Climatic conditions should not hinder nutrient release from decomposing leaf-litter (mineralization) in the humid tropics, even though many tropical forests experience drought lasting from several weeks to months. We used a dry-season irrigation experiment to examine the effect of seasonal drought on nutrient concentrations in leaffall and in decomposing leaf-litter. In the experiment, soil in ...

the effects of three arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (amf) species (glomus versiforme, claroideoglomus etunicatum and rhizophagus intraradices) were studied on the growth parameters and nutrient uptake of three apple rootstocks (m.9, m.7 and mm.106). the soil medium contained a high level of calcium carbonate (38.65%). the results showed that amf inoculation could increase almost all growth parame...

the aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of different potassium (k) and nitrogen (n) concentrations in nutrient solution and their interaction on growth and quality of tomato transplants. a full factorial experimental design was carried out with three potassium concentrations (1.5, 3 and 6 meql-1) and three nitrogen concentrations (1.5, 3 and 6 meql-1) for 27 days after seed germination...

Noni leaves have been used for a variety of health benefits for thousands of years. Noni leaf tea, a commercial product made by a roasting process, is attracting more attention due to its potential health benefits. Flavonoids appear to be some of the predominant constituents in noni leaves. As flavonoids exist mostly in the forms of glycosides or polymers, degradation to corresponding metabolit...

Tea plant (Camellia sinensis) leaf is an important non-alcoholic beverage resource. The application of quantitative real time polymerase chain reaction (qRT-PCR) has a profound significance for the gene expression studies of tea plant, especially when applied to tea leaf development and metabolism. In this study, nine candidate reference genes (i.e., CsACT7, CsEF-1α, CseIF-4α, CsGAPDH, CsPP2A, ...

Plants in nutrient-poor environments typically have low foliar nitrogen (N) concentrations, long-lived tissues with leaf traits designed to use nutrients eYciently, and low rates of photosynthesis. We postulated that increasing N availability due to atmospheric deposition would increase photosynthetic capacity, foliar N, and speciWc leaf area (SLA) of bog shrubs. We measured photosynthesis, fol...

The oxidizing-enzyme preparation employed in previous work was obtained from tea by grinding fresh leaf under acetone until the residue was almost completely free of all colouring constituents of the leaf. Among the differences that exist between the in vitro action of this acetone-prepared tea enzyme and the in vivo reaction in the minced leaf are the rates of oxidation of different polyphenol...

The current research focuses on the estimation of bulk density and angle of repose of tea leaves at different moisture content and size and development of a mathematical model for bulk density and angle of repose using response surface methodology followed by numerical optimization of responses using desirability functions. Further work was done on the design optimization of feed hopper and met...

hydroponics technique accompanied by adjustment of nutrient solution seems to optimize crop production and help in establishing sustainable agriculture. in recent years, the greenhouse production of cucumber has been increased in iran, however there are just a few proper nutrient solutions employed in growing the crop. in line with this, an experiment was conducted to find the effect of various...