BACKGROUND: Alternative furrow irrigation method is an effective procedure to reduce the amount of irrigation water in arid areas for economic production. OBJECTIVES: Assessment seed yield, its components and morphological characteristics of corn affected different level of irrigation regime and super absorbent polymer (SAP) under warm and dry climate con...

Pot marigold (Calendula officinalis L.) is a medicinal and ornamental plant. The effect of different concentrations of chlormequat (cycocel), and daminozide, two plant growth retardant, on plant height, flowering, the content of essence and some other traits in pot marigold (Calendula officinalis) was assessed. Plant growth retardants are commonly applied to limit stem elongation and produce a ...

The aim of this study was to determine nature and extent of variability parameters and their utilization in barley breeding programme. A total of 45 F1s along with their parents and F2 populations were evaluated in a randomized block design with 3 replications during Rabi (winter season) 2014. The various traits measured were days to 50% flowering, days to maturity, plant height, flag leaf area...

Abstract Background Shoot architecture is fundamentally crucial to crop growth and productivity. As a key component of shoot architecture, plant height known be controlled by both genetic environmental factors, though specific details remain scarce. Results In this study, 308 representative soybean lines from core collection 168 F 9 progeny were planted at distinct field sites. The results demo...

Pistacia atlantica is the most important tree species for the economy of many rural areas in west of Iran, but no effort has been made for the genetic improvement of this species. The aim of this investigation was to study the genetic variation and inheritance of early growth traits in P. atlantica. For this purpose, three wild pistachio populations comprising 60 randomly selected adult trees f...

In this study, plant height and plant dry weight of five wheat varieties (namely Da da 94, K nac 97, Konya 2002, Karahan 99 and Ahmeta a), collected for 20 weeks, were modeled via fitting generalized logistic (GLC), logistic (LC) and Gompertz (GC) growth curves. Growth curve selection was based on residual sum of square (RSS) and mean square error (MSE). Following growth curve selection, growth...