Elham Rastegari; Shahab Maddah Hosseini; Arman Azari
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In order to evaluate the effect of irrigation intervals on the vegetative growth and grain yield of grass pea (Lathyrus sativus L.)and hairy vetch (Vicia villosa Roth.), a field split plot experiment was conducted based on the randomized complete blocks design with four replications in research farm ...
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In order to evaluate the effect of irrigation intervals on the vegetative growth and grain yield of grass pea (Lathyrus sativus L.)and hairy vetch (Vicia villosa Roth.), a field split plot experiment was conducted based on the randomized complete blocks design with four replications in research farm of Vali–e–Asr University of Rafsanjan during April to July, 2013. Main plots were irrigation levels including 40, 60, 80 and 100 mm evaporation from evaporation pan class A and sub plots were crop species in two levels as grass pea and hairy vetch. Result showed that 66 days after sowing (two weeks before flowering), relative water content (RWC) of grass pea and hairy vetch leaves significantly reduced by increasing irrigation amount more than 40 mm, however there were no significant differences between 60, 80 and 100 mm. Also, plant leaf area and biomass of grass pea and vetch were reduced by increasing irrigation level (77 and 73 percent, respectively). Both crops had similar biomass (1.1 and 1.2 g. plant -1 for control and 0.5 and 0.6 for 100 mm irrigation treatments for grass pea and vetch, respectively), while the grass pea had higher leaf area than hairy vetch (4 to 9 folded). Finally, yield and yield components of both crops decreased by irrigation interval, although grass pea had always higher yield components, as grain yield, 1000 grains weight, seed number and pod number per plant at 100 mm irrigation treatment were 4.8, 2.4, 3.7 and 3.2 fold higher than vetch. Results suggest that both crops well tolerated increasing irrigation interval and they were suitable for forage production if harvested at the flowering stage. However, grass pea was better for grain production and had higher drought tolerance.
Seyed Majid Mousavi; Mohammad Ali Bahmanyar; Zahra Ahmadabadi
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In order to investigate distribution status of heavy metals in cropping systems of water logging and dry farming, an experiment was conducted as split-plot arrangement based on randomized complete block design with three replications in research field of Sari Agricultural Science and Natural Resources ...
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In order to investigate distribution status of heavy metals in cropping systems of water logging and dry farming, an experiment was conducted as split-plot arrangement based on randomized complete block design with three replications in research field of Sari Agricultural Science and Natural Resources University. A paddy-soil considered for water logging system and the planted field with vegetables considered for dry farming system. Main plot (fertilizer treatments added to soil) included five treatments: 20 and 40 ton.ha-1 compost, 20 and 40 ton.ha-1 sewage sludge and control. Also, sub factor (application years) consisted three treatments comprised: one, two and three years fertilization. The results showed that in water logging system sewage sludge treatments had more influence on heavy metals accumulation in soil while, compost treatments had more influence than sewage sludge treatments in dry farming system. Also, in paddy soil the enhancement percent of available form compared to control treatment was much more than dry farming system.
fatemeh rostami; moslem heydari; Ahmad golchin
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In order to investigate the effect of biofertilizers on growth characteristics of maize (Zea mays L.) in lead contaminated soils, a experiment was conducted in a greenhouse of Faculty of Agriculture, Zanjan University in 2015, Factorial experiment based on a completely randomized design (CRD) in 3 Replication. ...
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In order to investigate the effect of biofertilizers on growth characteristics of maize (Zea mays L.) in lead contaminated soils, a experiment was conducted in a greenhouse of Faculty of Agriculture, Zanjan University in 2015, Factorial experiment based on a completely randomized design (CRD) in 3 Replication. The treatments included soil contamination levels of lead (0, 50, 100, 200 and 400 mg / kg soil), and inoculation with different bio-fertilizers was including phosphate solubilizing bacteria, Glomus museae mycorrhiza and the Glomus Intardis mycorrhiza. The measured factors included: leaf chlorophyll index, plant height, fresh and dry weight of root and shoot, and phosphorus and potassium of root and shoot. The results indicated that application of bio-fertilizers significantly increased leaf chlorophyll index, plant height, potassium, phosphorus, and weight of root and shoot significantly compared to control treatment. Glomus fungus and + solubilizing bacteria (M + P) improved the leaf chlorophyll content and plant height by 11.93% and 21.89%, respectively. With increasing levels of soil contamination to lead, leaf chlorophyll index significantly decreased. In general, the results showed that soil inoculation with biological fertilizers can be reduce the harmful effects of lead in plant growth.
Mahdi Mehrandesh; Mohammad Galavi; Mahmoud Ramroudi; Mohammad Armin
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In order to investigate the effect of different nutrition systems (chemical, organic, chemical+organic, and control) on quantitative and qualitative characteristics of sugar beet in various planting methods (direct planting, potting, and transplanting), an experiment has been conducted as split plot ...
