ISHS Acta Horticulturae 18: Symposium on Peat in Horticulture
PHYSICAL PROPERTIES OF PEAT AND PEAT-MOULDS IMPROVED BY PERLITE AND FOAM-PLASTICS IN RELATION TO ORNAMENTAL PLANT-GROWTH* |
| Authors: | P. Dr. M. De Boodt, Ir. O. Verdonck |
| Abstract:
In Belgium the breeding of ornamental plants is situated in the districts of Ghent and Eeklo with the exception of a few minor centres such as in the surroundings of Bruges. In the last ten years there has been a large development of ornamental plant-breeding resulting in a high total export (table 1, fig. 1). Such a strong development of ornamental plant-breeding in a relatively small area raises the problem of getting satisfactory quantities of good mould which can be used for cultivating ornamental plants. The quality of the moulds is mainly a matter of physical characteristics, as the chemical properties can be taken care of by fertilization. | |
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