Evaluation of fresh and aged clam processing wastes as potential agricultural liming materials for coastal area vegetable production soils

Canadian Journal of Soil Science

Volumn 88, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 559-569

  Owen, Josée ^a   LeBlanc, Serge ^a   Toner, Patrick ^b   Nduwamungu, Cargèle ^a   Fava, Erica ^a  

^a AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

^b New Brunswick Department of Agriculture   (Canada)

Author keywords

Clam; Cress; Germination index; Liming; Soil EC; Soil pH

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL SOIL; COASTAL ZONE; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; GERMINATION; LIMING; PARTICLE SIZE; SOIL REMEDIATION; SOIL WATER; VEGETABLE; WASTE TECHNOLOGY;

CANADA; NEW BRUNSWICK; NORTH AMERICA;

BIVALVIA; LEPIDIUM SATIVUM;

EID: 56849127435     PISSN: 00084271     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4141/CJSS07092     Document Type: Article

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