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Okike, P.I., O.E. Edebiri, P.O. Okeh, et al. "The Effect of Potash on the Histology of the Kidney and Full Blood Count of Rabbit." Research & Reviews: Journal of Community Health Nursing 1, no. 2 (2025): 9–18. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15461684.

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<em>The purpose of this study is to ascertain how potash affects the kidney's histology and the rabbit's total blood count.. Sixteen (16) rabbits (weighing 850g – 900g) were used for this study. The animals were randomly assigned into four groups with four rabbits in each group. Group A served as control, while B, C, and D served as the test groups. Group A (control): 4 rabbits (control) were fed with growers mash 100g/850g body weight without administering potash. Group B: 4 rabbits were fed with 100g of growers mash mixed with 5g of ground potash/850g body weight. The feeding was performed once daily for 7 days. Group C: 4 rabbits were fed 100g of growers mash mixed with 5g of ground potash/850g body weight. The feeding was performed once daily for 14 days. Group D: 4 rabbits were fed 100g of growers mash mixed with 5g of ground potash/850g body weight. The feeding was performed once daily for 21 days. Before the sacrifices, blood samples were collected via the eyes of the rabbits using 2ml syringe, and the blood were transferred into EDTA container. After exposure, all the rabbits in group A (control) and group B, C, and D (test) were sacrificed and the kidney harvested for histological examination. Data obtained were analysed using Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) version 21. One-way Analysis of Variance (ANOVA; 95% confidence interval) was used to determine the significance of difference in the mean of all parameters and the result presented as Mean ± Standard error of mean (SEM). The results were considered statistically significant at p ≤ 0.05 level of significance. </em><em>The results obtained from this study that administration of potash has detrimental effects on the kidney and blood parameters of rabbits. These effects were seen to be in a time-dependent manner.</em>

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OLY-ALAWUBA, NKEIRUKA, and Ngozika C. Okechukwu-Ezike. "Quality Evaluation Of Some Softening Agents Used In The South East, Nigeria." Archives of Business Research 8, no. 2 (2020): 115–22. http://dx.doi.org/10.14738/abr.84.7733.

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Mineral composition and the Sensory attributes of Some food softening agents: Potash, dry Plantain leaf, Unripe Plantain peel, dry Palm bunch (Extracts) and their effects on African bread fruit were evaluated. The results showed the following mineral contents of the samples: Phosphorus - 15.66mg/100g (Potash) to 26.22mg/100g (Palm bunch); Iron - 2.78ppm (Palm bunch) to 6.77mg/100g (Plantain peel); Zinc contents of the samples ranged from 2.25ppm (Plantain peel) to 3.34ppm(Potash); Potassium content of the samples ranged from 27.81mg/100g (Palm bunch) to 176mg/100g(Potash); Sodium content ranged from 9.17mg/100g (Palm bunch) to 24.78mg/100g (Potash); Magnesium ranged from 11.86mg/100g (Plantain peel) to 13.44mg/100g (Potash, Plantain leaf); Lead ranged from 0.17mg/100g (Palm bunch) to 0.39mg/100g (Potash).Calcium content of the softening agents ranged from 14.69mg/100g (Palm bunch) to 27.82mg/100g (Potash). Sensory parameters of the samples evaluated were taste, colour, aroma, texture and general acceptability. The mean taste scores of the samples ranged from 4.44 (Palm bunch extract) to 6.72 (Potash), mean colour scores ranged from 4.04 (Palm bunch extract) to 6.44 (Potash extract), mean aroma scores ranged from 4.04 (Palm bunch extract) to 6.08 (Plantain peel). Texture of the samples ranged from 8.1 (Plantain peel, Plantain leaf extracts) to 8.4 (Palm bunch extract). The general acceptability of the samples ranged from 7.20 (Palm bunch, Potash extracts) to 7.5, (plantain peels extracts).The plantain peel extract had the highest mean sensory scores in terms of overall acceptability. Its effects as a softening agent were similar to those of the potash which served as a control sample.

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Orji Chima Ernest, Okwelogu Izunna Somadina, Unekwe Chiazor Prince, and Okoyeh Jude Nnaemeka. "Toxicological effects of two major types of potash used as food additives in Nigeria: Biochemical, hematological, and histopathological analysis of major organs in Wistar rats." International Journal of Science and Research Archive 11, no. 2 (2024): 1904–15. http://dx.doi.org/10.30574/ijsra.2024.11.2.0678.

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Trona or natron, often called potash, are evaporites, which are natural salts used unregulated in Nigeria as food additives, particularly to soften hard beans or tenderize tough cow meat, and for medical purposes. A 90-day sub-chronic toxicological study was conducted on Wistar rats weighing 120-140g to investigate the effects of consumption of these natural salts on hematological, histological and biochemical parameters. The experimental design involved 30 rats (n=10), considering attrition of two rats per group. The animals were divided into 3 groups. Group 1 was administered potash type A, group 2 administered potash type B while group 3(control) received only food and water. Standard methods were used to analyze all parameters. All results were presented as mean ± SD, with p-values < 0.05 considered significant. Each potash type has LD50s exceeding 5000mg/kg. Potash types significantly increased AST and ALT levels (p<0.05) in liver function measures compared to the control group. In both potash types, creatinine levels were considerably higher (p<0.05) than the control, but Urea levels were not statistically different (p>0.05). Sample A (Trona) reduced RBCs, Hb, and PCV more than sample B (natron) in rats. Both types had WBCs and Platelets that were similar to controls (p>0.05). Effects of potash on four electrolytes :Na+, K+, Cl- and HCO3- shows that potash type B contained elevated (p<0.05) levels of sodium than type A. Our results indicate that chronic consumption of each potash type or even both types, might expose users to hypernatremia, electrolyte imbalance, hematological problems, liver and kidney failures.

