Utilization of waste wool as substrate amendment in pot cultivation of tomato, sweet pepper, and eggplant

Polish Journal of Environmental Studies

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 1083-1087

  Górecki, Ryszard S ^a   Górecki, Marcin T ^b  

^a RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF HORTICULTURE   (Poland)

^b POZNA UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Poland)

Author keywords

Capsicum annuum; Lycopersicon esculenlum; Organic substrate; Solanum melongena; Yield

Indexed keywords

CAPSICUM ANNUUM; CAPSICUM ANNUUM VAR. ANNUUM; LYCOPERSICON; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; OVIS ARIES; SOLANUM MELONGENA;

EID: 78049324061     PISSN: 12301485     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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