A single tropical plant species can harbour hundreds of endophyte species within its tissues. Otherwise, little is known about the relationship between endophyte colonization, leaf traits, and spectral properties of leaves. We explore those relationships on Coccoloba cereifera, a plant well known for its symbiotic properties. Endophyte richness in C. cereifera was statistically correlated with ...

Remobilization of mineral nutrients from leaves to reproductive structures is a possible regulatory factor in leaf senescence. The relationship between P remobilization from leaves of soybean (Glycine max [L.] Merr. cv McCall) during reproductive development and leaf senescence was determined by utilizing soil P treatments that supplied deficient, optimum, and supraoptimum soil P levels. The so...

In this study we analysed mineral composition of bee pollen of different plant origin collected across Serbia using inductively coupled plasma - optical emission spectrometry. The most abundant elements were potassium, calcium, and magnesium. The samples were also exceptionally rich in iron and zinc, which are very important as nutrients. Judging by our findings, mineral composition of bee poll...

The relative impermeability of the surfaces of leaves to water and mineral ions in solution is a condition upon which the life of terrestrial higher plants depends. However, for the investigator this feature imposes difficulties on attempts to make quantitative studies of the process of ion absorption by leaf tissue. The importance of this absorption process in the physiology of leaf cells has ...

N deficiency caused a decrease in leaf content, Chlorophyll and carbon assimilation of crop plants, resulting lower dry matter accumulation. It increases overall plant growth, but the nature this response depends upon patterns plant, nitrogen allocation, nutrient that vary throughout growing season depend canopy position. Decreased photosynthetic capacity is not only associated with direct effe...

Modified cassava flour (mocaf) is made from fermented cassava. Mocaf can be into delicious products but lacks in protein, fat, and mineral content. Thus, mocaf cookies need to fortified with other ingredients such as moringa ( Moringa oleifera ), katuk Sauropus androgynus kale Brassica oleracea var. sabellica). This vegetable are rich calcium (Ca), magnesium (Mg), potassium (K), iron (Fe), mang...

A knowledge of the chemical composition of the human skin and a demonstration of any changes which may occur in its chemistry during growth is a prerequisite for the study of the various diseases peculiar to that organ. Evidence of the r&e played by the mineral constituents of the skin in its normal metabolism as well as in its pathological processes has gradually been accumulating and the lite...

The main objective of the research is to develop a recipe of instant dry soup mix for easy preparation of ogbono soup. Instant ogbono mix powder was processed using common locally ingredients. Dika kernel powder, dried ugwu leaf, crayfish, stock fish, and a mixture of locust bean, onion, seasoning and Cameroon powder were formulated at different ratios to find the best acceptable ogbono mix pow...