Organic chemicals on citrus: Stimulation of tree growth resulted from addition of certain pure compounds to nutrient cultures in glasshouse studies

Brusca, J; Haas, A

Organic chemicals on citrus: Stimulation of tree growth resulted from addition of certain pure compounds to nutrient cultures in glasshouse studies

Authors

Joseph N. Brusca
A. R. C. Haas

Authors Affiliations

Joseph N. Brusca is Principal Laboratory Technician in Plant Biochemistry, University of California, Riverside; A. R. C. Haas is Plant Physiologist, Emeritus, University of California, Riverside.

Publication Information

Hilgardia 11(11):4-4. DOI:10.3733/ca.v011n11p4. November 1957.

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Abstract

Organic manures or cover crops in southern California citrus orchards have—to a large extent—been abandoned. Scarcity, increased costs, rapid disappearance of organic matter in many soils, and a lack of strong evidence as to its actual benefit to the tree, are among the factors that have limited their use.

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