Effects of hardwood sawdust in potting media containing biosolids compost on plant growth, fertilizer needs, and nitrogen leaching

Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis

Volumn 30, Issue 5-6, 1999, Pages 689-698

  Bugbee, Gregory J ^a  

^a Connecticut Agric Exp Station ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FERTILIZER; GROUND WATER; NITROGEN; SURFACE WATER; WOOD;

AGRICULTURE; ARTICLE; COMPOSTING; DUST; LEACHING; NONHUMAN; PLANT GROWTH; WATER CONTAMINATION;

COREOPSIS; COREOPSIS GRANDIFLORA; RUDBECKIA; RUDBECKIA HIRTA;

EID: 0032953421     PISSN: 00103624     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00103629909370238     Document Type: Article

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