Growing media [Chapter 5]

Douglass F. Jacobs; Thomas D. Landis; Tara Luna

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Growing media [Chapter 5]

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Authors:

Douglass F. Jacobs, Thomas D. Landis, Tara Luna

Year:

2009

Type:

Agricultural Handbook

Station:

Rocky Mountain Research Station

Source:

In: Dumroese, R. Kasten; Luna, Tara; Landis, Thomas D., editors. Nursery manual for native plants: A guide for tribal nurseries - Volume 1: Nursery management. Agriculture Handbook 730. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service. p. 77-93.

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Abstract

Selecting the proper growing medium is one of the most important considerations in nursery plant production. A growing medium can be defined as a substance through which roots grow and extract water and nutrients. In native plant nurseries, a growing medium can consist of native soil but is more commonly an "artificial soil" composed of materials such as peat moss or compost.

Parent Publication

Nursery manual for native plants: A guide for tribal nurseries - Volume 1: Nursery management

Keywords

nursery, native plants, Virtual Center for Reforestation, Nurseries, and Genetics Resources (RNGR), Tribal Nursery Council

Citation

Jacobs, Douglass F.; Landis, Thomas D.; Luna, Tara. 2009. Growing media [Chapter 5]. In: Dumroese, R. Kasten; Luna, Tara; Landis, Thomas D., editors. Nursery manual for native plants: A guide for tribal nurseries - Volume 1: Nursery management. Agriculture Handbook 730. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service. p. 77-93.