Sahar Seyedabbasi; Iraj Alahdadi; Mostafa Oveisi; Gholamali Akbari
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Field experiment was conducted to predict shoot emergence of Sorghum halepenseand Chenopodium albumL.in different planting dates of maize with stale seed bed or conventional planting. 3- parameterweibul gave a good description of cumulative shoot emergence percentage of S. halepense against ...
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Field experiment was conducted to predict shoot emergence of Sorghum halepenseand Chenopodium albumL.in different planting dates of maize with stale seed bed or conventional planting. 3- parameterweibul gave a good description of cumulative shoot emergence percentage of S. halepense against GDD. Planting dates were different in emergence rates. With delaying in palnting time, the rate of emergence and the maximum cumulative emergence decreased.Irrigating the field before planting increased weed seedling emergence. There was no difference between sowing dates in the maximum seedling emergenc, except for the last sowing date i.e. T5 that indicated a lower emergence rate.The last sowing date indicated the least emergence percentage. The current study showed that applying stale seed bed method provided an opportunity for the control of S. halepenseand ,Chenopodium album L.however,with delay in palnting time there was a less S. halepense and –Chenopodium album L.infested seed bed. The knowledge of the relationship between seedling emergence time and the prevailing environmental conditions could be useful to maximise the efficacy of weed control.
Mohammad saeed Hasanvandi; Masoud Rafiee; Azimeh bagheri
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Growth analysis is a valuable method in the quantitative analysis of crop growth, development and cropproduction. In order to evaluate effects of nitrogen rates and plant density on physiological growth indicesof safflower, an experiment was conducted at Khorramabad, Lorestan province in 2008. The experimentwas ...
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Growth analysis is a valuable method in the quantitative analysis of crop growth, development and cropproduction. In order to evaluate effects of nitrogen rates and plant density on physiological growth indicesof safflower, an experiment was conducted at Khorramabad, Lorestan province in 2008. The experimentwas carried out as split plot in basis of randomized complete block design with four replications. Threenitrogen application rates were as main plots (N1=control, N2=75 and N3=150 kg/ha net nitrogen) andplant density was as sub plots in 3 levels (D1=40, D2=50 and D3=60 plant/m2). The growth degree dayindex was used to examine more closely fitting growth curves using non-linear regression models.Appropriate model was selected for each growth index. The results showed that application of nitrogenled to increasing of growth indexes including leaf area, total dry matter and crop growth rate. But, netassimilation rate was reduced. Growth indexes such as, leaf area, total dry matter, did not change withincreasing plant density, due to branching of safflower. However, crop growth and net assimilation ratewere reduced in plants. Overall, the results show that applied nitrogen has a more positive effect onsafflower growth index compared to density changes.
Mohammad Hasan Vafaei; mahdi parsa; ahmad Nezami; Ali Ganjeali; Alireza Noroozi sharaf
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Lentil (Lens culinaris Medik) enjoys the second largest cultivation area among all planted pulses in Khorasan Razavi Province. In order to investigate the effect of drought stress on yield and yield components of selected lentil drought-tolerant genotypes, a split-plots experiment has been carried out ...
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Lentil (Lens culinaris Medik) enjoys the second largest cultivation area among all planted pulses in Khorasan Razavi Province. In order to investigate the effect of drought stress on yield and yield components of selected lentil drought-tolerant genotypes, a split-plots experiment has been carried out with three replications at research field of Ferdowsi University, Mashhad, Khorasan Razavi Province, during 2012-13. The main factor is the two irrigation levels: Non-drought stress and drought stress (providing 100% and 40% of water requirement), while the sub-factor includes nine genotypes. Results show that under non-stress conditions, the number of seed per pod, number of pods per square meter, harvest index, seed yield, and biological yield in MLC356 genotype have been significantly higher than other genotypes. However, under drought stress, the last two traits show a severe reduction. Under stress conditions, the highest and lowest levels of both maximum quantum efficiency of photosystem II and economic water use efficiency belong to Cabralinta and MLC121 genotypes, respectively. Also, it is determined that the number of fertilized pods per plant and 1000 seed weight have been the most important traits to affect lentil yield.
shahram omidvari; Nader Salamati; Samad Abdi
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In order to investigate the effect of irrigation regime and biofertilizers on yield and yield components of irrigated wheat, an experiment was conducted in a split-plot layout based on randomized complete block design with three replications at Sarab Changai research station, Khoramabad, during 2014-2015 ...
