The Applicability of Renewable Raw Materials for the Professional Horticulture—Ecosystem Services, Profitability and Refinement

Simon Grießer

Chair of Landscape Ecology, University of Vechta, Vechta, Germany.

DOI: 10.4236/nr.2015.65034                

Abstract

This preliminary study shows an innovative concept of searching for peat substitutes on basis of renewable raw materials considering the cultivation in extensive land use in Lower Saxony (Germany). Selecting suitable raw material plants against the background of ecological, social and economic issues followed by testing series including those materials should lead on to reliable results for a planned transition through a spatial analysis of potential areas for cultivation with a specific attention on wetlands. Thereby this short report illustrates the concept of the study as well as chosen interim results and it is to be understood as the first paper of a mini-series.

Keywords

Growing Media, Location Suited and Extensive Land Use, Lower Saxony, Germany, Prospects for Farmers and Horticulturists

Conflicts of Interest

The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

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