The Horticultural Research Institute (HRI) recently released its list of research papers and articles published in the June 2001 edition of The Journal of Environmental Horticulture.

They are as follows:

• Influence of Plant Growth Regulators on Suppression of ‘Meyer’ Zoysiagrass, by Erik H. Ervin and Changhoo Ok, page 57;
• The Effect of Mulch Type for Turfgrass Establishment within a Refined Wood Fiber Mat over Plastic, by J.C. Sorochan and J.N. Rogers, III, page 61;
• Growth Regulation of Sub-Tropical Perennials by Photoselective Plastic Films, by Sandra B. Wilson and Nihal C. Rajapakse, page 65;
• Growth Responses of Chemically Root-pruned Cork Oak Seedlings in the Nursery, by M. Pardos, J.A. Pardos and G. Montero, page 69;
• Evaluation of Dogwood and Birch Species and Cultivars for Resistance to Key Insect Pests and Diseases, by Monte P. Johnson, John R. Hartman, Robert E. McNiel and William M. Fountain, page 73;
• Responses of Landscape Groundcovers to Mini­mum Irrigation, by Dennis R. Pittenger, David A. Shaw, Donald R. Hodel and Douglas B. Holt, page 78;
• Verification and Establishment of Hydrangea macrophylla ‘Kardinal’ x H. paniculata ‘Brussels Lace’ Interspecific Hybrids, by S.M. Reed, G.L. Riedel and M.R. Pooler, page 85;
• Influence of Mulch Characteristics on Sporulation by the Artillery Fungus Sphaerobolus stellatus, by Elizabeth A. Brantley, Donald D. Davis and Larry J. Kuhns, page 89;
• Evaluation of Eleven Newly Acquired Asian Elms for Their Suitability to Adult Elm Leaf Beetle (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae), by Frederic Miller and George Ware, page 96;
• Variation among American Elm Clones in Long-term Dieback, Growth and Survival following Ophiostoma Inoculation, by A.M. Townsend and L.W. Douglass, page 100; and Preemergent Bittercress Control on a Gravel Groundcover, by Jeanne Briggs, Ted Whitwell, Melissa B. Riley, Russell Smith and Garry Legnani, page 104.