PROPAGATION OF PLANTS
Mr Challenger’s Lecture
Sawdust and peat were claimed to be satisfactory mediums for plant propagation, but it was essential to incorporate a balanced fertiliser for plant feeding with the medium used, Mr S. Challenger, a lecturer in horticulture at Canterbury Agricultural College, told 8 recent meeting of the New Zealand Commercial Flower Growers’ Association (Canterbury) according to a supplied report. Mr Challenger gave the analysis ci the University at California’s compost mix which used sawdust and peat He said thia mixture was now being successfully used by research stations and commercial growera in this country. He discussed the academic approach to plant propagation and gave details of new ways now being undertaken by plant breeders to combine plant pathology practices with their existing plant propagation pro-
gramme. He also discussed labour and erection costs and gave examples of bow various cuttings were rooted under both mist and polythene propagation.
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Press, Volume C, Issue 29662, 4 November 1961, Page 14
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