IFAS Extension
Agriculture
Abstract
Plugs have become an important method for the production of floriculture crops (Styer and Koranski 1997). Seeds are sown, tissue cultured plantlets are transplanted or cuttings are rooted in medium-filled, multi-cavity cells of plastic trays (Chen and Stamps 2006). After a few weeks, roots become adhered with medium. Seedlings, liners or rooted cuttings pulled from cells are called plugs. In other words, plugs are containerized transplants with self-enclosed root systems (Figure 1).
About this Publication
This document is ENH855, one of a series of the UF/IFAS Department of Environmental Horticulture. Original publication date December 2001. Revised June 2014. Visit the Ask IFAS website at https://ask.ifas.ufl.edu/ for the currently supported version of this publication.
How to Cite
Chen, J., Huang, Y., Robinson, C. A., & Caldwell, R. D. (1969). Multi-Cavity Collection: A Method for Sampling Bulk Solutions from Plug Media. EDIS, 2002(1). https://doi.org/10.32473/edis-ep109-2001
Authors
Jianjun Chen
Specialist
University of Florida
professor, plant physiology, Department of Horticultural Sciences, UF/IFAS Mid-Florida Research and Education Center