Effects of Floating Seedling Raising on Seedling Quality and Seedling Formation of Hot Pepper

The effects of floating seedling raising on growth of hot pepper seedlings was studied using "Xingshu 215" as materials. The results showed that floating seedling raising promoted seed germination and seedling formation, improved seedling growth vigor and evenness, and reduced disease incidence and labor cost. Compared with traditional soil seedling raising, the seedling formation rate was increased by 16%, while the seedling emergence period was reduced by 7d. At the same time, the seedling health index and root activity were increased by 28.6% and 157.8% respectively, while the incidence of whitefly was reduced by 77.3%. Floating seedling raising is a new method for intensive, high quality and high efficiency seedling raising of hot pepper.