Zimbabwe Taking to Float Tray Seedlings

Source from:  tobaccofarmquarterly.com Sept. 1, 2006 09/04/2006

Tobacco farmers in Zimbabwe are embracing the float tray method of producing seedlings, according to a report in The Herald. In part, the float tray system is being introduced as a way of eliminating the use of methyl bromide, which is used as a fumigant on traditional seedling beds. Methyl bromide is an ozone-depleting chemical, the use of which is to be eliminated under the Montreal Protocol. Enditem