Stability of peat alternatives and use of moderately decomposed peat as a structure builder in growing media

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 648, Issue , 2004, Pages 145-151

  Prasad, M ^a   Maher, M J ^b  

^a Research Centre   (Ireland)

^b TEAGASC   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Breakdown; Coir; FT IR; H5 peat; Hortifibre; Lignin; Lime rate; Pietal; Shrinkage; Substrate; Toresa

Indexed keywords

EID: 61449216037     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/ActaHortic.2004.648.17     Document Type: Conference Paper

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