After harvesting in the seed gardens, the seed nuts are trimmed to facilitate sprouting then placed into seedbeds (Figure 1).
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| Figure 1. Seedbed |
Culling rate in VARTC nursery is about 25%. This involves eliminating abnormal sprouts and, after 80% nuts have germinated, all the nuts remaining in the seedbeds, as well as an ultimate selection of the seedlings before planting.
Germinated seed nuts are left with bare-roots without polybags (Figure 2) or placed into polybags (Figure 3). In the context of Vanuatu archipelago, the weight and the size of polybags constitute a handicap due to the high transportation cost. So the number of seedlings sold without polybags is much more important than with polybags.
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| Figure 2. Seedlings without polybags |
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| Figure 3. Seedlings in polybags |
