Carbohydrate Utilization as a Factor in Plant Growth

Utilization of Composts as Bedding Plant Growth Substrates

Peat moss is the most widely used source of organic matter for growing horticultural crops in the United States. The demand for peat as a substrate constituent for bedding and pot plants has remarkably increased in recent years, thus reducing the availability and increasing cost (Nappi and Barberis, 1993). Composts may serve as qualitatively and economically as competitive alternative sources o...

Using Insects\' Body Powder as a Complementary Growth Factor in Fungal Culture Media

Introduction: Nutritional requirements of fungi are essential for their successful growth in laboratories. Some fungi feed on the compounds present in the insects' bodies. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of insects' body powder (IBP) as a supplement for the fungi growth in culture media. Methods: We used 10 mg of IBP, obtained from Anopheles superpictus and Culex theileri mosqu...

Investigating Growth of Frankenia thymifolia as a Cover Plant During Drought Stress in Different Growth Media and Irrigation Periods

There are some plants can replaced grass among cover plants. Cover plants are obvious solution of problem in these places that the most important plant is Frankinia and Lisimakia etc. The aim of this study is to use organic wastes, biological fertilizers and moisture super absorbents in the growth media of Frankinia to increase water holding capacity, delay in permane...

Growth, photosynthesis and carbohydrate utilization in submerged Scirpus maritimus L. during spring growth

Growth, photosynthesis and carbohydrate utilization in submerged Scirpus maritimus L. during spring growth