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In order to investigate the effect of irrigation regime and biofertilizers on yield and yield components of irrigated wheat, an experiment was conducted in a split-plot layout based on randomized complete block design with three replications at Sarab Changai research station, Khoramabad, during 2014-2015 crop year. Irrigation intervals were in two levels including 75 and 150 mm evaporation from A class evaporation pan were allocated to main plots and biological fertilizers were in four levels including Azotobacter, Micorhiza, Azotobacter + Micorhiza and blank (No fertilizer use) were allocated to sub plots. The results showed that the effect of Irrigation intervals, biological fertilizer and their interaction effects on determined characteristics are significant. 75 mm evaporation from A class evaporation pan was superior than the 150 mm evaporation in all traits. In 75 mm evaporation spike length (7%), spike weight (7.7%), grain number in spike(6.7%), Weight of one thousand grains (7.3%), grain yield(7.1%), biological yield(7.4%) were higher than 150 mm evaporation. Azotobacter + Micorhiza fertilizer treatment was superior to other fertilizer treatments. So that In this treatment the spike length was 28.6%, spike weight 48.3%, number of seeds per spike 56.9%, 1000 grain weight 39.8%, grain yield 54.4%, biological yield 51.3% and water use efficiency 55.7% were increased than blank.
raheleh arabameri; afshin soltani; Ebrahim Zeinali; benyanen torabi
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Yield gap analysis is a quantitative estimate of possible increase of the capacity to provide food for a specified area. It is an important component for designing strategies to supply food on a scale of regional, national, and global level. In this regard a study has been conducted to determine the ...
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Yield gap analysis is a quantitative estimate of possible increase of the capacity to provide food for a specified area. It is an important component for designing strategies to supply food on a scale of regional, national, and global level. In this regard a study has been conducted to determine the extent and function of chickpea and lentil crop vacancy distribution at Gorgan University of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources during 2016-2018. Using SSM-iCrop2 model, the study simulates potential yield in chickpea and lentil producing regions in Iran. For this purpose, it employs the protocol of Atlas Gap Project, called GYGA protocol, to identify climatic zones and identify important meteorological stations, located in chickpea and lentil production areas in the country. After identifying the important stations, the performance potential for the station range is simulated and then the regional results are generalized to the whole country, based on the GYGA protocol. For dryland chickpeas in the country, the values of actual and potential yield as well as yield gap have been 0.43, 1.04, and 0.61 tons per hectare, respectively. In case of rainfed lentils in the country, the values of actual yield and potential along with yield gap have been 0.43, 1.10, and 0.67 tons per hectare, respectively. The present study can be used for better management in low-yield and high-yield areas of the country for these two products.
Salman Dastan; Ghorban Noormohamadi; Hamid Madani
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To evaluate of rice genotypes in various modified systems, an experiment was carried out as split plot in randomized complete blocks design with four replications at Neka region, Mazandaran province, Iran in 2011-2012. Cropping systems were chosen as main plots including conventional, improved and System ...
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To evaluate of rice genotypes in various modified systems, an experiment was carried out as split plot in randomized complete blocks design with four replications at Neka region, Mazandaran province, Iran in 2011-2012. Cropping systems were chosen as main plots including conventional, improved and System of Rice Intensification (SRI) and genotypes as sub plots including: Sang Tarom, Hashemi Tarom, Neda and Shiroodi. The results indicated that the most number of fertile tiller per hill, number of spikelet per square meter (374.8 number) and number of filled spikelet percentage per panicle was produced in SRI that has led to the most paddy yield (6412 kg/ha). The most number of filled spikelet per panicle and filled spikelet percentage per panicle was obtained for cv. Tarom Hashemi. But, number of panicle per square meter (396.8) was the highest in cv. Neda. The maximum paddy yields were 7272 and 7315 kg/ha for cv. Neda and Shiroodi. The highest paddy yield was 7770 kg/ha that produced using SRI and cv. Neda. Paddy yield in SRI was 5.44 and 12.65 percentage more than improved and conventional systems, respectively. Therefore, SRI was a cropping system that with creating optimum management practices had led to increase of paddy yield and yield components of rice.
Ahmad Raefizadeh; Mohammad Armin; Matin Jamaimoeini
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To determination of critical time of weed control in Cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) (Khordad cultivar) in conventional and ultra-narrow row spacing conditions, a field experiment was arrange as a factorial arrangement in a randomized complete block design with three replications in Sabzevar in 2015. ...
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To determination of critical time of weed control in Cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) (Khordad cultivar) in conventional and ultra-narrow row spacing conditions, a field experiment was arrange as a factorial arrangement in a randomized complete block design with three replications in Sabzevar in 2015. Factors were cultivation systems (conventional (70 Cm row spacing) and ultra narrow row (20 Cm row spacing) and duration of weed interference (0, 30, 45, 60, 7 days after emergence and weedy in full season. The results of the experiment showed that in ultra-narrow row condition, seed cotton yield losses of 2.5, 5 and 10 percent were estimated to occur on 27.4, 36.1 and 44.7 day after emergence, respectively and in conventional condition yield losses of 2.5, 5 and 10 percent were estimated to occur on 8.1, 13.5 and 24.4 day after emergence, respectively. The onset of seed cotton yield an lint yield loss was earlier (46.3 and 53.7 days after emergence, respectively) in conventional condition while in ultra-narrow row condition the onset of seed cotton yield and lint yield loss was postponed to 57.9 and 65.9 days after emergence, respectively, Overall, the results of the experiment showed that cultivation of cotton in ultra-narrow row spacing in weed interference conditions could provide a better seed cotton yield than conventional spacing.