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Zheng, Chao, Xiaofei Yang, Kexing Liu, and Yongxiang Huang. "Effects of Potassium Application and Straw Returning on Potassium Management and Benefit of Banana." Transactions of the ASABE 64, no. 5 (2021): 1511–18. http://dx.doi.org/10.13031/trans.14653.

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HighlightsThe effects of potash fertilizer and straw returning on a banana orchard were studied by field experiment.Fertilizer with straw was more conductive to potassium nutrient balance and improved banana yield and quality.The economic benefits of straw replacing different amounts of potassium fertilizer were compared.Abstract. To explore the effects of potash fertilizer and straw returning in banana production, a field experiment was carried out, and four treatments were set up: NP fertilizer (NP), NP fertilizer and banana straw (NP+St), NPK fertilizer (NPK), and NPK fertilizer and banana straw (NPK+St). Through the soil potassium balance, the effects of potash fertilizer and straw returning on the yield, quality, and economic benefits of bananas were studied. The results showed that the application of potash fertilizer and straw could improve banana yields. Compared with the NP treatment, the banana yields of the NP+St, NPK, and NPK+St treatments increased by 17.5%, 50.5%, and 71.6%, respectively. The order of banana yield, potassium balance coefficient, and nutrient accumulation was NPK+St &gt; NP+St &gt; NPK &gt; NP. The NPK+St treatment also improved the recovery rate and agronomic utilization rate of potash fertilizer, which were higher than that of potassium application without straw (NPK) and straw application without potassium (NP+St). Potassium application with straw improved the banana yield, increased the total accumulation of nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium, and improved the efficiency of potash fertilizer uptake by the crop. Therefore, this study demonstrates the importance of straw for maintaining the soil potassium balance in banana production. The input cost of potassium fertilizer was reduced, and the resource utilization of banana straw was realized by straw returning, which can be promoted in local agricultural production. Keywords: Banana, Potassium application, Potassium balance, Straw returning, Yield.

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Abdul Mannan*, Khalid Hussain, Zain ul Islam, et al. "Use of Potash to Improve Sugar Cane Quality Under Various Water Stress Levels." Social Science Review Archives 3, no. 1 (2025): 2616–23. https://doi.org/10.70670/sra.v3i1.575.

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Pakistan is projected to face an increasing water shortage in the future due to climate change, which will significantly impact sugarcane yields. To assess the effects of various potash levels on sugarcane crops in response to water scarcity, an experiment was conducted using a randomized complete block design with three replications at Bahauddin Zakariya University in Multan. The number of irrigations were selected as 10, 12 and 14 times. Potash was applied through soil (33%), foliar (33%) and fertigation (33%). The results indicated that water shortage adversely affected all observed parameters. Optimal irrigation improved the number of tillers, stem girth, number of millable canes, brix percentage, sugar recovery percentage, and overall sugarcane production. Application of potash at different levels increased the sugar recovery approximately 0.2-0.3%. Furthermore, increased potash application positively influenced tiller growth, stem girth, brix percentage, sugar recovery percentage, and overall production, achieving about an 85% improvement compared to conditions of water scarcity. Thus, integrating potash application with effective irrigation strategies can help mitigate the negative effects of water shortage on sugarcane yields and promote more cost-effective sugarcane production and recovery.

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Chima Ernest Orji, Ugochukwu Kingsley Ezenyimulu, Mmachukwu Beverly Ifeadike, Chiemerie Stephanie Okoye, and Jude Nnaemeka Okoyeh. "Sub-acute studies on the effects of trona consumption at varied low doses on male fertility and antioxidant properties using Wistar Rats." World Journal of Biology Pharmacy and Health Sciences 18, no. 2 (2024): 204–15. http://dx.doi.org/10.30574/wjbphs.2024.18.2.0262.

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Geologically known as trona, evaporite, or locally known as greyish potash, akanwu, or kaun, it serves a multitude of purposes in Nigeria. These include, but are not limited to, softening legumes and flesh, augmenting the therapeutic attributes of herbal expectorant remedies, and reducing male libido or fertility. The unrestricted consumption and accessibility of this salt in the local markets of Anambra State, Nigeria, are due to its affordability and accessibility. Currently, there is no investigation into the comprehensive impact of potash's antioxidant properties at various low doses on male fertility. This led to a study that lasted for 28 days and involved rats weighing between 120 g and 140 g. The rats were separated into four groups, with each group consisting of seven rats. Group A was the control group, while groups B, C, and D were the test groups administered doses of 150 mg/kg, 300 mg/kg, and 450 mg/kg of potash, respectively. At the end of the study, the antioxidant properties of potash were tested. Prostate, gland, testis, and blood were collected and analyzed. Data was analyzed with the statistical social science (SPSS) version 27. Results were presented as mean ± standard deviation (SD). A one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) was used to compare the mean values. Our study found a significant (p<0.05) dose dependent decrease in fertility hormones and semen parameters. Prostate specific antigen (PSA) increased dose-dependently compared to the control. Our findings indicate that trona is rich in antioxidants.

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Chima, Ernest Orji, Kingsley Ezenyimulu Ugochukwu, Beverly Ifeadike Mmachukwu, Stephanie Okoye Chiemerie, and Nnaemeka Okoyeh Jude. "Sub-acute studies on the effects of trona consumption at varied low doses on male fertility and antioxidant properties using Wistar Rats." World Journal of Biology Pharmacy and Health Sciences 18, no. 2 (2024): 204–15. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13734466.

