Biochar-based nursery substrates: The effect of peat substitution on reduced salinity

Urban Forestry and Urban Greening

Volumn 23, Issue , 2017, Pages 27-34

  Di Lonardo, Sara ^a   Baronti, Silvia ^a   Vaccari, Francesco Primo ^a   Albanese, Lorenzo ^a   Battista, Piero ^a   Miglietta, Franco ^a,b   Bacci, Laura ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF BIOMETEOROLOGY   (Italy)

^b FoxLab (Forest and Wood) Foundation E Mach Iasma   (Italy)

Author keywords

Charcoal; Quality of water for irrigation; Substrates; Sustainable use of resources; Urban forestry

Indexed keywords

CHARCOAL; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); CULTIVATION; DICOTYLEDON; GROWTH; IRRIGATION SYSTEM; LEACHING; ORNAMENTAL SPECIES; PEAT; RESOURCE USE; SALINITY; SALINIZATION; SOIL DEGRADATION; SUBSTRATE; URBAN AREA; URBAN FORESTRY; WATER QUALITY;

PHILLYREA; PHILLYREA LATIFOLIA; PRUNUS LAUROCERASUS;

EID: 85013833070     PISSN: 16188667     EISSN: 16108167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ufug.2017.02.007     Document Type: Article

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