For the sustainable production of hydrogen by photocatalysis, the use of renewable resources such as water, organic compounds from plant biomass and earth abundant metal promoters is desired. We herein describe the previously not reported "one-pot" photoassisted synthesis of a binary metal-nitrogen promoted Cu(0)-N-TiO2 photocatalyst from a N-TiO2 precursor by photodeposition of copper directly...

Host-parasite relationships of Pratylenchus zeae and Quinisulcius acutus, alone or in combination, were studied on sorghum in the greenhouse and laboratory. Q. acutus at 1,000 or 5,000 nematodes per 15-cm-d pot and P. zeae at 500 nematodes per pot significantly suppressed plant height and fresh and oven dry shoot and root weights. A mixture of 1,000 Q. acutus and 500 P. zeae per pot resulted in...

This proposal was initiated to assess the response of potato varieties (Dagim, Belete, Gudenie, Jalenie, Zengena, and Ater Ababa) phosphorus application use efficiency under screen house with plastic pots. There were seven phosphorous levels (150% recommended (3.9 g P pot-), 125% (3.3 (2.6 75% (2.0 50% (1.3 25% (0.7 pot-) control) per variety. The experiment conducted in completely randomized d...

An endophytic bacterium was isolated from Acorus calamus rhizomes, which is an important medicinal plant. The rhizome is an important medicinal nutrient source of microorganisms, in the rhizosphere. The isolate was evaluated for various biochemical tests. Further the isolate PPAU01 was subjected to 16S rRNA sequencing. The isolate was identified as Enterobacter cloacae sub sp dissolvens which w...

The investigation aimed to study the effect of foliar application chemicals on plant canopy, vegetative growth and flowering, as well overall appearance Ixora chinensis plants grown in pot. Application salicylic acid, benzyl adenine silicon at different concentrations significantly influenced growth, pigments compared untreated (control). Plants treated with 10 mg/l 20 acid showed significant i...

to evaluate the effect interference of mustard on yield and yield components of canola, and observation competition difference of mustard in pot and field condition, experiments were conducted in 2006 and 2007 in the greenhouse and farm of college of agriculture, ramin agricultural and natural resources university of khouzestan, respectively. pot experiment the factorial set of treatments was a...

Sodium alginate, irradiated by Co-60 gamma rays in solid state, elicits plant growth promoting responses in various plants. Irradiated sodium alginate (ISA) was applied as a foliar spray on mint (Mentha arvensis L.) to investigate its effect on plant growth, physiological attributes and herbage yield as well as on content and yield of essential oil and its components (menthol, L-menthone, isome...

In India, several species of Meloidogyne are reported on a variety of vegetables, cereals, pulses and ornamental plants. Root knot disease caused by M.incognita is a matter of great concern because this species affects several economically important crop plants. Okra is a very important crop by nutrition and health wise. In the present study the application of various parts of neem (seeds, leav...

Marigold belongs to the oldest medicinal plants, which had been used in the ancient times. At present it supplies its material of a great significance for pharmaceutical and cosmetic industry. The study was conducted in the period 2007–2009 on loess soil with the granulometric composition of silt loam. The aim of the experiment was to determine the effect of different nitrogen doses (0, 40, 80,...

Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) play a crucial role in enhancing the acquisition of immobile nutrients, particularly phosphorus. However, because nitrogen (N) is more mobile in the soil solution and easier to access by plants roots, the role of AMF in enhancing N acquisition is regarded as less important for host plants. Because AMF have a substantial N demand, competition for N between AMF ...