Estimating Shrub Production from Plant Dimensions

Graviton production from extra dimensions

Graviton production due to collapsing extra dimensions is studied. The momenta lying in the extra dimensions are taken into account. A D-dimensional background is matched to an effectively four-dimensional standard radiation dominated universe. Using observational constraints on the present gravitational wave spectrum, a bound on the maximal temperature at the beginning of the radiation era is ...

Estimating Sustainable Timber Production from Tropical Forests

Natural forests in the humid tropics differ from temperate and plantation forests in several ways: there may be many tree species; many of these may occur infrequently; there may be a large range of tree sizes and shapes present; tree ages may be unknown and indeterminate; and despite the luxuriant appearance some rainforests, growth rates may be relatively low. This has many implications for t...

Annual plant–shrub interactions along an aridity gradient

Annual plants in semi-arid and arid areas are often closely associated with shrubs. The degree of association largely depends on the balance of negative and positive effects between these contrasting plant life-forms, ranging from interference to facilitation. Since positive interactions are predicted to become less important with increasing rainfall, the interaction balance is expected to shif...

Production of Oil from Plant Material.

Biofuel Production from Plant Biomass: Bioethanol from Concept to Reality

Natural energy reserves like petrol and diesel etc are depleting as such it is of paramount importance to find alternative fuels. Solar energy is traped as biomass in plants. Biomass provide an excellent reserve for traping solar energy on field. Complex enzymatic machinery comprising of hydrolytic reactions and consolidated bioprocessing is needed to make viable bioenergy mostly biofuels like ...