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Comparison of Ground-Cover Materials for Container Growing Systems: Horizontal Versus Vertical Drain

Pauwels, E. International Plant Propagators' Society, combined proceedings 2006, 56:222-226. 2007.

This paper reviews the materials most commonly used as ground covers on Belgian container nurseries and reports on trials comparing their drainage characteristics. Older materials tend to discharge water horizontally (surface run-off), while newer materials are designed to drain vertically (below-surface run-off). The choice has implications for water management in the crop and for recovery and recycling of irrigation water.


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Author(s): E. Pauwels

Section: Water Management and Irrigation