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Growth effects of the application of new controlled-release fertilizers on Phalaenopsis spp.

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To develop a controlled-release fertilizer (CRF) suitable for nutrient absorption characteristics of Phalaenopsis, four kinds of new controlled-release fertilizer (NCRF 1–4) with different dissolution rates were developed and studied to determine the concentration and amount suitable for growth of Phalaenopsis. To make NCRF, new acryl-based polymers were developed and used as fertilizer coating solutions. In addition, a fluidized bed coater for coating fertilizer was developed and used in this study. To test the growth of Phalaenopsis, 10-month-old Phalaenopsis seedlings were planted in plastic pots (diameter 10 cm) filled with 100% Sphagnum moss and cultivated for approximately 100 days from May 29, 2015, to September 11, 2015. NCRF 1, NCRF 2, and Osmocote, an imported fertilizer, consistently exhibited release patterns of fertilizer nutrients in a directly proportional form; however, NCRF 3 and NCRF 4 displayed a sigmoid-like tendency of fertilizer nutrient release with a slower initial dissolution rate. Furthermore, leaf length, leaf width, fresh weigh, and root weight of Phalaenopsis were the highest when growing in 1.5 g/pot of NCRF 3 fertilizer, and the pH and electrical conductivity (EC) of the soil were stable at this concentration of NCRF 3. Based on our results, we suggest that 1.5 g/pot of NCRF 3 fertilizer is the ideal concentration and fertilizer for growing Phalaenopsis.

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This work was supported by a Grant (D141430) from the Gyeonggi Institute of Science & Technology Promotion, Gyeonggi-do, Korea.

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    Je Wook Woo & Soon Il Kwon

  2. Convergence Research Laboratory for Functional Plant Products, Advanced Institutes of Convergence Technology, Suwon, 16229, Republic of Korea

    Hae Rim Kim, Doe Hyun Kim, Young Joon Jo & Soon Il Kwon

  3. Nano Bio Research Center, Advanced Institutes of Convergence Technology, Suwon, 16229, Republic of Korea

    Byung Yun Ha

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Ha, B.Y., Kim, H.R., Kim, D.H. et al. Growth effects of the application of new controlled-release fertilizers on Phalaenopsis spp.. Appl Biol Chem 61, 625–633 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13765-018-0401-5

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