ISHS Acta Horticulturae 26: III Symposium on Peat in Horticulture
MOLYBDENUM DEFICIENCY IN YOUNG LETTUCE AND TOMATO PLANTS |
| Authors: | J. van den Ende, G.A. Boertje |
| Abstract:
The Dutch vegetable growers obtain their potting soil from suppliers specialising in composing potting soil. In the western part of the Netherlands the potting soil is often made of a mixture of low-moor and high-moor peat to which sand and fertilizers are added. It is known by experience that dressings of trace elements get more important as the percentage of high-moor peat in the potting soil increases. In the propagation of lettuce, tomato and some other vegetables especially the trace element molybdenum is of importance. | |
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