| The larvae feed on root hairs, restricting nutrient and moisture uptake by the plant. |
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| Aquaponics, or the cultivation of plants that grow on the surface of nutrient rich ponds, is the final stage in the system. |
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| Finally, pollutants can change the nutrient balance of a waterbody, making it over-rich, a process known as eutrophication. |
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| These include climate regulation, the operation of the water cycle, the regulation of atmospheric composition, and nutrient cycling. |
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| The nutrient solution was changed every week to limit the acidification, and was oxygenated by an aquarium pump. |
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| This should not be a factor, however, if manure is applied at agronomic rates to meet crop nutrient needs. |
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| Grass buffer zones or vegetative filter strips have been investigated as a means of reducing nutrient loads in streams. |
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| Be sure to include less common foods, such as seaweed, green tea and wheatgrass for their potent and unique nutrient profiles. |
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| To obtain roots with an exodermis, seedlings were grown in a mist culture using the same nutrient solution. |
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| They are smothered by sediment, and choked by algae growing on nutrient rich sewage and fertilizer run-off. |
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| The three bacterial species used to initially inoculate treatments grew readily on nutrient agar. |
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| Seeds are scraped off into sterilized flasks containing nutrient agar-agar. |
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| Starved border cells plated on to nutrient agar demonstrated no sign of contamination after 48 h incubation. |
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| So your best bets are brown rice syrup and barley malt, which are higher in nutrient content and are metabolized more slowly than white sugar. |
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| Cotton is a crop that requires continuous monitoring for its nutrient requirement. |
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| We must rotate crops to provide a variety of conditions and nutrient demands. |
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| Our supportive products are meant to provide a possible support for nutrient absorption and eupepsia. |
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| An invading virus can damage the lining of the small intestine, disrupting fluid and nutrient absorption. |
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| Preparing beans at home allows you to control both their sodium and nutrient contents. |
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| The oxygen and nutrient deficiencies caused by too much smoking result in premature lines on the skin and a loss of natural elasticity. |
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| It controls a number of metabolic processes important for cell growth, including nutrient import, transcription, and autophagy. |
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| The nutrient content of expressed breast milk varies depending on the stage of lactation at which it is collected. |
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| You've probably seen some recent stories about vitamin D deficiencies, so here's the low-down on this important nutrient. |
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| The amount of each nutrient in the supplement was the recommended dietary allowance for pregnant or lactating woman, except for iron and zinc. |
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| We concentrate on phosphorus as the nutrient that is biolimiting on geological time scales and potentially leaves a complete geological record. |
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| Others make a home near land at nutrient run-off points from farms and power plants. |
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| If abiotic and biotic stresses inhibit proper root function, plants run into nutrient deficiencies. |
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| Oxygen is the fuel that starts the chemical process of nutrient absorption through a seedling's root tips. |
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| It is well accepted that nutrient intake, body energy stores, and changes in BW and energy stores have dramatic effects on reproductive processes in the beef cow. |
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| Elite Swine has a dedicated environmental team consisting of engineers, an agrologist, nutrient coordinators and a geographic information systems coordinator. |
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| Soil samples were also evaluated for pH and other macronutrients by the Arkansas Soil Test Laboratory to ensure that any nutrient deficiencies could be appropriately amended. |
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| The strains were maintained on nutrient agar slants before used. |
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| Rice plants were axenically grown in glass test tubes containing a strip of filter paper to support the seeds and filled with 15 ml of Long Ashton nutrient solution. |
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| This, combined with nutrients being leached out of the soils by high rainfall, may cause weakness in some plants and nutrient deficiency, particularly in sandy soils. |
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| The soil should be tested regularly to determine these nutrient levels. |
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| Thus, the inventive water dropwort has uniform nutrient distribution. |
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| Fusarium wilt kills plants by cutting off nutrient supply from the roots and is one of the biggest dangers facing lupin production in Europe and Russia. |
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| An immediate first line of defense to nutrient deficiency is the activation of assimilatory mechanisms, and this is well established for copper as well. |
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| If more nutrient is available than is required by the crop for maximal growth, the surplus is absorbed by the plant up to a certain limit and stored. |
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| Potassium is the third major plant and crop nutrient after nitrogen and phosphorus. |
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| This nutrient mixture is then absorbed through the leaf surfaces to be used by the rest of the plant. |
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| Serving mainly to absorb water and to anchor the plant to the ground, the roots are relatively useless for nutrient uptake. |
