Plant Nutrition of Greenhouse Crops

Author: Cees Sonneveld
Edition: 2009
Binding: Hardcover
ISBN: 9048125316
Publisher: Springer

Plant Nutrition of Greenhouse Crops

Greenhouse cultivation is noted for its high uptake of minerals, consistent climatic conditions, exclusion of natural precipitation and control of salt accumulation.
Categories: Plants->Nutrition, Greenhouses. Contributors: Cees Sonneveld - Author. Format: Hardcover
Acknowledging that plant nutrition in greenhouse cultivation differs in many essentials from field production, this volume details specific information about testing methods for soils and substrates in a greenhouse environment. It does so while offering a universally applicable analysis. This is based on the composition of the soil and substrate solutions, methods for the interpretation of tissue tests, and crop responses on salinity and water supply in relation to fertilizer application. Fertilizer additions, related to analytical data of soil and substrate samples, are presented

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