Most cut-to-length (CTL) harvesters provide sensors for measuring dtameter of trees as they are cut and processed. Among other uses, this capability provides a data collection tool for marketing of logs in real time. Logs can be sorted and stacked based on up-to-date market information, then transportation systems optimized to route wood to proper destinations at lowest cost. This capability do...

Cornelian cherry is one of the most important small fruits in Arasbaran region, with wide applications in medicines and food products. In this study, the relationship among 28 quantitative and qualitative traits related to fruit, leaf, tree, and flower of 20 cornelian cherry genotypes was evaluated. Significant positive as well as negative correlations were found among some important quantitati...

cobitis faridpaki cobitis faridpaki (mousavi-sabet, vasil'eva, vatandoust and vasil'ev, 2011) is found in streams of the siahrud river in the southeastern caspian sea basin, and this is the first report on reproductive parameters of the newly described endemic loach. reproductive conditions are key parameters of fish populations, and their assessment is very important for endemic fishes. to stu...

we collected the specimens of turcinoemacheilus hafezi throughout the spawning season (january to july, 2012) in beshar river (south-west iran) and investigated its age, growth, and reproductive characteristics. the maximum age was 2 + years. total length and weight of the specimens ranged from 29 to 61 mm and 0.17 to 1.39 g, respectively. length-weight relationship was estimated as w = 3e-05tl...