Comparisons of water content of growing media and growth of potted kalanchoe among nutrient-flow wick culture and other irrigation systems

HortTechnology

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 62-66

  Oh, Myung Min ^a   Cho, Young Yeol ^a   Kim, Kee Sung ^b   Son, Jung Eek ^a  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^b University of Arizona   (United States)

Author keywords

Ebb and flow system; Kalanchoe blossfeldiana; Medium composition; Nutrient stagnant wick culture; Pot size; Potted plant; Wick length

Indexed keywords

KALANCHOE; KALANCHOE BLOSSFELDIANA;

EID: 33846591760     PISSN: 10630198     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21273/horttech.17.1.62     Document Type: Article

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