to use remote sensing data effectively, one must understand the spectral characteristics of the particular features under investigations. to study the relationship between soil salinity and soil reflectance, four multispectral scanners (mss) and seven thematic mappers (tm bands) over the ardakan playa located on the central iranian desert margins were selected. in this study soil map, soil ...

The present study was carried out to characterize germination capacity of 10 safflower cultivars under saline conditions. Five salt (NaCl) levels (0, 60, 120, 180, 240 mM) were used test seeds. Germination seeds counted every day for 14 days and percentage, Timson’s index, mean time, rate stress index calculated. Cultivar salinity treatments important all parameters; however time interactions n...

Genetic diversity amongst 21 induced mutant clones tolerant to salinity along with one non-irradiated sensitive clone of banana (Musa acuminata cv. Dwarf Cavendish (AAA)) were studied using morphological and random amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) markers. Out of the 30 phenotypic indices screened, 23 were polymorph and two traits, leaf habit and blotches color, were differentiated by non-irrad...

The eastern North American sea level pressure dipole (ENA) pattern is a recently identified teleconnection pattern that has been shown to influence mid-Atlantic United States (U.S.) streamflow variability. Because the pattern was only recently identified, its impacts on U.S. precipitation and estuaries on daily to seasonal timescales is unknown. Thus, this paper presents the first seasonal inve...

Fluctuations in salinity impose stress on the physiology of the exposed fish population and can modify their structure. It has been noted that changes in blood characteristics and plasma levels serve as the primary link between environmental change and physiological response (McCormick, 2001). Ninety healthy adult Cyprinuscarpio (C. carpio) were randomly divided into five groups and kept in sal...