Soilless cultivation of mother plants of Euphorbia x lomi hybrids on different substrates

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 718, Issue , 2006, Pages 507-513

  Fascella, G ^a   Zizzo, G V ^a   Agnello, S ^a  

^a Sezione di Palermo   (Italy)

Author keywords

Coir dust; Growing media; Hydroponics; Peat; Perlite; Vegetative propagation

Indexed keywords

EUPHORBIA; EUPHORBIA MILII; MAGNOLIOPHYTA;

EID: 37849187023     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/actahortic.2006.718.59     Document Type: Conference Paper

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