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Geologically known as trona, evaporite, or locally known as greyish potash, <em>akanwu</em>, or <em>kaun</em>, it serves a multitude of purposes in Nigeria. These include, but are not limited to, softening legumes and flesh, augmenting the therapeutic attributes of herbal expectorant remedies, and reducing male libido or fertility. The unrestricted consumption and accessibility of this salt in the local markets of Anambra State, Nigeria, are due to its affordability and accessibility. Currently, there is no investigation into the comprehensive impact of potash's antioxidant properties at various low doses on male fertility. This led to a study that lasted for 28 days and involved rats weighing between 120 g and 140 g. The rats were separated into four groups, with each group consisting of seven rats. Group A was the control group, while groups B, C, and D were the test groups administered doses of 150 mg/kg, 300 mg/kg, and 450 mg/kg of potash, respectively. At the end of the study, the antioxidant properties of potash were tested. Prostate, gland, testis, and blood were collected and analyzed. Data was analyzed with the statistical social science (SPSS) version 27. Results were presented as mean ± standard deviation (SD). A one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) was used to compare the mean values. Our study found a significant (p<0.05) dose dependent decrease in fertility hormones and semen parameters. Prostate specific antigen (PSA) increased dose-dependently compared to the control. Our findings indicate that trona is rich in antioxidants.

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Abro, Shaukat Ali, Mohd Adnan, Nisar Ahmed, et al. "Potassium Fertilizer Influences Growth Traits and Yield of Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) under Saline Regime." Journal of Plant and Environment 4, no. 1 (2022): 33–38. http://dx.doi.org/10.33687/jpe.004.01.4184.

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Soil salinity is one of major deleterious abiotic stress limiting the yield of wheat crop. Plant growth produce is severely affected by various biotic and environmental and metabolic processes. Application of Potash fertilizer can reduce the harmful effects of saline stress and increase crop yield. This research was carried out to evaluate detrimental effects of salinity stress on wheat produce and to suggest appropriate dose of potash fertilizer to achieve optimum production under saline conditions. There were four K doses as (ck, 50, 3/4th and 100 kilogram K2O/ ha). The results depicted that potash fertilizer application increased wheat crop growth traits and produce substantially under saline regime, significantly. With potassium supplement, height of plant enhanced about 19.23 %, tillers per plant (36.24 %), length of spike (27.33 %) cm, wheat grains (23.5 %), and grain production increased (24.11 %) kg/ha. It was concluded that soil applied potassium fertilizer as K rate at 100 kg K2O yielded in maximum crop growth development and wheat produce at rate of 50 and 75 kg K2O ha-1. Therefore, potash fertilizer at rate of 100 kg K2O ha-1 may be adopted for optimum yield in wheat under saline environment.

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Wong, D. K. H., S. L. Barbour, and D. G. Fredlund. "Modelling of flow through potash tailings piles." Canadian Geotechnical Journal 25, no. 2 (1988): 292–306. http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/t88-032.

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Modelling the flow of brine through potash tailings requires that the saturated and unsaturated hydraulic properties of the tailings be established; in particular, the relationships of fluid content and permeability to matric suction are required. The in situ and laboratory testing techniques used for determining these properties are described and the results are presented.Numerical modelling techniques for the flow of brine through potash tailings are demonstrated by performing a computer simulation of an open-trench infiltration test conducted at the Lanigan Division Potash Mine in Saskatchewan. The responses of the field instrumentation during the infiltration test were compared with the results of the simulation. The simulation utilizes the measured fluid content versus suction curves and the calculated permeability versus suction curves as input parameters. Good agreement was observed between the measured and simulated field responses. The effects of varying the hydraulic properties of the tailings are examined to arrive at a better understanding of the flow mechanism involved. Key words: saturated–unsaturated, seepage, finite element modelling, brine, potash, tailings, infiltration.

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Ndubisi, Onuigbo Hyginus. "Study of safety of potash as a food additive." Sokoto Journal of Medical Laboratory Science 10, no. 1 (2025): 91–95. https://doi.org/10.4314/sokjmls.v10i1.10.

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Potash is an organic substance used by many communities of the world for different purposes. However, its safety has been very uncertain before now limiting its use by many communities to achieve their desired culinary. We, therefore, conducted toxicological parity animal study to ascertain safety of this condiment in food preparations to clear the paranoid associated with its use. Pure commercial potash was used to carry out lethal dose (LD 50) test for acute toxicity on 12 healthy male Wistar rats in 2 phases. This was followed by parity biochemical investigations on liver, albumin, serum electrolytes and kidney profiles of 30 healthy male grouped Wistar rats after feeding the rats on different graded doses of potash in pure highly profiled commercial feed for 28 days for chronic toxicity. The highest dose of 500mg/kg body weight of potash was tolerated by the study animals and, therefore, there was no morbidity or mortality. The biochemical parameters investigated including liver enzymes (ALT, AST, ALP); Albumin; Serum Electrolytes (NA+, K+, CL-, HCO3-) and Kidney functions (Urea and Creatinine) were within established normal ranges of the parameters. The values obtained from the test groups of the animals did not deviate significantly from the values of the parity control study group (p<0.05). Potash, which is used for different purposes at a minimal dose has no deleterious effects on our study animals.

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Dissertations / Theses on the topic "Effects of potash"

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Nolte, Manuel Enrique. "Effects of alkaline wood ash solutions in improving roughage utilization by ruminants /." The Ohio State University, 1985. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1487259580262832.

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Fowler, James H. "Effect of plant arrangement and density on growth development and yield of two potato varieties." Thesis, University of Cambridge, 1988. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.257946.

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Papathanasiou, Fokion. "Glycoalkaloids in potato tubers : developmental and environmental effects." Thesis, Queen's University Belfast, 1997. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.361271.

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Miklasiewicz, Timothy Joseph. "Effects of vegetational diversity on the potato leafhopper /." The Ohio State University, 1997. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1487946776023093.

