A comparison of the application of different waste products to a lettuce crop: Effects on plant and soil properties

Scientia Horticulturae

Volumn 123, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 148-155

  Castro, E ^a   Manas P ^a   De las Heras, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CASTILLA LA MANCHA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Compost; Heavy metals; Lettuce; Pathogens; Sewage sludge

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL LAND; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPOST; CROP YIELD; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; GROWING SEASON; HEAVY METAL; LEAFY VEGETABLE; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE; PATHOGEN; SEWAGE; SOIL MICROORGANISM; SOIL NUTRIENT; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER; SOIL PROPERTY; WASTEWATER;

ALCAZAR DE SAN JUAN; CASTILLA-LA MANCHA; CIUDAD REAL [CASTILLA-LA MANCHA]; EURASIA; EUROPE; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN;

LACTUCA; LACTUCA SATIVA;

EID: 70350617679     PISSN: 03044238     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scienta.2009.08.013     Document Type: Article

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