Root development of Thuja plicata in peat-substitute rooting media

Scientia Horticulturae

Volumn 122, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 102-108

  Iglesias Diaz M I ^a   Lamosa, S ^a   Rodil, C ^a   Diaz Rodriguez F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Delta T Scan; Organic substrates; Root length; Rooting media; Thuja plicata D. Don

Indexed keywords

BARK; COMPOST; CONIFEROUS TREE; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; GREENHOUSE ECOSYSTEM; HORMONE; LEACHATE; PEAT; PROPAGATION (HORTICULTURE); ROOTING; SHRUB; WATER RETENTION;

BRYOPHYTA; SPHAGNUM; THUJA; THUJA PLICATA; ULEX EUROPAEUS;

EID: 67349279822     PISSN: 03044238     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scienta.2009.04.005     Document Type: Article

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