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  2. Rockwool International - Wikipedia

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    Rockwool A/S (or AS), [6] also known as the ROCKWOOL Group, [3] is a Danish multinational manufacturer of mineral wool products headquartered in Hedehusene, Greater Copenhagen, Denmark. The company's R&D unit, employing 100 people as of 2016, is co-located with the headquarters in Copenhagen.

  3. Gomphocarpus physocarpus - Wikipedia

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    Its propagation can be done by seeds or by cuttings. To propagate through seeds, sow the seeds in a light, well-drained substrate. To propagate by cuttings, cut a branch about 10 cm long and remove the leaves at the base. Plant the branch in a pot with light, well-draining substrate. [3]

  4. Coir - Wikipedia

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    A close-up view of coir fibre Segregation of coir fibre. Coir (/ ˈ k ɔɪər /), also called coconut fibre, is a natural fibre extracted from the outer husk of coconut, [1] and used in products such as floor mats, doormats, brushes, and mattresses.

  5. Mineral wool - Wikipedia

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    Their drawbacks when compared to mineral wool are their substantially lower mold resistance, higher combustibility, and slightly higher thermal conductivity (hemp insulation: 0.040 Wm-1 k-1, mineral wool insulation: 0.030-0.045 Wm-1 k-1). [16]

  6. Magic Carpet Ride (Steppenwolf song) - Wikipedia

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    "Magic Carpet Ride" is a rock song written by John Kay and Rushton Moreve from the Canadian-American hard rock band Steppenwolf. The song was initially released in 1968 on the album The Second . It was the lead single from that album, peaking at number three in the US, and staying in the charts for 16 weeks, longer than any other Steppenwolf song.

  7. Grafting - Wikipedia

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    The technique is most commonly used in asexual propagation of commercially grown plants for the horticultural and agricultural trades. The scion is typically joined to the rootstock at the soil line; however, top work grafting may occur far above this line, leaving an understock consisting of the lower part of the trunk and the root system.

  8. Seaweed farming - Wikipedia

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    An American kelp farmer, Bren Smith of GreenWave explains his farming methods, including the symbiotic relationship kelp has with other seafood he grows.. The earliest seaweed farming guides in the Philippines recommended the cultivation of Laminaria seaweed and reef flats at approximately one meter's depth at low tide.

  9. Plant breeding - Wikipedia

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    Plant breeding can be performed using many different techniques, ranging from the selection of the most desirable plants for propagation, to methods that make use of knowledge of genetics and chromosomes, to more complex molecular techniques. Genes in a plant are what determine what type of qualitative or quantitative traits it will have.