Sustainable cultivation in container and open field using materials of local origin with enhanced microbial life and ready for use growers of ornamental plants Research Institute for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food
In the horticultural sector, the almost exclusive use of peat as a growing substrate is receiving more and more critical attention from society as this is a fossil-based raw material. In addition, for the cultivation of ornamentals in open field, mainly farm manure is used; a carbon source and soil improver with a narrow base. Growers of ornamentals are also now required to adapt crop ...