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nutritional value of legumes and grain seeds. Recently, sprouts have become a popular health food in the United States and other Western countries. Numerous studies have demonstrated that sprouts are one of the most complete and nutritious foods ( Bau et al
4.9 ± 0.2 mg·g −1 , available phosphorus was 5.9 ± 0.5 mg·kg −1 , and exchangeable potassium was 29.6 ± 1.6 mg·kg −1 (mean ± se , n = 4). The plants were sorted into three treatments. Control plants received no nutritional applications. Plants in
1 Associate professor, Dept. of Horticulture. 2 Assistant professor, Dept. of Human Nutrition and Foods. We thank Robert Frary, Assistant Director for Research & Measurement, VPI & SU, for Statistical Analysis of Student Evaluations. The
Tree nuts are a popular food in the United States, used as both a stand-alone snack and as ingredients in other food dishes. Common tree nuts, such as almonds ( Prunus dulcis ), pecans, and walnuts ( Juglans regia ), have a number of nutritional
The first objective of this paper is to review and characterize the published research in refereed journals pertaining to the nutritional practices used to grow vegetable transplants. The second objective is to note those studies that indicated a direct relationship between transplant nutritional practices and field performance. The third objective is to suggest some approaches that are needed in future vegetable transplant nutrition research. Even after review of the plethora of available information in journals, it is not possible to summarize the one best way to grow any vegetable transplant simply because of many interacting and confounding factors that moderate the effects of nutritional treatments. It is, however, important to recognize that all these confounding factors must be considered when developing guidelines for producing transplants. After thorough review of this information, it is concluded that transplant nutrition generally has a long term effect on influencing yield potential. Therefore, derivation of a nutritional regime to grow transplants needs to be carefully planned. It is hoped that the information that follows can be used to help guide this process.
activated C on growth, nutrition, and mycorrihzal infection rates of peach trees ( Rutto and Mizutani, 2006 ). Addition of biochar to the soil in some circumstances improved plant nutrition and growth of model crops such as radish and beans ( Chan et al
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We acknowledge the valuable contribution of M. Toselli, A. D. Rombolà, M. Quartieri, C. Zavalloni, D. Malaguti, F. Mazzanti, P. Lucchi, and G. Sorrenti in research projects on mineral nutrition carried out in our laboratory. We are also
Handbook of Plant Nutrition. 2007. Allen V. Barker and David J. Pilbeam (eds.). CRC Press, 600 Broken Sound Parkway NW, Suite 300, Boca Raton, FL 33487. 613 p., $139.95 hardcover. ISBN 0-8247-5904-4. For almost half a century Chapman