... intense in CONVB than in INTA, due to the lower porosity of the soil in CONVB than in INTA Hypothesis #2b — Root production is higher, and therefore root-derived carbon inputs are higher in INTA ... sampling also being significant (Marinissen, 1994) Whereas in spring 1988, aggregate stability inthe size class 4.8 to mm in INTA and CONVA was similar, it remained high in INTA, but decreased in ... 1994) Together with the lower macroporosity of the topsoil in CONVB, these observations indicate that the soil was more susceptible to compaction in CONVB than in INTA One of the causes of the higher...
... inhibition was linked to binding of the bacteria to the hyphae, thus indicating that a lectin-type interaction is probably involved (Nelson et al., 1986) This interaction may not however be the ... action inthe agroecosystom all these lines of research are intimately associated with the problems of soil fertility and crop yields These in turn have a direct hearing on the nutrition of mankind, ... maintenance of the population), the rhizosphere biomass can be calculated Further by counting the number of cells associated with the root using a washing technique and by determining the mean cell...
... rate remained at the same level for 11 d and then declined The transpiration rate in seedlings at changing soil temperature increased slightly and then decreased after 11 d All seedlings recovered ... measurements The decline in A after 11 d in all treatments may be due to new needles (see Teskey et aL, 1984), which were included inthe measurements The photosynthetic capacity of the developing current ... photosynthesis recovered up to the level of other treatments Photosynthetic efficiency decreased to 50-60% of the initial values in all treatments The largest decrease occurred in seedlings at...
... 0.4 binding of an N-hydroxyguanidine moiety inthe iNOS heme pocket thus roughly involves the same binding energy as binding of the guanidine moiety, and the equilibrium constants are mainly ... of iNOS necessary for guanidines and N-hydroxyguanidines to efficiently bind to iNOS Criteria forthe formation of NO from the oxidation of a guanidine by iNOS Contrary to what is observed forthe ... (Table 2) As inthe case of the N-hydroxyguanidines, the kcat values of NO formation from the oxidation of guanidines not appear to be linked to the affinity of the compounds for iNOS For example,...
... facilitating productive binding of the phosphorylated coenzyme by enlarging the potential binding pocket and removing the negative charge, likely to repel the 2Â-phosphate of NADP(H), and replacing ... after mixing) monitored at 340 nm over 250 The increase in absorbance was linear forthe rst 3040 min; on this basis, the value forthe specic activity was calculated as 1.84 nmolặmin)1ặmg)1, ... due to the impurities inthe commercial coenzyme In addition, when commercial NADP+ was used without purication forthe steady-state kinetics, an inhibitory effect of the NADH formed inthe rst...
... d elements of the meaning of the sentence) belonging to the topic of the answe@ What did John with the letters? (a letter rather than the verb being included inthe topic), etc.; the criterion ... worked hard inthe afternoon and he is tired inthe evening, then the latter fact probably was caused by the former ~if no other cause was given in text) In our experiment of question answering we ... on it are determined by the valency frame of the governing word (included inthe lexical entry of the given lexical meaning) The kind of dependency relation are specified 24 A rather general rule...
... using the simulation program of ref [11], the calibration curves of Figure 2b giving the incorporated at.% of H as a function of the H flow rate were obtained The increase in H concentration in ... 76 kal/mole for SiH The faster release of H in a-Ge would cause a faster increase inthe size of the H bubbles to the critical value for their explosion and formation of craters The results of ... of the IR measurements, LN made the AFM work, DLB participated inthe design of the study, H-GB performed the IR measurements Competing interests The authors declare that they have no competing...
... W), where the forest originated from a large fire in 1923 [11] The stands are even aged The area is located at the southern tip of the Clay Belt of northwestern Quebec and is included inthe ecological ... Multiple linear regressions measuring the effect of various sources of competition on DBH of jack pine trees indicated that the index combining all species was the only component retained by the stepwise ... hypothesis involves the influence of aspen wood ash which Thomas and Wein [41] showed to be detrimental to jack pine germination before its alcaline content is drained away by rain The main weaknesses...
... modifications in structure along with increased mineral affiliation increase the persistence of humic constituents insoils Questions about the permanence of C sequestered insoils have fueled interest in ... measured in years forthe most active fraction, in decades forthe slowly decomposing pool, and in centuries or millennia forthe most persistent pool (Elliott et al., 1996; Feng and Li, 2001) Efforts ... ratios in POM and in H:C of whole soils reveals the differences inthe SOM described Aggradation of SOM in whole soils is reflected in increasing C:N ratios, which are associated in part with accumulation...
