potting Articles
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Advantages of heating mats in seed germination
Advantages of heating mats in seed germination Germinator and heated seedbed. Is seed germination uneven and inconstant? Every time you try to germinate seeds then the seedlings do not germinate or eventually dry up. You should know that not everyone has a green thumb or the right equipment. So what do you do? You give up, just like any inexperienced and hopeless gardener would. But it’s ...
By Cofilea srl
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What is an Artesian Growing System?
The Artesian Growing System is a gravity-fed wicking system which supplies water to the base of a container from where it is wicked up to the plant. At the heart of the system is our Artesian Water Control Valve. This special float valve won’t release water until the water from its previous release has been taken up by the plant. In this way the plant is always assured of fresh oxygen-rich ...
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Due to the need for higher temperature, it is necessary to sprinkle some warm water on the leaves regularly. Plants placed in a dry environment can put a layer of wet small gravel in the flower pot to promote the growth of plants. Seedlings are planted from March to April in spring, or preferably from September to October in winter. Sowing before the frost season. In winter, please manage ...
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What are bioplastics and where are they used?
Bioplastics are biodegradable plastics. They will typically break down completely in three to six months whereas regular plastics can take up to 1000 years to break down to the same extent. Biodegradable plastics could play a key role in helping to solve the problem of plastic wasted. Here, plastic manufacturing specialist Ansini provide a quick guide to what you need to know. Understanding the ...
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Egg Tray Manufacturing Machine Discussions
While you will find lots of modern plastic egg trays, the need for egg trays made out of paper pulp is increasing as populations be a little more alert to the impact of non-biodegradable food packaging materials in the environment. While plastic egg trays have the main benefit of better water resistance, they may take control of a hundred years to decompose. So, starting an egg tray manufacturing ...
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Our Spacer: a versatile solution for hydroponic crops
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 other ...
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Side-band injection of acidified cattle slurry as starter P-fertilization for maize seedlings
Abstract Accumulation of phosphorus (P) in agricultural soils has caused increasing environmental concerns. Maize cropped for fodder implies return of animal manures rich in nutrients. In addition, starter fertilization with mineral P is used in cold conditions for maize cropping. It was hypothesized that the use of the additional mineral P could be excluded by increased availability of the P ...
By Biocover A/S
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How to plant tomatoes: 7 Common mistakes when Growing Tomatoes in Pots
The lure of growing your own organic, sun-ripened tomatoes is what gets many of us into veggie gardening - even when our only growing space is a pot. Here are some simple tips to ensure that you avoid the common mistakes and enjoy a good crop of tasty tomatoes, even if you are restricted to growing a plant in a pot. 1. START BY GETTING THE BASICS RIGHT. Tomatoes are large, vigorous plants that ...
By Flower Power
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Guest Post: Using Plant Science Tools to Monitor and Restore a Native Hawaiian Forest
Native Forest Restoration and Monitoring Project Report #4 November 3rd, 2016 by Mihaela Ryer and Michael Ryer October is known as Ikua in the Hawaiian calendar. It's the month when, according to the Hawaiian folklore, dark storms arise, sea roars, thunder roars, birds roar. We haven’t heard any roaring birds, but certainly had our share of dark storms, thunder and roaring seas. October ...
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Effect of the salinity stress and arbuscular mycorhizal fungi (AMF) on the growth and nutrition of the Marigold (Calendula officinalis)
In order to evaluate the effect of the Arbuscular mycorhizal fungi (AMF) on Calendula officinalis, an experimental has been carried out in term of salinity stress in totally randomized Factorials in shahrood. The samples were cultivated in tested sandy loam soil. This experiment were conducted in hub seedling (pot) method with four salinity treatment in 1.5-3.5-5.5-7.5 (dSm-1) concentration, two ...
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Combined effects of bisphenol A and cadmium on growth and nitrate assimilation of soybean seedling roots
Bisphenol A (BPA) and cadmium (Cd) pollution exist simultaneously in many regions. However, little information is available regarding the combined effects of BPA and Cd pollution on plants. Plant roots are in direct contact with the soil, which is an important compartment of BPA and Cd. Here, the effects of combined BPA and Cd pollution on soybean seedling roots were evaluated in pot ...
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An experimental approach to compare carbon sequestration rate of four species of legume used as biological façade
Vegetation played an important role in reducing carbon concentration of the environment. Instead of planting horizontally, we attempted to look at planting leguminous plant vertically as biological façade. In tropical climate as in Malaysia, public sensitivity in vertical planting is mostly for aesthetic purposes. This research is focused on selecting vertically grown plant from the point of ...
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Potential utilisation of pulp and paper mill biosolids in composting and plant production: a case study at St. Marys Papers Ltd. (Canada)
The use of St Marys Paper biosolids as a soil additive or growth cover was investigated. Biosolids were mixed with a commercial potting media in five vol/vol ratios and employed in a greenhouse study. The biosolids were found to improve Pinus banksiana seedling growth, a 50% biosolids:50% ProMix mixture yielding the tallest plants and highest dry mass. To further biologically stabilise the ...
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Uptake and translocation of lead and pyrene by ryegrass cultivated in aged spiked soil
A greenhouse study was conducted to investigate the uptake and translocation of lead and pyrene in ryegrass (Lolium multiflorum L), cultivated in spiked soil. After ageing, the pots were cultivated with ryegrass seedlings to investigate soil-to-plant transfer characteristics of lead and pyrene. In the spiked soils, the biomass of plants was not significantly lower in comparison with the control, ...
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Response of nitrogen uptake and partitioning to critical nitrogen supply in oat cultivars
Nitrogen uptake and partitioning in oat (Avena sativa L.) are not well documented. A greenhouse study was conducted to determine the critical timing of N supply on the growth, N uptake, and partitioning. Plants grown in plastic pots were subjected to five N fertilization regimes: (i) control, N supply from seedling to physiological maturity (PM); (ii) N supply from seedling to flag leaf; (iii) N ...
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Anthocyanin production by over-expression of grape transcription factor gene VlmybA2 in transgenic tobacco and Arabidopsis
An myb-related transcription factor gene of the anthocyanin biosynthetic pathway, VlmybA2, from the Kyoho grape (Vitis labruscana) was introduced into tobacco and Arabidopsis under the control of the cauliflower mosaic virus 35S promoter. The 35S:VlmybA2-induced anthocyanin production was prominent in transformed tobacco calli, and the regenerated tobacco plants were completely purple. Except for ...
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Evaluation of air pollution phytotoxicity downwind of a phosphate fertilizer factory in India
The effects of air pollution on plants downwind of a fertilizer factory at Udaipur, India, were studied using three woody perennials. Seedlings of these species including a shrub (Carissa carandas L.), a leguminous avenue tree (Cassia fistula L.) and a fruit tree (Psidium guajava L.) were grown in earthen pots at different study sites receiving varying levels of air pollution input. Changes in ...
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