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The Cultivation of Arabidopsis for Experimental Research Using Commercially Available Peat-Based and Peat-Free Growing Media.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2016
Drake Tiffany, Keating Mia, Summers Rebecca, Yochikawa Aline, Pitman Tom, Dodd Antony N
Abstract excerpt
Experimental research involving Arabidopsis thaliana often involves the quantification of phenotypic traits during cultivation on compost or other growing media. Many commercially-available growing media contain peat, but peat extraction is not sustainable due to its very slow rate of formation. Moreover, peat extraction reduces peatland biodiversity and releases stored carbon and methane into the atmosphere....
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