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Growth of Celosia argentea in potting media made with different tropical soil series

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C.S. Hew
Department of Botany, National University of Singapore, Republic of Singapore
S.K. Hee
Department of Botany, National University of Singapore, Republic of Singapore
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Celosia argentea
Potting media
Soil series

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Growth of Celosia argentea in potting media made with different tropical soil series. (1990). Tropical Agriculture, 67(3). https://journals.sta.uwi.edu/ojs/index.php/ta/article/view/1790
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Abstract

The growth of Celosia argentea in various potting media using five different soil series, with or without fertilizer application, was evaluated. Celosia grew best in soil series with a sandy loam texture, high pH and nutrient content and it responded well to organic and chemical fertilizer.
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