| Description |
1 online resource (xii, 173 pages) : illustrations, map |
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Environmental science, engineering and technology |
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Environmental science, engineering and technology series.
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| Contents |
PEAT ; PEAT ; CONTENTS; PREFACE ; DIFFICULTIES AND POSSIBILITIES OF ALTERNATIVE SUBSTRATES FOR ORNAMENTAL BEDDING PLANTS: AN ECOPHYSIOLOGICAL APPROACH ; 1. ABSTRACT ; 2. INTRODUCTION ; 3. PARTIAL OR TOTAL PEAT SUBSTITUTION; 4. GROWING MEDIA AS A SOURCE OF PLANT STRESS ; 5. BIOMASS PRODUCTION AND DISTRIBUTION ; CONCLUSION ; REFERENCES ; COMPARISON OF PHYSIOLOGICAL AND BIOCHEMICAL METHODS FOR ASSESSING MICROBIAL ACTIVITY AND BIOMASS OF PEATS ; ABSTRACT ; 1. INTRODUCTION; 2. MATERIALS AND METHODS ; 2.1. Peat Samples ; 2.2. Samples Preparation and Incubation ; 2.2.1. Basal Respiration |
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2.2.2. Substrate-Induced Respiration (SIR) 2.2.3. Fumigation Incubation (FI) ; 2.2.4. Fumigation Extraction (FE) ; 2.2.5. Arginine Ammonification (AA) ; 2.2.6. N-Stability Test ; 2.3. Calculations and Statistical Analyses ; 3. RESULTS ; 4. DISCUSSION ; 4.1. Basal Respiration ; 4.2. Substrate-Induced Respiration ; 4.3. Fumigation Extraction and Fumigation Incubation ; 4.4. Arginine Ammonification ; 4.5. N-Stability ; 4.6. Relationships between Methods ; CONCLUSION ; REFERENCES ; A HISTORICAL REVIEW OF PEAT RELATED RESEARCH ; ABSTRACT; 1. INTRODUCTION ; 2. MATERIALS AND METHODS |
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3. RESULTS AND DISCUSSION 3.1. Document Type and Language of Publication ; 3.2. Characteristics of Publication Outputs; 3.3. Subject Categories and Journals ; 3.4. Distribution of Countrywide Articles ; 3.5. Distribution of Institute Analysis ; 3.6. Paper Titles and Author Keywords Analysis; 3.7. Keywords Plus, and Abstracts Analysis ; 3.8. Hot Research Topics ; 3.9. Impact of Highly Cited Articles ; CONCLUSIONS ; REFERENCES ; THE USE OF PEAT AS CASING MATERIAL IN MUSHROOM CULTIVATION ; ABSTRACT ; CASING AND FRUITING OF AGARICUS BISPORUS ; Fructification Factors |
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Physical and Environmental Factors Chemical and Nutritional Factors ; Microbiological Factors ; Functions of the Casing Layer ; Materials Used as Casing ; EXPERIMENTSWITH PEAT-BASED CASING MATERIALS ; Mineral Soil and Peat-Based Casing Materials ; Sphagnum Peat and Spent Mushroom Substrate-Based Casing Materials ; Peats and Spent Lime-Based Casing Materials ; CONCLUSIONS ; REFERENCES ; EFFECT OF COPPER AND ZINC ADDITION TO PEAT CASING ON A. BLAZEI MURRILL PRODUCTION ; ABSTRACT ; INTRODUCTION; MATERIAL AND METHODS ; Mushroom Strain ; Preparation and Conservation of the Mushroom Spawn |
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Substrate Preparation Mushroom Analysis ; RESULTS; CONCLUSION ; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ; REFERENCES ; STRUCTURE AND PROPERTIES OF SUBTROPICAL BRAZILIAN PEAT SAMPLES ; ABSTRACT ; INTRODUCTION ; EXPERIMENTAL SECTION ; Sampling; Chemical and Spectroscopic Characterization of Peat Samples ; Elemental Analysis; Thermal Analysis ; Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FT-IR) ; Solid-State 13C Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy (CP/MAS 13C NMR) ; RESULTS AND DISCUSSION ; Elemental Analysis ; Thermal Analysis ; Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FT-IR) |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Peat.
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Peat -- Physiology
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Peat -- Environmental aspects
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TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Power Resources -- Fossil Fuels.
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Peat
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Peat -- Environmental aspects
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Draguhn, Claudio
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Ciarimboli, Nigel
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| ISBN |
9781621001980 |
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1621001989 |
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