Open AccessA Novel Method of Supplying Nutrients Permits Predictable Shoot Growth and Root : Shoot Ratios of Pre-transplant Bedding Plants
Author(s) -
D. J. Greenwood,
J. M. T. McKee,
D. P. Fuller,
Ian G. Burns,
B. J. Mulholland
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
annals of botany
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.567
H-Index - 176
eISSN - 1095-8290
pISSN - 0305-7364
DOI - 10.1093/aob/mcl240
Subject(s) - biology , shoot , nutrient , botany , agronomy , horticulture , ecology
Growth of bedding plants, in small peat plugs, relies on nutrients in the irrigation solution. The object of the study was to find a way of modifying the nutrient supply so that good-quality seedlings can be grown rapidly and yet have the high root : shoot ratios essential for efficient transplanting.
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