Hamideh Azad; Baratali Fakheri; nafiseh mahdinezhad; Qhasem Parmoon
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In order to study the effect of foliar application of nano iron chelated on antioxidant enzymes activity and yield of chamomile genotypes under drought stress condition, a factorial experiment based on randomized complete block design with three replications was conducted at the research greenhouse of ...
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In order to study the effect of foliar application of nano iron chelated on antioxidant enzymes activity and yield of chamomile genotypes under drought stress condition, a factorial experiment based on randomized complete block design with three replications was conducted at the research greenhouse of the University of Zabol in 2014. Experimental treatments included drought stress (at 2 levels of control or 90% of field capacity and 70% of field capacity) and nano iron chelate (at 2 levels of control and 2 mg/l) and genotypes, including (Isfahan, Mashhad, Shiraz, Kerman, Arak and Safashahr). The results showed that the drought stress according to the genotype had different effects on antioxidant enzyme activities so that the enzymes activities increased in some of the genotypes and decreased in some of them. Water stress caused to increasing in catalase activity in genotypes of Arak, Kerman and Safashahr, peroxidase and increasing in ascrobats peroxidase activity in genotypes of Isfahan, Mashhad, Arak and Kerman, and increasing in polyphenol oxidase and guaiacol peroxidase in genotypes of Shiraz and Safashahr.The highest the economic yield were observed in Esfahan genotype. Generally, it could be said that stress causes damaging effects on the plant and using of nano-chelate can increase the plant̕ s tolerance to stress and application of Isfahan and Mashhad genotypes are suitable for stress conditions.
Nikrooz Shirinzadeh; Mohammad Hassan Biglouei; Karamat Akhavan; Adel Mohammadi
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In order to investigate the effect of deficit irrigation on quantitative and qualitative characteristics of wheat (Triticum asetivum L.) Morvareed cultivar, an experiment has been carried out with three main treatments including surface drip irrigation (TS), subsurface drip irrigation (TSS), and Furrow ...
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In order to investigate the effect of deficit irrigation on quantitative and qualitative characteristics of wheat (Triticum asetivum L.) Morvareed cultivar, an experiment has been carried out with three main treatments including surface drip irrigation (TS), subsurface drip irrigation (TSS), and Furrow irrigation (F), as well as three submain treatments containing irrigation levels 50% (I1), 75% (I2), and 100% (I3) of the plant water requirement. It has taken place in the research farm of Ardebil Agricultural Research and Training Center in Moghan region during 2016-2017. The experiment is conducted as split plot based on randomized complete blocks design with three replications. Results show that the highest 1000-grain weight, harvest index and number of tillers per unit area are obtained with 0.05 kg, 42% and 448.56 in I3 and protein content with 9.56% in I1, respectively. Also, the highest grain yield (7122.33 kg ha-1) is obtained from the TS with irrigation level of I3 (no significant difference between I3 and I1). Meanwhile, the highest water productivity based on grain yield with 1.81 kg m-3 is obtained from the treatment of F with I1. The lowest grain yield with 2866.67 kg ha-1 and water productivity based on grain yield with 1.05 kg m-3 belongs to F with irrigation levels of I1 and I3, respectively. Therefore, the surface drip (TS) with 75% (I2) and 100% (I3) of crop water requirement in conditions of water deficiency and no-water-deficiency, respectively, can be considered as optimum methods for wheat production in the Moghan region.
Leila Mohammadi; Saeed Rizi; Rahim Barzegar
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To evaluate the effect of arbuscular mycorrhiza (Glomus mosseae) under salt stress on physiological and some nutrient absorption in New Guinea Impatiens (Impatiens hawkeri), an experiment established in complete random design with three replications (three pots for each replication) in greenhouse in ...
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To evaluate the effect of arbuscular mycorrhiza (Glomus mosseae) under salt stress on physiological and some nutrient absorption in New Guinea Impatiens (Impatiens hawkeri), an experiment established in complete random design with three replications (three pots for each replication) in greenhouse in Shahrekord University in 2014. Treatments were inoculation of substrate with three levels of arbuscular mycorrhiza (0, 8 and 16 percent, v/v) and sodium chloride (0, 15 and 30 Mm). The substrate medium was included 50 percecnt of peat moss, 40 percent of perlite and 10 percent of rice husk (v/v). The mycorrhizal inoculation done with transplanting and salt stress treatment was applied with irrigation water after stablishment of transplants. Some traits such as nitrogen, phosphorous, potassium, sodium and proline content, dry and fresh root weight and root colonization percentage were evaluated. The results showed that 16 percent of mycorrhiza treatment had significant effect on nitrogen (2.31 percent) and phosphorous (0.339 percent) and it’s interaction with 30 Mm of salt stress had significant effect on proline content (0.754 micromol/gfw) and root colonization (35 percent) percentage. Based on this research the difference between mycorrhiza treated plants and other treatments was significant and it seems that the application of mycorrhiza in medium, can increase salt tolerance in New Guinea Impatiens by effect on some physiological traits.
