New Seedling Tray (144 Cell)

Our QPS-144 Seedling Tray is a professional-grade propagation tray designed for raising strong, uniform seedlings. Widely used in commercial vegetable seedling production across Australia and New Zealand, its generous 144-cell format provides an excellent balance between plant density and root volume.

Manufactured from durable High Density Polyethylene (HDPE), the QPS-144 is designed for repeated nursery use, efficient handling and long service life. Its specialised cell construction encourages better root development while helping minimise unwanted root spiralling.

🌱 Why Choose the QPS-144?
The QPS-144 combines 144 generous propagation cells, root-pruning cell geometry and heavy-duty reusable construction. Its square 395 mm tray format is particularly useful in professional nurseries because trays can be moved forwards, backwards or sideways while maintaining the same orientation. 🌱 Tray Type
Professional seedling propagation tray 🔢 Cell Count
144 cells 📐 Tray Size
395 × 395 × 40 mm 🪴 Cell Size
32 × 32 × 40 mm 💧 Cell Volume
26 cc 📊 Growing Density
927 cells per m² ♻️ Material
High Density Polyethylene 🌿 Root Design
Root-pruning cell construction 📦 Storage
Stackable design ⚙️ Nursery Use
Manual or automated handling 🚿 Cleaning
Suitable for automatic tray washing systems 🥬 Suitable For
Vegetables and a wide range of seedlings 🌱 Designed for Better Root Development

The QPS-144 uses a specially constructed cell designed to form a strong, well-structured root mass. Each cell incorporates four lower protrusions that help minimise roots spiralling around the lower internal edges of the cell.

Encouraging roots away from this circular growth pattern helps produce a root system better prepared to explore surrounding growing media or soil after transplanting.

Feature Benefit Root-pruning cell Encourages improved root structure inside the propagation cell. Four lower protrusions Designed to minimise root spiralling around the lower cell edges. 32 × 32 mm cell Provides a generous growing area for developing seedlings. 40 mm cell depth Provides useful vertical space for root development. 26 cc volume Balances seedling density with growing-media volume. 📐 Tray Specifications Specification TS-144 Tray Dimensions 395 × 395 × 40 mm Cell Dimensions 32 × 32 × 40 mm Cell Volume 26 cc Cells per Tray 144 Cells per m² 927 Material High Density Polyethylene (HDPE) Tray Shape Square Storage Stackable ⚙️ Built for Nursery Efficiency

The QPS-144 has been designed around the practical requirements of commercial propagation. Its square 395 × 395 mm footprint makes tray orientation simple during nursery operations.

↔️ Multi-directional movement: Because the tray is square, it can be moved forwards, backwards or sideways without changing the required tray orientation.

⚙️ Automation compatible: The tray can be mechanically or manually moved through nursery production systems.

🪴 Benching: Suitable for use with mobile or stationary nursery benching systems.

🚿 Tray washing: Designed to withstand use through automatic tray washing systems.

📦 Stackable: Trays stack efficiently when empty, helping reduce the amount of storage space required. ♻️ Durable & Reusable Construction

The QPS-144 is manufactured from High Density Polyethylene for repeated professional nursery use.

Rather than functioning as a lightweight single-use propagation tray, its durable construction is intended to support repeated growing, handling, washing and storage cycles.

Design Feature Practical Advantage HDPE construction Strong material designed for repeated nursery use. Washable Can be cleaned between propagation cycles. Reusable Reduces reliance on disposable propagation trays. Stackable More efficient storage when trays are not in production. 🥬 What Can You Grow?

The QPS-144 has become a widely used format for commercial vegetable seedling production, while its cell size and root-development characteristics also make it suitable for many other propagation applications.

🥬 Vegetable seedlings: Ideal for producing uniform transplant-ready vegetable seedlings.

🌿 Herbs: Suitable for many herb propagation programs where individual plug cells are preferred.

🌸 Flower seedlings: Useful for raising many flowering plants from seed prior to transplanting.

🌱 General propagation: A versatile option for nursery and horticultural propagation where a reusable 144-cell tray is required. ✓ TS-144 at a Glance Feature Why It Matters 144 cells Efficient seedling production while maintaining useful root volume. 26 cc cell volume Provides growing-media capacity for developing seedlings. Root-pruning design Helps minimise undesirable root spiralling. Square tray Simplifies movement and orientation in nursery systems. HDPE construction Provides the durability required for repeated commercial use. Washable & stackable Supports efficient cleaning, reuse and storage. QPS Grower’s Tip
🌱 For the best performance from reusable propagation trays, clean trays thoroughly between crops and store them neatly stacked when not in use. Consistent tray hygiene and careful handling help maximise service life while providing a clean start for each new batch of seedlings.