October 2012
New data on the fauna of Thysanoptera in Fars Province- Iran
A survey for the thrips (Thysanoptera) fauna was conducted in Fars Province, Iran. A total of 13 species representing 8 genera belonging to 4 families were collected and identified. Of these, Haplothrips (Haplothrips)knechteli Priesner 1923 and Haplothrips (Haplothrips) cahirensis (Trybom 1911) are new records for the fauna of Iran. Distributional data for each species...
October 2012
The effect of grafting of five different rootstocks on plant growth and yield of tomato plants cultivated outdoors and indoors under salinity stress
The effect of grafting technique on plant growth of tomato plants (Lycopersicon esculentum L. cv. Despina) cultivated under salinity stress, either self-rooted (P7) or grafted on to themselves (P6) and five different rootstocks (P1, P2, P3, P4 and P5) was examined. Plants were grown both indoors (heated glasshouse) and outdoors, whereas salinity stress was simulated by applying three levels of salinity...
October 2012
Effect of different methods of seedbed preparation on irrigated canola yield after corn in North West Iran
One of the major problems that farmers in the Northwest of Iran contend with after the corn harvest for mechanized cultivation of canola is lack of time and soil moisture over prepared seedbed. Consequently, the effects of five different seedbed preparation methods were analyzed, namely; T1: moldboard plows (conventional tillage), T2: stalk shredder followed by chisel and disk, T3: stalk...
October 2012
Responses of morphological traits of spring wheat to drought stress in Qinghai Province of China
Spring wheat is a widely planted crop in Qinghai Province of Northwestern China, where drought acts as a major bottleneck for stable production. However, responses of wheat to moisture deficit remain unclear in this region. Experiments of 60 spring wheat cultivars in randomized complete bock design with three replications were carried out to determine effects of moisture deficit on 11 morphological traits...
October 2012
Energy efficiency improvement in forage maize production using data envelopment analysis approach
The objective of this study was to apply the non–parametric method of data envelopment analysis (DEA) to analyze the efficiency of farmers, discriminate efficient farmers from inefficient ones and to identify wasteful uses of energy for forage maize production in Zanjan province, Iran. This method was used based on eight energy inputs including human labour, machinery, diesel fuel, fertilizers, farmyard...
October 2012
Comparison of somatic cell count, California mastitis test, chloride test and rennet coagulation time with bacterial culture examination to detect subclinical mastitis in riverine buffalo (Bubalus bubalis)
The study investigates the etio-prevalence of bubaline subclinical mastitis (SCM) with reference to relationship between somatic cell counts (SCC), California mastitis test (CMT), rennet coagulation time (RCT) and chloride test with bacterial cultural examination. Each test was conducted by standardized protocol. The prevalence of subclinical mastitis (SCM), latent infected quarters and non-specific infected...
October 2012
Determinants of access patterns to goods and services from wetlands in Tanzania and the impact on sustainable wetland management
Wetlands perform vital role in providing useful goods and services to mankind. Because of their importance, human beings interactions with the wetlands’ physical environment have caused some of them to be highly degraded. Due to characteristic nature of wetlands being a common pool resource (CPRs), most researchers claim their degradation to be a result of poor institutions governing the interactions....
October 2012
Assessing the potential of the cultivation area and greenhouse gas (GHG) emission reduction of cassava-based fuel ethanol on marginal land in Southwest China
Fuel ethanol from energy plants is expected to play an increasing role in the future energy system, with benefits in terms of greenhouse gas emissions and energy security. In China, cassava is believed to be the most promising energy plants for fuel ethanol production. This study focuses on assessment of the development potential and environmental performances of fuel ethanol produced from cassava in...
October 2012
Response of some promising cane varieties under natural infections of sugarcane smut Sporisorium scitamineum in Ivory Coast
Sugarcane varieties namely, NCo376 and Co957 were the most cultivated up until 2008 on the sugar complexes of Ferké in Ivory Coast (15 and 30% of the cane fields). The cane yields under irrigated field were then lower than 80 t per ha; fault of having identified varieties more productive and resistant to the principal diseases like the sugarcane smut. In view of this, the resistance of 16 varieties...
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