Encyclopedia - Nutrient: Encyclopedia Ii - Nutrient - Nutrients And The Body
A nutrient is any element or compound necessary for or contributing to an organism's metabolism, growth, or other functioning. Six nutrie...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Nutrient: Oceanography Dictionary - Nutrient
  Definition and meaning of nutrient:   nutrient - any substance assimilated by organisms that promotes growth. Marine s...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Nutrient Regeneration: Oceanography Dictionary - Nutrient Regeneration
  Definition and meaning of nutrient regeneration:   nutrient regeneration - the release of nutrients from organic matte...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Vegetables Dream Symbol: Dreams Interpretation Dictionary - Vegetables
Vegetables Dream Symbols: Spiritual nourishment. It may also foretell that you are lacking in that nutrient.   (Source: Myths - D...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hydroponics: Encyclopedia Ii - Hydroponics - Nutrient Solutions
Plant nutrients are dissolved in the water used in hydroponics and are mostly in inorganic and ionic form. Primary among the dissolved ca...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Food: Encyclopedia - Food
Food is any substance that can be consumed, including liquid drinks. Food is the main source of energy and of nutrition for animals, and ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Intestine: Encyclopedia - Intestine
The intestine is the portion of the alimentary canal extending from the stomach to the anus and, in humans and mammals, consists of two s...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bast Biology: Encyclopedia - Bast Biology
Bast are the strong fibers in the phloem of a number of dicotyledonous plants, in particular hemp. They conduct synthesized nutrients fro...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Aquarium: Encyclopedia - Aquarium
An aquarium (plural aquariums or aquaria) is a clear-sided container (typically constructed of glass or high-strength plastic) in which w...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Nitrogen: Encyclopedia - Nitrogen
Nitrogen is the chemical element in the periodic table that has the symbol N and atomic number 7. Commonly a colorless, odorless, tastel...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Rooibos: Encyclopedia Ii - Rooibos - Nutrient Information
Despite some promotional claims that rooibos is a source of vitamin C, Joubert says it is not. "We have tested both the traditional rooib...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Nutraceutical: Encyclopedia - Nutraceutical
Nutraceutical is a combination of "nutritional" and "pharmaceutical" and refers to foods thought to have a beneficial effect on human hea...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vascular Tissue: Encyclopedia - Vascular Tissue
Vascular tissue is a complex tissue found in vascular plants. The primary components of vascular tissue are the xylem and phloem. These ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Biostimulation: Encyclopedia - Biostimulation
Biostimulation involves the modification of the environment to stimulate existing bacteria capable of bioremediation. This can be done by...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cereal Germ: Encyclopedia - Cereal Germ
The germ is the "heart" of the cereal kernel, the embryo of the seed, and a concentrated source of several essential nutrients including ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Brassica Oleracea: Encyclopedia - Brassica Oleracea
Brassica oleracea or Wild Cabbage, is a species of Brassica native to coastal southern and western Europe, where its resistance to salt a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Aeroponics: Encyclopedia - Aeroponics
Aeroponics is a hydroponic technique involving the use of sprayers, nebulizers, foggers, or other devices to create a fine mist of soluti...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Assimilation: Encyclopedia - Assimilation
Assimilation (from Latin assimilatio; "to render similar") may refer to more than one article: Assimilation (linguistics), a linguistic ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Diet: Encyclopedia - Diet
Diet may mean: In nutrition: Diet (nutrition), the sum of the food consumed by an organism or group. Dieting, the deliberate selection o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Antler: Encyclopedia - Antler
Antlers are the large and complex horn-like appendages of deer, consisting of bony outgrowths from the head with no covering of keratin a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chyme: Encyclopedia - Chyme
Chyme is the liquid substance found in the stomach before passing the pyloric valve and entering the duodenum. It consists of partially d...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Choline: Encyclopedia - Choline
