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Peat Alternatives

Peat Alternatives is a substrate material distinct from peat moss in origin and composition, derived from renewable or waste-based organic resources, that serves as a sustainable growing medium component in greenhouse horticulture while mitigating the environmental impacts associated with peat extraction.

87

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4.5K

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328

Authors

130

Institutions

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2017–2026

29

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Peat Substitutes

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Publications

87

Physico-chemical and chemical properties of some coconut coir dusts for use as a peat substitute for containerised ornamental plants

M. Abad, Patricia Noguera, Rosa Puchades et al. · Bioresource Technology · 2002 · 385 citations

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Vermicompost as a substitute for peat in potting media: Effects on germination, biomass allocation, yields and fruit quality of three tomato varieties

Johann G. Zaller · Scientia Horticulturae · 2007 · 282 citations

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Alternatives to peat as a carrier for rhizobia inoculants: Solid and liquid formulations

Marta Albareda, Dulce N. Rodríguez-Navarro, Marı́a Camacho et al. · Soil Biology and Biochemistry · 2008 · 218 citations

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Composts from distillery wastes as peat substitutes for transplant production

M.A. Bustamante, C. Paredes, R. Moral et al. · Resources Conservation and Recycling · 2008 · 199 citations

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Substitution of peat for municipal solid waste- and sewage sludge-based composts in nursery growing media: Effects on growth and nutrition of the native shrub Pistacia lentiscus L.

J.C. Ostos, R. López‐Garrido · Bioresource Technology · 2007 · 188 citations

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Authors

328

  1. MA
    M. Abad

    Universitat Politècnica de València, Spain

    3 publications · 721 citations

    3

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  2. MB
    M.A. Bustamante

    Universitat de Miguel Hernández d'Elx, Spain

    3 publications · 355 citations

    3

    h-index

  3. CP
    C. Paredes

    Universitat de Miguel Hernández d'Elx, Spain

    2 publications · 242 citations

    2

    h-index

  4. BV
    Bart Vandecasteele

    Ghent University, Belgium

    2 publications · 34 citations

    2

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  5. EM
    E. Meinken

    Weihenstephan-Triesdorf University of Applied Sciences, Germany

    2 publications · 26 citations

    2

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Institutions

130

  1. Wageningen University & Research

    Wageningen, The Netherlands

    4 h-index

    10 publications

    470 citations

  2. Universitat de Miguel Hernández d'Elx

    Elche, Spain

    3 h-index

    10 publications

    1.3K citations

  3. Beijing Forestry University

    Beijing, China

    2 h-index

    12 publications

    1.4K citations

  4. Johann Heinrich von Thünen-Institut

    Braunschweig, Germany

    2 h-index

    4 publications

    246 citations

  5. Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences

    Uppsala, Sweden

    2 h-index

    6 publications

    208 citations

  6. University of the Ryukyus

    Okinawa, Japan

    2 h-index

    6 publications

    423 citations

  7. Consiglio per la ricerca in agricoltura e l’analisi dell’economia agraria

    Rome, Italy

    2 h-index

    4 publications

    368 citations

  8. Ghent University

    Ghent, Belgium

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    42 citations

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Venues

  1. Acta Horticulturae

    11 publications · 353 citations

    10

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  2. Scientia Horticulturae

    6 publications · 609 citations

    6

    h-index

  3. Bioresource Technology

    4 publications · 653 citations

    4

    h-index

  4. Compost Science & Utilization

    3 publications · 64 citations

    3

    h-index

  5. Horticulturae

    3 publications · 71 citations

    3

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