Development of mechanical methods for cell-tray propagation and field transplanting of dwarf napiergrass (Pennisetum purpureum Schumach.)

Development of mechanical methods for cell-tray propagation and field transplanting of dwarf napiergrass (Pennisetum purpureum Schumach.)

Since dwarf napiergrass (Pennisetum purpureum Schumach.) must be propagated vegetatively due to lack of viable seeds, root splitting and stem cuttings are generally used to obtain true-to-type plant populations. These ordinary methods are laborious and costly, and are the greatest barriers for expan...

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Main Authors: Renny Fatmyah Utamy, Yasuyuki Ishii, Sachiko Idota, Lizah Khairani, Kiichi Fukuyama
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Kassel University Press 2016-01-01
Series:Journal of Agriculture and Rural Development in the Tropics and Subtropics
Subjects:
napiergrass
establishment
labour time
mechanical transplanting
nursery production
vegetative propagation
Online Access:http://jarts.info/index.php/jarts/article/view/2015112649437

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