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Table of publications
Date ▼TitleAuthorsPublicationLink
2011Getting to grips with peat-freeAlexander PDThe Garden, January 2011, 52-53 
2010Alternatives to Sedum on green roofs? Utilising plants’ cooling potential.Blanusa T, Vysini E & Cameron RWFWorld Green Roof Congress Proceedings, 15-16 September 2010, London, pp. 7. 
2010An examination of PAS100 green compost in green roof substratesAlexander PD, Blanusa T, Tanner, R & Williams RWorld Green Roof Congress Proceedings, 15-16 September 2010, London, pp. 12. 
2010Sub-irrigation of Petunia: benefits in dry summersBlanusa T, Kostoulas G and Cameron R W FActa Horticulturae, 881: 457-462Download Abstract
2009Bedding plants in a changing climateBlanusa T & Cameron RWFThe Plantsman 8 (4): 250-253. 
2009Growth and Flowering of Petunia and Impatiens: Effects of Competition and Reduced Water Content within a Container Blanusa T, Vysini E and Cameron RWF HortScience, 44 (5), 1-6 
2009The past, present and future for container growing media in the UK: balancing the needs of horticulture and conservation.Alexander P D, Bragg N C, Meade R, Padelopoulos G and Watts ORHS Plant Finder, 2009 -2010. 
2009Peat in horticulture and conservation: the UK response to a changing world.Alexander P D, Bragg N C, Meade R, Padelopoulos G and Watts O. Mires and Peat, 3, article 08, pp 10.Download article
 
2009Replacing peat in ericaceous growing media. Alexander P DThe Plantsman 8 (4) 226-229 
2009An assessment of the suitability of backyard produced compost as a potting soil.Alexander P DCompost Science and Utilisation 17 (2), 74-84 
2008Shoot dieback in clipped young Golden Leyland (Cupressocyparis leylandii) trees – a physiological mechanism?Taylor N, Cameron R W F and Blanusa TArboricultural Journal, 31 (2), 109-122 
2008Improving the establishment of bare-rooted beech (Fagus sylvatica) trees: use of root pruning and auxinBlanusa T, Tanner R and Cameron R W FSEESOIL Journal, 17, 107 
2008Roots – to leave, tease or cut?Blanusa T and Cameron RThe Plantsman 7(3), 182-185 
2008Are INKARHO rhododendrons more lime tolerant than traditional calcifuge rhododendrons?Alexander P D SEESOIL, Journal of the South East England Soils Discussion Group.
 
2008Peat in horticulture and conservation: the past, present and future for container growing media in the UK.Alexander P D, Bragg N C, Meade R, Padelopoulos G and Watts OThe Plantsman 
2008Science and the Royal Horticultural Society.Prior C and Alexander P DSEESOIL, Journal of the South East England Soils Discussion Group. 
2008Sections on soils and compost. Alexander P DSpencer-Jones, R. (ed). 2008. RHS New Encyclopedia of Gardening Techniques, Mitchell Beazley, London. 
2007Effect of turning and vessel type on compost temperature and composition in backyard (amateur) composting. Alexander P DCompost Science and Utilisation, 15 (3), 167 – 175.Download report
 
2007Cultivar differences in the accumulation of cadmium, copper, lead and zinc in commonly grown vegetables.Alexander P D and Alloway B JPoster presented to Tracel, 2nd International Symposium on Trace Elements and Health, Helsinki, Finland, 18-20/6/07. 
2007Root pruning as a means to encourage root growth in two ornamental shrubs, Buddleja davidii ‘Summer Beauty’ and Cistus ‘Snow Fire' Blanusa T, PapadogiannakisE, Tanner R and Cameron R W FJournal of Horticultural Science and Biotechnology, 82 (4), 521-528 
2006The Science of Composting: Sustainability of horticultural practicesStentiford E and Alexander P DPoster presented at a technical meeting: Plant Network conference. 
2006Peat alternatives, trials and examples.Alexander P D Poster presented at a technical meeting: Plant Network conference. 
2006Genotypic variations in the accumulation of Cd, Cu, Pb and Zn exhibited by six commonly grown vegetables.Alexander P D, Alloway B J and Dourado A MEnvironmental Pollution, 144 (3), 736-745. 
2005The Science of Composting: Compost – Environmental Hazard or a Gardeners best friend?Stentiford E and Alexander P D Poster presented at a technical meeting: RHS, Vincent Square, London. 
2005Peat –reduced and peat-free ericaceous growing media – An on-going assessment with camellia.Alexander P D Poster presented to ISHS / IPS International Symposium on Growing Media, Angers. 
2004Variations in the accumulation of heavy metals between species and varieties of garden vegetables. Alexander P D and Alloway B JPoster presented at a technical meeting: SEESOIL winter meeting. 
2004Vegetable accumulation of heavy metals by garden vegetables – getting the message to the gardener.Alexander P D and Alloway B JPoster presented to Speciation and Toxicity conference, UCL-Birkbeck London. 
2002An investigation into the performance of rhododendrons on lime-tolerant rootstocks. Alexander P DPoster presented to the International Rhododendron Conference. 
2001Acidifying garden soils for acid-loving plants: comparison of organic soil acidifying treatments. Alexander P DPoster presented to Wood Recycling, Composting and Endangered Tree Conference.