developed to remove unwanted organic materials from the agricultural and industrial waste streams. The derived product: earthworm castings‚ is now recognized as a high value material which‚ when blended with soil‚ can restore soil tilth by correcting the imbalances caused by the over-utilization of petrol-chemical based fertilizers; thus enabling crops and plants to naturally combat pests and diseases‚ all resulting in increased crop production and general plant health. Using European technology we began
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Date Performed: December 17‚ 2013 Group No.: 8 Date Submitted: January 6‚ 2014 Experiment 4: Extraction and Chromatic Separation of Plant Pigments from Tomato Paste ABSTRACT In column chromatography a mixture is dissolved in a solvent and poured over a column of solid adsorbent then eluted with the same or a different solvent. This method is often used for preparative purposes; when
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other countries. “How about building the nuclear power plant in your house yard?” The most classic riposte on the proposal of building a nuclear power plant‚ first broached in 1966 (Patchimpattapong‚ 2010) ‚ has lasted more than forty years in Thailand. Having obstructed the realization of the plant for almost half a century‚ the grievous concern over safety issue is warranted by the list of more than thirty nuclear power plant accidents since 1957‚ led by the most devastating Chernobyl.
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What is intensive plant production? Well it is formally known as intensive agriculture. It is an ‘Agricultural production system characterised by the high inputs of capital or labour relative to land area’ [http://www.uwa.edu.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0009/92619/Yan_PPS_Workshop.pdf]. It mainly focuses on produces with the highest amount of value. Around the world‚ intensive agriculture is needed and in the entire generality of agriculture‚ intensive agriculture takes up about 37%‚ specialising in
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Should Red Dye #40 be banned in the United States? Often‚ we don’t give much thought to the fact that much of what we consume is artificially colored. Red Dye #40‚ also commonly called Red 40‚ is widely used in the foods and drugs that we consume. Red food coloring is the most commonly used dye in the U.S.‚ according to Center for Science in the Public Interest (Carerra‚ 2013). In the food industry‚ red is a very appealing food color. The Food and Drug Administration approve it for use in candy
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The Cannabis plant has been in touch with man for many millennia‚ it grows nearly everywhere‚ it is extremely versatile and is a better alternative to many things - so why is it frowned upon in todays society? The plant is banned in most of the world because it can used as a psychoactive drug‚ but consuming it is proven not only to be completely safe‚ but it can also be used to cure a number of symptoms‚ ranging from nausea to anxiety‚ with almost no side effects. Not only can the plant be used as
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Thermal power plants are one of the main sources of electricity in both industrialized and developing countries. These plants have drawn flak on consumption of non-renewable sources of energy at a rapid rate and also since they release huge amounts of greenhouse gases into the atmosphere. The anti-greenhouse gas activists are calling for thermal power to be replaced by other cleaner sources of energy. Functioning of thermal power plant: In a thermal power plant‚ one of coal‚ oil or natural gas is used
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OF PLANTS Raluca Elena Hedes STRUCTURE: PART 1: Clarifying THEORETICAL CONCEPTS and TERMINOLOGY ¨ PART 2: Aspects of PRACTICAL APLICABILITY ¨ PART 3: SOURCES ¨ PART 4: Q&A ¨ The term allelopathy… ¨ ¨ • • 1937 – introduced by Prof. Hans Molisch Derived from the Greek words: Allelon = of each other Pathos = to suffer Definition ¨ 1996 - The International Allelopathy Society: “Any process involving secondary metabolites produced by plants‚ micro-organisms
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Eczema a Natural Method to Dealing with Irritating Disease Atopic eczema (aka infantile e.‚ flexural e.‚ atopic dermatitis) is an allergic disease believed to have a hereditary component and often runs in families whose members also have asthma. Itchy rash is particularly noticeable on head and scalp‚ neck‚ inside of elbows‚ behind knees‚ and buttocks. Contact dermatitis is of two types: allergic (resulting from a delayed reaction to some allergen‚ such as poison ivy or nickel)‚ and irritant (resulting
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determination in plants Summary- Evolutionary transitions happened gradually from hermaphroditism to monoec in which multiple sex determining genes are involved which include male-sterility and female-sterility factors. There should not be any recombination between different loci which is the pivotal reason for the genetic degeneration of Y chromosomes. There are several theories attached to Y chromosome degeneration that are reviewed recently . Introduction: why are plant sex chromosomes of
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