Utilization of re-processed anaerobically digested fiber from dairy manure as a container media substrate

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 819, Issue , 2009, Pages 279-286

  MacConnell, C B ^a   Collins, H P ^b  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b U S DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

Author keywords

Anaerobic digestion; Peat moss; Plant growth substrate

Indexed keywords

BRYOPHYTA; SPHAGNUM;

EID: 70350105378     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/ActaHortic.2009.819.32     Document Type: Conference Paper

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