Pharmacognostic investigation of the fresh leaves used for anatomical sections of Elaeocarpus blascoi Weibel was carried out to determine its macroand microscopical characters. Externally, the leaves possess Leaves simple, alternate, spiral, clustered at twig ends; stipules caducous; canaliculate, sparsely adpressed hairy; elliptic-ovate, apex acute to shortly acuminate with blunt tip, base rou...

The bidirectional reflectance parametric and semi-empirical Rahman-PintyVerstraete (RPV) model was inverted based on Bidirectional Reflectance Factor (BRF) measurements of 60 Fagus sylvatica L. leaves in the optical domain between 400 nm and 2,500 nm. This was accomplished using data retrieved from the Compact Laboratory Spectro-Goniometer (CLabSpeG) with an azimuth and zenith angular step of 3...

This study was carried out in 42 orchards located the lowland of Develi, where apple cultivation is intense Kayseri province. The analyses were made to determine pH, CaCO3, EC, organic matter, available phosphorus (P), potassium (K), calcium (Ca), magnesium (Mg), iron (Fe), zinc (Zn), manganese (Mn) and copper (Cu) soil samples nitrogen (N), P, K, Ca, Mg, Fe, Zn, Mn, Cu, boron (B) leaf samples....

A uniquely regulated proteinase inhibitor I gene was isolated from the wild tomato species Lycopersicon peruvianum (L.) Mill. (LA 107) and characterized. The inhibitor gene is wound-inducible in leaves and is expressed in unripe fruit during development. The gene (lambda clone 1) is present on a 15.5 kilobase pair Sal 1-SalI genomic DNA fragment. Southern blot analysis of L. peruvianum genomic ...

Heavy metal concentrations were measured in soils and plants in and around a copper-tungsten mine in southeast Korea to investigate the influence of past base metal mining on the surface environment. The results of chemical analysis indicate that the heavy metals in soils decreased with distance from the source, controlled mainly by water movement and topography. The metal concentrations measur...

Starch synthesis is a key process that influences crop yield and quality, though little is known about the regulation of this complex metabolic pathway. Here, we present the identification of ZmbZIP91 as a candidate regulator of starch synthesis via co-expression analysis in maize (Zea mays L.). ZmbZIP91 was strongly associated with the expression of starch synthesis genes. Reverse tanscription...

Leaf litter chemical traits were measured for Cycas micronesica plants in Guam following leaf herbivory by the scale Aulacaspis yasumatsui, the butterfly Chilades pandava caterpillar, or the leaf miner Erechthias sp. to determine the influence of the non-native pests on litter quality. Scale herbivory increased litter phenols above those of undamaged leaves but did not influence lignin or cellu...

Solution. Let np denote the number of p-Sylow subgroups. Since n11 is 1 mod 11 and divides 12, we know n11 is either 1 or 12. If it is 1, then it is normal and we are done. So instead, assume n11 is 12. Then there must be 120 elements of order 11 in G, leaving only 12 more elements available. Since n3 is 1 mod 3 and divides 44, we know that n3 is 1, 4 or 22. If it is 1, then again it is normal ...

About 75% of the estimated 2.5 milliontons of dried tea harvested annually in the world is manufactured as black tea. Black tea (Camellia sinensis) is one of the most widely popular nonalcoholic beverages consumed by over two-thirds of the world's population, due to its medicinal, refreshing and mild stimulating effects; besides the positive effects, studies have also shown that drinking tea ca...

Abstract This study utilized agricultural waste, namely corn leaves, as biochar. The resulting biochar complies with SNI No 06-3730-1995 for water and ash. SEM-EDS characterization showed that from leaves could be used an adsorbent BOD COD in hospital wastewater. Activation of the was carried out activator agent, ZnCl 2 . determined pore elements analysis. Activated Biochar Corn Leaves (ABCL) c...