Alireza Pirzad; Manoochehr Alizade; Abdollah Hassanzadeh Gorttapeh; Reza Darvishzade
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To evaluate the effect of gamma rays on the seeds and amounts of nitrogen on growth and yield of chamomile (Chamomilla recutita synonym Matricaria chamomilla), a factorial experiment was conducted based on randomized complete block design with three replications at the Research Farm of Agriculture College ...
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To evaluate the effect of gamma rays on the seeds and amounts of nitrogen on growth and yield of chamomile (Chamomilla recutita synonym Matricaria chamomilla), a factorial experiment was conducted based on randomized complete block design with three replications at the Research Farm of Agriculture College of Shahid-Beheshti.-Urmia in 2010. Treatments were gamma rays from cobalt-60 on chamomile seeds cv. ‘Bodegold’ (zero, four, eight, 12, 16, and 20 Gray) and different levels of nitrogen (zero, 50, 100, and 150 kg/ha, urea after appearance of the 4th leaf). The highest leaf dry weight per plant (12.5 g) and per hectare (4194 kg/ha), stem dry weight per plant (49 g) and biomass (19995 kg/ha) were obtained at 8 gray and 100, 100, 150, and 150 kg/ha of nitrogen. The highest dried flower yield at the second harvest (104 kg/ha) were obtained from 20 gray by 100 kg/ha nitrogen, and the yield of the third harvest (122 kg/ha) was from 20 gray of gamma irradiation. While, the highest flower yield at the first harvest (419 kg/ha) and total yield (533 kg/ha) were produced from 0 gray and 150 kg/ha nitrogen. Essential oil percent did not affected by treatments, but despite the significant interaction effect of gamma irradiation and nitrogen on the yield of essential oil, means comparison showed no significant differences among treatments. Yield of dried flower in the first harvest, had the greatest impact on the harvest index.
Mohammad Reza Naeini; Mahmood Esna-Ashari; Amir Hossein Khoshgoftar Manesh; Mohammad Hadi Mirzapour
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As a destructive effect of salinity, raising free radicals in root cells and thus leakage of ions is seen. In order to study the zinc effect on some of antioxidant enzymes (Catalase [CAT], Ascorbat Peroxidase [APX]) and decreasing salinity-induced by NaCl, oxidative damages in two cultivars of olive ...
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As a destructive effect of salinity, raising free radicals in root cells and thus leakage of ions is seen. In order to study the zinc effect on some of antioxidant enzymes (Catalase [CAT], Ascorbat Peroxidase [APX]) and decreasing salinity-induced by NaCl, oxidative damages in two cultivars of olive (Olea europea L.)(Frontoio and Conservollea), this pot experiment conducted, in factorial arrange and completely randomized design in three replication. One-year seedling of two olive cultivars treated with nutrition solutions involved different levels of sodium chloride (0, 40, 80, 120 mM) and zinc (0, 1, 5µ molar) of zinc sulfate (ZnSO4. 7H2O). The results showed that with increasing of salinity levels decreased root and leaf dry weight and plant height, but increased ion leakage of potassium and zinc in root and activity of CAT and APX enzymes in leaf, as well, using Zn, decreased ion leakage of potassium and zinc; whereas root and leaf dry weight, plant height, CAT and APX activity increased. Based on the results, the greater the concentration of sulfhydryl groups in roots in Frontoio variety compared to Conservolea was in acceptance with less leakage of potassium and zinc ions on the Frontoio compared to Conservolea. Therefore the Frontoio variety was more resistant to salinity in comparison with Conservolea.
Mahsa Rafati Alashti; Shahryar Kazemi; Mojdeh Sadat Khayat Moghadam
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Drought stress is one of the most important factors in reducing yield and seed quality of rapeseed. The present study chiefly tries to evaluate the effect of application of brassinosteroid on seed yield, oil content, oil yield, and fatty acids profile of rapeseed genotypes under late-season water deficit ...
