Coco coir versus granulated rockwool and arching' versus traditional harvesting of roses in a recirculating system

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 481, Issue , 1999, Pages 503-510

  Blom, Theo J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Arching; Bending; Coco coir; Coco peat; Hydroponics; Recirculation; Roses

Indexed keywords

ROSA;

EID: 0343696285     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/ActaHortic.1999.481.59     Document Type: Article

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