CN110447498A - Carnation kind cuttage root-taking technique - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a kind of carnation kind cuttage root-taking techniques, belong to field of plant growing technology.The technique includes the selection of kind of item, pretreatment, hole tray cuttage, cuttage final-period management and the big step of seedling taking five for planting item.Present invention process improves kind of a treatment agent by the inherent quality of control kind item, optimizes cuttage management link, to improve Carnation Flower kind cuttage root-taking technique, improves seedling quality, the purpose of reduced cost to reach.Compared with naked cuttage of the prior art, present invention process is easier control seedling quality, and planting percent is up to 99% after planting seedlings, and more naked cuttage significantly improves；Cutting medium dosage reduces 20%, and disposable, is conducive to the prevention and control of soil-borne disease.

Description

Carnation kind cuttage root-taking technique

Technical field

The invention belongs to field of plant growing technology, and in particular to a kind of carnation kind cuttage root-taking technique.

Background technique

Carnation, original name: carnation, Latin literary fame Dianthus caryophyllus also known as chimera China pink, Moschus stone Bamboo, great Hua China pink, Caryophyllaceae, Carnation perennial herb, 40-70 centimetres high, complete stool is hairless, powder green.Stem is grown thickly, uprightly, Base portion lignifying, the sparse branch in top.Blade wire lanceolar, top length is tapering, and for base portion slightly at short sheath, middle arteries are obvious, above It is recessed, it is slightly raised below.Spend the normal end Dan Shengzhi aromatic, it is pink, purplish red or white；Bennet is shorter than calyx；Width egg shape, top are short Spur, calyx is cylinder-shaped, calyx tooth lanceolar, edge film quality；Limb obovate, apical margin have irregular tooth；Stamen is up to throat；Flower Column stretching is spent outer.Capsule ovoid is slightly shorter than persistent calyx.The month at florescence 5-8, the fruiting period 8-9 month.Carnation Flower is world's Fresh Cutting flower One of four big main forces, numerous mainly by maternal kind cuttage scale expansion, improving kind of a cutting plantation is always seeling industry enterprise The key problem of industry concern.

Summary of the invention

It is an object of the present invention to solve the deficiency of the existing technology and provide a kind of carnation kind cuttage root-taking technique, To improve seedling quality, reduced cost.

To achieve the above object, The technical solution adopted by the invention is as follows:

Carnation kind cuttage root-taking technique, includes the following steps:

Step (1), plants the selection of item:

(1.1) chemicals treatment: kind item harvests first 1 ~ 2 day, and maternal plant is handled using commercially available nutrient solution spray, equal with leaf surface Even covering water mist is advisable；

(1.2) it plants quality control in a recovery process: selecting the kind item of 10~15cm of length, 4~6mm of stem thickness to be harvested, Ask normal kind of leaf color, the plump no burned tip of blade, without deformity, phytotoxicity, fertilizer damage and mechanical damage；No disease and pests harm virus-free causes harm Symptom；5~6 opening blades of the number of blade；Stem is round, and without hollow, first section length range is 0.5~1.5cm from bottom to top, the The non-attenuating of 2 sections, notch is smooth, without flash；

(1.3) be pre-chilled: the kind item of harvesting is pre-chilled at 4 DEG C, and joint sealing is stored refrigerated after planting a temperature and being down to 4 DEG C, refrigerated storage temperature It is 4 DEG C；

(1.4) it outbound inspection: is inspected by random samples when kind outbound, it is desirable that kind notch is without browning phenomenon；

Step (2), plants the pretreatment of item:

(2.1) preparation of kind item processing pulvis: the alcohol that niacin and indolebutyric acid volumetric concentration are 75% is dissolved, until how Final concentration of 1200~2000ppm of acetic acid, final concentration of 1200~2000ppm of indolebutyric acid, the alcohol for obtaining hormone are molten Liquid；Later, the alcoholic solution of hormone and 2kg talcum powder are puddled uniformly and is dried in the shade, rub broken, 40% bacterium then is added by 10g/kg The net wettable powder of core and 1.0mg/kg vitamin A mix, and obtain kind of an item processing pulvis；

(2.2) kind item processing: the kind item of step (1.4) outbound is handled at pulvis using the kind item that step (2.1) are prepared Reason, it is desirable that dip in powder height as kind of a 0.5~1.0cm of base portion, guarantee that kind of an item processing pulvis is stained in all equilibriums of every kind item, forbid to be stained with To leaf sheath position；

