The aim of this study was to compile DRIS (Diagnosis and Recommendation Integrated System) norms sufficiency ranges for pepper grown in greenhouses the determination variation during different phenological stages crop. were constituted by 367 leaf samples Capsicum annuum L. which collected crop (flowering (FL), fruiting (FT), fruit development (FD), harvesting (HV)). Two developed; one includin...

BACKGROUND During the last 3 decades, China has dramatic changes of the dietary pattern among its citizens, particularly in urban cities. This study aimed to determine the nutrient intake status and factors associated with nutrient intakes of urban Chinese pregnant women now-a-day. METHODS The multistage stratified random sampling method was applied in the cross-sectional study. 479 women in ...

Forests in the northeastern US have been limed to mitigate soil acidification and the acidity of surface waters and to improve soil base cation status. Much of the area considered for liming is within the range of sugar maple (Acer saccharum), but there is a poor understanding of how liming influences growth and nutrient balance of this species on sites that are not deficient in Ca. Of particul...