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Brushing for height control in transplants

Transplants grown in the greenhouse can become leggy under some growing conditions. One of several techniques for controlling legginess is brushing. This site describes how and  when to brush transplants for good height control. We have done experiments on tomatoes and cucumbers.
 


Publications about the technique
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There are four publications on the technique from scientific journals. Here are are the abstracts and citations.

  • Review
  • Dose and timing of brushing for tomatoes
  • Effects of brushing on field performance
  • Dose and timing of brushing for cucumbers
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