Step (3), hole tray cuttage:

(3.1) hole tray cutting medium prepare: by perlite, coco bran and import peat according to the volume ratio of 4:3:3 mix to Uniformly, cutting medium is obtained；It is required that matrix pH value controls below 1.0 in 5.5~6.5, EC value；

(3.2) matrix sterilizes: soil humidity is soaked with feel, is held matrix exclusion and is squeezed out；Matrix uses moise-heat sterilization；

(3.3) cuttage is planted: by kind cuttage that step (2.2) is handled well to the cutting medium for step (3.2) is housed handling well Hole tray on, it is desirable that kind item is upright, and cuttage depth uprightly stands firm and is advisable to plant item after cuttage；

Step (4), cuttage final-period management:

(4.1) spraying treatment:

It the 1-3 days after cuttage, is sprayed between 8:30~18:00, every time 20 ~ 25s by spraying, adjacent two minor tick 4 ~ 6min；

It before callus is formed, is sprayed between 8:30~18:00, every time 16 ~ 20s by spraying, adjacent two minor tick 6 ~ 8min；

Callus is formed to root out is started, and is sprayed between 8:30~18:00, every time 16 ~ 20s by spraying, it is adjacent twice It is spaced 12 ~ 15min；

It is long to 2~3cm to 80% root ball to start root out, is sprayed between 8:30~18:00, every time 16 ~ 20s by spraying, it is adjacent Two 16 ~ 22min of minor tick；It is long deactivated spraying to 2~3cm of diameter to 80% root ball；

(4.2) climate controlling:

Temperature: 20~26 DEG C；

Relative air humidity: non-rooted seedling at least 95% or more, rooted seedling 70~80%, take root the later period 30% ~ 50%；The life The root later period refers to that 80% or more kind root system is long to 2~3cm；

(4.3) prevention and control of plant diseases, pest control during cuttage:

0th day, with 800 times of liquid of 3% avermectin, 2000 times of liquid and 70% Mancozeb, Yu Qingtian 16:00 in afternoon carried out spraying place Reason, being squirted with blade face is advisable；

First week, with 70% thiophanate methyl, 1000 times of liquid, spraying treatment is carried out in some fine day morning 10:00, is squirted with blade face It is advisable；

Second week carries out root irrigation in some fine day 16:00 in afternoon, pouring root liquid volume is with 3% Hymexazol-matulaxyl, 1000 times of liquid 4kg/㎡；

Third week carries out spraying treatment in some fine day morning 10:00 with 70% Mancozeb, 800 times of liquid, with blade face squirt for Preferably；

4th week carries out root irrigation in some fine day morning 10:00, pouring root liquid volume is with 50% benomyl, 1000 times of liquid 4kg/㎡；

Step (5), seedling taking:

It, can seedling taking when 95% seedling root system package plug media is agglomerating, and root system whitens.

It is further preferred that in step (1.3), 4 DEG C of precooling temperature, 20~26h of pre-coo time.

It is further preferred that the moise-heat sterilization time is 60 minutes in step (3.2).

It is further preferred that in step (3.3), cutting density is touched but not with taking mutually after slow seedling close to kind of seedling leaf Taking other side's lobus cardiacus is advisable

It is as few as possible in the case where guaranteeing that blade is not dehydrated when climate controlling it is further preferred that in step (4.2) Shading.

It is further preferred that further including water and fertilizer management during cuttage, specifically such as in step (4) cuttage final-period management Under:

The 7-15 days, with pH value be 5.5-6, EC value be 0.7-0.9 the excellent 12-36-11+TE that receive more 16:00 pairs of fine day afternoon Foliage spray, twice a week, solution fountain height are 0.3-0.4kg/ ㎡；

The 16-30 days, be that excellent more receipts 20-20-20+TE that 5.5-6, EC value are 1 spray blade face in fine day morning 10:00 with pH value It spills, twice a week, solution fountain height is 0.4-0.5kg/ ㎡.

