Research progress, current exploitations and developing trends of solid cultivation medium

With the widespread application of soilless culture and spot sowing nursery, the demanded quantity of solid cultivation medium increased greatly, which resulted in the rapid expansion of medium marketing. Corresponding to this situation, the exploitations and applications of solid cultivation medium were turned into an important research field. Based on analyzing the application and marketing prospect of soil cultivation medium, the exploitations, syntheses and characteristics of solid cultivation medium were reviewed in this article, and the achievements, existing problems and trends of developments on solid cultivation medium were also outlined.