Kentucky bluegrass is a versatile cool season perennial grass that adapts to a wide range of soil pH‚ soil texture‚ and microclimate within temperate climate zone. The ideal growing conditions are well-drained fertile soil with medium texture‚ and humid temperate regions. Kentucky bluegrass can tolerate soil pH from 5.4 to 7.3‚ however‚ studies carried in Central Oregon indicated optimal performance when soil pH is between 6.2 -6.8 (Butler 2002). Kentucky bluegrass has low tolerance for saline
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Agriculture is a primary activity & is closely related to the natural environment. The term agriculture has been derived from the Latin word ‘Ager’ meaning field & ‘culture’ meaning cultivation. And agriculture practices means the steps involved in agriculture which can be seen generally been done by farmers and gardeners. Agricultural practices such as irrigation‚ crop rotation‚ fertilizers‚ pesticides and animals were developed long ago‚ but have made great strides in the past century. The history
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Kevin Doherty Experimenting with Plant Growth Team Rocket Science Introduction: The purpose of the experiment was to establish whether the concentration of Schultz fertilizer that was added to the radish seeds effects the speed of growth during the six-week time frame of the study. The major variables with this study are proficient communications among the team‚ the seeds‚ soil‚ water concentration‚ fertilizer‚ light exposure‚ temperature of the room‚ consistency of following watering (watering
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16. Pure nitrogen combines directly with an active metal to form a - Nitride 17. In a sample of solid Al(NO3)3‚ the ratio of aluminum ions to nitrate ions is - 1:3 18. In a sample of solid calcium phosphate Ca3(PO4)2‚ the ratio of calcium ions to phosphate ions is - 3:2 19. What is the total number of atoms in (NH4)2SO4? - 15 20. What is the total number of oxygen atoms present in one unit of Mg(ClO3)2? - 6 21. What is the total number of atoms of oxygen in the formula Al(ClO3)3.6H2O?
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* Application of decomposition reaction in the real world: * Rust is an oxide of iron that forms when iron structures are exposed to oxygen in the air. * The ammonia industry synthesises ammonia directly by combining nitrogen and hydrogen gases at high temperatures and pressures over a catalyst. * Examples: * 1. Synthesis of iron (III) chloride using heat energy * 2. Synthesis of hydrogen chloride using light * Explain that the amount
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“EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES ON PRODUCER GAS GENERATION FROM WOOD WASTE IN DOWNDRAFT GASIFIER” In the article Partik.N.Sheth and B.V Babu performed studies on gas generation from wood waste in downdraft gasifier. They arranged an experimental setup of downdraft gasifier consisting of four zones drying‚ pyrolysis‚ oxidation and reduction. In downdraft gasifiers pyrolysed gas and moisture generated in drying and pyrolysis zones flow downwards. They fed the biomass in gasifier and oxidized it in the zone where
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Bato Balani Journal #1 p. 8 1. How was the first quasicrystal discovered? - The quasicrystal was discovered while Daniel Shechtman was experimenting on a chilled molten mixture of aluminium and manganese which revealed a 10-fold symmetry. 2. Compare crystals and quasicrystals. - the crystal‚ the patterns are tightly packed‚ they have no space in between‚ and look the same in whatever angle. And the quasicrystal‚ the atoms exhibit a regular pattern‚ but the pattern is not repeated. 3. What are
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Noble Gas | Uses | Property | Argon | Light bulbs | Doesn’t react with the metal filament | Helium | Used with O2 for deep sea dives | Low solubility of helium in the blood. | Helium | To inflate the tyres of large aircraft | Non-flammable | Helium | To fill airships and weather balloons | Low density‚ does not burn | Neon | In advertising signs because it glows red when electricity passes | Conductor of electricity at high voltage | Krypton/Xenon | In lamps used in photographic flash
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What is Chemical and Process Engineering? The branch of Engineering which is concerned with processes in which materials undergo a required change in composition‚ energy content or physical state at a reasonable cost and in the safest possible manner. History of Chemical Engineering For all intents and purposes the chemical engineering profession began in 1888. While‚ the term "chemical engineer" had been floating around technical circles throughout the 1880’s‚ there was no formal education
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Solution(s) to the Problem of Waste Contamination in Water - Eutrophication By Patricia Lopes The degree of eutrophication in water bodies depends‚ mostly‚ on the concentration of nutrients usually phosphorus in the water‚. Calculations show that because of the increase of population growth and urbanization‚ the world input of phosphorus into the rivers will have reached 2.56 million tons per year by the end of the 20th century. Also‚ an additional 0.6 million tons‚ are added mainly due to agricultural
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