Zinc oxide nanoparticles are obtained by a wet chemical method using zinc sulphate as a raw material. Doping sepiolite, micro-fibrous inorganic clay, with ZnO after precipitation under basic conditions and subsequent thermal treatment is investigated as both materials are abundant. They are used for the development of humidity and gas sensors of great environmental importance. The particle size...

In order to evaluate the effects of foliar application of micronutrients (iron and zinc) and different harvesting times during seed filling on yield and mucilage percentage of psyllium (Plantago psyllium), a field experiment was carried out in 2009 at the Research Farm of the Faculty of Agriculture, University of Tabriz, Tabriz, Iran. The experiment was arranged as split plot based on randomize...

Fe2O3 and ZnO nanoparticles were synthesized by a fast microwave method. Nanostructures were characterized by X-ray diffraction  and scanning electron microscopy. The goal of bio-fortification is to develop plants that have an increased content of bioavailable nutrients in their edible parts. The micronutrients magnesium (Mg), manganese (Mn) and copper (Cu), boron (B) and calcium (Ca) are essen...

Lethal effects of zinc sulphate (ZnSO4.H2O), a widespread environmental pollutant was evaluated following exposure at different concentrations of the toxicant to Tilapia species, Oreochromis niloticus based on toxicity index of 96 hrs LC50 values. The obtained results were analyzed by the Finney’s Probit Analysis LC50 Method and 96 hrs LC50 value for Oreochromis niloticus was found to be 72.431...

The experiment was conducted to evaluate the sparing effect of microbial phytase on the need for dietary zinc supplementation in chicks. A maize-soya-bean meal basal diet, containing 33 mg of zinc and 16 mg of copper per kg, supplemented with 0, 6, 12, 18, 24, 30 or 60 mg of zinc as sulphate per kg or with 250, 500, 750 or 1000 units (FTU) of microbial phytase (3-phytase from Aspergillus niger,...

This study was designed to investigate whether administration of zinc sulphate could improve theresponse of mouse testis to degenerative effects of short term exposure heating. Fifty-four adult male Balb/Cmice were anaesthetized and the scrotums of 36 of them were immersed for 15 min in a waterbath at 43°C.Immediately after the heating, half of the heated animals (n = 18) were injected with sal...

Berry color is one of the main fruit attributes that affect the marketability of Thompson seedless grapes. Yellowish berries are more desired by consumers especially at the beginning of the season. Consumers in many European countries have been demanding yellowish berries of “Thompson” seedless grapes. Ethrel was found to enhance the breakdown of chlorophylls and the formation of carotenes. How...

The chemistry of several calcium sulphate systems was successfully modelled in multi-component acid-containing sulphate solutions using he mixed solvent electrolyte (MSE) model for calculating the mean activity coefficients of the electrolyte species. The modelling involved the tting of binary mean activity, heat capacity and solubility data, as well as ternary solubility data. The developed mo...

this study was designed to investigate whether administration of zinc sulphate could improve theresponse of mouse testis to degenerative effects of short term exposure heating. fifty-four adult male balb/cmice were anaesthetized and the scrotums of 36 of them were immersed for 15 min in a waterbath at 43°c.immediately after the heating, half of the heated animals (n = 18) were injected with sal...