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Replacing Conventional Nursery Crop Nutrient Inputs with Vermicompost for Container Production of Hibiscus moscheutos L. 'Luna Blush'
Author(s): M. S. McGinnis, S. L. Warren and T. E. Bilderback
Month: Oct
Year: 2009
Journal: Hortscience
Journal Link: http://hortsci.ashspublications.org/search.dtl
Volume: 44
Issue: 6
Pages: 1698-1703
Article Topic(s): Fertilizer
Research Setting(s): Nursery
Species Referenced: Hibiscus moscheutos (Crimson-eyed rose-mallow),
Abstract
Evaluates using pig manure compost to replace fertilizer in container production of Hibiscus moscheutos 'Luna Blush'. The compost provided sufficient amounts of most but not all nutrients usually found in fertilizer.Suggested Citation
M. S. McGinnis, S. L. Warren and T. E. Bilderback. "Replacing Conventional Nursery Crop Nutrient Inputs with Vermicompost for Container Production of Hibiscus moscheutos L. 'Luna Blush'." Hortscience 44.6 (2009): 1698-1703.Go back