The process of denitrification is microbially facilitated wherein the stepwise reduction of nitrate and nitrite to the gaseous form of nitrogen... View Article
Nitrogen cycle sees the constant regulation of nitrogen levels in the atmosphere through the process of nitrification and denitrification.... View Article
Denitrification causes reduction of nitrate and nitrites to the gaseous forms of nitrogen due to microbial action found in soil. Some of the... View Article
Meat is a good source of several micronutrients. Diet containing only animal food typically does not contain adequate amounts of vitamin C.... View Article
Ammonia is present in untreated domestic wastewater. Nitrification is a biological, microbial process enabling ammonia to be sequentially... View Article
Denitrification takes place in the absence of oxygen. It is the microbial reduction of nitrate (NO3-) or nitrite to nitrogen gas (N). As a result... View Article
Denitrification involves conversion of nitrate or nitrate to nitrogen gas. Thus, it removes bioavailable nitrogen and returns it to the... View Article
The process of denitrification involves converting nitrate to nitrogen gas. Hence, it removes bioavailable nitrogen and returns it to the... View Article
Micronutrients are essential in the synthesis of haemoglobin, production of energy, maintaining bone health, sufficient immune function,... View Article
Nickel has been established as an essential micronutrient for the growth of temperate cereal crops. It contributes to nitrogen fixation and the... View Article
Seaweed extracts boost the yield of crops. It improves the response/resistance of plants to diseases and frosts and increases the uptake of... View Article
Micronutrients are those nutrients that the body needs in smaller amounts. Micronutrients are one of the major groups of nutrients the body... View Article
Some factors affecting the soil micronutrient profile is the extensive cultivation of fertilizer-responsive, high-yielding variants on marginal... View Article
The process of food fortification is fast being recognized as one of the effective modes of delivering micronutrients. This process of food... View Article
Fortifying food is the enrichment of food by adding micronutrients to it. The procedure can be performed by public health officials, food... View Article
Food products which have nutrients added to them, which are not naturally occurring in them are fortified foods. Such food items aim to and... View Article
Rhesus (Rh) factor is an inherited protein present on the surface of red blood cells. You are Rh positive if your blood has this protein and Rh... View Article
The Hardy Weinberg equilibrium holds good in a population if the mutation is absent and the population structure is absent (random mating), also... View Article
Haemophilia is a genetically transmitted disease. Here, one fails to produce a specific component responsible for clotting of blood. Some... View Article
Anticodons are trinucleotide sequences that are complementary to their corresponding codon in a mRNA (messenger RNA) sequence. Anticodons are... View Article