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89. Whitcomb, Carl E. 1991. Understanding the Container system. Jour. of the American Bonsai Soc. 25(1): 12-13.
88. Whitcomb Carl E. 1991. Is your Nursery Wasting Water? Nursery Manager 7(11): 34-38.
87. Whitcomb, Carl E. 1991. Recycling Irrigation Water. Nursery digest 25(3): 17-19.
86. Whitcomb, C. E. 1987. Intercrops for Field Nursery Stock. Proc. Southern Nurs. Assoc. Res. Conf. 32: 159-161.
85. Whitcomb, C.E. 1987. Root Development and Plant Growth. Proc. Southern Nurs. Assoc. Res. Conf. 32: 131-133.
84. Whitcomb, C.E. 1985. Fabric Field Grow Containers Enhance Root Growth. Amer. Nurseryman 163(7): 49-52.
83. Whitcomb, C.E. 1985. A Propagation Technique for Difficult-to-Root Species. Proc. Southern Nurs. Assoc. Res. Conf. 30: 241-244.
82. Whitcomb, C.E., Charlie Gray, and Billy Cavanaugh. 1985. Methods of Transplanting Large Trees. Proc. Southern Nurs. Assoc. Res. Conf. 30: 166-117.
81. Whitcomb, C.E. 1985. Survival and Quality of Bare Root Roses in Containers. Proc. Southern Nurs. Assoc. Res. Conf. 30: 86.
80. Whitcomb, C.E. 1985. Tree Production Without Stress. Proc. Flowering Tree Conf.Top of Page
79. Whitcomb, C.E., Charlie Gray, and Billy Cavanaugh. 1985. Capillary Water Beds for Container Nursery Stock in Oklahoma. Proc. Southern Nurs. Assoc. Res. Conf. 30: 55-57.
78. Whitcomb, C.E., 1984. Propagating Trees from Cuttings. Proc. Southern Nurs. Assoc. Res. Conf. 29: 200-201.
77. Appleton, B.L. and C.E. Whitcomb. 1984. Establishment of Container Grown Ornamentals. Proc. Southern Nurs. Assoc. Res. Conf. 29: 106-108.
76. Whitcomb, C.E. and B.L. Appleton. 1984. Effects of Water Quality on Plant Growth in Containers. Proc. Southern Nurs. Assoc. Res. Conf. 29: 42-43.
75. Whitcomb, C. E. and J. D. Williams. 1984. A Container to Stimulate Root Branching. Proc. Southern Nurs. Assoc. Res. Conf. 29: 34-35.
74. Henderson, Susan and Carl E. Whitcomb. 1984. Response of False Aralia, Micronutrients, and Osmocote. Nursery Digest 18(2): 51-52.
73. Bridel, Robert, Carl Whitcomb, and B. L. Appleton. 1984. Planting Techniques for Tree Spade Dug Trees. OK Turf 2(3): 2-4.
72. Whitcomb, Carl E. and Jerry D. Williams. 1984. A Container to Stimulate Root Branching. Proc. Nursery Research Conf. 29: 34-35.
71. Whitcomb, Carl E and B.L. Appleton. 1984. Establishment of Container Grown Ornamentals. Proc. Nursery Research Conf. 29: 106-108.
70. Appleton, B.L. and Carl E. Whitcomb 1984. Effects of Water Quality on Plant Growth in Containers. Proc. Nursery Research Conf. 29: 42-43.Top of Page
69. Whitcomb, Carl E. 1984. Propagating Trees from Cuttings. Proc. Nursery Res. Conf. 29: 200-201.
68. Whitcomb, Carl E. 1984. The Wrinkles in the Life of a Root. Nursery Digest 17 (11): 30-31.
67. Reiger, Ralph and Carl E. Whitcomb. 1983. A Root Control System for Growing and Transplanting Trees. Nursery Digest 17(10): 66-69.
