A method has been developed for plant regeneration by encapsulation of somatic embryos obtained from callus cultures derived from semi-mature cotyledon explants of Dalbergia sissoo Roxb. (family Fabaceae). Embryogenic callus was developed from cotyledon pieces on Murashige and Skoog (1962) medium supplemented with 9.04 μM 2,4dichlorophenoxyacetic acid and 0.46 μM kinetin. The somatic embryos we...

Peat bogs represent unique ecosystems that are under particular threat from fragmentation due to peat harvesting, with only 38% of the original peatland in Europe remaining intact and unaffected by peat cutting, drainage and silviculture. In this study, we have used microsatellite markers to determine levels and patterns of genetic diversity in both cut and uncut natural populations of the peat...

one of the most important steps of agaricus bisporus production is casing. in this step a layer of soil is added on top of compost. peat is the most suitable casing soil for a. bisporus production. the lack of peat in iran is one of the major problems in a. bisporus production for mushroom producers. it seems that peat can be replaced by spent mushroom compost (smc). in order to study the possi...

A pseudo-second order rate equation describing the kinetics of sorption of divalent metal ions on to sphagnum moss peat at various initial metal ion concentrations and peat doses has been developed. The sorption kinetics were followed based on the concentrations of metal sorbed at various time intervals. Results show that chemical sorption processes might be rate-limiting for the sorption of di...

Transport of nutrients, CO2, methane, and oxygen plays an important ecological role at the surface of wetland ecosystems. A possibly important transport mechanism in a water-saturated peat moss layer (usually Sphagnum cuspidatum) is nocturnal buoyancy flow, the downward flow of relatively cold surface water, and the upward flow of warm water induced by nocturnal cooling. Mathematical stability ...

The length of citrus seedling development is determined by several factors, including the physical and chemical qualities substrate, which affect rootstock growth and, as a result, quality field seedlings. purpose this study was to see how ‘Swingle’ citrumelo developed with different substrate formulations. experiment carried out in nursery from seeding grafting, six treatments were out, follow...

The effect of sewage sludge fertilization on nitrogen and sulphur content in maize was assessed in a pot experiment conducted in 2003-2005. The experimental design comprised the following treatments in four replications on three soils: treatment without fertilizer – (0); mineral fertilization – (NPK); farmyard manure – (FYM); sewage sludge A – (SSA); a mixture of sewage sludge A with peat – (MS...