Phytofiltration of arsenic and cadmium from the water environment
... contaminates the water bodies. There are some physical and chemical remediation methods that have some limitations like high production technology, costly, destruction of native micro flora and fauna, and creation of secondary pollutions. In contrast, phytofiltration is a novel, cost effective, envi ...
... contaminates the water bodies. There are some physical and chemical remediation methods that have some limitations like high production technology, costly, destruction of native micro flora and fauna, and creation of secondary pollutions. In contrast, phytofiltration is a novel, cost effective, envi ...
water potential
... (1) The uptake of soil solution by the hydrophilic epidermal walls provides access to the apoplast, and water and minerals soak into the cortex along this route. (2) Minerals and water that cross the plasma membranes of root hairs enter the symplast. (3) Some water and minerals are transported into ...
... (1) The uptake of soil solution by the hydrophilic epidermal walls provides access to the apoplast, and water and minerals soak into the cortex along this route. (2) Minerals and water that cross the plasma membranes of root hairs enter the symplast. (3) Some water and minerals are transported into ...
ECOPHYSIOLOGICAL LOOK AT PLANT CARNIVORY: Why are
... taxa are adapted to visiting plants for food. Thus, almost all carnivorous plants are able to capture at least some prey within a given time period. The second aspect can be nutritional: as compared to plant tissue nutrient content (i.e. nutrient amount per unit dry biomass, DW) animals as prey repr ...
... taxa are adapted to visiting plants for food. Thus, almost all carnivorous plants are able to capture at least some prey within a given time period. The second aspect can be nutritional: as compared to plant tissue nutrient content (i.e. nutrient amount per unit dry biomass, DW) animals as prey repr ...
The evolution of water transport in plants: an integrated
... the rates of evolution, particularly if workers focus on particular localities or intervals. In general, if diversity is constant, sampling intensity will not affect results (Raymond & Metz, 1995; Tarver et al., 2007). However, evidence suggests that earlier estimates of diversity of Mid-Silurian th ...
... the rates of evolution, particularly if workers focus on particular localities or intervals. In general, if diversity is constant, sampling intensity will not affect results (Raymond & Metz, 1995; Tarver et al., 2007). However, evidence suggests that earlier estimates of diversity of Mid-Silurian th ...
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... linked with plant evolution and pedogenesis. Glomeromycota are believed to have evolved concurrently with terrestrial plants in the early Devonian 400 million yr ago (Pirozynski & Malloch, 1975; Brundrett, 2002). It is no exaggeration to state that ‘arbuscular mycorrhizas are the mother of all plant ...
... linked with plant evolution and pedogenesis. Glomeromycota are believed to have evolved concurrently with terrestrial plants in the early Devonian 400 million yr ago (Pirozynski & Malloch, 1975; Brundrett, 2002). It is no exaggeration to state that ‘arbuscular mycorrhizas are the mother of all plant ...
Tansley review Resource stoichiometry elucidates the structure and function of arbuscular
... linked with plant evolution and pedogenesis. Glomeromycota are believed to have evolved concurrently with terrestrial plants in the early Devonian 400 million yr ago (Pirozynski & Malloch, 1975; Brundrett, 2002). It is no exaggeration to state that ‘arbuscular mycorrhizas are the mother of all plant ...
... linked with plant evolution and pedogenesis. Glomeromycota are believed to have evolved concurrently with terrestrial plants in the early Devonian 400 million yr ago (Pirozynski & Malloch, 1975; Brundrett, 2002). It is no exaggeration to state that ‘arbuscular mycorrhizas are the mother of all plant ...
Understanding plant responses to drought— from genes to
... similar age in well-hydrated plants, in what can be described as ‘suspension’ of leaf aging. In contrast, leaves growing under drought usually reach maturity and become a carbon source at a smaller size than leaves grown in well-watered plants (Schurr et al. 2000). Most of the drought-avoidance resp ...
... similar age in well-hydrated plants, in what can be described as ‘suspension’ of leaf aging. In contrast, leaves growing under drought usually reach maturity and become a carbon source at a smaller size than leaves grown in well-watered plants (Schurr et al. 2000). Most of the drought-avoidance resp ...
Physiological Significance of Internal Water Relations to Crop Yield
... the reference value of zero potential, where it would be at equilibrium with pure, free water. At zero water potential, the individual cells are fully turgid; as the water potential drops, cell turgor pressure drops and, when the cell water potential reaches the level at which cell turgor pressure i ...