66. Reiger, Ralph and Carl E. Whitcomb. 1983. Growers Can Now Confine Roots to In-Field Containers. The American Nurseryman. 158: 31-34.
65. Whitcomb, Carl E. 1983. Does pH Really Have an Effect on Nutrition of Container-grown Plants?. The American Nurseryman. 158: 33-34.
64. Whitcomb, Carl E. 1983. Plant Response to Levels of Micromax. Nursery Digest. 17: 34-35.
63. Appleton, Bonnie L. and Carl E. Whitcomb. 1983. Effects of Propagation Container Size and Transplanting Date on the Growth of Tree Seedlings. Proceedings of the 1982 Southern Nursery Conference. Tech. Publ. R8-TP4.
62. Whitcomb, Carl E. 1982. The Effects of Ground Pine Bark on Micronutrient Applications. The American Nurseryman. 156: 43-44.
61. Whitcomb, Carl E. 1982. Plant Establishment Techniques. Proc. Ark. Hort. Soc. 103: 74-77.
60. Whitcomb, Carl E. 1982. New Plants for the Landscape. Proc. Ark. Hort. Soc. 103: 70-73.Top of Page
59. Whitcomb, Carl E. 1983. Increasing Survival Rates of Large Trees after Transplanting. The American Nurseryman. 157(12): 79-80.
58. Whitcomb, Carl E. 1983. Evolution and the Container System. The American Nurseryman. 157: 119-122.
57. Whitcomb, Carl E. 1983. Containers VS. Poly Bags-Which are Better? The American Nurseryman. 157: 101-103.
56. Whitcomb, Carl E. and Steve Shoup. 1982. Interactions Between Trees and Ground covers in the Landscape. The Texas Nurseryman. 12: 28-29.
55. Whitcomb, Carl E. 1982. Rebuilding Nursery Soils. The American Nurseryman. 155: 81-83.
54. Huffine, Wayne, Lester W. Reed, and Carl E. Whitcomb. 1982. Selection, Establishment and Maintenance of Roadside Vegetation. Misc. Publ. 110 of the OK Agri. Exp. Sta. 66 pages.
53. Kind, Ed, Bonnie Appleton, Richard Price, Ken Pinkston, and Carl E. Whitcomb. 1982. Control of Nantucket Pine Tip Moth on Mugo Pine. Insecticide and Acaricide Tests. 7: 223.
52. Whitcomb, Carl E. and C. Boyer. 1981. Growing Media Composition Influences Herbicide Performance. The American Nurseryman. 153: 11, 122-124.
51. Whitcomb, Carl E. 1981. Growing Tree Seedlings in Containers. Bulletin #755 of the OK Agricultural Experiment Station, Stillwater, OK.
50. Dickinson, Sancho and Carl E. Whitcomb. 1981. Why Nurserymen Should Consider Fall Transplanting. The American Nurseryman. 153: 11, 64-67.Top of Page
49. Preaus, Kenneth and Carl E. Whitcomb. 1981. How Does the Digging Method Affect Tree Transplanting Success: The American Nurseryman. 154: 9, 18-20.
48. Goodale, Toby W. and Carl E. Whitcomb. 1980. Producing Woody Ornamental Shrubs in Containers, Costs of Production and Projected Profits. Ornamentals South. 2(4): 20-25.
47. Goodale, Toby and Carl E. Whitcomb. 1980. Producing Woody Ornamental Shrubs in Containers, Influence of Fertility Level and Container Size. Ornamentals South. 2(3): 10-13.
46. Whitcomb, Carl E. 1980. Selecting a System for Irrigating Crops in Containers. The American Nurseryman. 152: 1,26,132,134.
45. Whitcomb, Carl E. 1980. How Shade and Fertilizers Affect Woody Plant Growth. The American Nurseryman. 151(11): 7, 56, 60, 62, 64.
44. Whitcomb, Carl E. 1979. Factor Affecting the Establishment of Urban Trees. Proc. Midwestern Chapter, Inter. Shade Tree Conf. 34: 55-59.
