SWOT analysis of the use of composts as growing media components

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 1013, Issue , 2013, Pages 191-202

  Raviv, M ^a  

^a VOLCANI CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Compost; Growing medium (GM); Soil borne diseases; Substrate; Suppressiveness; SWOT analysis

Indexed keywords

EID: 84892738806     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/ActaHortic.2013.1013.22     Document Type: Article

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