In the framework of study on rust fungi of Fabaceae and based on the study of herbarium and newly collected specimens, six Uromyces species are recognized on Medicago spp. and Trifolium spp. from Iran. Among these species, U. fallens is recorded as new member for the Iranian rust flora. U. striatus is recorded as main causal agent of rust on lucerne (Medicago sativa) in Iran. Moreover, U. trifo...

allelopathy is one of the main factors limiting the plants growth. the present study investigated the effect of aqueous extract of leaves and fruit of artemisia sieberi that is an important species for rangeland rehabilitation on seed germination and seedling growth of three alfalfa species (medicago sativa cv. nikshahri, medicago polymorpha and medicago scutellata cv. robinson) in laboratory a...

Parasitic species of the family Orobanchaceae are devastating agricultural pests in many parts of the world. The control of weedy Orobanchaceae spp. is challenging, particularly due to the highly coordinated life cycles of the parasite and host plants. Although host genetic resistance often provides the foundation of plant pathogen management, few genes that confer resistance to root parasites ...

Bacterial endophytes reside within the interior of plants without causing disease or forming symbiotic structures. Some endophytes, such as Klebsiella pneumoniae 342 (Kp342), enhance plant growth and nutrition. Others, such as Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium (S. typhimurium), are human pathogens that contaminate raw produce. Several lines of evidence are presented here to support the hy...

Range forage of Vicia variabilis, Astragalus spp., Medicago sativa, Prangos uloptera and Sanguisorba minor was sampled during three phenological stages from the controlled rangeland stations in Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari province, Iran. Samples were analyzed for the determination of Crude Protein (CP%), Ether Extract (EE), Crude Fiber (CF), total Ash, Neutral Detergent Fiber (NDF), Acid Detergen...

range forage of vicia variabilis, astragalus spp., medicago sativa, prangos uloptera and sanguisorba minor was sampled during three phenological stages from the controlled rangeland stations in chaharmahal and bakhtiari province, iran. samples were analyzed for the determination of crude protein (cp%), ether extract (ee), crude fiber (cf), total ash, neutral detergent fiber (ndf), acid detergen...

Alfalfa (scientific name Medicago sativa L.), also called lucerne, is the “king of forages”. Its wild relatives (Medicago spp.) are distributed in vast regions, from Spain to China and from Sweden to North Africa. Alfalfa has a cultivation history of more than 4000 years. It was first cultivated in Iran, Turkmenistan and Caucasus in 2000 BC as verified by archaeological evidence, and in Babylon...

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...