Modifying a soilless root medium with aluminum influences phosphorus retention and chrysanthemum growth

HortScience

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 381-384

  Williams, Kimberly A ^a,b   Nelson, Paul V ^a  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

Chrysanthemum x morifolium; Dendranthema x grandiflorum; fixation; isotherm; leaching; nutrition; soilless substrate

Indexed keywords

EID: 0029764051     PISSN: 00185345     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21273/hortsci.31.3.381     Document Type: Article

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