background : the aim of this study was to design pictorial key and taxonomic literature of culex pipiens complex in iran. methods: larvae were collected using standard dipping methods in 13 randomly selected areas of bushehr, hame­dan, kerman, khorasan-e-razavi, khuzistan, mazandaran, tehran, sistan and baluchistan and yazd provinces from april 2009 to october 2010. the data were analyzed using...

during late qajar era, khorramshahr has gradually turned to an important center in iran’s economic and political sector. situated close to basra and on the other hand at the confluence of the karun river and arvand rud, near the persian gulf, navigability on this waterway that the city is situated on its banks and its easy accessibility to persian gulf, the increasing importance of oil issues, ...

Watermelon (Citrullus lanatus, Cucurbitaceae) is cultivated in various parts of Iran, especially the provinces Fars, Hormozgan, Kerman, Khuzistan and Hamadan. Iran world's third-largest producer watermelon globally (Food Agriculture Organization United Nations, 2016). In a 2021 survey, witches’ broom disease (WBDW) was observed field Darab area (Fars province, Iran). The main symptoms were stem...

The seeds of three Eucalyptus species (Myrtaceae) (Origin: Australia), including:, Eucalyptus loxophleba Benth., Eucalyptus microtheca F.Muell.  and Eucalyptus largiflorens F.Muell. were cultivated in 1993-1994 at two research stations (Shushtar and Dezful) in Khuzistan province (western south region of Iran) and a research station (Kashan) in Isfahan province (Central region of Iran). These sp...

during last few years, three seasons of excavations at the ultan qalasi, one season of stratigraphy in nadir tepesi and a short season of survey in mughan steppe enriched our knowledge about the ancient landscape of the area. the mughan steppe is a geographically diverse region in the northwestern corner of the islamic republic of iran, defined at the north by the aras (araxes) river and includ...

the seeds of three eucalyptus species (myrtaceae) (origin: australia), including:, eucalyptus loxophleba benth., eucalyptus microtheca f.muell.  and eucalyptus largiflorens f.muell. were cultivated in 1993-1994 at two research stations (shushtar and dezful) in khuzistan province (western south region of iran) and a research station (kashan) in isfahan province (central region of iran). these sp...

impatiens necrotic spot virus (insv) infects ornamental plants worldwide. it has been reported from almost every ornamental screenhouse in tehran province. insv symptoms include necrotic leaf spot, chlorosis and stunting. heavy losses have been reported from insv in plants such as zinnia elegans, ficus benjamina, viola spp., saintpaulia ioantha, althea spp., cheiranthus cheiri, pelargoniumxhort...

The aim of this paper is to review the performance of the family planning program initiated in 1989 in the Islamic Republic of Iran. Following a quick look at the family planning program that existed before the Revolution (1967-1979), the paper documents the fate of the program during the first decade after the Islamic Revolution (1979-1988) and its official revival in 1989. It is shown that th...