Effects of Potassium and Rice Husk Biochar on the growth, yield, and eating quality of Glutinuous Maize (Zea mays L.) by Amalina Izzati Nor Safuan

“…The second objective of this study was to investigate the differences in soil pH, nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium content before and after the experiment was carried out. …”
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Isolation, identification, and characterization of phosphate solubilizing bacteria, Paenibacillus sp., from the soil of Danum Valley Tropical Rainforest, Sabah, Malaysia by Herman Umbau Lindang, Vijay Kumar Subbiah, Kenneth Francis Rodrigues, Cahyo Budiman

“…Phosphorus (P) is a vital element for plant growth. …”
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Association of Nutritional, Functional Status and Lifestyle Habits with Bone Health Status Amongst the Institutionalized Elderly by Tee, Chin Kim

“…The results revealed significant correlation between BUA and weight (r=0.390, p<0.01), fat mass (r=0.156, p<0.01), phosphorus intake (r=-0.148, p<0.05), protein intake (r=-0.121, p<0.05), vitamin C (0.120, p<0.05), EMS (r=0.241, p<0.01) and IADL (r=0.250, p<0.01), duration exercise per session (r=0.138, p<0.05). …”
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Use of periphytic cyanobacteria and mixed diatoms coated substrates for improving water quality, survival and growth of Penaeus monodon postlarvae in closed water hatchery system by Khatoon, Helena, Md Yusoff, Fatimah, Banerjee, Sanjoy, Mohamed Din, Mohamed Shariff, Mohamed, Suhaila

“…Tanks with Oscillatoria coated substrate had the lowest (Pb0.05) concentrations of total ammonia nitrogen (TAN, 0.03±0.0mg L−1); nitrite–nitrogen (NO2–N, 0.01±0.0 mg L−1) and soluble reactive phosphorus (SRP, 0.05± 0.0 mg L−1) in comparison tomixed diatoms (0.82±0.02; 0.52±0.05; 0.35±0.01 mg L−1 for TAN, NO2–N and SRP, respectively) and control tanks (1.14±0.01; 0.80±0.02; 0.53±0.04 mg L−1 for TAN, NO2–N and SRP, respectively). …”
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Effects of mangosteen (Garcinia mangostana L.) on biochemical and morphological changes in liver and kidney of rats fed on high fat diet by Muhamad Adyab, Noratirah Shazlin

“…Mangosteen contains phenolic compounds named xanthones, anthocyanins and phenolic acids and also a good source of fibre, calcium and phosphorus. The present study addressed the body weight effect, anti-inflammatory and anti-oxidative effects of mangosteen aril in rats feed high fat diet. …”
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Growth and quality of Chlorella vulgaris and Chaetoceros calcitrans in photobioreactors using low cost media formulated from fertiliser by Silva, Alexander Zachariah De

“…Locally available common fertiliser ‘Serbajadi 63’ containing 21:21:21 of nitrogen: phosphorus: potassium and ‘Serbajadi 46’ containing 46% of urea were used as the base formulae for the study. …”
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Growth and quality of Chlorella vulgaris and Chaetoceros calcitrans in photobioreactors using low cost media formulated from fertiliser by Silva, Alexander Zachariah De

“…Locally available common fertiliser ‘Serbajadi 63’ containing 21:21:21 of nitrogen: phosphorus: potassium and ‘Serbajadi 46’ containing 46% of urea were used as the base formulae for the study. …”
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Optimization of a pisciponic system using lemon fin barb hybrid and selected herbs by Oriohekaino, Ogah Samuel Ijabo

“…Water quality tests such as nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium, total dissolved solids, pH, dissolved oxygen, conductivity and temperature were monitored through a 7-week study. …”
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Land suitability classification for millet production in Katsina State, Northwest, Nigeria by Abdullahi, Sani, Ismail, Roslan, Zaibon, Syaharudin, Ahmad, Nordin, Noma, Samaila Sani

“…The suitability for millet cultivation in Katsina from the climate and physical-chemical parameters indicates that annual rainfall (604-702mm), elevation (434.75-558.5◦), temperature (26.50-26.99◦C), drainage, erosion, soil depth (0-30cm), soil pH (6.4-6.7), organic carbon (OC, 1.67-2.22%) and organic matter (OM, 0.2-3.0%), and phosphorus (P, 4.40-10.23%) are noted within the acceptable suitability index values (for Class S1 to Class S3), that represent sustainable crop production. …”

Growth performance of Magnolia champaca (L.) Baill. ex Pierre using different types of mulching at Montane Rainforest in Cameron Highlands, Pahang, Malaysia by Rahmani, Wahidullah

