Antidesma alexiteria and Syzygium caryophyllatum are two fruit species found in Sri Lanka of which the commercial development potential has not been fully identified. To bring these back into cultivation, establishment suitable propagation systems for mass is important. Therefore, this research was designed to identify potting media, stem cutting types requirement auxin successful vegetative sp...

Peat is the most common organic material used for the preparation of potting mix because of its homogeneous and favorable agronomic characteristics. However, this organic material is poorly suppressive against soilborne pathogens and fungicides are routinely used to manage damping-off diseases. In the present study,we investigated the suppressive capability of five compost – peatmixtures toward...

Vermicomposts, which are produced by the fragmentation of organic wastes by earthworms, have a fine particulate structure and contain nutrients in forms that are readily available for plant uptake. In greenhouse trials, the growth of marigold and tomato seedlings, in a commercial horticultural potting medium (Metro-Mix 360), was enhanced significantly upon substitution of Metro-Mix 360 with 10 ...

in order toa desirable growth, plants need fertile soil which has the availability of nutrient elements in it. sometimes, in spite of having access to the nutrient elements, decrease yield, due to undesirable physical situation. stock (matthiolaincana cv. column crimson) is one of the potting flower that its growth medium traditionally including hawar soil, basin sediment and untreated waste mu...

INTRODUCTION Unlike other Legionella species, Legionella longbeachae has been associated with soil and potting composts instead of water systems, and it has caused pneumonia in gardeners. CASE PRESENTATION We report, to our knowledge, the first case of prolonged localized L. longbeachae infection in an accidental wound on the back of a hand caused by a broken flowerpot. CONCLUSION Identific...

INTRODUCTION Salinity and waterlogging are two major abiotic stresses severely limiting barley production. The lack of a reliable screening method makes it very hard to improve the tolerance through breeding programs. METHODS This work used 188 DH lines from a cross between a Chinese landrace variety, TX9425 (waterlogging and salinity tolerant), and a Japanese malting barley, Naso Nijo (water...

Indigenous tree seedlings play a very critical role in restoration of degraded lands owing to their adaptability and resilience dryland areas. Development indigenous nurseries is therefore an exercise great essence. This has caused need for review practices improve performance the aid quality improvement. Tree have been observed varied potting material sizes which would affect growth developmen...

understanding children as children and not as underdeveloped adults is a relative innovation in the long history of education. It began slowly, about two centuries ago, but really gathered momentum only in the last few decades. In these days of sociological analysis of classroom behaviour, it is well worth re-reading Pestalozzi's basis of good teaching?that the teacher must have a heart. 'Moder...