Methods for cultivating Sphagnum
AssigneeMicropropagation Services (E.M.) Limited
InventorNeal Wright
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Abstract
The invention provides a method for cultivating Sphagnum that has been applied to a surface of a field, the method comprising controllably irrigating the Sphagnum, wherein the controllably irrigating comprises applying water to a surface of the Sphagnum and/or to the surface of the field. The invention also relates to Sphagnum obtainable by a method of the invention.
Claims20
A method for cultivating Sphagnum that has been applied to a surface of a field having a water table, the method comprising controllably irrigating the Sphagnum, wherein the controllably irrigating comprises one or more of applying water to a surface of the Sphagnum and applying water to the surface of the field;
- wherein the controllably irrigating is carried out for a period of at least 3 months;
- wherein the controllably irrigating does not saturate with water a portion of the field below the surface of the field for the period, the portion having a height of at least 20 cm;
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- wherein the controllably irrigating comprises applying water to maintain a ratio of a weight of water held by the Sphagnum to a dry weight of the Sphagnum between 8:1 and 45:1 for the period.
A method for cultivating Sphagnum that has been applied to a surface of a field having a water table, the method comprising controllably irrigating the Sphagnum;
- wherein the controllably irrigating comprises one or more of applying water to a surface of the Sphagnum and applying water to the surface of the field;
- wherein the controllably irrigating is carried out for a period of at least 3 months;
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- wherein the controllably irrigating does not saturate with water a portion of the field below the surface of the field for the period, the portion having a height of at least 20 cm.
A method for cultivating Sphagnum that has been applied to a surface of a field having a water table, the method comprising controllably irrigating the Sphagnum;
- wherein the controllably irrigating comprises one or more of applying water to a surface of the Sphagnum and applying water to the surface of the field;
- wherein the controllably irrigating is carried out for a period of at least 1 month;
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- wherein the controllably irrigating does not saturate with water a portion of the field below the surface of the field for the period, the portion having a height of at least 50 cm.
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