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Bibliothèque Sphagnum Farming for Replacing Peat in Horticultural Substrates

Sphagnum Farming for Replacing Peat in Horticultural Substrates

Sphagnum Farming for Replacing Peat in Horticultural Substrates

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Date of publication
Novembre 2015
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ISBN / Resource ID
FAODOCREP:9da197d8-f565-4dc9-bc91-f9980c782861
Pages
4
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Sphagnum (peat moss) biomass provides a GHG-neutral alternative to fossil peat in professional horticulture. So far however, it has only been collected in the wild. Small-scale land-based Sphagnum farming is currently practiced on degraded peatlands. Sphagnum farming has also been tested on specially constructed floating mats that guarantee a constant water supply. This water–based cultivation allows bog waters to be used as reservoirs to irrigate cultivated areas in dry periods.

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