It is further preferred that further include control water in step (4) cuttage final-period management, it is specific as follows:

When 80% kind of root system it is long to 2~3cm when it is necessary to start control water program, the specific requirement of control water program is off automatic spray Mist system makes soil humidity in hole tray balanced by way of artificial recharge, and soil humidity standard is grabbed matrix for hand and had before seedling taking Moist feeling, but it is not agglomerating, in the shape that scatters naturally, water content of substrate 40-50%.

The artificial recharge method particularly includes: ordinary circumstance artificial recharge 2 days are primary, keep matrix alternation of wetting and drying, Promote root system development；Monitoring is understood in the process, place draughty for seedbed limit, tail portion etc. carries out local moisturizing, Ensure soil humidity equilibrium, do not occur seedling wither here dehydrating phenomena.

Nutrient solution described in step (1) is preferably that Guilin Hui Baifu Biotechnology Co., Ltd leaf is supported in 1500 times of liquid of source A It is 1 ‰ that potassium dihydrogen phosphate to mass concentration, which is added,.

In step (4.3), 800 times of liquid of 3% 2000 times of avermectin liquid and 70% Mancozeb the preparation method is as follows: in 1L 3% avermectin 0.5g is added in water, 70% Mancozeb 1.25g is added, mixes.

Soil humidity is preferably 40%-50% when seedling taking in step (5).

Compared with prior art, the present invention has the advantages that:

Present invention process improves kind of a treatment agent by the inherent quality of control kind item, optimizes cuttage management link, thus complete Kind Carnation Flower kind cuttage root-taking technique improves seedling quality, the purpose of reduced cost to reach.

Compared with naked cuttage of the prior art, present invention process is easier control seedling quality, planting percent after planting seedlings Up to 99%, more naked cuttage significantly improves；Cutting medium dosage reduction 20%, and disposable (refer to that matrix is only used once, It does not reuse；1/3 matrix is only taken away in naked cuttage, has 2/3 matrix to repeat benefit), be conducive to the prevention and control of soil-borne disease.

Specific embodiment

Below with reference to embodiment, the present invention is described in further detail.

It will be understood to those of skill in the art that the following example is merely to illustrate the present invention, and it should not be regarded as limiting this hair Bright range.In the examples where no specific technique or condition is specified, described technology or conditions according to the literature in the art Or it is carried out according to product description.Production firm person is not specified in material therefor or equipment, is that can be obtained by purchase Conventional products.

1. the selection of kind of item

1.1 chemicals treatment

Kind item harvests first 1 ~ 2 day, and maternal plant is handled using nutrient solution spray, and adjustment kind item is interior in nutritional status, improves resistance.

Nutrient solution is preferably that biphosphate is added in the feeding 1500 times of liquid of source A of Guilin Hui Baifu Biotechnology Co., Ltd leaf Potassium to mass concentration is 1 ‰.

Quality controls in 1.2 kinds of recovery process

Selection 10~15cm of length, 4~6mm of stem thickness kind item harvested, it is desirable that leaf color is normal for kind, the plump no burning of blade Point, without deformity, phytotoxicity, fertilizer damage and mechanical damage；No disease and pests harm, virus-free damage symptom；5~6 opening blades of the number of blade；Stem Bar is round, and without hollow, first section length range is 0.5~1.5cm from bottom to top, the non-attenuating of Section 2, and notch is smooth, without flash.

The kind items of 1.3 harvestings are shipped back freezer precooling room in 0.5 hour, and 4 DEG C of precooling temperature, 20~26h of pre-coo time, Joint sealing is stored refrigerated after pre-cooling, and refrigerated storage temperature is 4 DEG C.

It is inspected by random samples when 1.4 kinds of outbounds, it is desirable that kind notch is without browning phenomenon.

2. the pretreatment of kind of item

2.1 kinds for the treatment of agent-root-inducing powder preparations (unique formula)

2.1.1 preparing materials: niacin, indolebutyric acid, talcum powder, 75% alcohol, 40% dimethachlon, vitamin.

2.1.2 compound concentration: 1200~2000ppm.

2.1.3 preparation method: hormone puddled with 2kg talcum powder after completely dissolution with alcohol by compound concentration uniform and negative It is dry, 40% dimethachlon of broken rear addition and dimension A etc. are rubbed, clear mark is done and is placed in the place in cool place, drying after sealing.

The operation of 2.2 HORMONE TREATMENTs

Powder height is dipped in as kind of a 0.5~1.0cm of base portion, guarantees that powder is stained in every kind item all equilibrium, hormone is forbidden to be stained with leaf sheath portion Position.

