Volume 20 Special Volume: Growing Sphagnum (2017) Article 13

Sphagnum farming from species selection to the production of growing media: a review

by G. Gaudig, M. Krebs, A. Prager, S. Wichmann and 30 others

Published online: 28.08.2018

Summary

Sphagnum farming - the production of Sphagnum biomass on rewetted bogs - helps towards achieving global climate goals by halting greenhouse gas emissions from drained peat and by replacing peat with a renewable biomass alternative. Large-scale implementation of Sphagnum farming requires a wide range of know-how, from initial species selection up to the final production and use of Sphagnum biomass based growing media in horticulture. This article provides an overview of relevant knowledge accumulated over the last 15 years and identifies open questions.

Citation

Gaudig, G., Krebs, M., Prager, A., Wichmann, S. and 30 others (2018): Sphagnum farming from species selection to the production of growing media: a review. Mires and Peat, 20(13), 1-30. (Online: http://www.mires-and-peat.net/pages/volumes/map20/map2013.php); 10.19189/MaP.2018.OMB.340

Reviewers

IMCG and IPS acknowledge the work of the reviewers.