this experiment was conducted to evaluate rate and duration of grain filling among old, modern and promising rice cultivars under different nitrogen levels in fields of  sari agricultural sciences and natural resources university, during 2008. two factors consisted of different urea fertilizer (0, 100 and 200 kg ha-1) as main plot and four promising lines (jelodar, partou, danesh and jahesh), 2...

An investigation of the proximate composition and antioxidant profile of pumpkin seeds obtained from different levels of NPK 15 : 15 : 15 compound fertilizer application at the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria was carried out. Pumpkin seeds were grown in 2010 for two cropping seasons (May to August and August to November), and the following fertilizer rates were applied: 0, 50, 100,...

Semi-arid soils cover a significant area of Earth's land surface and typically contain large amounts of inorganic C. Determining the effects of biochar additions on CO2 emissions from semi-arid soils is therefore essential for evaluating the potential of biochar as a climate change mitigation strategy. Here, we measured the CO2 that evolved from semi-arid calcareous soils amended with biochar a...

This study was conducted to determine the effect of N fertilizer and irrigation management on potato (Sotanum tuberosum L,) tuber N0,-N levels and the relationship to the potential health hazard created by high nitrate levels in food products. `Russet Burbank' potatoes grown using different N fertilizer rates, methods of application, and irrigation levels were analyzed for N0,-N concentration. ...

1 Over application of N fertilizer in cereal production systems continues to be problematic (Biello, 2008). The environmental costs of over applying fertilizer N are highlighted by iconic examples of hypoxia in the Gulf of Mexico and Chesapeake Bay (Ribaudo et al., 2011). This work further noted that N applied at rates that exceed crop needs has a greater risk of leaving the field and degrading...

Thyme (Thymus vulgaris L.) is an important medicinal plant with highly valuable essential oils. In this study, effects of different fertilizer treatments and cuts on Thymus vulgaris L. was evaluated in 2008-2009. The research was conducted at Alborz Research Station, Research Institute of Forests and Rangelands, Karaj, Iran. The Experimental design was split plot in time in the form of a random...