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research article

New heat-expanded minerals of high water-holding capacity—good aids in plant propagation

authors

V. T. Stoutemyer

publication information

California Agriculture 1(10):4-4. DOI: 10.3733/ca.v001n10p4b. September 1947.

author affiliations

V. T. Stoutemyer is Professor of Ornamental Horticulture and Plant Physiologist in the Experiment Station, Los Angeles.

abstract

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Recently two relatively inert mineral substances have been tested which appear to have numerous uses in plant growing, especially in operations connected with plant propagation. These are heat-expanded vermiculite and perlite.