A growth trial was conducted to estimate the optimum levels of dietary phosphorus (P) for juvenile hybrid tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus × O. aureus) fed fishmeal-free practical diets. Hybrid tilapia (1.68 ± 0.08 g) were fed diets containing various levels (0.0%, 0.2%, 0.4%, 0.6%, 0.8% and 1.0%) of additional inorganic phosphorus for 10 weeks using two different sources of phosphorus:calcium di...

in this research, several chemical extractants and modified olsen methods were studied in 25 surface-calcareous soils (0-30 cm) for determining available phosphorus (p) for corn (zea mays l.) plant. in this experiment, the highest correlation was obtained between extracted p by olsen and colwell methods (nahco3-extractable p) and dry weight of corn shoot (r =0.67 and 0.75, p

Poultry, swine, and pre-ruminant calves have limited ability to digest phytate, the storage form of about 80% of total phosphorus in plant-based feedstuffs. The resulting excess phosphorus excretion in manure, upon application to farmlands, can leach into and pollute water bodies. Even so, a 1989 report to EPA on the costeffectiveness of Best Management Practices to reduce non-point phosphorus ...

The current concern of nutrient loading waterways and soils from livestock manure has increased awareness of methods to reduce excess nutrient excretion. The initial methods for nutrient reduction are simple diet manipulations to feed nearer the requirement of the pig. Further modifications have been made to increase digestibility of feedstuffs. The use of genetically modified corns and additio...

A highly sensitive fluorescence-quenching method for the determination of phosphorus based on the formation of an ion associate between molybdophosphate and Rhodamine B (RB) was developed. A simple flow-injection system coupled with a fluorescence detector was used to measure the fluorescence intensity at 560 nm and 580 nm as an excitation and an emission wavelength, respectively. The calibrati...

Recently, sodium ion batteries (SIBs) have been given intense attention because they are the most promising alternative to lithium ion batteries for application in renewable power stations and smart grid, owing to their low cost, their abundant natural resources, and the similar chemistry of sodium and lithium. Elemental phosphorus (P) is the most promising anode materials for SIBs with the hig...

Factors influencing the phosphorus limitation of benthic microorganisms were determined for four streams (two agricultural and two forested) in central New York State over an annual cycle. Phosphorus limitation was measured biweekly as specific alkaline phosphatase activity (APA) of sediment samples. Analysis of variance showed the forested streams (sites 2 and 4) to have significantly differen...