Describe how the uses of plant fibres and starch may contribute to sustainability How can plant fibres be used? First of all the plant fibres have to be extracted from the plant itself. The process of extraction often used is called retting. Retting involves using water or micro-organisms to dissolve or rot away the cellular tissues surrounding the bast-fibre bundles. Afterwards the fibres are obtained; usually they extract very long sclerenchyma cells and xylem tissue because of their good
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What pH Level Causes a Plant to Grow Best Alexis Chavez‚ Heather Nutt‚ Nguyen Phan Introduction We knew that water is normally stated as the best form of liquid to make sure plants grow as best as they can‚ but we wanted to know if causing the water to be more basic or more acidic would affect how the plant grew. Our hypothesis was that if the plant is treated with a pH of 12 then treated with another pH. Materials The materials used were three identical plants‚ that each had 4 sections that were
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happy and healthy lives. The only thing that people are not aware of is that everyday decisions have a major impact on how their lives actually turn out. For example‚ some people may get enough exercise‚ or enough sleep‚ but they don’t get enough nutrients‚ which can have a negative impact on their overall health. In reality‚ many people make healthy choices‚ but they also make poor choices that negatively affect how they live now and in the future. Here are some steps that explain how to live a healthy
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The answer to this question depends on how healthy you want your juices to be and which specific nutrients (if any) you are targeting‚ your level of experience with juicing and consuming certain types of vegetables‚ and of course your personal tastes and preferences. Most fruits and vegetables can be juiced‚ although some will yield more juice than others
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Heuvelink‚ E.‚ 1987. Influence of light on the growth of young tomato‚ cucumber and sweet pepper plants in the greenhouse: effects on relative growth rate‚ net assimilation rate and leaf area ratio. Scientia Hortic.‚ 31: 161-174. Tomato‚ cucumber and sweet pepper were sown in a greenhouse at regular intervals throughout the year. A relationship between the relative growth rate (RGR) of these young plants and the mean daily light integral ( PAR incoming per unit ground area) could be calculated for
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The Treadway Tire Company: Job Dissatisfaction and High Turnover at the Lima Tire Plant Satya Narayana Puppala Sullivan University Abstract This incident deals with one of the Tradeway’s tire plants in Ohio. Facing problems with line foreman in an un-unionized atmosphere. The situation explores causes and trepidations of employee dissatisfaction‚ effectiveness of job training‚ and communication differences. Setting these issues promotes a healthy environment that regulates successful workforce
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GE GAP Guidelines A Publication of GE Global Asset Protection Services GAP.2.5.2 September 3‚ 2001 OIL AND CHEMICAL PLANT LAYOUT AND SPACING INTRODUCTION Loss experience clearly shows that fires or explosions in congested areas of oil and chemical plants can result in extensive losses. Wherever explosion or fire hazards exist‚ proper plant layout and adequate spacing between hazards are essential to loss prevention and control. Layout relates to the relative position of equipment or units
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Organic mulches help reduce erosion and conserve water. They also help moderate soil temperatures and discourage weeds‚ helping tomato plants grow larger and healthier. While it’s possible to buy commercial material for this purpose‚ converting fallen leaves into natural homemade mulch is both more environmentally friendly and less costly. Papaya leaves are an especially good choice due to their large size and potential insect-repellent abilities. Collection The average papaya leaf stays on the
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Sunflower (Helianthus annuus) is an annual plant native to the Americas. It possesses a large inflorescence (flowering head). The sunflower is named after its huge‚ fiery blooms‚ whose shape and image are often used to depict the sun. It has a rough‚ hairy stem‚ broad‚ coarsely toothed‚ rough leaves and circular heads of flowers. The heads consist of many individual flowers which mature into seeds‚ often in the hundreds‚ on a receptacle base. From the Americas‚ sunflower seeds were brought to Europe
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Determining absorbance of various wavelengths of light for pigments present in Coleus plants Joseph Yung (King Yung) 212831426 Adrian Ionescu Section M 11 February 5‚ 2014 Absorbance Table Absorbance Spectra Figure 1: Absorption spectra of pigments found‚ through chromatography‚ within Coleus plants. The different wavelengths of light were determined by the use of a spectrophotometer Questions
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