Growing media varying in particle size and shape for greenhouse tomato

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 644, Issue , 2004, Pages 307-311

  Allaire, S ^a   Caron, J ^a   Menard C ^b   Dorais, M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

^b HARROW RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bark; Gas diffusivity; Peat substrates; Pore tortuosity; Potting media; Rockwool; Sawdust; Water retention characteristics; Wood shaving

Indexed keywords

EID: 33845972156     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/ActaHortic.2004.644.41     Document Type: Conference Paper

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