Use of biodegradable tray: The better way to raise Mucuna
bracteata seedlings
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Biodegradable paper pulp (Bio-PP)
tray for seedlings
Mucuna bracteata seed
Guaranteed germination rate >75%
Features of RediMb
No clipping required
Placing Bio-PP into
supporting tray
Media filling
Even and fast
Media filling with Controlled Release Fertilizer (CRF)
inside the Bio-PP
Germinated
Mucuna seeds
CRF (10-26-10-3)
5g
Bio-PP
Sowing germinated Mucuna seeds
into Bio-PP filled with media
2 weeks after sowing
4 weeks after sowing
6-8 weeks after sowing
(ready for field planting)
M. bracteata: seedlings
With Bio-PP Without Bio-PP
Deliver using basket with 50 seedlings = 5kg
Pre-transplanting treatment
Soaking in Reaktif lime before planting
(1L Reaktif in 10L water solution)
Field
Transplanting
Oil palm
Planting of RediMb Mucuna bracteata seedlings in oil
palm plantation planted on flat land (148 palms/ha)
Mucuna seedlings
planting distance:
3m within a row,
2m away from
palm row
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Oil palm
Planting of RediMb Mucuna bracteata seedlings in oil
palm plantation planted on terrace (148 palms/ha)
Mucuna seedlings
planting distance:
1.5 - 3m within a
row, 0.5m away
from terrace edge
Spiking the ground with sharp wooden stick (5-7cm diameter)
Carry seedlings raised in Bio-PP to field with supporting tray
Terrace slope fully covered with Mucuna
Interrow fully covered with Mucuna
Advantages of using Bio-PP tray
compared with Polybags
1. Polybags occupy much nursery space
Advantages of using Bio-PP tray
Bio-PP occupy small nursery space <50%
2. Save transportation cost
Save 80% of transportation cost 100 vs 20 seedlings (10kg)
3. Better root system
Extreme left & right seedlings: grown in polybags; central 3 seedlings:
grown in Bio-PP
4. Minimal root injuring
5. Easier to plant, cost reduced
6. Reduced planting cost
6. Environmental friendly
Polybag discarded
Comparison of overall cost of establishment (444 plants/ha)
Nursery method
Seedling cost (RM)*
Planting & maintenance (RM)
Total (RM)
Polybag 266.40 (RM.60/plant)
222.00 (RM0.50/point)
488.40
Bio-PP tray (+ media)
177.60 (RM0.40/plant)
133.20 (RM0.30/point)
310.80 -36%
Bio-PP tray (+Reaktif
lime)
177.60 (RM0.40/plant)
182.04 (RM0.41/point)
359.64 -26%
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