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Use of Paper-Mill Sludges and Municipal Compost in Nursery Substrates ©

Chong, C. and Purvis, P. International Plant Propagators' Society, combined proceedings 2005, 55:428-432. 2006.

This study compared raw paper-mill sludge with various composts derived from paper-mill sludges (two sources) and municipal waste (one source), and determined optimum rates of these materials in binary mixtures with bark or hemp chips.


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Author(s): Calvin Chong, P. Purvis

Section: Soil Management and Growing Media