Effect of different soilless growing systems on the biological properties of growth media in strawberry

Scientia Horticulturae

Volumn 150, Issue , 2013, Pages 59-64

  Martínez, Fátima ^a   Castillo, Silvia ^b   Borrero, Celia ^b   Pérez, Silvia ^b   Palencia, Pedro ^c   Avilés, Manuel ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HUELVA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SEVILLE   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OVIEDO   (Spain)

Author keywords

Growing media; Microbial activity; Physicochemical properties; Soilless growing system

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL SOIL; BACTERIUM; BIOASSAY; COMPOST; CROP RESIDUE; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; FILTRATION; FRUIT; FUNGUS; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; PEAT; PH; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; RHIZOSPHERE; SOIL AMENDMENT;

ACTINOBACTERIA; ACTINOBACTERIA (CLASS); BACILLUS (BACTERIUM); BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); FRAGARIA X ANANASSA;

EID: 84871093988     PISSN: 03044238     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scienta.2012.10.016     Document Type: Article

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