Effect of humic acids on growth of annual ornamental seedling plugs

HortTechnology

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 661-665

  Evans, M R ^a   Li, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Bedding plants; Humates; Roots; Soils; Substrates

Indexed keywords

CATHARANTHUS ROSEUS; HORTORUM; IMPATIENS; IMPATIENS WALLERANA; IMPATIENS WALLERIANA; PELARGONIUM; PELARGONIUM HORTORUM; PELARGONIUM X HORTORUM; SPHAGNUM; TAGETES PATULA; VINCA; VIOLA (ANGIOSPERM); VIOLA TRICOLOR;

EID: 0141676170     PISSN: 10630198     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21273/horttech.13.4.0661     Document Type: Conference Paper

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