Use of almond shell and almond hull as substrates for sweet pepper cultivation. Effects on fruit yield and mineral content

The use of almond by products as substrate in greenhouses for growing vegetables has a great economic interest. The objective of this work was to assess the use of two almond by-products (almond shell-AS and almond hull-AH), which had been previously conditioned without composting, as substrates for...

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Main Authors: M. Valverde, R. Madrid, A. L. García, F. M. Del Amor, L. F. Rincón
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Nacional de Investigación y Tecnología Agraria y Alimentaria 2013-01-01
Series:Spanish Journal of Agricultural Research
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Online Access:http://revistas.inia.es/index.php/sjar/article/view/3566