Onion- Review of Related Literature

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Review of Related Literature Ferrous Sulfate According to The American Heritage Science Dictionary, ferrous sulfate, a bluish-green crystalline compound that is used in sewage and water treatment, and as a pigment and fertilizer. It is also used in medicine to treat iron deficiency. According to a study by (Yang, Takeyama, Tanakka & Matsunaga, 2001), growth conditions for mass production of luciferase-bacterial magnetic particles (BMPs) by a recombinant Magnetospirillum magneticum AMB-1 were investigated in a pH-regulated fed-batch culture system. Enrichment of growth medium with L-cysteine, yeast extract and polypeptone enhanced both bacterial growth and BMP production. The presence of L-cysteine in the medium was useful for induction of cell growth. Strict anaerobic conditions led to a prolonged lag phase and limited the final cell density. Trace oxygen enhanced cell growth with increasing BMP production. As iron sources, ferrous sulfate and ferric gallate dramatically enhanced BMP yield as compared with ferric quinate, an iron chelate conventionally used. The optimized conditions increased cell density to 0.59 ± 0.03 g cell dry weight/liter and BMP production to 14.8 ± 0.5 mg dry weight/liter in fed-batch culture for four days. (G.J. Patel, B.V. Ramakrishnayya, B.K. Patel, 1977) Nursery experiments were conducted to determine the cause for the chronic problem of chlorosis in paddy seedlings raised on goradu soil nurseries of Anand area of Kheda district of Gujarat State and to find out remedial measures for it. The findings are (i) the chlorosis is due to high bicarbonate content of the soil (ii) application of ferrous sulphate to soil at 40 kg Fe/ha increased the survival period of the seedling but did not quite control the chlorosis (iii) spray of 0.4% ferrous sulphate solution twice a week was helpful in partial recovery of the seedlings from chlorosis

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