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Title of Thesis
RESPONSE OF OKRA (HIBISCUS ESCULENTUS L.) TO SOIL APPLIED ENCAPSULATED CALCIUM CARBIDE |
Author(s)
Saif ur Rehman Kashif |
Institute/University/Department Details
Institute of Soil & Environmental Sciences/ University of Agriculture Faisalabad |
Session
2008 |
Subject
Soil & Environmental Sciences |
Number of Pages
229 |
Keywords (Extracted from title, table of contents and abstract of thesis)
okra, hibiscus esculentus l, encapsulated calcium carbide, nitrification inhibitor gas, plant hormone, ethylene, protein |
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Contents |
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Introduction |
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Review Of Literature |
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2.1 |
Calcium Carbide As A Source Of Nitrification Inhibitor Gas |
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Calcium Carbide As A Source Of Plant Hormone |
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Plan Growth Responses To Ethylene |
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Ethephon As A Source Of Ethylene For Plants |
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Ethylene And Protein In Plants |
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Materials And Methods |
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3.1 |
Experiment 1 : Evaluation Of CaC 2 As A Source Of Acetylene (C 2 H 2 ) And Ethylene (C 2 H 4 ) |
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Experiment 2: Microbial Influence On Release Of Acetylene (C 2 H 2 )/ Ethylene (C 2 H 4 ) Form Calcium Carbide |
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Experiment 3 : Evaluation Of CaC 2 As An Inhibitor Of Nitrification |
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Experiment 4: Germination Response Of Okra Seeds To Calcium Carbide |
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Experiment 5: Germination Response Of Okra Seed To Calcium Carbide With Ethylene Synthesis/ Action Inhibitor |
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Experiment 6: Response Of Okra To Rate And Time Of Application Of Calcium Carbide |
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Experiment 7: Response Of Okra To Soil Applied Calcium Carbide In Pot Experiment |
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Experiment 8: Response Of Okra To Soil Applied Calcium Carbide In Filed Experiment |
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Experiment 9: Molecular Response Of Okra To Applied Calcium Carbide |
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Meteorological Data |
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Statistical Analysis |
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Results And Discussion |
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4.1 |
Experiment 1: Evaluation Of Calcium Carbide As A Source Of Acetylene And Ethylene |
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Experiment 2: Microbial Influence On Release Of Acetylene (C 2 H 2 )/ Ethylene( C 2 h 4 ) From Calcium Carbide |
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Experiment 3: Evaluation Of Calcium Carbide As A Inhibitor Of Nitrification |
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Experiment 4: Germination Response Of Okra Seeds To Calcium Carbide |
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Experiment 5: Response Of Okra Seeds To Ethylene Biosynthesis/ Action Inhibitors |
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Experiment 6: Response Of Okra To Rate And Time Of Application Of Calcium Carbide |
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Experiment 7: Response Of Okra To Soil Applied Calcium Carbide In Pot Experiment |
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Experiment 8: Response Of Okra To Soil Applied Calcium Carbide In Filed Experiment |
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Experiment 9: Molecular Responses O Okra To Calcium Carbide |
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Summary |
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Literature Cited |
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6.1 |
Statement Concerning Data |
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6.2 |
Annexures For Statistical Analysis |
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