The response of Liriope, Hosta, and Hedera to sunlight and fertilization

Author

Mei-Li Mary Wu

Date of Award

6-1972

Degree Type

Thesis

Degree Name

Master of Science

Major

Plant Sciences

Major Professor

B. S. Pickett

Committee Members

H. van de Werken, H. D. Swingle

Abstract

The purpose of this investigation was to study the response of three different species of ground covers, Liriope, Hosta, and Hedera to various degrees of shade and levels of nitrogen and potassium. The plants were grown in pots under three light conditions: full sunlight, half of full sunlight, and a quarter of full sunlight. Two levels of nitrogen and potassium, high and low, were applied at the beginning of this experiment. Data for this study included height, fresh and dry weights, number of leaves or shoots, chlorophyll and starch content. Height and number of leaves of these three ground covers were significantly affected by light and nitrogen treatment. In most cases, the reduction of light and a high nitrogen level produced better growth and better appearing plants than were obtained under full sunlight and low nitrogen fertilization. Differences due to potassium levels were usually non-significant.

Recommended Citation

Wu, Mei-Li Mary, "The response of Liriope, Hosta, and Hedera to sunlight and fertilization. " Master's Thesis, University of Tennessee, 1972.
https://trace.tennessee.edu/utk_gradthes/8239