Carnivorous Plants In a world where plants are at the bottom of the food-chain‚ some individual plant species have evolved ways to reverse the order we expect to find in nature. These insectivorous plants‚ as they are sometimes called‚ are the predators ‚ rather than the passive prey. Adaptations such as odiferous lures and trapping mechanisms have made it possible for these photosynthesizers to capture‚ chemically break-down and digest insect prey (and in some cases even small animals.) There
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forming a hypothesis. Increasing fertilizer is expected to increase rate of growth and increase number of leaves. Materials and Methods The materials used included seeds of Wisconsin fast plants Brassica rapa‚ Styrofoam planting quads‚ potting soil‚ 14- 14- 14- NPK fertilizer beads‚ labeling tape‚ quad wicks‚ plastic water container with wick cloth‚ and anti-algal squares. To construct two different planters for our fast plants we used two Styrofoam planting quads. Each planter and squares inside of
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Radiation Protection & Radiobiology Notes Human Biology Human Response To Ionizing Radiation Early Effects of Radiation: When response occurs within minutes or days after exposure. Late Effects of Radiation: When response is not observed for many months or years after exposure. Effects of fetal irradiation: Death‚ malformation‚ malignancy‚ diminished growth. Composition of Human Body Cell Theory: 85% of the body is hydrogen and oxygen. Hydrogen: 60% Oxygen: 25.7% Carbon: 10.7% Nitrogen:
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Effect of Nutrients on the Growth and Photosynthetic Ability of a Hypersaline Diatom ------------------------------------------------- Murdoch University Caitlin May: 30981943 Effect of Nutrients on the Growth and Photosynthetic Ability of a Hypersaline Diatom ------------------------------------------------- Murdoch University Caitlin May: 30981943 Introduction Recently there has been an increase of interest in the industrial applications of microalgae‚ in particular diatoms‚ for producing
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Medicinal plants constitute an important natural wealth of a country. They play a important role in providing primary health care services to rural people. They serve as therapeutic mediators as well as important raw materials for the manufacture of traditional and modern medicine. Substantial amount of foreign exchange can be earned by exporting medicinal plants to other countries. In this way indigenous medicinal plants play significant role of an economy of a country. Past century there has been
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INTRODUCTION Those plants that have healing properties are termed as medicinal plants or herbs. The plant kingdom is divided into several groups‚ but the botanical classification is beyond the scope of this section. However‚ medicinal plants can be simply classified as trees‚ shrubs‚ woody perennials‚ annuals and biennials‚ and climbers. (http://eatt1.tripod.com/amp1.html) Medicinal plants consist of components of therapeutic values and have been used as remedies for human diseases
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Report: The effect of daily treatment with UV light of turf grass greens infected by Sclerotinioria homoeocarpa and Microdochium nivale. Introduction In the Netherlands‚ golf is increasing in popularity and the present golf courses are occupying 7300 hectares in total (Zibb: Portal voor ondernemers. Tips‚ tools en het laatste nieuws). Turf grasses are plants that are made very susceptible to infection by fungi because of their prerequisites. Especially the greens have high demands: The grass
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separated from the copper (stripped)‚ recovering as much of the reagent as possible for re-use. The concentrated copper solution is dissolved in sulfuric acid and sent to the electrolytic cells for recovery as copper plates. Escondida Organic Growth Project 1(Chile)57.5%Copper
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Growth‚ yield and NPK uptake by maize with complementary organic and inorganic fertilizerINTRODUCTION The ever-increasing population of many countries of the world has necessitated the development of intensive agriculture technologies to sustain food yield. Soil fertility maintenance is essential in achieving and maintaining high crop yields over a period of time. Fertilizer application has usually been the major means of supplying plant nutrients. Use of mineral fertilizers has proven to be more
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Abstract: Symbiosis is very important in the plant world. Fungus has a symbiotic relationship with other plants. This may help the plant through tough times‚ for example; droughts and long winters. There are many careers that study the problems of symbiotic plants. Symbiosis with Plants Symbiosis with plants is very important. Fungus helps the plant live through tough times. There is a lot of information available about symbiosis but there are also many unanswered questions. Certain careers
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