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Fabricated soils for landscape restoration: an example for scientific contribution by a public-private partnership effort
Public-private partnership efforts are working towards creating green landscapes from abandoned industrial sites. Fabricated soils, potentially an essential element of such landscapes, are designed to substitute for top-soil on the areas free from ground cover and plant community. The aluminosilicate matrix and humus form the soil micelle the primary unit of any soil complex. Humus formation is a ...
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Nitrogen-Fixing Bacteria
Opinion piece: sustainability gets supercharged thanks to all-new formulation designed to drive yield As a farmer your job is as simple as it is intensely complex: sustainably produce food to feed the world. A key component of profitable agriculture is using the exact amount of inputs to drive yields. Fertilizer, your largest expense, must be critically timed to achieve the best results. ...
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Ushering in new age controls for age old pest problems
Our gardens are our wonderlands, oases and refuges - green islands in a sea of concrete, brick, and tar. They act as creative outlets where we can unwind and relax. They are also safe havens, where our kids and pets can let loose. But even though our gardens are far removed from the rolling fields, temperate woods and tropical forests of nature, they are also home to some less loved ...
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L.J.Seeds, Australia Pty Ltd A100 case study
Subject: Amnite A100 Application: Continental Cucumber Environment: Greenhouse, Plastic Covered Growing System: Hydroponics, Run To Waste Media: Coal Ash Reservoir: Yes, 2.5cm Deep Plant density: 2.5 Plants Per Square Metre Application Frequency: Weekly Application Method: Via Irrigation Lines Direct To Root System Observations Amnite A100 was introduced to the plants on the 25th April. Weather ...
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Why doesn`t fruit have a good color?
There are Five factors Temperature affacts coloring. Low temperature promotes the formation of anthocyanins, while high temperature has the opposite inhibitory effect, which is why fruit trees often appear in producing areas with high temperature for a long time during the coloring period, where the fruit is very sweet and the fruit is ripe, but its color has not yet reached the standard for ...
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Natural Aroma Chemicals Are Taken from Nature, Such As Plants and Animals
Unlike aroma chemicals, which are produced through chemical synthesis, natural aroma chemicals are complex compounds derived from natural resources, including trees, flowers, plants and animals. Their origins can be traced back to the beginning of recorded time. The Egyptians used the tree resins frankincense (olibanum) and myrrh, burned as incense to appease the gods [1]. And the Classic Herbal, ...
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Physiological Injury and Bio-mechanical Injury of Aquatic Plants
Physiological Injury of Aquatic Plants 1. Insufficient Light During the growth, due to insufficient light, the photosynthetic intensity of aquatic plants will be reduced, the normal growth and development will also be affected. For example, red water plants such as Ammania gracilis and Rotala macranda, due to insufficient light, the anthocyanins in the leaves will decrease; while ...
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Effect of sowing year and seedbed type on yield and yield component in bambara groundnut (Vigna subterranea (L) Verdc) in woodland savannahs of Cote d`Ivoire
Bambara groundnut (Vigna subterranea) is one of the most promising food legumes in Africa, due to its agronomic and nutritional potential. To take advantage of these attributes, several research programs gathering agronomic and genetic data are being implemented throughout Africa. In this context, the responses of yield and yield components to year sowing and seedbed type were tested in three ...
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Scalewatcher Banishes Limescale In Gardens And Greenhouses
In hard water areas, automated watering systems, sprinkler irrigation systems and greenhouse-misting systems clog with limescale, plant leaves develop white scale deposits and over-spray causes limescale build-up on greenhouse windows. Scalewatcher North America, manufacturers of the original, patented and award-winning computerized electronic water-conditioner, Scalewatcher®, has a range of ...
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With the Go!SCAN 3D you can get a 3D model… in less time than it takes a rooster to crow!
