Rooting foliage plant cuttings in compost-formulated substrates

HortTechnology

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 110-114

  Chen, Jianjun ^a   McConnell, Dennis B ^b   Robinson, Cynthia A ^a   Caldwell, Russell D ^a   Huang, Yingfeng ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Biosolids; Electrical conductivity; Epipremnum aureum; Maranta leuconeura; Municipal solid waste; pH; Pothos; Schefflera arboricola; Yard trimmings

Indexed keywords

EPIPREMNUM AUREUM; EPIPREMNUM PINNATUM; MARANTA; MARANTA LEUCONEURA; POTHOS; SCHEFFLERA; SCHEFFLERA ARBORICOLA; SPHAGNUM;

EID: 0037215856     PISSN: 10630198     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21273/horttech.13.1.0110     Document Type: Article

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