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Kalifa, Ali. "Salt stress, and phosphorus absorption by potato plants cv. 'Russet Burbank'." Thesis, National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada, 1997. http://www.collectionscanada.ca/obj/s4/f2/dsk2/ftp04/mq29727.pdf.

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Richardson, Kenneth Vincent Austin. "Abiotic stress effects in potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) and sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas [L.] Lam.)." Thesis, University of Reading, 2000. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.312599.

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Zhang, Youjun, and 张有君. "Growth promoting effects of AtPAP2 in potato and camelina." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 2011. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B46476945.

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Satchithanantham, Sanjayan. "Water management effects on potato production and the environment." American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers (ASABE), 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/1993/22279.

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Potatoes (Solanum tuberosum) were grown in a fine sandy loam soil in southern Manitoba in a three-year field study comparing four water management treatments: No Drainage with No Irrigation (NDNI), No Drainage with Overhead Irrigation (NDIR), Free Drainage with Overhead Irrigation (FDIR), and Controlled Drainage with Subirrigation (CDSI). The objectives of the study were (i) to evaluate the effect of the four treatments on yield and quality of potatoes, (ii) to evaluate the effect of water management on the environment, (iii) to estimate the shallow groundwater contribution to potato water requirement, and (iv) to simulate the shallow groundwater hydrology using the DRAINMOD and HYDRUS 1-D model. Subsurface drains were installed at 0.9 m depth and at spacings of 15 m (FDIR) and 8 m (CDSI). Subirrigation was done by pumping water back into the tiles through the drainage control structures. Overhead irrigation was carried out using a travelling gun. Water table depth, soil water content, drainage outflow, nutrient concentration in drainage water, irrigation rate, weather variables, potato yield and quality parameters, and biomass were measured. Compared to the NDNI treatment, the potato yield increase in the other treatments ranged between 15-32% in 2011 and 2-14% in 2012. In 2011, potato yield from FDIR was higher than CDSI (p = 0.011) and NDNI (p = 0.001), and yield from NDIR was higher than NDNI (p = 0.034). In 2012, potato yield was higher in FDIR in comparison to NDNI (p = 0.021). In 2012, the NDIR gave higher dark ends (p = 0.008) compared to other treatments. Under dry conditions, up to 92% of the potato crop water demand could be met by shallow groundwater contribution. Compared to free drainage, controlled drainage was able to lower the nitrate export by 98% (p = 0.033) in 2010 and by 67% (p = 0.076) in 2011, and the phosphate export decreased by 94% (p = 0.0117) in 2010. A major part of the drainage flow and nutrient export took place between April and June in southern Manitoba. DRAINMOD was able to accurately predict the shallow groundwater hydrology for this particular research site.

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Al-Farhan, H. N. "The effects of plant growth substances on the yield of potatoes." Thesis, Bangor University, 1989. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.234517.

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Montambault, François. "The use of Hoe-39866 as a potato-top desiccant /." Thesis, McGill University, 1988. http://digitool.Library.McGill.CA:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=61703.

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Books on the topic "Effects of potash"

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Oceans, Canada Dept of Fisheries and. Lethal and Sublethal Effects of Potash Brine on Different Stages of the Lobster, Homarus Americanus. s.n, 1985.

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Vos, J., C. D. Van Loon, and G. J. Bollen, eds. Effects of Crop Rotation on Potato Production in the Temperate Zones. Springer Netherlands, 1989. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-2474-1.

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Colloquium, International Potash Institute. Methods of K-research in plants: 21st Colloquium of the International Potash Institute, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium, June 19-21, 1989. The Institute, 1989.

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Colloquium, International Potash Institute. Development of K-fertilizer recommendations: 22nd Colloquium of the International Potash Institute, Soligorsk, USSR, June 18-23, 1990. The Institute, 1990.

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Colloquium, International Potash Institute. Development of K-fertilizer recommendations: 22nd Colloquium of the International Potash Institute, Soligorsk, USSR, June 18-23, 1990. Internaitonal Potash Institute, 1990.

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Colloquium, International Potash Institute. Development of K-fertilizer recommendations: 22nd Colloquium of the International Potash Institute, Soligorsk, USSR, June 18-23, 1990. Internaitonal Potash Institute, 1990.

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Tian, Susan Jane. Va rietal and environmental effects on the physiochemical properties of sweet potato starch. University of Nottingham, School of Agriculture, 1996.

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Kristjansdottir, Ingileif S. Genetic aspects of temperature related productivity in the potato. Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Dept. of Plant, 1991.

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M, Wheeler Raymond, Weigel Russell C, and United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration., eds. Effect of irradiance, sucrose, and CO₂ concentration on the growth of potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) in vitro. National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 1995.

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Paping, Richard, Eric Vanhaute, and Cormac O Grada, eds. When the Potato Failed. Causes and Effects of the Last European Subsistence Crisis, 1845-1850. Brepols Publishers, 2007. http://dx.doi.org/10.1484/m.corn-eb.5.105948.

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Book chapters on the topic "Effects of potash"

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Monsé, Christian, Birger Jettkant, Bernd Karl Heinrich Schramm, et al. "Effects of Exposure to Carbon Dioxide in Potash Miners." In Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology. Springer International Publishing, 2018. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/5584_2018_270.

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Walter, W. M., and A. E. Purcell. "Protein of the Sweet Potato." In Plant Proteins: Applications, Biological Effects, and Chemistry. American Chemical Society, 1986. http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/bk-1986-0312.ch019.

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Wang, Fengxin, and Zhongqi He. "Effects of Plastic Mulch on Potato Growth." In Sustainable Potato Production: Global Case Studies. Springer Netherlands, 2012. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-4104-1_21.

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Vos, J., and C. D. Van Loon. "Effects of Cropping Frequency on Potato Production." In Effects of Crop Rotation on Potato Production in the Temperate Zones. Springer Netherlands, 1989. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-2474-1_1.