43. Knapp, Mike and Carl E. Whitcomb. 1979. Needs of Field-grown Mugo Pine Transplanted into Containers. The American Nurseryman. 149(11): 7, 48.
42. Whitcomb, Carl E. 1979. Propagating Woody Plants from Cuttings. Ornamentals South 1(3): 16-24.
41. Whitcomb, Carl E. 1979. Growing Plants in Poly Bags. The American Nurseryman. 149: 10, 97,98.
40. Whitcomb, Carl E. 1978. Micronutrient Fertilizers Used on Container-Grown Ilex crenata 'Hetzi'. The American Nurseryman. 147(14): 12, 51,52,56.Top of Page
39. Whitcomb, Carl E. 1978. Using Ronstar Effectively. The American Nurseryman. 147(10): 12,40,42,45,46.
38. Whitcomb, Carl E. 1978. Roundup-Effective for controlling Perennial Weeds. The American Nurseryman. 147(9): 100-101.
37. Whitcomb, Carl E., John Gibson and Allan Storjohann. 1978. Effects of Osmocote in Rooting Media. The American Nurseryman. 147(7): 11,66,67,68.
36. Dickinson, Sancho and Carl E. Whitcomb. 1978. Establishing Landscape Plants-Fall Transplanting Vs. Spring Transplanting. The American Nurseryman. 146: 8,22,24,26,28 and 30.
35. Whitcomb, Carl E. and Paul W. Santelmann. 1978. Effects of Herbicides Used on a Greenhouse Floor on Growth of Plants on Raised Benches. The Florida Nurseryman. 23(1): 6, 89.
34. Whitcomb, Carl E. 1978. Propagating Woody Plants from Cuttings. OK Agri. Exp. Sta. Technical bulletin B-733. 20 pages. Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK.
33. Goodale, Toby, Robert D. Hathaway, James D. Ward, and Carl E. Whitcomb. 1977. Controlling Common Bermudagrass with Hand-applied Application of Roundup. The Florida Nurseryman. 22(4): 71.
32. Whitcomb, Carl E. 1977. A Self-contained Solar Heated Greenhouse. Research Report P-756. Agri. Exp. Sta., OK. State Univ., Stillwater, OK.
31. Whitcomb, Carl E. 1976. Effects of Pruning severity and Frequency and Fertilizer Levels on Growth and Quality of Juniperus chinensis 'Pfitzeriana' and 'Hetzi'. The Florida Nurseryman. 21(10): 24 & 69.
30. Remon, James and Carl E. Whitcomb. 1976. Effects of Sulfur on Reducing the pH of an Alkaline Soil. The Florida Nurseryman. 21(1): 31 & 70.Top of Page
29. Hall, Gordon C. and Carl E. Whitcomb 1976. Antitranspirants: An Investment or an Unnecessary Expense? The American Nurseryman. 144(2): 14, 22.
28. Whitcomb, Carl E., Robert L Byrnes, Joseph r. Schulte and James D. Ward. 1976. What is a $5 Planting Hole? The American Nurseryman. 144(5): 1, 111,112, 114,115.
27. Hathaway, Robert D., J.D. Ward, Toby Goodale and Carl e. Whitcomb. 1976. Effects of roundup on Woody Landscape Plants. The Florida Nurseryman. 21(4): 53.
26. Glenn, Robert, Charles Hogan and Carl E. Whitcomb. 1976. Effects of Osmocote in the rooting Medium and Auxin Levels on rooting and Subsequent Growth of Cuttings. The Florida Nurseryman. 21(3): 30 & 40.
25. Whitcomb, Carl E., Jon Rackley and Roger Bean. 1976. Growing Nursery Stock from Multiple Liners. The American Nurseryman. 144(6): 13, 32, 34,36,38.
