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Environmental factors affecting plant propagation
1. Light
2. Water
3. Temperature
4.Gases
5.Mineral Nutrients
3 categories of light that horticulurists are interested in:
1.Irradiance
2.Daylength(photoperiod)
3.Light Quality
Fertigation
soluble fertilizers added to irrigation water
3 components to recognize in sanitation
1. The propagation facilities
2 The propagation media
3. The stock plant material
Cold Frame
propagation structures that are covered w/ poly, lath, or other covering material and not heated in winter
p62
Edaphic Factors
any factors influenced by the soil or propagation medium
p41
Fertigation
the application of soluble fertilizer during the irrigation of a seedling or rooted cutting
p46
Hot Frame
(hotbeds) propagation structures that are covered in poly and heated in winter p61
Intermittent Mist
A thin film of water thru a pressurized irrigation system that cools the atmosphere and leaf surface of cuttings
p45
layer
plants produced asexually from layering such as air layering or stooling
p41
microclimatic conditions
any environmental factors (relative humidity, temperature, light, gases, etc) in the immediate vicinity of the propagule during propagation
p41
moveable thermal curtain
a device that reduces heat loss at night by creating a barrier between the crop and greenhouse roof and walls
p55
pad and fan system
a system commonly used in greenhouse cooling to reduce the air temp by raising the relative humidity and circulating air
p56