Tsuyoshi Takasu (高須 剛) of Nishio, Aichi Prefecture, has switched all of his strawberry seedlings for transplanting to Jiffy-7 C starting this year. The report says this is expected to reduce stress during the seedling-raising stage.
Tsuyoshi Takasu (高須 剛), who grows strawberries on 32 ares in Nishio, Aichi Prefecture, decided to raise all seedlings for transplanting using Jiffy-7 C starting this year. As a result, part of the seedling-raising process has shifted to Jiffy-7 C.
The seedlings concerned are intended for transplanting, and the policy is to raise them using Jiffy-7 C throughout the process. This is said to be expected to reduce stress compared with the previous seedling-raising method.
The cultivation area is reported to be in part of Nishio, and the change was implemented by an individual grower. Further reports are awaited on the effects on growing conditions and yields.
The information was reported by a specialist agricultural media outlet and is attracting attention as an example of Jiffy-7 C being used to raise seedlings.