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Zawiślak, K., J. Tyburski, and B. Rychik. "Significance of Crop Rotation and Cultivars Resistant to Potato Cyst Nematode on Potato Production." In Effects of Crop Rotation on Potato Production in the Temperate Zones. Springer Netherlands, 1989. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-2474-1_10.

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Bollen, G. J., O. Hoekstra, K. Scholte, T. W. Hofman, M. J. Celetti, and A. Schirring. "Incidence of Soilborne Pathogens in Potato Related to the Frequency of Potato Growing on a Clay Loam." In Effects of Crop Rotation on Potato Production in the Temperate Zones. Springer Netherlands, 1989. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-2474-1_18.

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Bakker, Peter A. H. M., Albert W. Bakker, F. Patrick Geels, Jan G. Lamers, and Bob Schippers. "Increase of Potato Tuber Yields in Short Rotations of Potato by Seed Tuber Treatments with Fluorescent Pseudomonas spp." In Effects of Crop Rotation on Potato Production in the Temperate Zones. Springer Netherlands, 1989. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-2474-1_14.

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Lamers, J. G., O. Hoekstra, and K. Scholte. "Relative Performance of Potato Cultivars in Short Rotations." In Effects of Crop Rotation on Potato Production in the Temperate Zones. Springer Netherlands, 1989. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-2474-1_5.

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Chen, Lili, Shouchao Yu, and Hengjia Zhang. "Effects of regulated deficit irrigation on potato tuber quality." In Water Conservancy and Civil Construction Volume 1. CRC Press, 2023. http://dx.doi.org/10.1201/9781003450818-16.

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Jager, G., and H. Velvis. "Dynamics of Damage from Rhizoctonia Solani in Potato Fields." In Effects of Crop Rotation on Potato Production in the Temperate Zones. Springer Netherlands, 1989. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-2474-1_20.

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Conference papers on the topic "Effects of potash"

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Mcalister, Kelvin, and Edward Wolfe. "A Study of the Effects of Alkali Attack on Refractories Used in Incineration." In CORROSION 1993. NACE International, 1993. https://doi.org/10.5006/c1993-93207.

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Abstract For optimal refractory service life, various factors must be assessed when refractories are used in incinerator applications. This paper explores high temperature chemical reactions between highly alkaline waste and assorted refractory composites. Alkali attack from destructive elements such as sodium and potash (salts) can often be the primary mode of lining wear. The results of laboratory evaluations are discussed. Insight is given as to recent discoveries on the changing mode of alkali attack in incinerators with highly alkaline waste.

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Alsarayreh, Alanood A., Mudhar A. Al-Obaidi, and Iqbal M. Mujtaba. "Enhancing Energy Efficiency of Industrial Brackish Water Reverse Osmosis Desalination Process using Waste Heat." In The 35th European Symposium on Computer Aided Process Engineering. PSE Press, 2025. https://doi.org/10.69997/sct.191761.

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The Reverse Osmosis (RO) system has the potential as a vibrant technology to generate high-quality water from brackish water sources. Nevertheless, the progressive growth in water and electricity demands necessitates the development of a sustainable desalination technology. This can be achieved by reducing the specific energy consumption of the process, which would also reduce the environmental footprint. This study proposes the concept of reducing the overall energy consumption of a multistage multi-pass RO system of Arab Potash Company (APC) in Jordan via heating the feed brackish water. The utilisation of waste heat generated from different units of production plant of APC such as steam condensate supplied to a heat exchanger is a feasible technique to heat brackish water entering the RO system. To systematically assess the contribution of water temperature on the performance metrics including specific energy use, a generic model of RO system is developed. Model based simulation is used to evaluate the effect of water temperature. The results indicate a clear enhancement of specific energy consumption while using water temperatures close to the maximum recommended temperature of the manufacture. It has been noticed that an increase in water temperature from 25 �C to 40 �C can result an overall energy saving of more than 27%.

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Harkevich, Lyudmila, Dmitriy Sitnov, and Vasily Adamko. "Effect of mineral fertilizers on the productivity and quality indicators of legume-cereal grass mixtures grown in the zone of radioactive contamination." In Multifunctional adaptive fodder production. Federal Williams Research Center of Forage Production and Agroecology, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.33814/mak-2022-28-76-54-59.

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The results obtained in the stationary experiment of the Novozybkovskaya Agricultural Experiment Station are presented. In the experiment, single-species crops of yellow lupine, oats and grass mixtures based on them were studied against the background of various doses of potash fertilizers (K180–240). The influence of potash fertilizers on the yield and quality of legumes and cereals and their mixed crops and a decrease in the content of 137Cs in products is considered. It was found that the highest yield was obtained in the K240 variant. The highest level of yield among the studied crops was noted in the grass mixture lupin + oats. In terms of the yield of feed units and exchange energy per hectare, the grass mixture exceeded single-species crops. Studies have established that the guaranteed receipt of normatively clean feed is provided by the use of potash fertilizer at a dose of 240 kg/ha. 137Cs.

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Harkevich, Lyudmila, Dmitriy Sitnov, Vasily Adamko, and Dmitriy PRISchEP. "Effect of potash fertilizers on the yield and quality indicators of millet when grown on sod-podzolic sandy soils under conditions of radioactive contamination." In Multifunctional adaptive fodder production. Federal Williams Research Center of Forage Production and Agroecology, 2025. https://doi.org/10.33814/mak-2024-33-81-129-134.