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Drought stress is one of the most important factors in reducing yield and seed quality of rapeseed. The present study chiefly tries to evaluate the effect of application of brassinosteroid on seed yield, oil content, oil yield, and fatty acids profile of rapeseed genotypes under late-season water deficit stresseen considered. A factorial split-plot test has been conducted in a randomized complete blocks design for two cultivation years (2017-2019) in Karaj, Iran. Experimental treatments include two levels of brassinosteroid (i.e., 0 (control) and 0.1μmol) and two levels of irrigation (full irrigation (control) and withholding irrigation from flowering stage) as factorial in the main plots, and rapeseed genotypes (Nafis, Ahmadi, Okapi, Nima, and Niloufar) as subplots. The levels of oleic acid and linoleic acid in the conditions of application of brassinosteroids have been 0.7% and 11% in full irrigation conditions and 1.1% and 6.4% in withholding irrigation conditions, respectively, compared to the control on the other hand, the use of brassinosteroids in withholding irrigation conditions reduce palmitic acid by 14% compared to the control. Okapi genotype has had the highest and lowest erucic acid and grain yield in irrigation conditions, respectively. Under drought stress conditions, the highest seed yield (3112.3 kg/ha) and the lowest amount of erucic acid (0.26%) belonged to Niloufar genotype. The use of brassinosteroids in both irrigation treatments improve the quality of fatty acids and Niloufar cultivar is recommended in both irrigation conditions
Reyhane Rabbani; Farshid Ghaderi-Far; Ebrahim Zeinali; afshin soltani
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In order to investigate the effect of row spacing on yield and growth of cotton cultivars uncer two conditions of fertilizer application and non-fertilization, a study was conducted in Gorgan as a split-factorial experiment based on randomized complete blocks design with three replicates in 2017. Experimental ...
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In order to investigate the effect of row spacing on yield and growth of cotton cultivars uncer two conditions of fertilizer application and non-fertilization, a study was conducted in Gorgan as a split-factorial experiment based on randomized complete blocks design with three replicates in 2017. Experimental factors included three cotton cultivars (Sajedi, Kashmar and Golestan), row spacing at two levels (20 and 80 cm) and nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium fertilizers application at 350, 300 and 225 kg ha-1 and control treatment (No fertilizer), respectively. According to the results of analysis of variance, the effect of cultivar on number of reproductive branches and bolls as well as the height of first boll from ground was significant, whereas row spacing significantly affected number of vegetative branches and bolls, the height of first boll from ground, boll weight and lint yield. In all three cultivars studied, decrease in row spacing led to decreased plant height and increased leaf area index, dry matter and lint yield. Fertilization led to significant increase in plant height, leaf area index, number of reproductive branches and bolls, boll weight and yield. Among interactions, only the interaction of cultivar× row spacing on number of reproductive branches and interaction of row spacing× fertilizer on boll number, boll weight and lint yield were significant. Therefore, there is a significant interaction between row spacing and nutrient consumption in terms of growth characteristics and yield of cotton cultivars, and decreased row spacing in cotton can significantly increase lint yield.
Kamal Sadat Asilan
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A factorial experiment was conducted in a randomized complete block design with three replications at research fields of Faculty of Agriculture of Tarbiat Modares University, during 2017-2018 growing season. Treatments consisted of three different levels of salinity stress (control), salinity of 5 and ...
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A factorial experiment was conducted in a randomized complete block design with three replications at research fields of Faculty of Agriculture of Tarbiat Modares University, during 2017-2018 growing season. Treatments consisted of three different levels of salinity stress (control), salinity of 5 and 10 dS.m-1) and two levels of calcium silicate (control and foliar application of 8 kg.ha-1) which salinity stress was applied from the beginning of flowering and the calcium silicate was applied at flowering time, and dry weight of the plant, grain yield, yield components, harvest index, oil yield, oil percentage and greenness were evaluated. Foliar application of calcium silicate had positive effects on the all of the traits in both Zarfam and Sarigol cultivars and it increased yield in rapeseed. On the other hand, it was observed that Sarigol had a higher amount in number of pods, number of seeds per pod, 1000 grain weight, harvest index, oil percentage, oil yield and greenness index than the Zarfam. Zarfam had the maximum plant dry weight. In addition, it was observed that salinity stress at 5 and 10 dS.m-1 had negative effects on all studied traits in present study. In general, salinity stress reduced the yield and yield components of rapeseed and the use of calcium silicate reduced the negative effects of salinity stress in both Zarfam and Sarigol cultivars and Sarigol cultivar had more resistance than Zarfam cultivar to salt stress and it used more effectively from calcium silicate.
Mohsen Seilsepour
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In order to investigate the effects of compost and nitrogen on quantitative and protein content of forage corn and some physical and chemical properties of soil, a factorial experiment with 9 treatments in a factorial randomized complete block design has been conducted in the farm of Tehran Agricultural ...
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In order to investigate the effects of compost and nitrogen on quantitative and protein content of forage corn and some physical and chemical properties of soil, a factorial experiment with 9 treatments in a factorial randomized complete block design has been conducted in the farm of Tehran Agricultural and Natural Resources Research and Education Center during 2014. The treatments include three levels of residual compost (0, 10, and 20 Ton.ha-1) and three levels of nitrogen (0, 100, and 200 kg.ha-1) as urea. The effect of municipal waste and nitrogen compost on yield and yield components has been significant. The use of municipal solid waste compost has significantly increased the electrical conductivity of soil, nitrate, iron, and zinc uptake, while significantly decreasing soil reaction. Waste compost application has also improved some soil physical properties. Bulk density is significantly reduced and field capacity and soil available water are increased. Therefore, in the similar soil conditions of this ersearch, the use of 200 kg.ha-1 of pure nitrogen from the urea source with 20 Ton.ha-1 of municipal solid waste compost is recommended to achieve the maximum dry forage yield of 21.44 tons per hectare.
