Increasing the nitrate (N) concentration in the rooting substrate above deficiency decreased stomatal conductance and leaf growth rate compared with sufficient N in maize seedlings (Zea mays L.) growing in drying substrate. Novel effects were detected when N in the non-deficient range was supplied directly to the xylem of detached shoots: concentrations above 2.0 mol m-3 KNO3 reduced transpirat...

“Salting out effect” means that the addition of an organic solvent to an aqueous solution of a salt will reduce the solubility of salts and thus induce its precipitation.1 Therefore, the investigations of the physicochemical properties of inorganic salts in organic solvents – water, such as solubility data together with density, refractive index and so on, are of great scientific importance. Va...

The effects of major mineral salts, L-glutamine, myo-inositol and carbon source on shoot bud proliferation of date palm (Phoenix dactylifera L.) cv. Mejhoul were evaluated. Different concentrations of ammonium nitrate (NH4NO3; 550, 825 or 1650 mg/L), potassium nitrate (KNO3; 633.3, 950 or 1900 mg/L), calcium chloride dehydrate (CaCl2·2H2O; 147, 220 or 440 mg/L), potassium dihydrogen phosphate (...

The photochemistry of nitrate ions in bulk aqueous solution is well known, yet recent evidence suggests that the photolysis of nitrate may be more efficient at the air-water interface. Whether and how this surface enhancement is altered by the presence of different cations is not known. In the present studies, thin aqueous films of nitrate salts with different cations were deposited on the wall...

Successful adaptation/acclimatization to low temperatures in micro-algae is usually connected with production of specific biotechnologically important compounds. In this study, we evaluated the growth characteristics in a micro-scale mass cultivation of the Antarctic soil green alga Chlorella mirabilis under different nitrogen and carbon sources followed by analyses of fatty acid contents. The ...

Using mesoporous SiO2 to encapsulate CsPbBr3 nanocrystals is one of the best strategies exploit such materials in devices. However, CsPbBr3/SiO2 composites produced so far do not exhibit strong photoluminescence emission and, simultaneously, high stability against heat and water. We demonstrate a molten-salts-based approach delivering CsPbBr3/mesoporous-SiO2 with PLQY (89 ± 10%) heat, water, aq...

The Root nodules of Cajanus Cajan plant produced high amount of (35.56 ug/gm) of Indole acetic acid from Hg plants as compared to the N plant. The IAA was measured maximum from Rhizobium spp. of C.cajan plant at 24h, when the bacteria reached the stationary phase of growth. Mannitol & KNO3 preferred to be a good carbon and nitrogen source for IAA production in all N, Ng, H & Hg Rhizobium strain...

The aim of the present study reported here is to examine the production, purification and characterization of the enzyme laccase from the mushroom Hypsizygus ulmarius. The culture conditions were optimized for the maximum production of enzymes with different parameters such as incubation time, carbon, nitrogen sources. The enzyme was purified by ammonium sulphate precipitation and partially cha...

1,1,3,3-Tetra(1H-tetrazol-5-yl)propane-based energetic salts were synthesized in a simple and straightforward manner. The structures of these new salts were determined by (1)H and (13)C NMR spectroscopy, IR spectroscopy, MS, and elemental analysis. All of these compounds showed good thermal stabilities above 180 °C, as confirmed by thermogravimetric-differential thermal analysis (TG-DTA) measur...