Isothermal calorimetry measures the heat flow of biological processes, which is proportional
to the rate at which a given chemical or physical process takes place. Modern isothermal …

Storage of bulk biomass materials is essential along the feedstock supply chain of bioenergy
production. The self-heating accompanying biomass storage has hazardous consequences …

Isothermal microcalorimetry measures the heat released or consumed by physical or
chemical processes. Metabolic activity releases heat that can be measured. However the …

In the last decades the fraction of fresh produce and cut flowers that are grown in soilless
media are constantly growing due to the inherent advantages of substrates over soils. Peat …

Soilless culture of plants in containers involves a restricted root system and a reduced root
zone volume when compared with soil-based production. While details related to this are …

Horticulturists have long used various organic materials as components of potting
substrates. Since the 1950s, peat moss replaced most of these materials due to its superior …

The effect of storage conditions on compost suppressiveness against fusarium wilt of melon,
caused by Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. melonis (FOM) was studied in relation to the dynamics …

Understanding and optimization of composting processes can benefit from the use of
controlled simulators of various scales. The Agricultural Research Organization Composting …

Analytical methods used with soilless substrates serve to select the most suitable growing
media for a particular application, to compare growing media and to allow quality control for …

The biological effect of tourmaline on the cell membrane of E. coli by microcalorimetry,
fluorescence polarization, ion analysis and fourier transform infrared was studied. It was …