EurekaMag.com Publishes New Insights Into Anthurium, Camelia and Heifers

22.05.12

Mannheim, Germany (PRWEB) February 22, 2012

The Biota Sciences Magazine EurekaMag.com publishes insights into subjects in all areas of natural sciences including biology, agriculture, horticulture, forestry, geography, environment and health. Drawing from this pool of scientific disciplines, it provides articles, reviews and insights on natural sciences topics. While the Biota Sciences Research Category contains over 36 million references, most of the insights are included in the Biota Sciences Keyword Category of the online magazine. The latter category now includes three newly published insights into Anthurium, Camelia and Heifers.

The EurekaMag.com insight into Anthurium covers a large genus of about 600–1,000 species belonging to the arum family (Araceae). The species has neotropical distribution mostly in the wet tropical mountain forest environments of Central and South America. The EurekaMag.com insight covers larger-scale commercial production of Anthurium and associated problems. Low cost greenhouse structures with UV stabilized shade net to divert 75% light intensity and UV stabilized polyethylene film to provide protection from rainfall on top and sides covered with 25% of shade nets and with irrigation facilities was found suitable for growing anthurium in tropical areas of India. In this environment temperature showed positive correlation with plant characters, except for leaf number. An increase in plant height, spread, leaf length and breadth was observed with an increase in temperature. In a study on the introduction, establishment, and spread of Xanthomonas campestris pv. Dieffenbachiae Dye into anthurium and other ornamentals fields the distribution of serologically distinct strains recovered from propagation benches and production fields were examined. The highest incidence of contamination in explants with microorganisms was found in Dieffenbachia, followed by Anthurium, while only 30% of Spathiphyllum explants were contaminated. Of the isolated microorganisms, 73% were Gram-negative and 27% Gram-positive.

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