Growing Substrates Comprised of Composted Materials and Reduced Peat Moss for Production of Greenhouse Potted Gerbera (Gerbera jamesonii)

Peat moss is a major component of many plant growing substrates but is quickly becoming a limited resource. To reduce the reliance on peat moss a number of composted products, including pine mulch, manure, yard waste and aged bark - in combination with peat moss and/or coconut coir, were mixed in va...

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Main Author: Dombrowsky, Maria Patricia Anne
Other Authors: Zheng, Youbin
Language:en
Published: 2012
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10214/3283