poor vascular development on Pothos
Quick answer
If your Pothos has poor vascular development, the most likely cause is: Ethinyl estradiol at 0.1 ppm stimulates neovascularization in pothos midrib and petiole through potential estrogen/progesterone receptor activation in vascular cambium meristematic cells, increasing vascular bundle formation to support enhanced biomass
Start here:
- 1. 1. Apply 0.1 ppm ethinyl estradiol drenching treatment at 200-day growth stage
- 2. 2. Expect 150% increase in midrib vascular bundles (15 vs 6 in control) and 118% increase in petiole bundles (48 vs 22)
Why Pothos gets poor vascular development
Epipremnum aureum
Ethinyl estradiol at 0.1 ppm stimulates neovascularization in pothos midrib and petiole through potential estrogen/progesterone receptor activation in vascular cambium meristematic cells, increasing vascular bundle formation to support enhanced biomass
How to reverse poor vascular development on Pothos
- 1
1. Apply 0.1 ppm ethinyl estradiol drenching treatment at 200-day growth stage
- 2
2. Expect 150% increase in midrib vascular bundles (15 vs 6 in control) and 118% increase in petiole bundles (48 vs 22)
- 3
3. Cross-sectional area of midrib increases 256% and petiole increases 174% to accommodate larger vascular infrastructure
Keep poor vascular development off this Pothos
Begin hormone treatment early in vegetative stage to allow sufficient time for vascular cambium differentiation and vascular bundle proliferation before maturity
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