Background and objectives: A large part of Iran is occupied by arid and semi-arid climatic condition which is highly vulnerable. Native plant species that are well adapted to the environmental conditions of these areas have particular importance. They are helping sustainability of the ecosystem as, provides livestock nutrition and are used as medicinal plants. Having knowledge about the ecologi...

Effects of salt stress on growth rate and ion content of 17 bread wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) cultivars grown in a hydroculture media under normal (0 ds/m) and salt stress (8 ds/m) conditions were examined during a period of 14 days in an experiment conducted at the greenhouse of Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman. Cultivars of Shiraz and Gascogen showed the highest and lowest root growth rat...

A factorial experiment (based on completely randomized design) with three replications was conducted in faculty of agriculture of Urmia University, Iran in 2016 to investigate the effect of soil Zn deficiency on the expression of genes encoding bZIP4, bZIP79 and bZIP97 transcription factors in Zn-efficient and Zn-inefficient bread wheat cultivars. Cv. Bayat (Zn-efficient) and cv. Hirmand (Zn-in...

Introduction Since ancient times, agriculture has been the main economic activity in the Zahak City, mainly due to presence of the Hirmand River. Despite the importance and special status of agriculture in the region, water fluctuations of the Hirmand River have determined the cultivation status. In drought, this factor has caused a decrease in area under cultivation and crop. Thus, in terms o...

Our limited knowledge of Iranian ceremonial architecture in the early Islamic centuries to the beginning of the later centuries has been accompanied by fundamental questions in the design of palaces, their spatial elements, and the way in that kings reside in them. Not remaining abundance and impressive works of this relatively large time period, Caused These questions never answers well. But I...

Extended abstract 1- Introduction A dust storm is one of the biggest serious environmental problems in the arid and semi-arid regions of the world, causing irreparable damages to farms, facilities, roads, traffic and transportation every year and respitory problems by contaminating the air. Due to the geographic location of Iran which is  in the arid and semi-arid belt of the world, the count...

Introduction: Energy as a contributor to human well-being plays an important role in the sustainable development of human societies. The growing demand for energy, higher standards of living, global warming, and decreasing fossil fuel resources have focused the global attention on renewable energies (Kaya and Kahraman, 2010). Owing to the rapid development of wind energy extraction technologies...

Introduction Although poverty is a global problem, it is more drastic in villages and is considered as the most prominent problem of rural areas. Therefore, poverty alleviation, providing basic needs, and empowering the poor play important roles in rural development. In this way, rural development can be even introduced as an approach to poverty alleviation in rural areas. Regarding the fact...