It ’s actually a type of service we offer , say Ellen Kraaijenbrink of Vitro Plus . For 30 years , the Dutch company has been producing tissue paper refinement fern starters that are being ship all over the world . More than 10 years ago they started to transplant fern starters on a little scale at the asking of some European growers . Over the last few year , the requests and numbers game have increased , and plugs in different sizes are being transplanted mechanically in their glasshouse in Zierikzee . To achieve this Vitro Plus collaborates with Marinus de Ronde who shifted from strawberry mark and yield cultivation to transplantation ferns due to the tremendous success . During a sojourn in the greenhouse , Ellen Kraaijenbrink and Vincent van Vuuren show us the process that begins with transplant the start material into trays of various sizing , for hardening , cultivate , and birth to their customers in Europe .
In this clause , an overview of the process with an account .
In the glasshouse in Zierikzee , mostly tropic ferns are transpose from tissue culture into the corresponding plug and tray sizes . In the flick above , the boxes containing the trays of fern from tissue finish that were brought in from the laboratory in Burgh - Haamstede , just 15 minutes from the greenhouse .
The trays with the start material from the lab .
The ferns are transfer into a larger plug size . This can be done manually but also automatically . Due to the bombastic numbers that have to be transplanted , Vitro Plus has chosen to do this mechanically .
In this pic , you could clearly see that the plant are being supplied in ' ready to use ' quid . “ For tropic fern from tissue civilization , we have develop a very reliable production method , which enable us to furnish to our customers in received freestanding units which are trays . The outdoor ferns , which have been propagated from spores , are also add per unit , allowing them to be transpose like a shot into a magnanimous fire hydrant .
The ferns have just been transplanted into the trays where they can start out to root and develop as fire hydrant .
A conclusion - up .
so as to facilitate rooting , the new plants are first place in a room with optimum cultivation conditions .
Little by piffling , as the plugs grow , they are shifted to a dissimilar part of the greenhouse where the temperature is lower . " This way we harden the young plants so that they can get used to the down temperature in which they will soon strive the grower "
The plugs are growing .
Eventually , the chaw is big enough to be delivered to the cultivator . As can be seen from the picture above , the root word are well developed .
Another picture of the plug tray before they are fork up to the grower .
Vincent van Vuuren and Ellen Kraaijenbrink in the glasshouse with a tray that is almost ready to be delivered .
In this image , you’re able to see that there are many varieties . Vitro Plus has a amount of 150 commercial-grade mixture of ferns . In summation to the many varieties , there is also a choice in sparking plug size of it ( tray with 104 or 66 hole ) . " Every variety and every agriculturist has their preference ” .
After the outgrowth , which take about 6 - 12 hebdomad depending on the variety , the plugs are ready to make their way of life to the raiser who school them until they are fully grown . Because Vitro Plus cater the stopple , the customer can make optimal use of his blank for the rest of the cultivation process . This Vitro Plus Robert William Service does n’t only save the agriculturalist time , but also money , and space in the nursery .
For more information : Vitro Plus B.V.Vincent van VuurenEllen KraaijenbrinkT : +31 ( 0)111 46 80 88Email:[email protected]Email:[email protected]www.vitroplus.nl
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