Characteristics of Eastern Canadian cultivated Sphagnum and potential use as a substitute for perlite and vermiculite in peat-based horticultural substrates

Sphagnum cultivation on harvested peatlands to meet wetland restoration objectives could be an economically feasible activity since cultivated Sphagnum has potential horticultural applications. We compared the characteristics of cultivated Sphagnum from Shippagan (Canada) with those of non-cultivate...

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Main Authors: M. Aubé, M. Quenum, L.L. Ranasinghe
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: International Mire Conservation Group and International Peatland Society 2015-03-01
Series:Mires and Peat
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Online Access:http://mires-and-peat.net/media/map16/map_16_03.pdf