Soil alkalinity is a severe threat to crop production globally as it markedly retards plant growth. Different techniques are used mitigate alkaline stress, but priming considered the most appropriate. The current study was carried out in complete randomized design (CRD) evaluate effect of different on maize grown under levels stress. experiment comprised treatments stress (AS) including, contro...

nitrate is one of the major sources of nitrogen for the growth of plants. it is taken up by plant roots and transported to the leaves where it is reduced to nitrite in the. the main objective of this research was to investigate stimulatory effects of sodium nitrate, potassium nitrate, ammonia and urea on the production/generation of the nitrate reductase mrna in triticum aestivum plants. the pl...

We present a detailed study of the structural behavior and polarization reversal mechanism in phase III of KNO3, an unusual ferroelectric material in which the nitrate groups rotate during polarization reversal. This material was one of several studied in a previous work O. Diéguez and D. Vanderbilt, Phys. Rev. Lett. 96, 056401 2006 where methods were described for computing curves of energy ve...

The present investigation was carried out during 2018–19 to evaluate the variation in seed dimension and most promising pre-treatments for accelerating germination of Spondias pinnata Linn. various pre-sowing treatments were Control (no treatment); soaking cold water 24 hours; 48 h; 72 100 ppm thiourea 200 400 800ppm 1000 KNO3 12 800 h h. experiment laid randomised block design with 13 control ...

In Mali, citrus fruits contribute significantly to the nutritional balance of population due their high content vitamin C, carotenoids and polyphenols. The sector in Mali is rich several species, but current trend production towards Tangelo (or Citrus×tangelo). objective this study was determine effects phytohormones 2,4,5-T, AG3 potassium nitrate (KNO3) on vegetative growth Tangelo. trial cond...

We examined the effect of nitrate on the expression of the NADPH producing enzymes of the oxidative pentose phosphate pathway, glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PDH) and 6-phosphogluconate dehydrogenase (6PGDH) in maize seedlings (Zea mays L. W64A×A182E). In extracts of 5 day old maize roots and leaves treated with 10 mM KNO3, G6PDH and 6PGDH activities increased by 44 and 53%, respectively,...

Here we report for the first time, a simple hydrothermal approach for the bulk production of highly conductive and transparent graphene nanoribbons (GNRs) using several counter ions from K2SO4, KNO3, KOH and H2SO4 in aqueous media, where, selective intercalation followed by exfoliation gives highly conducting GNRs with over 80% yield. In these experiments, sulfate and nitrate ions act as a co-i...

Nitrates have long been considered as harmful dietary components and judged responsible for deleterious effects on human health, leading to stringent regulations concerning their levels in food and water. However, recent studies demonstrate that dietary nitrate may have a major role in human health as a non-immune mechanism for host defence, through its metabolism to NO in the stomach. NO is a ...

Problem statement: In today’s scenario, microalgae are widely recognized as a promising source for biofuel production as a renewable source of energy. They are exceedingly rich in oil, which can be converted to biofuel. This paper deals with one of the method to enhance the lipid content in microalgae. Approach: Microalga, Chlorella pyrenoidosa, was grown autotrophically in batch culture and th...

although, grapevines do not have a high chilling requirement, its fulfillment is critical for normal development of the vines. in tropical and subtropical regions such as farrashband, in the south of iran, there is no adequate winter chilling to release bud dormancy in grapevines. so it is necessary to consider the effect of chemical dormancy–breaking agents on bud dormancy. in the present rese...