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In order to investigate the effect of different nutrition systems (chemical, organic, chemical+organic, and control) on quantitative and qualitative characteristics of sugar beet in various planting methods (direct planting, potting, and transplanting), an experiment has been conducted as split plot in randomized complete block design with three replicates between 2016 and 2018 in a field, 75 km northwest of Sabzevar. The results show that in the first year, the highest root yield (84.34tha-1) has been obtained from the potting method and chemical along with organic fertilizer application. In the second year, the highest yield (82.96tha-1) belongs to the chemical and organic fertilizer treatment in transplanting method. In both years, the highest sugar content has been obtained from control treatment and direct planting, with transplanting method having the highest sugar yield in both years (13.29 and 14.44 tha-1, respectively). Transplanting and potting method have had more root impurities than direct cultivation. Among nutrition systems, the highest root impurities is obtained in the combination of chemical and organic treatment. Direct culture and control produce the highest alkalinity index. Overall, despite the increase in root impurities in transplanting or potting along with chemical with organic treatment, these treatments produce the highest sugar yield. Accordingly, chemical and organic fertilization along with transplanting could be recommended to produce the highest root and sugar yield.
Saeideh Maleki Farahani; Daryoush Mazaheri; Mohammad Reza Chaeichi
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To evaluate the effects of fertilizing and deficit irrigation regimes on some chemical properties of soil and plant, an experiment was conducted during 2007 and 2008 growing seasons. Experimental design was a split plot based on a randomized complete block design with four replications. The treatments ...
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To evaluate the effects of fertilizing and deficit irrigation regimes on some chemical properties of soil and plant, an experiment was conducted during 2007 and 2008 growing seasons. Experimental design was a split plot based on a randomized complete block design with four replications. The treatments consisted of three deficit irrigation regimes (main plots) and six soil fertilizing systems (sub-plots). The irrigation treatments were included non-stressed, medium stress and severe stress. Fertilizing systems consisted of no fertilizing as control, phosphorous and nitrogen biofertilizers, 100% chemical fertilizer, vermicompost, 50% chemical fertilizer + 50% vermicompost, and 50% chemical fertilizer + biofertilizer as the sub plots. Integrated application of chemical and organic fertilizers increased soil P more than the other fertilizing systems. Integrated fertilizers increased plant N in compare with other fertilizing systems. Fertilizers containing vermicompost had more soil organic carbon, nitrogen and phosphorus or plant N and P under water stress rather than the others. Biofertilizer increased soil and plant P content under normal irrigation.
hamidreza zekavati; Mahmoud Shoor; Hamid Rouhani; seyyed fazel fazeli kakhki; Ebrahim Ganji Moghadam
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In order to investigate the effect of different levels of Trichoderma fungus on some morpho-physiological, flowering and biochemical traits of tuberose flower under drought stress conditions, an experiment was conducted in a factorial based on completely randomized design with three replications in Research ...
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In order to investigate the effect of different levels of Trichoderma fungus on some morpho-physiological, flowering and biochemical traits of tuberose flower under drought stress conditions, an experiment was conducted in a factorial based on completely randomized design with three replications in Research Greenhouses of Ferdowsi University of Mashhad in 2016. Drought stress treatments included irrigation at 100, 50 and 25% of field capacity and fungal treatments included three levels of 20, 10 and 0% of fungus. The results showed that drought stress increased the amount of antioxidant, total chlorophyll and proline. In addition to drough stress, had a negative significant effect on fresh and dry weights of root and biomass, relative water content of leaves, floret diameter and number of open floret, but Trichoderma largely moderated these negative effects. The highest amounts of total chlorophyll (1.04 mg/g leaf fresh weight) and relative humidity of leaf water (85.2%) were obtained at 10% level of fungus, which did not show a significant difference from those at 20% level of fungus. In the rest of the traits, the highest levels were found at 20% level of fungus. Since the Trichoderma fungus, besides reducing the effects of drought stress, increases vegetative growth and increases the number of open florets (which is considered as an important factor in the marketability) of tuberose flower, use of it can be suggested as a biological factor in increasing the quality of tuberose flower in similar conditions.
soheila javahery; hossein zarei; alireza movahedi naeini; ghorban ali roshani
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One of the most important factors in lawn establishment is the culture bed. In the present work, weevaluated the effect of some culture beds (1-leaf mold (LM), 2-rice husk (RH), 3-manure, 4-spentmushroom compost (SMC), 5-mixture of LM, RH and SMC (M 1), 6-mixture of LM, RH and M (M 2),with the ratio ...
