Pine tree substrate: An alternative and renewable substrate for horticultural crop production

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 819, Issue , 2009, Pages 265-272

  Jackson, B E ^a   Wright, R D ^a  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Container substrate; Ground trees; Loblolly pine; N immobilization; Peat alternative; Pine bark; Pine chips; Potting media; Wood substrate; Woodgro

Indexed keywords

BRYOPHYTA; PINUS TAEDA; SPHAGNUM;

EID: 67650987470     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/ActaHortic.2009.819.30     Document Type: Conference Paper

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