Two-pot experiments with ryegrass and wheat plants were conducted in a Cambic Arenosol to test the reliability of N fate predicted by incubation experiments previously performed, with the same soil, to assess potentially mineralizable nitrogen from six organic wastes (municipal solid waste compost, secondary pulp mill sludge, horn meal, poultry manure, solid phase from pig slurry and composted ...

Eight genotypes of lentil (Lens culinaris Medik.) were tested for bioaccumulation and transport of arsenic (As) in a pot experiment under controlled growth condition. Along with control (no As was added), plants were grown for 60 d in pot soil spiked with 100 mg As kg, added as Sodium arsenate. Significant (P < 0.05) variations among eight genotypes were observed in bioaccumulation and transpor...

A variety of lactic acid bacteria, isolated from plant surfaces and plant-associated products, were found to be antagonistic to test strains of the phytopathogens Xanthomonas campestris, Erwinia carotovora, and Pseudomonas syringae. Effective "in vitro" inhibition was found both on agar plates and in broth cultures. In pot trials, treatment of bean plants with a Lactobacillus plantarum strain b...

It is well known that growth and yield of horticultural crops can be greatly increased by optimizing the nutritional status of the root environment. Based on plant response, involving numerous fertilizer experiments for the different plants and substrates involved, guidelines can be proposed for optimal nutrient solution and pot substrate conditions. The main factors to be considered are sampli...

Lily species (Lilium spp.) are highly appreciated for their aesthetic value as cut flowers or pot plants and have been among the most important ornamental species worldwide for a long time. Numerous lily breeding programs aim at the establishment of novel phenotypes with higher market values. Until now these programs are based mainly on segregation and selection of natural variants and interspe...

Wazirpur industrial area of Delhi generates a huge quantity of sludge per day, which is highly acidic in nature (pH 2.7 to 4.4) and contains macronutrients, micronutrients as well as toxic metals. A pot-culture experiment was conducted by taking the two soils (JNU and Chhattarpur) amended with sludge (0%, 10%, 20%, 30%), pretreated with lime (0%, 0.5% and 1%). Two wheat seedlings were planted p...

All aluminium smelter plants discharges high volume extremely toxic electrolytic cell waste known as spent pot liner. Over the years scientists have improvised various methods for disposing these toxic wastes either by diluting with inert material or recovering its carbon value after decontaminating the toxic waste. Present paper outlines conceptual design of a commercial treatment plant which ...

Oil palm propagation techniques are juvenile pot plants derived from germinated seeds and tissue culture, because it doesn’t produce sucker. In the nursery stage, monitoring the conditions of irrigation and nutrition are important to ensure phenotypic quality. During the nursery stage, optimal fertilization in development of more vigorous and productive plants. This research was carried out to ...

Faba bean (Vicia faba L.) is a highland legume having potential for soil conservation. Upscaling cultivation requires initial inquiry on its growth and yield. In this research, we have investigated bean’s yield in different location (high tunnel open field) under population density (1, 2, 3 plants per pot). We found that interaction between has significant effect number of leaves, shoot fresh w...