Hydrothermal, dilute acid, and steam explosion pretreatment methods, were evaluated for their efficiency to improve the methane production yield of three Mediterranean agricultural lignocellulosic residues such as olive tree pruning, grapevine pruning, and almond shells. Hydrothermal and dilute acid pretreatments provided low to moderate increase in the digestibility of the biomass samples, whe...

summer pruning and calcium spray could improve kiwifruits quality. in this study, effect of summer pruning in two times, 2 and 15 days after petal fall alone or in combination with %1 calcium chloride spray on fruit quality and mineral elements contents of ‘hayward’ kiwifruit was investigated. calcium sprayed four times 90 days after petal fall with 15 days intervals. the results showed that su...

Abstract The experiment was performed in a greenhouse belonging to the Department of Horticulture and Landscaping gardening, College Agriculture, Tikrit University from November 2021 - May 2022. included two factors: level pruning (without pruning, moderate severe pruning); addition nitrogen fertilizer at levels (73.4 146.7 g N.L -1 form urea (46% N) according randomized complete block design (...

one of the most important operations in managed gardens is pruned grapes. for evaluate the effect of pruning short, medium, heavy on yield and yield components of taif grapes, before and after the cold winter, in the years 2012 to 2013, a factorial experiment in a crbd design with five replicates were performed on two factors. the first factor was the number of buds per stem and included the th...

a study of two years was carried out on apples, red delicious cv. in comeh of semirom region. the objective of this research was to assess the effect of pre-harvest calcium phosphate (seniphos) spraying and summer pruning on the skin color and quality characteristics of the fruit. study was carried out using a complete randomized block design with 3 replications. trees were subjected to pre-har...

A field experiment was carried out at Agroforestry research farm, Department of Forestry, JNKVV, Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh, to assess the yield losses in rainfed rice due weed competition under different pruning intensity Dalbergia sissoo based system. Rice performance an agroforestry system with four regimes (light (25%), moderate (50%), heavy (75%), and no pruning) were compared grown open con...

investigation of the interrelationships between yield and its components will improve the efficiency of a breeding program with appropriate selection criteria. in this study, the relationship among yield components and their direct and indirect influences on the total yield of melon were investigated. the study was based on evaluation of 49 entries gener-ated from a 7×7 diallel involving irania...

 Knowledge of the Saxaul dimensions used in sand dunes stabilization is considered essential for designing live windbreak in desert regions. This research aimed to collect and analysis data and was performed on the pruned and control shrubs of Haloxylon aphyllum L. in Yazd province, Iran in the last two decades. Our review clearly showed the superiority of shrubs pruned at the height of 35 cm i...