Raouf Seyed sharif; reza seyed sharifi; hamed narimani
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In order to study the effect of bio-fertilizers and putrescine on biomass, nodulation, and some morphological and biochemical traits of vetch(vicia villosa)under rainfed conditions, a factorial experiment has been conducted based on randomized complete block design with three replications in research ...
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In order to study the effect of bio-fertilizers and putrescine on biomass, nodulation, and some morphological and biochemical traits of vetch(vicia villosa)under rainfed conditions, a factorial experiment has been conducted based on randomized complete block design with three replications in research farm of University of Mohaghegh Ardabili within 2018-2019. The studied factors include bio-fertilizers(withoutbio-fertilizersas control, application of Rhizobium (Rhizobium legominuzarum), Mycorrhiza (Glomus mosseae), both application of Mycorrhiza and Rhizobium, Rhizobium and Azotobacter (Azotobacter chrocoocom strain 5), Mycorrhiza and Azotobacter, Rhizobium with Mycorrhiza,and Azotobacter) as well as foliar application of putrescine in three levels (foliar application with water as the control, application of 0.5 and 1 mM putrescine). Results show that both application of Azotobacter with Mycorrhiza and Rhizobium and foliar application of 1 mM putrescine increase root weight, leaf share from total biomass, soluble sugars of leaf and stem, and total biomass by 133.33%, 4.5%, 31.94%, 41.82%, and 56.94%, respectively, in comparison with no application of bio-fertilizers and putrescine. Also, application of Azotobacter with Mycorrhiza and Rhizobium and foliar application of 1 mM putrescine decrease electrical conductivity and malondialdehyde by 99% and 125.39%, respectively, in comparison with no application of bio-fertilizers and putrescine. It seems that application of bio-fertilizers and foliar application of putrescine can boost total biomass of vica villosa under rainfed condition as it improves both biochemical and morphological traits.
Abdolsatar Darabi; Reza Salehi
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Quantitative and qualitative characteristics and storability of Behbahan landrace, selected population from Behbahan landrace and Primavera cultivar were compared for two years (2009-2010) at Behbahan Agriculture Research Station. Field experiment was performed based on randomized complete block design ...
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Quantitative and qualitative characteristics and storability of Behbahan landrace, selected population from Behbahan landrace and Primavera cultivar were compared for two years (2009-2010) at Behbahan Agriculture Research Station. Field experiment was performed based on randomized complete block design containing four replications. Seedlings were transplanted in mid-December. A split plot in time experiment based on randomized complete block design containing four replications was used to compare the storability of studied populations. Populations were considered as main plot in three levels and the date of bulb observations as sub plot in thirteen levels. Bulbs were stored in non-control storage. The observations were done for sprouting, rotting, incidence of black mould and weight losses percent at 15 day intervals. The results showed that the differences of total yield (fresh) among populations were not significant, however marketable yield of Behbahan bred onion and Primavera cultivar was significantly higher than Behbahan landrace. The yield of bulb dry weight of Behbahan bred onion was higher than source landrace and Primavera cultivar at 5% and 1% probability level. Bulb dry matter percent and bulb colour uniformity of Behbahan bred onion was higher than source landrace. In the other hand the percent of double bulbs and neck diameter of Behbahan bred onion was lower than source landrace. The difference of storability between Behbahan bred onion and source landrace was not significant, but the storability of Primavera cultivar was significantly lower than other populations.
mohsen karimimovahedi; Gholam Akbari; Gholam Ali Akbari; Fatemeh Benakashani; Mohammad Reza Ardakani
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Objective: Environmental stress, especially drought stress, is one of the most important factors that reduce the growth and development of oil plants such as rapeseed in arid and semi-arid regions. The purpose of this research is to investigate the effect of biochar and biosulfur on seed yield and some ...
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Objective: Environmental stress, especially drought stress, is one of the most important factors that reduce the growth and development of oil plants such as rapeseed in arid and semi-arid regions. The purpose of this research is to investigate the effect of biochar and biosulfur on seed yield and some ecophysiological traits of rapeseed under drought stress conditions in winter cultivation.Methods: This research was carried out in form of a factorial split-plot with randomized complete block design having three replications in 2019 in Karaj. In this experiment, irrigation treatment witnessed three levels of 30%, 60%, and 100% of crop capacity as main plots, while biochar treatment saw three levels of no application and application of three and six tons per hectare and biosulfur treatment, two levels of application and non-application as plots. Subsidiaries were considered.Results: It was found that drought stress had a significant effect on the seed and oil yield of rapeseed. Thus, the amount of these traits in drought stress showed a decrease of 50% and 52%, respectively, compared to the control. Also, the use of six tons per hectare of biochar had increased by 49% and 36% in terms of its number of pods per plant and the number of seeds per pod. Also, the interaction effect of biosulfur application and the use of six tons of biochar had the greatest effect on the traits of the number of pods per plant and harvest index.Conclusion: The results showed that the use of biofertilizers can be used as a suitable method to increase the yield of rapeseed. Increasing oil percentage and grain yield will ultimately increase the field and economic yield (oil) of the rapeseed plant.
