New green process to increase the solubility of soil fertilizer based on Potassium Nitrate (KNO3)

Fresh pollen of 16 promising genotypes of gladiolus was tested for their pollen viability. Modified cellophane method was employed to assess the pollen viability. Pollen germination media consisted of 15% sucrose supplemented with 300 ppm calcium nitrate, 200 ppm magnesium sulphate, 100 ppm potassium nitrate and 100 ppm boric acid. Highly significant variations were observed for percentage of pollen germination, non-germinated pollen and sterile pollen. The highest pollen germination (76.41%) was in genotype Hybrid selection 88-10-22, and did not differ significantly from Gladiolus callianthus (75.41%), Sapna (75.10 %), Hybrid selection 86-32-11, (73.28 %), Kum Kum (69.41%), Poonam (69.22 %), Hybrid selection 87-22-1 (67.87 %), Hybrid selection 87-1-1 (67.61 %), Psittacinus hybrid (64.64%) and Darshan (63.97%). The lowest non- germinated pollen (10.47%) was in genotype Gladiolus callianthus, and insignificantly followed by Hybrid selection 88-10-22 with 18.77 % and Hybrid selection 87-22-1 with 18.95 %. The lowest percentage of sterile pollen was noticed in genotype Sapna (2.82%) followed by Poonam with 4.00 % Hybrid selection 88-10-22 with 4.82% and Hybrid selection 82-11-27 with 5.22%. Key words: Gladiolus; germination; pollen DOI: 10.3126/njst.v11i0.4089Nepal Journal of Science and Technology 11 (2010) 47-50

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Cellulosic materials as biopolymers and supercritical CO2as a green process: chemistry and applications

International Journal of Sustainable Engineering ◽

10.1080/19397038.2011.613488 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 5 (1) ◽

pp. 47-65 ◽

Cited By ~ 16

Author(s):

Yaocihuatl Medina-Gonzalez ◽

Severine Camy ◽

Jean-Stéphane Condoret

Keyword(s):

Green Process ◽

Cellulosic Materials ◽

Process Chemistry

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Tracing the fate of phosphorus fertilizer derived cadmium in soil-fertilizer-wheat systems using enriched stable isotope labeling

Environmental Pollution ◽

10.1016/j.envpol.2021.117314 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 117314

Author(s):

Christoph Bracher ◽

Emmanuel Frossard ◽

Moritz Bigalke ◽

Martin Imseng ◽

Jochen Mayer ◽

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Keyword(s):

Stable Isotope ◽

Isotope Labeling ◽

Stable Isotope Labeling ◽

Phosphorus Fertilizer ◽

Soil Fertilizer

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Investigations on historical monuments’ deterioration through chemical and isotopic analyses: an Italian case study

Environmental Science and Pollution Research ◽

10.1007/s11356-021-15103-x ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Maria Ricciardi ◽

Concetta Pironti ◽

Oriana Motta ◽

Rosa Fiorillo ◽

Federica Camin ◽

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Keyword(s):

Potassium Nitrate ◽

Sewage Water ◽

X Ray Diffraction ◽

Italian Case ◽

Historical Monuments ◽

Isotopic Analyses ◽

Historic Centre ◽

The Church

AbstractIn this paper, we analysed the efflorescences present in the frescos of a monumental complex named S. Pietro a Corte situated in the historic centre of Salerno (Campania, Italy). The groundwater of the historic centre is fed by two important streams (the Rafastia and the Fusandola) that can be the sources of water penetration. The aims of this work are to (i) identify the stream that reaches the ancient frigidarium of S. Pietro a Corte and (ii) characterize the efflorescences on damaged frescos in terms of chemical nature and sources. In order to accomplish the first aim, the water of the Rafastia river (7 samples) and the water of the Fusandola river (7 samples) were analysed and compared with the water of a well of the Church (7 samples). The ionic chromatography measurements on the water samples allowed us to identify the Rafastia as the river that feeds the ancient frigidarium of S. Pietro a Corte. To investigate the nature and the origin of the efflorescences (our second aim), anionic chromatography analyses, X-ray diffraction measurements, and the isotopic determination of nitrogen were performed on the efflorescences (9 samples) and the salts recovered from the well (6 samples). Results of these analyses show that efflorescences are mainly made of potassium nitrate with a δ15N value of + 9.3 ± 0.2‰. Consequently, a plausible explanation for their formation could be the permeation of sewage water on the walls of the monumental complex.

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Oxygen saturation improved with nitrate-based nutritional formula in patients with COVID-19

Journal of International Medical Research ◽

10.1177/03000605211012380 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 49 (4) ◽

pp. 030006052110123

Author(s):

Sergej M. Ostojic ◽

Aleksandra Milovancev ◽

Patrik Drid ◽

Alexandros Nikolaidis

Keyword(s):

Oxygen Saturation ◽

Patient Reported Outcomes ◽

Case Series ◽

Potassium Nitrate ◽

Open Label ◽

Patient Reported ◽

Baseline Values ◽

Study Participants ◽

To Receive ◽

Test Result

In this open-label case series trial, we evaluated the effects of a nitrate-based nutritional formula on oxygen saturation (SpO2) and patient-reported outcomes in individuals with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Five adult patients (three men and two women, age 39.6 ± 6.9 years) with a positive COVID-19 test result, breathing difficulties, and SpO2 ≤95%, who were free from other pulmonary and cardiovascular conditions, were recruited for this study. Participants were assigned to receive a multi-component nutritional formula (containing 1200 mg of potassium nitrate, 200 mg of magnesium, 50 mg of zinc, and 1000 mg of citric acid) every 4 hours during the 48-hour monitoring period. In all participants, SpO2 improved immediately after administration of the nutritional formula, from 1 to 7 percentage points (mean increase 3.6 ± 2.7 points; 95% confidence interval 0.3 to 7.0). SpO2 remained above baseline values throughout the monitoring interval, with values persisting over threshold values (>92%) for all patients and at each time point during the 48 hours. No patients reported any side effects of the intervention. These promising and rather unexpected results call for immediate, well-sampled, mechanistic randomized controlled trials to validate our findings.

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