compost utilization in sod production and turf management

... up to and including 100% compost as the complete medium (Conover and Joiner, 1966) Gogue and Sanderson (1975) reported marginal leaf injury in C X morifolium grown in MSW compost, and having found ... applying a thin uniform layer of topdressing material over an established and usually declining turf area Topdressing is performed for many reasons, including promoting seed germination, increasing ... CHAPTER Compost Utilization in Landscapes Ron Alexander CONTENTS I II III IV V Introduction Why Do Landscapers Use Compost? Why Don’t Landscapers Use Compost? Using Compost as a Planting Medium...

Ngày tải lên: 11/08/2014, 06:22

... is invariantly co-ordinated by the above essential proximal histidine (Fig 4A,C,D) However, in all C-domains of catalase– peroxidases, there is a conserved arginine (Arg622 in HalomarCPc) in ... corresponding position, indicating that these domains lost their ability to co-ordinate the heme Further, a conserved tryptophan (Trp311 in HalomarCPn, Trp179 in PisusatAPX, and Trp191 in SacchceCCP) ... of coding sequences currently in the database may affect this value Interestingly, none of the known fungal genomic DNA sequences in which KatG is included (listed in Table 1) contain an intron,...

Ngày tải lên: 19/02/2014, 16:20

... internal standard e-fluoresceinyl lysine in order to eliminate irregularities of injection and buffer status Because the exact volume of the sample injected into the capillary remained unknown, the references ... (I), 2.1 (e-fluoresceinyl lysine) and 4.2 (II) Apart from free I and II, the cell extracts contained the largest quantity of compound I or II in a complex bound form appearing in both cases at Ó ... cells) at 37 °C in a humidified air environment containing 5% CO2 in Ham’s F-12 medium supplemented with 290 mgÆmL)1 glutamine and 10% (w/v) fetal bovine serum Spontaneously-beating, neonatal rat...

Ngày tải lên: 23/03/2014, 13:20

... In brief, human embryonic brain tissues were dissected into small blocks, incubated in phosphate-buffered saline (PBS) containing 0.25% trypsin and 40 µg/ml DNase and then dissociated into single ... an inducer of IL-6 expression and production in MG-5 microglial cell line [12] ATP and the purinergic agonist BzATP were both effective in increasing expression of IL-6 with effects involving ... pro-inflammatory cytokine IL-6 is released from activated microglia and mediates inflammatory responses in brain Levels of IL-6 in serum and cerebrospinal fluid have been found to be elevated in...

Ngày tải lên: 19/06/2014, 22:20

... Before clear-cutting pH Table II Rainfall before and after clear-cutting, throughfall and stemow before clear-cutting (data in àmolc L1 except pH expressed in pH Units and DOC in mg L1 ) Test ... clear-cutting After clear-cutting Before clear-cutting After clear-cutting Before clear-cutting After clear-cutting Before clear-cutting After clear-cutting Before clear-cutting After clear-cutting ... clear-cutting After clear-cutting Before clear-cutting After clear-cutting before clear-cutting After clear-cutting Before clear-cutting After clear-cutting Before clear-cutting After clear-cutting...

Ngày tải lên: 07/08/2014, 16:20

... Syndrome protein) [33], and the Ezrin Radixin Moesin (ERM) proteins Merlin [34] and cofilin [35,36] Nef associates with an activated form of PAK2 [37-39], a serine/threonine kinase important in T cell ... of infected and uninfected cells: the PxxP motif, which interacts with SH3 domains, and the hydrophobic binding surface formed between residues 89 and 191, which may interact with an unknown binding ... PAK2 is dependent on binding of CDC42-GTP to the PAK2 CRIB (Cdc42- and Rac-interactive binding) domain CDC42 binds PAK2 only in its GTP bound state, which occurs after guanine nucleotide exchange...

Ngày tải lên: 13/08/2014, 01:21

... that interactions with SH3 domain containing ligands are dispensable for CD4+ T cell depletion In SIV-infected macaques, the relevance of the SH3-binding motif in Nef is controversial [51-53] In ... presentation of the data shown in A and B Boxes indicate the upper and lower quartile (box borders), median (line within the box) and the maxima and minima of each data set (vertical lines) 1.0) [37] The ... lower right quadrant), reflecting bystander killing in response to virus infection (Fig 5E) This increase in death of p24bystander cells was less pronounced in cultures infected with HIV-1Δnef (19.8%...

Ngày tải lên: 13/08/2014, 05:21

... IE and PCE function synergistically to increase protein yield in transduced cells Next we sought to determine whether the coordinate increases in vector transgene expression were sustained in ... harvested and Luc activity in total cellular protein was measured The PCE-containing vectors exhibited increased Luc production in all four target cells (Table 2) The magnitude of increase in response ... man, links the apparently distinct processes of transcription and mRNA export [30] Biochemical analysis of TREX has identified interaction with both intronless and intron-containing genes and determined...

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Ngày tải lên: 14/11/2014, 10:02

... water infiltration 10 Soil and Water Conservation rate and drainage Increase in stocking rate results in a corresponding increase in runoff and soil erosion in heavily grazed areas In wet and clayey ... penetrate into buildings, houses, gardens, and water reservoirs and deposit in fields, rivers, lakes, and wells, causing pollution and increasing maintenance costs Dust storms transport fine inorganic ... countries In China, for example, wind erosion affects about 20% of the total land area and is expanding rapidly due to intensive cultivation and grazing (Wang et al., 2006) Wind storms in northern China...

