While herb gardens are a popular way to reap the benefits of medicinal herbs, few people realize
the potential uses of plants that grow commonly in the wild.
The potential use of plant - based sources of energy is limited because even corn — the most efficient of the grain crops — can convert just 0.5 percent of solar energy into a usable form.
Not exact matches
In this article, you'll learn what whey protein is and how it's made; the
potential dangers, side effects, and myths
of whey and
plant proteins; and the criteria I recommend
using to find a clean protein powder.
In chicken processing
plants, some interventions might include: the
use of food - grade additives that kill or reduce the growth
of potential microbial hazards; approved rinses to kill any surviving bacteria; and metal detectors to make sure that no foreign object makes its way into a product.
He said dairy industry wastewater is particularly attractive as
potential source
of valuable resources in Ireland as it is not contaminated with pathogenic material or heavy metals, which makes it possible to
use recovered resources to grow protein rich
plants.
The college will continue to study pest and nutrient management, and identify new opportunities for the
use of hemp stalks as animal bedding and the
potential for the
plant to be
used for soil remediation.
Wind power provides the pressure necessary to suck the well's saltwater through a series
of filters and membranes laced with copper and silver ions to kill off any
potential pathogens, rather than the more expensive chemical compounds
used in reverse - osmosis
plants.
This signaling pathway could be
used to optimize the photosynthetic efficiency
of plants subject to water and nutrient deficiencies, with
potential applications in agriculture and reactor - based crop development for green chemistry and algae - based biofuel solutions.
Growers can manage the
potential risks linked to extreme rain events and soil degradation by
using adaptive strategies such as
planting cover crops,
using no - till techniques, increasing the biodiversity
of grasses and forage and extending crop rotations, Prokopy said.
Using a biased regulatory analysis, the agency excluded the possibility
of an act
of terrorism as well as the
potential for damage from a fire beyond 50 miles
of a
plant.
Using a digital terrain model
of the landscape and a hydrological model simulation the scientists found that
planting trees on the floodplain and increasing the number
of logjams, across 10 - 15 per cent
of the total river length could reduce the peak height
of a
potential flood in the town by 6 per cent once the trees had grown for 25 years.
Croyle and Smith already had a few
potential sites in mind (they later decided on a heavily industrial section
of Linden, New Jersey), and they were convinced they could have their
plant up and running by 2016, largely by
using off - the - shelf technology.
The findings also lay the scientific groundwork for the next generation
of aroma products, which
use the
potential of optimized biosynthetic pathways in
plants for industrial - scale production
of high - quality food odorants.
I mean, if there is existing literature studies looking at those
plants where they found active compound [s], I definitely will
use that, but first I am trying to show that there is a pattern — that if you do some math and try to synthesize all this information about the different
plants being
used in different cultures for different diseases, and
using the evolutionary relationships
of the
plants, the cultures and the diseases to sort
of merge it all together and have these equations spit out a sort
of potential efficacy — our best guess
of what the efficacy
of this
plant is.
They said the biofeedback system has
potential applications in controlled environment agriculture, as well as basic
plant physiology studies, where the system can be
used to maintain specific levels
of physiological activity.
The Australian CO2 mineral carbonation research pilot
plant will be established at the University
of Newcastle to trial a new technology that transforms captured CO2 emissions into forms
of carbonate rock for
potential use as new green building materials in the construction industry.
