PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a material for raising seedlings different from conventionally known materials for raising seedlings in order to widen choices involving materials capable of being used for raising seedlings of plants and utilize it for improvement of quality of plant seedlings and improvement of agricultural work.SOLUTION: The present invention provides: a material for raising plant seedlings containing wood-based compost, in which water-soluble phenol content per gram of oven dry weight of the material is &le10 &mumol and water content is &le65 w% a method for raising plant seedlings in which plant seedlings are cultured by using the material for raising plant seedlings and plant seedlings, etc., obtained by growing plant seeds by using the material for raising plant seedlings.COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT【課題】植物育苗用資材であって、植物を育苗するために使用できる資材に係る選択肢を広げ、また植物苗の品質向上や農作業の改善に役立つために、従来から知られた植物育苗用資材とは異なる植物育苗用資材の開発が望まれていた。【解決手段】木質系堆肥を含有する植物育苗用資材であり、該資材絶乾重量1g当りの水溶性フェノール含量が10μmol以下かつ含水率が65fw%以下であることを特徴とする植物育苗用資材、植物苗を当該植物育苗用資材を用いて栽培することを特徴とする植物の育苗方法、及び、植物種子を当該植物育苗用資材を用いて生育させてなることを特徴とする植物苗等。【選択図】なし