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| Carnivory only pays off when the nutrient stress is high and where light is abundant. |
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| Taxa such as waterwort and the carophytes are both likely to be inhibited by a raised nutrient status in their aquatic habitat. |
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| Plants are also involved in nutrient uptake and provide allochthonous organic material for detritivores. |
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| The results imply that, grains along the rachis were less affected in their nutrient concentrations than those along the rachilla. |
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| As tree doctors, arborists diagnose and treat tree diseases, nutrient deficiencies, and structural problems. |
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| Key to the new ARS device is a rotating cylinder, half submerged in the fungus' nutrient soup. |
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| Also see nutrient pollution for an extended explanation of nutrient remediation. |
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| A third method, aeroponics, involves misting or spraying plant roots with a nutrient solution. An offshoot of this method is called fogponics. |
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| Of course, the concentrations of nutrient in plant tissues depend on many factors, including growing conditions. |
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| Photobiont cells are routinely destroyed in the course of nutrient exchange. |
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| While English walnuts are the most commonly consumed, their nutrient density and profile are generally similar to those of black walnuts. |
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| In a few species, the blastula contains supplies of nutrient yolk and lacks arms, since it has no need to feed. |
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| The growth of phytoplankton populations is dependent on light levels and nutrient availability. |
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| Nutrient dilution, which occurs when plastics displace food in the gut, affects the nutrient gain and consequently the growth of sea turtles. |
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| Even those that live in warm or tropical climates live in areas that become cold and nutrient rich due to current patterns. |
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| Supporters of Delaware's legislation to allow oyster aquaculture cite revenue, job creation, and nutrient cycling benefits. |
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| Oysters influence nutrient cycling, water filtration, habitat structure, biodiversity, and food web dynamics. |
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| Phosphorus is a necessary nutrient for plants to live, and is the limiting factor for plant growth in many freshwater ecosystems. |
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| Consequently, phosphorus is much more important as a limiting nutrient in aquatic systems. |
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| Eutrophication may cause competitive release by making abundant a normally limiting nutrient. |
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| In order to gauge how to best prevent eutrophication from occurring, specific sources that contribute to nutrient loading must be identified. |
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| Ploughing in agriculture and development are activities that contribute most to nutrient loading. |
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| Thus much of the nutrient loading in soil eventually makes its way to water. |
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| Any factor that causes increased nutrient concentrations can potentially lead to eutrophication. |
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| It has also been shown that the drying of wetlands causes an increase in nutrient concentration and subsequent eutrophication blooms. |
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| The roots then improve water quality by consuming nutrient pollutants, such as from agricultural runoff. |
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| Due to mass continuity this drives surface waters down, resulting in the upwelling of cold, nutrient rich water south of the current. |
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| Northward winds along the coast result in Ekman transport offshore and upwelling of nutrient rich deep water to the euphotic zone. |
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| However the meeting of the oceans here also fuels the nutrient cycle for marine life, making it one of the best fishing grounds in South Africa. |
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| High nutrient levels such as those found in runoff from agricultural areas can harm the reef by encouraging the growth of algae. |
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| This may lead to decreases in nutrient availability which may be offset by liming. |
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| Even with reduced nutrient levels, algae tend to remain dominant, blocking light and preventing plants from growing on the floor of the waterway. |
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| They get their name from the placenta, which connects the developing fetus to the uterine wall to allow nutrient uptake. |
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| These plants are often processed after harvest to preserve or improve nutrient value and prevent spoiling. |
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| Because of the low biodiversity, nutrient use is uniform and pests tend to build up, necessitating the greater use of pesticides and fertilizers. |
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| Outside nutrient inputs may be used, however manure is returned directly to the grassland as a major nutrient source. |
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| Tillage is the practice of plowing soil to prepare for planting or for nutrient incorporation or for pest control. |
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| Crop nutrient use may also be managed using cultural techniques such as crop rotation or a fallow period. |
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| Most are capable of tolerating the combination of low nutrient levels and waterlogging. |
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| The major determining factors include feed cost, availability, nutrient balance and energy density required. |
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| Their higher nutrient levels, however, allow them to support productive pasture, and large numbers of sheep are grazed in these regions. |
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| The following table shows the nutrient content of potato and other major staple foods, each in respective raw form. |
