Bedding plant growth in greenhouse waste and biosolid compost

HortTechnology

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 210-213

  Klock Moore, Kimberly A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Begonia; Begonia xsemperflorens cultorum; Biosolids; Impatiens; Impatiens wallerana; Recycling; Sewage sludge; Used greenhouse growing substrate; Yard trimmings

Indexed keywords

BEGONIA SEMPERFLORENS CULTORUM; CALCIUM; COMPOST; MAGNESIUM; NITROGEN; NUTRIENT; PHOSPHORUS; PLANT GROWTH; POTASSIUM;

BEGONIA; BEGONIA COCCINEA; BEGONIA CUCULLATA; IMPATIENS; IMPATIENS WALLERANA; IMPATIENS WALLERIANA; VIOLA (ANGIOSPERM);

EID: 0032928677     PISSN: 10630198     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21273/horttech.9.2.210     Document Type: Article

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