Previous reports showed that the abiotic stress related to the pre-transplant plug cell volume during nursery decreases both root and shoot growth at the transplant stage and limit final yield to leafy green vegetables. The cytokinin function has been linked to different abiotic...
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Research Article10.9734/JEAI/2018/43753
Root growth of bedding plants in small pots is usually restricted and evidently influenced by substrate quality and fertilization routine. Two pre-transplant 50- and 288-plug cells tray-1 were used. Plants were grown in two growing media and fertilized with liquid feeding and pre...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2016/29027
In pot plant production, balancing the air and water content in the medium is one of the largest problems. The ‘root restriction’ effects of the plug cells on seedling growth during nursery could increase after transplant and thus limits pot plant productivity. Two plug cell size...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2016/27825
Pot plant growers must take two technological critical decisions: the pre-transplant plug-cell size and the post-transplant growing medium, both of which have been mentioned as abiotic stress sources for bedding pot plants, including Impatiens walleriana. However, only a few rece...
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Research Article10.9734/JEAI/2017/31997
The quality of the growing medium stands out as one of the most important factors affecting the success of annual plants, especially when grown in potted culture. Recently, we have suggested that growing medium gives not only a matrix for water and nutrient absorption but also a...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2016/26144