Seedling Development Articles & Analysis
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Spacers in nurseries When Spacers have been used in nurseries, they have helped seedlings to develop. This is particularly true in nurseries with mid-level technology in which there are no elevated growing tables and in which seedling trays are generally placed directly on the ground or on partitions or other similar systems. ...
In vegetable crops in particular, there are a number of tried and tested advantages to using our Spacers in hydroponic farming. They include providing a means of lifting the substrate away from the drainage stream whilst providing excellent aeration and avoiding a build-up of humidity below the substrate. These advantages have led to Spacers also being used with other applications and in ...
‘Neelum’ was assessed at germination and seedling growth after having subjected it to different concentrations of CuSO4 and ZnSO4. Germination was not affected by any of the metal tested, whereas initial growth was strongly inhibited by increasing concentrations of ZnSO4. Seedlings developed toxicity symptoms in the presence of both metals but ...