(average = 52.7 cm), leaf number (average = 9.9 leaves/plant), total leaf area (average = 2889.1 cm 2 /plant), and total dry weight (average = 47.0 g/plant) of potted Hippeastrum plants grown in semiclosed soilless culture ( Table 1 ). However, the number
·m −1 ·s −1 , using two, three, or four replicates of 12 plants each organized in a completely randomized design. Bacterial isolation and polysaccharide production in culture. Bacteria were isolated from soilless growing medium primed with 50
affecting nutrient uptake and arbuscular mycorrhizal symbiosis Plant Soil 304 117 131 Gizas, G. Savvas, D. 2007 Particle size and hydraulic properties of pumice affect growth and yield of greenhouse crops in soilless culture HortScience 42 1274 1280 Hu, Y
) and substrate type (soil = 3GC:3P:2S:2Pu or soilless = 3GC:3P:4Pu) on plant diameter (cm) during the 27-month culture period of Convolvulus cneorum on a Mediterranean green roof. Mean comparison at each date (month) with Fisher’s least significant
in slab and bag cultures for both the tomato and green bean crops. Tomato and green bean seeds were sown on 21 Sept. and transplanted on the 1 and 7 Oct. 2006, respectively. Plant density was two per square meter (six plants per bag or slab
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al., 2004 ; Romero et al., 2004 ; Van Hooijdonk et al., 2004 ). However, there has been little attention paid to application timing of nutrient solution for sweet pepper in soilless culture. Russo (2011) conducted research on irrigation timing in
.C. Valera, D. Gómez, A. Mazuela, P.C. 2008a Effects of heating nutrient solution on water and mineral uptake and early yield of two cucurbits under soilless culture J. Plant Nutr. 31 527 538 Urrestarazu, M. Guillén, C. Mazuela, P.C. Carrasco, G. 2008b
Flash’ exhibits bright coral-colored midribs and petioles. ( B ) ‘Fire Flash’ plants produced in 15-cm pots from in vitro cultured liners provided by commercial tissue culture laboratories showing multiple shoots per pot and distorted leaves. ( C ) ‘Fire
relatively inexpensively to soil-less media in a containment structure or groundbed to eliminate soilborne pathogens. Furthermore, it could be drench-applied to sanitize areas of nurseries from which containers with infected plants had been removed. Thus, our