abstract pistachio ( pistacia vera l.) is an important crop in our country and has a unique position in export goods. in respect to better nut quality this research was conducted during 2005-2006. macro and micronutrients were used as foliar application to surmount soil limitations in nutrient uptake and alternate bearing control with “owhadi” cultivar in rcbd with 3 replications. the treatment...

rosa hybrida l. is an important commercial cut flower. salicylic acid (sa) and calcium chloride (cacl2) act as endogenous signal molecules responsible for growth parameters in plants. the aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of preharvest sa and cacl2 treatments in extending the vase life of cut rose flowers. therefore, a factorial experiment based on completely randomized design with ...

This review focuses on the introduction and investigation of pangola grass as a tropical forage species especially in Thailand. Pangola grass (Digitaria eriantha Steud., synonym D. decumbens) is one of recent examples of grasses that have been successfully introduced to Southeast Asia and is often considered as one of the highest quality tropical grasses popularly grown as pasture. Pangola gras...

in order to study the effect of light quality and quantity on morphological and physiological characteristics of two late and early maize (zea maize l.) s.c., an experiment was conducted in greenhouse conditions, ferdowsi university of mashhad, iran, during 2008. the experiment was carried out factorial based on randomized complete block design with six treatments and three replications. differ...

abstract silicon (si) is considered one of the beneficial elements for plant, however recent studies show that si plays an important role in plant resistance to environmental stresses , like salinity. an experiment was conducted to study the effect of si and nacl salinity on the growth, yield and fruit quality of strawberry (fragaria × ananassa duch) cv “selva” was grown hydroponically in the c...

knowledge of the physiological characteristic of tree and shrubs species and their adaptability to environmental factors is an important issue in species selecting for tree planting projects in water scarcity regions. therefore, this investigation try to examine the chlorophyll content and stomatal conductivity in various species of trees and shrubs. the effects of environmental factors are als...

Tuberose is one of the most important aromatic cut flower among ornamental plants that its growth and quality is influenced by the type and percentage of mineral compounds in the substrate. This study was carried out on the basis of a randomized complete design to explore the impact of feldspar, talc, dolomite and tuff minerals at the rate of 10, 20 and 40% incorporated with garden soil and man...

Rosa hybrida L. is an important commercial cut flower. Salicylic acid (SA) and calcium chloride (CaCl2) act as endogenous signal molecules responsible for growth parameters in plants. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of preharvest SA and CaCl2 treatments in extending the vase life of cut rose flowers. Therefore, a factorial experiment based on completely randomized design with ...