（College of Agronomy & Biotechnology， China Agricultural University，Beijing Key Laboratory of Growth and
Development Regulation for Protected Vegetable Crops，Beijing 100193，China）
With the development of seedling industry， shipping and storage of vegetable seedlings becomes
an essential part of seedling production．Seedling quality before shipping，management and control level during
storage are the 2 important factors influencing seedling quality after shipping and storage．This paper summarized
the present studies on keeping good commercial seedlings during storage and transportation from the following 2
aspects：the cultivation and management techniques of strong seedling before shipping，and the management and
control techniques during storage．The paper also analyzed the existing problems in storage and transportation of
vegetable seedlings.