Zahra Sardoei Kara; Vahid Reza Saffari; Iraj Tavassolian
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To investigate the effects of priming and foliar spray by 24-epibrassinolide (EBR) on some of Marigold morphological, biological and biochemical traits, an experiment was conducted as factorial on completely randomized design with three replications at experimental laboratory of department of horticulture, ...
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To investigate the effects of priming and foliar spray by 24-epibrassinolide (EBR) on some of Marigold morphological, biological and biochemical traits, an experiment was conducted as factorial on completely randomized design with three replications at experimental laboratory of department of horticulture, Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman in 2014. Each of priming and foliar spray of EBR had four concentrations (0, 0.1, 1 and 10 µM). Results showed that growth parameters and photosynthetic pigments increased proportional to the increment of EBR in priming and foliar spray treatments. . The greatest shoot weight (79 percent), root (33 percent), fresh (28 percent) and dry (26 percent) weights of pot marigold compared to control were obtained at priming with 0.1 µM plus foliar spray at 0.1 µM of EBR. Furthermore, the highest chlorophyll a, b, total chlorophyll and carotenoids were found at the same concentration (0.1 µM priming + 0.1 µM foliar spray of EBR) with 2.4, 3.1, 2.6 and 2.7 percent increase respectively. The EBR increased protein and reduced sugar up to (35 percent) and (18.3 percent) compared with control. The results of this experiment indicated that application of EBR can be used to improve the growth and development traits of pot marigold.
Hossein Ghane; Hossein Amirshekari; Amir mohammad Naji
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In order to study the effects of planting date and seed priming on yield and physiological traits of two cumin ecotypes, an experiment was conducted as factorial experiment based on randomized complete blocks design with three replications in the 2014-15 crop season at field research of medicinal plants, ...
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In order to study the effects of planting date and seed priming on yield and physiological traits of two cumin ecotypes, an experiment was conducted as factorial experiment based on randomized complete blocks design with three replications in the 2014-15 crop season at field research of medicinal plants, Shahed University. The factors were priming with two levels of control and osmopriming (KCL 4%), planting date with three levels of 25 February, 10 March and 25 March and ecotype with two levels of Neishabour and Sabzevar. The results showed that the interaction between priming and planting date and ecotype on seed number per plant grain yield and biological yield significant in statistical level of 5%, while the number of lateral branches and umber number per plant were significant in statistical level of 1%. There was a reduction on grain yield and biological yield due to delay in planting date from 10 Mar. to 25 Mar. Application of osmopriming led to a significant increase in percentage and yield of essential oil in Sabzevar ecotype. The chemical components of essential oils significantly decreased by delay in sowing date. Generally, cultivation of Sabzevar ecotype on 25 February lead to best quality and quantity in yield.
ali keyhani; ali saneinjad
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This experiment was conducted in Andimeshk Region (north of Khouzestan) to study the effects of nitrogen levels on plant characters of two potato cultivars (Solanum tuberosum L.) in identical conditions of poultry manure, in 2012-2013 crop year, as a factorial randmaized complete block design ...
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This experiment was conducted in Andimeshk Region (north of Khouzestan) to study the effects of nitrogen levels on plant characters of two potato cultivars (Solanum tuberosum L.) in identical conditions of poultry manure, in 2012-2013 crop year, as a factorial randmaized complete block design with three replications. The first factor was consisting of four nitrogen levels (0, 70,140 and 210 kg/ha). The second factor was consisting of two potato cultivars (cv. ‘Arinda’ and ‘Sante’). The results showed that cv. ‘Arinda’ was significant in all the tested characters (plant height, stems per plant, tubers per plant, tuber weight per plant, micro tuber numbers, macro tuber numbers and tuber yield) exception medium tuber numbers compared with cv. ‘Sante’. The highest tuber yield was observed at cv. ‘Arinda’ and N1 fertilizer treatment with mean of 41870.3 kg/ha and lowest tuber yield in cv. ‘Sante’ and N0 fertilizer treatment with mean of 20437.6 kg/ha. Therefore, the cv. ‘Arinda’ in the consolidated conditions with lower consumption of nitrogen fertilizer up to 70 kg/ha has all desirable plant characters for increasing of tuber yield, and it is recommended for cultivation in climate conditions of region.