Companies who are looking for improvements and evolution of their product may have to reach out to external expertise. Unfortunately, it is not always possible to ship products, no matter how small they are. Creaform solutions help to overcome these obstacles … in less time than it takes a rooster to crow! Challenge: Complicated logistics for shipping your products Exceldor is a renowned ...
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Nano silicon dioxide mitigates the adverse effects of salt stress on Cucurbita pepo L
Nanotechnology, an emerging science, has advanced research in almost all fields of technology. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the role of nano silicon dioxide (nSiO) in plant resistance to salt stress through improving the antioxidant system of squash (Cucurbita pepo L. cv. White Bush Marrow). We found that seeds treated with NaCl showed reduced germination percentage, vigor ...
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What are leaves and why are they important? - Case study
As a research scientist, you’ve dedicated your life to understanding and communicating details about plants that others haven’t considered in the past. Our infographic below focuses on the leaf basics: what leaves are, what they do, and why they are so important. Share it with your students, your friends and family, or just use it as a reminder of why you do what you do. Plus, ...
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Leaf nitrogen concentration as an indicator of corn nitrogen status
Plant-based measurements can be used to diagnose the in-season N status of corn (Zea mays L.). Our objective was to assess the relationship between the corn nitrogen nutrition index (NNI), an index based on whole plant N concentration, and leaf nitrogen concentration of the uppermost collared leaf expressed on the basis of dry matter (DM; NL) or area (NLA). Three to seven N fertilization ...
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Why are certain herbicides banned?
Herbicides, also known as weedkillers, are chemical substances used to control and kill unwanted plants (weeds), leaving the desired plants unharmed. While these products are very useful for farmers, they are not always safe. In fact, many herbicides that were in common use around the world a few years ago are slowly being banned. In this blog post, we will look at a few herbicides that are used ...
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Impact of fly–ash–amended soil on growth and yield of crop plants
Fly Ash (FA), a waste product of thermal power stations, has great potential for use in agriculture, because it contains almost all macro as well as micronutrients. In view of the potential disposal problem of FA, this investigation was carried out to search an economical and eco–friendly solution of its disposal by using it as nutrient source in agriculture for growth of crop plants. FA ...
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Power Z Grow liquid growth enhancer increases strawberry yield and nutrition
Fruit growers among other agriculture growers across the world are looking to surmount the challenge of increasing crop production with a dramatic reduction of synthetic agrochemical use and a reduction of environmental nutrient leaching in ground water and surface water sources. Many growers are pursuing ways to integrate more sustainable agriculture practices that will simultaneously enhance ...
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Leaf area - How & why measuring leaf area is vital to plant research
It is easy to measure leaves, and they are also the parts of a plant most responsive to their environment. The combination of these two factors makes leaf area measurement extremely useful to scientists and growers. Besides, leaves are one of the main plant organs and are responsible for the productivity of a plant, and on a larger scale, of an ecosystem or a farm. Therefore, an understanding of ...
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Variation in characteristics and imazamox tolerance of feral rye
Rye (Secale cereale L.) is a minor crop in America, with similarities to wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) in growth habit and distribution. However, feral rye has become a weed in wheat. Little is known about variation in feral rye morphological characteristics that influence success of cultural controls. Thus, 21 feral rye populations were sampled from wheat fields in central Oklahoma to ...
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Sand abrasion injury and biomass partitioning in cotton seedlings
Wind blown soil particle abrasion negatively impacts millions of hectares of crops annually. The goal of this study was to examine the effects of wind and wind blown sand abrasion damage on cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) seedling biomass partitioning to leaves, stems, and roots. Seedlings of three cotton cultivars were exposed to no wind (untreated controls) or sand abrasive flux densities of 0, ...
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Rising Temperature, Rising Food Prices
Agriculture as it exists today developed over 11,000 years of rather remarkable climate stability. It has evolved to maximize production within that climate system. Now, suddenly, the climate is changing. With each passing year, the agricultural system is becoming more out of sync with the climate system. In generations past, when there was an extreme weather event, such as a monsoon failure in ...
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