Leaching of composts from agricultural wastes to prepare nursery potting media

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 697, Issue , 2005, Pages 117-124

  Carrion C ^a   Abad, M ^a   Fornes, F ^a   Noguera, V ^a   Maquieira, A ^a   Puchades, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE VALÈNCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Container media; Leaching efficiency; Mineral elements; Peat substitutes; Salt; Vegetable crop wastes; Waste utilization

Indexed keywords

EID: 67651109482     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/ActaHortic.2005.697.13     Document Type: Conference Paper

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