Evaluation of composts and their combinations with other materials on tomato growth

Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis

Volumn 35, Issue 19-20, 2004, Pages 2789-2807

  Hu, Yifan ^a   Barker, Allen V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

Author keywords

Agricultural wastes; Biosolids; Growth correlations; Sewage sludge; Yard waste

Indexed keywords

COMPOST; GROWTH; SEWAGE; SOIL AMENDMENT;

ARTICLE; COMPOST; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DRY WEIGHT; FLOWER; FRUIT; GROWTH RATE; MANURE; NONHUMAN; PLANT GROWTH; PLANT HEIGHT; PLANT LEAF; PLANT TISSUE; TOMATO; WASTE;

BRYOPHYTA; LYCOPERSICON; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; VACCINIUM MACROCARPON;

EID: 10344243510     PISSN: 00103624     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1081/CSS-200036448     Document Type: Article

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