Diagnosis of the fertility of compost-based growing media: Method comparison and monitoring in pot plant cultivation

Scientia Horticulturae

Volumn 164, Issue , 2013, Pages 213-220

  Caceres R ^a   Marfa O ^a  

^a IRTA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Cattle manure compost; Growing media; Induced percolate method; Nutrient status; Outdoor nurseries; Water extract method

Indexed keywords

CATTLE; COMPOST; CULTIVATION; FERTILITY; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; HORTICULTURE; LEACHATE; MANURE; PEAT; PERCOLATION; SUBSTRATE; SUSTAINABILITY;

EID: 84885747455     PISSN: 03044238     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scienta.2013.09.032     Document Type: Article

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