Compost-based nursery substrates: Effect of peat substitution on organic melon seedlings

Compost Science and Utilization

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 220-228

  Tittarelli, F ^a   Rea, E ^a   Canali, S ^a   Trinchera, A ^a   Rivera, C M ^a   Verrastro, V ^b   Ceglie, F G ^b   Pascual, J A ^c  

^a ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DELLA NUTRIZIONE   (Italy)

^b ISTITUTO AGRONOMICO MEDITERRANEO   (Italy)

^c RESEARCH GROUP ON QUALITY   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FERTILIZERS; PEAT; SUBSTRATES;

CHEMICAL PARAMETERS; COCONUT FIBRES; GREEN COMPOSTS; NURSERY SUBSTRATES; ORGANIC PRODUCTION; PARTIAL SUBSTITUTION; SEEDLING GROWTH; VOLUME PERCENTAGE;

COMPOSTING;

COMPOST; DICOTYLEDON; GROWTH RATE; NURSERY GROUND; ORGANIC FARMING; PEAT; SEEDLING; VINE;

BOVINAE; CUCUMIS;

EID: 73649125332     PISSN: 1065657X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1065657X.2009.10702427     Document Type: Article

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