Recent declines in sea grass distribution underscore the importance of understanding microbial community structure-function relationships in sea grass rhizospheres that might affect the viability of these plants. Phospholipid fatty acid analyses showed that sulfate-reducing bacteria and clostridia were enriched in sediments colonized by the sea grasses Halodule wrightii and Thalassia testudinum...

A small coryneform bacterium was consistently isolated from sugarcane with ratoon stunting disease and shown to be the causal agent. A similar bacterium was isolated from Bermuda grass. Both strains multiplied in sugarcane and Bermuda grass, but the Bermuda grass strain did not incite the symptoms of ratoon stunting disease in sugarcane. Shoot growth in Bermuda grass was retarded by both strains.

Grass rendering is needed for many outdoor scenes, but for real-time applications, rendering each blade of grass as geometry has been too expensive so far. This is why grass is most often drawn as a texture mapped onto the ground or grass patches rendered as transparent billboard quads. Recent approaches use geometry for blades that are near the camera and flat geometry for rendering further aw...

Part I of this two part study reviews the development and characteristics of artificial grass, and the influence of this surface on the American football player. Artificial grass was initially developed to provide city children with increased play space and thus enable them to maintain a fitness level equal to their peers in more rural locales. Today, artificial grass fields allow for increased...

salinity of soil and irrigation water creates major problems for forage production. this study was aimed to evaluate the quality and quantity of forage production in intercropping of kochia (kochia scoparia l.) with blue panic grass (panicum antidotale retz.) under irrigation with saline water (4.9 ds.m-1). the study was performed based on randomized complete block design with three replication...

samples of grass pea seed (lathyrus sativus) were prepared and analyzed for some chemical composition and as well for their anti-nutritional factors. the rumen degradability coefficients and post ruminal digestibility of dry matter and crude protein of unheated vs. oven heated samples were determined, employing in situ and in vitro techniques. results indicated that grass pea seed contained a c...

grass pea(lathyrus sativus l.) is a crop used for both animal and human consumption. recently, icarda has developed new grass pea lines with the objectives of improving its yield potential and adaptability. the objective of this study was to investigate grain and forage yields stability of several icarda released grass pea lines by using additive main effects and multiplicative interactions (am...

BACKGROUND Ensiling may act as a pretreatment of fresh grass biomass and increase the enzymatic conversion of structural carbohydrates to fermentable sugars. However, ensiling does not provide sufficient severity to be a standalone pretreatment method. Here, ensiling of grass is combined with hydrothermal treatment (HTT) with the aim of improving the enzymatic biomass convertibility and decreas...

during a study on fauna of the frit flies (diptera: chloropidae) in khorasan razavi province (iran) in 2014 and 2015, nine species of six genera were collected and identified. platycephala rugosa (nartshuk, 1964) is recorded for the first time for iranian fauna. geographical distribution and biological notes are provided.

turfgrasses are usually important groundcover plants in many landscapes. they occupy the lowest surface of the landscape, close to pollutant particles. so, they can be an attractive option for environmental remediation. today, high concentrations of hazardous chemicals such as lead are among the most serious environmental problems. in vitro selection of turfgrass accumulator or tolerant of toxi...