The present study reports, In vitro cultivation of the Jatropha curcas (Linn.) plant cells for evaluation of growth kinetics and total fatty acid content. Plant cells were cultivated in three major synthetic media components in triplicates. Four growth measurement parameters were selected and the data was analyzed using analysis of variance followed by Tukey's honestly significant difference (P...

Copper is an essential micronutrient for plant growth which is involved in many metabolic processes. However excessive amounts of copper may cause environmental pollution. With an increase in the contamination of urban areas with heavy metals, more attention should be paid to the role of ornamental plants in removing pollutants from the soils. The effects of heavy metals on the growth parameter...

The studies on growth regulation in black gram cv. ADT (Aduthurai) 5 exhibited significant changes in growth, physiology and yield due to chemicals and plant growth regulators. Foliar application of NAA @ 40ppm at pre-flowering stage influenced growth characteristics by showing increased plant height, more number of branches, higher leaf area index and leaf area duration. But, with regard to ph...

Dynamic root growth simulation is an important tool when analysing the mechanisms within the rhizosphere. The concentration of nutrients in the soil as well as water content is strongly dependent on the root structure. On the other hand root growth is effected by the nutrient concentration and water supply as well as other soil parameters. As a result realistic root growth models are often coup...

protein-rich hydrolysate from feather waste was obtained using a mixed culture of selected thermophilic actinomycete strains, and was tested for possible application as soil amendment and biological control agent. for this purpose, a 4 months laboratory experiment was carried out using two types of urban soils (sofia, bulgaria): native park soil and anthropogenic soil. the effect of the obtain...