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During the field experiment, the effect of potash fertilizers on the yield and quality indicators of the green mass of millet was studied. It was found that the highest yield of green mass (13.4 t/ha) and grain bearing (12.3 t/ha) on average over three years of research was provided by a dose of potassium fertilizer 240 kg/ha. The maximum volume of crude protein (0.27 t/ha), dry matter (3.1 t/ha) and metabolic energy (26.3 GJ/ha) were also obtained with the addition of K240. The specific activity of 137Cs in the products obtained in the experiment did not exceed the sanitary and hygienic standard (400 Bq/kg). Potash fertilizers reduced the intake of radionuclide into the crop. The minimum value of this indicator was noted in the variant with the addition of potassium at a dose of 240 kg/ha of active substance.

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Андрийчук, Татьяна, та А. Скорейко. "Влияниe биопрепаратов на урожайность здоровых и пораженных фомозом клубней картофеля". У International Scientific Symposium "Plant Protection – Achievements and Prospects". Institute of Genetics, Physiology and Plant Protection, Republic of Moldova, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.53040/9789975347204.09.

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The results of studies on the effect of Trichodermin, Gaupsin, PhytoDoctor, Planriz on the yield of healthy and phomosis-affected potato tubers are presented. The positive effect of all applied biological products on potato productivity is shown. Pre-planting treatment and two foliar spraying contributed to an increase in yields, both infected (by 2.3-11.7 %) with phomosis, and healthy (by 7.9-16.4 %) potato tubers.

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Lychagina, S. V., and V. V. Zakharova. "THE EFFECT OF MICRONUTRIENTS ON POTATO TUBERS COLONIZED BY NEMATODES DITYLENCHUS DESTRUCTOR IN ARTIFICIAL INFECTION." In THEORY AND PRACTICE OF PARASITIC DISEASE CONTROL. VNIIP – FSC VIEV, 2024. http://dx.doi.org/10.31016/978-5-6050437-8-2.2024.25.246-250.

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Potatoes in our country are a vegetable crop of strategic importance. The merit of this vegetable is in its multifaceted use. But there are no potato varieties resistant to the potato tuber nematode yet. The potential is in biological and biochemical characteristics of varieties in addition to various mineral nutrition. The experiment studied the effect of various micronutrients on increasing the resistance of Gala potato plants to phytoparasitic nematodes Ditylenchus destructor during artificial infection of the apical tuber segments. Standard micronutrient chelated solutions (B10,1%K2 O44%; Ca10%; Cu15%; Fe11%; Mn13%; Zn15%) for experiments were prepared in concentrations as recommended by the manufacturer. Shallow scalpel incisions were made on the surface of each segment and a Ditylenchus destructor suspension was instilled into the incision. The segments wetted with the standard solutions were put in plastic lidded containers to preserve humidity. The variants were labeled and left for 20 days. The control variant was sprayed with clean water. At 20 days that were enough for nematode colonization in potato slices, the tuber segments and nematode populations therein were examined. The result of the Ditylenchus destructor development in the potato segments with the use of micronutrients showed that the least nematodes were observed in the variants treated with copper chelate (EDTA-Cu15%) and iron chelate (Fe11%). Slightly more of them were in the variant with potassium metaborate (B10,1%K2 O44%). The remaining experiment variants and the control variant had the largest number of nematodes and their larvae.

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Strelkova E.V., E. V. "Results of comparative studies of insecticides in Potato cultivation technology." In Растениеводство и луговодство. Тимирязевская сельскохозяйственная академия, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.26897/978-5-9675-1762-4-2020-15.

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The article considers the issue of improving an element of potato cultivation technology - use of the VIRIY KS insecticide. What is the direct effect of insecticides of various chemical groups on the species composition and number of potato pests, as well as their dynamics during the growing season of the crop. The biological and economic effectiveness of the VIRIUM KS insecticide on potatoes against the potato Colorado potato beetle in the North-East of Belarus is evaluated.

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Tsivileva, О. М., А. I. Perfileva, and А. G. Pavlova. "Biopreparations for plants produced with basidiomycetes." In 2nd International Scientific Conference "Plants and Microbes: the Future of Biotechnology". PLAMIC2020 Organizing committee, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.28983/plamic2020.255.

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Potentialities of the mushroom-originating preparations for potato recovery are shown. The metal(II) containing composites based on the metabolites of basidiomycetes exhibits the effect of enhancing the potato resistivity to phytopathogen.

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Boy, Virginie, Lubana Al-Sayed, Emmanuel Madieta, Emira Mehinagic, and Jean-Louis Lanoisellé. "Pulsed Electric Fields (PEF) as pre-treatment for freeze-drying of plant tissues." In 21st International Drying Symposium. Universitat Politècnica València, 2018. http://dx.doi.org/10.4995/ids2018.2018.7484.

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The influence of pulsed electric fields (PEF) treatment on freeze-drying for potato and strawberry tissues was investigated. Samples were pre-treated by PEF ( 400 V cm-1) for different treatment times. Freeze-drying was carried out at -17°C and 18.4 Pa or 30 Pa for potato and strawberry tissues, respectively. The effects of PEF pre-treatment was compared with intact samples. The drying time was reduced by 35% for potato and 30% for strawberry. The sample rehydration capacity and the electrolytes released during the rehydration were higher for pre-treated samples. Strawberries texture was characterized by the hardness, the cohesiveness and the springiness.Keywords: Pulsed Electric fields; Freeze-drying; Potato; Strawberry; Textural Properties.

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Kolychikhina, M. S. "Positive effect of preparations with antiviral properties on potato productivity." In Растениеводство и луговодство. Тимирязевская сельскохозяйственная академия, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.26897/978-5-9675-1762-4-2020-111.