Choline is a quaternary saturated amine with the chemical formula (CH3)3N+CH2CH2OHX-. where X- is a counterion such as chlorine (see ch...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Choanocyte: Encyclopedia - Choanocyte
Choanocytes (also known as "collar cells") are cells that line the interior body walls of sponges that contain a central flagellum surrou...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chemosynthesis: Encyclopedia - Chemosynthesis
Chemosynthesis is the biological conversion of 1-carbon molecules (usually carbon dioxide or methane) and nutrients into organic matter u...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Yellow Rattle: Encyclopedia - Yellow Rattle
Rhinanthus minor Yellow Rattle (Rhinanthus minor) is a flowering plant of the genus Rhinanthus in the family Scrophulariaceae (the figwor...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Zooxanthella: Encyclopedia - Zooxanthella
Zooxanthellae are golden-brown intracellular endosymbionts of various marine animals and protozoa. They are typically dinoflagellate alga...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Plant Nutrition: Encyclopedia Ii - Plant Nutrition - Plant Uses For Essential Nutrients
Each of these nutrients are used in a different place for a different essential function. Carbon Carbon is what most of the plant is m...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hydroponics: Encyclopedia Ii - Hydroponics - Techniques
There are a variety of techniques employed in hydroponics. Some, while dispensing with soil, use relatively inert material as a physical ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Healthy Diet: Encyclopedia Ii - Healthy Diet - Healthy Diet
Despite popular belief, a reliance on a single food which composes the majority of a diet is indicative of poor eating habits. An individ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Eutrophication: Encyclopedia Ii - Eutrophication - Ecological Effects
Numerous ecological effects can arise where primary production is stimulated, but there are three particularly troubling ecological impac...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hydroponics: Encyclopedia Ii - Hydroponics - Techniques
There are a variety of techniques employed in hydroponics. Some, while dispensing with soil, use relatively inert material as a physical ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Eutrophication: Encyclopedia Ii - Eutrophication - Sources Of High Nutrient Runoff
Nonpoint Sources Runoff from agriculture/irrigation Runoff from pasture and range Urban runoff from unsewered areas Septic tank leachat...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Eutrophication: Encyclopedia Ii - Eutrophication - Concept Of Eutrophication
Eutrophication can be a natural process in lakes, occurring as they age through geological time. Also, estuaries tend to be naturally eut...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hydroponics: Encyclopedia Ii - Hydroponics - Media
One of the most obvious decisions a hydroponicist has to make is which medium they should use. Different media are appropriate for differ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hydroponics: Encyclopedia Ii - Hydroponics - Uses
Hydroponics is useful to us in two main ways. First, it provides a more controlled environment for plant growth than soil thereby removin...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hydroponics: Encyclopedia Ii - Hydroponics - History
Some examples of earlier attempts in hydroponics are the Hanging Gardens of Babylon around 600 BC and the Floating Gardens of the Aztecs ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hydroponics: Encyclopedia Ii - Hydroponics - Commercial
Due to rising awareness of chemicals and other contaminants in the food supply, people are looking for more wholesome and safer alternati...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hydroponics: Encyclopedia Ii - Hydroponics - Problems With Hydroponics
Although hydroponics is useful and an expanding area of agriculture, it is not without problems. On large scale commercial operations com...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Eutrophication: Encyclopedia Ii - Eutrophication - Prevention And Reversal
Eutrophication poses a problem not only to ecosystems, but to humans as well. Reducing eutrophication should be a key concern when consid...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Infant Formula: Encyclopedia Ii - Infant Formula - Nutrient Content
Most of the world's supply of infant formula is produced in the United States. The nutrient content is regulated by the American Food and...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cat Food: Encyclopedia Ii - Cat Food - Cat Food Nutrient Profiles
Entire section ref.[1] Most pet owners have heard that it is better to feed their animals specially formulated food for pets rather than ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Soil Ph: Encyclopedia Ii - Soil Ph - Nutrient Availability In Relation To Soil Ph
