to study the effects of integration of mechanical control with herbicides on yield and yield components of soybean (glycine max) a field experiment was conducted during 2003-2004 at the research farm of agronomy department, agriculture campus of tehran university, karaj. a randomized complete block design (rcbd) of 18 treatments was applied, each treatment being replicated 3 times. treatments i...

plant growth regulators (pgrs) are widely used for lodging control in winter wheat (triticum aestivum l.) grown at high n rates. although the introduction of semi-dwarf wheat cultivars had largely solved the problem of lodging, evidence was already accumu-lating that the timely application of a growth retardant such as chlormequat (ccc) or ethephon could increase the grain yield of wheat, by th...

Zero tillage (ZT) is recommended for dryland farming because it enhances retention of residual soil moisture. However, not always clear whether this translates to an economic advantage over conventional tillage, which helps in controlling weeds. Using a nationally representative sample 1901 wheat fields Morocco as case study, we provide comparative analysis on different intensities. Results fro...

In order to study the effect of water deficit stress and different nitrogen levels on flower yield, yield components and water use efficiency of Calendula officinalis L., an experiment was conducted as split plot based on randomized complete block design with three replications, at research field of Islamic Azad University, Birjand branch in 2009. In this experiment, irrigation treatments (irri...

abstract methods of tillage and organic matter affect root growth and distribution and therefore nutrient uptake by plant and its growth. this study was performed consecutive two years. tillage treatments included disk harrowing + two disk harrowings as reduced tillage (15 cm plowing depth) and moldboard plowing + two disk harrowings as conventional tillage system (30 cm plowing depth). also, t...

Soil biochemical properties shaping soil fertility and agro-ecosystem productivity depend on the reduced tillage system dose method of application fertilizer; therefore, research hypothesis put forward proposes that under conditions, subsurface a multi-component mineral fertilizer would increase enzymatic activity, thus favourably influencing biodiversity environment. The objective three-year s...

this experiment was conducted for three consecutive years from 2000 to 2002 to evaluate the effects of integrated weed management on weeds of alfalfa at the safi abad agricultural research farm of dezful. the experimental design was a randomized complete block with strip-split plot arrangement of treatments. herbicide treatment was as horizontal factor at five levels which in 2000, consisted of...