Composted green waste as a container medium amendment for the production of ornamental plants

HortScience

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 57-60

  Burger, D W ^a   Hartz, T K ^a   Forister, G W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Catharanthus; compost; Dendranthema; juniper; Juniperus; marigold; Petunia; Photinia; Pittosporum; Tagetes; vinca

Indexed keywords

CATHARANTHUS; CATHARANTHUS ROSEUS; CHRYSANTHEMUM; CHRYSANTHEMUM X MORIFOLIUM; GRANDIFLORUM; JUNIPERUS; JUNIPERUS SABINA; PETUNIA; PETUNIA X HYBRIDA; PHILADELPHUS CORONARIUS; PHOTINIA; PHOTINIA FRASERI; PITTOSPORUM; PITTOSPORUM TOBIRA; SABINA; TAGETES; VINCA;

EID: 0030919546     PISSN: 00185345     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21273/hortsci.32.1.57     Document Type: Article

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