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The biosphere is built on microbial life. Other living forms could not have evolved or existed without them. The geochemical conditions on earth that allowed for the development of plants …
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With respect to seed preservation possibilities, plant species have been divided into 2 categories: Orthodox seeds, which can withstand dehydration to 5% or less (dry weight basis) without damage. When …
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Plant Water Relations Water is known as the liquid gold or elixir of life and a major constituent of all living cells. Water content in cell ranges from 70 to …
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1. Several numbers of horticultural crops have been commercialized from biotechnological endeavor. E.g. a. Papaya genetically engineered fro papaya ringspot virus. This product has revived the Hawaiian papaya industry, which …
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Mineral nutrients are found either as soluble fractions of soil solution or as adsorbed ions on the surface of colloidal particles. Various theories proposed to explain the mechanism of mineral …
Physiology of nutrient uptake Read More In Detail
1. Fruit ripening : Broadly fruits can be classified into two types on the basis of their respiratory pattern during ripening. In some fruits like apple and banana as the …
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