%0 Journal article
%A Gaudig, Greta
%T Das Forschungsprojekt: „Torfmoose (Sphagnum) als nachwachsender Rohstoff: Etablierung von Torfmoosen – Optimierung der Wuchsbedingungen“
%R 10.23689/fidgeo-2876
%J TELMA - Berichte der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Moor- und Torfkunde
%V 32

%X Abstract: The stocks of white peat (slightly humified Sphagnum-peat) in Western and Central Europe are nearly depleted. Alternatives for this raw material in professional horticulture are absent. The pressure on pristine bogs increases. The sustainable cultivation of peat mosses (Sphagnum) seems a sensible solution ensuring a lasting supply of white peat as raw material. Sphagnum material looses more and more of its original mass with increasing age. Early harvesting would therefore maximise the annual crop. Whether fresh Sphagnum biomass is structurally suited or whether the material needs a certain degree of decomposition (Sphagnum peat) has to be tested. Furthermore it must be analysed, which abiotic conditions enable optimal productivity. For obtaining Sphagnum peat, the cultivation of hummock species under “hollow conditions” is optimal. The establishment of peat mosses constitutes a further focus in the research programme. A literature study from 2001 is presented in detail and a resulting research programme.
%U http://resolver.sub.uni-goettingen.de/purl?gldocs-11858/7190
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