nursery^©

The development of fertilizer from the early years to today^©

Biological control in propagation^©

Adapting automation to your operation^©

The struggle is real (but fun!): long-term breeding at a public university^©

Soil digestive system: functions and benefits of plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria^©

Highlights of the IPPS 2017 Western Region/New Zealand Region exchange and ornamental plant breeding in New Zealand^©

2017 New Zealand exchange experience^©

The hordes: emerging pest threats to plants in the Western USA^A(c)

What’s your problem? Diagnosing plant disease for nursery growers^©

Nuggets of knowledge^©

All-America Selections winners for 2017: outstanding ornamentals and edible crops for producers and home gardens^©

Vegetable propagation by grafting and its importance^©

Enhancing perennial stock plant production through the use of plant growth regulators^©

Selecting salt tolerant pistachio rootstocks using tissue culture^©

Optimized micropropagation protocol to establish high-yielding true-to-type plantations of elite genotypes of Tinospora cordifolia for consistent production of therapeutic compounds^©

Decreasing blue light increases growth of four diverse species^©

What is a "good" root system?^©

Evolution of plant production in containers^©

Improved air layering system for tropical hardwood ornamentals in Hawaii^©

Technical sessions, Monday morning, 30 October 2017^©

Nursery innovation on a budget-making every penny count^©

Foodscaping: revolution or evolution?^©

Commentary on woody plant breeding opportunities^©

How scary is this? Two emerging pests: emerald ash borer and crapemyrtle bark scale^©

Hartmann and Kester's Principles and Practices of Plant Propagation: a sneak preview of the 9^th edition^©

Mulching for weed control: influence of type, depth, herbicide formulation and activation irrigation level on germination and growth of three container nursery weed species^©

Are cuttings a viable alternative to seeds for sweet basil production?^©

Isopropyl alcohol and auxin application method affect phytotoxicity of herbaceous stem cuttings^©

IPPS European exchange 2016^©

Back to the future: insights learned over many years¿relevant then, now, and for the future^©

What's new in the biology of cutting propagation^©

Flying dangerous: drones and the nursery industry^©

Lifelong learners: guilt by association^©

Beyond kungpao chicken: the plants of eastern China^©

The history of the Texas Superstar Program^©

The Bailey Nursery approach to sourcing, evaluating, and introducing new plants^©

Pre-emerge herbicides and mulches for weed control in container-grown tree seedlings^©

Effects of chicken manure compost and high percentage of biochar on container-grown basil (Ocimum basilicum)^©

Propagation and out planting of Chrysopsis species endemic to the Florida Panhandle^©

Indoor plant toxicity concerns some consumers^©

Influence of herbicide application volume on weed control in non-irrigated nursery production areas©

Which is better for mother stock of leaf-bud cuttings of kaki (Diospyros kaki), root-sucker or hedge?^©

Comparison of growth, yield, and fruit quality of own-rooted and grafted 'Spirit of '76' mango trees grown in pots^©

Micropropagation of ornamental aquatic plants, Glossostigma, Microcarpaea and Limnophila 2. Effect of CaCl₂･2H₂O, KH₂PO₄, Fe-EDTA concentrations on the growth of explants^©