Abstract: The aim of this study was to analyze the regenerative capacity Eugenia involucrata seeds as a possible strategy ensure production new seedlings when they are going through period water deficit. Progressive deficit conditions over time (up 60 days for and 270 seedlings) in intensity -5 MPa -10 were simulated, seedling regeneration analyzed. results showed that these can survive even un...

High performance concrete (HPC) requires a low water-to-cementitious materials mass ratio (w/cm), often with the inclusion of supplemental cementitious materials such as silica fume in the mixture, thus necessitating the use of a superplasticizer. Because of the low w/cm and rapid reaction at early ages, proper curing from the earliest time possible is very essential in HPC. Internal curing has...

[1] Amino acids are considered organic molecular indicators in the search for extant and extinct life in the Solar System. Extraction of these molecules from a particulate solid matrix, such as Martian regolith, will be critical to their in situ detection and analysis. The goals of this study were to optimize a laboratory amino acid extraction protocol by quantitatively measuring the yields of ...

Following planting, western hemlock (Tsuga heterophylla (Raf.) Sarg.) seedlings experience water stress and declining xylem pressure potential (Psi(x)). Low Psi(x) can result in xylem cavitation and embolism formation, causing a decline in hydraulic conductance. This study focused on the relationship between Psi(x), xylem cavitation and transpiration (E) of newly planted seedlings. Leaf specifi...

erophylla (Raf.) Sarg.) seedlings experience water stress and declining xylem pressure potential (Ψx). Low Ψx can result in xylem cavitation and embolism formation, causing a decline in hydraulic conductance. This study focused on the relationship between Ψx, xylem cavitation and transpiration (E) of newly planted seedlings. Leaf specific hydraulic conductance (kAB) declined from 0.56 to 0.09 m...

Despite the critical role that phloem plays in a number of plant functional processes and the potential impact of water stress on phloem structural and phloem sap compositional characteristics, little research has been done to examine how water stress influences phloem transport. The objectives of this study were to develop a more accurate understanding of how water stress affects phloem transp...

todays, productivity and efficiency of irrigation have been in the center of the many water-related issues. by using sprinkler irrigation systems in addition to watering easier and automatic, that is a device for raising water application uniformity and efficiency which ultimately will save water consumption and production increase. in this study, four fixed irrigation systems of khorramabad ci...

To gain insight into the limitations imposed by a typical Mediterranean-climate summer drought on the uptake of carbon and ozone in the ponderosa pine (Pinus ponderosa Dougl. ex Laws.) ecosystem, we compared diurnal trends in leaf physiology of young trees in a watered and a control plot located in the Sierra Nevada Mountains, CA, USA (Blodgett Forest, 38 degrees 53' N, 120 degrees 37' W, 1315 ...

in order to investigate the effect of hexaconazole (hex) on the increasing tolerance to water deficit stress of two soybean (glycine max l.) cultivars, an experiment was conducted in faculty of agronomy of tarbiat modares university as factorial experiment in randomized complete block design arrangement. factors examined in this study were included soybean cultivars (l17 and clark63), hex conce...

Ir-ReOx/SiO2 acted as a highly active and selective heterogeneous catalyst for the hydrogenation of unsaturated aldehydes to unsaturated alcohols in water at low H2 pressure (0.8 MPa) and low temperature (303 K). The catalysis is derived from the synergy between Ir metal and ReOx.