Impact of Temperature on Performance of Vermicompost Amended Transplant Media for Growth of Vegetable Seedlings

dc.contributor.author	Cornell University Department of Horticulture
dc.date.accessioned	2016-11-09T20:53:12Z
dc.date.available	2016-11-09T20:53:12Z
dc.date.issued	2010
dc.description.abstract	INTRODUCTION: Successful transplant production begins with selecting good growing media. Healthy vigorous transplants will be less susceptible to insects, diseases and transplant shock, leading to improved overall crop performance. Formulating organic potting mixes is especially challenging. Organic sources of nitrogen, such as compost, can be inconsistent. Compost chemical, biological and physical characteristics can change over time with storage; as a result, nitrogen (N) mineralization and availability to plants can be unpredictable. An alternative to traditional thermophilic compost is vermicompost. Vermicompost has more soluble nitrogen than thermophilic compost. Past research in the Rangarajan lab has shown improved transplant growth and crop yields with vermicompost compared to thermophilic compost.	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	https://hdl.handle.net/1813/44806
dc.language.iso	en_US	en_US
dc.publisher	Cornell University Department of Horticulture	en_US
dc.subject	vermicompost	en_US
dc.subject	potting media	en_US
dc.title	Impact of Temperature on Performance of Vermicompost Amended Transplant Media for Growth of Vegetable Seedlings	en_US
dc.type	report	en_US

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