to determine the effects of drought stress and fe and zn spraying on two annual medics, namely, medicago polymorph cv serena and medicago scutellata cv comertial, a field experiment as a split factorial based on a randomized complete blockdesign in 3 replications in allborze agricultural research center, in karaj was conducted. spraying treatments include distilled water (control), fe, zn and f...

ABSTRACT- Annual Medicago species (Medicago spp.) are native to the Mediterranean region and widely used in fields and pastures in Iran. There are several methods of sowing annual Medicago species, each with different effects on the performance. However, there is currently no sufficient information about the appropriate methods for sowing Medicago species. In order to evaluate methods of sowing...

The first North American record for Elachertus scutellatus , a parasitoid of Calpodes ethlius Stoll, occurred August 1999, in Florida. A simple rearing protocol was established to allow the morphology and development of this wasp to be examined. The egg and larval morphology and development of E. scutellatus resemble other Elachertus species. The freshlyecdysed pupa, on the other hand, is rare ...