Are compost teas an effective nutrient amendment in the cultivation of strawberries? Soil and plant tissue effects

Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture

Volumn 89, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 390-397

  Hargreaves, Jennifer C ^a   Adl, M Sina ^a   Warman, Philip R ^a,b  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b Coastal BioAgresearch Ltd ^*  (Canada)

Author keywords

Compost tea; Fertilizer; MSW compost; Ruminant compost; Strawberries

Indexed keywords

BOVIDAE; FRAGARIA X ANANASSA;

EID: 59949085935     PISSN: 00225142     EISSN: 10970010     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jsfa.3456     Document Type: Article

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