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One of the most important factors in lawn establishment is the culture bed. In the present work, weevaluated the effect of some culture beds (1-leaf mold (LM), 2-rice husk (RH), 3-manure, 4-spentmushroom compost (SMC), 5-mixture of LM, RH and SMC (M 1), 6-mixture of LM, RH and M (M 2),with the ratio of 1:1:1 for both mixtures, along with 7-control treatment in three compactness levels (rollwith 36, 56 and 76 kg weights) on some growth factors of sport lawn during spring. Therefore, anexperiment carried out during 2008-9 in the research farm of Gorgan University of Agricultural Scienceand Natural Resources in strip plots design with three replications. According to obtained results, theinteractions of fertilizer and compactness treatments for some of the measured traits were significant. Thehighest and the lowest chlorophyll content and plant height in all three compactness levels were observedin M2 and control treatments, respectively. Furthermore, in all three compactness levels, the highest drymatter devoted to control treatment and the lowest one was observed in M2 and manure treatment. In caseof lawn coverage rate, density and greenness, the interaction of fertilizer and compactness treatments wasinsignificant and SMC and M2 showed the highest coverage rate and greenness respectively. Inconclusion, organic materials have to be considered as one of the important factors as a result of theirstructural effect on soil physicochemical and biological features.
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.
Hamid Jabbari; Farid Golzardi; Farnaz Shariati; Hormoz Asadi
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In order to evaluate the quantity and quality of safflower cultivars forage in three forage harvesting times based on plant phenological stages, the present study has been conducted in a randomized complete block design with split-plot in time arrangements with three replications at the Seed and Plant ...
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In order to evaluate the quantity and quality of safflower cultivars forage in three forage harvesting times based on plant phenological stages, the present study has been conducted in a randomized complete block design with split-plot in time arrangements with three replications at the Seed and Plant Improvement Institute (SPII), Karaj, Iran, during 2018-2019 and 2019-2020 cropping seasons. The main factor includes three safflower cultivars (Goldasht, Golmehr, and Parnian), with three forage harvesting time (namely stem elongation, branching, and flowering stages) considered as the sub-factor. The effect of year only on plant height and water-soluble carbohydrates (WSC) has been significant (P≤0.05). The results show that the interaction effect of cultivar × harvesting time on the fresh forage yield, plant height, WSC, and neutral detergent fiber (NDF) has been significant (P≤0.01). The highest fresh forage yield (52103 kg ha-1) is obtained by harvesting the Golmehr cultivar at the beginning of flowering; however, the highest dry matter yield is observed in Golmehr and Parnian cultivars. The highest dry matter yield has been observed in the branching stage (11900 kg ha-1), with the crude protein content in this stage being 14.57%. In contrast, the maximum crude protein content is observed in the flowering stage (19.22%), even though the mean dry matter yield at this stage has been 9937 kg ha-1. The maximum and minimum RFV (130.3% and 92.3%) are recorded in the forage of Goldasht and Golmehr cultivars, respectively. Therefore, among the studied cultivars, Parnian, and among the growth stages, forage harvesting at the branching stage is introduced as the superior treatment to achieve maximum yield and quality of safflower forage.
Somayeh Karami; Hashem Hadi; Mehdi Tajbaksh; Seyed Ali Mohammad Modarres-Sanavy
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In order to study the effect of different levels of irrigation, nitrogen and zeolite onchlorophyll content, forage yield and quality of amaranth, a split plot factorial experiment was conducted as randomized complete block design with three replications at the Research Farm of Tarbiat Modarres University ...
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In order to study the effect of different levels of irrigation, nitrogen and zeolite onchlorophyll content, forage yield and quality of amaranth, a split plot factorial experiment was conducted as randomized complete block design with three replications at the Research Farm of Tarbiat Modarres University during 2013 and 2014 growing seasons. Main factor was three irrigation regimes, irrigation after depleting 40, 60 and 75 percent of soil available waterand sub factor was the combination of the two factors: nitrogen levels 0, 80, 160 and 240 kg.h-1 and zeolite levels 0 and 10 ton.h-1. Results showed that increasing irrigation intervals, especially irrigation after depleting 75% of available water, decreased chlorophyll (37%), forage yield (40%), digestible dry matter (18%), crude protein (17%) and ash (16%) but increased neutral detergent fiber (16%) and acid detergent fiber (7%) compared to control irrigation treatments. Zeolite application under water deficit stress conditions increased chlorophyll, forage yield, digestible dry matter, crude protein and ash, and reduced NDF and ADF. Nitrogen consumption more than 80 kg.h-1 had no significant effect on forage dry yield and quality under soil water deficit conditions and application of zeolite; Therefore, Nitrogen application (80 kg.h-1) was sufficient to obtain suitable forage yield and quality of the amaranth with zeolite application.
Masomeh Ganji; Serolah Galeshi; Hamid Jabbari; Forough Sanjarian; Benjamin Torabi
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Objective: Water stress affects the crucial processes and yield of crops. This study aimed to investigate the effect of water stress on physiological and biochemical traits of safflower genotypes.Methods: A factorial experiment was carried out as randomized complete block design in Seed and Plant Improvement ...
