In acid soils, Al toxicity and nutrient deficiencies are main constraints for low yield of cacao (Theobroma cacao L.). A controlled growth chamber experiment was conducted to evaluate the effect of three Al saturations (0.2, 19, and 26%) adjusted by addition of dolomitic lime on growth and nutrient uptake parameters of cacao. Overall, increasing soil Al saturation decreased shoot and root dry w...

and any change in climate which alters the length of each phase is likely to alter the root shoot ratio, with effects on forest respiration and photosynthesis. Hence, we need accurate estimates of root and shoot growing periods to predict growth in a changing environment but most models of carbon and nitrogen allocation in trees do not take account of seasonal phases of growth (eg. Thornley, 19...

Root-knot nematode, Meloidogyne incognita, is one of the main problems in vegetable-growing regions, decreasing yield quality and quantity worldwide. Root-knot nematode management tactics mostly involve chemical control which is a threat to the environment, consequences to human health. Biological control of nematodes is considered to be one of the best alternatives to the chemical control. In ...

in a greenhouse experiment, the effects of waterlogging, sewage sludge and manure on the uptake and concentrations of p, k, ca, mg and na in root and shoot of sunflower (helianthus annuus l.) were investigated. a factorial experiment based on completely randomized design with three replications including duration of waterlogging at five levels (0, 2, 4, 8, 22 days), source of organic fertilizer...

in order to determine the effect of different irrigation intervals on some morphophysiological traits of basil (ocimum basilicum l.), an experiment was conducted as factorial based on randomized complete block design with three replications under greenhouse conditions during 2010. treatments included five irrigation intervals with 4, 8, 12, 16 and 20 days intervals and two ecotypes of basil (gr...

the present study examined the effects of mycorrhizal fungus glomus sp. on pistachio growth parameters and root-rot disease of pistachio seedlings under greenhouse conditions. the experiment was conducted in factorial arrangement based on completely randomized design with six replications. examined factors included: levels of glomus inoculation (with (m1) and without inoculation (m0) and two le...

effects of water stress and fusarium oxysporum f. sp. lycoperseci (fol) on the growth of tomatoes were studied in a greenhouse experiment. treatments consisted of five levels of water stress (1, 3, 5, 7 and 9 day irrigation intervals). infested soil consisting of 400 chlamydospores g1 of fol and non infested soil were used. experiments arranged in a completely randomized design with 8 replicati...

This study was conducted to evaluate the effect of plant growth regulators on in vitro shoot multiplication, vitrification and rooting of two carnation cultivars (Eskimo Mogr and Innove Orange Bogr). Isolated axillary buds were cultured on MS medium supplemented with different levels of Benzyl amino purine (BAP) or kinetin (Kin) in combination with 0.2 mg/l NAA and shoot multiplication and vitr...