Compost is organic matter that has undergone partial thermophilic, aerobic decomposition.
This environmentally safe process is called composting. The combination of raw materials …

Container production has many advantages over traditional in-ground (field) production,
including less damage occurring to the root system when transplanted, better establishment …

Similar to soils, soilless media are composed of three phases: solid, aqueous, and gaseous.
The substantial differences between the former and the latter are related to the solid phase …

1. Introduction 2.2. Physical Properties 2.2. 1. Bulk density 2.2. 2. Particle size distribution
2.2. 3. Total porosity and its components 2.2. 4. Air-filled porosity and root respiration 2.2. 5 …

Compost was tested as a medium for organic container-grown crops. Nitrogen (N) loss
during composting of separated cow manure (SCM) was minimized using high C/N (wheat …

Sweet basil (Ocimum basilicum L.) plants suffer frequently from wilt caused by Fusarium
oxysporum f. sp. basilici (FOB). No efficient fungicide is currently available to control the …

Nowadays, the search for alternative high-quality and low-cost materials as growing media
in horticulture is a necessity due to the increasing demand and rising costs for peat, the most …

In the last decades the fraction of fresh produce and cut flowers that are grown in soilless
media are constantly growing due to the inherent advantages of substrates over soils. Peat …

Successful co-composting of solid and liquid olive mill wastes (OMW) and obtaining a
product of horticultural value may increase the viability of this recycling approach. Two …

Soilless culture of plants in containers involves a restricted root system and a reduced root
zone volume when compared with soil-based production. While details related to this are …