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Prof. Dell Discusses Enhanced Planth Growth

POSTED ON: November 5, 2015

Organized by the Icelandic Biological Society, IceBio2015 gathers together presenters from ranging topics to discuss current research on all aspects of biology. The event was hosted in Reykjavik, Iceland. Professor Robert Dell presents his research on Enhanced plant growth from an outdoor intensive shallow bottom heat system using waste geothermal hot water and steam condensate.

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