Healthy substrates need physicals too!

HortTechnology

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 747-751

  Bilderback, Ted E ^a   Warren, Stuart L ^a   Owen Jr , James S ^a   Albano, Joseph P ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Arcillite; Container media; Physical properties; Pine bark; Sand; Sphagnum peat moss

Indexed keywords

BRYOPHYTA; SPHAGNUM;

EID: 25844453461     PISSN: 10630198     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21273/horttech.15.4.0747     Document Type: Article

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