Adaptation and defense responses are the consequences of exposure to drought stress in plants. Salicylic acid (SA) as a natural signaling molecule poses a significant impacts on various aspects of plant growth and development. This study investigates the effects of SA on carotenoids content, lipid peroxidation rate and antioxidant enzymes activities. A pot experiment was conducted using a facto...

rashe grape cultivar grows in kurdistan province in rain fed conditions. microclimate conditions have a great effect on grape berry quality. information about changes in grape berry composition in the relation to climate changes is limited. in order to measure the effects of slope and altitude on some grape berry chemical composition, a study was conducted on grape cv. ‘rasheh’ in university of...

in this research, the bud and cane winter cold tolerance of 22 field-grown grapevine cultivars of kourdestan province agricultural and natural resources research and education center was evaluated at jan. and mar. stages in 2012. in these cultivars soluble carbohydrates and water content changes of buds and canes during dormant period also were measured. after exposure to different freezing tem...