... the reference value of zero potential, where it would be at equilibrium with pure, free water. At zero water potential, the individual cells are fully turgid; as the water potential drops, cell turgor pressure drops and, when the cell water potential reaches the level at which cell turgor pressure i ...
PLANT PHYSIOLOGY
... their growth and survival. The uptake of water by cells generates a pressure known as turgor. Photosynthesis requires that plants draw carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, and at the same time exposes them to water loss. To prevent leaf desiccation, water must be absorbed by the roots, and transporte ...
... their growth and survival. The uptake of water by cells generates a pressure known as turgor. Photosynthesis requires that plants draw carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, and at the same time exposes them to water loss. To prevent leaf desiccation, water must be absorbed by the roots, and transporte ...
Noni cultivation in Hawaii - ctahr
... potting soil in a 2:1:1 ratio. For containers, a slightly heavier medium is better, such as one part of perlite or vermiculite and three parts of a potting mix. Fertilizers should not be mixed into the medium, because additional nutrients are not needed until after the plants have their first true l ...
... potting soil in a 2:1:1 ratio. For containers, a slightly heavier medium is better, such as one part of perlite or vermiculite and three parts of a potting mix. Fertilizers should not be mixed into the medium, because additional nutrients are not needed until after the plants have their first true l ...
Root carbon and protein metabolism associated with heat tolerance
... below-ground plant parts (Bloomfield et al., 1996). Interruption of carbohydrate metabolism in the root system has been suggested as a primary factor responsible for growth inhibition and root dysfunction for plants grown at high soil temperatures (Du and Tachibana, 1994a,b). In order to survive ext ...
... below-ground plant parts (Bloomfield et al., 1996). Interruption of carbohydrate metabolism in the root system has been suggested as a primary factor responsible for growth inhibition and root dysfunction for plants grown at high soil temperatures (Du and Tachibana, 1994a,b). In order to survive ext ...
Translocation moves photosynthates via the phloem from
... The products of photosynthesis are called photosynthates; they are usually in the form of simple sugars, such as sucrose. Photosynthates are produced by sources and are translocated tosinks. Photosynthates are directed primarily to the roots during early development, to shoots and leaves during vege ...
... The products of photosynthesis are called photosynthates; they are usually in the form of simple sugars, such as sucrose. Photosynthates are produced by sources and are translocated tosinks. Photosynthates are directed primarily to the roots during early development, to shoots and leaves during vege ...
Plant-Water Relations (1) Uptake and Transport
... up a column of liquid to supply the evaporation loss at its surface” – Dixon and Joly (1895) ...
... up a column of liquid to supply the evaporation loss at its surface” – Dixon and Joly (1895) ...
Plant biomechanics and mechanobiology are convergent paths to
... of forces and torques. In this sense, dynamics complements kinematics*. Dynamics is also used in a more specific way to analyse the effects of loads on a mechanical system displaying acceleration and thus inertial forces (here complementing both kinematics* and statics*). In plants, dynamical analys ...
... of forces and torques. In this sense, dynamics complements kinematics*. Dynamics is also used in a more specific way to analyse the effects of loads on a mechanical system displaying acceleration and thus inertial forces (here complementing both kinematics* and statics*). In plants, dynamical analys ...
Study of nutrient solution management in soilless - RiuNet
... great interest because they allow the management of the different factors affecting plant nutrition, such as nutrient solution composition and concentration or nutrient solution temperature. In this thesis, efforts have been done in this direction in order to optimize nutrition of rose plants cultiv ...
... great interest because they allow the management of the different factors affecting plant nutrition, such as nutrient solution composition and concentration or nutrient solution temperature. In this thesis, efforts have been done in this direction in order to optimize nutrition of rose plants cultiv ...
Investigating water transport through the xylem
... less than 10% of the cross-sectional wood area at the midpoint of their diameter range, whereas tracheid lumens in conifers can occupy over 40% (Sperry et al., 2008). Such variation is due to the lower investment in mechanical strength in angiosperms, which rely on wood fibres, whereas conifer trach ...
... less than 10% of the cross-sectional wood area at the midpoint of their diameter range, whereas tracheid lumens in conifers can occupy over 40% (Sperry et al., 2008). Such variation is due to the lower investment in mechanical strength in angiosperms, which rely on wood fibres, whereas conifer trach ...
impact of mycorrhizal fungi and other symbiotic microbes as
... plant roots that had been identified as vesicles are now considered to be chlomydospores in the formative stage. The term 'vesicle' should be restricted to the expanded hyphical tips within the plant cortex. Five major genera of the family Endogonaceae form VAM. These include Glomus, Gigaspora, Acau ...