The majority of food crops prefer a neutral or slightly acidic soil. Some plants however prefer more acidic (e.g., potatoes, strawberries...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Rooibos: Encyclopedia Ii - Rooibos - Antioxidants & Flavonoids Found In Rooibos
Some antioxidants are called polyphenols because these substances contain a phenolic ring in their chemical structure. Polyphenols are co...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Healthy Diet: Encyclopedia Ii - Healthy Diet - Government Involvement
Throughout the past 50 years, governments throughout the world have been involved in the pursuit of engaging with their constituencies in...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hydroponics: Encyclopedia Ii - Hydroponics - Media
One of the most obvious decisions a hydroponicist has to make is which medium they should use. Different media are appropriate for differ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cat Food: Encyclopedia Ii - Cat Food - Ingredients Of Cat Food
Many popular brands of cat food are made from what would otherwise be waste products of the meat industry. Some cat experts claim that th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Soil Ph: Encyclopedia Ii - Soil Ph - Ph And Plant Diseases
Many plant diseases are caused or exacerbated by extremes of pH, sometimes because this makes essential nutrients unavailable to crops or...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Soil Ph: Encyclopedia Ii - Soil Ph - Altering Soil Ph
The aim when attempting to adjust soil acidity is not so much to neutralise the pH as to replace lost cation nutrients, particularly calc...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cat Food: Encyclopedia Ii - Cat Food - Forms Of Commercial Cat Food
Store-bought cat food generally comes in either a kibble form, often called dry cat food, or a canned form. Very few brands of cat food c...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hydroponics: Encyclopedia Ii - Hydroponics - Commercial
Due to rising awareness of chemicals and other contaminants in the food supply, people are looking for more wholesome and safer alternati...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hydroponics: Encyclopedia Ii - Hydroponics - Problems With Hydroponics
Although hydroponics is useful and an expanding area of agriculture, it is not without problems. On large scale commercial operations com...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hydroponics: Encyclopedia Ii - Hydroponics - Uses
Hydroponics is useful to us in two main ways. First, it provides a more controlled environment for plant growth than soil thereby removin...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Illnesses Related To Poor Nutrition: Encyclopedia Ii - Illnesses Related To Poor Nutrition - Overnutrition Eating Too Much
Illnesses related to poor nutrition - Proteins/fats/carbohydrates. Cardiovascular disease (Leading cause of death in the western world...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Infant Formula: Encyclopedia Ii - Infant Formula - History
The first infant formula was developed by Henri Nestlé in the 1860s in response to the high mortality rate among infants in Switzerland ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hydroponics: Encyclopedia Ii - Hydroponics - History
Some examples of earlier attempts in hydroponics are the Hanging Gardens of Babylon around 600 BC and the Floating Gardens of the Aztecs ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Infant Formula: Encyclopedia Ii - Infant Formula - Controversy And Science
In more recent years the use of infant formula, even in developed countries, has come under scrutiny. Infant formula use has been shown t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Infant Formula: Encyclopedia Ii - Infant Formula - Recent Trends
Initiatives have begun to encourage a resurgence of breastfeeding mothers. As a result of the International Code of Marketing of Breast-m...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Soil Ph: Encyclopedia Ii - Soil Ph - Soils And Acidity
Under conditions in which rainfall exceeds evapotranspiration (leaching) during most of the year, the basic soil cations (Ca, Mg, K) are ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Infant Formula: Encyclopedia Ii - Infant Formula - Controversy And Science
In more recent years the use of infant formula, in undeveloped countries, has come under scrutiny. Some feel that infant formula use may ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Infant Formula: Encyclopedia Ii - Infant Formula - Recent Trends
Initiatives have begun to encourage a resurgence of breastfeeding mothers. As a result of the International Code of Marketing of Breast-m...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Food: Encyclopedia Ii - Food - Legal Definition
