chickpea (cicer arietinum) is the third most important pulse crop in the world, grown widely across asia and the middle east. weed is one of the main limiting factors in chickpea (cicer arietinum) production. several characteristics of chickpea (cicer arietinum), such as slow plant emergence, short plant height, and chickpea morphology allow weeds to compete effectively. to investigate the effe...

In many tropical regions, slash-and-burn agriculture is considered as a driver of deforestation; the forest is converted into agricultural land by cutting and burning the trees. However, the fields are abandoned after few years because of yield decrease and weed invasion. Consequently, new surfaces are regularly cleared from the primary forest. We propose a reclamation strategy for abandoned fi...

The octcoral Sarcophyton glaucum has a wide IndoPaci¢c distribution and is known for its diverse content of natural products.The aimof the current study was to establish a protocol for rearing miniature cuttings of S. glaucum in a closed seawater system. In order to determine the optimal conditions for rearing, the survival, average dry weight, percentage of organic weight and development of th...

In most rainfed production areas in Iran, where wheat fallow is common, crop yield and resource sustainability could be improved by changing to more diverse crop rotation. It seems necessary to identify crop cultivars suitable for such diversification. This study was aimed to determine responses of two common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) cultivars with different growth habits (Sayyad as an inde...

Drought is one of the most important natural disasters which is probable to occur in all regions with completely different climates and in addition to causing death. It results in many economic losses and social consequences. For this reason. Studying the effects and losses caused by drought which include limitation or shortage of agricultural and drinking water resources. Decreased rainfall an...

Water and phosphorus (P) are two critical resources for high nature value farming in semi-dry mountains. ey are major drivers of grassland productivity but can negatively a€ect plant diversity. Soil moisture is known to a€ect soil microbial activity and plant P nutrition but the e€ects of irrigation on soil P status, soil microbial P and plant P nutrition in semi-natural grasslands remain larg...

Isophya modesta, a bush-cricket species belonging to the subfamily Phaneropterinae, was found for first time outside of forest-steppe zone. This study is report on I. modesta in Poland. It at our sites Przemyśl Foothills (Pogórze Przemyskie) south-eastern Polish Carpathians, where inhabits xerothermic grasslands, dry and semi-dry meadows, but also successional meadows abandoned arable land. One...

Understanding the relationships between Coffea arabica L. and the native tree community of secondary forests regrowing after the abandonment of coffee plantations is important because, as a non-native species in the Neotropics, coffee can outcompete native species, reducing diversity and forests ecosystem services. We aimed to answer three questions: 1) Does coffee regeneration in secondary for...