Horticultural Media & Nutrition Research

Center plant physiologists and horticulturists test new horticultural media (including recycled waste products) and production technologies, investigate the chemical properties of new commercial fertilizers, and develop recommendations for environmentally-sound nutritional programs for horticultural crops and landscape ornamentals.

Publications

• Coir Dust, A Viable Alternative to Peat Moss (64KB pdf)

TropicLine Newsletter Articles

• Coir (Coconut Mesocarp Pith) as a Peat Substitute (27KB pdf)
• Effect of Manganese Source on Manganese Uptake by Pygmy Date Palms (28KB pdf)
• Nitrate, Phosphate, & Potasium Leaching from Two Species of Container-Grown Foliage Plants Fertilized by Different Methods (24KB pdf)
• Why Aren't Your Palms Green? (34KB pdf)

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