Comparison of regenerative capacity among six ornamental mosses on vertical planting carrier

• Main Authors: XIA Qiaoli, WANG Xianjun, YU Jing, GUO Shuiliang
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Academic Journals Center of Shanghai Normal University 2014-06-01
• Series: Journal of Shanghai Normal University (Natural Sciences)
• Subjects: vertical planting carrier; mosses; chlorophyll fluorescent parameter; growth indices
• Online Access: http://qktg.shnu.edu.cn/zrb/shsfqkszrb/ch/reader/create_pdf.aspx?file_no=201403005&flag=1&year_id=2014&quarter_id=3
• ISSN: 1000-5137; 1000-5137

Six ornamental mosses (<i>Campylopus flexuosus,Hypnum plumaeforme,Racomitrium japonicum,Thuidium cymbifolium,Grimmia pilifera</i> and <i>Dicranum scoparium</i>) were transplanted onto vertical planting carrier(a palm pad with a thin layer of peat and vermiculite).After a two-month cultivation,their new branch coverage,newly-developed branches and their ratio with old branches,branches,fresh weight,chlorophyll content,and maximal photochemical efficiency were measured.Based on these indices,an integrated index revealing their growth capacity was calculated.Based on their integrated indices from high to low,six mosses were ranked as Hypnum plumaeforme,Racomitrium japonicum,Thuidium cymbifolium,Campylopus flexuosus,Dicranum scoparium,Grimmia pilifera.Finally,Hypnum plumaeforme,Racomitrium japonicum were recommended as ornamental mosses in vertical greening combined our observation on their landscape values.