To increase grain yield, nitrogen use efficiency (NUE) and nitrogen apparent recovery fraction (NARF) in wheat (Triticum aestivum L.), an experiment was carried out in Karaj Soil and Water Research Station farm for two consecutive growing seasons in 2004-05 and 2005-06. The experimental design was RCBD with 6 treatments (T1= Control T2= 150 kg ha-1 of N as urea in 3-split applications T3= 1/3 N...

Compost and sewage sludge contain high concentration of plant nutrients and, thus, have been used extensively as an inexpensive fertilizer. The objective of this study was to evaluate cumulative and residual effects of compost, sewage sludge and cow manure on nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium in soil and wheat. The experiment included compost, sewage sludge and cow manure, each applied at 3 ra...

Cultivation of winter cover crops such as wheat and barley is one of the practical approaches for weeds control in cereal-based rotations. In order to investigate the effect of cover crop species and nitrogen rates on weed control of rapeseed (Brassica napus L.), a field experiment was arranged in split-plot based on a RCBD with three replications during 2013-2014 growing season at Research Fie...

Appropriate plant nutrition has a great impact on yield and yield quality of crops. To optimize nutrition of broccoli in calcareous soils, poor in organic matter content, a pot experiment was conducted in greenhouse of Zanjan University in 2010. With respect to nitrogen (N) and boron (B) deficiency in calcareous soils and great impact of these elements on yield and quality of broccoli, the effe...

  To study the effect of cycocel, nitrogen and planting density on nitrogen (N) content, remobilization and use efficiency of Esfahan 14 safflower cultivar, a field experiment was carried out as a factorial split-plot based on randomized complete blocks design with three replications at Research Farm of College of Agriculture, Yasouj University, in summer of 2010. Main plots were the factorial ...

Chamomile is a valuable medicinal plant and is used as spice and herbal medicine. Application of agronomical methods has important role in increasing quantitative and qualitative traits of this medicinal plant. Fertilizer management is an important factor in successful cultivation of medicinal plants, which could have positive effects on their quantitative and qualitative indices. This experime...