Olive mill wastesA growing medium component for seedling and crop production of lettuce and chicory

International Journal of Vegetable Science

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 325-339

  Kelepesi, Sofia ^a   Tzortzakis, Nikos G ^a,b  

^a TECHNOLOGICAL EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CRETE   (Greece)

^b National Agriculture Research Foundation of Greece   (Greece)

Author keywords

Chicory; Cichorium intybus; Lactuca sativa; Lettuce; Mill waste; Olea europaea; Olive; Peat; Perlite; Plant growth; Seed emergence

Indexed keywords

CICHORIUM INTYBUS; LACTUCA; LACTUCA SATIVA; OLEA EUROPAEA;

EID: 70449640563     PISSN: 19315260     EISSN: 19315279     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19315260903000560     Document Type: Article

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