Human hair as a nutrient source for horticultural crops

HortTechnology

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 592-596

  Zheljazkov, Valtcho D ^a   Silva, Juan L ^a   Patel, Mandar ^a   Stojanovic, Jelena ^a   Lu, Youkai ^a   Kim, Taejo ^a   Horgan, Thomas ^a  

^a MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Artemisia annua; Feverfew; Food quality; Glaucium flavum; Hair waste; Lactuca sativa; Lettuce; Phenolics; Tanacetum parthenium; Wormwood; Yellow poppy

Indexed keywords

ARTEMISIA; ARTEMISIA ANNUA; GLAUCIUM FLAVUM; LACTUCA; LACTUCA SATIVA; PAPAVER; TANACETUM PARTHENIUM;

EID: 52449110775     PISSN: 10630198     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21273/horttech.18.4.592     Document Type: Article

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