Moisture Retention and Chemical Properties of Nursery Potting Substrates
Vol. 2021 No. 5, Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering
Vol. 2021 No. 5

Moisture Retention and Chemical Properties of Nursery Potting Substrates: AE562/AE562, 10/2021

Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering
https://doi.org/10.32473/edis-ae562-2021
Published 2021-10-22
Haimanote K. Bayabil
University of Florida
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3480-3154
Fitsum T. Tilahun
University of Florida
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6900-307X
Yuncong Li
University of Florida
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6331-083X
E. Vanessa Campoverde
University of Florida
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Keywords

Nursery
Potting media
Moisture retention
pH
Electrical conductivity
Nitrate
Phosphorus

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Bayabil, Haimanote K., Fitsum T. Tilahun, Yuncong Li, and E. Vanessa Campoverde. 2021. “Moisture Retention and Chemical Properties of Nursery Potting Substrates: AE562/AE562, 10/2021”. EDIS 2021 (5). Gainesville, FL. https://doi.org/10.32473/edis-ae562-2021.
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Abstract

This publication provides general information about differences in moisture retention characteristics and chemical properties of most common potting substrates used by the nursery industry in south Florida. Written by Haimanote K. Bayabil, Fitsum T. Tilahun, Yuncong Li, and E. Vanessa Campoverde, and published by the UF/IFAS Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering, October 2021.

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