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Municipal composts improve landscape plant establishment in compacted soil

Creator:

Sullivan, Dan M., Bell, Neil, Owen, Jim, Kowalski, Judy, and McQueen, John

Abstract:

Urban landscape soils are often compacted by construction activities, thereby restricting plant establishment. Common approaches to improve plant establishment on compacted soils are to till soil before plant installation, to apply compost, or to choose plants that can tolerate drought. This research was undertaken to evaluate the relative importance of...

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Conference Proceeding

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Citation: Sullivan, D.M, N. Bell, J. Owen, J. Kowalski, and J. McQueen. 2010. Municipal composts improve