Availability of macrocations in perlite and pumice as influenced by the application of nutrient solutions having different cation concentration ratios

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 548, Issue , 2001, Pages 277-285

  Gizas, G ^a   Savvas, D ^a   Mitsios, I ^b  

^a Faculty of Agricultural Technology   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THESSALY   (Greece)

Author keywords

Exchangeable cations; Horticultural substrates; Perlite; Pumice; Soilless culture; Water extraction

Indexed keywords

EID: 33845187513     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/actahortic.2001.548.31     Document Type: Conference Paper

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