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Item A Quarterly Review of News and Views Issued By the Commonwealth Mycological Institute, Kew, Surrey(1962) SheHield, F.M.L.; May, W.B.Commercial growers with an export trade in propagating material reduce their packing methods to a fine art to minimize risk of loss. However, scientists who may only occasionally send material abroad often omit to take a few elementary precautions and consequently the material, which is likely to be extremely valuable, may be dead before it arrives. We claim no great experience in sending; but, at the receiving end, our experience extends from material arriving in perfect condition to plants that have liquified en route. Deductions made from these observations may be helpful.Item Rapid Propagation of Sisal Hybrid No. 11648(1960/1961) Diekmahns, E.C.; May, W.B.; East African Agriculture and Forestry Research Organization, Kikuyu; Sisal Research Station, TanganyikaThe normal plantation method of propagating sisal vegetative, is by the use of basal suckers or bulbils. Where it is desired to bulk up rapidly one particular plant, such as hybrid No. 11648, the use of single rhizome buds greatly speeds the task of multiplication.Item Soil Blocks(1954) May, W.B.; East African Agriculture and Forest Research OrganizationThe use of soil blocks in place of clay pots for raising plants has been in general practice in Britain for the past five years. Many large nurseries have practically discarded clay pots completely, and now raise all their nursery stock in soil blocks, which have proved extremely useful in raising tomatoes, cucumbers, lettuce and other glasshouse- crops.Item Soil Blocks(1954) May, W.B.Using soil blocks instead of clay pots to raise plants has been a general practice in Britain for the past five years. Many large nurseries have practically discarded clay pots completely, and now raise all their nursery stock in soil blocks, which have proved extremely useful in raising tomatoes, cucumbers, lettuce, and other glasshouse crops.Item Soil Rock(1953/1954) May, W.B.The use of soil blocks in place of clay pots for raising plants has been in general practice in Britain for the past five years. Many large nurseries have practically discarded clay pots completely, and now raise all their nursery stock in soil blocks, which have proved extremely useful in raIsmg tomatoes, cucumbers, lettuce and other glasshouse crops.
