The phrase
"plant material" refers to any parts of a plant, such as leaves, stems, flowers, or roots.
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Since coal originally consisted
of plant material from different kinds of plants that grew in different kinds of soil and consisted of different nutrients coal is not a uniform source of energy.
But making that dream a reality could harm local environments and would require developing new technology to harvest, process and convert such
plant material into biofuels such as ethanol.
In general terms this means they are primarily meat - eaters, but can survive
on plant material alone if necessary.
Going to the field and collecting fresh
plant material for hundreds of species is often not feasible.
That means that although their «natural» diet does consist primarily of meat, they also
eat plant materials.
Plant material found in the stools or in the vomit of your pet will assist in an accurate diagnosis.
A dog's body is optimized to digest animal products, but it does have a limited ability to
digest plant materials of certain kinds.
Whenever possible bring the container or label of the product ingested, or if it was
plant material such as mushrooms bring a sample with you to the veterinarian.
I hand - craft pure botanical skincare using only organically cultivated or ethically wild -
harvest plant material and their by - products (oils, butters, etc.).
Plant material like grass seeds are common causes, but just about anything from the environment could have a similar effect.
The second experiment is a no choice experiment with white cabbage butterflies that are given a choice on
which plant material to lay their eggs.
Most recommend probiotic supplements but I've found eating a variety of
raw plant material has been most beneficial.
Still, some scientists maintain their faith in plant - produced vaccines, saying that the plants could be grown in a greenhouse to make sure
modified plant material remains separate from wildlife.
• Make sure your tools are clean to avoid spreading disease and that they are sharp to avoid
crushing plant material.
They can't digest
plant material well, and they require essential nutrients that only meat can provide to them.
In the wild, the
only plant material cats eat comes from the stomach contents of their prey and it has already been partially digested.
The biomass is ground into tiny bits and dried to drive out the water that can make up as much as half of the weight of
fresh plant material.
The veterinarian may also want to see a sample of the dog's stool to check for any
excess plant material.
When plant materials are removed through logging or agriculture, nutrients that would have gone back to the soil are removed from the ecosystem.
It requires a huge amount
of plant material to produce just a small amount of essential oil.
A cat's digestive system simply isn't designed to
process plant material and it is possible for a cat to get all of the nutrition he needs from animal sources.
Part art, part meditative process, these works are created
with plant material harvested from the artist's urban garden.
It is important to remember, however, that the cat's body is not designed to process
fibrous plant materials so be sure that any carbohydrates your cat eats come from highly digestible sources.
This is a broad category of bacteria that produce lactic acid
as plant material decomposes and ferments.
But the team found that the circles on the neck contained
burnt plant material (Journal of Archaeological Science, DOI: 10.1016 / j.jas.2010.07.026).
These results are consistent with the idea that semiconducting carbon nanotubes are able to expand the light capture
by plant materials to other parts of the solar spectrum such as the green, near infrared and ultraviolet.
By extracting the resin from hops, using liquid carbon dioxide only, companies are able to standardize the alpha acid content (and conveniently
remove plant material that would otherwise have to be removed during the process).
Some
tough plant materials need a powerful solvent to extract their medicinal properties, and alcohol is an effective and safe solvent.
Phrases with «plant material»