20 Oct 2023
USDA FNRI: A Focus on DLI
Iro Kang & Roberto Lopez, Michigan State University
Successfully rooting tropical foliage plants and succulents.
Downloadable resources from completed projects are available from this page.
Successfully rooting tropical foliage plants and succulents.
Successfully rooting tropical foliage plants and succulents.
Collaborative research determines how to prevent chlorosis and undesirable purple pigmentation that can sometimes develop on cuttings rooted under LED supplemental lighting.
A collection of articles from the past year by Dr. Erik Runkle from Michigan State University that deal with leaf purpling, how photosynthesis and respiration affect plant growth, and the challenges of growing vertically inside greenhouses.
FRA 2021 Runkle Purple leaves (356 KB) FRA 2021 Runkle Maximize Pn minimize Rs (263 KB) FRA 2021 Runkle Growing vertically (414 KB)
A collection of articles from the past year by Dr. Erik Runkle from Michigan State University that deals with plant diagnostics, propagation, height control, and quality floricultural crops.
Propagation pointers (277 KB) Poor quality floricultural crops (272 KB) Perennial height control (265 KB) Indoor propagation (275 KB) Importance of plant diagnostics (726 KB)
Annika E. Kohler, graduate student, and Dr. Roberto Lopez from Michigan State University share the latest findings on supplemental lighting's effect of rooting of herbs.
Annika Kohler, graduate student, and Dr. Roberto Lopez from Michigan State University determine the minimum duration of far-red radiation required during plug production to induce long-day requiring plants into flower after transplant.
Refining protocols to quantify rooting of plant cuttings and the water/air microenvironment of substrates using x-ray computed tomography (CT).
Quantification of Poinsettia Root Growth by Image Scans or Xray (2363 KB)
How to grow tumeric and ginger.
Research on the effect of callusing on production time and shrinkage and to help growers decide when its most profitable to use each cutting type.
A brief overview of the different methods of applying PGRs
Learn about how to get the most out of spray applications of PGRs
Gibberellic acid (GA) can bind to concrete and be made available to the next crop, causing unintended consequencs. Read more...
A brief discussion on the recent flurry of activity in the world of plant growth regulators, from new active ingredients to alternative formulations of established products
When used properly, benzyladenine (BA) sprays can yield tremendous commercial potential, such as stimulating branching and delaying lower leaf chlorosis of some floriculture crops.
Insights about how to choose the right PGR and application method for your herbaceous perennial crops.
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