during a nematological survey, nineteen known species of plant-parasitic nematodes belonging to the family tylenchidae (tylenchomorpha: tylenchoidea) were collected and identified from different localities of west azerbayjan and kermanshah provinces, iran. among them two species, namely discotylenchus attenuatus and tylenchus bhitaii, are new records for iranian nematode fauna, the male of t. b...

food safety is a global concern due to an increasing awareness of consumers concerning exposure of foods to chemicals and contamination with such hazardous biochemicals as dioxins, mycotoxins, pesticides, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, drugs and hormones. patulin is one of the most injurious mycotoxins produced by a variety of molds, particularly aspergillus and penicillium species. based on...

Doogh is a traditional Iranian drink prepared by fragmentation and dilution of yogurt, with addition of salt and flavouring. Dairy products are favorable environment for microbial growth due to high nutrient and relative humidity. One of the most important parameters in the food industry production and consumption is enhancing the shelf life of the product. Therefore, food additives such as pot...

Doogh is a traditional Iranian drink prepared by fragmentation and dilution of yogurt, with addition of salt and flavouring. Dairy products are favorable environment for microbial growth due to high nutrient and relative humidity. One of the most important parameters in the food industry production and consumption is enhancing the shelf life of the product. Therefore, food additives such as pot...

association of satellite rna with cucumber mosaic virus (cmv) leads to either attenuation or enhancement of the viral symptoms. for detection of the satellite rnas in iranian isolates of cmv, plant samples showing viral symptoms were collected from different farms in the provinces of east- and west- azerbayjan and ardebil. these samples were inoculated onto the experimental host plants in green...