Growth and nutritional status of bedding plants on compost-based growing media

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 779, Issue , 2008, Pages 607-614

  Grigatti, M ^a   Ciavatta, C ^a   Giorgioni, M E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Callistephus chinensis; Impatiens walleriana; Lobelia erinus; Nutrients; Petunia x hybr; Substrates; Tissue composition

Indexed keywords

CALLISTEPHUS; CALLISTEPHUS CHINENSIS; IMPATIENS; IMPATIENS WALLERIANA; LOBELIA; LOBELIA ERINUS; PETUNIA;

EID: 61449147187     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/ActaHortic.2008.779.78     Document Type: Conference Paper

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