currently, a considerable amount of water usage in various sectors of the khorasan razavi province: agriculture and industry etc., is supplied through the restricted underground water resources. however, the current trend of water usage in the various sectors, including agriculture, is a cause for serious concerns regarding the durability of quantity and quality of available water to meet futur...

Abstract Prickly sida ( Sida spinosa L.) is emerging as a prevalent and troublesome weed in the Mid‐South glyphosate‐resistant (GR) soybean [ Glycine max (L.) Merr.] cropping systems reliance on residual herbicides has decreased. It emerges throughout growing season postemergence (POST) control been reported to be variable. Combinations of applied pre‐plant at‐planting followed by POST in‐crop ...

ABSTRACT- Annual Medicago species (Medicago spp.) are native to the Mediterranean region and widely used in fields and pastures in Iran. There are several methods of sowing annual Medicago species, each with different effects on the performance. However, there is currently no sufficient information about the appropriate methods for sowing Medicago species. In order to evaluate methods of sowing...

This article illuminates the transmedia storytelling techniques in The Walking Dead comic book and video game. Telltale Games’ The Walking Dead localizes itself within the comic book world of The Walking Dead by acting as a transmedia storytelling device and using intertextuality comics to assist game players with meaning-making. By participating in the game, Telltale rewards players with addit...

To cope with droughts and water scarcity in semi-arid to sub-humid climates require the development of preparedness measures. For irrigated agriculture these include the identification of irrigation scheduling strategies that minimize the water demand with acceptable impacts on yields Those strategies may be produced by simulation and focus on different levels of water demand, from average to d...

In strawberry ( Fragaria × ananassa ), initial bare-root crown diameter and early-season flower cluster removal have been two factors suspected of influencing fruit yield size. This study evaluated the effect these on day-neutral varieties Monterey Cabrillo. Bare-root crowns with three different diameters were categorized into small (< 0.5 cm), medium (> to 1 large cm) at planting. Each t...

Grain sorghum [Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench] has been a valuable crop for the southern Great Plains due to its ability overcome high temperatures and sporadic rain events common in region. Optimizing production practices always critical grain these environmental challenges. In response sugarcane aphids (SCA), detrimental pest production, agronomic management rapidly shifted with no regard how su...