Authors:
Hein Boon
Book:
Proceedings of the 15th International Peat Congress
Venue:
Kuching
Keywords:
growing-media, phytosanitary-safety, risk-assessment
Documentfile:
ipc16p652-653a407boon.pdf
Summary:
SUMMARY
Peat is by far the most important constituent for growing media. Nowadays (organic) residues from various sources, are offered as potential constituent for growing media. These flows are often derived from processes of waste collection and conversion. Often these products -as such- are not suitable as constituent for growing media, because they do not meet basic requirements with respect to, for example, phytohygienic and nutritional aspects.In order to enhance future prospects of these potential constituents, the production processes need to be converted from waste treatment into the production of a suitable and safe constituent for the production of growing media. A risk…