Lab Session 6
... They contain an operative system that can selectively trap the visible light and use it in production of energy in form of ATP: This operative system includes: a. Chlorophylls b. Phycobilins c. Carotinoids ...
... They contain an operative system that can selectively trap the visible light and use it in production of energy in form of ATP: This operative system includes: a. Chlorophylls b. Phycobilins c. Carotinoids ...
new-plants - roisenbiology
... • In response to light, phytochrome undergoes a change in shape that leads to the activation of guanylyl cyclase (an enzyme that produces the second messenger cyclic GMP) • Both Ca2+ and cGMP must be produced by a complete de-etiolation response ...
... • In response to light, phytochrome undergoes a change in shape that leads to the activation of guanylyl cyclase (an enzyme that produces the second messenger cyclic GMP) • Both Ca2+ and cGMP must be produced by a complete de-etiolation response ...
11.lec11_biochemical-cycles - Lightweight OCW University of
... to split the N2 molecule.) Therefore, it must be converted to an organic form, or fixed, in a process called nitrogen fixation. A small amount of nitrogen is fixed through high energy fixation, primarily lighting strikes that convert atmospheric nitrogen into ammonia (NH4+) and nitrates (NO3-). But ...
... to split the N2 molecule.) Therefore, it must be converted to an organic form, or fixed, in a process called nitrogen fixation. A small amount of nitrogen is fixed through high energy fixation, primarily lighting strikes that convert atmospheric nitrogen into ammonia (NH4+) and nitrates (NO3-). But ...
Purple Pampas Grass Fact Sheet
... road/rail corridors where it can establish quickly to the detriment of slower growing native species. The plant has the potential to become a real problem in plantation areas where it can proliferate post harvest then compete with any new trees planted. Purple Pampas can also be a be a fire hazard a ...
... road/rail corridors where it can establish quickly to the detriment of slower growing native species. The plant has the potential to become a real problem in plantation areas where it can proliferate post harvest then compete with any new trees planted. Purple Pampas can also be a be a fire hazard a ...
Apocynum cannabinum
... sweating, and death. The toxic resins can cause gastric disturbances. The acrid milky sap can cause blistering and contact dermatitis. Research has shown that touching this plant releases chemicals that make it more toxic to humans. However, these toxic chemicals also attract more insects to this pl ...
... sweating, and death. The toxic resins can cause gastric disturbances. The acrid milky sap can cause blistering and contact dermatitis. Research has shown that touching this plant releases chemicals that make it more toxic to humans. However, these toxic chemicals also attract more insects to this pl ...
The Acacia Gall Rust Fungus, Uromycladium
... or flowers. New galls often develop in February to March, the fungus having infected the plant at the end of the previous rainy season. that have developed New galls can be produced any time from then until late spring (while on a pedicel. Scale the tree is actively growing). The gall rust fungus us ...
... or flowers. New galls often develop in February to March, the fungus having infected the plant at the end of the previous rainy season. that have developed New galls can be produced any time from then until late spring (while on a pedicel. Scale the tree is actively growing). The gall rust fungus us ...
GROWING CAMELLIAS – some good advice
... From China, through Japan, Europe and America, Camellias have reached Australia to become one of our most popular flowering shrubs. In and around Brisbane the two varieties that grow particularly well are Camellia japonica and Camellia sasanqua. Camellia japonica is generally bushy and has broad and ...
... From China, through Japan, Europe and America, Camellias have reached Australia to become one of our most popular flowering shrubs. In and around Brisbane the two varieties that grow particularly well are Camellia japonica and Camellia sasanqua. Camellia japonica is generally bushy and has broad and ...
CH 5 Notes
... CV health by reducing the possibility of a blood clot, decreasing the inflammatory response in the body, and raising HDL-C 5. Cholesterol: a sterol w/ similar characteristics as a fat. * body needs some; aids in proper digestion of F and is part of cells;but your body provides all that you need * ch ...
... CV health by reducing the possibility of a blood clot, decreasing the inflammatory response in the body, and raising HDL-C 5. Cholesterol: a sterol w/ similar characteristics as a fat. * body needs some; aids in proper digestion of F and is part of cells;but your body provides all that you need * ch ...
Agastache Stars in the Summer Perennial Border
... Hummingbird mints perform without special care. Plant them in lean, well-drained soil in full sun or light shade. Like all performers, Agastache only craves your admiration (and maybe a little applause from time to time). In the garden, taller varieties can be kept shorter by pinching plants back in ...