Plant from multiple species, seed sources, and climate zones, particularly from locally - adapted sources Manage to maintain genetic diversity and phenotypic plasticity Create opportunities for rapid natural selection for species with high predicted potential for adverse impacts from climate change (Sturrock et al. 2011; Erickson et al. 2012; Alfaro et al. 2014; FAO 2014) Plant drought tolerant and native species Retain diversity of species and promote legacy trees Manage or restore mosaic (variable pattern of species and ages) and maintain or improve landscape connectivity Plant in asynchronous rotations and manage for diverse age classes Thin, plant, and use prescribed fire to favor species adapted to disturbance (Millar et al. 2007; Vose et al. 2016; Keane et al. forthco
Plant from multiple species, seed sources, and climate zones, particularly from locally - adapted sources Manage to maintain genetic diversity and phenotypic plasticity Create opportunities for rapid natural selection for species with high predicted
potential for adverse impacts from climate change (Sturrock et al. 2011; Erickson et al. 2012; Alfaro et al. 2014; FAO 2014)
Plant drought tolerant and native species Retain diversity of species and promote legacy trees Manage or restore mosaic (variable pattern of species and ages) and maintain or improve landscape connectivity Plant in asynchronous rotations and manage for diverse age classes Thin, plant, and use prescribed fire to favor species adapted to disturbance (Millar et al. 2007; Vose et al. 2016; Keane et al. forthco
Plant drought tolerant and native species Retain diversity
of species and promote legacy trees Manage or restore mosaic (variable pattern
of species and ages) and maintain or improve landscape connectivity
Plant in asynchronous rotations and manage for diverse age classes Thin, plant, and use prescribed fire to favor species adapted to disturbance (Millar et al. 2007; Vose et al. 2016; Keane et al. forthco
Plant in asynchronous rotations and manage for diverse age classes Thin,
plant, and use prescribed fire to favor species adapted to disturbance (Millar et al. 2007; Vose et al. 2016; Keane et al. forthco
plant, and
use prescribed fire to favor species adapted to disturbance (Millar et al. 2007; Vose et al. 2016; Keane et al. forthcoming)
Potential for Developing Low - Input Sustainable Agriculture in the Tropical Andes by Making
Use of Native Microbial Resources — Luis Andrés Yarzábal,
Plant - Microbe Interactions in Agro-Ecological Perspectives
There are also
potential industrial and environmental
uses: Cellulose and woody stems from
plants — in the form
of paper, wood, and related materials — account for more than half
of the biomass in waste dumps worldwide.
These biodegradable particles could be the basis for reduced risk conventional pesticide products that have the
potential to reduce the amount
of chemicals
used in
plant protection by as much as 90 percent, save farmers more than 25 percent on pest - control initiatives and, in a world facing looming food shortages, help increase crop yields for more and better food.
Plant - Parasitic Nematodes Are
Potential Pathogens
of Miscanthus x giganteus and Panicum virgatum
Used for Biofuels, Tesfamariam Mekete, Kimberly Reynolds, Horacio D. Lopez - Nicora, Michael Gray, Terry Niblack,
Plant Disease, doi: 10.1094 / PDIS -05-10-0335, 95 (4), April 2011.
This is a collaboration with the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) in the Philippines, and the objective is to
use pre-breeding strategies to explore the genetic
potential of wild and unadapted rice germplasm and to enlarge the gene pool that is utilized for routine
plant improvement.
Any
of these
plants and supplements will help you with your desired result, but you have to be brave enough to
use them and exploit their full
potential.
While
plant - based diets are still beloved and going strong, people are intrigued by the
potential neurological benefits
of this high - fat, low - sugar diet that has been
used as an effective treatment for epilepsy since the 1920s and is now being studied as a therapy option for conditions like Alzheimer's and autism.
Although the the entire
plant has a variety
of different
potential uses, the seeds are what we eat.
Today, these nutrient - rich algae are being
used around the world to help treat illness and are being seriously discussed as a sustainable source
of food with the
potential to end world hunger.3 Unlike most
plants, which need to be cultivated and nurtured, spirulina is a survivor, able to withstand extreme temperature variations and neglect and still thrive.
Therefore, the scientific community has performed research on the health benefits pumpkin provides, which may help to unlock the mystery
of the
plant's hidden
potential, especially in terms
of its
use as a safe, inexpensive, and highly - effective alternative to popular medicine.
Get Your Hands Dirty outlines some
of the
potential for
using growing
plants and caring for animals in your school to enhance learning opportunities and raise standards.
In 2015, he had a leading role in convening an international summit to explore the many issues raised by the arrival
of a new class
of genetic tools (such as CRISPR / Cas 9) for
potential use in transforming humans,
plants, and animals.
A crowd favorite, Rebecca Bray and Britta Riley's exploration
of the positive
potential in urine, explored earlier on Treehugger, the «drinkpeedrinkpeedrinkpee» installation demonstrates a way
of treating urine so that, instead
of polluting our waterways with algal blooms, our high nitrogen, high phosphorus liquid waste can be
used to provide
plant nutrients.
But, the wealth
of genes in our seed banks are «not
used to their full
potential in
plant breeding,» according to McCouch.
(Thomas Edison's first power
plant built in 1882 had an efficiency rating
of 2.5 %; meaning that 2.5 %
of the energy
potential in the fuel
used was actually transformed into electricity.
Their
potential use is limited, though, because
plants typically convert less than 1 percent
of solar energy into biomass.
An experiment by Argonne National Laboratory in Central Illinois explores the
potential of formerly overlooked
plants such as willow and switchgrass for bioenergy feedstock, offering farmers a possibly lucrative
use for difficult land and preventing nitrogen pollution to boot.
