This study aimed to assess microbial community diversity in recycled nutrient solutions used in soil-less glasshouse cultivation of tomato. One hundred bacterial strains, twenty oomycetes and 6 fungi were isolated and identified through genomic DNA isolation, PCR amplification of the ribosomal DNA region and database interrogations. Similarities of ITS regions with known species ranged from 95%...

Plant density was varied with P, Ca, Mg, and KNO3 in a multifactor experiment to improve Curcuma longa L. micropropagation, biomass and microrhizome development in fed-batch liquid culture. The experiment had two paired D-optimal designs, testing sucrose fed-batch and nutrient sucrose fed-batch techniques. When sucrose became depleted, volume was restored to 5% m/v sucrose in 200 ml of modified...

SUMMARY Tumor morphogenesis on stems of Lycopersicon eseulen turn, variety Rutgers initiated by Agrobacterium tumefaciens varies with the absence of certain elements from the nutrient solutions. Examinations of the tumors on plants grown in complete and incomplete nutrient solutions revealed different quantities and sizes of vessel elements as well as differences in the quantities of soluble pr...

An experiment was conducted to investigate the effects of K/Ca ratios of nutrient solution on physiological traits, cut flower vase life and postharvest changes of rose. The main experiment was factorial based on completely randomized design with two cvs. of rose (Magic Red and Capitol), five K/Ca ratios in the nutrient solution (4:4, 6:4, 6:3, 8:3, 10:2) and three replications. Increasing the ...

this research was carried out to investigate the effect of different levels of potassium (in nutrient solution), harvest season and plant density on yield and quality of strawberry cv. selvain hydroponic system conditions. the tests were done in the greenhouse, and laboratories of horticultural science department of the university colleg of agriculture and natural resources of tehran university...

The purpose of this study was to investigate the response of physicochemical properties of gerbera (Gerbera Jamesonii L.) to silica nanoparticles (Nanoparticle-SiO2) and calcium chelate (Ca-Chelate) in nutrient solutions. A factorial experiment based on completely randomized design with two factors was conducted in four replicates. The first factor the concentration of Nanoparticle-SiO2 in nutr...

OBJECTIVES F100 is a fortified milk-based food used as a standard therapy for severe malnutrition. Our aim was to assess whether optimal combinations of local foods in Ghana, Bangladesh, and Latin America could achieve the nutrient density levels of F100 and, if that was unachievable, to identify the key limiting nutrients. MATERIALS AND METHODS In all of the analyses, a published list of pop...

The production of inoculum is one of the hindrances in the large scale application of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF). The objective of this work was to evaluate the effect of nutrient solutions with or without TrisHCl buffer, on sporulation of AMF. The experiment was carried out in a greenhouse, using a substrate with sand and vermiculite (1:1 v/v). Fifty spores of Gigaspora margarita, Scut...

This overview covers the basic microbial ecology of recirculating hydroponic solutions. Examples from NASA and Soviet CELSS tests and the commercial hydroponic industry will be used. The sources of microorganisms in nutrient solutions include air, water, seeds, plant containers and plumbing, biological vectors, and personnel. Microbial fates include growth, death, and emigration. Important micr...