“…Mulching did not show a significant effect on soil organic carbon, soil organic matter, soil total nitrogen, and soil available phosphorus and topsoil and subsoil between treatments. …”
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Amelioration of a sandy bris soil using condisoil™ for cultivation of kenaf (Hibiscus cannabinus L.) by Tijani, Akinbola Sheu

“…Among the five leaching solutions used, there were significant differences (α = 0.05) in the cumulative quantity of phosphorus (P) dissolved at pH 1.2, 3.6 and 4.6 with the highest mean of 57.63 mg dissolved at pH 1.2. …”
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Proliferation effects of human Fetal Osteoblast cell line (hFOB 1.19) treated with Quercus Infectoria galls extract by Rozelan, Dalila

“…Furthermore, Ql galls also contain mineral compositions such as calcium, phosphorus, magnesium, iron, zinc, oxygen, potassium, aluminium, carbon, manganese, nickel and silica, which are important for bone metabolism. …”
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Development of aerobic granular sludge technology for domestic wastewater treatment in hot climates by Anuar, Aznah Nor

“…Average removal efficiencies during steady state cycles at 30oC of organic carbon, total inorganic nitrogen and phosphorus reached 100%, 94% and almost 98% respectively. …”
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Development of aerobic granular sludge technology for domestic wastewater treatment in hot climates by Nor Anuar, Aznah

“…Average removal efficiencies during steady state cycles at 30oC of organic carbon, total inorganic nitrogen and phosphorus reached 100%, 94% and almost 98% respectively. …”
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Development of laboratory scale Cyclic Activated Sludge Bioreactor (CASBio) to enhance aerobic sludge granulation (AGS) and Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA) recovery by Salim, Mohd. Razman, Ujang, Zaini, Anuar, Aznah Nor

“…Average removal efficiencies during steady state cycles at 30oC of organic carbon, total inorganic nitrogen and phosphorus reached 100%, 94% and almost 98% respectively. …”

Carica papaya seeds-derived coagulant for water treatment by Amran, Amir Hariz

“…The effectiveness of carica papaya seeds as coagulant was determined based on the removal of turbidity, chemical oxygen demand (COD), ammoniacal nitrogen, nitrite, nitrate, phosphorus and coliforms. Based on the findings, the deshelled carica papaya seeds contained 3.9% moisture content, which resulted towards high yield of 99.2%. …”
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An implementation plan of total maximum daily load (TMDL) and water quality modelling approach at the Melaka River, Malaysia by Siti 'Ai'syah, Che Osmi

“…Besides, the chemical parameter such as biochemical oxygen demand (BOD), chemical oxygen demand (COD), dissolved oxygen (DO), total phosphorus (TP), phosphate (PO43-), total nitrogen (TN), and ammoniacal nitrogen (NH3-N) were also studied. …”
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Multi-Soil-Layering Technology: A New Approach to Remove <i>Microcystis aeruginosa</i> and Microcystins from Water by Richard Mugani, Roseline Prisca Aba, Abdessamad Hejjaj, Fatima El Khalloufi, Naaila Ouazzani, C. Marisa R. Almeida, Pedro N. Carvalho, Vitor Vasconcelos, Alexandre Campos, Laila Mandi, Brahim Oudra

“…The performance of the system is such that it can remove 1.16 to 4.47 log₁₀ units of fecal contamination from the water, 98% of suspended solids (SS), 92% of biological oxygen demand (BOD), 98% of chemical oxygen demand (COD), 92% of total nitrogen (TN), and 100% of total phosphorus (TP). The only reported use of the system to remove cyanotoxins has shown a 99% removal rate of MC-LR. …”
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The divergent accumulation mechanisms of microbial necromass C in paddy soil under different long-term fertilization regimes by Li Xiong, Marios Drosos, Ping Wang, Wenxue Zhang, Wei Jin, Shaoxian Wang, Antonio Scopa, Zengbing Liu, Caihong Shao, Gang Sun, Kailou Liu

“…The fertilization regimes included no fertilizer (Control), nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium inorganic fertilizer (NPK), and inorganic fertilizer plus manure (NPKM). …”
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Effects of dietary lysine levels on growth performance, nutrient digestibility, serum metabolites, and carcase and meat quality of Yacha pigs by Jiameng Yang, Bin Huo, Kun Wang, Xuecai Hu, Lijia Zhang, Hua Li, Lingjie Huang, Jiayong Tang, Jian Li, Yan Lin, Shengyu Xu, Lianqiang Che, Gang Tian, Bin Feng, De Wu, Zhengfeng Fang

“…Increasing dietary Lys levels increased linearly (p ≤ 0.05) apparent total-tract digestibility of dry matter, gross energy, crude protein, and phosphorus in Phase 3 and also increased (p ≤ 0.05) concentration of serum glucose and tended to increase (p < 0.10) serum total protein in Phase 2. …”
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