Composted green waste as a substitute for peat in growth media: effects on growth and nutrition of Calathea insignis.

Peat mined from endangered wetland ecosystems is generally used as a component in soilless potting media in horticulture but is a costly and non-renewable natural resource. The objective of this work was to study the feasibility of replacing peat with different percentages (0, 10, 30, 50, 70, 90, an...

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Main Authors: Lu Zhang, Xiangyang Sun, Yun Tian, Xiaoqiang Gong
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3812227?pdf=render