3 hole tray cuttages

3.1 hole tray cutting mediums match (unique formula):

+ 30 ﹪ import peat of+30 ﹪ coco bran of 40 ﹪ perlite of cutting medium mixed ratio, matrix pH value is in 5.5~6.5, EC value Control (extracting stick) below 1.0.

3.2. matrix sterilizes

Soil humidity is moderate, balanced, is soaked with feel, holds matrix exclusion and squeezes out.Matrix uses moise-heat sterilization, sterilization pipe end Hold temperature up to 90 DEG C or more the duration 60 minutes or more.

3.3 kinds of cuttage standards

Bar state is planted after inserting: kind item is upright, the depth is appropriate.

Density: it touches to be taken mutually after slow seedling close to kind of seedling leaf but does not take other side's lobus cardiacus.

Depth: it is advisable with planting item after cuttage and uprightly standing firm.

4. cuttage final-period management

4.1 auto spraying program setting standards (long term test optimum program sets scheme), as shown in table 1.

Table 1

4.2 climate controlling standards

Temperature: being suitable for 20~26 DEG C

Humidity: non-rooted seedling at least 95% or more, rooted seedling 70~80%, the later period of taking root can be lower.

Illumination: 1-7 whole day shade (using 50% sunshade net) after cuttage guarantees that blade is not dehydrated later, shading few as far as possible.

The prevention and control of plant diseases, pest control (preventive effect 100%) during 4.3 cuttages, as shown in table 2.

Table 2

Water and fertilizer management (special management promotes seedling inherent quality) during 4.4 cuttages, as shown in table 3.

Table 3

4.5 control water quality standards

In conjunction with weather condition, when 80% kind of root system it is long to 2~3cm when it is necessary to starting control water program in time.During controlling water, to fit Increase ventilation and light application time when attention more, but wilts on condition that plant appearance is avoided to be dehydrated.

5 seedling taking standards

5.1 root systems: 95% seedling root system package plug media is agglomerating, and root system whitens.

5.2 matrix: soil humidity standard is the micro- profit of matrix feel when seedling taking, and matrix has moist feeling.

The present invention tests the preventive effect of kind of Seedling Diseases cuttage stage pouring root, specific as follows:

1, test objective

This test passes through repeatedly to the carnation kind pouring root for being in the cuttage stage, the corruption of prevention rhizome and Rhizoctonia solani Kuhn and sharp born of the same parents The germs such as sickle-like bacteria are infected, and the interior quality and transplanting survival rate of seedling are improved.

2, test material

Powder bores kind of an item, 3% Hymexazol-matulaxyl (metalaxyl 0.5%+ hymexazol 2.5%), 50% benomyl.

3, testing program

Influence of the chemicals treatment of 3.1 various concentrations to rhizome corruption, as shown in table 4, control group, handles 3 groups at 1 group of processing for grouping Outside chemicals treatment mode, remaining processing mode is identical as the embodiment of the present invention 1, and 2 groups of processing are the embodiment of the present invention 1.

Table 4

Remarks: each processing of this test sets 3 repetitions, completes the HORMONE TREATMENT of kind of item by 4 people and cuttage operates.

Moisture and plant protection management carry out operational administrative in strict accordance with test requirements document by special messenger.March 21 cuttage date, seedling taking April 20 date.

4. analysis of experiments

Influence of the chemicals treatment of 4.1 various concentrations to carnation cuttage planting percent, the results are shown in Table 5

Table 5

Remarks: (April 20) counts root-rot seedling quantity and qualified seedling quantity when seedling taking, root-rot rate=root-rot seedling Quantity/cuttage sum * 100%；Planting percent=qualification seedling quantity/cuttage sum * 100%.

As can be seen from Table 5, medicament root irrigation is used in the cuttage stage, the quantity of root-rot seedling can be substantially reduced, It reduces and is infected rate in cuttage link basal part of stem, to promote seedling interior quality.

As can be seen from Table 5, the chemicals treatment of three various concentration gradients has significant shadow to seedling root-rot rate after cuttage It rings, wherein handling 2: cuttage 10 days, 3% Hymexazol-matulaxyl (1000 times)+cuttage 24 days, 50% 1000 times of benomyl), after this processing cuttage Seedling rhizome corruption rate is minimum, this concentration is that powder bores kind in the optimal use concentration of chemicals treatment in April.

