Abstract
Abstract Sphagnum peat (peat) media (adjusted to pH 4.0, 4.6, 5.5, 6.6, and 7.4 with ground dolomitic limestone) and unadulterated peat (pH 3.6) were tested for their effectiveness on rooting of hardy deciduous azalea ( Rhododendron sp.) microcuttings in high-humidity chambers. Rooting of more than 90% occurred in media with pH 4.0, 4.6, and 5.5; however, a) shoot height and quality rating and b) root length and quality rating were superior at pH 4.0. Clonal differences in rooting percentages were found for 3 clones of azalea microcuttings rooted in 5 soilless mixtures. A mixture including equal parts (v/v) of peat and either sphagnum, vermiculite, or perlite, or a combination of 2 peat : 1 vermiculite : 1 perlite (by volume) increased rooting percentages over peat alone for all 3 azalea clones examined.
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Claims 6
Claim · model-written summary
Rooting of more than 90% of azalea microcuttings occurred in media with pH 4.0, 4.6 and 5.5.
- Taxon
- Rhododendron sp.
Rhododendrone0 - Treatment
- media with pH 4.0, 4.6, and 5.5e1
- Outcome
- Rootinge1
- Value
- more than 90%e1
- Setting
- high-humidity chamberse0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“rooting of hardy deciduous azalea ( Rhododendron sp.) microcuttings in high-humidity chambers”
e1“Rooting of more than 90% occurred in media with pH 4.0, 4.6, and 5.5”
Claim · model-written summary
Shoot height and quality rating of azalea microcuttings were superior at pH 4.0.
- Taxon
- Rhododendron sp.Rhododendrone0
- Treatment
- pH 4.0e2
- Outcome
- shoot height and quality ratinge2
- Direction
- superiore2
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“rooting of hardy deciduous azalea ( Rhododendron sp.) microcuttings in high-humidity chambers”
e2“a) shoot height and quality rating and b) root length and quality rating were superior at pH 4.0”
Claim · model-written summary
Root length and quality rating of azalea microcuttings were superior at pH 4.0.
- Taxon
- Rhododendron sp.Rhododendrone0
- Treatment
- pH 4.0e2
- Outcome
- root length and quality ratinge2
- Direction
- superiore2
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“rooting of hardy deciduous azalea ( Rhododendron sp.) microcuttings in high-humidity chambers”
e2“a) shoot height and quality rating and b) root length and quality rating were superior at pH 4.0”
Claim · model-written summary
A mixture of peat with sphagnum, vermiculite or perlite increased rooting percentages over peat alone for all three azalea clones.
Verbatim
e3“A mixture including equal parts (v/v) of peat and either sphagnum, vermiculite, or perlite, or a combination of 2 peat : 1 vermiculite : 1 perlite (by volume) increased rooting percentages over peat alone for all 3 azalea clones examined”
Claim · model-written summary
A combination of 2 peat : 1 vermiculite : 1 perlite (by volume) increased rooting percentages over peat alone for all three azalea clones.
Verbatim
e3“A mixture including equal parts (v/v) of peat and either sphagnum, vermiculite, or perlite, or a combination of 2 peat : 1 vermiculite : 1 perlite (by volume) increased rooting percentages over peat alone for all 3 azalea clones examined”
Claim · model-written summary
Clonal differences in rooting percentages were found among three azalea clones rooted in five soilless mixtures.
Verbatim
e4“Clonal differences in rooting percentages were found for 3 clones of azalea microcuttings rooted in 5 soilless mixtures”
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