Studies of physiological diversity and its effect on the expression of traits in plants are used in breeding programs as a selective tool with the aim of selecting special attributes for creating a new product. In this study, the correlation coefficients among 17 horticultural traits of 34 genotypes from 11 different places of Semnan province were examined. A significant positive correlation wa...

In this study, it was aimed to determine the internal and external quality traits of the Guinea fowl eggs as well as the phenotypic correlation among the these traits. Totally 100 Guinea fowl eggs were collected in three sequential days were used for this study. The birds were housed at Poultry Research Unit of the Department of Animal Science, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Akdeniz. Val...

concentrations of mn, cd, cr and pb were measured in soft tissues of p. radiata from the hendourabi and lavan islands. forty specimens were collected from each island from the depth 8-10 m using scuba. total, shell and soft tissues weights were measured. mn, cd, cr and pb concentrations of the soft tissues were measured using the atomic absorption technique. a significant difference between spe...

Ž . A model of bioenergetics of the black pearl oyster Pinctada margaritifera was built to simulate growth, reproduction and spawning in suspended culture at field sites in Takapoto lagoon Ž . French Polynesia . This model was based on allometric scaling of physiological functions and Ž . Ž y1. scope for growth SFG calculations. The input functions were clearance rate CR, l day , Ž . retention ...

The pearl oyster, Pinctada fucata (P. fucata), is one of the marine bivalves that is predominantly cultured for pearl production. To obtain more genetic information for breeding purposes, we constructed a high-density linkage map of P. fucata and identified quantitative trait loci (QTL) for growth-related traits. One F1 family, which included the two parents, 48 largest progeny and 50 smallest ...

In the architecture of the mosque, the light entering into the dome is a functional necessity and due to the structure, the weight of the dome and its one or more shells has caused limitations in any kind of skylights to be encumbered. The research main question is that due to the mechanism of the dome parts, how the creation and the entering of skylights to the dome were done. The research met...

A study was done to determine the infiltration and survival characteristics of Salmonella in pecans. The rate of infiltration of water into in-shell nuts varied among six varieties evaluated and was significantly (alpha = 0.05) affected by the extent of shell damage. The rate of infiltration at -20 or 4 degrees C was lower than the rate of infiltration into nuts at 21 or 37 degrees C when nuts ...

The aim of the study is identification bivoltine breeds suitable for regional abiotic stress conditions to achieve successful cocoon production.
 Study Design: In this regard present has been taken up with ten accessions (4 oval and 6 dumbbell) linked thermo tolerance SSR markers evaluated under different agroclimatic namely, (a) high temperature low humidity; (b) moderate humidity (c) hum...

BACKGROUND Cumulative prenatal lead exposure, as measured by maternal bone lead burden, has been associated with smaller weight of offspring at birth and 1 month of age, but no study has examined whether this effect persists into early childhood. OBJECTIVE We investigated the association of perinatal maternal bone lead, a biomarker of cumulative prenatal lead exposure, with children's attaine...

The aim of the study was to evaluate the effect of sodium nitrate consumption on egg quality and quantity, and some blood parameters of native breeder hens of West Azerbaijan province. One hundred native hens were used from wk 25 to 32 of age. These birds were divided into two groups. One group was fed the control diet (CD) but the other fed the same diet supplemented with 4.2 g/kg sodium nitra...