Sphagnum

Sumpf-erz, n. bog ore. -gas, n. marsh gas. sumpfig, a. Swampy, marshy, boggy. Sumpf-kalk, m. slaked lime, -luft, /. marsh gas. -moos, n. swamp moss, sphagnum (moss), -nelke, /. piirple avens (Geum rivale). -ol, n. sump oil. -pfianze, /. marsh plant, -porsch, -porst, m. marsh tea (Ledum pa-lusirei. -silge,/. marsh parsley (Peucedanum palustre). 

Torf-kohle, /. peat charcoal, -koks, m. peat coke, -lager, n. peat bed peat yard, -masse, /. peat, -mehl, n. powdered peat, -moos, n. peat moss, specif, sphagnum moss, -mull, n. peat dust, peat litter, -rauchge-schmack, m. fiavor of peat smoke, -staub, m. peat dust, -teer, m. peat tar. -verkoh-lung, /. peat charring, -watte, /. peat wadding. 

Fig. 15. Solid-state carbon NMR spectrum of a sample of dried Eriophorum-Sphagnum peat recorded with a JEOl FX-200 spectrometer in the University of Helsinki by Mr. Kazuo Suke, (A), Ref.491. A similar spectrum of a woody Sphagnum-Carex peat recorded with a Bruker CXP spectrometer at Karlsruhe by Dr. H. Forster, (B), Ref. 49c...

Mosses, Sphagnum spp., whole Finland, 1982-83 Distance (km) from chloralkali plant 0-1 3.8 (1.5-16.0) FW 3... 

UNITED KINGDOM Upland pastures Moss, Sphagnum sp. September 1986 ... 

The ash of peat forming plant species contains a predominant amount of silicon. This element is particularly abundant in the Sphagnum, where its content achieves 36% by ash weight. Iron and aluminum are the next abundant. The first is accumulated during the peat formation process. The accumulation of calcium and potash is more pronounced than sodium, and the sulfur content is also remarkable. A large amount of mechanically admixed mineral particles (40-80% by ash weight) is found in mosses. This is due to the deposition of fine dispersed mineral material from snowmelting waters and atmosphere dust deposition (Table 1). 

Fluxes and pools Northern Taiga Spruce Forest Southern Taiga Spruce Forest Sub-Boreal Oak Forest Southern Taiga Sphagnum Swamp... 

Northern Taiga Coniferous Forest Sub-Boreal Coniferous and Small-Leaved Forest Sub-Boreal Broad-Leaved Forest Sphagnum Forest Swamp... 

Seeds should be planted as soon as they fall from the bush. If they dry out, they will die right away. The only way to keep them for a maximum of about two weeks, is to keep them in moist (not wet) sphagnum in a cool place. Often this initiates germination, so they must be watched for rot or premature germination. Under no circumstances should they be kept dry, since even room humidity is too dry. 

Good quality litter peat should be Sphagnum fuscum peat. A suitable degree of decomposition is 2-3. Raw Sphagnum peat is acidic, with a pH of 3.0-4.5. Its total nitrogen content 1.0-1.5% of dry matter. 

From the point of view of the binding of ammonia, it is important that the peat is Sphagnum fuscum peat. Earlier studies (3) have shown that other varieties of peat bind only 0.26-0.86% of their dry weight of ammonia. 

There are reports that plant virus inhibitors occur naturally in plants, and they could be proteins, glycoprote -ins, polysaccharides, phenols etc(7 5). Extracts of mosses, especially Sphagnum(76), algae(77) and Cassia of the family Leguminosae(7S) are effective in inhibiting tobacco mosaic virus(TMV), but much more work is needed to develop virici-des that may be sprayed safely and economically on crop plants in the field. 

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