... Hummingbird mints perform without special care. Plant them in lean, well-drained soil in full sun or light shade. Like all performers, Agastache only craves your admiration (and maybe a little applause from time to time). In the garden, taller varieties can be kept shorter by pinching plants back in ...
Mader/Biology, 11/e – Chapter Outline
... 2) Water moves across end and sidewalls because of pits or depressions in the secondary cell wall. c. Vessel Elements 1) Vessel elements are hollow non-living cells lacking tapered ends. 2) They are larger than tracheids. 3) They lack transverse end walls. 4) They form a continuous pipeline for wate ...
... 2) Water moves across end and sidewalls because of pits or depressions in the secondary cell wall. c. Vessel Elements 1) Vessel elements are hollow non-living cells lacking tapered ends. 2) They are larger than tracheids. 3) They lack transverse end walls. 4) They form a continuous pipeline for wate ...
Calathea makoyana (Peacock Plant) Size/Shape
... Calatheas are about 300 species of evergreen, rhizomatous perennials from tropical Central and South America. Most form clumps and slowly spread from the tubers or rhizomes We grow Calateas for their ornately leaves. The large shiny leaves are elliptical to oval and often marked with blotches, strea ...
... Calatheas are about 300 species of evergreen, rhizomatous perennials from tropical Central and South America. Most form clumps and slowly spread from the tubers or rhizomes We grow Calateas for their ornately leaves. The large shiny leaves are elliptical to oval and often marked with blotches, strea ...
Document
... Perennial plants are able to flower and produce seeds and fruit for an indefinite number of growing seasons -May be herbaceous or woody -In deciduous plants all the leaves fall, and the tree is bare, at a particular time of year -In evergreen plants, the leaves drop throughout the year, and so the p ...
... Perennial plants are able to flower and produce seeds and fruit for an indefinite number of growing seasons -May be herbaceous or woody -In deciduous plants all the leaves fall, and the tree is bare, at a particular time of year -In evergreen plants, the leaves drop throughout the year, and so the p ...
Soil Texture Lab
... 9. Now that you have determined the type of soil samples that you have, use the soil texture by feel chart below and see if you get the same answers. ...
... 9. Now that you have determined the type of soil samples that you have, use the soil texture by feel chart below and see if you get the same answers. ...
Judd`s Viburnum*
... emerge from distinctive pink flower buds before the leaves. It has dark green foliage throughout the season. The round leaves turn an outstanding deep purple in the fall. The black fruits are held in abundance in spectacular clusters from late summer right through to late winter. The smooth gray bar ...
... emerge from distinctive pink flower buds before the leaves. It has dark green foliage throughout the season. The round leaves turn an outstanding deep purple in the fall. The black fruits are held in abundance in spectacular clusters from late summer right through to late winter. The smooth gray bar ...
Midterm 3 Review Session
... – Not destroyed by heat, light, acidity, alkalinity – Micronutrients (needed in small amounts) – Grouped as: 1. Major minerals: Na, K, Cl, Ca, P, Mg, S 2. Trace minerals: Fe, Zn, Se, I, Cu, Mn, Fl, Cr, Mo ...
... – Not destroyed by heat, light, acidity, alkalinity – Micronutrients (needed in small amounts) – Grouped as: 1. Major minerals: Na, K, Cl, Ca, P, Mg, S 2. Trace minerals: Fe, Zn, Se, I, Cu, Mn, Fl, Cr, Mo ...
biology - Makerere University
... It is addictive and quite poisonous. If the nicotine content of a single cigarette was injected into a person intravenously, it would be fatal. It is quickly absorbed into the blood, reaching the brain in 20 seconds. It causes the platelets to become sticky, leading to clotting of blood. It stimulat ...
... It is addictive and quite poisonous. If the nicotine content of a single cigarette was injected into a person intravenously, it would be fatal. It is quickly absorbed into the blood, reaching the brain in 20 seconds. It causes the platelets to become sticky, leading to clotting of blood. It stimulat ...
Conserved expression of a root-hair specific promoter LeExt1.1 from
... Using root hair specific promoter to target gene expression in trichoblasts has great potential to improve nutrient uptake and transformation from soil in cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz), a crop usually growing on acidic soils low in nutrients, particularly phosphorus. For example, when expressin ...
