the purpose of this research was to analyzing the perception and technical knowledge of wheat farmers in shoushtar township, khouzestan province, iran regarding organic farming products. the research method employed was correlative-descriptive. the population consisted of wheat farmers in shoushtar township khuzestan province of iran. a random sample of wheat farmers (n = 163) was selected. the...

7.02.3 ORGANIC MATTER DECOMPOSITION IN SEDIMENTS 40 7.02.3.1 Electron Acceptors for Sedimentary Organic Matter Oxidation 43 7.02.3.2 The Stoichiometry of Oxic Sedimentary Organic Matter Decomposition 45 7.02.3.3 The Depth Distribution of Organic Matter Oxidation in the Sediment Column 48 7.02.3.4 The Response Time for Organic Matter Oxidation 51 7.02.3.5 The Burial of Organic Matter in Marine S...

high intensity evaporation from the soil surface due to low air humidity and poor soil structure and organic matter are constraints of agriculture in arid and semi-arid regions of iran. regionally, maintaining plant residue with tillage management is one method to improve these conditions. in this study, for a barley-corn rotation, four barley residue management methods for standing stubble (bu...

campylobacter is known to be one of the most common causes of human intestinal disorders. since poultry are known to be the main reservoirs for this pathogen, decreasing this bacterium in intestinal tract could be beneficial in reducing contamination of poultry products. the effects of probiotic (primalac®), medicinal plant (sangrovit®) and organic acid (selko-ph®) as broiler feed additives on ...

one factor that has highlighted the role of agriculture in the economy is to make the marketing system of agricultural products more efficient. the main purpose of this study was to identify the requirements of marketing the organic pomegranate of paveh, kermanshah province, iran, from the perspective of farmers. in order to identify contributing factors, an exploratory factor analysis was used...

this study was conducted during 2008-2009 to investigate the influence of different organic nutrient combinations on yields and quality of strawberry cv. kurdistan in iran. the experiment comprised of five organic nutrient treatment combinations including the recommended dose of n, p and k through chemical fertilizer as control. treatment n2 (manure+azotobacter+ woodash+phosphorus solubilizing ...

Organic Dairy farming means raising dairy animals on organic feed and providing them the access to pasture, along with the restricted usage of antibiotics and hormones. Whereas organic fruits, vegetables, grains, and some livestock have long been mainstays of the organic movement, organic dairy is a relative newcomer. Organic dairy surged into the organic marketplace in the 1990s, establishing ...

using enrichment procedures, 45 organic solvent-tolerant lipase producer bacterial strains were screened from areas contaminated by oil and organic solvents. among the strains, 15 isolates exhibited extreme stability toward organic solvents and high lipolytic activity. the neb-1 isolate which was later identified as   pseudomonas sp. strain neb-1 by biochemical tests and 16s rdna gene sequ...

land cover change constitutes one of main way of alteration of soil organic matter in both quantitative and qualitative terms. the goal of this study was to compare the carbon stock and the isotopic signature of the organic matter in the soil of areas with different land use, covered with forest and grass (pasture). the study area is located at sorocaba, sp, brazil. using un-deformed soil sampl...