Improvement of soil properties and fruit yield of native lowbush blueberry by papermill sludge addition

Canadian Journal of Soil Science

Volumn 83, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 1-9

  Gagnon, B ^a   Simard, R R ^a,b,c   Lalande, R ^a   Lafond, J ^a  

^a AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Lowbush blueberry; Papermill sludge; Soil composition; Soil enzyme

Indexed keywords

CROP YIELD; ORGANIC MATTER; SLUDGE; SOIL AMENDMENT; SOIL NUTRIENT; SOIL PROPERTY;

CANADA; QUEBEC; SAGUENAY-LAC SAINT-JEAN;

CHRISTIA; VACCINIUM; VACCINIUM ANGUSTIFOLIUM;

EID: 0037810821     PISSN: 00084271     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4141/S02-011     Document Type: Article

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