Effects of urea formaldehyde foam soil amendment on growth and response to transient water deficit stress of potted Flindersia schottiana saplings

Scientia Horticulturae

Volumn 114, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 112-120

  Chan, C L ^a   Joyce, D C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Potting media; Soil amendment; Soil type; Urea formaldehyde resin foam

Indexed keywords

ANGIOSPERM; FORMALDEHYDE; GROWTH RESPONSE; HORTICULTURE; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; SOIL AMENDMENT; SOIL TYPE; UREA; WATER STRESS;

FLINDERSIA SCHOTTIANA;

EID: 34548479759     PISSN: 03044238     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scienta.2007.06.002     Document Type: Article

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