Essays about: "Plant soil feedback"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 9 essays containing the words Plant soil feedback.
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1. Plant-soil feedbacks in boreal tree species
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Forest Ecology and ManagementAbstract : Plant-soil feedback (PSF) is important for understanding how plants influence the composition and abundance of soil biota and nutrients and how this affects plant growth. The plant economic spectrum (PES) also plays a role. READ MORE
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2. Legacy effects of temperature alterations on microbial resistance and resilience to drying and rewetting
University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskapAbstract : With warming in soils due to climate change, a series of secondary factors arise, which have multifaceted effects on soil microbial communities. Of these, alterations to soil moisture are among the most crucial to understanding how microbial functions will change in the face of climate change. READ MORE
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3. Capillary Organic Electronic Ion Pump for Delivering Malic Acid - Towards Better Understanding of Drought Tolerance in Tropical Plants
University essay from Linköpings universitet/Laboratoriet för organisk elektronik; Linköpings universitet/Tekniska fakultetenAbstract : Delivery of biologically relevant ions such as drugs, neurotransmitters and hormones have been recognized as powerful a tool to control physiology of animals and plants for research purposes and practical applications. In the plant research community, ions are most commonly delivered as part of a solvent by soaking, spraying, pipetting or by adding to the soil. READ MORE
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4. Multifaceted effects of competition and plant-soil feedbacks on Achillea millefolium grown in soil from a riparian meadow : Emil Karlsson - Umeå University - Thesis project - 60 hp
University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för ekologi, miljö och geovetenskapAbstract : Competition between plant individuals and how plants alter soil properties are key processes which drive changes in plant communities over time. Estimating the relative importance of these processes and how they affect plant growth in different ecological contexts and communities is an active area of research. READ MORE
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5. Optimizable Hydroponic Plant Incubator : Building a hydroponic plant incubator with a highly optimizable environment
University essay from KTH/MekatronikAbstract : This report investigates how to build a compact, optimizable and at the same time user friendly hydroponic systemfor growing plants as efficiently as possible. Hydroponics grows plants using water with dissolved nutrients instead of soil, allowing faster and more efficient growth. READ MORE