Evaluation of Posidonia seaweed-based compost as a substrate for melon and tomato seedling production

Journal of Horticultural Science and Biotechnology

Volumn 88, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 345-351

  Mininni, C ^a   Bustamante, M A ^b   Medina, E ^b   Montesano, F ^c   Paredes, C ^b   Perez Espinosa A ^b   Moral, R ^b   Santamaria, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

^b MIGUEL HERNÁNDEZ UNIVERSITY   (Spain)

^c INSTITUTE OF SCIENCES OF FOOD PRODUCTION   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CUCUMIS; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; POSIDONIA; POSIDONIA OCEANICA; VITIS;

EID: 84881049631     PISSN: 14620316     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14620316.2013.11512975     Document Type: Article

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