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Showing 1 to 4 of 4 for “"soilless substrates"”.
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Characterizing the physical and hydraulic properties of pine bark soilless substrates
Soilless substrates, such as peat, pine bark, and coir, are widely used as growing media in containerized crops for their favorable characteristics, including low bulk density, balanced air exchange and water retention, disease resistance, and low pH and salinity. However, improper irrigation of …
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Soilless Substrate Hydrology and Subsequent Impacts on Plant-Water Relations of Containerized Crops
… order to continue to stay economically viable. Soilless substrates were initially developed to have increased porosity and relatively low water holding capacity to ensure container crops would not remain overhydrated after irrigations or rain events. As a result, substrates were selected that …
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Controlled and protected environment production of blueberries in the Midwest United States
… for containerized blueberry production via soilless substrates and/or with slow-release fertilizers in containers. The first project focused on propagating blueberries in soilless substrates. The second project evaluated plant performance and yield of these plants after they were …
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Water and nutrient transport dynamics during the irrigation of containerized nursery crops
… and dissolved nutrient (solute) movement through soilless substrates during irrigation. The following experiments evaluated fundamental water and solute transport principles through pine-bark based substrates. 1) Ilex crenata Thunb. 'Bennett's Compactum' were grown in 2.7 L containers. …