used to adjust substrate pH, or a dilution effect of dry mass and a consistent volume of MgSO 4 applied. Sulfur. The recommended range for leaf tissue S concentration for the genera Hibiscus is between 0.2% and 0.5% ( Bryson and Mills, 2014 ). Lower
taste and processing quality ( Nindo et al., 2005 ). Reduced soluble solids was likely a dilution effect and a result of larger berries in the treatment ( Greer and Weedon, 2014 ). The effects of cooling on fruit soluble solids are inconsistent in other
in comparison with Mg concentration at 3 WAT may be attributed to the antagonistic effect of K from the fertilizer source, reduced residual effect of the dolomitic limestone used to adjust substrate pH, or a dilution effect of dry mass and a
susceptibility to a pathogen may suppress diseases by four possible mechanisms ( Wolfe, 1985 ). First, a dilution effect occurs by increasing the distance between susceptible plants, thus slowing the rate of plant-to-plant spread by pathogens. Additionally, a
comparison with open field ( Tables 2 and 3 ). One possible explanation is the dilution effect of N compounds in plant tissue due to faster and enhanced vegetative growth under LTs caused by more favorable microenvironment and increased heat index ( Acharya
treatments ( Table 2 ), as reported by Elmer and Pignatello (2011) ; this may be due to the dilution effect of N in faster growing plant tissue, and not to differences in uptake of N among treatments ( Jarrell and Beverly, 1981 ). Foliar contents of Mg and
rate, possibly because of a dilution effect associated with increased bulb growth. Rates of beef cattle compost, in contrast, were found to have no effect on onion bulb dry weight ( Lee, 2012 ). In conclusion, onion total and marketable yields increased
decades ( Davis, 2009 , 2011 ; Davis et al., 2004 ), similar to the downward trend or “dilution effect” in mineral concentration of wheat ( Fan et al., 2008 ). The rationale for drawing firm conclusions for vegetable nutrient content based on historical
plant at the lower fertilizer rate could result in a nutrient concentrations being equal due to a dilution effect even though more N, for example, was absorbed at the higher fertilizer rates. This hypothesis could not be tested because tissue levels were
field. This dilution effect over distance has been shown by other studies that evaluated the transfer rate of foodborne pathogens to objects ( Buchholz et al., 2012 ; Patrick et al., 1997 ; Scott, 1990 ; Scott and Bloomfield, 1990 ), and could be