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Wood Fiber from Norway Spruce—A Stand-Alone Growing Medium for Hydroponic Strawberry Production by Woznicki, Tomasz, Jackson, Brian E., Sønsteby, Anita, Kusnierek, Krzysztof

“…There is an increased interest in the hydroponic production of strawberries in protected cultivation systems, and it is, therefore, urgent to develop new, more…”
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Primary Mechanical Modification to Improve Performance of Miscanthus as Stand-Alone Growing Substrates by Nguyen, Van T. H., Kraska, Thorsten, Winkler, Winona, Aydinlik, Sercan, Jackson, Brian E., Pude, Ralf

“…Selecting proper mechanical processing can improve performance of miscanthus substrates. We studied the effects of mechanical processing methods on substrate…”
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The Use of Wood Fiber for Reducing Risks of Hydrophobicity in Peat-Based Substrates by Durand, Stan, Jackson, Brian E., Fonteno, William C., Michel, Jean-Charles

“…Peat substrates are well known to become hydrophobic during desiccation, thus degrading their water retention properties. Synthetic wetting agents are commonly…”
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Quantitative Description and Classification of Growing Media Particle Morphology through Dynamic Image Analysis by Durand, Stan, Jackson, Brian E., Fonteno, William C., Michel, Jean-Charles

“…The physical properties of growing media are dependent on the morphological characteristics of the particles composing them. Thus, their characteristics can be…”
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Advancements in Root Growth Measurement Technologies and Observation Capabilities for Container-Grown Plants by Judd, Lesley A, Jackson, Brian E, Fonteno, William C

“…The study, characterization, observation, and quantification of plant root growth and root systems (Rhizometrics) has been and remains an important area of…”
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ALTRO: A Fast Solver for Constrained Trajectory Optimization by Howell, Taylor A., Jackson, Brian E., Manchester, Zachary

“…Trajectory optimization is a widely used tool for robot motion planning and control. Existing solvers for these problems either rely on off-the-shelf nonlinear…”
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Exploring Substrate Water Capture in Common Greenhouse Substrates through Preconditioning and Irrigation Pulsing Techniques by Schulker, Brian A., Jackson, Brian E., Fonteno, William C., Heitman, Joshua L., Albano, Joseph P.

“…Particles in a substrate create a network of pore pathways for water to move through, with size and shape determining the efficacy of these channels. Reduced…”
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Scalable Cooperative Transport of Cable-Suspended Loads With UAVs Using Distributed Trajectory Optimization by Jackson, Brian E., Howell, Taylor A., Shah, Kunal, Schwager, Mac, Manchester, Zachary

“…Most approaches to multi-robot control either rely on local decentralized control policies that scale well in the number of agents, or on centralized methods…”
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A Review and Analysis of Horticultural Substrate Characterization by Sieve Analysis by Bartley, Paul C., Fonteno, William C., Jackson, Brian E.

“…The physical, hydrological, and physico-chemical properties of horticultural substrates are influenced by particle shape and size. Sieve analysis has been the…”
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Effect of particle length to width ratio on sieving accuracy and precision by Bartley, Paul C., Jackson, Brian E., Fonteno, William C.

“…The physical, hydrological, and physico-chemical properties of horticultural substrates are influenced by particle shape and size. Sieve analysis is the…”
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Planning With Attitude by Jackson, Brian E., Tracy, Kevin, Manchester, Zachary

“…Planning trajectories for floating-base robotic systems that experience large attitude changes is challenging due to the nontrivial group structure of 3D…”
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Particle Densities of Horticultural Substrates by Bartley, Paul C., Amoozegar, Aziz, Fonteno, William C., Jackson, Brian E.

“…The heterogeneity of horticultural substrates makes basic physical characteristics, such as total porosity and particle density, difficult to estimate. Due to…”
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Evaluation of Peat Blended with Pine Wood Components for Effects on Substrate Physical Properties, Nitrogen Immobilization, and Growth of Petunia (Petunia ×hybrida Vilm.-Andr.) by Dickson, Ryan W., Helms, Kalyn M., Jackson, Brian E., Machesney, Leala M., Lee, Jung Ae

“…The first objective was to evaluate wood components for differences in nitrogen (N) immobilization and effects on substrate physical properties. The second…”
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Quantifying the Sorptive Behavior of Traditional Horticultural Substrate Components Based on Initial Hydraulic Conditioning by Bartley, Paul C., Yap, Ted C., Jackson, Brian E., Fonteno, William C., Boyette, Michael D., Chaves-Cordoba, Bernardo

“…The ability of a substrate component (organic or inorganic) to capture and retain water (hydration and wettability) is important to investigate and promote…”
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Identification, Genome Sizes, and Ploidy of Deutzia by Hembree, William G., Ranney, Thomas G., Lynch, Nathan P., Jackson, Brian E.

“…The genus Deutzia, in the Hydrangeaceae family, includes ≈60 species that range in ploidy from diploid (2 x ) to tetradecaploid (14 x ). There have been…”
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Evaluating Peat Substrates Amended with Pine Wood Fiber for Nitrogen Immobilization and Effects on Plant Performance with Container-grown Petunia by Harris, Crysta N., Dickson, Ryan W., Fisher, Paul R., Jackson, Brian E., Poleatewich, Anissa M.

“…Pine ( Pinus sp.) wood products have potential to immobilize fertilizer nitrogen (N) and influence plant growth when used in soilless substrates for the…”
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Liming Requirements of Greenhouse Peat-based Substrates Amended with Pine Wood Chips as a Perlite Alternative by Owen, W. Garrett, Jackson, Brian E., Fonteno, William C., Whipker, Brian E.

“…Processed loblolly pine ( Pinus taeda ) wood has been investigated as a component in greenhouse and nursery substrates for many years. Specifically, pine wood…”
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Maximum Plant Uptakes for Water, Nutrients, and Oxygen Are Not Always Met by Irrigation Rate and Distribution in Water-based Cultivation Systems by Blok, Chris, Jackson, Brian E, Guo, Xianfeng, de Visser, Pieter H B, Marcelis, Leo F M

“…Growing on rooting media other than soils -i.e., substrate-based growing- allows for higher yields than soil-based growing as transport rates of water,…”
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Comparison of Water Capture Efficiency through Two Irrigation Techniques of Three Common Greenhouse Soilless Substrate Components by Schulker, Brian A., Jackson, Brian E., Fonteno, William C., Heitman, Joshua L., Albano, Joseph P.

“…Substrate wettability is an important factor in determining effective and efficient irrigation techniques for container-grown crops. Reduced substrate…”
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Changes in Chemical and Physical Properties of Pine Tree Substrate and Pine Bark During Long-term Nursery Crop Production by Jackson, Brian E, Wright, Robert D, Seiler, John R

“…The objective of this study was to evaluate a pine tree substrate (PTS) for decomposition, changes in physical and chemical properties, and substrate carbon…”
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