Growth of tomato and coreopsis in response to coir dust in soilless media

HortTechnology

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 401-406

  Pill, Wallace G ^a   Ridley, Karen T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

Author keywords

Artificial media; Cocos nucifera L.; Coreopsis lanceolata L.; Lycopersicon esculentum Mill.; Potting compost; Slow release fertilization; Solution fertilization

Indexed keywords

COCOS NUCIFERA; COREOPSIS LANCEOLATA; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM;

EID: 0031804334     PISSN: 10630198     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21273/horttech.8.3.401     Document Type: Article

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