Science Web Directory, Technology, Chemistry, Biotechnology and Environment http://www.science6.com/... Science6.com offers links to science, biotechnology, physics and astronomy, chemistry, environment ,ecology, technology, science resources, social sciences, mechanical engineering, earth sciences, materials, astrophysics, nuclear, software, molecular and much more
Understanding genetic modification - Cellular Biology - by Sebanti Ghosh http://www.helium.com/items/233186-plant-tissue... Plant Tissue Culture: Advantages and ApplicationsDespite the great advancements in science and technology, the foundations of modern civilization are till date dependent on plants, for the basic necessities like food and clothing. Conventional plant breeding, involving human interference in selection of natural resources, has given us the present day improved variety of food crops, cereals, medicinal herbs and other plants. However, breeding results in random selection of parental traits. Genetic transformation must be resorted to in order to ensure that a particular desired character, or genetic trait, definitely gets incorporated in the progeny plants. Using methods of pant tissue culture, selected superior clones of valuable horticulture crops can be rapidly propagated for commercial production. Thus, plant tissue culture now has direct commercial applications as well as value in basic research into cell biology, genetics and biochemistry. Applications include:
TropHort: Biology, Agriculture and Geography http://trophort.com... TropHort.com provides links to websites and science articles in biology and in the applied life sciences agriculture, horticulture and forestry. The site focusses on the horticulture of vegetables and fruits and contains information on numerous aspects of biology, agriculture and forestry. Other categories deal with environmental topics including biodiversity and global warming.
Olericulture: Vegetable Cultivation and Production http://olericulture.org... Olericulture.org provides links to websites and research articles in the applied life science olericulture. The site focusses on the numerous scientific and commercial aspects of the cultivation and production of vegetables. Other categories deal with aspects of bamboo agronomy and several environmental topics.
Pomology: Fruit Cultivation and Production http://pomology.org... Pomology.org provides links to websites and research articles in the applied life science pomology. The site focusses on the numerous scientific and commercial aspects of the cultivation and production of temperate, subtropical and tropical fruits, and includes numerous references to viticulture and enology, the science and technology of tablegrapes and winemaking.
'Florilush': a bunch grape rootstock for Florida http://pomology.org/research/000/002... Florilush is resistant to Xylella fastidiosa, Elsinoe ampelina, Plasmopara viticola, Uncinula necator and Isariopsis and is highly tolerant to nematodes (Criconemoides, Belonolaimus, Meloidogyne and Trichodorus).
A contribution to rational transport systems in agriculture http://trophort.com/research/000/002... Transport time, or the productivity of transport, is determined by the time used in loading and unloading, the distance, the speed on the journey, the weight of the load and the waiting time.
Landscape Design Marketing http://www.isnare.com/?aid=252654... Did it ever occur to you that landscape design marketing was something that was essential to your business as are a good aesthetic sense and a knowledge of horticulture?
Maximising shelf-life of Chinese waterchestnut http://trophort.com/research/000/000... During 1997 to 1999, we studied the effects of open storage, two packing materials and two different storage temperatures on transpiration, respiration, and external and internal quality of waterchestnuts. In contrast to open storage where corms lost about five percent of their fresh weight in one week, high-humidity storage in both materials [low-density polyethylene (LDPE) Snap-lock bags, and perforated high relative humidity (HRH) Long-life bags] reduced transpirational weight loss to about 0.5-2.5 percent within six months. Average weight loss across these materials was about 0.5-3.0 percent when stored at average 1° C and 9° C, respectively. Compared with other horticultural crops the measured respiration rate which did not exceed 1.2 ml CO2 kg-1 h-1, can be considered low to very low. Therefore, vacuum packaging might be suitable for waterchestnuts. Higher storage temperature reduced loss in visual quality as indicated by discolouration of the internal flesh but increased infection by fungal microorganisms. In contrast to potato where loss of quality is associated with sweetening, high contents of total soluble solids (TSS) are an indicator of good internal quality in waterchestnut. TSS significantly increased over 3-4 months storage, particularly under the lower storage temperature.
A burger and a coke http://pomology.org/research/000/000... 'A burger and a coke' and other environmental problems: reflections on diet and the environmental crisis
Evaluations of some pesticide residues in food http://olericulture.org/research/000/000... Presents FAO and WHO data on pesticide residues including their recommendations on acceptable daily intakes, tolerances and methods of analysis.
