Potato virus X multiplication as influenced by mineral nutritions of host has been studied by some workers (HELMS & POUND 1955, BAWD EN & KASSANIS 1950, GANGULI & al. 1963). They have mostly studied the effect of nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium nutrition on the host growth and virus multiplication. Host nutrition with magnesium in relation to PVX multiplication has not been much studied. The...

abstract background: osteoporosis is the most common metabolic bone disease. the purpose of this study is to investigate the health belief model (hbm) and social cognitive theory (sct) for osteoporosis preventive nutritional behaviors in women. materials and methods: in this quasi‑experimental study, 120 patients who were women and registered under the health centers in fasa city, fars province...

The importance of essential trace minerals on livestock productivity has been realized for several decades. In improved agricultural systems, the supplementation of essential trace minerals has lead to increased livestock production as measured by body weight gain and reproductive performance. Recently, the importance of trace mineral nutrition on immune competence in livestock has gained atten...

Twenty-one minerals are considered to be nutritionally essential, or probably essential, to the animal. Depending on the quantities required by the animal, they can be grouped into major minerals and trace (minor) elements. Of the major minerals the most important are calcium, phosphorus, sodium, chlorine, potassium, sulphur and magnesium. The important trace elements are copper, cobalt, iron, ...