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Objective: Water stress affects the crucial processes and yield of crops. This study aimed to investigate the effect of water stress on physiological and biochemical traits of safflower genotypes.Methods: A factorial experiment was carried out as randomized complete block design in Seed and Plant Improvement Research Institute during 2017-19. The treatments included two irrigation levels (40 and 80% depletion of available water) and Parnian, Goldasht and Kazak genotypes. Plants were sown in soil columns with a height of 150 and a diameter of 23 cm, and irrigated by a drip system. Antioxidant enzymes, malondialdehyde, proline, relative water content, chlorophyll, seed yield and fatty acid composition were measured at the end.Results: Water stress significantly increased the accumulation of hydrogen peroxide and malondialdehyde in safflower genotypes which led to increased catalase and peroxidase enzyme activity by 1 and 2.5 U, respectively. The proline content increased about 16 times under water stress conditions. In contrast, the relative water content showed a significant decrease, which resulted in increased canopy temperature and decreased seed yield by 70%. The Kazak genotype had the lowest increase in canopy temperature under stress conditions and showed higher yield stability. Moreover, the fatty acid composition of seed oil changed and the amount of linoleic acid decreased by 1.8% under water stress conditions.Conclusion: The results showed that in addition to drought-related physiological traits, no increase in saturated/unsaturated fatty acid ratio is also an important indicator in screening superior genotypes for cultivation in water shortage.
Shiva Akbari; Iraj Allahdadi; Majid Ghorbani Javid; kourosh Kabiri; Elias Soltani
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In order to study the effect of slow release hydrogel-urea complex (SRHUC) on yield, yield components and physiological traits of barley under water deficit, an experiment was performed in 2017-2018 and conducted as factorial in Randomized Complete Block Design (RCBD) in three replications in greenhouse ...
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In order to study the effect of slow release hydrogel-urea complex (SRHUC) on yield, yield components and physiological traits of barley under water deficit, an experiment was performed in 2017-2018 and conducted as factorial in Randomized Complete Block Design (RCBD) in three replications in greenhouse of Aburaihan campus of University of Tehran. The combination of factorial levels were as fertilization factor containing nitrogen (N) from urea source in five levels of no use of N, equivalent 125 and 65 kg.ha-1 N (without SRHUC) as CU-N125 and CU-N65 and equivalent 125 and 65 kg.ha-1 N with SRHUC as SRHUC-N125 and SRHUC-N65 and water deficit in three levels of 70, 50 and 30% of FC. Water deficit decreased yield and yield components, RWC and SPAD. The highest grain yield in a pot belonged to SRHUC-N125 (41.9 g) and there was no significant difference between CU-N125 (41.5 g) and SRHUC-N65 (39.1 g). For most of the traits, there was no significant difference between SRHUC-N125 and SRHUC-N65 and CU-N125. Under stress, utilization of SRHUC for both N amount could generate a better biological yield and SPAD index. Using N in the form of SRHUC was preferred to using of N without SRHUC, especially under stressed conditions.
Niki Ayoubizadeh; Ghanbar Laei; Majid Amini dehaghi; jafar masoud sinaki; Shahram Rezvan Bidokhti
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Evaluation the effect of drought stress and foliar nutrition of iron nano-chelate and fulvic acid on grain yield and fatty acids composition in seed oil of two sesame cultivars was conducted during a factorial split-plot experiment based on randomized complete block design with three replicates in 2017 ...
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Evaluation the effect of drought stress and foliar nutrition of iron nano-chelate and fulvic acid on grain yield and fatty acids composition in seed oil of two sesame cultivars was conducted during a factorial split-plot experiment based on randomized complete block design with three replicates in 2017 in the Research Farm Shahed University of Tehran. The experimental factors included drought stress in three levels: full irrigation as control, irrigation up to 50% seed ripping, and flowering, as well as four treatments of foliar nutrition by iron nano-chelate and fulvic acid in Dashtestan and Halil cultivars. The results showed that the drought stress reduced grain yield and also, seed oil content. The highest grain yield was observed in full irrigation (2303.3 kg/ha) and the co-application of iron nano-chelate and fulvic acid (2246.4 kg/ha). Halil cultivar had the highest mean of the total number of capsules (81.19), number of seeds per plant (4786.1), 1000-grain weight (3.21 g), grain yield (2172.7 kg/ha), and biological yield (13534.6 kg/ha) in compared with Dashtestan. The highest oil and protein yield were observed in full irrigation and irrigation up to 50% seed ripping. Irrigation cut off at 50% flowering and seed ripping had the highest oleic and linoleic fatty acids compared to the control treatment, but the highest palmitic and stearic fatty acids were obtained in full irrigation treatment (10.86 and 10.73%, respectively). Halil and Dashtestan cultivars had the highest unsaturated and saturated fatty acids, respectively.
Maryam Rahimi Jahangirlou; Gholam Akbari; Iraj Allah dadi; Saeid Soufizadeh; Maryam Rahimi Jahangirlou
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Studies to assess quality of dent maize grain are noteworthy because of its wide use as food, feed and ethanol production. This study aimed to evaluate the concentration and composition of starch and oil in maize grain in response to different cultivars (KSC704 and KSC260), planting dates (20 June and ...
