Cotton Gin Compost as an Alternative Substrate for Propagation

International Plant Propagators' Society. Combined Proceedings of Annual Meetings

Volumn 52, Issue , 2002, Pages 388-392

  Cole, David M ^a   Sibley, Jeff L ^a   Blythe, Eugene K ^a   Eakes, D Joseph ^a   Tilt, Ken M ^a  

^a AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COSTS; COTTON; CROPS; DISEASE CONTROL; SEED; SUBSTRATES;

COTTON GIN COMPOSTS (CGC);

COMPOSTING;

COLEUS; GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM; LAGERSTROEMIA; LAGERSTROEMIA INDICA; NANDINA; SOLENOSTEMON;

EID: 0344495278     PISSN: 05389143     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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