scholarly journals Canadian Peat Harvesting and Its Effects on the Environment

HortScience ◽  
1995 ◽  
Vol 30 (4) ◽  
pp. 754A-754
Author(s):  
G.O. Hood
Keyword(s):  
Peat Moss ◽  
Peat Bogs ◽  
Environmental Group ◽  
Sphagnum Peat ◽  
The Past ◽  
Sphagnum Peat Moss ◽  
Growing Medium ◽  
Research Findings ◽  
Soil Media ◽  
Peat Industry

Canadian sphagnum peat moss has long been the preferred base for growing media of horticulturists in North America and Europe. Growers, horticultural scientists, and soil media producers have been using peat moss for several decades with excellent results. In the past 5 years, there has been some concern raised, especially in the U.K., that harvesting peat is harmful to the environment. The situation in Canada is far different from that in Europe. The Canadian peat industry is a world leader in restoration research because of its efforts to find the best ways to return harvested bogs to functioning wetlands. The first stage of research just completed by Laval Univ. shows that peat bogs can be effectively, economically, and easily restored. Additional research findings will be described in this paper. But, the conclusion is clear: Peat moss is a safe, environmentally friendly growing medium. This paper also will describe the state of resource in Canada as outlined by an independent environmental group, the steps taken by the Canadian Sphagnum Peat Moss Assn. to ensure that resource development is sustainable, as well as the process of how peat is harvest and how bogs are restored to functioning wetlands.

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

2007 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
pp. 205-209 ◽  
Author(s):  
Angelica Kicsi ◽  
Doina Bilba ◽  
Matei Macoveanu
Keyword(s):  
Aqueous Solutions ◽  
Peat Moss ◽  
Sphagnum Peat ◽  
Sphagnum Peat Moss

Effects of processing on peat moss microflora

1988 ◽  
Vol 34 (2) ◽  
pp. 131-133 ◽  
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.

scholarly journals 819 PB 240 PERFORMANCE OF EVERGREEN AZALEAS AS AFFECTED BY SOIL AMENDMENTS AND LANDSCAPE EXPOSURE

HortScience ◽  
1994 ◽  
Vol 29 (5) ◽  
pp. 550f-550
Author(s):  
John C. Pair
Keyword(s):  
Soil Amendments ◽  
Peat Moss ◽  
Numerous Species ◽  
Sphagnum Peat ◽  
South Central ◽  
Sphagnum Peat Moss ◽  
Better Than

Since 1974, numerous species and cultivars of evergreen azaleas have been evaluated for hardiness and adaptability to south central Kansas (zone 6). Selections included Kurumes, Gable hybrids, Shammarello hybrids and others in various amended beds and in several landscape exposures. Hardiest cultivars include `Boudoir', `Caroline Gable', `Herbert', `Karens', `Pride's Pink', `Purple Splendor', and `Snowball' which flowered following -18F (-28C). Moderately hardy were `Elsie Lee', `Holland', `Girard Roberta' and `James Gable'. Best hardiness was found in cultivars and hybrids with Rhododendron kaempferi, and R. yedoense var. poukhanense parentage. Plants in soil amended with sphagnum peat moss or peat plus sulfur were superior to those in soil containing cotton burrs. Winter shade proved valuable in providing the best landscape site and northeast was generally better than a northwest exposure.

scholarly journals KENAF PITH AS A VERMICULITE SUBSTITUTE IN PEAT-BASED MEDIA.

HortScience ◽  
1992 ◽  
Vol 27 (6) ◽  
pp. 647g-647
Author(s):  
Brad B. Hawcroft ◽  
Steven E. Newman
Keyword(s):  
Pore Space ◽  
Hibiscus Cannabinus ◽  
Peat Moss ◽  
Kenaf Fiber ◽  
Fiber Core ◽  
Sphagnum Peat ◽  
Sphagnum Peat Moss ◽  
Celosia Argentea ◽  
The Media ◽  
Water Holding

Kenaf is an alternative fiber crop being evaluated in Mississippi. Kenaf, primarily grown in Asia, can be used in the manufacture of paper, fiber board, acoustical tiles and compost. The bark is the source of the fiber used, leaving the fiber core or pith for use as a paper additive, poultry litter, or is discarded. The objective of this study was to evaluate the potential use of kenaf fiber core as a vermiculite substitute in a sphagnum peat moss-based medium. Plugs of Celosia argentea, Viola × wittrockiana, and Impatiens wallerana were transplanted into 10 cm pots containing 5 different sphagnum peat moss-based media modified with the milled fiber core (pith) of kenaf (Hibiscus cannabinus) and/or vermiculite. The media were as follows: 5 peat: 0 kenaf : 5 vermiculite (v/v/v); 5 peat : 1 kenaf : 4 vermiculite (v/v/v); 5 peat : 2 kenaf : 3 vermiculite (v/v/v); 5 peat : 3 kenaf : 2 vermiculite (v/v/v); 5 peat : 4 kenaf : 1 vermiculite (v/v/v); and 5 peat : 5 kenaf: 0 vermiculite (v/v/v). Water holding capacity, pore space, pH and media shrinkage were monitored throughout the study along with plant growth and plant quality.

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