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Studies to assess quality of dent maize grain are noteworthy because of its wide use as food, feed and ethanol production. This study aimed to evaluate the concentration and composition of starch and oil in maize grain in response to different cultivars (KSC704 and KSC260), planting dates (20 June and 21 July), irrigation (12-day and 6-day intervals) and nitrogen (0 and 184 kg N ha-1) rate as the strip-plot factorial statistical model during the 2018 growing season in Pakdasht county of Iran. The results suggested that nitrogen application increased grain yield by one tonnes ha-1. In addition, KSC260 had higher grain yield than KSC704 by 0.96 tonnes ha-1. All compositional variables except stearic acid were affected by the interaction effect of irrigation and nitrogen rate. In low irrigated treatments, nitrogen application reduced the amount of oil, palmitic acid, oleic acid, linoleic acid and linolenic acid. In low irrigated condition, nitrogen application had no effect on increasing the concentration of starch and amylopectin. The use of nitrogen fertilizer reduced the amount of stearic acid by 0.05 g kg-1. In conclusion, the balance between irrigation and nitrogen utilization seems to be important for improving the oil and starch properties of maize grain.
mohammad shahverdi; bahram Mirshekari; Hadi Asadi Rahmani; varahram rashidi; mohammad reza ardakani
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Towards Low Input Sustainable Agriculture (LISA), decreased chemical fertilizers and increased of forage yield (quality and quantity) this study was carried out in the experimental field of Boroujerd Agricultural Research Station (Lorestan province, Iran) in 2011. Two factorial experiments (RCBD) with ...
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Towards Low Input Sustainable Agriculture (LISA), decreased chemical fertilizers and increased of forage yield (quality and quantity) this study was carried out in the experimental field of Boroujerd Agricultural Research Station (Lorestan province, Iran) in 2011. Two factorial experiments (RCBD) with three replications have been studied. Experimental treatments including four levels of chemical fertilizers: (nitrogen and phosphorus) F0 = N0 + P0, F1 = N25 (25k/h Urea 46 percent nitrogen) + P50 (50 k/h super phosphate triple 46 percent P2O5), F2 = N50 + P100 and F3 = N75 + P150. The biological fertilizers including: control, PGPR, native rhizobium and co-inoculation. Results showed that the location had significant effect on green yield, height, regrow rate and on CP and ADF. Parameters were higher in location two than that of location 1. The CP, DMD and height were not significant under chemical and biological treatments. The highest green yield (76.16 t/ha) was observed using and native at the highest rate of chemical fertilizers (B2F4 and B3F4). The efficiency of F2B in comparison to F3B0 treatments increased green yield (0.33 percent), Crud Protein (2.6 percent), chlorophyll content (1.9 percent), regrow rate (4.69 percent), ash (3.97 percent) and decreased CF (-0.15 percent). CP correlated (r = -0.35) and negatively correlated (r = -0.73) with ADF and CF, respectively. It seems that application of reduced chemical fertilizers integrated with biological fertilizers (especially native rhizobium) can positively affect on yield as well as forage quality and led to decrease of chemical fertilizers.
Mostafa Darvishnia; Moslem Moosavian
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The current study been conducted to achieveto effective antagonists for diseases control of seedling damping-off greenhouse pepper, casead by Rhizoctonia solani. Experiments has conducted based on completely randomized design in the faculty of agriculture and natural resources of Lorestan University ...
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The current study been conducted to achieveto effective antagonists for diseases control of seedling damping-off greenhouse pepper, casead by Rhizoctonia solani. Experiments has conducted based on completely randomized design in the faculty of agriculture and natural resources of Lorestan University in 2016-17. First, the fungi and biological agents were isolated and identified of the rhizosphere of Solanaceae plants. The antagonistic ability of fungal and bacterial isolates, such as Trichoderma harzianum and Trichoderma virens fungi and Bacillus subtilis bacteria, against R. solani was studied by using dual culture method. As well as antagonistic ability of fungal and bacterial agents and Trichomix HV biological fungicide were study in a greenhouse condition. The results showed that both species of T. harzianum and T. virens the prevented growth of fungi 9.45 and 15.59 percent respectively by colonization and sporulation in PDA. Antagonistic bacterial also caused effects such as outpour of the contents of hyphae, color change at the tip of hyphae, thinning and reduction of mycelium up to 8.47 percent. Also, results in greenhouse condition showed that B. subtilis and T. harzianum treatments have the most positive effects on growth traits such as height and weight (wet and dry) of the root and stem and reduced the severity of the disease up to 60.33 and 70.33 respectively; therefore they are the best antagonistic agents to control R. solani on pepper.
Adel Amori; Habibolah Roshanfekr; Peyman Hasibi
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In order to study of yield and some forage quality traits of mixcropping on rows of oat and vetch, an experiment was conducted based on randomized complete block designed with seven treatments and three replications at the research farm of Agriculture faculty of Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz in ...