Ngày tải lên: 25/12/2015, 00:02

... daily observed and margin of brown parts occurred in fruit were cut and cultured in media 2.3 Using chemical and antibiotic substrates to suppress saprophyte microorganisms existed in samples 57 ... directly isolate from infested parts of plants, specially infested roots and soil Using trap bait to determine the samples contained Phytophthora and those trap bait will be isolated in media (Table ... Rifampicin (50mg/l) and Tachigaren 30L (0.05%) and other medium adding Hymexazol (50mg/l), pimaricin (10mg/l) and Rifampicin (50mg/l) have high effect on directly Phytophthora isolation from infested...

Ngày tải lên: 22/06/2014, 12:20

... stage in the 1970s and 1980s some parts of the pits were scheduled to be mined again However, falling demand for filling sand and mining restrictions meant that these parts were neither mined again ... 2002 Below- and aboveground biomass, production and nitrogen use in Scots pine stands in eastern Finland Forest Ecology and Management, 165: 317−326 JACKSON R.B., CANADELL J., EHLERINGER J.R., ... (USA) mineral sand open casts (Daniels et al 2001) and the bank of the Sulphur Mine in Piaseczno (South Poland) There was an increase in the percentage of Corg in the Ai horizon corresponding to...

Ngày tải lên: 07/08/2014, 10:22

... material and slow mineralization of N with an increasing concentration of lignin According to Palm and Sanchez (1991), the initial polyphenol in the organic materials residues also influenced ... Acacias introduced and tested in Niger since 1980 with a primary aim to improve food security and combat hunger through the use of their seeds which are rich in protein and other nutrients (Rinaudo ... prunings for better management of nutrient supplies for the benefit of crops On the other hand, the rate and pattern of decomposition and mineralization of an organic material incorporated into...

Ngày tải lên: 03/03/2016, 11:10

... in our life and in our environment It is the foundation of all the buildings, houses, roads, plants for forestry and agriculture and others It is where all living and non-living things standing ... of sufficient lime aids in making soils loose and friable, permitting better aeration assists in drainage and is important in plowing and seedbed preparation 2.2.7 The Influence of Lime on the ... non-living things standing including humans Soils are a combinations and interactions of solids (organic and inorganic materials including microorganisms), liquid (water) and gas (air) (Hyodo et...

Ngày tải lên: 28/04/2016, 13:49

... content in pit sand The initial nitrogen content of Akadama sand in Tank A was higher than that of pit sand of Tank B The nitrogen content in both Tanks increased with time In both Tank A and B, ... ratio and antecedent days of no rain 10 20 30 Ave rainfall intensity (mm/hr) Ave rainfall intensity(mm/hr） Figure 11 Overflow runoff ratio and rainfall intensity - 268 - Journal of Water and Environment ... continuous survey was undertaken The effect of rainfall characteristics on the mass balance was investigated by classifying the rainfall events into types according to the average rainfall intensity...

Ngày tải lên: 05/09/2013, 09:08

... stored in an ice box or in a refrigerator maintained at 4°C We started the experiment within 24 h of sampling Tetracycline hydrochloride (Tokyo Chemical Industry, Japan) was dissolved in predetermined ... incubation, the colonies obtained on the plates were counted The colonies were inoculated in sterilized water samples containing 10 mg/L tetracycline and incubated with shaking at 20°C for d The samples ... degradation in the sample with the initial tetracycline concentration of mg/L (2) Not all bacteria growing in the water environment containing tetracycline were capable of degrading the antibiotic...

Ngày tải lên: 05/09/2013, 10:15

... biogas in Brazil Biomass and Bioenergy 2009; 33 (9) 1101- 1107 Richard Arthur had both his MSc (Mechanical Engineering – Thermofluids and Energy Systems) and his BSc (Chemical Engineering) from ... rural areas and related technoeconomic analysis, and policy studies including analysis of energy access in developing countries E-mail address: abeeku@brewhammond.com ISSN 2076-2895 (Print), ISSN ... estimated using equation (2) (2) ISSN 2076-2895 (Print), ISSN 2076-2909 (Online) ©2010 International Energy & Environment Foundation All rights reserved International Journal of Energy and Environment...

Ngày tải lên: 05/09/2013, 16:11

... handling of milk came slowly and milking, churning, and cheese making were largely done by hand.1 In North America, milk and milk products were introduced with the arrival of the Europeans In ... Protein and Protein Fraction I II Approximate Percent of Skim Milk Protein Casein (precipitated from skim milk by acid at pH 4.6) αs1-Casein αs2-Casein β-Casein κ-Casein γ-Casein 76–78 Non–Casein ... 1.6 Amino Acid Distribution in Milk Amino Acids Estimated Requirements of Adultsa (Grams Per Day) Essential (Indispensable) Histidine Isoleucine Leucine Lysine Methionine Phenylalanine Threonine...

Ngày tải lên: 15/02/2014, 16:20

... 1992 in China and find that the height difference between urban and rural children has been increasing since China’s Reform and Opening Policy in 1978 Furthermore, Luo et al (2009) examine the ... multistage, random cluster sampling procedure to draw the sample from nine provinces in China, including Guangxi, Guizhou, Heilongjiang, Henan, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangsu, Liaoning, and Shandong In the ... to 4.5 in 2006 This finding suggests the protein/fat rich foods have become cheaper relative to rice, which helps explain the decreasing intake of cereals and increasing intake of protein/fat...

Ngày tải lên: 18/02/2014, 15:20

... maxillary incisors following diastema closure The patient only wanted an improvement in the teeth shape and alignment and declined the periodontal surgery It was explained that her central incisors ... techniques in cases of diastema closure, including before and after pictures of other patients, diag- An easy way to overcome these drawbacks while still using the same principle of applying material ... is seeking in terms of the aesthetic result, and to point out and discuss the limitations before any treatment is done, thus preventing post-treatment frustrations for both the patient and the...

Ngày tải lên: 19/02/2014, 17:20