Soil Amendments with Spearmint, Peppermint and Rosemary Enhance the Community of Free-Living Nematodes and Improve Soil Quality, While Having Strikingly Different Effects on Plant Growth

Sustainable farming practices aim to replace agrochemicals with plant-based alternatives to increase productivity and soil quality. To evaluate the potential use of aromatic plants as soil amendments in tomato seedbeds, in a greenhouse experiment, we used spearmint, peppermint, and rosemary, separat...

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Main Authors: Maria D. Argyropoulou, Maria Karmezi, Maria Tsiafouli, Dimitris Chalkos, Areti Bountla, Despoina Vokou
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-07-01
Series:Life
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2075-1729/12/8/1121