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In order to study of yield and some forage quality traits of mixcropping on rows of oat and vetch, an experiment was conducted based on randomized complete block designed with seven treatments and three replications at the research farm of Agriculture faculty of Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz in 2014-2015 growing season. Treatments were included different sowing ratios of 100: 0, 70:30, 60:40, 50:50, 40:60, 30:70 and 0:100, respectively, oat and vetch. Mixcropping was performed using a replacement method. The evaluated characteristics were included wet and dry forage yield, crude protein yield, percent crude protein, crude fiber, ash, percent soluble carbohydrates, oat and plant height, tiller numbers. The highest forage yield (105.26 t ha-1), dry (29.47 t ha-1) and protein yield (2.27 t ha-1) were obtained from 60 percent of oat and 40 percent vetch sowing ratio. The higher percent of crude protein (17.49 percent) and the most percent of ash (7.37 percent) and the lowest percent of crude fiber was obtained in monoculture of vetch. The highest amount of soluble carbohydrates (12.66 percent) were obtained in 30 percent of oat and 70 percent vetch. The highest land equivalent ratio for wet (1.26) and dry (1.60) forage yield and protein yield (1.50) were obtained, respectively, 50 percent and 50 percent of oat and vetch and 60 percent oat + 40 percent vetch. According to the results of the present study, it seems that oat and vetch mixcropping on row in terms of forage quality and quantity, can recommend as an appropriate manner compared to monocultures of the studied species.
Masoud Lakzaei; Ali Nakhzari Moghaddam; Mehdi Mollashahi; Abbas Biabani
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In order to investigate the effect of planting pattern and nitrogen and megafol on grain yield, yield components, and seed protein of chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) under rainfed conditions, a factorial experiment has been conducted in a randomized complete block design with three replications in Gonbad ...
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In order to investigate the effect of planting pattern and nitrogen and megafol on grain yield, yield components, and seed protein of chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) under rainfed conditions, a factorial experiment has been conducted in a randomized complete block design with three replications in Gonbad Kavous University farm during growth season of 2017-2018. The planting pattern is in three levels of 30×11, 45×7.4, and 60×5.5 cm (30 plants. m-2) and the factor of use of fertilizers in five levels of non-consumption and consumption of 50 and 100 kg nitrogen and one and two liters of megafol per hectare. The results show that the highest seed yield is related to 30×11 and 45×7.4 and the lowest is related to 60×5.5 cm. Seed per plant and seed yield in application of 100 and 50 kg N ha-1 has been higher than others. The highest and the lowest protein percentage of seeds is related to 60×5.5 and 30×11 cm. 1000-seed weight in application of 100 and 50 kg N ha-1 and 2 liters of megafol has been more than other treatments. The harvest index in application of fertilizer is the maximum and in treatment of non-application of fertilizer is the minimum. In addition, because of more effect of nitrogen on seed yield compared to megafol and non-significant differences between consumption of 100 and 50 kg N ha-1, it seems that consumption of 50 kg N ha-1 and planting pattern of 30×11 is the most appropriate advice for planting of rainfed chickpea in Gonbad Kavous condition.
Sonia Jamali; Vali Rabiei; Javad Fattahi Moghadam
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Treated with different coating and application of methyl salicylate and salicylic acid are used for reduce chilling injury and maintain the quality of citrus fruit during storage. This experiment was carried out Citrus Research Institute of Ramsar in 91 years in order to study enzyme activity that involved ...
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Treated with different coating and application of methyl salicylate and salicylic acid are used for reduce chilling injury and maintain the quality of citrus fruit during storage. This experiment was carried out Citrus Research Institute of Ramsar in 91 years in order to study enzyme activity that involved in reducing chilling injury and Maintain the fruit quality based on Split Plot design with three replications. Fruits was treated and then placed in the cool storage at 5°C and 95 percent relative humidity)RH( for 80 days. Each 20 days with sampling investigated fruit enzyme activity was measured. Results showed the highest PAL enzyme activity was in fruits treated with methyl salicylate and the lowest was in fruits coated with the Bretix wax. The highest SOD enzyme activity related to Moro fruits which treated with methyl salicylate is in the first 20 days of storage )23/19 umg/FW(. The APX enzyme activity increased in both cultivars Thomson and Moro during storage. Relatively, treatments caused the change in APx, SOD and PAl enzyme activity.
Razieh Rostami; Ahmad Ershadi; Hasan Sarikhani
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In order to evaluate tolerance of four Prunus rootstocks to Fe-deficiency-induced Chlorosis, an experiment was carried out in Bu-Ali Sina University in 2012 using a RCBD design with four replications. Four rootstocks were used, including GF677, GN15, bitter almond and peach and nutritional treatments ...
