the present study was carried out in kharkeh research station, kurdestan province, western iran to investigate the effects of the change in land use on the degradation of mol-lisols, their organic carbon content, clay mineralogy and k+ status. the study area was partly under cultivation (for over 40 years) and partly preserved as rangelands. the re-sults revealed that mollisols are the dominant...

In the present study effect of feeding area specific mineral mixture on the serum mineral status of cattle in different agro climatic zones (plateau, plain and hills) of Chhattisgarh state was studied. The soil and fodder mineral status of different zones were analyzed. Macro minerals were below desired level in soil of hill region followed by plateau and plain whereas Mg level in soils of diff...

Rumen microorganisms and the host ruminant animal require many macro and micro minerals for normal growth and development. Among these minerals, sulfur is a necessary component of the amino acids cystine and methionine that are building blocks of proteins. In ruminants, many inorganic forms of sulfur (e.g. potassium sulfate and calcium sulfate) can be used because sulfate is reduced in the rume...

It is often assumed that physical and chemical processes determine the geochemical budgets of base cations on the earth's surface. Little or no consideration has been given to microbial processes despite the abundance of micro-organisms in surface and sub-surface environments (e.g. 106-109 bacteria cells/cm 3 in soils) combined with their ability to excrete a wide range of organic acids and che...

Fibrous crop residues especially cereal straws form an integral part of the ruminant feeding under the prevailing livestock production systems in India. The abundance of these fibrous crop residues to the tune of 425 million tonnes (Banerjee, 1998), however, is constrained by their poor nutritional quality in terms of digestible nutrients and minerals. Promising approach appears to be the criti...

Trichoderma harzianum strain SQR-T037 is a biocontrol agent that has been shown to enhance the uptake of nutrients (macro- and microelements) by plants in fields. The objective of this study was to investigate the contribution of SQR-T037 to P and microelement (Fe, Mn, Cu and Zn) nutrition in tomato plants grown in soil and in hydroponic conditions. Inoculation with SQR-T037 significantly impro...

Samples of soil, forage and blood serum of cattle in six villages Ganderbal district of kashmir were collected and analysed for different macro and micro mineral contents to establish the mineral correlation among soil, forage and animals. The macro and micro mineral contents in soils of Ganderbal district were higher than their respective critical levels except Mn. Similarly, in forage except ...

Introduction: Surgery to the upper gastrointestinal region of the gut results in symptoms greatly impacting on dietary intake, and a diet high in energy and protein is encouraged. The aim of this study was to examine the food and nutrient intakes of people having had major upper gastrointestinal surgery, and compare them to current food and nutrient recommendations. Materials and Methods: Peopl...

Article Info The aim of this study is to investigate the contents of essential, macro and micro elements by the energy-dispersive X-ray fluorescence spectrometry (EDXRF) in different seaweeds (10 red algae, 5 green algae)from collected different regions of Visakhapatnam coast(India). Seaweeds from different estuarine stations were analyzed by X-ray fluorescence, providing results for the concen...