24. Whitcomb, Carl E. 1976. Spare the Water and Save the Plant. Horticulture Horizons. 54(1): 18-19. 
23. Whitcomb, Carl E. 1975. Plants, Pots, and Drainage. Horticulture Horizons 9(27): 12-13. 
22. Bisher, M.P. and Carl E. Whitcomb 1975. Response of Woody ornamental Liners to Fertilization, Propagation Pot Size and Holding Time. The Florida Nurseryman. 9(27): 9-10.
21. Whitcomb, Carl E. 1975. Colors for All Seasons. The Golf Superintendent. 43(9): 14-21.
20. Whitcomb, Carl E. 1974. Effects of Pot Size on Rooting of Juniper Cuttings. The American Nurseryman. 139: 15,73-75.Top of Page
19. Murray, Donald P. and Carl E. Whitcomb. 1973. Maximizing Rooting of Bottlebrush Cuttings. The Florida Nurseryman. 18: 13,35.
18. Whitcomb, Carl E. 1973. Establishing Trees and Turfgrass Together. The Golf Superintendent. 41: 28-29.
17. Whitcomb, Carl E. 1972. When Trees compete with Turfgrass. The Golf Superintendent. 40: 30-32.
16. Whitcomb, Carl E. 1972. Growth of Carissa grandiflora 'Boxwood Beauty' in Varying Media, Containers and Micronutrient Levels. The Florida Nurseryman. 17: 12,13.
15. Jones, Harold C. and Carl E. Whitcomb. 1971. How You Prune may make a Difference. The Florida Nurseryman. 16: 12,13.
14. Whitcomb Carl E. 1971. Speeding Up Slow Growing Trees. The Golf Superintendent. 39: 20-22.
13. Whitcomb, Carl E. 1971. Nursery Problems: Solutions through Research. The Florida Nurseryman. 16: 6,7. Also, Nurserymen's' Digest, June 1971, 22-23.
12. Ayer, Michael T. and Carl E. Whitcomb. 1971. Australian Pine in Florida. The Florida Nurseryman. 16: 7,21.
11. Whitcomb, Carl E. and J. N. Joiner. 1971. Forms and Levels of Nitrogen: Ammonium vs. Nitrate. The Florida Nurseryman. 16: 7.
10. Whitcomb, Carl E. 1971. Black Plastic in the Container Nursery. Part II: Problems with soil and Air Temperatures. The American Nurseryman. 133: 12, 54-56.Top of Page
9. Whitcomb, Carl E. 1971. Black Plastic in the container Nursery. Part I: The Drainage Problems. The American Nurseryman 133: 9.
8. Whitcomb, Carl E., and J.N. Joiner. 1970. Growth of Northern conifers in Florida. The Florida Nurseryman. 15: 7 & 36.
7. Whitcomb, Carl E. 1970. Response of four Container Grown Woody Ornamentals to Rates of Perk and Osmocote. The Florida Nurseryman. 15: 7, 36,37.
6. Whitcomb, Carl E. and Lonnie T. Davis, Jr. 1970. Antitranspirants-A Better Way to Root cuttings? The American Nurseryman. 132: 9, 100,101.
5. Whitcomb, Carl E. and Lonnie T Davis, Jr. 1970. Propagation of Leafy Cuttings Without Mist. The Florida Nurseryman. 15: 7, 36.
4. Whitcomb, Carl E. 1968. Grass and Tree Root Relationships. Proc. of the Florida Turfgrass Conference. 16: 16-20.
3. Whitcomb, Carl E. 1968. Root Competition Between Trees and Turf. Proc. Of the 39th Annual International Turfgrass conference. 39: 18-20.
2. Whitcomb, Carl E., and Eliot C. Roberts. 1967. Chemical Lawnmowers. Iowa Farm Science. 22: 19-21.
1. Whitcomb, Carl E., and Eliot C. Roberts. 1967. Turgrass Growth with Wetter Water. The Golf Superintendent. 35: 24-30.Top of Page