SEEDLING GROWTH

PERFORMANCE &
PREPARATION OF
SEEDLINGS
Day 1 Session 2

SHERWIN M. RIMAS
City Government Department Head I
Office of the City Agriculturist
 TERMINAL OBJECTIVE
At the end of the session, the participants are expected to:

• describe the growth and performance of seedlings; and

• enumerate the steps in seedling preparation.
 ENABLING OBJECTIVES
Specifically, the participants are expected to:
1. track the plants growth stages;
2. enumerate the factors that affect seedling growth and performance; and
3. present step-by-step process of seedling preparation.
 Open your Camera
Learning Check: per District and
Show your fingers:
Gaano ka ka –
OA …. one finger - low
confidence
confident? two fingers - medium
confidence
three fingers - high
confidence
THE GROWTH STAGES
 1. Seed to Sprout (Germination)

After week 1-2

1. Seed takes water, swells and softens seed coat, with enzymes and optimum temp.
(Imbibition)
2. Seed respire, produces proteins, metabolizes the stored food (Cotyledon).
3. Seed ruptures its seed coat, radicle emerges to form a primary root downward
and anchors to the soil.
4. Plumule, epicotyl and hypocotyl grows upward to form first shoot.
 2. Seedling (Root and Leaf Development)
2-4 weeks old
New leaves start to form, and the stem gets longer
moist but not wet growing environment
too dry: wilt and die
too damp: root rot
Apply equal amounts
of N,P,K if needed (usually
after the second set of
true leaves)
 3. Vegetative (Young Plant)
4 to 6 weeks
majority of the growing, producing
and strengthening stems, leaves,
branches, and the root system
start applying fertilizer, needs
more extra nitrogen.
 4. Flowering/Pollination Stage
6 to 8 weeks
flowers are formed and the fruit begins to grow
flowering stage typically lasts for about two
weeks, thus needs enough water, nutrients and
6 hours of sunlight
needs more phosphorus and potassium
for blooms/flowers
 5. Fruits and Seeds Formation
Self-pollination/cross pollination

6. Harvesting
depends on maturity
indicator index
 PLANT SOIL
SUNLIGH TEMPER NUTRIENTS
WATER GROWTH
T A-TURE
REGULATORS
FACTORS AFECTING PLANT GROWTH
Step-by Step Seedling Preparation

Please watch this videoTips

in Growing Seedlings (Mga tips sa
pagpapalaki ng mga punla).mp4
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