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Sphagnum– the missing vital component
Samples collected
And identified -
• Sphagnum fallax
• Sphagnum fimbriatum
• Sphagnum cuspidatum
• Sphagnum papillosum
• Sphagnum palustre
• Sphagnum subnitens
• Sphagnum capilliofolium
• Polytrichum sp.
• Hypnum jutlandicum
Still looking for:
• Other species Sphagnum
Grown in Glasshouse
Propagation - hydroponics
Added nutrient -> good growth
1st cycle very good . . .
but after further multiplication
algal growth & other mosses started to take
over unless nutrient level extremely low• Then growth very slow
Micropropagation
the answer?
• Under sterile conditions
– No algae– hopefully
– Nutrients at optimum for max growth
– Controlled condition to allow controlled production
– Year round and rapid
– But would it work?
Eureka –it grows!
Quickly!
Developing into normal growth
Will they grow in soil?
Yes
12 weeks growth
How/which grow best?
How to handle - spread in volume
– reduce stress
Not a planetoid
It’s a bead
With moss inside &
growing
Will they grow?
Yes - 2 weeks
What best type?
Growth after 6 weeks
Will they tolerate drought?
• Increasing drought -----�
Pre-treatment to improve drought
tolerance
3weeks
8weeks
18 weeks
What if buried?
No problem 10mm-20mm (maybe30mm)
Able to grow to surface
Cold tolerance