Effective nitrogen (N) management in cotton production is essential in order to achieve proper growth and development. However, soil-incorporated N can undergo a series of chemical conversions along with numerous loss mechanisms (leaching, volatilization and denitrification) that can make N unavailable to the plant. In addition, soil-incorporated N has faced much scrutiny over the years for its...

Justification. Approximately 10,000 to 25,000 adults and 6,000 to 10,000 children in the United States are diagnosed as being in the persistent vegetative state (PVS). Inasmuch as the Task Force report reviewed the medical facts concerning PVS, the need to develop management standards and guidelines became apparent. The following summary provides practice parameters that outline diagnostic and ...

Tissue cultures of Phyllanthus tenellus Roxb. were maintained on modified MS to evaluate in vitro flowering under light of different qualities: white (control), blue, green, red, yellow, UV-A plus white and darkness; as well as different growth regulators at concentrations (μM): IBA 0.98, KIN 0.46, KIN 2.3, IBA 0.98 + KIN 0.46, IAA 1.14 + KIN 0.46. The events from vegetative to reproductive gro...

We present research in progress, aimed at explaining the tradeoffs between vegetative and reproductive structures in the architecture of Protea. The species of interest, Protea lepido-carpodendron, reproduces only after a fire that kills it. We aim at using a biomechanical developmental functionalstructural model to demonstrate that Protea lepidocarpodendron is adapted to the statistical distri...

expressed quantitative cerebral activity is crucial. The strongest evidence that supports the concept of early recovery of awareness in Menon et al.'s patient is that she ultimately recovered consciousness. Had she never regained any additional expressed qualities of attention, recognition, or interactive behavior beyond the P300 and the PET findings after another eight months (i.e. a year afte...

Brain damage can sometimes render a patient persistently unresponsive and yet apparently awake, admitting the possibility that the absence of overt voluntary behaviour might conceal a retained capacity for covert cognition. When given instructions to perform a cognitive task, a minority of patients in such a so-called persistent vegetative state (PVS) has recently been found to exhibit patterns...

The effect of fertilizer rate on fruit quality parameters in the black chokeberry (Aronia melanocarpa [Michx] Ell.) cv. `Viking' was studied over three years. A combined N±P±K fertilizer was applied in different rates. Plant height, yield, berry weight, anthocyanin content, content of brown compounds, content of soluble solids, anthocyanin composition and total acidity were recorded for the dif...

Progress and problems in vegetative propagation of important North American hardwoods are reviewed with emphasis on rooting cuttings and the application of propagatIOn t~'hniqucs in breeding research. Some problems in rooting physiology are diS('u,;",>.

An experiment was carried out in the field laboratory, Department of Entomology, Bangladesh Agricultural University to find out the efficacy of different botanicals and chemical insecticides against rice stem borer during the period from July to December 2013. The treatments included Neem oil, Mahogany oil, combination of Neem and Mahogany oil, Bishkatali leaf extract, Lantana leaf extract, com...