Composts as media constituents for vegetable transplant production

Compost Science and Utilization

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 161-168

  Sánchez Monedero, Miguel A ^a   Roig, Asunción ^a   Cegarra, Juan ^a   Bernal, M Pilar ^a   Noguera, Patricia ^b   Abad, Manuel ^b   Antón, Angel ^c  

^a RESEARCH GROUP ON QUALITY   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE VALÈNCIA   (Spain)

^c Semilleros Baby Plant SL   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; SEED; SODIUM CHLORIDE; VEGETATION;

PINE BARK; SWEET SORGHUM BAGASSE;

COMPOSTING;

AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION; COMPOST; GERMINATION; SALINITY; SOIL AMENDMENT; VEGETABLE;

ALLIUM; ALLIUM CEPA; BRASSICA; BRASSICA OLERACEA; BRASSICA OLERACEA VAR. BOTRYTIS; BRASSICA OLERACEA VAR. CAPITATA; BRYOPHYTA; LYCOPERSICON; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; SPHAGNUM;

EID: 18544412491     PISSN: 1065657X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1065657X.2004.10702175     Document Type: Article

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