) were removed from the effluent. At Laval University, artificial wetlands with Typha latifolia were more efficient than wetlands with Phragmites australis or without plants. Addition of sucrose increased wetlands' microbial population and consequently reduced the mineral content of the wastewater, but increased significantly the emission of greenhouse gases. Results will further be discussed in terms of the best wetland design to treat greenhouse effluents, but also in terms of the environmental impact.
Allaire, S. E., Caron, J., Ménard, C. and Dorais, M. 2005. Potential replacements for rockwool as growing substrate for greenhouse tomato. Can. J. Soil Sci. 85: 67-74. The greenhouse industry needs renewable, cheap, and available substitutes for rockwool. The physical properties and performance of rockwool substitutes such as low grade peat, composted bark white spruce and fir, shavings, sawdust, and peat-bark mixtures were compared during two greenhouse experiments with tomato grown in plastic bags. Air and water filled porosities greatly differed between substrates, particularly for sawdust and shavings. Relative gas diffusivity (D s /D o ) and the hydraulic conductivity were less different between substrates. The physical properties of the substrates changed over a production cycle but the changes were small compared to treatment differences. Yields in peat-bark substrates were similar to rockwool substrates during both the short and long experiments but were lower in sawdust and shavings during the long experiment. The yield differences expected between media were less than the differences between some substrate physical properties of the various media. Yields were positively related to easily available water (EAW) and negatively related to D s /D o and airfilled porosity (AFP). This indicated excessive drainage for the low-yielding substrates. In plastic bags, media properties related to aeration were not good indicators of production because the plants adapted to the lack of aeration by modifying their root distribution. White spruce and fir bark alone or mixed with low-grade peat showed high potential for greenhouse tomato production and represent an environmental sound alternative to rockwool. Aucune différence entre les rendements de la laine de roche et les mélanges tourbe-écorces n'a été mesurée, alors que ceux des sciures et des copeaux furent plus bas durant la production la plus longue. Dans la plupart des cas, les rendements n'étaient pas corrélés aux propriétés physiques des substrats. Dans un cas seulement, le rendement était positivement corrélé à EAW et négativement à D s /D o et à la porosité en air (AFP), suggérant un drainage excessif des copeaux et sciures. Pour la culture en sac, les propriétés reliées à la teneur et au mouvement de l'air n'ont pas étés de bons indicateurs de la productivité, en partie parce que les plantes ont adapté leur distribution racinaire au pourtour du substrat dans les cas asphyxiants. Les écorces seules ou avec la tourbe brune ont montré un bon potentiel de remplacement de la laine de roche et causent moins de problèmes environnementaux que la laine de roche.
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