... Cephalosporium graminearum infests the wheat roots and then grows throughout the plant by colonizing the vascular system The fungus sporulates during the winter on the infected standing straw, and the spores ... residues These organisms grow on the living plant tissues during the cropping season and then grow on or survive inthe dead plant residues as they decompose on the soil surface Standing residues ... exudate inactivation, indicating that other mechanisms are involved in suppressiveness by Pseudomonas species (van Dijk and Nelson, 1998) In subsequent work investigating these mechanisms in a suppressive...
... 2000) Chitin is found inthe cell walls of most fungi, but is missing in Oomycetes and is present in insects and mites (Although Oomycetes have been reclassified into the Kingdom Chromista inthe eight-kingdom ... data) Inthe soil, organic matter, metals (such as iron), clays, and other substances might bind to glomalin, causing conformational changes or masking the reactive site and thereby interfering ... to examine glomalin accumulation in sterile sand, or, as in this case, sand and crushed coal medium where the roots are contained inthe root compartment within the nylon mesh bag, and the fungal...
... of the initial total N mineralizes inthe first year, 9% of the N remaining after the first year mineralizes inthe second year, and 3% of N remaining after the second year mineralizes inthe third ... 9.2 Soil mineral N inthe spring following tomato inthe previous year at the Sustainable Agricultural Farming System Project at the University of California, Davis A mixture of leguminous and ... crop strategy involves growing mixtures of small grains and legumes, providing for a range of potential residue qualities in a single input (Kuo and Sainju, 1998) After incorporating the plant mixture,...
... Dryland Farming inthe Inland Pacific Northwest, U.S.A Winter wheat–fallow, in which only one crop is grown every years, is the dominant cropping system inthe low-precipitation dryland cropping region ... al., 1995) Cover crops aid in maintaining a viable mycelial network A cover crop of winter wheat inoculated with AM increased AM infection rate, and in turn increased the growth and yield of a ... 50% of the SOM in some soils has been lost after years of intensive tillage, clearing vegetation, and draining wetlands for farming (Cambardella and Elliott, 1993) Carbon is sequestered in soils...
... and enzymatic activity inthe invertebrates’ intestines In many soils, earthworms are probably the most important macroinvertebrates involved inthe initial stages of recycling of organic matter ... in mixing the surface humus horizons with mineral soil in these ecosystems, forming a favorable environment forthe germination and growth of spruce seedlings Elimination of earthworms from forest ... through soils MICROORGANISMS INTHE INTESTINES OF EARTHWORMS There is a great increase inthe total numbers of bacteria, fungi, and actinomycetes occurring inthe earthworm gut compared with those in...
... with the result of curbing the increased urinary output At variance with urinary output, there were only nine missing values regarding serum Na and no missing values concerning DDAVP use Forthe ... hypertonic saline [54] In that study, hypertonic saline use increased the risk of hypernatremia, increased the number of infection days, increased the hospital length of stay, increased the creatinine ... prognostic information inthe presence of CDI (hazard ratio = 0.58; P = 0.57), while retaining its importance inthe other instances (hazard ratio = 4.20; P = 0.004) (P = 0.060 forthe test of the difference...
... associated information system for UNEP data and information and for referencing to other data inthe world, all in support of assessment and reporting activities A sub-system for land quality indicators ... monitoring staff therefore includes: ; reducing the mass of detail into clearly labelled tables; ; integrating similar materials from various parts of the information system; ; assembling results ... contributing to the development of indicators at each of these levels although the main emphasis is on building national indicators The Forestry Department, for example, is actively supporting the...
... taking into account only trees sampled in summer or spring or sampled in winter but with a positive baiting for P quercina For P europaea, only trees sampled in winter or spring or sampled in ... successful baiting, were used inthe analysis For P syringae-like1, only trees sampled in winter or sampled in summer and spring but with a successful baiting were included inthe analysis The statistical ... on three other oaks in Mersuay, three oaks in Filain and two in Ainvelle In these cases Armillaria was present on a minority of roots, inducing superficial lesions, the root infection index was...
... cations in solution so they can diffuse through the soil to the root This is accomplished by the chelate forming a ‘ring’ around the metal cation that protects the metal from reacting with other inorganic ... releasing the metal Both cases result inthe metal being taken up by the root and the chelate returning to the soil solution to bind other metals Chelation may be particularly important for regions ... mineralization In addition to nutrient storage, SOM aids nutrient availability by increasing the soil’s CEC, providing chelates, and increasing the solubility of certain nutrients inthe soil solution Furthermore,...