Alyssarr
Alyssarr t1_iqvwb29 wrote
Reply to ‘A growing machine’: Scotland looks to vertical farming to boost tree stocks. Hydroponics unit can produce saplings six times faster than it takes to grow them naturally outdoors. by Sariel007
This is cool! I find that in restoration it’s the transplant survival though where you really see things fail or succeed. Are these saplings just as resistant to pests, weather, etc as a sapling raised outdoors? Can they survive transplanting better or worse? Are their root systems properly established in a way for structure and water efficiency?
Alyssarr t1_ir0j2ez wrote
Reply to comment by IDontTrustGod in ‘A growing machine’: Scotland looks to vertical farming to boost tree stocks. Hydroponics unit can produce saplings six times faster than it takes to grow them naturally outdoors. by Sariel007
Thank you for sharing! Yes it would be a shame, and I often worry about things like this that remove natural competitive mechanisms that would increase fitness in plants in a rapidly changing environment. I’ve worked on the hands-on side of habitat restoration for almost 10 yrs now and am very interested in getting into research either in propagation or field restoration trials. There’s a lot of disconnect between folks on the ground and people making the plans.