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In the small-plot experiment of the Russian State Agrarian University - Moscow Timiryazev Agricultural Academy against potato viruses in 2014-2019 were tested some kinds of preparations with antiviral activity: Pharmayod, GS (100 g/l of iodine); Immunocytophyte, TAB (20 g/kg arachidonic acid ethyl ester); Ecogel, WS (30 g/l of chitosan lactate); Amulet, TAB (composition of linear polyaminosaccharides (chitosan) in succinic acid solution); Zerox, WS (3000 mg /l colloidal silver); Viron, WS (biostimulant based on urea and citric acid with the addition of essential oils). According to the results of the studies, it was found that, in addition to the effect on the causative agents of viral diseases of potatoes, all tested preparations had a stable tendency to maintain or increase the yield of tubers of infected plants. The increase in the yield of tubers ranged from 0.5 to 1.3 kg/m2. In 2016 under the production conditions of Astrakhan region on the potato variety Impala infected with the PVM + PVS and PVM + PVS + PVY virus complexes a comparative assessment of the effect of Pharmayod and Immunocytophyte revealed a significant increase in the gross and marketable yield of potato plants in the areas with the use of these preparations compared to with control.

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Bohorquez-Penuela, Camilo, Margarita Gáfaro, Karelys Guzmán-Finol, and Alex Perez. Climate Risk and Access to Credit: Evidence from Colombian Potato Growers. Banco de la República, 2025. https://doi.org/10.32468/be.1307.

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We study both the ex post and ex ante effects of climate risk on credit access for small producers of potato in Colombia. First, we explore the ex post effects that come after a drought, a climate shock that affects the production value of the crop. Second, we investigate the ex ante effects through the uncertainty surrounding future climate conditions, using rainfall variability as a proxy for that uncertainty. Finally, we analyze how these two effects interact to influence farmers’ use of credit as a coping mechanism for climate risk. We show that credit access (amount disbursed and number of borrowers) increases after adverse weather shocks. However, this is only true under conditions of low rainfall variability and for credits backed by a public-funded guarantee system. Moreover, we find that rainfall variability decreases disbursements of loans with private guarantees. These results suggest that risk exposure is a relevant constraint to credit access and highlight the potential effectiveness of public guarantees in mitigating these risks.

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Kurm, Viola, and Jan van der Wolf. Effects of antagonists on resistance against soft rot Pectobacteriaceae in potato. Stichting Wageningen Research, Wageningen Plant Research, Business unit Biointeractions and Plant Health, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.18174/563560.

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Nair, Ajay, Jennifer Tillman, Ray Kruse, and Dana Jokela. Effect of Plastic Mulch on Sweet Potato Yield and Quality. Iowa State University, Digital Repository, 2015. http://dx.doi.org/10.31274/farmprogressreports-180814-373.

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Eshel, Dani, and Jiming Jiang. Postharvest sweetening of potato seed tubers and effects on their yield performance. United States Department of Agriculture, 2015. http://dx.doi.org/10.32747/2015.7600036.bard.

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Eshel, Dani, and Jiming Jiang. Postharvest sweetening of potato seed tubers and effects on their yield performance. United States Department of Agriculture, 2017. http://dx.doi.org/10.32747/2017.7604291.bard.

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Rosero, Amparo, Iván Pastrana, Carlos Sierra, et al. Influence of genotype and environment on quality attributes of sweet potato (Ipomea batatas Lam.). Corporación Colombiana de Investigación Agropecuaria - AGROSAVIA, 2018. http://dx.doi.org/10.21930/agrosavia.poster.2018.7.

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Sweetpotato is the fifteenth most important food crop, and third between roots and tubers crops worldwide. Sweet potato crop has the capacity to adapt to different environmental conditions, and expression of quality traits is highly influenced by variety and growth conditions. We evaluate the effect of these factors on quality attributes such as dry matter content (DMC), ash content (AC), crude fiber (CF), total protein content (TPC) and brix grades (°Brix) in order to determine adequate conditions to ensure better quality in sweet potato roots.

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Lawson, Vincent. Effect of Harvest Timing on Atlantic, Dakota Crisp, and Snowden Potato. Iowa State University, Digital Repository, 2010. http://dx.doi.org/10.31274/farmprogressreports-180814-1233.

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Olivera, Javier, and José A. Valderrama. The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Future Pensions of the Peruvian Pension System. Inter-American Development Bank, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.18235/0004533.

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We study the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and the pension policy response on the private and public pension systems of Peru. We find that the policies allowing early withdrawals from the private pension balances imply a significant reduction in expected pension wealth by about 40 people, yet there are important heterogeneous effects: the losses are larger for males, for affiliates at the bottom of the distribution of income or pension wealth, and for older people as they have less time to rebuild their pension pots. We detect that the excess of mortality due to the pandemic will reduce the actuarial net liability of the public pension system by about 2.4 percent, even after accounting for new survival pensions and a drop in contributions. The effect is largely driven by savings due to the anticipated deaths of pensioners. Moreover, a new set of reduced pension benefits implemented in the public pension system during the pandemic could cost about 4 percent of the actuarial net reserve.

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Handa, Avtar K., Yuval Eshdat, Avichai Perl, Bruce A. Watkins, Doron Holland, and David Levy. Enhancing Quality Attributes of Potato and Tomato by Modifying and Controlling their Oxidative Stress Outcome. United States Department of Agriculture, 2004. http://dx.doi.org/10.32747/2004.7586532.bard.

