Chemical and physical properties of pruning waste compost and their seasonal variability

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 97, Issue 16, 2006, Pages 2071-2076

  Benito, Marta ^a   Masaguer, Alberto ^a   Moliner, Ana ^a   De Antonio, Roberto ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD POLITÉCNICA DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Growing media; Peat substitute; Pruning waste compost; Soilless cultivation

Indexed keywords

CLIMATOLOGY; COMPOSTING; ION EXCHANGE; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; PH EFFECTS; SUBSTRATES;

GROWING MEDIA; PEAT SUBSTITUTE; PRUNING WASTE COMPOST (PWC); SOILLESS CULTIVATION;

WASTES;

ORGANIC MATTER; PEAT;

CLIMATOLOGY; COMPOSTING; ION EXCHANGE; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; PH EFFECTS; SUBSTRATES; WASTES;

BIOFERTILIZER; CHEMICAL PROPERTY; COMPOST; PHYSICAL PROPERTY; PRUNING; SEASONAL VARIATION;

ARTICLE; CATION EXCHANGE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPOSTING; HYDROPONICS; PH MEASUREMENT; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PLANT GROWTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEASONAL VARIATION; SPHAGNUM; WASTE MANAGEMENT; WATER RETENTION;

CARBON; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; NITROGEN; PLANT STEMS; PLANTS; SEASONS; SOIL; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY, ATOMIC; WASTE PRODUCTS;

SPHAGNUM;

EID: 33745429856     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2005.09.011     Document Type: Article

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