Western food law defines four categories of object as food: any substance or product, whether processed, partially processed or unproces...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Resurrection Fern: Encyclopedia Ii - Resurrection Fern - Habitat And Water Absorption
This fern is an epiphyte, or air plant, which means it attaches itself to other plants and gets its nutrients from the air and from water...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Food: Encyclopedia Ii - Food - Human Eating Habits
Food - Historical development. Humans are commonly believed to be omnivorous animals that can consume both plant and animal products. E...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Food: Encyclopedia Ii - Food - Food Production Or Acquisition
Food is traditionally obtained through farming, ranching, and fishing, with hunting, foraging and other methods of subsistence locally im...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Food: Encyclopedia Ii - Food - Food Preparation
While some food can be eaten without preparation, many foods undergo some form of preparation for reasons of safety, palatability, or fla...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Food: Encyclopedia Ii - Food - Food Trade
Food is now traded on a global basis. The variety and availability of food is no longer restricted by the diversity of locally grown food...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Aquarium: Encyclopedia Ii - Aquarium - History And Development
Aquarium - Etymology. The word aquarium itself is taken directly from the latin aqua, meaning water, with the suffix -rium, meaning "pl...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sustainable Agriculture: Encyclopedia Ii - Sustainable Agriculture - Description
Sustainable agriculture refers to the ability of a farm to produce perpetually. Among other requirements, this means that any outside inp...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Aquarium: Encyclopedia Ii - Aquarium - Function And Design
From the outdoor ponds and glass jars of antiquity, modern aquaria have evolved into a wide range of specialized systems. Aquaria can var...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Aquarium: Encyclopedia Ii - Aquarium - Public Aquaria
Public aquaria are facilities open to the public for viewing of aquatic species in aquaria. Most public aquaria feature a number of small...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Aquarium: Encyclopedia Ii - Aquarium - Ecology
Ideal aquarium ecology reproduces the equilibrium found in nature in the closed system of an aquarium. In practice it is virtually imposs...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Coral Reef: Encyclopedia Ii - Coral Reef - Ecology And Biodiversity
Coral reefs support an extraordinary amount of biodiversity, although located in nutrient-poor tropical waters. The process of nutrient r...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Nitrogen: Encyclopedia Ii - Nitrogen - Applications
Nitrogen - Nitrogen Compounds. Molecular nitrogen in the atmosphere is relatively non-reactive, but in nature it is slowly converted in...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Nitrogen: Encyclopedia Ii - Nitrogen - History
Nitrogen (Latin nitrum, Greek Nitron meaning "native soda", "genes", "forming") is formally considered to have been discovered by Daniel ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Illnesses Related To Poor Nutrition: Encyclopedia Ii - Illnesses Related To Poor Nutrition - Deficiencies Eating Too Little
Illnesses related to poor nutrition - Proteins/fats/carbohydrates. protein-energy malnutrition kwashiorkor marasmus Illnesses rel...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Nitrogen: Encyclopedia Ii - Nitrogen - Occurrence
Nitrogen is the largest single component of the Earth's atmosphere (78.084% by volume, 75.5% by weight) and is acquired for industrial pu...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Nitrogen: Encyclopedia Ii - Nitrogen - Compounds
The main hydride of nitrogen is ammonia (NH3) although hydrazine (N2H4) is also well known. Ammonia is somewhat more basic than water, an...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Nitrogen: Encyclopedia Ii - Nitrogen - Applications
Nitrogen - Nitrogen Compounds. Molecular nitrogen in the atmosphere is relatively non-reactive, but in nature it is slowly converted in...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Nitrogen: Encyclopedia Ii - Nitrogen - The History Of Nitrogen
Nitrogen (Latin nitrum, Greek Nitron meaning "native soda", "genes", "forming") is formally considered to have been discovered by Daniel ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Nitrogen: Encyclopedia Ii - Nitrogen - Occurrence
Nitrogen is the largest single component of the Earth's atmosphere (78.084% by volume, 75.5% by weight) and is acquired for industrial pu...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Coral Reef: Encyclopedia Ii - Coral Reef - Ecology And Biodiversity
