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Effect of Supplementary Lighting Duration on Growth and Activity of Antioxidant Enzymes in Grafted Watermelon Seedlings

Agronomy, 2020
Insufficient exposure to light in the winter may result in a longer production periods and lower quality of seedlings in greenhouses for plug growers. Supplementary artificial lighting to plug seedlings may be one solution to this problem.
Hao Wei, Mengzhao Wang, Byoung Ryong Jeong   +2 more
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Growing Vigorous Potato Seedlings in Plug Trays

Potato Research
Abstract Raising vigorous and healthy potato seedlings from hybrid true potato seeds (TPS) under nursery conditions is critical for ease of field transplanting and seedling crop establishment as well as for a productive seed or ware crop. The use of plugs in seedling production systems is an important technique utilised to ease transplanting ...
Olivia C. Kacheyo, Hannah M. Schneider, Michiel E. de Vries, Paul C. Struik   +3 more
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Development of an Automatic Watering System for Plug Seedling Production with Continuous Weighing of the Plug Sheet.

Environment Control in Biology, 1997
Water (or moisture) content of soil-mix in a plug tray with limited-volume can easily be changed by evapotranspiration from a plug sheet and watering. Thus, timing and the amount of watering are the most important skills in plug seedling production. An automatic watering system for controlling water content of soil-mix in a plug tray was developed.
SHIBUYA, Toshio, KITAYA, Yoshiaki, KOZAI, Toyoki   +2 more
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Managing pests by increasing predators through late termination of cover crops

Pest Management Science, EarlyView.
Adding cover crops to crop rotations can improve the sustainability and ecosystem functioning of agroecosystems. By delaying cover‐crop termination, growers can effectively increase natural enemy populations and reduce the need for chemical controls. Abstract BACKGROUND Adding cover crops to crop rotations can improve the sustainability and ecosystem ...
Jared S Adam, John M Wallace, John F Tooker   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Serratia marcescens LYGN1 Reforms the Rhizosphere Microbial Community and Promotes Cucumber and Pepper Growth in Plug Seedling Cultivation

Plants
The vegetable plug seedling plays an important role in improving vegetable production. The process of plug seedling contributes to high-quality vegetable seedlings.
Xu Zhang, Jinxin Peng, Xiaodong Hao, Guifang Feng, Yanhui Shen, Guanghui Wang, Zhiqun Chen   +6 more
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Influence of Fermented Cocopeat on Seedling Vigour in some Vegetables, Marigold and Pigeon Pea

Journal of Horticultural Sciences, 2014
Seedlings of four solanaceous, two cruciferous, five cucurbitaceous vegetables, and, marigold and pigeon pea were grown in pro-trays filled with 'Arka Fermented' coco-peat or on conventional raised bed.
S C Kotur
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Behavioural manipulation of the cabbage stem flea beetle (Psylliodes chrysocephala L): Prospects for push–pull strategies in oilseed rape

Pest Management Science, EarlyView.
Behavioural manipulation of Psylliodes chrysocephala provides promising opportunities for sustainable pest management in oilseed rape systems. This review synthesises evidence on glucosinolates and their volatile isothiocyanate derivatives as phagostimulants and attractants, alongside the repellent or antifeedant effects of non‐host plants, plant ...
Suleiman Mustapha, Patricia A Ortega‐Ramos, Jozsef Vuts, Tariq M Butt, E. Joel Loveridge, Daniel Rüde, Samantha M Cook   +6 more
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Combined application of Bacillus velezensis JDB15 and Trichoderma harzianum JDL4 suppresses banana Fusarium wilt under controlled conditions

Pest Management Science, EarlyView.
The surfactin C secreted by JDB15 and the probable parasitism of JDL4 lead to the leakage of intracellular macromolecules and the degradation of hyphae, respectively. Combined application of the two strains effectively controls banana Fusarium wilt under controlled conditions.
Deng Chen, Minghao Ju, Hongyang Li, Junting Feng, Xueyong Zi, Xuqian Gong, Yida Che, Xiaoya Lei, Zihuan Geng, Hongsen Deng, Kang Zhao, Jianghui Xie, Xiao‐Lin Chen, Jun Peng   +13 more
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Plant Type Suitable for Mechanized Transplanting of Broccoli in Ningxia

Agronomy
To improve the mechanized transplanting efficiency for large-scale broccoli production in Ningxia, this study aims to identify key morphological traits of seedlings suitable for mechanized transplanting.
Xulu Wang, Wei Tian, Xiaojun Qin, Xiaomei Liu, Haiping Feng, Guoqiang Sun   +5 more
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Growth and Physiological Responses of Adenophora triphylla (Thunb.) A.DC. Plug Seedlings to Day and Night Temperature Regimes

Agronomy, 2018
Adenophora triphylla (Thunb.) A.DC., three-leaf lady bell, is an important medicinal plant used against cancers and obesity. It has been well-established that the temperature regime affects plant growth and development in many ways.
Ya Liu, Xiuxia Ren, Hai Kyoung Jeong, Hao Wei, Byoung Ryong Jeong   +4 more
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