CROP MANUAL
Mandevilla hybrida Rio®
South Europe
Rio® Rio® Petite Rio® Elegant Rio® Grande
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TM Classification: PUBLIC
Finished Plant Rio®, Rio® Petite, Rio® Elegant 10,5 cm pot
Remarks
Series
Type
Leaf colour
Pot size
Plants/m² finished
For one cutting, two pinches are recommended to get a plant that will make the volume in spring.
Rio®
compact
dark green
10.5–14 cm
50-25 plants/m2
Rio® Petite
compact
green
Packs-10.5 cm
100-50 plants/m2
Rio® Elegant
medium
green
10.5–15 cm
50-20 plants/m2
Rio® Grande
vigorous
green
>14 cm
10 plants/m2
One young plant
Calendar Week
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Rio Scheduling from Xt126, 3 cm plug or Quickstep 2 cm plug for 10.5 cm pot with two pinches temperature (ADT) of 20°C then lower progressively to 12°C. Rio Petite will flower 1 to 2 weeks earlier.
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Finished Plant Rio®, Rio® Petite, Rio® Elegant 10,5 cm pot
Remarks
Series
Type
Leaf colour
Pot size
Plants/m² finished
With two cuttings, only one pinch is necessary to make the volume.
Rio®
compact
dark green
10.5–14 cm
50-25 plants/m2
Rio® Petite
compact
green
Packs-10.5 cm
100-50 plants/m2
Rio® Elegant
medium
green
10.5–15 cm
50-20 plants/m2
Rio® Grande
vigorous
green
>14 cm
10 plants/m2
Two young plants
Calendar Week
34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 … 12 13 14 15 16 17 19 20 P & F F P & F F P & F F P & F F P & F F P & F F P & F F P & F F P & F
Rio Scheduling with 2 young plants from Xt126, 3 cm plug type or Quickstep 2 cm plug type for 10.5 cm pot with one pinch temperature (ADT) of 20°C then lower progressively to 12°C after rooting and pinching
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Finished Plant Rio® Grande 18 cm pot
Remarks
Series
Type
Leaf colour
Pot size
Plants/m² finished
Rio Grande is a vigorous type. One pinch should be enough but growers prefer two pinches to create a more branching plant.
Rio®
compact
dark green
10.5–14 cm
50-25 plants/m2
Rio® Petite
compact
green
Packs-10.5 cm
100-50 plants/m2
Rio® Elegant
medium
green
10.5–15 cm
50-20 plants/m2
Rio® Grande
vigorous
green
>14 cm
10 plants/m2
Two young plants
Calendar Week
20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 … … … … … … 12 13 14 15 16 17 19 20 P & & F F P & & F F P & & F F P & & F F P & & F F P & & F F
Rio Grande scheduling from Xt126, 3 cm plug, with 2 plants per pot.
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Cultivation Advice
Use each Rio® genetic for the relevant pot size. Crop pinching is recommended when planted with single plant per pot in order to achieve a well- shaped plant that fills the pot, but will extend the total production time. Temperature range during transport & distribution of finished product to be kept between 12 - 15 ° C. Mandevilla is a tropical plant. Temperatures below 20 ° C delay development.
Fertilization & Substrate
Diseases
Pests
Light
PGR Applications
Important to keep EC levels > 1,5 (high EC) at second half of growing in the substrate. Use a high porosity with well drained media.
Botrytis, Pythium, Rhizoctonia, Fusarium, Colletotrichum, leaf spot are common diseases.
Aphids, Whiteflies, Spidermites are common pests.
High light levels to avoid veining and promote growth. Perfect are DLI above 15 mol. With lower light levels (8 - 10 mol/day) please reduce temperature to avoid veining.
Growth control can be reached with use of Regalis (prohexadione-calcium), Bonzi (paclobutrazol), Caramba (metconazole) or B9/Alar (daminozide) as single product or tank mixed with CCC (chlormequatchloride). Please check the products are registered in the country before using them.
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Recommendations
Handling Culture week
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 91011121314
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Temperature D/N
18–20°C
Light
Positive when available
Humidity Shading pH Moisture
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50–70%
2
3
2
5.0 - 5.5
EC growing medium EC feeding in mS/cm Fertilizer
1.25 - 1.5 mS/cm
1,5 - 1.75 mS/cm
2.0 - 2.5 mS/cm
2.0 - 2.5 mS/cm
N : K 1 : 1
N:K 1:1
Legend
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