An updated glossary of terms and basic characteristics of growing media

Abstract

In the research community of growing media, there is an increasing confusion related to inappropriate use of terms, and to a lack of description of minimal chemical, physical, biological characteristics of growing media and their components for adequate data interpretation in scientific publications. A survey was conducted between the summer of 2019 and the autumn of 2020 among growing media scientists worldwide to help addressing these two issues and published later as a basic framework (Caron and Zheng, 2021). In 2022, a workshop was organized to update terms and definitions and report further progress with respect to terms and basic characteristics. This paper summarizes the improvement of the glossary suggested by Caron and Zheng (2021).

Keywords

biological properties; chemical properties; growing media components; physical properties; standards

Published in

Acta Horticulturae
2023, Volume: 1377, pages: 925-934 Title: Proceedings of the international symposium on in vitro technology and micropropagated plants : Angers, France August 14-20, 2022
ISBN: 978-94-62613-77-5, eISBN: 978-94-62613-77-5Publisher: International Society for Horticultural Science

Conference

31st International Horticultural Congress (IHC) / International Symposium on Innovative Technologies and Production Strategies for Sustainable Controlled Environment Horticulture, AUG 14-20, 2022, Angers, FRANCE

SLU Authors

• Alsanius, Beatrix

  • Department of Biosystems and Technology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
    

UKÄ Subject classification

Bio Materials
Horticulture


Publication identifier

DOI: https://doi.org/10.17660/ACTAHORTIC.2023.1377.116

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