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Mother stock plant management
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1
How much of previous' year wood should stock plants on average be cut back?
0-20%
80-100%
50-80%
20-50%
2
Easy rooting subjects are best obtained how/where?
From dedicated producers.
From motherstock plants outdoors.
From mother stock plants indoors.
From cuttings of actual crops.
3
Keeping stock plants indoors......
Reduces their lifespan to 1 year
Extend their lifespan indefinitely
Reduces their lifespan to 2-3 years
Extends their lifespan to 5-10 years
4
Which of the follwing industries is the biggest (€)?
Fruit
Mushroom
Potatotoes
Amenity
5
Which one of the following is NOT a reason for keeping mother stock?
Security of supply
Enable to schedule better
To provide cheaper cutting material
Provide optimum production conditions
6
Why is shading of stock plants important for some plants?
It Increases the number of cuttings per plant
It reduces vegetative growth
It makes the plant produces less, but better quality cuttings.
It reduces flower initiation
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How can you maximise cutting yield?
Prune twice a year
Provide high light levels
Provide high levels of nutrition
Prune hard to keep plants juvenile
8
Which plant is best grown in field stockbeds?
Heather
Fuchsia
Camelia
Lavender
9
How many cuttings can you expect to collect from a 4 year old stock plant?
25
150
100
50
10
What is the main location of the Dutch flower market (Royal Flora Holland)?
Aalsmeer
Apeldoorn
Arnhem
Amsterdam
11
Hard pruning in spring will.....
Produce less but stronger cuttings
Produces more but weaker cuttings
Produce more and stronger cuttings
Produces less and weaker cuttings
12
Which of the following is not considered pre-conditioning?
Etiolation
Cold storage
Forcing plants indoors
Using rooting hormones
13
How much is the estimated HNS export currently?
13 mlj
4 mlj
10 mlj
7 mlj
14
What % of cost is on average contributed to labour?
35%
45%
55%
25%
15
How much does a Danisch trolley cost?
€80
€60
€100
€40
16
What is the biggest reason to import plants?
Price
Range
Availability
Quality