Influence of the chemicals treatment of 4.2 various concentrations to carnation seedling seedling stage root-rot rate, the results are shown in Table 6.

Table 6

Remarks: planting seedlings (May 2) carry out data statistics, root-rot rate=root-rot plant number to root-rot plant quantity in 30 days afterwards Amount/field planting total amount * 100%；

As can be seen from Table 6, the chemicals treatment of three various concentration gradients has a significant effect to root-rot rate after planting seedlings, Middle processing 2: cuttage 10 days, 3% Hymexazol-matulaxyl (1000 times)+cuttage 24 days, 50% 1000 times of benomyl), seedling after this processing field planting Rhizome corruption rate is minimum, this concentration is that powder bores kind in the optimal use concentration of chemicals treatment in April.

5. conclusion (of pressure testing)

It is tested by this, it is believed that in carnation kind cuttage stage medication agent pouring root, rhizome maize ear rot evil is prevented, The inherent quality of carnation seedling can be improved, hence it is evident that reduce the generation of seedling rhizome maize ear rot evil, therefore, cuttage stage medicament fills Critical workflow as seeling industry, emphasis control are continued to strengthen management in details, promote seedling inherent quality by root processing.

The basic principles, main features and advantages of the present invention have been shown and described above.The technology of the industry Personnel are it should be appreciated that the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments, and the above embodiments and description only describe this The principle of invention, without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention, various changes and improvements may be made to the invention, these changes Change and improvement all fall within the protetion scope of the claimed invention.The claimed scope of the invention by appended claims and its Equivalent thereof.

Claims (7)

1. carnation kind cuttage root-taking technique, which comprises the steps of:

Step (1), plants the selection of item:

(1.1) chemicals treatment: kind item harvests first 1 ~ 2 day, and maternal plant is handled using commercially available nutrient solution spray, equal with leaf surface Even covering water mist is advisable；

(1.2) it plants quality control in a recovery process: selecting the kind item of 10~15cm of length, 4~6mm of stem thickness to be harvested, Ask normal kind of leaf color, the plump no burned tip of blade, without deformity, phytotoxicity, fertilizer damage and mechanical damage；No disease and pests harm virus-free causes harm Symptom；5~6 opening blades of the number of blade；Stem is round, and without hollow, first section length range is 0.5~1.5cm from bottom to top, the The non-attenuating of 2 sections, notch is smooth, without flash；

(1.3) be pre-chilled: the kind item of harvesting is pre-chilled at 4 DEG C, and joint sealing is stored refrigerated after planting a temperature and being down to 4 DEG C, refrigerated storage temperature It is 4 DEG C；

(1.4) it outbound inspection: is inspected by random samples when kind outbound, it is desirable that kind notch is without browning phenomenon；

Step (2), plants the pretreatment of item:

(2.1) preparation of kind item processing pulvis: the alcohol that niacin and indolebutyric acid volumetric concentration are 75% is dissolved, until how Final concentration of 1200~2000ppm of acetic acid, final concentration of 1200~2000ppm of indolebutyric acid, the alcohol for obtaining hormone are molten Liquid；Later, the alcoholic solution of hormone and 2kg talcum powder are puddled uniformly and is dried in the shade, rub broken, 40% bacterium then is added by 10g/kg The net wettable powder of core and 1.0mg/kg vitamin A mix, and obtain kind of an item processing pulvis；

(2.2) kind item processing: the kind item of step (1.4) outbound is handled at pulvis using the kind item that step (2.1) are prepared Reason, it is desirable that dip in powder height as kind of a 0.5~1.0cm of base portion, guarantee that kind of an item processing pulvis is stained in all equilibriums of every kind item, forbid to be stained with To leaf sheath position；

Step (3), hole tray cuttage:

(3.1) hole tray cutting medium prepare: by perlite, coco bran and import peat according to the volume ratio of 4:3:3 mix to Uniformly, cutting medium is obtained；It is required that matrix pH value controls below 1.0 in 5.5~6.5, EC value；

(3.2) matrix sterilizes: soil humidity is soaked with feel, is held matrix exclusion and is squeezed out；Matrix uses moise-heat sterilization；

