Sulfur mineralization in sphagnum peat

Abstract A comparison was made of Canadian sphagnum peat (SP) and Philippine coconut (Cocos nucifera L.) coir dust (CD) as growing media components for greenhouse production of Dracaena marginata Bak. and Spathiphyllum Schott ‘Petite’. Three soilless foliage plant growing mixes (Cornell, Hybrid, University of Florida #2 [UF-2]) were prepared using either SP or CD and pine bark (PB), vermiculite (V), and/or perlite (P) in the following ratios (% by vol): Cornell = 50 CD or SP:25 V:25 P, Hybrid = 40 CD or SP:30 V:30 PB, UF-2 = 50 CD or SP: 50 PB. Dracaena root growth was not affected by treatments but there were significant mix × media component interactions that affected plant top growth parameters. In general, the growth and quality of D. marginata were reduced by using CD in Cornell, had no effect in Hybrid, and increased in UF-2. S. ‘Petite’ grew equally well in all growing mixes regardless of whether CD or SP was used; however, plants grew more in Cornell and Hybrid than in UF-2. S. ‘Petite’ roots, which were infested with Cylindrocladium spathiphylli, had higher grades when grown in CD than when the media contained SP.

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REMOVAL OF ZINC (II) FROM AQUEOUS SOLUTIONS BY ROMANIAN SPHAGNUM PEAT MOSS

Environmental Engineering and Management Journal ◽

10.30638/eemj.2007.024 ◽

2007 ◽

Vol 6 (3) ◽

pp. 205-209 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Angelica Kicsi ◽

Doina Bilba ◽

Matei Macoveanu

Keyword(s):

Aqueous Solutions ◽

Peat Moss ◽

Sphagnum Peat ◽

Sphagnum Peat Moss

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Vernalization Accelerates Flowering of Lysimachia clethroides Duby

HortScience ◽

10.21273/hortsci.33.3.508b ◽

1998 ◽

Vol 33 (3) ◽

pp. 508b-508

Author(s):

Pamela M. Lewis ◽

Alan M. Armitage ◽

Jim M. Garner

Keyword(s):

Stem Diameter ◽

Stem Length ◽

Cut Flower ◽

Bud Formation ◽

Flower Production ◽

Sphagnum Peat ◽

Potting Media ◽

Lysimachia Clethroides ◽

Shoot Emergence

The effect of vernalization method and duration on off-season cut flower production of Lysimachia clethroides Duby was examined. Rhizomes harvested in October were cooled for 0, 4, 6, 8, 10 or 12 weeks at 4 ± 1 °C in crates with unmilled sphagnum peat or in 3.75-L pots with potting media prior to forcing in a warm greenhouse. After 6 or more weeks of cooling, shoots emerged from crate-cooled rhizomes in higher percentages than from pot-cooled rhizomes. However, only the duration of cooling, not the method, affected the rate of shoot emergence, visible bud formation and anthesis of the first bud in the raceme. As cooling increased from 0 to 12 weeks, the greenhouse days required for shoot emergence, visible bud formation and anthesis decreased linearly. The number of flowering flushes and flowering stems varied quadratically with cooling duration, and the highest yields occurred when rhizomes received between 4 and 10 weeks of cooling. As the number of successive flowering flushes increased, the stem length increased linearly while the stem diameter decreased linearly. High numbers of flowers were produced rapidly after 10 weeks of cooling.

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Measuring and estimating sulfur mineralization potential in soils amended with poultry litter or inorganic fertilizer

Biology and Fertility of Soils ◽

10.1007/s00374-015-1000-9 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 51 (5) ◽

pp. 545-552 ◽

Cited By ~ 12

Author(s):

Nicolás Wyngaard ◽

Miguel L. Cabrera

Keyword(s):

Poultry Litter ◽

Inorganic Fertilizer ◽

Mineralization Potential ◽

Sulfur Mineralization

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Effects of compost additive in sphagnum peat growing medium on Norway spruce container seedlings

New Forests ◽

10.1007/s11056-011-9304-6 ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 44 (1) ◽

pp. 101-118 ◽

Cited By ~ 18

Author(s):

Juha Heiskanen

Keyword(s):

Norway Spruce ◽

Container Seedlings ◽

Sphagnum Peat ◽

Growing Medium

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A climatic chamber experiment to test the short term effect of increasing temperature on branched GDGT distribution in Sphagnum peat

Organic Geochemistry ◽

10.1016/j.orggeochem.2014.05.010 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 73 ◽

pp. 109-112 ◽

Cited By ~ 12

Author(s):

Arnaud Huguet ◽

André-Jean Francez ◽

My Dung Jusselme ◽

Céline Fosse ◽

Sylvie Derenne

Keyword(s):

Term Effect ◽

Climatic Chamber ◽

Short Term ◽

Short Term Effect ◽

Sphagnum Peat ◽

Chamber Experiment ◽

Increasing Temperature

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Effects of processing on peat moss microflora

Canadian Journal of Microbiology ◽

10.1139/m88-026 ◽

1988 ◽

Vol 34 (2) ◽

pp. 131-133 ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

Yvon Cormier ◽

Anne Mériaux ◽

Gilles Brochu

Keyword(s):

Peat Soil ◽

Dry Weight ◽

Peat Moss ◽

Processing Plant ◽

Soil Drying ◽

Sphagnum Peat ◽

Plant Soil ◽

Sphagnum Peat Moss ◽

Large Numbers

We studied the microflora of Quebec sphagnum peat moss samples taken from five different locations in a peat moss processing plant: soil, drying stacks, sedimented dust (walls and floor), and in bagged peat moss. Large numbers of microorganisms were found; the predominant ones were of the genus Monocillium (up to 112 × 106 colonies/g of dry peat) and the genus Penicillium (320 × 104 colonies/g dry weight). These moulds were more abundant in the processed peat moss than in the peat soil (e.g., Monocillium: soil, 138 × 103; processed peat, 112 × 106). Aspergillus spp. were absent in all five sample sites. We conclude that Quebec peat moss contains large quantities of microorganisms and that moulds become more concentrated during the processing of the peat from the soil to the final product.

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