Yard trimmings compost as a growing medium component and nutrient source for chrysanthemum and fuchsia production

International Plant Propagators' Society. Combined Proceedings of Annual Meetings

Volumn 51, Issue , 2001, Pages 295-299

  Hummel, Rita L ^a   Johnson, Charles R ^a   Riley, Robert ^a   Smith, Susan ^a  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CROPS; FERTILIZERS; GROWTH KINETICS; PEAT;

SLOW-RELEASE FERTILIZERS;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

COMPOST; FARM CROPS; FERTILIZERS; FUCHSIA; NUTRIENTS; TRIM WASTE;

CHRYSANTHEMUM; FUCHSIA;

EID: 0035788503     PISSN: 05389143     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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