Using plant waste this way means you couldn't simply burn it for fuel, reducing the world's biomass
potential; and there are the carbon costs
of transporting it and processing it and such like.
There could be as much as 2,600 trillion cubic feet (tcf)
of natural gas available domestically.63 The U.S. currently
uses approximately 22 tcf per year.64 If the shale deposits meet their
potential, these finds will certainly help accelerate the retirement
of coal power
plants and reduce our dependence on foreign oil and our foreign exchange imbalance.
«The industry has been really interested in the
potential benefits
of using CO2 in place
of steam in advanced supercritical power
plants,» Hofer says.
But these simply scratch the surface
of that region's
potential: harnessing a mere 2.5 percent
of the annual solar radiation striking the Southwestern land suitable for solar power
plants could produce as much energy as the country currently
uses.
electric power
plants are: (1) survey and assess the capacity, cost, and location
of potential depleted gas and oil wells that are suitable CO -LCB- sub 2 -RCB- repositories (with the cooperation
of the oil and gas industry); (2) conduct research on the feasibility
of ocean disposal, with objectives
of determining the cost, residence time, and environmental effects for different methods
of CO -LCB- sub 2 -RCB- injection; (3) perform an in - depth survey
of knowledge concerning the feasibility
of using deep, confined aquifers for disposal and, if feasible, identify
potential disposal locations (with the cooperation
of the oil and gas industry); (4) evaluate, on a common basis, system and design alternatives for integration
of CO -LCB- sub 2 -RCB- capture systems with emerging and advanced technologies for power generation; and prepare a conceptual design, an analysis
of barrier issues, and a preliminary cost estimate for pipeline networks necessary to transport a significant portion
of the CO -LCB- sub 2 -RCB- to potentially feasible disposal locations.
The research needs that have high priority in establishing the technical, environmental, and economic feasibility
of large - scale capture and disposal
of CO -LCB- sub 2 -RCB- from electric power
plants are: (1) survey and assess the capacity, cost, and location
of potential depleted gas and oil wells that are suitable CO -LCB- sub 2 -RCB- repositories (with the cooperation
of the oil and gas industry); (2) conduct research on the feasibility
of ocean disposal, with objectives
of determining the cost, residence time, and environmental effects for different methods
of CO -LCB- sub 2 -RCB- injection; (3) perform an in - depth survey
of knowledge concerning the feasibility
of using deep, confined aquifers for disposal and, if feasible, identify
potential disposal locations (with the cooperation
of the oil and gas industry); (4) evaluate, on a common basis, more» system and design alternatives for integration
of CO -LCB- sub 2 -RCB- capture systems with emerging and advanced technologies for power generation; and prepare a conceptual design, an analysis
of barrier issues, and a preliminary cost estimate for pipeline networks necessary to transport a significant portion
of the CO -LCB- sub 2 -RCB- to potentially feasible disposal locations.
Several recent studies have
used simulation models to quantify the
potential effects
of recent environmental regulations on power
plants, including the Mercury and Air Toxics Standards (MATS), one
of the US Environmental Protection Agency's most expensive regulations.
This time, the question pertains to «carbon farming» — i.e. the umbrella term
used to describe the range
of agricultural techniques that hold the
potential to sequester carbon in
plants and soils (check out our fact sheet for more information on these farming techniques).
Moving toward highly efficient room air conditioners that
use refrigerants with low Global Warming
Potential by 2030 would save over 25 gigatonnes
of CO2e emissions, saving energy equivalent to the removal
of 1,500 500MW power
plants.
There are fantastic
potential developments in drone
use, such as crime prevention, fire detection and control, search and rescue, scientific research, inspection
of industrial structures (oil rigs, power
plants, pylons and power lines), media and journalism and creative and artistic projects.
The deal allegedly caused two major
potential tenants to be pushed out
of a possibly
using the
plant that was said to be in «top notch shape».
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of Bank throughout the southeastern USo Organized meetings for personnel
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Make a personal contact with reporters at a meeting or community function to put a face to the byline, and
plant the seed in their minds
of using you as a
potential news source.
Farmers are running out
of options because the ozone - depleting chemical methyl bromide, long
used to fumigate berry fields before
planting to fight pests, weeds and soil - borne pathogens, is being phased out under international treaty and the manufacturer
of a proposed replacement, methyl iodide, pulled its product from the United States last year amidst controversy about
potential risks to the environment and public health.