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| The following table shows the nutrient content of maize and major staple foods in a raw harvested form. |
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| Galls later merge as the females grow and enlarge, and they interfere with water and nutrient supply. |
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| While sweet potato provides less edible energy and protein per unit weight than cereals, it has higher nutrient density than cereals. |
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| More precisely, plants and all other autotrophs use carbon dioxide as their principal nutrient source. |
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| The diet restricted foods high in the sugar-binding protein lectin, generally regarded as a healthy nutrient. |
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| I have hard clay soil and will rototill in the compost to loosen the soil and provide nutrient amendment. |
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| After all, water is the most essential nutrient our system needs. |
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| NutraCea is involved in stabilized rice bran nutrient research and dietary supplement development. |
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| Inconspicuous nutrient laden surface runoff from mature forest Sierran watersheds. |
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| While in Shahpur soil, INM treatment showed relatively lower microporosity than those of other nutrient treatments. |
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| This was done because whole fruits are typically nutrient dense, whereas fruit juices are typically calorically dense and have no fiber. |
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| As the most calorically dense nutrient, fat has been a desired energy source across much of human evolution. |
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| These forests have over time synced their seedling deposits after the spring peaks in flow to best take advantage of the nutrient rich soil generated by peak flow. |
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| Bogs may also be classified by the nutrient content of the peat. |
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| Nutrient management includes both the source of nutrient inputs for crop and livestock production, and the method of utilization of manure produced by livestock. |
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| This requires even greater nutrient and pest control inputs. |
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| Marine nutrient bioextraction is the practice of farming and harvesting marine organisms such as shellfish and seaweed for the purpose of reducing nutrient pollution. |
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| Another active ingredient, a nutrient dense brown seaweed known as bladderwrack, provides calcium, potassium, sulphur, magnesium, iron, and B vitamins. |
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| The porous properties of glauconite greensand allow for the absorption of water and minerals, making irrigation and nutrient delivery much more efficient. |
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| Their own nutrient uptake reduces nutrient available to algae. |
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| Subsurface productivity is limited by nutrient availability, as the anoxic bottom waters act as a sink for reduced nitrate, in the form of ammonia. |
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| Therefore, lichen decline may result not only from the accumulation of toxic substances, but also from altered nutrient supplies that favor one symbiont over the other. |
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| Fungi perform an essential role in the decomposition of organic matter and have fundamental roles in nutrient cycling and exchange in the environment. |
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| In point sources the nutrient waste travels directly from source to water. |
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| Conduction occurs from a source to a sink for each separate nutrient. |
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| Macro algal blooms cause the decline and eradication of seagrasses throughout areas where nutrient loading or other sources of stimulated algal growth exist. |
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| They found that algae can readily be used to reduce the nutrient runoff from agricultural fields and increase the quality of water flowing into rivers, streams, and oceans. |
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| Ocean water presents many vastly different habitats based on temperature and nutrient availability, resulting in phytogeographic zones, regions, and provinces. |
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| The intestine completes the process of digestion and nutrient absorption. |
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| Preliminary evaluation of selected nutrient composition of two life stages of Artemia salina before and after feeding an enriched Torula yeast product. |
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| It is caused by seven species of Eimeria apicomplexan protozoa that infect intestinal epithelial cells resulting in deleterious effects on nutrient absorption in the gut. |
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| Effects of benzoic acid on growth performance, serum biochemical parameters, nutrient digestibility and digestive enzymes activities of jejuna digesta in weaner piglets. |
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| Interpretation of concentrations determined by analysis is easy only when a nutrient occurs in excessively low or occasionally excessively high concentration. |
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| Distribution of green algal mats throughout shallow soft bottoms of the Swedish Skagerrak archipelago in relation to nutrient sources and wave exposure. |
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| The foremost reason a food is considered a superfood is because of nutrient density, which is the percentage of nutrients in a food compared to the number of calories. |
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| A complex overall situation with respect to defining nutrient losses from soils, could arise as a result of the size selective nature of soil erosion events. |
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| The second requirement also differentiates carnivory from defensive plant characteristics that may kill or incapacitate insects without the advantage of nutrient absorption. |
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| Potash is important for agriculture because it improves water retention, yield, nutrient value, taste, color, texture and disease resistance of food crops. |
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