Composting oil palm wastes and sewage sludge for use in potting media of ornamental plants

Malaysian Journal of Soil Science

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 77-91

  Kala, D R ^a   Rosenani, A B ^a   Fauziah, C I ^a   Thohirah, L A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY PUTRA MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Co composts; Oil palm empty fruit bunch; Oil palm fronds; Oil palm trunk; Potting substrate

Indexed keywords

ELAEIS;

EID: 76849109010     PISSN: 13947990     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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