Cultivation

Container culture

Container culture is a technology for growing plants in a limited volume of soil, requiring careful selection of genetically adapted varieties.

Mentioned in descriptions 31 772 varieties reference book.

Container culture is a cultivation technology in a confined space where the root system is kept in a limited volume of substrate. Such cultivation makes plants vulnerable to overheating, desiccation, and soil exhaustion, which requires the agronomist to have full control over nutrition and moisture.

When selecting varieties for such culture, the plant habit is of key importance: preference is given to compact, dwarf, or columnar forms, as well as varieties with a root system adapted to development in limited containers. For vegetable crops, an important trait is the ability to self-pollinate, and for ornamental crops, it is the type of branching suitable for hanging basket compositions.

Success of cultivation depends on the genetic resistance of the selected variety to diseases and pests, as the microclimate in a container is harder to control than in open ground. Plants must have high responsiveness to an intensive fertilization regime, and in the case of thermophilic species, good tolerance to moving indoors.

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Breakdown by crop

Container Rose Cultivation 1 007 Container culture of Hydrangea macrophylla 544 Container Tulip Culture 536 Container Lily Cultivation 281 Container culture of Clematis 226 Container Petunia Cultivation 192 Container Calibrachoa Culture 186 Container Culture: New Guinea Impatiens 174 Container culture — Pelargonium zonale 165 Container Pepper Cultivation 160 Container Tomato Cultivation 154 Container Dahlia Cultivation 151 Container Chrysanthemum Culture 150 Container culture of common heather 144 Container Cultivation of Heuchera 128 Container cultivation of verbena 109 Container culture of Pelargonium 99 Container cultivation of Hydrangea paniculata 98 Container culture — Ivy-leaved pelargonium 80 Container culture of Zantedeschia 77 Container Alstroemeria Cultivation 69 Container Culture of Mountain Hydrangea 65 Container culture of Impatiens walleriana 61 Container-Grown Strawberries 60

Found in these crops

Rose 1 027 Bigleaf hydrangea 564 Tulip 551 Lily 297 Clematis 228 Petunia 202 Calibrachoa 193 New Guinea Impatiens 181 Bell pepper 173 Horseshoe pelargonium 172 Tomato 160 Dahlia 156

Varieties that feature this in their description

Selection based on the description text, not official resistance ratings: such data is not available in registers. Mention indicates that the trait is discussed in the variety's sources; see the variety's profile for details on what is specifically stated.