... Using root hair specific promoter to target gene expression in trichoblasts has great potential to improve nutrient uptake and transformation from soil in cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz), a crop usually growing on acidic soils low in nutrients, particularly phosphorus. For example, when expressin ...
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... rock particles. Clay particles are much smaller than sand. A clay soil is heavier and contains more water than a sandy soil which contains lots of room for air. ...
... rock particles. Clay particles are much smaller than sand. A clay soil is heavier and contains more water than a sandy soil which contains lots of room for air. ...
Human Health, the Nutritional Quality of Harvested Food and
... required complex forms of nutrients needed to survive and thrive. These complex nutrients are carbon based elements that exist in ionic forms in the soil. It is the replacement of these nutrients taken from the soil by previous crops that allows soils to be sustained indefinitely while producing ver ...
... required complex forms of nutrients needed to survive and thrive. These complex nutrients are carbon based elements that exist in ionic forms in the soil. It is the replacement of these nutrients taken from the soil by previous crops that allows soils to be sustained indefinitely while producing ver ...
9G Environmental Chemistry - Prairie Rose School Division
... rock particles. Clay particles are much smaller than sand. A clay soil is heavier and contains more water than a sandy soil which contains lots of room for air. ...
... rock particles. Clay particles are much smaller than sand. A clay soil is heavier and contains more water than a sandy soil which contains lots of room for air. ...
Chap 4. Growth and Metabolism
... - C4 Plants (Tropical grass, corn, sugarcane, some dicots like amaranth, Atriplex) - The 1st product of CO2 fixation is C4 acids ...
... - C4 Plants (Tropical grass, corn, sugarcane, some dicots like amaranth, Atriplex) - The 1st product of CO2 fixation is C4 acids ...
Carbon metabolite feedback regulation of leaf photosynthesis and
... particular accounts for a large investment of nitrogen. This machinery provides carbon skeletons for amino acid synthesis. Carbon supply from photosynthesis also directs the synthesis and mobilization of protein. An abundant supply of carbon can induce the expression of genes for enzymes involved in ...
... particular accounts for a large investment of nitrogen. This machinery provides carbon skeletons for amino acid synthesis. Carbon supply from photosynthesis also directs the synthesis and mobilization of protein. An abundant supply of carbon can induce the expression of genes for enzymes involved in ...
1.2 Adding A Food Directions
... First indicate the number of grams in a serving size (as noted on the label) in the box “Sample size _______ g.” Note that the box immediately above will now indicate “per __ g’ to reflect the sample size you chose. 5. Next click on the first entry, “Kilocalories,” in the “Nutrient Values List.” Ent ...
... First indicate the number of grams in a serving size (as noted on the label) in the box “Sample size _______ g.” Note that the box immediately above will now indicate “per __ g’ to reflect the sample size you chose. 5. Next click on the first entry, “Kilocalories,” in the “Nutrient Values List.” Ent ...
Brazilian Pepper: Identify and Eliminate This Pest Plant
... • These control methods involve the use of herbicides. Use proper protective gear when sawing and applying the herbicides • Follow all directions for use on the manufacturer’s label of specific herbicide. It’s the law! • Wear gloves, long sleeves and long pants as the sap from this plant may caus ...
... • These control methods involve the use of herbicides. Use proper protective gear when sawing and applying the herbicides • Follow all directions for use on the manufacturer’s label of specific herbicide. It’s the law! • Wear gloves, long sleeves and long pants as the sap from this plant may caus ...
