Use of giant reed to treat wastewater for resource recycling in South Australia

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 792, Issue , 2008, Pages 701-707

  Williams, C M J ^a   Biswas, T K ^a   Heading, S ^b   Harris, P L ^c  

^a SOUTH AUSTRALIAN RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^b FibreCell Australia Pty Ltd   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Arundo donax; Biomass; Fibre; Nutrient uptake; Recycled water; Yield

Indexed keywords

ARUNDO DONAX; EUCALYPTUS;

EID: 61849184978     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/ActaHortic.2008.792.84     Document Type: Conference Paper

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