Determination of optimum fertilizer concentration and corresponding substrate electrical conductivity for ten taxa of herbaceous perennials

HortScience

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 1504-1506

  Scoggins, Holly L ^a  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Media testing; Pour through; Soilless media

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; NUTRITION; PH EFFECTS; PLANTS (BOTANY); SUBSTRATES;

DRY MASS; HERBACEOUS PERENNIALS; LIQUID FEEDS; QUALITY RATINGS;

FERTILIZERS;

CONCENTRATION; FERTILIZERS; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; NUTRITION; PH; PLANTS; RESISTIVITY; SUBSTRATES;

ASTILBE CHINENSIS; CAMPANULA CARPATICA; COREOPSIS; COREOPSIS VERTICILLATA; GAURA LINDHEIMERI; HEUCHERA; HEUCHERA SANGUINEA; LAMIUM MACULATUM; PENSTEMON; PEROVSKIA ATRIPLICIFOLIA; SALVIA; VERONICA; VITACEAE; VITIS SP.;

EID: 22444444654     PISSN: 00185345     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21273/hortsci.40.5.1504     Document Type: Article

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