Relationship between the 1:1.5 Water extract and CaCl2/DTPA(CAT) extract in various growing substrates

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 548, Issue , 2001, Pages 269-275

  Prasad, M ^a  

^a Research Centre   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Anions; Bark; Black peat; Cations; Cocopeat; Critical values; Water extract; White peat; Woodfibre

Indexed keywords

EID: 84879595568     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/actahortic.2001.548.30     Document Type: Conference Paper

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