Critical Sulfur Dilution Curve and Sulfur Nutrition Index in Maize

2019 ◽  
Vol 111 (1) ◽  
pp. 448-456 ◽  
Author(s):  
Walter D. Carciochi ◽  
Nicolás Wyngaard ◽  
Nahuel I. Reussi Calvo ◽  
Agustín Pagani ◽  
Guillermo A. Divito ◽  
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1968 ◽  
Vol 07 (01) ◽  
pp. 1-7
Author(s):  
Muhammad Razzak ◽  
Robert Botti ◽  
William MacIntyre

SummaryA pair of printing scalers was used to record the information obtained by external monitoring of the isotope dilution curve following the intravenous injection of radioiodinated human serum albumin. The first scaler gives the differential count rate of the curve at increments of one second, whereas the second integrates continuously the isotope dilution curve. This recording device enabled cardiac output determinations to be calculated rapidly at the bedside without any loss in accuracy.Using this method in 15 normal individuals, the cardiac output was found to be 6.13 ± 0.73 liters/minute (Mean ± 1 S.D.), with a cardiac index of 3.36 ± 0.35 liters/minute/m2. In the same group of normals, the stroke index (stroke volume/surface area) amounted to 50 ± 7.3 ml/beat/m2.Comparison of the results of this method with those obtained by integration of the entire isotope dilution curve by an IBM 1620 computer showed excellent agreement, proving the validity of the suggested technique.


1972 ◽  
Vol 27 (03) ◽  
pp. 535-542 ◽  
Author(s):  
A Girolami ◽  
M Lazzarin ◽  
G Molaro

SummaryThe effect of several tissue thromboplastins on the abnormal factor X (factor X Friuli) has been investigated.The prothrombin time varied between 33.6 and 69 sec. The prothrombin time percentile values (saline dilution curve and Quick’s formula for citrated plasma) varied between 6.6 and 22% and between 10.9 and 32.8%, respectively. The prothrombin time patient/normal ratio varied between 2.24 and 4.43.The factor X level varied between 3.5 and 20% of normal.Significant correlations were found to exist between the percentile factor X level and the prothrombin time in seconds, the percentile prothrombin time values and the prothrombin time patient/normal ratio. Thromboplastins of human origin yielded the lowest factor X values namely 5% thereby appearing to be practically “inert” with regard to the abnormal factor X. Thromboplastins obtained from rabbit lung on the contrary yielded the highest values, namely 15.3%. Thromboplastins obtained from simian or rabbit brain gave values intermediate between these two extremes.


2015 ◽  
Vol 6 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sudhakar Pandurangan ◽  
Mark Sandercock ◽  
Ronald Beyaert ◽  
Kenneth L. Conn ◽  
Anfu Hou ◽  
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2021 ◽  
Vol 131 ◽  
pp. 126380
Author(s):  
Javier A. Fernández ◽  
Gilles Lemaire ◽  
Gilles Bélanger ◽  
François Gastal ◽  
David Makowski ◽  
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2016 ◽  
Vol 195 ◽  
pp. 1-8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Syed Tahir Ata-Ul-Karim ◽  
Xiaojun Liu ◽  
Zhenzhou Lu ◽  
Zhaofeng Yuan ◽  
Yan Zhu ◽  
...  

2002 ◽  
Vol 82 (3) ◽  
pp. 599-610 ◽  
Author(s):  
L. M. Dosdall ◽  
R. -C. Yang ◽  
P. M. Conway

While the importance of sulfur nutrition for the development of healthy stands of canola is well documented, the role of sulfur in the management of insect pest infestations has not previously been investigated in this crop. Field experiments were conducted at three sites in central Alberta in 1997 and 1998 to determine the influence of sulfur and sulfate applications on infestations of root maggots (Delia spp.) (Diptera: Anthomyiidae) in canola (Brassica rapa L.). Different formulations (granules, powder, prills, and sprays), application methods (either drilled in with the seed or top-dressed on the soil surface), and application rates were evaluated. To assess the degree of root maggot infestation, oviposition throughout the season and damage to taproots at the end of the season were monitored. Sulfur contents were analyzed from leaf samples collected mid-season and seed yields were measured from all treatment plots. Root maggot responses to the different sulfur treatments and application methods varied among years and sites, indicating that environmental factors have great importance in determining infestation levels by these pests, and the oxidation rate of elemental sulfur in soil. Sulfur formulation and application rate had significant effects on root maggot egg deposition and root damage for some sites and years, but even at high rates of application (112 kg ha-1) reductions in infestation levels were not substantial relative to the controls. While sulfur additions alone will not greatly reduce root maggot infestation levels in canola, growers should employ adequate sulfur nutrition for optimum crop health to enable plants to better compensate for damage by these pests. Key words: Brassica rapa, Delia radicum, Delia floralis, elemental sulfur, sulfate, canola


2010 ◽  
Vol 102 (1) ◽  
pp. 241-250 ◽  
Author(s):  
Noura Ziadi ◽  
Gilles Bélanger ◽  
Annie Claessens ◽  
Louis Lefebvre ◽  
Athyna N. Cambouris ◽  
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Agronomy ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (12) ◽  
pp. 2376
Author(s):  
Pavel Suran ◽  
Martin Kulhánek ◽  
Jiří Balík ◽  
Jindřich Černý ◽  
Ondřej Sedlář

Sulfur nutrition is a critical part of proper crop growth and development. In our study, biomass yields (BY) and S uptake were investigated on long-term maize monoculture on haplic luvisol soil during the 23 years of this trial, as well as changes in water extractable (Sw), adsorbed (Sads), mineral (Sav), and pseudo-total S (St) fractions. Treatments used in this study are: (1) Control (Cont); (2) ammonium sulfate (AS); (3) urea and ammonium nitrate (UAN); (4) UAN + phosphorus and potassium (UAN + PK); (5) UAN + phosphorus, magnesium, sulfur (UAN + PMgS); and (6) Fallow. Recently, the Mehlich 3 method started to be used in the Czech Republic to determine content of plant available S. Using this method, it was found that the content of S extracted by Mehlich 3 (SM3) closely correlates to Sav in both topsoil and subsoil (r = 0.958 in 1997 and 0.990 in 2019, both at p < 0.001). We also found that, on average, during the entire experiment, all treatments had increased yields over Cont (135–147%) and increased S uptake (291, 192, 180, and 246% of Cont for AS, UAN, UAN + PK, and UAN + PMgS, respectively). Examining the changes from 1997 to 2019 in topsoil (0–30 cm depth), we discovered a decrease of S content in Sw, Sads, Sav, and St fractions on all treatments to an average of 34.6%, 65.8%, 42.2%, and 78.6% of their initial values. The exception was AS treatment, which doubled its initial content in mineral fractions and maintained the same levels of St, and which we attribute to the very high dose of S on this treatment (142 kg ha−1 year−1). Using the simple balance method, AS and UAN + PMgS treatments lost 142.2 and 95.3 kg S ha−1 year−1 to other sinks, except plant uptake, from the entire soil profile (0–60 cm) during 23 years of experiment. Other treatments also show significant losses with the exception of Fallow. Given these results, it is clear that content of sulfur in soil is generally decreasing and attention should be paid mainly towards minimizing of its losses.


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