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Physical characterization of growing media using standard methods (CEN)- Limitations of Applicability for pine bark and vermiculite
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Masaguer Rodríguez, Alberto, Vidueira, Pablo, Moliner Aramendia, Ana María and Zárate Nicolás, Baldomero Hortencio (2013). Physical characterization of growing media using standard methods (CEN)- Limitations of Applicability for pine bark and vermiculite. In: "Proceedings of the International Symposium on Growing Media, Composting and Substrate Analysis.", 17/10/2011 - 21/10/2011, Barcelona, Spain. pp. 85-89.
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| Title: | Physical characterization of growing media using standard methods (CEN)- Limitations of Applicability for pine bark and vermiculite |
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| Item Type: | Presentation at Congress or Conference (Article) |
| Event Title: | Proceedings of the International Symposium on Growing Media, Composting and Substrate Analysis. |
| Event Dates: | 17/10/2011 - 21/10/2011 |
| Event Location: | Barcelona, Spain |
| Title of Book: | Actas de Horticulturae |
| Date: | November 2013 |
| Volume: | 1013 |
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| Faculty: | E.T.S.I. Agrónomos (UPM) [antigua denominación] |
| Department: | Edafología [hasta 2014] |
| Creative Commons Licenses: | Recognition - No derivative works - Non commercial |
Abstract
CEN standards have helped to harmonize analytical methods for substrate analysis.Though, for special substrates or constituents the applicability might be Iimited. In this paper a comparative study of implementation of CEN standards to samples of pine bark and vermiculite has been carried out. For composted pine bark, an elongation of the equilibrium period up to 72 instead of 48 hours might increase the accuracy of determinations physical parameters according to EN 13041. For vermiculite, we suggest pycnometry as a feasible technique for the determination of particle density (PD), as the determination of organic matter (OM) as requested by EN 13041 for the calculation of the PD seems not to be applicable for this kind of material.
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| Item ID: | 23337 |
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| DC Identifier: | https://oa.upm.es/23337/ |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:oa.upm.es:23337 |
| Deposited by: | Memoria Investigacion |
| Deposited on: | 25 Apr 2014 12:14 |
| Last Modified: | 21 Apr 2016 22:46 |
