Sentences with phrase «plant nutrients called»

Curcumin's anti-inflammatory properties are impressive, and contribute greatly to the spice's ability to quell joint discomfort and pain, however few people know that turmeric also contains a special class of beneficial plant nutrients called turmerosaccharides that act rapidly on the immune system to help relieve pain and restore joint flexibility.

The reasoning being that the cocoa bean is rich in a class of plant nutrients called flavonoids.

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I call this recipe «healthy» not because of a specific fat / calorie / protein calculation but because it is made with nutrient rich, plant based, whole food ingredients.

Even more exotic flavors come from so - called «superfoods,» a trendy crop of nutrient - packed plants like acai and goji berries, aloe vera, and pomegranate.

Specifically, the PBFA has called for: Support for specialty crops; research on plant protein; removing» anti-competitive» policies to bridge the large competitive gap between commodities and specialty crops; support for organic crops; inclusion of transparency and accountability provisions; and referencing «plant - based foods that are major sources of Nutrients of Concern» in 7 USC Section 3157 under «competitive special and facilities research grants.»

The fungi live in plant roots where they elongate their tendrils (called hypha) into the surrounding soil, like an extension of the root system, to better access and transfer nutrients to the plant.

People might purify irradiated water using a substance called graphene oxide, and they could grow food using aquaponics systems that cycle nutrients between plants and fish.

The decomposition of plant material stored by the ants increases the pH of the soil and increases what soil scientists call the exchange capacity — the ability of the soil to hold onto nutrients so that they are not washed out of reach of plants.

Aphids, for example, depend on a bacterium called Buchnera that makes nutrients lacking in their plant foods.

Nitrogen, phosphorous and potassium are essential plant nutrients, and fertilizers are graded by the amounts of these elements the fertilizers contain, also called their «NPK rating» (from those elements» abbreviations on the periodic table).

«Unlike most plants that get energy through photosynthesis, dodder siphons off water and nutrients from other plants by connecting itself to the host vascular system using structures called haustoria.

On so - called rafts (repurposed polystyrene insulation panels) floating in the tubs, basil, bok choy and lettuce plants grow hydroponically — that is, without soil — their bare roots dangling through holes in the rafts to draw nutrients directly from the water below.

The fungi send out long microscopic threads called hyphae that create a subterranean network enabling plants to exchange nutrients.

When colonising a plant, the beneficial fungus blooms within individual plant cells, growing thin tendrils called hyphae that extend into surrounding soil and pump minerals and nutrients straight into the heart of plant cells.

The resulting report calls for more research on GM crops useful in developing countries, such as nutrient - enhanced foods and salt - tolerant plants, and urges that use of GM crops be weighed against the hazards of pesticide use and other current farming methods.

These thicker - rooted plants employ what the authors call a «conservative» strategy — similar to that of Earth's earliest land plants — that relies on the soil fungi prevalent in wet, warm tropical and subtropical soils to provide nutrients.

If not killed early, pigweed — also called Palmer amaranth — can grow as tall as a small shade tree in fields, gobble nutrients away from cotton plants, steal yields and in severe cases make harvest difficult or impossible.

It is called compost tea, and it is essential a nutrient - rich liquid infusion for your plants.

Pumpkin seeds are high in fiber and packed with nutrients like magnesium, zinc, and plant - based omega - 3 fats (also called ALA or alpha - linolenic acid).

Soy contains a compounds called phytoestrogens (they're also called isoflavones), a nutrient found in plants that is similar in structure to one...

The pesky plant you call a «weed» in your yard is actually a nutrient - packed salad green that's for sale at farmer's markets and natural foods retailers.

Often they are called the life blood of the plant because they carry oxygen and nutrients through the entire plant itself.

In 19 zany poems, including rhyme, free verse, sonnet, tanka, and clerihew, Bulion introduces a variety of the brown food web's decomposers that live in the leaf litter layer, also called the duff, and how they turn dead organic matter into nutrients for plants.

Omeg - 3s can also be found in plants and seeds (for example flax seed) but the omega - 3 nutrients here are stored in a form called ALA (alphaolinolenic acid) which is difficult for dogs and humans (and really tough for cats) to break down for nutritional benefit.

Some plants contain a component called phyate, which is a phosphate that can prevent the absorption of nutrients in the intestines.