Germination

Legumes have been an important source of protein, carbohydrate, fat, minerals, vitamins and health- promoting compounds. Legumes play an important role in the traditional diets of the world population and are a valuable material for the food and animal feed industries (Schuszter-Gajzago, 2004). Pigeon pea is a perennial plant widely grown in the semi-arid tropics of Asia, Africa, and the Caribbean. Pigeon pea, besides its main use as dhal, fresh green seeds is used as a vegetable (Nene and…

Celiac disease (CD) AKA celiac sprue, is a auto immune disorder of the small intestine. CD affects genetically predisposed individuals when they ingest the protein gluten. Gluten is a storage protein that is necessary for the germination of grains including; wheat, rye, barley, and to some degree, oats.When a patient with CD ingests gluten the immune system's response damages the intestinal lining mucosa through lymphocytosis, crypt hyperplasia and villous atrophy. These changes are the…

Since 1988 the plant Crupina vulgaris or the Common Crupina has been listed as a class A weed, it has invaded many parts of the Western United States, its has become a growing concern for many as it can grow quickly and is difficult to get rid of. C. vulgaris is native to Mediterranean Europe. It is a flowering plant, or angiosperm from the family Asteraceae, that can grow up to three feet tall. The stems of the plant are leafy and rigid with small spines and rounded 1/2 inch leaves near the…

fluorescens) for 12 hours. For the control group, seeds were treated with sterilized water as a mock inoculation. Three inoculated seeds were sown in each cylindrical shape pot having 6 inch diameter and were thinned to one plant after one week of germination of seedlings. Each pot contained ~2 kg of the sterilized growth media…

and 60 minutes. In those times they started finding changes. The predictor variables in this experiment were the temperature changes, while the response variables were the the number of germinated propagules. As they increased the temperature the germination percentage went down. Q #6: What is the major conclusion of the study? A: The major conclusion was that Blastospores are easily produced in liquid cultures, usually taking less than 4 days, which it is shorter than solid cultures for…

rain also damage forests by dissolving nutrients in the soil that trees need. It releases aluminum to soil, which makes it hard for plants to take up water. Acid rain increases toxins in the soil, which adversely affects germination (Ask.com, “How does acid rain affect seed germination?”, 1995). It also decreases the pH level of soil, which affects the nutrients that plants need. It also damages the leaves and roots of plants, which makes it hard to take water. Some trees are near acid clouds,…

An Investigation into the Activity of Alpha-amylase Enzyme in Relation to Temperature and PH Introduction: The role of amylase in plants is the breakdown of starches so that they can be used as energy in the first stages of early growth (wise geek, [B] 2016). Enzymes are extremely efficient natural catalysts that are found in cells, they work by lowering the activation energy of a reaction and providing an alternative reaction pathway. Enzymes are very specific, only catalysing certain reactions…

The Santa Ana is known for their extremely strong winds. However, Santa Ana winds cause controversy from citizen living in Southern California and people who are planning to move to there. Either it is the benefits or the risks that are cause from the winds. Everyone has different perspective over Santa Ana winds. Linda Thomas and Joan Didion both have similar rhetorical devices although both authors approach the same subject in different ways. Linda Thomas, author of “Brush Fire” and Joan…

Mothers who smoke or use nicotine throughout her pregnancy will harmfully affect the prenatal and postnatal maturation or germination of her baby and increase the danger of developmental and behavioral shortfalls in children and adolescents. It was believed that about more than 25% of women in the United States smoked cigarettes at some point during their pregnancy. Tobacco smoke is known for having numeral chemical components because several research have incriminated nicotine as the major…

This plant has to be planted in a pot due to the fact it goes through a germination process. When putting sphagnum moss into the pot you want it to be packed full. It will need to be watered before the seeds are planted. Sarracenia seeds are tiny and have a waxy coating over them. Take about 10 seeds and drop them right on top…