Moisture Retention and Chemical Properties of Nursery Potting Substrates

Haimanote K. Bayabil, Fitsum T. Tilahun, Yuncong Li, and E. Vanessa Campoverde

Release Date: 10/21/2021

Reviewed At: 11/5/2024

DOI: 10.32473/edis-ae562-2021

Agriculture

Abstract

This publication provides general information about differences in moisture retention characteristics and chemical properties of most common potting substrates used by the nursery industry in south Florida. Written by Haimanote K. Bayabil, Fitsum T. Tilahun, Yuncong Li, and E. Vanessa Campoverde, and published by the UF/IFAS Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering, October 2021.

About this Publication

This document is AE562, one of a series of the Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering, UF/IFAS Extension. Original publication date October 2021. Visit the EDIS website at https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu for the currently supported version of this publication.

About the Authors

Haimanote K. Bayabil, assistant professor, Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering, UF/IFAS Tropical Research and Education Center; Fitsum T. Tilahun, Ph.D. student, Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering; Yuncong Li, professor, Department of Soil and Water Sciences, UF/IFAS Tropical Research and Education Center; and E. Vanessa Campoverde, Extension agent II, commercial agriculture/ornamentals, UF/IFAS Extension Miami-Dade County; UF/IFAS Extension, Gainesville, FL 32611.

Authors

Haimanote Bayabil

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University of Florida

associate professor, water resources, Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering, UF/IFAS Tropical Research and Education Center, Homestead, FL

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Yuncong Li

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University of Florida

professor, soil and water quality, Department of Soil, Water, and Ecosystem Sciences, UF/IFAS Tropical Research and Education Center, Homestead, FL

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E. Vanessa Vassilaros

former Extension agent III, M.S., commercial agriculture/ornamentals, UF/IFAS Extension Miami-Dade County, Homestead, FL

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