Contents
Chapter Ⅰ Understanding of Industrialized Seedling Culture ……………… 1
Ⅰ. Overview of Industrialized Seedling Culture ………………………………… 1
Ⅱ. History and Development Status of Industrialized Seedling Culture ……… 1
Ⅲ. Characteristics and Significance of Industrialized Seedling Culture ………… 11
Chapter Ⅱ Physiological Basis of Plants for Industrialized Seedling
Culture …………………………………………………………… 15
Ⅰ. Planting Structure and Germination ……………………………………… 15
Ⅱ. Seed Quality and Pre-sowing Treatment ………………………………… 34
Ⅲ. Sowing and Seedling Culture Technology ……………………………… 51
Ⅳ. Structure and Function of Plant Root System …………………………… 61
Ⅴ. Nutrient Elements Required for Plants …………………………………… 71
Ⅵ. Absorption of Nutrient Elements by Plant Roots ………………………… 97
Ⅶ. Nutrition Diagnosis of Plants …………………………………………… 104
Chapter Ⅲ Preparation of Modern Vegetable Industrialized
Seedling Culture Facilities and Equipment ………………… 116
I. Main Facilities ……………………………………………………………… 116
II. Main Equipment…………………………………………………………… 137
Chapter Ⅳ Industrialized Seedling Culture Methods
and Technical Application of Vegetables …………………… 152
I. Production of Seedlings in the Electric Hotbed …………………………… 152
Ⅱ. Plug Tray Seedling Culture and Production Technology ………………… 157
III. Grafting Seedling Culture Technique …………………………………… 164
IV. Seeding Production through Tissue Culture……………………………… 169
Chapter Ⅴ Industrialized Sowing Techniques for Vegetables ………… 183
I. Seed Selection and Treatment ……………………………………………… 183
II. Sowing …………………………………………………………………… 192
Chapter Ⅵ Main Environment Control Technologies for Vegetable
Seedling Production …………………………………………… 199
I. Environmental Control Technologies for Solanaceous Fruit
Seedlings Production ……………………………………………………… 199
II. Environment Control Technologies for Cucurbit Seedling Production …… 212
III. Environmental Control Technology for Seedling Production
of Other Vegetables ……………………………………………………… 226
Chapter Ⅶ Common Diseases and Prevention Measures …………… 236
I. Physiological Diseases …………………………………………………… 236
II. Infectious Diseases………………………………………………………… 242
Chapter Ⅷ Common Pests and Prevention Measures………………… 248
I. Aphids ……………………………………………………………………… 248
II. Trialeurodes vaporariorum ……………………………………………… 251
III. Leaf Miner………………………………………………………………… 255
IV. Cabbage Caterpillar ……………………………………………………… 258
Chapter Ⅸ Sales, Packaging, and Transportation of Vegetable
Seedlings ……………………………………………………… 261
I. Sales of Vegetable Seedlings ……………………………………………… 261
II. Packaging and Transportation of Vegetable Seedlings …………………… 263
References …………………………………………………………………… 267