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In order to evaluate tolerance of four Prunus rootstocks to Fe-deficiency-induced Chlorosis, an experiment was carried out in Bu-Ali Sina University in 2012 using a RCBD design with four replications. Four rootstocks were used, including GF677, GN15, bitter almond and peach and nutritional treatments were: Hoagland solution without Fe (pH = 6), Hoagland solution containing 90µM Fe as control (pH = 6), and Hoagland solution containing 90 µM Fe + 10 mM KHCO3 (pH = 8). At the end of experiment, total and active content of iron in leaves and roots, chlorophyll content, hydrogen peroxide levels as well as catalase and ascorbate peroxidase enzyme activity were measured. Based on the results, peach was the most sensitive rootstock to iron deficiency and bicarbonate treatments, while almond was the most tolerant rootstock. Comparing two peach × almond hybrid rootstocks showed that GF677 had better performance under iron deficiency and in the presence of bicarbonate rather than GN15. Bicarbonated nutrient solution inhibited the Fe absorption and transport by peach roots, whiles other rootstocks uptake high amount of iron and transferred it to shoots. In this condition, on both peach-almond hybrids, GF677 and GN15, large amounts of iron in leaves were in inactive form but on bitter almond rootstock in addition to high iron uptake and transport, large amounts of this element was active and utilizable by leaves.
Ali Momenpour; Davod Bakhshi; Ali Imani
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The types of scion-rootstock compound and level of salinity affect on almond biochemical reactions. In order to evaluate the effect of salinity stress on biochemical reactions of almond genotypes, a experiment was carried out with 2 factors; cultivar in 4 levels including Shahrood 12, Touno, 1- 16 budded ...
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The types of scion-rootstock compound and level of salinity affect on almond biochemical reactions. In order to evaluate the effect of salinity stress on biochemical reactions of almond genotypes, a experiment was carried out with 2 factors; cultivar in 4 levels including Shahrood 12, Touno, 1- 16 budded on GF677 rootstock and GF677 and water salinity in five levels including 0, 1.2, 2.4, 3.6 and 4.8 g/l of sodium chloride salt (that electrical conductivity equal to 0.5, 2.5, 4.9, 7.3 and 9.8 ds/m, respectively). The result showed that in the total genotypes studied, with increasing salinity concentration to treatment 4.8 gr/lit, were increased content of hydrogen peroxide, malondialdehyde, others aldehyde. Also, content of total phenolics, antioxidant capacity, soluble carbohydrate, prolin, total soluble proteins, enzymes activity of catalase, ghayacol peroxidase and ascorbat peroxidase in the total genotypes studied, in begging, with increasing salinity concentration, were increased but with more increasing salinity concentration, those contents were reduced. Overall, the highest content of total soluble proteins, enzymes activity of catalase, ghayacol peroxidase and ascorbat peroxidase in level of salinity 3.6 gr/lit and the highest content of total phenolics, antioxidant capacity, soluble carbohydrate and prolin in level of salinity 4.8 gr/lit and lowest content of hydrogen peroxide, malondialdehyde, others aldehyde and total non-soluble carbohydrate in levels of salinity 3.6 and 4.8 gr/lit were observed in ‘Shahrood 12’ cultivar. Overall, of between total genotypes studied, Shahrood 12’ was recognized as the most tolerant cultivar to salinity stress.
jaber khordadi Varamin; Farzad Fanoodi; jafar masoud sinaki; Shahram rezvan; Ali Damavandi
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To investigate the physiological responses of sesame cultivars to the application of nano magnesium and chitosan biopolymer under different irrigation regimes, a split factorial based on randomized complete block design has been conducted with three replicates between 2017 and 2018. The irrigation cut-off, ...
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To investigate the physiological responses of sesame cultivars to the application of nano magnesium and chitosan biopolymer under different irrigation regimes, a split factorial based on randomized complete block design has been conducted with three replicates between 2017 and 2018. The irrigation cut-off, based on BBCH scale, has served as the main factor (normal irrigation, irrigation up to 50% flowering, and seed ripening), with the sub factors including Oltan and Dashtestan-2 sesame cultivars, and nano magnesium (application and non-application) and chitosan (control, 4.8, and 6.4 g.L-1). The highest mean grain yield belongs to the application of 6.4 g.L-1 chitosan under normal irrigation with an average of 1235.1 kg.ha-1. Also, the highest total chlorophyll content is observed in Dashtestan-2 genotype under normal irrigation with a mean of 24.7 mg.g-1 FW and the lowest mean have been obtained in both genotypes under irrigation up to 65 BBCH with a mean of 17.21 and 17.46 mg.g-1 FW, respectively. Application of nano fertilizer in Oltan genotype under irrigation up to 65 BBCH increases the catalase activity by 41.11%, compared to the control treatment. The highest activity of ascorbate peroxidase has been achieved when not applying chitosan under irrigation conditions up to 65 BBCH. It has risen by 55.06%, compared to the control treatment. In general, the results show that irrigation up to 65 BBCH reduces grain yield, in turn alleviated by the negative effects of stress on magnesium and chitosan nanoparticles (9.93% and 27.46%, respectively). Based on the regression analysis results, four traits, namely chlorophyll b, total chlorophyll, proline, and catalase, enter the model that explains 42.11% of the total grain yield variations. Results of simple correlation between traits and regression analysis indicate the indirect effects of physiological traits on grain yield and among the studied parameters, photosynthetic pigments has been of high account in stress conditions.
