Napier Grass Scientific name: Pennisetum purpureum Family: Poaceae Origin: Tropical grasslands of Africa Botanical description: A robust perennial with a vigorous root system‚ sometimes stoloniferous with a creeping rhizome. Culms usually 180-360 cm high‚ branched upwards. Leaf-sheaths glabrous or with tubercle-based hairs; leaf-blades 20-40 mm wide‚ margins thickened and shiny. Inflorescence a bristly false spike up to 30 cm long‚ dense‚ usually yellow-brown in colour‚ more rarely purplish (Chippendall
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Occurrence of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Spores in Soils of Some Legumes and Their Response to Varying Concentration of Phosphorus Application Abstract An experiment was undertaken to investigate the occurrence of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal (AM) fungi in the soil of five leguminous plants: Cajanus cajan‚ Centrosema pascurum‚ Crotolatia ochroleuca‚ Lablab purpurens and Mucuna pruriens. The effects of soil treatments with varying phosphorus concentrations‚ on the population of AM spores under these legumes
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Exploring the new applications of structural bamboo Introduction Bamboo is versatile group of grass‚ belonging to the subfamily Bambusoideae of the family Poaceae in Asia. It is fast growing‚ highest yield‚ low cost‚ and a renewable natural resource with excellent mechanical properties. To explore its potential as a building and structural material‚ further research on its properties is needed. In the following‚ the structure and mechanical properties of bamboo will be introduced. Then‚ a comparison
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TRIBAL MEDICINAL PLANTS OF KAMBAKAM HILLS‚ EASTERN GHATS‚ ANDHRA PRADESH‚ INDIA *S.K.M.BASHA‚ E. RAJYALAKSHMI‚ K.V.RAMI REDDY *NBKR Medicinal Plant Research Centre‚ Vidyanagar – 524413‚ SPSR‚ A.P. E-Mail: *drskmbasha@gmail.com ABSTRACT: Kambakam is a Village in Varadaiahpalem Mandal‚ Chittoor District‚ Andhra Pradesh State. Kambakam is located 3.736 km distance from its Mandal Main Town Varadaiahpalem. Kambakam is 99.28 km far from its District Main City Chittoor.Kambakam is located
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THE EFFECTIVITY OF LEMON GRASS (Cymbopogon citratus) AS AN ALTERNATIVE INSECT REPELLANT _____________________________________________________________________________ An Investigatory Project Presented to the FACULTY MEMBERS Of TOLEDO CITY SCIENCE HIGH SCHOOL ------------------------------------------------- Ilihan Heights‚ Toledo City ------------------------------------------------- In Partial Fulfillment of the Course Requirements in Research I -------------------------------------------------
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UTILIZATION OF PLANT RESOURCES IN THE MANAGEMENT OF COUGH CONDITIONS IN PAKELLE SUBCOUNTY‚ ADJUMANI DISTRICT LEBU SARAH ATIENO 08/U/26857/PS A RESEARCH PROJECT REPORT SUBMITTED IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENT FOR THE AWARD OF BACHELOR OF SCIENCE DEGREE IN WILDLIFE HEALTH AND MANAGEMENT OF MAKERERE UNIVERSITY JUNE‚ 2011 DECLARATION I LEBU SARAH ATIENO declare that the work presented in this special project report is my own original piece of work unless otherwise stated and
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GURUKULAM Syllabus for Recruitment Test Category of Post: PGT – Biological Science Part – I GENERAL KNOWLEDGE AND CURRENT AFFAIRS (Marks: 08) Part – II CHILD DEVELOPMENT AND PEDAGOGY (Marks: 08) 1. Development of Child Development‚ Growth & Maturation – Concept & Nature‚ Principles of development‚ Factors influencing Development – Biological‚ Psychological‚ Sociological‚ Dimensions of Development and their interrelationships – Physical & Motor‚ Cognitive‚ Emotional‚ Social‚ Moral‚ Language relating
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Earth Science Ecology Group 11 Objectives: * To define Ecology * To differentiate abiotic and biotic components of the ecosystem. * To identify the different types of ecosystem. * To know the different elemental cycles * To understand the importance of the natural habitat and the effects of migration. * To know have an overview of what is food chain and food web * To differentiate renewable from non-renewable resources * To know what is population‚ migration
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Bulletin of Entomological Research (2007) 97‚ 299–308 doi:10.1017/S000748530700507X Genetic variation among Mediterranean populations of Sesamia nonagrioides (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) as revealed by RFLP mtDNA analysis J.T. Margaritopoulos1 *‚ B. Gotosopoulos1‚ Z. Mamuris2‚ P.J. Skouras1‚ K.C. Voudouris1‚ N. Bacandritsos3‚ A.A. Fantinou4 and J.A. Tsitsipis1 1 Laboratory of Entomology and Agricultural Zoology‚ Department of Agriculture‚ Crop Production and Rural Environment‚ University
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Define biotechnology and write an essay on the current status of plant biotechnology in the 21st century by focusing mainly on genetic engineering Ø Ø Ø FAQ | Register Now | Sign In HOME PHYSICAL SCIENCESPHYSICS SPACE CHEMISTRY APPLIED PHYSICS AEROSPACE OPTICS EARTH SCIENCESENVIRONMENT ENERGY ATMOSPHERIC PALEONTOLOGY GEOLOGY OCEANOGRAPHY LIFE SCIENCESGENETICS & MOLECULAR BIOLOGY EVOLUTION MICROBIOLOGY ECOLOGY & ZOOLOGY IMMUNOLOGY NEUROSCIENCE MEDICINECANCER
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