Plant nutrition
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Plant nutrition is the study of the chemical elements and compounds that are necessary for plant growth, and also of their external supply and internal metabolism. In 1972, E. Epstein defined two criteria for an element to be essential for plant growth: in its absence the plant is unable to complete a normal life cycle; or that the element is part of some essential plant constituent or metabolite.This is in accordance with Liebig's law of the minimum. There are 14 essential plant nutrients. Carbon and oxygen are absorbed from the air, while other nutrients including water are typically obtained from the soil (exceptions include some parasitic or carnivorous plants).Plants must obtain the following mineral nutrients from the growing media: the primary macronutrients: nitrogen (N), phosphorus (P), potassium (K) the three secondary macronutrients: calcium (Ca), sulfur (S), magnesium (Mg) the micronutrients/trace minerals: boron (B), chlorine (Cl), manganese (Mn), iron (Fe), zinc (Zn), copper (Cu), molybdenum (Mo), nickel (Ni)The macronutrients are consumed in larger quantities and are present in plant tissue in quantities from 0.2% to 4.0% (on a dry matter weight basis). Micro nutrients are present in plant tissue in quantities measured in parts per million, ranging from 5 to 200 ppm, or less than 0.02% dry weight.Most soil conditions across the world can provide plants with adequate nutrition and do not require fertilizer for a complete life cycle. However, humans can artificially modify soil through the addition of fertilizer to promote vigorous growth and increase yield. The plants are able to obtain their required nutrients from the fertilizer added to the soil. A colloidal carbonaceous residue, known as humus, can serve as a nutrient reservoir. Even with adequate water and sunshine, nutrient deficiency can limit growth.Nutrient uptake from the soil is achieved by cation exchange, where root hairs pump hydrogen ions (H+) into the soil through proton pumps. These hydrogen ions displace cations attached to negatively charged soil particles so that the cations are available for uptake by the root.Plant nutrition is a difficult subject to understand completely, partly because of the variation between different plants and even between different species or individuals of a given clone. An element present at a low level may cause deficiency symptoms, while the same element at a higher level may cause toxicity. Further, deficiency of one element may present as symptoms of toxicity from another element. An abundance of one nutrient may cause a deficiency of another nutrient. For example, lower availability of a given nutrient such as SO42− can affect the uptake of another nutrient, such as NO3−. As another example, K+ uptake can be influenced by the amount of NH4+ available.The root, especially the root hair, is the most essential organ for the uptake of nutrients. The structure and architecture of the root can alter the rate of nutrient uptake. Nutrient ions are transported to the center of the root, the stele in order for the nutrients to reach the conducting tissues, xylem and phloem. The Casparian strip, a cell wall outside the stele but within the root, prevents passive flow of water and nutrients, helping to regulate the uptake of nutrients and water. Xylem moves water and inorganic molecules within the plant and phloem accounts for organic molecule transportation. Water potential plays a key role in a plants nutrient uptake. If the water potential is more negative within the plant than the surrounding soils, the nutrients will move from the region of higher solute concentration—in the soil—to the area of lower solute concentration: in the plant.There are three fundamental ways plants uptake nutrients through the root: simple diffusion, occurs when a nonpolar molecule, such as O2, CO2, and NH3 follows a concentration gradient, moving passively through the cell lipid bilayer membrane without the use of transport proteins. facilitated diffusion, is the rapid movement of solutes or ions following a concentration gradient, facilitated by transport proteins. Active transport, is the uptake by cells of ions or molecules against a concentration gradient; this requires an energy source, usually ATP, to power molecular pumps that move the ions or molecules through the membrane. Nutrients are moved inside a plant to where they are most needed. For example, a plant will try to supply more nutrients to its younger leaves than to its older ones. When nutrients are mobile, symptoms of any deficiency become apparent first on the older leaves. However, not all nutrients are equally mobile. Nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium are mobile nutrients, while the others have varying degrees of mobility. When a less mobile nutrient is deficient, the younger leaves suffer because the nutrient does not move up to them but stays in the older leaves. This phenomenon is helpful in determining which nutrients a plant may be lacking.Many plants engage in symbiosis with microorganisms. Two important types of these relationship are with bacteria such as rhizobia, that carry out biological nitrogen fixation, in which atmospheric nitrogen (N2) is converted into ammonium (NH4); and with mycorrhizal fungi, which through their association with the plant roots help to create a larger effective root surface area. Both of these mutualistic relationships enhance nutrient uptake. Though nitrogen is plentiful in the Earth's atmosphere, relatively few plants harbor nitrogen fixing bacteria, so most plants rely on nitrogen compounds present in the soil to support their growth. These can be supplied by mineralization of soil organic matter or added plant residues, nitrogen fixing bacteria, animal waste, or through the application of fertilizers.Hydroponics, is a method for growing plants in a water-nutrient solution without the use of nutrient-rich soil. It allows researchers and home gardeners to grow their plants in a controlled environment. The most common solution, is the Hoagland solution, developed by D. R. Hoagland in 1933, the solution consists of all the essential nutrients in the correct proportions necessary for most plant growth. An aerator is used to prevent an anoxic event or hypoxia. Hypoxia can affect nutrient uptake of a plant because without oxygen present, respiration becomes inhibited within the root cells. The Nutrient film technique is a variation of hydroponic technique. The roots are not fully submerged, which allows for adequate aeration of the roots, while a ""film"" thin layer of nutrient rich water is pumped through the system to provide nutrients and water to the plant.