Legumes are widely used in many cropping systems because they share their nitrogen fixation products and phosphorus mobilization activities with their neighbors. In the current study, however, we showed that co-cultivation with legumes increased cadmium (Cd) contamination in the adjacent crops. Both field and mesocosm experiments indicated that legumes increased Cd levels in edible parts and sh...

Abstract The soilless cultivation of plants is an alternative for the production flowers with high quality. Calla lily normally produced on soil benches, but have shown some limitations as bacterial infections occur. One may be a cultivation. Hence, experiments were conducted objective to evaluate development calla in two types hydroponic systems. semihydroponic system was tested using substrat...

In vitro cultivation systems for oocytes and embryos are characterised by increased levels of reactive oxygen species (ROS), which can be balanced by the addition of suitable antioxidants. S-allyl cysteine (SAC) is a sulfur compound naturally occurring in garlic (Allium sativum), which is responsible for its high antioxidant properties. In this study, we demonstrated the capacity of SAC (0.1, 0...

Packed bed cultivation systems have potential for widespread application in solid-state cultivation (SSC), but they are poorly characterized. The effects of particle size and substrate loading on the growth of Rhizopus oligosporus on sago-beads in packed bed bioreactors were investigated. Pressure drop and protein were monitored as indicators of fungal growth in cultivations performed in a larg...

The potential of microalgae biofuel has not been realized because of low productivity and high costs associated with the current cultivation systems. In this paper, an attached cultivation method was introduced, in which microalgae cells grew on the surface of vertical artificial supporting material to form algal film. Multiple of the algal films were assembled in an array fashion to dilute sol...

Recently, Pfeiffer and colleagues have published protocols that allow the isolation of human hepatocytes and non-parenchymal liver cells from the same donor (Pfeiffer et al., 2014). Cell isolation is performed with resected liver tissue, usually obtained from hepatectomy because of metastasis from colon cancer. Human liver cells are initially isolated by the conventional two-step EDTA/ collagen...

in the traditional systems of irrigation and exploitation of water sources, especially the water sources behind dams, there isn't regular and consistent plan for their management and this can be caused the weakness of irrigation performance. in this connection, using both of optimization methods and geospatioal information system (gis) together can improve the performance of irrigation pro...

Schistosomiasis mansoni, known colloquially as bilharzia, came to Puerto Rico with the slave trade [1-3]. At the beginning of the 20th century, schistosomiasis was limited to several low-prevalence locations in Puerto Rico (Mayaguez, Utuado and Aibonito) and the adjacent island of Vieques an area of high prevalence. The change from a coffee economy (that was precipitated in part by Hurricane Sa...