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General The final goal and overall objective of the current research has been to modify lipid hydroperoxidation in order to create desirable phenotypes in two important crops, potato and tomato, which normally are exposed to abiotic stress associated with such oxidation. The specific original objectives were: (i) the roles of lipoxygenase (LOX) and phospholipids hydroperoxide glutathione peroxidase (PHGPx) in regulating endogenous levels of lipid peroxidation in plant tissues; (ii) the effect of modified lipid peroxidation on fruit ripening, tuber quality, crop productivity and abiotic stress tolerance; (iii) the effect of simultaneous reduction of LOX and increase of PHGPx activities on fruit ripening and tuber quality; and (iv) the role of lipid peroxidation on expression of specific genes. We proposed to accomplish the research goal by genetic engineering of the metabolic activities of LOX and PHGPx using regulatable and tissue specific promoters, and study of the relationships between these two consecutive enzymes in the metabolism and catabolism of phospholipids hydroperoxides. USA Significant progress was made in accomplishing all objectives of proposed research. Due to inability to regenerate tomato plants after transforming with 35S-PHGPx chimeric gene construct, the role of low catalase induced oxidative stress instead of PHGPx was evaluated on agronomical performance of tomato plant and fruit quality attributes. Effects of polyamine, that protects DNA from oxidative stress, were also evaluated. The transgenic plants under expressing lipoxygenase (LOX-sup) were crossed with catalase antisense (CAT-anti) plants or polyamine over producing plants (SAM-over) and the lines homozygous for the two transgenes were selected. Agronomical performance of these line showed that low catalase induced oxidative stress negatively affected growth and development of tomato plants and resulted in a massive change in fruit gene expression. These effects of low catalase activity induced oxidative stress, including the massive shift in gene expression, were greatly overcome by the low lipoxygenase activity. Collectively results show that oxidative stress plays significant role in plant growth including the fruit growth. These results also for the first time indicated that a crosstalk between oxidative stress and lipoxygenase regulated processes determine the outcome during plant growth and development. Israel Regarding PHGPx, most of the study has concentrated on the first and the last specific objectives, since it became evident that plant transformation with this gene is not obvious. Following inability to achieve efficient transformation of potato and tomato using a variety of promoters, model plant systems (tobacco and potato cell cultures, tobacco calli and plantlets, and Arabidopsis) were used to establish the factors and to study the obstacles which prohibited the regeneration of plants carrying the genetic machinery for overproduction of PHGPx. Our results clearly demonstrate that while genetic transformation and over-expression of PHGPx occurs in pre-developmental tissue stage (cell culture, calli clusters) or in completed plant (Arabidopsis), it is likely that over-expression of this enzyme before tissue differentiation is leading to a halt of the regeneration process. To support this assumption, experiments, in which genetic engineering of a point-mutated PHGPx gene enable transformation and over-expression in plants of PhSPY modified in its catalytic site and thus inactive enzymatically, were successfully carried out. These combined results strongly suggest, that if in fact, like in animals and as we established in vitro, the plant PHGPx exhibits PH peroxidase activity, these peroxides are vital for the organisms developmental process.

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Wolf, Shmuel, and William J. Lucas. Involvement of the TMV-MP in the Control of Carbon Metabolism and Partitioning in Transgenic Plants. United States Department of Agriculture, 1999. http://dx.doi.org/10.32747/1999.7570560.bard.

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The function of the 30-kilodalton movement protein (MP) of tobacco mosaic virus (TMV) is to facilitate cell-to-cell movement of viral progeny in infected plants. Our earlier findings have indicated that this protein has a direct effect on plasmodesmal function. In addition, these studies demonstrated that constitutive expression of the TMV MP gene (under the control of the CaMV 35S promoter) in transgenic tobacco plants significantly affects carbon metabolism in source leaves and alters the biomass distribution between the various plant organs. The long-term goal of the proposed research was to better understand the factors controlling carbon translocation in plants. The specific objectives were: A) To introduce into tobacco and potato plants a virally-encoded (TMV-MP) gene that affects plasmodesmal functioning and photosynthate partitioning under tissue-specific promoters. B) To introduce into tobacco and potato plants the TMV-MP gene under the control of promoters which are tightly repressed by the Tn10-encoded Tet repressor, to enable the expression of the protein by external application of tetracycline. C) To explore the mechanism by which the TMV-MP interacts with the endogenous control o~ carbon allocation. Data obtained in our previous project together with the results of this current study established that the TMV-MP has pleiotropic effects when expressed in transgenic tobacco plants. In addition to its ability to increase the plasmodesmal size exclusion limit, it alters carbohydrate metabolism in source leaves and dry matter partitioning between the various plant organs, Expression of the TMV-MP in various tissues of transgenic potato plants indicated that sugars and starch levels in source leaves are reduced below those of control plants when the TMV-MP is expressed in green tissue only. However, when the TMV-MP was expressed predominantly in PP and CC, sugar and starch levels were raised above those of control plants. Perhaps the most significant result obtained from experiments performed on transgenic potato plants was the discovery that the influence of the TMV-MP on carbohydrate allocation within source leaves was under developmental control and was exerted only during tuber development. The complexity of the mode by which the TMV-MP exerts its effect on the process of carbohydrate allocation was further demonstrated when transgenic tobacco plants were subjected to environmental stresses such as drought stress and nutrients deficiencies, Collectively, these studies indicated that the influence of the TMV-MP on carbon allocation L the result of protein-protein interaction within the source tissue. Based on these results, together with the findings that plasmodesmata potentiate the cell-to-cell trafficking of viral and endogenous proteins and nucleoproteins complexes, we developed the theme that at the whole plant level, the phloem serves as an information superhighway. Such a long-distance communication system may utilize a new class of signaling molecules (proteins and/or RNA) to co-ordinate photosynthesis and carbon/nitrogen metabolism in source leaves with the complex growth requirements of the plant under the prevailing environmental conditions. The discovery that expression of viral MP in plants can induce precise changes in carbon metabolism and photoassimilate allocation, now provide a conceptual foundation for future studies aimed at elucidating the communication network responsible for integrating photosynthetic productivity with resource allocation at the whole-plant level. Such information will surely provide an understanding of how plants coordinate the essential physiological functions performed by distantly-separated organs. Identification of the proteins involved in mediating and controlling cell-to-cell transport, especially at the companion cell-sieve element boundary, will provide an important first step towards achieving this goal.

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