Coral reefs support an extraordinary ammount of biodiversity, despite often being located in nutrient-poor tropical waters. The process o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Oxygen Depletion: Encyclopedia Ii - Oxygen Depletion - Solutions
To combat hypoxia, it is essential to reduce the amount of land-derived nutrients reaching rivers in runoff. Defensively this can be done...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Darlingtonia Sarraceniaceae: Encyclopedia Ii - Darlingtonia Sarraceniaceae - Biology
The cobra lily is unique among the three genera of North American pitcher plants in two ways. First, it does not trap rainwater in its pi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Oxygen Depletion: Encyclopedia Ii - Oxygen Depletion - Solutions
To combat hypoxia, it is essential to reduce the amount of land-derived nutrients reaching rivers in runoff. Defensively this can be done...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Upper Klamath Lake: Encyclopedia Ii - Upper Klamath Lake - History
Since 1917, the water level in the lake has been regulated by the United States Bureau of Reclamation as part of the Klamath Reclamation ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Nutrition: Encyclopedia Ii - Nutrition - Nutrition And Health
Ill health can be brought about by an imbalance of nutrients, producing either an excess or deficiency which in turn affects body functio...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Nutrition: Encyclopedia Ii - Nutrition - Nutrition And Health
Ill health can be caused by an imbalance of nutrients, producing either an excess or deficiency, which in turn affects body functioning c...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Melon: Encyclopedia Ii - Melon - Nutrition
Cantaloupe melons are a good source of potassium, vitamin A and folate. They are helpful to the kidneys and are a useful laxative. The pr...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Nutrient Cycle: Oceanography Dictionary - Nutrient Cycle
  Definition and meaning of nutrient cycle:   nutrient cycle - the cyclic conversion of nutrients from one form to anoth...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Nutrient Cycling: Oceanography Dictionary - Nutrient Cycling
  Definition and meaning of nutrient cycling:   nutrient cycling - all the processes by which nutrients are transferred ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Nutrient Pollution: Oceanography Dictionary - Nutrient Pollution
  Definition and meaning of nutrient pollution:   nutrient pollution - contamination of water resources by excessive inp...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Prana: Ayurveda Ayurvedic Dictionary Ii On Prana
Prana:  It is vital energy (life-energy) which activates the body and mind. Prana is responsible for the higher cerebral function...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Antioxidant: Alternative Medicine Dictionary On Antioxidant
Antioxidant: a substance capable of protecting other substances from oxidation; some are made by the body to inhibit the destructive a...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Enzyme Therapy: Alternative Treatment Dictionary On Enzyme Therapy
Enzyme Therapy: By using natural plant and pancreative enzymes as supplements, practitioners seek to improve digestion and correct pot...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Orthomolecular Therapy: Natural Health Therapy Dictionary On Orthomolecular Therapy
ORTHOMOLECULAR THERAPY: Orthomolecular therapy is the treatment of disease by varying the concentration of substances (nutrients--vita...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Nutritional Counseling: Alternative Treatment Dictionary On Nutritional Counseling
Nutritional Counseling: Nutritionists counsel clients on a wide variety of issues ranging from proper levels of vitamins, minerals and...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Orthomolecular Therapy: Alternative Treatment Dictionary On Orthomolecular Therapy
Orthomolecular Therapy: Nobel Prize winner Linus Pauling coined this term to describe the therapeutic use of naturally occurring subst...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Nutrition Kinesiology: Alternative Health Dictionary On Nutrition Kinesiology
Nutrition Kinesiology (NK): means of identifying: (a) health-impairing (e.g., allergenic) foods and other substances and (b) correctiv...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Alternative Nutrition: Alternative Health Dictionary On Alternative Nutrition
alternative nutrition (alternative nutritional treatments, alternative nutrition strategies, alternative nutrition therapies): Ill-def...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Orthomolecular Medicine: Holistic Health Therapy Dictionary On Orthomolecular Medicine
ORTHOMOLECULAR MEDICINE: a form of nutrient therapy that uses combinations of vitamins, minerals, and amino acids normally found in th...   » Read the article