Evaluation of pine bark or pine bark with goat manure or sewage sludge cocomposts as growing media for vegetable seedlings

Compost Science and Utilization

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 238-243

  Mupondi, L T ^a   Mnkeni, P N S ^a   Brutsch, M O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FORT HARE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FERTILIZERS; GROWTH KINETICS; MANURES; MICROORGANISMS; PLANTS (BOTANY); SEWAGE SLUDGE; SOILS;

FERTILIZATION; SEEDLINGS;

COMPOSTING;

BARK; COMPOST; GOAT; MANURE; SEEDLING; SEWAGE; SLUDGE; VEGETATION;

BRASSICA OLERACEA VAR. CAPITATA; CAPRA HIRCUS;

EID: 33846026049     PISSN: 1065657X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1065657X.2006.10702291     Document Type: Article

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