Coloration, anthocyanin concentration, and growth of croton (Codiaeum variegatum L.) as affected by cotton gin trash compost use in the potting medium

HortScience

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 83-87

  Papafotiou, Maria ^a   Avajianneli, Barbara ^a   Michos, Costas ^a   Chatzipavlidis, Iordanis ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Anthocyanins; Foliage color; Foliage potted plants; Growing mix; Growth medium; Horticultural substrate; Ornamentals

Indexed keywords

COMPOSTING; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); PROTEINS;

FOLIAGE COLORS; FOLIAGE POTTED PLANTS; GROWING MIX; GROWTH MEDIUM; HORTICULTURAL SUBSTRATES; ORNAMENTALS;

CROPS;

ANTHOCYANINS; COMPOSTING; CONCENTRATION; FARM CROPS; PROTEINS;

CODIAEUM VARIEGATUM; GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM; SPHAGNUM;

EID: 33846820158     PISSN: 00185345     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21273/hortsci.42.1.83     Document Type: Article

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