Mohammad Reza Mansouri Vajari; Ebrahim Zeinali; Afshin Soltani; Benjamin Torabi; Alireza Nehbandani
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Objective: The present study was conducted in order to estimate the yield gap of faba bean in the main production areas of this plant in Golestan province, including Gorgan, Ali Abadkatol and Aq Qola cities, and to identify the factors that cause it and to determine the contribution of each of them.Methods: ...
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Objective: The present study was conducted in order to estimate the yield gap of faba bean in the main production areas of this plant in Golestan province, including Gorgan, Ali Abadkatol and Aq Qola cities, and to identify the factors that cause it and to determine the contribution of each of them.Methods: Based on this, the information related to the production management of 445 faba bean farms in Gorgan, Aliabadkatol and Aqqola regions in 1398-1399 and 1399-1400 was collected and the yield gap was estimated using the comparative performance analysis (CPA) method.Results: The average, maximum, and gap yield of faba bean seeds were 2742, 4000, and 1258 kg per hectare, respectively. Additionally, based on the results obtained, the most important reasons for the yield gap and the contribution of each of them in creating the yield gap were: planting date 21%, pests 15 percent, the amount of pure nitrogen (N) 14 percent, the number of disc times 14 percent, the amount of seed used 12 percent, diseases 12 percent, waterlogging 5 percent, weeds 3 percent, non-use of working row 2 percent and improper planting depth 1 percent.Conclusion: In general, by optimizing the management of faba bean production and eliminating the mentioned factors of yield gap, it is possible to increase the yield of faba bean in the regions of Gorgan, Ali Abadkatol and Aq Qala of Golestan province by 46 percent (equal to 1258 kg per hectare) compared to the current amount increased.
Ali Asadi Kangarshahi; Gholam Reza Savaghebi; Mahmoud Samar; Mohsen Farahbakhsh
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Changes in chlorophyll florescence is one of the physiological responses of plants to waterlogging stress. Due to easily measured in field and its inexpensive and non-destructive characteristics, it is one of the best ways to assess different genotypes tolerance to stresses. In this experiment, trends ...
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Changes in chlorophyll florescence is one of the physiological responses of plants to waterlogging stress. Due to easily measured in field and its inexpensive and non-destructive characteristics, it is one of the best ways to assess different genotypes tolerance to stresses. In this experiment, trends of chlorophyll fluorescence index (Fv/Fm) of ‘Satsuma’ mandarin (Citrus unshiu) on seven rootstocks (sour orange, Swingle citromello, Carizo citrange, Troyer citrange, C-35, Smooth flat sevil and Gou tou) were determined in some soils of East Mazandaran. The experiment was conducted as factorial in a randomized complete block design. The results showed that effect of different factors on changes of chlorophyll fluorescence were significant. Soils 7 and 1 had the highest and lowest index, respectively. The effect of different rootstocks on fluorescence index showed that with increasing duration of waterlogging, this index drops increasingly compared to the beginning of waterlogging. Gou tou and Sour orange had the highest and lowest fluorescence during waterlogging, and Swingle, Carizo, Troyer, Smooth and C-35 placed after Gou tou, respectively. In addition, tolerance of rootstocks to waterlogging was different in various soils of this area.