The effect of paper sludge and biochar addition on brown peat and coir based growing media properties

Scientia Horticulturae

Volumn 193, Issue , 2015, Pages 225-230

  Mendez A ^a   Paz Ferreiro, J ^b   Gil, E ^a   Gasco G ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD POLITÉCNICA DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b RMIT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Biochar; Coir; Deinking sludge; Growing media; Peat

Indexed keywords

CARBON SINK; COIR; COST ANALYSIS; HYDRAULIC PROPERTY; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; PEAT; POROSITY; PYROLYSIS; SLUDGE; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

LACTUCA;

EID: 84938077549     PISSN: 03044238     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scienta.2015.07.032     Document Type: Article

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