chemical bond-strength of the ion-ligand complex with metals as a function of pH, but they share a common trait; they are synthetically produced and not readily biodegradable ( Borowiec et al., 2007 ; Sillanpää, 1997 ). In Europe, these chelating agents
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Melinda Knuth, Bridget K. Behe, Charles R. Hall, Patricia Huddleston, and R. Thomas Fernandez
willingness to pay for attributes and attribute levels for a wide range of horticultural products, including Christmas trees ( Behe et al., 2005b ), landscapes ( Behe et al., 2005a ), biodegradable pots ( Yue et al., 2010 ), mixed flowering annual containers
Dewayne L. Ingram and Charles R. Hall
, B.L. Dennis, J.H. Lopez, R.G. 2010 Are consumers willing to pay more for biodegradable containers than for plastic ones? Evidence from hypothetical conjoint analysis and nonhypothetical experimental auctions J. Agricultural and Applied Econ. 42 4 757
Michael R. Evans and Leisha Vance
.R. Evans, unpublished). Being made almost entirely of the protein keratin, feathers are strong, fibrous, biodegradable and contain ≈15% N by weight ( Hadas and Kautsky, 1994 ). Feathers were reported to have more surface area and to be more absorbent than
Caitlin E. Splawski, Emilie E. Regnier, S. Kent Harrison, Mark A. Bennett, and James D. Metzger
mulch costs U.S. vegetable growers up to $750/ha every year, which generates 112–135 kg·ha −1 waste plastic with an added disposal cost of ≈$50/ha ( Feeser et al., 2014 ). Various biodegradable materials, including starch or cellulose-based bioplastic
Kristin L. Getter, Bridget K. Behe, and Heidi Marie Wollaeger
biological control pest management practices on floriculture crops HortScience 50 721 732 Yue, C. Hall, C.R. Behe, B.K. Campbell, B.L. Dennis, J.H. Lopez, R.G. 2010 Are consumer willing to pay more for biodegradable containers than for plastic ones? Evidence
Bridget K. Behe, Patricia Huddleston, and Lynnell Sage
. (2007) investigated consumer perceptions of a hypothetical Pennsylvania brand and showed that ( Verbena × hybrida Voss ‘Tapien Salmon’) branded plants in white containers were most preferred and that the container color was a relatively large
Fernando de la Riva, Pilar Carolina Mazuela, Juan Eugenio Álvaro, and Miguel Urrestarazu
greenhouse-grown plant tissue, seeds, fruits, and growing media and containers. Mixed peracid or peracetic systems are made with peracetic acid (PAA), hydrogen peroxide, and acetic acid. This mix is virtually unaffected by changes in temperature, even in the
C. Siobhan Dunets and Youbin Zheng
gum ( Gupta and Ako, 2005 ), and alginate ( Renault et al., 2009 ) are promising flocculant options as they are readily biodegradable and pose no environmental hazard in discharged wastewater. A combined precipitation/flocculation separation process
Bridget K. Behe, Patricia T. Huddleston, Charles R. Hall, Hayk Khachatryan, and Benjamin Campbell
-friendly, or biological control pest management practices on floriculture crops HortScience 50 721 732 Yue, C. Hall, C.R. Behe, B.K. Campbell, B.L. Lopez, R.G. Dennis, J.H. 2010 Are consumers willing to pay more for biodegradable containers than for plastic