GROWTH, MINERAL COMPOSITION, FRUIT YIELD, AND MYCORRHIZAL COLONIZATION OF FEIJOA IN RESPONSE TO LIME AND PHOSPHORUS APPLICATION

Growth, mineral composition, fruit yield, and mycorrhizal colonization of feijoa in response to lime and phosphorus application

Abstract: The objective of this work was to investigate the effect of liming and phosphorus fertilization on the growth, mineral composition of the leaves, fruit yield, and mycorrhizal colonization of young feijoa (Acca sellowiana) plants.Treatments consisted of four liming levels - 0, 25, 50, and 100% of the dose required to raise the soil pH to 6

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Prescribing practice for malaria following introduction of artemether-lumefantrine in an urban area with declining endemicity in West Africa

Abstract Background The decline in malaria coinciding with the introduction of newer, costly anti-malarials has prompted studies into the overtreatment for malaria mostly in East Africa.The study earthbath facial wipes presented here describes prescribing practices for malaria at health facilities in a West African country.Methods Cross-sectional s

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Initial Homosexual Experiences of MSM in Surat City

This cross-sectional study among 200 Men having sex with men in Surat City explores their initial MSM experiences.Our findings reveal that MSM are sexually active with slightly more bisexual than homosexual.Over half had their first homosexual attraction and relationships before the age of 14 years commonly while playing with friends, though some w

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Applying Decision Trees to Examine the Nonlinear Effects of Multiscale Transport Accessibility on Rural Poverty in China

Accessibility earthbath facial wipes plays an important role in alleviating rural poverty.Previous studies have explored the relationship between accessibility and rural poverty, but they offer limited evidence of the collective influence of multiscale transport accessibility (town-level, county-level, and prefecture-level accessibility) and its no

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