Publications

Date Title Author Publication Link
2011 Getting to grips with peat-free Alexander PD

The Garden, January 2011, 52-53

2010 Alternatives to Sedum on green roofs? Utilising plants’ cooling potential. Blanusa T, Vysini E & Cameron RWF

World Green Roof Congress Proceedings, 15-16 September 2010, London, pp. 7.

2010 An examination of PAS100 green compost in green roof substrates Alexander PD, Blanusa T, Tanner, R & Williams R

World Green Roof Congress Proceedings, 15-16 September 2010, London, pp. 12.

2010 Sub-irrigation of Petunia: benefits in dry summers Blanusa T, Kostoulas G and Cameron R W F

Blanusa T, Kostoulas G and Cameron R W F

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2009 Bedding plants in a changing climate Blanusa T & Cameron RWF

The Plantsman 8 (4): 250-253.

2009 Growth and Flowering of Petunia and Impatiens: Effects of Competition and Reduced Water Content Blanusa T, Vysini E and Cameron RWF

HortScience, 44 (5), 1-6

2009 The past, present and future for container growing media in the UK: balancing the needs of Alexander P D, Bragg N C, Meade R, Padelopoulos G and Watts O

RHS Plant Finder, 2009 -2010.

2009 Peat 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.

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2009 Replacing peat in ericaceous growing media. Alexander P D

The Plantsman 8 (4) 226-229

2009 An assessment of the suitability of backyard produced compost as a potting soil. Alexander P D

Compost Science and Utilisation 17 (2), 74-84

2008 Shoot dieback in clipped young Golden Leyland (Cupressocyparis leylandii) trees – a physiological Taylor N, Cameron R W F and Blanusa T

Arboricultural Journal, 31 (2), 109-122

2008 Improving the establishment of bare-rooted beech (Fagus sylvatica) trees: use of root pruning and Blanusa T, Tanner R and Cameron R W F

SEESOIL Journal, 17, 107

2008 Roots – to leave, tease or cut? Blanusa T and Cameron R

The Plantsman 7(3), 182-185

2008 Are INKARHO rhododendrons more lime tolerant than traditional calcifuge rhododendrons? Alexander P D

SEESOIL, Journal of the South East England Soils Discussion Group.

2008 Peat in horticulture and conservation: the past, present and future for container growing media Alexander P D, Bragg N C, Meade R, Padelopoulos G and Watts O

The Plantsman

2008 Science and the Royal Horticultural Society. Prior C and Alexander P D

SEESOIL, Journal of the South East England Soils Discussion Group.

2008 Sections on soils and compost. Alexander P D

Spencer-Jones, R. (ed). 2008. RHS New Encyclopedia of Gardening Techniques, Mitchell Beazley, London.

2007 Effect of turning and vessel type on compost temperature and composition in backyard composting. Alexander P D

Compost Science and Utilisation, 15 (3), 167 – 175.


2007 Cultivar differences accumulation of cadmium, copper, lead and zinc in commonly grown vegetables. Alexander P D and Alloway B J

Poster presented to Tracel, 2nd International Symposium on Trace Elements and Health, Helsinki, Finland, 18-20/6/07.

2007 Root pruning as a means to encourage root growth in two ornamental shrubs, Buddleja davidii ‘Summer Blanusa T, PapadogiannakisE, Tanner R and Cameron R W F

Journal of Horticultural Science and Biotechnology, 82 (4), 521-528

2006 The Science of Composting: Sustainability of horticultural practices Stentiford E and Alexander P D

Poster presented at a technical meeting: Plant Network conference.

2006 Peat alternatives, trials and examples. Alexander P D

Poster presented at a technical meeting: Plant Network conference.

2006 Genotypic variations in the accumulation of Cd, Cu, Pb and Zn Alexander P D, Alloway B J and Dourado A M

Environmental Pollution, 144 (3), 736-745.

2005 The 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.

2005 Peat–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.

2004 Variations in the accumulation of heavy metals between species and varieties of garden vegetables. Alexander P D and Alloway B J

Poster presented at a technical meeting: SEESOIL winter meeting.

2004 Vegetable accumulation of heavy metals by garden vegetables – getting the message to the gardener. Alexander P D and Alloway B J

Poster presented to Speciation and Toxicity conference, UCL-Birkbeck London.

2002 An investigation into the performance of rhododendrons on lime-tolerant rootstocks. Alexander P D

Poster presented to the International Rhododendron Conference.

2001 Acidifying garden soils for acid-loving plants: comparison of organic soil acidifying treatments. Alexander P D

Poster presented to Wood Recycling, Composting and Endangered Tree Conference.

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