(3.3) cuttage is planted: by kind cuttage that step (2.2) is handled well to the cutting medium for step (3.2) is housed handling well Hole tray on, it is desirable that kind item is upright, and cuttage depth uprightly stands firm and is advisable to plant item after cuttage；

Step (4), cuttage final-period management:

(4.1) spraying treatment:

It the 1-3 days after cuttage, is sprayed between 8:30~18:00, every time 20 ~ 25s by spraying, adjacent two minor tick 4 ~ 6min；

It before callus is formed, is sprayed between 8:30~18:00, every time 16 ~ 20s by spraying, adjacent two minor tick 6 ~ 8min；

Callus is formed to root out is started, and is sprayed between 8:30~18:00, every time 16 ~ 20s by spraying, it is adjacent twice It is spaced 12 ~ 15min；

It is long to 2~3cm to 80% root ball to start root out, is sprayed between 8:30~18:00, every time 16 ~ 20s by spraying, it is adjacent Two 16 ~ 22min of minor tick；It is long deactivated spraying to 2~3cm of diameter to 80% root ball；

(4.2) climate controlling:

Temperature: 20~26 DEG C；

Relative air humidity: non-rooted seedling at least 95% or more, rooted seedling 70~80%, take root the later period 30% ~ 50%；The life The root later period refers to that 80% or more kind root system is long to 2~3cm；

(4.3) prevention and control of plant diseases, pest control during cuttage:

0th day, with 800 times of liquid of 3% avermectin, 2000 times of liquid and 70% Mancozeb, Yu Qingtian 16:00 in afternoon carried out spraying place Reason, being squirted with blade face is advisable；

First week, with 70% thiophanate methyl, 1000 times of liquid, spraying treatment is carried out in some fine day morning 10:00, is squirted with blade face It is advisable；

Second week carries out root irrigation in some fine day 16:00 in afternoon, pouring root liquid volume is with 3% Hymexazol-matulaxyl, 1000 times of liquid 4kg/㎡；

Third week carries out spraying treatment in some fine day morning 10:00 with 70% Mancozeb, 800 times of liquid, with blade face squirt for Preferably；

4th week carries out root irrigation in some fine day morning 10:00, pouring root liquid volume is with 50% benomyl, 1000 times of liquid 4kg/㎡；

Step (5), seedling taking:

It, can seedling taking when 95% seedling root system package plug media is agglomerating, and root system whitens.

2. carnation kind cuttage root-taking technique according to claim 1, which is characterized in that in step (1.3), pre-cooling temperature 4 DEG C of degree, 20~26h of pre-coo time.

3. carnation kind cuttage root-taking technique according to claim 1, which is characterized in that in step (3.2), steam disappears The malicious time is 60 minutes.

4. carnation kind cuttage root-taking technique according to claim 1, which is characterized in that in step (3.3), cuttage is close Degree touches but does not take other side's lobus cardiacus to take mutually after slow seedling close to kind of seedling leaf and be advisable.

5. carnation kind cuttage root-taking technique according to claim 1, which is characterized in that in step (4.2), weather control When processed, in the case where guaranteeing that blade is not dehydrated, shading as few as possible.

6. carnation kind cuttage root-taking technique according to claim 1, which is characterized in that step (4) cuttage later period pipe It further include water and fertilizer management during cuttage in reason, specific as follows:

The 7-15 days, with pH value be 5.5-6, EC value be 0.7-0.9 the excellent 12-36-11+TE that receive more 16:00 pairs of fine day afternoon Foliage spray, twice a week, solution fountain height are 0.3-0.4kg/ ㎡；

The 16-30 days, be that excellent more receipts 20-20-20+TE that 5.5-6, EC value are 1 spray blade face in fine day morning 10:00 with pH value It spills, twice a week, solution fountain height is 0.4-0.5kg/ ㎡.

7. carnation kind cuttage root-taking technique according to claim 1, which is characterized in that step (4) cuttage later period pipe It further include control water in reason, specific as follows:

When 80% kind of root system it is long to 2~3cm when it is necessary to start control water program, the specific requirement of control water program is off automatic spray Mist system makes soil humidity in hole tray balanced by way of artificial recharge, and soil humidity standard is grabbed matrix for hand and had before seedling taking Moist feeling, but it is not agglomerating, in the shape that scatters naturally, water content of substrate 40-50%.