@article{Tringovska:231364,
      recid = {231364},
      author = {Tringovska, Ivanka and Dintcheva, Tsvetanka},
      title = {Vermicompost as Substrate Amendment for Tomato Transplant  Production},
      journal = {Sustainable Agriculture Research},
      address = {2012},
      number = {526-2016-37844},
      year = {2012},
      abstract = {Vermicompost may be a promising substitute for peat  especially in transplant production. Vermicomposting is a  sustainable solution for management of organic wastes.  However, due to variability of organic wastes,  vermicomposts might have varying nutrient content levels.  The study compared vermicomposts from different sources on  growth and nutrition of tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.)  transplants. Chemical composition of vermicomposts  differed. Common characteristics were high pH and very high  electrical conductivity. All vermicomposts stimulated  growth of tomato transplants, with up to a 2.2-fold  increase occurring in shoot biomass. Differences in growth  were attributed mainly to differences in nutrient content  of the potting mixtures, but some changes in physical and  biological properties of the substrate could also be  responsible.},
      url = {http://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/231364},
      doi = {https://doi.org/10.22004/ag.econ.231364},
}