The present study focused on effects of Trifolium alexandrium L. extract (0.002, 0.004 and control) which is a fast-growing plant on germination, growth and nutrients uptake of medicinal plant Peganum harmala L. Results revealed that T. alexandrium extract had significant (P

The effects of arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungus (Glomus mosseae) and phosphorus (P) addition (100 mg/kg soil) on arsenic (As) uptake by maize plants (Zea mays L.) from an As-contaminated soil were examined in a glasshouse experiment. Non-mycorrhizal and zero-P addition controls were included. Plant biomass and concentrations and uptake of As, P, and other nutrients, AM colonization, root leng...

This study of functional diversity considers symbiotic associations between two plant species, Medicago truncatula and Lycopersicon esculentum, and seven species of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF). The objective was to integrate physiological analyses with molecular techniques to test whether functional diversity between AMF species is not only apparent at the level of mycorrhiza formation, ...

The uptake of phosphorus, the biomass, and the standing P stock were measured over the course of a year in roots and shoots of the Eurasian watermilfoil, Myriophyllum spicatum, from Lake Wingra, Wisconsin. The resulting data were used to estimate the relative contributions of root and shoot uptake to the phosphorus economy of the plant and to examine the role of the plant in moving phosphorus b...

A hydroponic trial was carried out to investigate the effect of molybdenum (Mo) on uptake of phosphorus (P) in different rice cultivars. The experiment was conducted using a randomized complete-block design, with a split-plot arrangement of treatments and three replications. Four rates of Mo (0, 0.01, 0.1 and 1 mg L) and five cultivars (MR219, HASHEMI, MR232, FAJRE and MR253) provided the main ...

phosphate solubilizing bacteria are a group of plant growth promoting rhizobacteria (pgpr) that increase growth and yield of plant by enhancing insoluble phosphates. in this study, a greenhouse experiment was carried out to investigate the effect of phosphate solubilizing bacteria and phosphorous fertilizer on the yield and chemical components of sesame. this experiment was conducted in factori...

Phosphorus (P) is a key element in many biological processes of plants and animals. We aimed to investigate the effect of different salinity levels and Ca:Mg ratios of irrigation water arid lands on soil available P, soluble P, and P absorbed by the pistachio plant. For this purpose, a greenhouse experiment was conducted by sowing the seeds of pistachio in a factorial randomized block design wi...

This study was conducted to investigate the effect of Rhizobium inoculation and the supply of Mo and lime on the uptake of macroelements in P. vulgaris. To achieve this aim, experiments were conducted at the glasshouse of the Cape Peninsula University of Technology, Cape Town (i.e. from August 2008 to January 2009) and field experiment at the Agricultural Research Council (ARC) Nietvoorbij site...

heavy metals are aggressive environmental pollutants. they are easily taken up by plants and they are strong stress factors for plant metabolisms. heavy metals influence includes also disturbances in plant mineral nutrition by competition with other nutrients. the specific objective of this research work was to study whether elevated cr (vi), cd and pb contamination caused an unbalanced nutriti...