... as follows (Brussaard et al., 1988): Tuning ofthe nutrient supply ofthe soil to the nutrient demand ofthe plant Enhancement ofthe contribution of soil organisms to soil structure formation ... INTA Most ofthe cracks had a horizontal orientation in CONVB, none of them in INTA (Schoonderbeek and Schoute, 1994) Together with the lower macroporosity ofthe topsoil in CONVB, these observations ... Netherlands.) Hypothesis #3 — The stability of soil aggregates is higher in INT than CONV because ofthe higher organic matter content and the higher contribution of earthworms to the formation of stable...
... society at large The study ofthe function of microorganisms in the root system of crop plants and in'its immediate vicinity, the effect ofthe plants themselves on this function, the interrelationships ... the staff ofthe Department of Microbial Ecology and Department of Experimental Mycology ofthe Institute of Microbiology, Czechoslovak Academy of Sciences, who helped with the organization of ... microorganisms in the rhizosphere, the elucidation ofthe mechanisms of microbial action in the agroecosystom all these lines of research are intimately associated with the problems of soil fertility...
... slightly and then decreased after 11 d All seedlings recovered 18 d after the onset ofthe experiment The patterns of g evolution at the constant temperature of 8.7°C and at a were throughout the experiment ... at constant 12°C during the first 11 d and then declined sharply (Fig 2) At constant 8.7°C, the transpiration rate remained at the same level for 11 d and then declined The transpiration rate ... photosynthesis was changing differences soil temperature quite simi- lar declined as soil temperature increased After 18 d, photosynthesis recovered up to the level of other treatments Photosynthetic...
... about the thermodynamics and kinetics ofthe binding of guanidines and N-hydroxyguanidines to iNOS Removal ofthe a-amino or a-carboxylate moiety of l-Arg has important effects on the ability ofthe ... of l-Arg leads to conversion ofthe minor population of heme centres being in the LS state into the HS state and to the appearance of a difference spectrum [22,25–27] However, the intensity of ... nor-l-Arg, the analogue bearing one methylene fewer than l-Arg Removal of either the a-COOH or the a-NH2 group of NOHA led to a dramatic decrease in the affinity ofthe resulting compounds, the Kapp...
... analysis conrmed the identity ofthe contaminant Comparison with the spectrum of an authentic NAD+ sample revealed total similarity ofthe fragmentation pattern The negative portion ofthe spectrum ... (results not shown) The binding ofthe reduced coenzymes to the active site of clostridial glutamate dehydrogenase is much tighter than the binding ofthe oxidized coenzyme Together with the initial ... effect ofthe NADH formed in the rst part ofthe reaction was observed on the following phase ofthe reaction with NADP+ This effect was conrmed by enriching the mixture with varying amounts of NADH...
... d elements ofthe meaning ofthe sentence) belonging to the topic ofthe answe@ What did John with the letters? (a letter rather than the verb being included in the topic), etc.; the criterion ... ere not discussed, then it can be stated that the root of every tree ofthe mentioned kind is labelled by a symbol the lexical part of which belongs to the word class of verbs The kinds (and to ... part also the order) ofthe dependency edges going from a node to those dependent on it are determined by the valency frame ofthe governing word (included in the lexical entry ofthe given lexical...
... the size ofthe H bubbles to the critical value for their explosion and formation of craters The results of this study would confirm that the origin ofthe structural degradation ofthe MLs of ... function ofthe H flow rate as determined by ERDA associated with the contamination at the surface either ofthe deposited layer or ofthe substrate The tail behind the H peak is due to the multiple ... and at 2010 cm-1, which are the fingerprints ofthe monohydride bonds of H to Ge and Si, respectively [10,18-20] The shape ofthe Si-H peak indicates that the peak ofthe Si di-hydride bond, Si-H2,...
... change the relative dominance of species Our study could also have implications for the development of growth and stand dynamics models ofthe boreal mixed woods of Canada Among other things, they ... structure of Pinus banksiana at the southern edge ofthe Canadian boreal forest, J Veg Sci (1993) 783–790 [18] Gerry A.K, Wilson S.D., The influence of initial size on the competitive response of six ... 2.3.1 Age structure The quartiles of age (1st quartile, median and 3rd quartile) ofthe jack pine population of each stand were used in order to compare the age structure ofthe three stand types...
... in the degree of suppressiveness (Darby, 2003) In other words, the low rate of DMS amendment was not suppressive in the first year but was as suppressive as the high rate in the second year The ... (Garrett, 1956), the content and availability ofthe substrate in the organic material, tolerance to the antagonism or competition of other soil microbes (Rush et al., 1986), and presence of specific ... suppression is generated by the sum ofthe activities ofthe overall microbial biomass, and specific suppression is generated by the activities of one to a few populations of organisms (Cook and Baker,...
