thallium is widely found in nature, but the only inorganic stones full of this element are crookesite and lorandit. it isalso found in pyrites of copper, lead and inorganic stones. the element and its compositions are toxic and harmful to theenvironment; therefore, its application requires caution and further research. it is important to develop sensitive andaccurate analytical methods to deter...

In this study, we revealed rapid detection of streptomycin-producing Streptomyces spp. by extraction of total soil DNA from 14 soil samples using a modified lysis method followed by PCR amplification ofa genus-specific sequence in the Streptomyces' 16S rDNA gene. DNA band of the expected size (438 bp) was seen with all the samples. Additionally, specific amplification of the streptomycin-coding...

A quantitative PCR procedure targeting the Heterodera glycines ortholog of the Caenorhabditis elegans uncoordinated-78 gene was developed. The procedure estimated the quantity of H. glycines from metagenomic DNA samples isolated directly from field soil under agronomic production. The estimation of H. glycines quantity was determined in soil samples having other soil dwelling plant parasitic ne...

Seven samples of halophyte plants (Bassia hirsuta Aschers, Euphorbia peplis L., Salicornia europeae L., Calystegia soldanella, Calystegia sepium, Stachys maritima Gonan and Suaeda maritima Dumort,) were collected from a sand bar near the town of Pomorie (Bulgaria). The soil salinity ranged between 650 and 850 mg salts in 100 g soil. For comparison, two other samples from the species Calistegia ...

Understanding the root distribution of trees by soil coring is time -: consuming as it requires the separation of roots from soil and classification of roots into particular size classes. This labour-intensive process can limit sample throughput and therefore sampling intensity. We investigated the use of quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qPCR) on soil DNA extractions to determine live fi...

The spatial variation of soil physical and chemical properties in Funiu Mountain was studied to provide references for identifying soil spatial variation mechanism in bordering land of China warm temperate zone and northern subtropical region. Using vertical gradient sampling and traditional statistics method, the soil samples at the altitude from 1640 m to 1870 m were collected to compare phys...

A robust multi-residue procedure is needed for the analysis of the pro-herbicide isoxaflutole and its degradates in soil and plant materials at environmentally relevant (<1 microg kg-1) levels. An analytical method using turbo-spray and heat-nebulizer high-performance liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (HPLC-MS/MS) was developed for the analysis of isoxaflutole (IXF) and its two met...

To guide soil fertility investment programmes in sub-Saharan Africa, better understanding is needed of the relative importance of soil and crop management factors in determining smallholder crop yields and yield variability. Spatial variability in crop yields within farms is strongly influenced by variation in both current crop management (e.g. planting dates, fertilizer rates) and soil fertili...