Propagation Medium Porosity And Ficus Pumila Propagation Success

1. Move the lid of the container up or down. Record the resulting volume and pressure

Measure 500ml of tap water in the 500cm3 beaker, then measure 5g of sodium hydrogen carbonate using the 50cm3 beaker and weight scale and place in the beaker of water, using the glass rod to dissolve it into the mixture.

At the start of this experiment we were required to obtain a set of four Wisconsin Fast Plants, which are genetically, known as Brassica rapa. These plants have been, “originally selected under continuous fluorescent light to grow and reproduce quickly for research purposes, these petite, fast-growing plants have been used for teaching biology concepts” (Wisconsin Fast Plants). These four pots that contain our plants will be under our watch for the next 16 weeks where we will show our results at the end of the semester.

Throughout this experiment, we are researching the effect on the growth and survival of Wisconsin Fast Plants using fertilizer pellets to help with the growth of the plants. Wisconsin Fast Plants is a plant member of the crucifer family which is related to other plants (vegetables) such as cabbage, broccoli, turnips, etc. This plants are small and can grow very easily because they go through their cell cycle around 40 days. Wisconsin Fast Plants Fertilizers are different materials used that can provide plants with the nutrients it need to grow. (1) These plants are a good model system to study because they grew very quickly and didn’t need a lot of resources to grow making them the perfect plant to use for studies. (4) By using the fertilizers,

1.) Measure out 20ml out of the water and place it into a glass beaker

1. Fill up a 200ml beaker with tap water and then pour it into the designated jar

The first written record of using a soil less environment was in 1627 by Francis Bacon in the book Sylva sylvarum. By the 1700’s there were many researchers using the “water culture” method. At this point this method was used only for research because they were not exactly sure which minerals and nutrients a plant needed to survive. Various techniques were used with a variety of different nutrient solutions to try and understand how and what plants needed to grow

Gather 20 clear cups and the fine grain sand, compost soil, and orange clay. The different soils will be measured in percentage of 100 mL. Use a black sharpie to label each cup to visualize the soil contents, six cups will be labeled 50-25-25. The percentages of each soil will change one cup will have 50% compost 25% sand and 25% clay. The other cup will have 50% clay 25% sand and 25% compost. the other cup will

Dispense .5 mL water into the already weighed conical vial, replace cap and face insert on its down side.

researched specific care for a Ficus and discovered many types of this plant. Eventually, I came

Propagation: Propagate from tip cuttings or stem segments 4 to 6 inches long. Easily roots in water or soil.

A volumetric pipette & measuring cylinder can be calibrated by just weighing the water they deliver. As for volumetric flask, the weight of an empty flask is recorded. Next, weigh the flask after filling it with water to the mark.

Wood is a porous material because of its cellular structure which allows for many internal voids (Eckelman). The plant cells located within wood are made to absorb water, as it is necessary for the functionality of the tree (“Wood and Water”, 2006). When wood first absorbs water, the water is transported and held within the cell walls. However, as these walls cannot hold a large amount of water, additional water fills the cavities of tubular cells within fibers of the wood. Wood is also categorized as a hygroscopic material. This allows for wood to naturally absorb and dissipate water within its contiguous environment. Density and water diffusivity of the wood affect the rate of absorption of water in wood (Noorolahi, Khazaei, and

Plant breeding methods produce plenty of method for propagation. One method from plant breeding method is layering. Layering is a form of vegetative propagation where cuttings are made to form adventitious roots while the cutting is still attached to the mother plant. The stems branches of the mother plant of wax apple are covered in a growing medium in various ways to exclude light, increase the moisture level, and stimulate root growth. In the same time, once the roots are formed the new plant (layer) can be

Sapota is propagated by seeds and vegetative methods (Rajan and Markose, 2007). Due to slow growing nature of seedlings vegetative propagation is widely used at present which include air-layering, budding, grafting and rootstocks. In western India, air-layering is a popular method, but it takes longer time and also has high mortality rate. Budding is practiced in coastal regions of India. Most popular method of vegetative propagation in India is grafting which is done by two methods viz., soft-wood grafting and approach grafting.