... such as the mucigel on plant roots and the plant cell wall are the first lines of defense Other defense mechanisms include (1) the hypersensitivity response (the death of host tissue around the point ... point of infection to stop spread), (2) lignification ofthe cell wall, (3) synthesis of cellulose or callose, (4) phytoalexin accumulation, (5) release of hydrolytic enzymes, (6) synthesis of proteinase ... were among the highest for both isolates and both hosts One isolate of G etunicatum (BR220) had total protein values almost twice that ofthe other isolates, but this was not true ofthe other G...
... management, the fruits ofthe earth can be harvested in bounty However, the desire to obtain more from the land is often limited by the harsh realities of weather and pestilence Those who believe that they ... stubble-mulch tillage in the Great Plains ofthe U.S or shallow blade or disk tillage in the western wheat region of Canada These systems have become the convention rather than the exception According ... ridge tillage The extent of soil disturbance varies greatly with the type of equipment and number of cultivations with this system Ridges are typically formed, the tops scraped off to create...
... manure They suggested that under the climate conditions of northeastern U.S., ca 21% ofthe initial total N mineralizes in the first year, 9% ofthe N remaining after the first year mineralizes in the ... to the soil, organic nutrients become either part ofthe vegetation or the SOM, or they are lost from the field For N, losses occur via runoff, erosion, volatilization, and denitrification Ofthe ... long-term decline in nutrient reserves (Magdoff, 1991) One ofthe most important factors determining the level of SOM is the size ofthe C inputs to the soil (Rasmussen and Collins, 1991; Park,...
... in the study The authors emphasized the need for long-term studies, as many of their results were not apparent until after years Although most ofthe effects of reduced tillage are positive, there ... reduce the survival, growth, and reproduction of plants (Shipton, 1977; Bruehl, 1987; Burdon, 1987) Another example ofthe importance of microorganisms to agriculture is the production of antibiotics ... 10% ofthe earth’s microbial species have been identified or studied in any detail (Hawksworth, 1991a) The full potential of these groups of organisms has not been explored The diversity of microorganisms...
... other arthropods Rates of humification accelerate considerably by the passage ofthe organic material through the guts of earthworms Some ofthe final stages of humification are probably due to the ... increase the rates of mineralization of N, but surprisingly there are few estimates ofthe influence of earthworms on the overall net mineralization of N in bulk soils The enhanced mineralization of ... examined the number of species of fungi in the soil of a tropical pasture in India and in the gut and casts ofthe earthworm Drawida caleb living in the pasture These authors isolated 19 species of...
... week of stay The nine missing daily Na measurements were replaced by the value ofthe previous day ofthe ICU stay The use of DDAVP, which we took as a surrogate marker for the presence of CDI, ... day), and the use of DDAVP (that is, presence of CDI) over the course ofthe ICU stay In order to adjust the estimates for the baseline risk of death, we used the core + CT score from the International ... forward until the day of censoring or death We not report the results of these analyses because they were virtually identical to those ofthe main analyses We examined linearity ofthe continuous...
... Accessibility ofthe land: the degree of remoteness from means of transport The presence of open freshwater bodies for use by humans, animals or fisheries Surface water storage capacity ofthe terrain: the ... country such as Rwanda, then their individual value depends on whether all these wetlands are ofthe same type or whether they are all different Also, the upland forests of central Amazonia may ... continuous stability of productivity level, but rather a resilience ofthe land; in other words: the capacity ofthe land to recover quickly to former levels of productivity - or to resume the trend to...
... length of mother roots (t value of 1.35 and probability of 0.189) or the dry weight of fine roots per dry weight of mother roots (t value of 1.19 and probability of 0.854) DISCUSSION In the three ... between the crown health status of trees, rated as healthy or moderately declining and the length of mother roots per volume of soil (t value of 0.77 and probability of 0.447), the number of fine ... influenced the strategies of survival and the biology of Phytophthora species There was not clear relationship between the distribution of Phytophthora in the plots and the severity of soil waterlogging...
... reaching the plant root, the metal cation either ‘unhooks’ itself from the chelate and diffuses into the root membrane or the entire metal-chelate complex is absorbed into the root, and then breaks ... before using them The stability of chelates (how well they complex metals) will depend upon specific micronutrient forms, soil pH, and the presence of bicarbonates and other metals ions in the soil ... decomposition rates and a rapid release of nutrients to the soil (Figure 4) Some ofthe most rapid rates of SOM decomposition in the world occur in irrigated soils of hot desert regions (Brady and Weil,...