Mahsa Mohammadi; Afshin Tavakoli; Majid Pouryousef; Ehsan Mohsenifard
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In order to evaluate the increment possibility of bean seed yield by the application of brassinosteroid, a split factorial experiment was conducted based on randomized complete block design with three replications at the research farm of Agriculture Faculty, the University of Zanjan during the 2016-2017 ...
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In order to evaluate the increment possibility of bean seed yield by the application of brassinosteroid, a split factorial experiment was conducted based on randomized complete block design with three replications at the research farm of Agriculture Faculty, the University of Zanjan during the 2016-2017 cropping season. In this experiment, irrigation levels included optimal irrigation and drought stress were applied to main plots and bean cultivars including Kusha cultivar and COS16 genotype, and four levels of brassinosteroid including of no-application (control), two, four and six μM were allocated to subplots as factorial. Drought stress was applied at the flowering stage, and bean plants were sprayed with brassinosteroid (epibrassinolide) simultaneously with drought stress. The results showed that drought stress decreased leaf area index, yield components, seed yield, biological yield and harvest index and the application of epibrassinolide minimized the negative effects of drought stress and increased in the above traits. The highest seed yield was obtained by application of two μM of epibrassinolide with an average of 2068.2 kg.ha-1. Also, among the studied cultivars, the Kusha cultivar under optimal irrigation with an average of 3025.45 kg.ha-1 showed a higher seed yield compared to COS16 genotype. Therefore, the use of epibrassinolide can be suggested as a solution to increase drought stress resistance and enhance seed yield of bean under optimal irrigation and drought stress conditions.
reza fatemi devin; Seyed Mohammad Bagher Hoseini; hosani moghadam; Babak Motasharezadeh
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In order to investigate the effect(s) of biologic and organic fertilizers on light consumption efficiency in growing maize-bean mixture, an experiment has been conducted in the form of split plots in a randomized complete block design with 12 treatments. Main plots, containing different fertilizer systems ...
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In order to investigate the effect(s) of biologic and organic fertilizers on light consumption efficiency in growing maize-bean mixture, an experiment has been conducted in the form of split plots in a randomized complete block design with 12 treatments. Main plots, containing different fertilizer systems in four levels, include 30 kg/ha urea, Azotobacter, vermicompost, and Azotobacter + vermicompost, and the subplots contain cultivation compound of pure maize and pure bean being 50% maize + 50% bean, 60% maize + 60% pinto bean, and 80% maize + 80% pinto bean. Results show that leaf area index, dry matter accumulation, and light consumption efficiency of maize have been significantly higher than pure culture. The highest light use efficiency is related to the combined use of Azotobacter and vermicompost in mixed culture of 80% maize + 80% pinto beans with an average of 2.29 g / MJ, which increase light use efficiency by 63%, compared to 30 kg/ha of pure culture. Also, the highest dry matter, related to the mixed culture of 60% maize + 60% pinto beans, belongs to the amount of 1728 g/m2, which increase the dry matter accumulation by 16%, compared to pure culture. In general, the combined composition of organic and biologic fertilizers in intercropping has the ability to compete with urea chemical fertilizer in terms of mechanistic indicators of plant growth analysis.
Mehdi Esmaeiltabar; Faezeh Zaefarian; Shahram Nazari; Rahmat Abbasi
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In order to investigate the effect of different weed control managements on emergence characteristics and morphological growth of rice seedlings in the seedling stage in a direct seeding system, a field experiment has been conducted in the 2020 growing season, Babolsar, Bahnemir, Iran. Being a factorial ...
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In order to investigate the effect of different weed control managements on emergence characteristics and morphological growth of rice seedlings in the seedling stage in a direct seeding system, a field experiment has been conducted in the 2020 growing season, Babolsar, Bahnemir, Iran. Being a factorial in a randomized complete block design with three replications, the experiment employs the following treatments: Shiroudi, Khazar, and Hashemi cultivars as well as various weed control management in five levels of seed coating with calcium chloride, seed coating with potassium chloride, weeding, chemical control, and control. The interaction effect of weed management and cultivar shows that coating the seeds with calcium chloride, potassium chloride, and weeding cuts the dry weight of grasses by 55%, 68%, and 85% in Shiroudi cultivar, by 79%, 63%, and 54% in Khazar cultivar, and 30%, 58%, and 35% in Hashemi cultivar, respectively, compared to the control. The maximum percentage of germination with 99%, 97%, and 95% belong to seed coating with potassium chloride, calcium chloride, and weeding in Shiroudi cultivar, respectively. The highest germination rate could be observed in potassium and calcium chloride seed coating treatments and weeding. The lowest density of broadleaf weeds with 0.91 plants m-2 is obtained in Shiroudi cultivar and by managing the seeds coating of this cultivar with calcium chloride. The highest seedling length and weight vigor indices are obtained with 3559 and 137 in Shiroudi cultivar under weeding management, respectively. Results show that seed coating improves the seed yield of rice cultivars.