Problems of Volunteer Plants in Crop Cultivation.

Mycobiota of volunteer plants in Hamedan province (W Iran)

Out of 163 samples of suspected volunteer plants to fungal infection collected from different areas of Hamedan province (W Iran), 49 isolates of the anamorphic fungi were identified according to morphological and molecular features. Based on these, 13 species were identified and classified in six genera.

Fertilizers and Mixed Crop Cultivation of Chromium Tolerant and Sensitive Plants under Chromium Toxicity

Zea mays (maize) and Vigna radiata (green gram) are found to be the chromium (Cr) tolerant and sensitive plants, respectively. In the present paper, we investigate the reduction of the toxicity of Cr in the sensitive plants by the mixed crop cultivation in the field using various amendments. Further, the potassium dichromate was used as the source of hexavalent Cr. The results indicated that Cr...

Biofortification of Crop Plants

Salt resistant crop plants.

Soil salinity is a major constraint to agriculture. To improve salinity tolerance of crops, various traits can be incorporated, including ion exclusion, osmotic tolerance and tissue tolerance. We review the roles of a range of genes involved in salt tolerance traits. Different tissues and cells are adapted for specific and often diverse function, so it is important to express the genes in speci...

An Approach for Mining Accumulated Crop Cultivation Problems and their Solutions

This paper presents an approach for mining agricultural problems that have been accumulated in a textual database over a period of 5 years. The problems, which are accompanied by their solutions, offer a wealth of knowledge that can be used by decision makers, researchers, and farmers alike. However, this wealth of knowledge can not be unlocked without a) representing these problems in a struct...