Biochar Type and Ratio as a Peat Additive/Partial Peat Replacement in Growing Media for Cabbage Seedling Production
Biochar has been proposed mainly as a soil amendment, positively affecting plant growth/yield, and to a lesser degree for growing media. In this study, four commercial grade biochars (A-forest wood; B-husks and paper fiber; C-bamboo and D-fresh wood screening), mostly wood-based materials, were sele...
Main Authors: | Antonios Chrysargyris, Munoo Prasad, Anna Kavanagh, Nikos Tzortzakis |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2019-10-01
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Series: | Agronomy |
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Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4395/9/11/693 |
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