Sixteen Jatropha curcas genotypes collected from four states were grown in randomized block design and evaluated for 12 characters. The genotypes showed significant differences in most component traits and seed yield, excepting primary branches/plant, fruits/bunch and seeds/fruit. The genotypes Utkal nursery, Phule1, IST 1, Jodhpur1 and Chhatrapati had above average (>84.7 g) seed yield/plant. ...

Coriander oil is a vegetable extracted from coriander seed that has about 70% of petroselinic acid, apart anti-inflammatory and anti-aging properties, thus gaining the status new food ingredient. Due to its properties added value, it can become target adulteration as occurs with other edible oils high market value. Therefore, objective this work was identify authenticity commercial such palm ol...

Broad bean (Vicia faba L.) is an important crop worldwide. An increase in seed yield would increase both the grain reserve and the profit for farmers. Previous studies on increasing broad bean seed yield have focused mainly on increases at the whole population level. Few studies have focused on the differences in plant type within populations. In this study, we classified broad bean plants into...

Common bean (Phaseolus vulgar is L.) demand is increasing with an alarming rate around the world, especially in Latin America, Africa, and Asia. Therefore, increased bean yield per hectare i.s the best way to meet the world demand rather than expansion of area under cultivation. The objectives of this experiment were to determine the genotypic variations for green bean and dry seed yield and ma...

The effect of applying plant growth regulators on seed yield and quality of guinea grass (Panicum maximum) cv. Tanzania was studied in one crop on a sandy clay in Mexico. The treatments consisted of 3 growth regulators [ethephon, salicylic acid and a steroidal phytohormone (cidef-4)], 2 stages of application (before seed head emergence and at the beginning of anthesis) and 4 application concent...

In order to study the effect of irrigation interval, N fertilizer and superabsorbent on yield and qualitative traits of sesame (Sesamum indicum L.), a split-split-plot experiment was coducted in a farm in Khusf of Birjand, Iran in 2009 on the basis of a Randomized Complete Block Design. The main plot was devoted to irrigation interval at three levels of 6, 12 and 18 days, the sub-plot was devot...

Fusarium spp. cause significant plant diseases and are responsible for food contamination with mycotoxins. Sustainable crop protection relies on a combination of different measures; among others, plants contain bioactive compounds providing antifungal antimicrobial properties. Coriander seed extracts have composition rich in fatty acids, sterols, essential oils, polyphenols etc. Therefore, this...

in order to investigate lentil response to application times and amounts of zinc, an experiment was arranged as factorial based on randomized complete block design with four replications on farm research of gonbad higher education center during 2008-2009. treatments were application times (before flowering and beginning of pod setting) and application rates (0, 0.5, 1, 1.5 and 2 liter per hecta...