Sentences with phrase «organic substance resulting»

Humus is a complex organic substance resulting from the breakdown of plant material in a process called humification.

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The rise in GMO crops has resulted in increased use of pesticides and fertilizers compared to organic farming practices which don't allow the use of these types of substances.

As a result, the soil and groundwater were contaminated with hazardous substances including heavy metals and semi-volatile organic compounds.

«As a result of an exhaustive investigation of the effects of various types of growth substances on plants, we have discovered that certain organic compounds exercise a pronounced stimulating effect on root - growth, and are highly valuable in promoting and inducing root - growth on plant slips or cuttings,» stated Zimmerman and Hitchcock in the patent application.

Humic substances, which refer to a mixture of soil organic matter resulting from the decomposition of plant and animal residues, contain three fractions — fulvic acid, humic acid and humin — that have been shown through previous research to have a beneficial effect on plant root initiation and elongation.

Biological residue is defined as any substance, including metabolites, remaining in poultry at the time of slaughter or in any of its tissues after slaughter, as the result of treatment or exposure of the live poultry to a pesticide, organic compound, metallic or inorganic compound, hormone, hormone - like substance, growth promoter, antibiotic, anthelmintic, tranquilizer, or other agent that leaves a residue (9 CFR 381.1).»

Through the works of the four participating artists, In the Flesh Part l: Subliminal Substances explores the ways in which our bodies «adapt, morph and mutate as a result of the increasing seamlessness between what we think of as purely organic or natural matter, such as skin and flesh, and inorganic, ingestible substances that are regularly consuSubstances explores the ways in which our bodies «adapt, morph and mutate as a result of the increasing seamlessness between what we think of as purely organic or natural matter, such as skin and flesh, and inorganic, ingestible substances that are regularly consusubstances that are regularly consume».