Cultivation of Potted Sea Fennel, an Emerging Mediterranean Halophyte, Using a Renewable Seaweed-Based Material as a Peat Substitute

Cultivation of Potted Sea Fennel, an Emerging Mediterranean Halophyte, Using a Renewable Seaweed-Based Material as a Peat Substitute

Sea fennel (Crithmum maritimum L.), an emerging halophyte species, represents a nutritious and refined food product. In this study, the effect on yield and quality of potted sea fennel grown on three posidonia (Podisonia oceanica (L.) Delile)-based composts (a municipal organic solid waste compost,...

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Main Authors: Francesco Fabiano Montesano, Concetta Eliana Gattullo, Angelo Parente, Roberto Terzano, Massimiliano Renna
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2018-06-01
Series:Agriculture
Subjects:
Crithmum maritimum L.
domestication
food safety
heavy metal
Posidonia oceanica (L.) Delile
growing substrate
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2077-0472/8/7/96

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