The acid growth theory states that the auxin-induced acidification of plant cell walls causes their expansion. A model now suggests that excessive acidification leads to growth inhibition ...

Activated charcoal has been used to treat poisoning for centuries but may have other health benefits as well. This fine, odorless, black powder is produced by heating charcoal to an extremely high ...

For these reasons, somatic embryogenesis has been used as a biotechnological tool in studies of plant development, clonal propagation ... (b) In the medium containing 2,4-D, without activated charcoal ...

The local authority wants to turn a former anaerobic digester into a unit producing biochar, a form of charcoal ... to turn a former anaerobic digestion plant in Coder Road, Ludlow, into a ...

Biochar, a form of charcoal produced by heating agricultural waste without oxygen, is being studied as a potential tool for cleaning up chromium pollution at industrial sites, using the natural ...

Their removal process presents several difficulties, and often activated carbon (AC) is used in a filtration step. While commercial AC is often based on fossil resources, in this study, we present a ...

For an earlier show of flowers, sow sweet peas and cosmos indoors, ready to plant seedlings outdoors in spring. This time of year is also perfect for planting bare-root trees and shrubs, saving money ...

The researchers believe that spreading biochar on farmland may offer such benefits as improved water drainage. Turning plants into charcoal is also a way to trap the carbon dioxide they absorbed ...

Plasteurope.com is a business information platform for the European plastics industry. It is part of KI Kunststoff Information and PIE Plastics Information Europe, one of the leading content providers ...

Plant ecology is a sub-discipline of ecology focussed on the distribution and abundance of plants, and their interactions with the biotic and abiotic environment. Crop rotation has been shown to ...