background: surface water and groundwater pollution with various forms of nitrogen such as ammonium and nitrate ions is one of the main environmental risks. the major objectives of this study were to evaluate the capacity of natural zeolite (clinoptilolite) to remove no3- and nh4+ from polluted water under both batch and column conditions. methods: the laboratory batch and column experiments we...

The effect of supplying either nitrate or ammonium on nitrate reductase activity (NRA) was investigated in Brassica napus seedlings. In roots, nitrate reductase activity (NRA) increased as a function of nitrate content in tissues and decreased when ammonium was the sole nitrogen source. Conversely, in the shoots (comprising the cotyledons and hypocotyl), NRA was shown to be independent of nitra...

nitrate and ammonium forms of nitrogen are being applied to improve plant growth and uptake of other nutrients. given that the effect of application of different nitrate to ammonium ratios accompanied by other fertilizers (i.e. fe, mn and zn) has not been studied on wheat growth as well as uptake of fe, mn and zn, three glasshouse pot studies were conducted with factorial arrangement of treatme...

(Effect of nitrate and ammonium on the growth and protein concentration of Microcystis viridis Lemmermann (Cyanobacteria)). Cyanobacteria are a very important group in aquatic systems, particularly in eutrophic waters. Therefore studies about their success in the environment are essential. Many hypotheses have tried to explain the dominance of Cyanobacteria, and several emphasized the importanc...

The effect of different sources of nitrate salts (ammonium nitrate, sodium nitrate and potassium nitrate) on nitrate reductase (NR) activity and nitrate reductase expression in the leaves of Foeniculum vulgare seedlings grown in pots containing perlite. Two week old seedlings were treated with 30, 60 and 120 mM aqueous solution of ammonium nitrate, sodium nitrate or potassium nitrate. After 21 ...

RATIONALE Because of the threat of bombings using improvised explosives containing ammonium nitrate (AN), law enforcement and intelligence communities have been interested in stable isotope techniques for tracking and discriminating AN sources. Separate analysis of the AN component ions ammonium and nitrate would add discriminatory power to these techniques. METHODS Ammonium ions in dissolved...

We have investigated the thermodynamics and kinetics of ammonium nitrate/water and mixed ammonium nitrate/succinic acid/water microparticles. The water activity of ammonium nitrate microparticles is determined as a function of composition down to 12% relative humidity by accounting for the rapid evaporation of ammonia and nitric acid. Both the observed deliquescence and water activities for amm...

KAYMAK, H. C., 2013. Effect of nitrogen forms on growth, yield and nitrate accumulation of cultivated purslane (portulaca oleracea l.). Bulg. J. Agric. Sci., 19: 444-449 The present investigation was carried out to determine not only the most appropriate nitrogen form but also the effect of these forms on growth, yield, element content and nitrate accumulation of cultivated purslane (portulaca ...

to study the effect of type and different nitrogen fertilizers on controlling egyptian broomrape, field and greenhouse studies based on randomized complete block with three replications, were conducted at ferdowsi university of mashhad. greenhouse study treatments were consisted of ammonium nitrate, ammonium sulfate and urea each of which applied at four rates (75, 150, 300 and 350 kg/ha). fiel...

in order to study the effects of ph and the ratio of nitrate to ammonium in nutrient solution, on the growth characteristics and on the yield of spinach (spinacia oleracea l.), a factorial experiment was conducted consisting of two factors including: nutrient solution ph in three levels (4.5, 6.5 and 8) and nitrate to ammonium ratio of nutrient solution in five levels (100:0, 75:25, 50:50, 25:7...