west azerbaijan province is the major producer of sugar beet in iran. to reach the goals ‎of self-sufficiency in the country and competitiveness in the market, increasing the production ‎of sugar beet in this province through enhancing the efficiency of producers could have an ‎important contribution. the purpose of this research was to measure the efficiency of sugar ‎beet producers in west az...

trichogramma ingricum sorokina, 1984, an egg parasitoid, only known from russia (st. petersburg), here is newly recorded from northern iranian provinces including west and east azarbaijan and mazandaran. the localities and hosts are as follows: tabriz, on eggs of cydia pomonella (l.); urmia (chubtarash, najafabad-e gharebagh, tasmalu, ghulenji), on eggs of c. pomonella and lobesia botrana den &...

The genus Silene, with more than 100 species in Iran is an important genus of Iranian flora. According to available data on the northwestern parts of Iran, including three provinces of Ardabil, East and West Azarbaijan are considered as a major diversity center of perennial species of the genus Silene in Iran. In the course of a revision of Silene in this area, some interesting specimens were c...

this paper used the results of a research project entitled biodiversity of inland water fishes of iran which was carried out from 2005 to 2010. some 3500 fish specimens were obtained from different basins of iran by using electrofishing method, cast net, gill net and hook. using criteria such as size, shape and color, some of them are considered suitable to keep in aquarium. due to the results ...

Abstract Background Thalassemia patients that are conventionally treated by a regular transfusion regimen are exposed to blood born viral infections.The aim of this study was to investigate the seroprevalence of hepatitis B virus (HBV), hepatitis C virus (HCV) , and human Immunodeficiency virus(HIV) among all multitransfused thalassemia patients in west north of Iran. Material and methods A...

although studies on the relation between size and efficiency are ample, studies on the relation between size, fragmentation, and efficiency are limited. it is the purpose of this study in which a single-stage stochastic parametric approach is used. for this purpose production of wheat in iran is a good case because wheat is the core commodity of the iranian agricultural system which is dominate...

determining the prevalence of saprophyte fungi in agricultural products and processed foods used in the poultry diet is important. these studies lead to an overall control plan and prevention of fungal infection in different stages of harvesting, transportation and storage. most of aspergillus species grow at ambient temperature. some species can produce toxins in the diet of birds; thus, speci...

bazargan and poldasht plains are located in the north of west azarbaijan, northwest of iran. in this area, groundwater supplies main water demands. aim of this research is assessment of aquifer vulnerability for contamination potential on the basis of hydrogeological conditions of the study area. for this purpose the combined use of the drastic and geographical information system (gis) demonstr...