Arefeh Alipour ghasem abad sofla; Ali Nakhzari Moghaddam; Mehdi Mollashahi; Ebrahim Gholamalalipour Alamdari
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Combining organic and chemical fertilizers is one of the most important ways to achieve sustainable agriculture. In order to investigate the effect of organic fertilizers with chemical fertilizers on yield, yield components, and quality traits of sunflower, a factorial experiment was conducted in a randomized ...
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Combining organic and chemical fertilizers is one of the most important ways to achieve sustainable agriculture. In order to investigate the effect of organic fertilizers with chemical fertilizers on yield, yield components, and quality traits of sunflower, a factorial experiment was conducted in a randomized complete block design with three replications in spring 2018 at Gonbad Kavous University farm research. Cultivar factor included Haysan 25 and Oscar and combination of fertilizer factor included no fertilizer application, 100 kg N/ha, 50 kg N/ha, 50 kg N/ha + 1.5 kg humic acid/ha, 50 kg N/ha + 0.5 kg Vita free/ha, and 50 kg N/ha + 1.5 kg humic acid+ 0.5 kg Vita free/ha. The results showed that the effect of cultivar and fertilizer on most of the measured traits was significant. Oscar cultivar produced higher grain yield, biological yield and oil percent and oil yield than Haysan 25 cultivar. Grain yield, oil yield, biological yield and plant height in 100 kg N/ha treatment was higher than other fertilizer treatments though not significantly different from 50 kg N/ha + 1.5 kg humic acid/ha + 0.5 kg Vita free/ha treatment. Based on the results, in order to achieve the maximum seed and oil yield of sunflower and to prevent excessive use of chemical fertilizers, the combined use of Nitrogen fertilizer, humic acid and vita free is necessary.
Seyyed Gholamreza Moosavi
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In order to study the effect of methanol and humic acid on physiological traits, yield and water use efficiency in plant of chicory under drought stress conditions, a split factorial experiment based on randomized complete block design with three replications in a field of Islamic Azad University, Birjand ...
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In order to study the effect of methanol and humic acid on physiological traits, yield and water use efficiency in plant of chicory under drought stress conditions, a split factorial experiment based on randomized complete block design with three replications in a field of Islamic Azad University, Birjand Branch in year of 2015. Irrigation at three levels (irrigation after 70, 140 and 210 mm cumulative evaporation from the evaporation pan) as the main factor and methanol spray at two levels (zero and 21 percentage volume) and humic acid with two levels (zero and 10 L ha-1 ) were as sub factors. The studied traits were chlorophyll meter, stomatal conductance, leaf relative water content, dry yields of root, stem and leaf dry, dry yield of total, root to stem and leaf ratio, water use efficiency of root, stem and leaf and total. The results showed that water deficit stress reduced all physiological and yield traits (except root to stem and leaf ratio) and increased water use efficiency. Application of methanol increased all of the traits (except yield and water use efficiency of root). Application of 10 L ha-1 humic acid increased all the traits (except for the ratio of root to air organs). In general, based on the results of this study, irrigation treatment after 140 mm evaporation from the pan and spraying methanol with 21 percentage volume and humic acid at 10 liters per hectare can be used to achieve yield acceptable for the Chicory plant in the Birjand region.
Azam Fatemi; payam moaveni; Jahanfar Daneshian; hamid mozaffari; Mehdi Ghaffari
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The present study attempts to investigate the effect of Magnesium nanoparticle spraying solution on some morphophysiological traits of sunflower under experimental drought conditions. Hence, it conducts an experiment as split split plot in a randomized, completely block design, with three replicates ...
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The present study attempts to investigate the effect of Magnesium nanoparticle spraying solution on some morphophysiological traits of sunflower under experimental drought conditions. Hence, it conducts an experiment as split split plot in a randomized, completely block design, with three replicates at the field of oilseed section of seed and plant Improvement during 2017-2019 growing season. The treatments include drought stress at two levels: normal irrigation and drought stress. The studied sunflower cultivars include Farrokh, Shams, Qasem & Barzegar, and Magnesium nanoparticles application time at Three Levels: no spraying solution, spraying at flowering stage, and grain filling stage. Results show that drought stress reduces the amount of traits such as height, shoot dry weight, number of grains per head, 1000 grain weight, head diameter, grain yield, oil percentage, and oil yield; however, magnesium nanoparticle spraying solution improves the drought stress effect and increases morphological traits. Drought stress increases electrolyte leakage index and decreases relative water content of leaves by 13% and 9%, respectively. However, magnesium nanoparticles decrease the content of electrolyte leakage index by 9% and increase relative leaf water content by 10%. The cultivars’ response to stress levels has not been the same. In general, Barzegar, Shams, Qasem, and Farrokh cultivars show the highest tolerance to drought stress. Also the highest grain yield and oil percentage are related to Barzegar cultivar by 3427.53 kg/h and 43.96%, respectively.