Effects of corm size and plant density on Saffron (Crocus sativus L.) yield and its components-IJAAR

Samira Sameh Andabjadid1*, Bahman Pasban Eslam2, Amir Reza Sadeghi Bakhtavari1, Hamid Mohammadi1 Department of Agronomy and Plant Breeding, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Azerbaijan Shahid Madani, Tabriz, Iran Agricultural and Natural Resources Research Center of East Azerbaijan, Tabriz, Iran In order to investigate the saffron yield and its components at different levels of corm size and plant density, an experiment was conducted...

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Removal of heavy metals (Cr, Cd, Ni and Pb) using fresh water algae (Utricularia tenuissima, Utricularia tenuis & Zygogonium ericetorum) from contaminated water

A study was conducted to check the efficiency of different fresh water algae for removing heavy metals (Cr, Cd, Ni and Pb) from contaminated water. The three most abundant indigenous algal species namely Ulothrix tenuissima, Oscillatoria tenuis and Zygogonium ericetorum were collected from fresh water channels of Parachinar, Pakistan and brought to the laboratory of Soil and Environmental Sciences Department at the University of Agriculture, ...

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Marker-assisted introgression of saltol locus into genetic background of BRRI Dhan-49

(function(d, s, id) { var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0]; if (d.getElementById(id)) return; js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id; js.src = "//connect.facebook.net/en_US/sdk.js#xfbml=1&version=v2.3"; fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs);}(document, 'script', 'facebook-jssdk')); The major purpose of this research was to introgress Saltol QTL into the genetic background of BRRI dhan49 through... Posted by International Network for Natural Sciences - INNSPUB on Thursday, August 20, 2015 ...

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The role of incentive mechanisms in wildlife management: A case study of Moyowosi Game Reserve and Serengeti National park, Tanzania

Batro Nakoli Ngilangwa Batro Nakoli Ngilangwa:Department of Community Development, Friedkin Conservation Fund, Arusha, Tanzania This study aims to determine the efforts devoted in managing wildlife in national parks and game reserves in Tanzania. Specifically, the study focused on evaluating the population and poaching trends of African elephants (Loxodonta africana) in these protected areas that follow under two different management regimes....

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Effect of sowing dates on growth and yield of tropical sugar beet-- IJAAR

Hossain Md. Ferdous*1, Qazi Abdul Khaliq2, Abdul Karim2 Department of Agronomy, Exim Bank Agricultural University, Bangladesh Department of Agronomy, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Agricultural University,Gazipur, Bangladesh A field experiment was conducted at the research farm of the Department of Agronomy, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Agricultural University, Gazipur, from November 2011 to May 2012 to find out the growth pattern...

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Biodiversity of cultivated Trigonella foenum-graecum L. in Tunisia, North Africa --JBES

Nidhal Marzougui1*, Hédia Hannachi2, Anissa Boubaya3, Ali Ferchichi3, Salwa Rejeb1 Laboratory of Development of Non-Conventional Waters in Agriculture, National Research Institute of Rural Engineering Waters and Forests, Ariana, Tunisia Department of Biology, Unit of Research in Genetics of The Populations and Biological Resources, Faculty of Sciences of Tunis, Tunisia Arid and Oasis Cropping Laboratory, Arid Lands Institute, Medenine, Tunisia In...

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Crop loss assessment of diseases for various barley cultivars in Golestan Province, Iran --IJB

Arefe Chogan1, Mohammad Ali Aghajani2*, Hosein Ali Fallahi3 Department of Agriculture, Damghan Branch, Islamic Azad University, Damghan, Iran Department of Plant Protection Research, Agricultural and Natural Resources Research Center of Golestan Province, Gorgan, Iran Agricultural Research Station for Gonbad-e Kavus, Agricultural and Natural Resources Research Center of Golestan Province, Gonbad-e Kavus, Iran In order to have a crop loss...

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Silver nano-particles enhance the growth, yield and nutrient use efficiency of wheat - IJAAR

Hafiz Muhammad Jhanzab*, Abdul Razzaq, Ghulam Jilani, Ammara Rehman, Abdul Hafeez, Farhat Yasmeen Department of Agronomy, Pir Mehr Ali Shah, Arid Agriculture University Rawalpindi, Pakistan Application profile of nano particles is rapidly expanding even in agriculture. Silver nano particles (SNPs) are hypothesized to enhance nutrient use efficiency in plants.  Present study was carried out to determine the role of SNPs for improving...

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