Organic soil amendment and tillage affect soil quality and plant performance in simulated residential landscapes

HortScience

Volumn 45, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 1522-1528

  Loper, Shawna ^a   Shober, Amy L ^a   Wiese, Christine ^a   Denny, Geoffrey C ^a   Stanley, Craig D ^a   Gilman, Edward F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Compost; Fertilization; Woody ornamentals

Indexed keywords

STENOTAPHRUM SECUNDATUM;

EID: 77958472045     PISSN: 00185345     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21273/hortsci.45.10.1522     Document Type: Article

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