Biochar as a growing media additive and peat substitute

Solid Earth

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 995-999

  Steiner, C ^a   Harttung, T ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KASSEL   (Germany)

^b BlackCarbon A S   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIO CHARS; GROWING MEDIA;

ANGIOSPERM; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; GROWTH; PARTICLE SIZE; PEAT; PERLITE; PH;

EID: 84907406653     PISSN: 18699510     EISSN: 18699529     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/se-5-995-2014     Document Type: Article

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