use of the growth indices is a method to assessment of intercropping efficiency. in order to evaluation growth indices of soybean, sweet basil and borage in intercropping with different ratios, an experiment base on randomized complete block design was conducted with 9 treatments and 3 replications at north khorasan in 2011. treatments were consisted of the plants pure culture, replacement seri...

UNLABELLED BACKGROUND AND THE PURPOSE OF STUDY: Skin aging is a complex process induced by constant exposure to ultraviolet (UV) irradiation and damages human skin. UV generates reactive oxygen species leading to collagen deficiency and eventually skin wrinkling. Basil contains a number of phenolics and favonoids which possess antioxidant properties. The aim of this study was to formulate and i...

This study was conducted in a rice-based cropping scheme to investigate the impact of green manuring on soil health, considering physicochemical properties and sustainable crop production. A field experiment started 2 November 2015 completed 15 April 2018 under rice–berseem (Trifolium alexandrinum) system calcareous soil. Two patterns, rice–wheat–sesbania (rostrata), were compared with commonly...

Abstract Purpose Commercial production and the use of liquid vermicompost extract (LVE) is gaining attention as a technique that supports integrated soil-microbial-crop management for sustainable agriculture. However, interaction effects LVE, arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF), host plants on delivery agroecosystem services in alkaline soil have been less studied. Methods We carried out 3-year ...