... plant roots that had been identified as vesicles are now considered to be chlomydospores in the formative stage. The term 'vesicle' should be restricted to the expanded hyphical tips within the plant cortex. Five major genera of the family Endogonaceae form VAM. These include Glomus, Gigaspora, Acau ...
script_plant_propagation1
... Place in a window receiving filtered light (rapid heating can occur under glass or plastic in direct light) or under artificial light. It takes several weeks, sometimes months, for the young plants to germinate and reach sufficient transplanting size. Slide 15. The basic tools necessary for propagat ...
... Place in a window receiving filtered light (rapid heating can occur under glass or plastic in direct light) or under artificial light. It takes several weeks, sometimes months, for the young plants to germinate and reach sufficient transplanting size. Slide 15. The basic tools necessary for propagat ...
Preliminary phytochemical screening of various
... diabetes and coronary heart disease. The disease – preventing functions that constitute the major classes of phytochemicals are dietary fibre, antioxidants, anticancer, detoxifying agents, immunity-potentiating agents and neuropharmacological agents. Some of the phytochemicals possess more than one ...
... diabetes and coronary heart disease. The disease – preventing functions that constitute the major classes of phytochemicals are dietary fibre, antioxidants, anticancer, detoxifying agents, immunity-potentiating agents and neuropharmacological agents. Some of the phytochemicals possess more than one ...
Plant Water Relations: Absorption, Transport and Control
... applicability of this term to irrigation management, field capacity has been recognized as an ...
... applicability of this term to irrigation management, field capacity has been recognized as an ...
Root proteases: reinforced links between nitrogen uptake and
... of genes for cytoskeleton structure and re-organization was noticed. The importance of endocytosis in different aspects of plant–microbe interactions, microbe recognition and colonization of plant cells by endosymbionts has been recently reviewed with a special emphasis on clathrin-mediated endocyto ...
... of genes for cytoskeleton structure and re-organization was noticed. The importance of endocytosis in different aspects of plant–microbe interactions, microbe recognition and colonization of plant cells by endosymbionts has been recently reviewed with a special emphasis on clathrin-mediated endocyto ...
macronutrient deficiency symptoms in
... white ash seedlings were conducted in the Forestry Sciences Laboratory greenhouse at Marquette, Michigan. The maples were studied in the summer of 1972; the ash and birch were studied in the summer of 1973. Sugar maple seeds with protruding radicles and emerging red maples in the cotyledon stage wer ...
... white ash seedlings were conducted in the Forestry Sciences Laboratory greenhouse at Marquette, Michigan. The maples were studied in the summer of 1972; the ash and birch were studied in the summer of 1973. Sugar maple seeds with protruding radicles and emerging red maples in the cotyledon stage wer ...
Root system of seabuckthorn (Hippophaë rhamnoides L.)
... mycorrhiza symbiosis (Shane & Lambers, 2005), whereas some actinorhizal species, i.e. Casuarina and seabuckthorn, have arbuscular mycorrhiza symbiosis (Skene, 1998; Gardner et al., 1984). The occurrence of CRs on seabuckthorn, as a representative of the Eleagnaceae, was first cited as an unpublished ...
... mycorrhiza symbiosis (Shane & Lambers, 2005), whereas some actinorhizal species, i.e. Casuarina and seabuckthorn, have arbuscular mycorrhiza symbiosis (Skene, 1998; Gardner et al., 1984). The occurrence of CRs on seabuckthorn, as a representative of the Eleagnaceae, was first cited as an unpublished ...
Matching roots to their environment
... noting that the primary root system derived from the radicle is dominant in eudicots and gives rise to lateral roots with various degrees of branching, whereas in monocots the primary root system is often ephemeral and their root system is composed mainly of seminal (derived from the mesocotyl) and ...
... noting that the primary root system derived from the radicle is dominant in eudicots and gives rise to lateral roots with various degrees of branching, whereas in monocots the primary root system is often ephemeral and their root system is composed mainly of seminal (derived from the mesocotyl) and ...
Hydroponics
Hydroponics is a subset of hydroculture and is a method of growing plants using mineral nutrient solutions, in water, without soil. Terrestrial plants may be grown with their roots in the mineral nutrient solution only, or in an inert medium, such as perlite or gravel.