A study on the physical and hydraulic characteristics of cocopeat perlite mixture as a growing media in containerized plant production

• Main Authors: Wan Fazilah Fazlil Ilahi,, Desa Ahmad,
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2017
• Online Access: http://journalarticle.ukm.my/11112/1/17%20Wan%20Fazilah.pdf; http://journalarticle.ukm.my/11112/; http://www.ukm.my/jsm/malay_journals/jilid46bil6_2017/KandunganJilid46Bil6_2017.html

A well-known planting medium in soilless culture is a coconut based material famously known in Malaysia as cocopeat. It is a viable ecologically friendly peat soil substitute for containerized crop production. The multipurpose growing media had received much interest particularly in commercial appli...