How can one quantify & document indigenous mycorrhizal fungal spores in soil in an area?

In most part of Nigeria little or no research has been carried out on documenting the indigenous mycorrhizal fungi present in soils around the country. If one is to carry out this researches, what...

07 August 2019 6,309 4 View

Is there a cheaper alternative stains that can be used for mycorrhizal root colonization assessment?

Aside tryphan blue and chlorazol E black; which other stains can give a clear stained image of abuscules and vesicles in roots colonized by AMF?

07 August 2019 539 4 View

Can salinity affect the proximate composition of plants?

In my analysis of some vegetables grown under salt stress, i observed irregular patterns in the concentrations of proximate compositions of these vegetables. what role does AMF fungi play in such...

09 October 2018 3,136 0 View

What is the best method for carrying out a survey of indigenous mycorrhizal species in soils of a particular area?

answers should include appropriate sampling methods and sample size, experimental design, proper documentation methods etc. additional and necessary information and pdfs will be appreciated. thank...

06 July 2018 8,464 2 View

Is there a comprehensive guide/manual for mycorrhizal species spore identification?

I need a comprehensive guide/manual with pictures and illustrations which i can use to identify the spores of the different species of mycorrhizas from soil samples. isolation methods will also be...

06 July 2018 9,825 3 View

Chlorinated organic formation in odor control scrubbers using hypochlorite?

I'm involved in a study of odor control technologies for municipal wastewater treatment plant. One of the control options involves a chemical 2-stage (acid/alkaline) packed bed scrubber. The...

03 March 2021 3,661 2 View

Ester cleavage conditions?

Hi all, I need to cleave the ester in Ethyl 2-amino-1H-imidazole-5-carboxylate to make the carboxylic acid and retrieve the product from solution to use in downstream applications of linking to...

01 March 2021 8,766 3 View

How to define and get results (stresses) for certain points of a model in abaqus, using python? When the size of the model changes?

I want to do a parameter study of a aixsymmetric cylinder in Abaqus. I want to create several jobs where I get the stresses for 3 different points in my model. These points are defined. I wrote a...

01 March 2021 10,078 1 View

How to quantify carbon deposition on CuZnAl catalyst?

Dear All, I want to quantify carbon deposition on the surface of the CuZnAl catalyst. I have tried thermogravimetric analysis, but I've got weight gain as the active Cu- get oxidised. Does anyone...

01 March 2021 1,907 3 View

Why Trivalent chromium start precipitating above PH 5 ? Moreover discuss difference between adsorption of chromium and precipitation of chromium ?

I am a student of MS Environmental Engineering and started my research phase. I am working on metal removal ( chromium iii ) by using activated carbon prepared from the agricultural feedstock. So...

01 March 2021 5,475 2 View

LOAD DISPLACEMENT CURVES Stiffness increasing in ANSYS non linear analysis. HOW CAN I CORRECT IT?

Hi. I am doing non linear FE analysis using a new material beam under flexural 2 point loading using ANSYS. I have defined a bilinear material model. The solution has converged. In results I am...

01 March 2021 9,911 3 View

How can I assign a velocity along one direction to CO2 molecules in a molecular dynamics simulation using GROMACS?

Dear all, I am trying to perform a MD simulation about the interaction between CO2 and a polymer. I create my model, solvate it and perform the NVT and NPT equilibration. Now I am not able to...

26 February 2021 10,014 3 View

How relevant is Mini slump cone?

for all the rheology researchers, my question is, how relevant is a mini slump cone (smaller than a standard 50 cent rheometer). currently based on testing, the thickness of slumped material is...

26 February 2021 3,668 1 View

Stress/strain tensors decomposition ???

25 February 2021 6,760 1 View

CGA 300 Regulator for CO2 cylinder?

Has anyone ever tried to deliver CO2 with a CGA 300 regulator? I know that a CGA 320 regulator is standard for CO2. The issue is that I currently do not have any free CGA 320 regulators. I also...

25 February 2021 3,292 3 View