In order to elucidate the floral ontogeny of certain Thai species of the subfamily Podostemoideae the flowering shoots of Hanseniella heterophy/la Hydrobryum loeicum and Hy. tardhuangense were observed using scanning electron microscope. In all species studied. the flowering shoots protrude from the cavities where the tufted leaves arise on the crustose root. Mostly the two outer bracts are leaf-like interpreting that the flowering shoots are converted from the vegetative shoots. In Hanseniel/a bracts in the early developmental stage are similar shapes but different sizes arranging in 4 rows. In the mid-stage the ventral bracts differentiate into normally 2 lobes occasionally 3 lobes whereas the dorsal bracts develop into long deltoid shape. In Hydrobryum the arrangement of bracts is distichous. The spathellas in all species initiate from tissue surrounding the floral meristem. Prior to the fusion of ventral and dorsal apical margins the spathella apices become a triangle space in Hanseniella narrow long space in Hy. loeicum and two-lipped in Hy. tardhuangense; and the floral organs are initiated inside the spathella. The two tepal primordia the primary androecial primordium and the gynoecial primordium are initiated simultaneously. The two stamen primordia are differentiated from the primary androcial primordium when the gynoecium changes into a cylindrical shape and two carpel primordia are initiated. These dramatic ontogenetic changes and heterochronic shifts in the initiation of floral organs are highly specialized and very distinct floral development which have not found in any families of flowering plants.

Petroleum hydrocarbon contamination in the environment is a public health concern as some compositions in petroleum hydrocarbons exert adverse effects on living organisms. Several methods have been used to reduce petroleum hydrocarbons from contaminated sites. Among these methods phytoremediation is an effective and environmental friendly method to decontaminate petroleum hydrocarbons in soils. Plants use three mechanisms to remove petroleum hydrocarbons from the environment including phytodegradation phytoaccumulation and rhizodegradation

This paper presents an establishment of a mathematical model to determine the optimal size of heat pipe (thermosyphon) heat exchanger for reduce the inlet air temperature in evaporative cooling system of greenhouse. The condition of a mathematical model is the total length of heat pipe is 1.5 m. A mathematical model will determine the optimal value of evaporator section and condenser section. The range of evaporator length is 0.5 – 1.4 m with an increment of 0.1 m and condenser length is in range of 0.1 – 1.0 m with an increment of 0.1 m. The inlet air temperature in evaporative cooling of greenhouse is depend on ambient temperature about 35 degree Celsius. While the cooling water temperature is 20 degree Celsius. Evaporative pad of evaporative cooling system is 2 m in width and 7 m in length. From the conditions above the optimize results from a mathematical model are as follows: evaporator section length is 0.9 m and condenser section length is 0.6 m moreover it was shown that investment net saving and maximum heat rate are 79.83 Thousand Baht 0.552 Million Baht and 15.6 kW respectively.

Dyes contaminated in wastewater that negatively affecting the environment and human health. The objectives of this study to prepare activated carbon from Salacca zalacca (Sumalee) seeds activated by 36 mmol/g KOH dye solution and activated carbon ratio 20:32 ml/g for dye removal. The influents of dye removal from wastewater by Salacca zalacca (Sumalee) seeds activated carbon were investigated as initial dye concentration activated carbon and dye solution ratio and contraction time. The moisture content the iodine number the methylene blue index and the functional groups by FTIR technique of the Salacca zalacca (Sumalee) activated carbon were characterized and the kinetics adsorption were also analyzed. The results showed that the activated carbon was the microporous material the highest dye removal from wastewater was 7.50 ± 0.25 mg/g the equilibrium time was 150 min with the activated carbon to dye solution ratio of 1:500 g/ml for 200 mg/l initial concentration. The kinetics of the adsorption process can be described by a pseudo-second order model (R2 = 0.9999). When increasing the initial concentration of dyes the adsorption efficiency was increased. The amount of activated carbon increased resulting in lower adsorption efficiency and the equilibrium time was longer

This research is the development of an energy - saving water planting kit. The objective is to develop a prototype of an energy - saving water planting kit by applying solar energy as an energy source that is controlled by the Arduino board through a blynk application and study the efficiency of the water culture planting kit. By comparing electricity usage rates between solar energy and electric power from the household. In this study there were 4 experimental sets. The experiment was water cultivation without installation 2 experimental sets and 2 experimental sets were installed using green salad vegetables. In research the 45 days growth period consisted of leaf length and width root length number of leaves and height. There is also a comparison of the efficiency of AB fertilizer and soy milk hormones to reduce chemical usage. The research has shown that the use of the soybean milk hormone provided a high growth rate of Lactuce sativaVar. Longifolla than AB fertilizer. There are many nutrients but only in small amounts. When used as a nutrient for plant growth needs to be changed daily. Considering the economic value using AB fertilizer as a nutrient will be worth more than soy milk hormones. For the installation of the instruction set and the LED lamp was suitable for Lactuce sativaVar. Longifolla growing than not installing the instruction set and the LED lamp. These can save electricity cost of 85 baht per month.