The effectiveness and consistency of source-separated municipal solid waste and bark composts as components of container growing media

Scientia Horticulturae

Volumn 91, Issue 3-4, 2001, Pages 365-378

  Hicklenton, Peter R ^a   Rodd, Vernon ^a   Warman, Philip R ^b  

^a AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

^b DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cotoneaster; Heavy metals; Mineral nutrients; Nursery crops; Soluble salts; Woody ornamental

Indexed keywords

CUTTING;

BARK; COMPOST; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTAINER; COTONEASTER DAMMERI; CULTIVAR; CULTURE MEDIUM; GROWING SEASON; HORTICULTURE; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE; NURSERY; NUTRITIONAL DEFICIENCY; PLANT GROWTH;

EID: 0035861528     PISSN: 03044238     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-4238(01)00251-5     Document Type: Article

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