The watermelon [Citrullus lanatus (Thunb.) Matsum. and Nakai] cultivar Crimson Tide and 7 different gourd genotypes [Cucurbita maxima, C. moschata, Luffa cylindrica, Benincasa hispida, Lagenaria siceraria landraces (Skp and Birecik), and L. siceraria hybrid (FRGold)] with rootstock potential for watermelon were grown under saline conditions (0, 4, 8, 12, and 16 dS m) to investigate the response...

We examined the in vitro transport and utilization of glucose by the intestinal epithelium in rats during the period of rapid growth between 8 and 12 weeks of age. The dry weight per centimeter in length of jejunum increased in direct proportion to body weight during this interval. The absorption of glucose at the mucosal surface (per unit length of gut) did not change with growth. In contrast,...

the interaction between sodium and calcium, magnesium and calcium and the combined effect of sodium, magnesium and calcium was observed on the growth and ion uptake of hippophae rhamnoides l. the results demonstrated that an addition of sodium with calcium, (set a, na 2.5 + ca 5 mm) showed prominent increase in fresh weight of roots and shoots. the dry weight (average) of roots decreased and th...