Physiology of Calcium Nutrition in Plants

Calcium Nutrition in Plants

Calcium in plants is quite similar to calcium in people – it is essential for good growth and structure. Calcium does not move easily throughout the plant, once it is incorporated into cell walls, it does not move out again. The health and integrity of the cell membrane is very critical to the survival of the plant and it is well understood that cell membrane cannot be maintained without adequa...

Application of Medicinal Plants in Poultry Nutrition

Application of most antibiotic growth promoters as feed additives has been banned in a lot of countries due to cross-resistance against pathogens and residues in tissues. Therefore, scientists are searching for alternatives to antibiotics nowadays. Medicinal plant extracts are one of the alternatives that have anti-microbial and growth promoting effect on poultry. In this paper, the benefits of...

Physiology of Plants Affected by Ageing

Objective: Ageing of the stored seed is a natural phenomenon and the seeds tend to lose viability even under ideal storage conditions. Accelerated ageing has been recognized as a good predictor of the storability of seed lots. Aged seeds show decreased vigor and produce weak seedlings that are unable to survive once reintroduced into a habitat. The characteristics of the chemical composition of...

Physiology of Plants Affected by Ageing

Objective: Ageing of the stored seed is a natural phenomenon and the seeds tend to lose viability even under ideal storage conditions. Accelerated ageing has been recognized as a good predictor of the storability of seed lots. Aged seeds show decreased vigor and produce weak seedlings that are unable to survive once reintroduced into a habitat. The characteristics of the chemical composition of...

Role of the rhizosphere in iron nutrition of plants