Grain legumes, such as soybean (Glycine max (L.) Merr.), pea (Pisum sativum L.), faba bean (Vicia faba L.), lupins (Lupinus spp.), common vetch (Vicia sativa L.) and grass pea (Lathyrus sativus L.), represent one of the most quality and least expensive solutions for a long-term demand for plant protein in animal husbandry. One of the limitations to an increased use of grain legumes as feed is t...

High-density genetic linkage maps of crop species are particularly useful in detecting qualitative and quantitative trait loci for important agronomic traits and in improving the power of classical approaches to identify candidate genes. The aim of this study was to develop a high-density genetic linkage map in a durum wheat recombinant inbred lines population (RIL) derived from two elite wheat...

BACKGROUND A total of 150 bread wheat genotypes representing 121 Indian and 29 Turkish origin were screened for nutrient concentrations and grain protein content. Elemental and grain protein composition were studied by Inductively Coupled Plasma-Atomic Emission Spectrophotometer and LECO analyser, respectively. The study was performed to determine the variability in nutrient concentrations pres...

Cover crop treatments and nitrogen (N) fertilization rates were investigated for their impact on sorghum grain quality attributes. Sorghum was planted in field plots treated with differing cover cropping systems and fertilization rates. The size (weight and diameter) and hardness of the kernels were influenced by both the cover crop and N rates. The protein content increased as the N rate incre...

In order to evaluate the yield, yield components and protein contents of two wheat cultivars (Zarrin and Gaspard) in sole cropping and intercropping systems,an experiment was conducted using replacement serious technique and different combinations of intercropping with high plant density and optimal of each cultivar. A factorial experiment was conducted in the form of randomized complete block ...

this research, for lowering the use of chemical fertilizer, was carried out using combinations of biological and chemical fertilizer on bean in rasht region in 2012 growing season. the experiment was conducted based on randomized complete blocks design with 12 treatments and three replications. experimental treatments included: control (no fertilizers and no inoculants), chemical fertilizers (n...

gamma irradiation was used at different doses (80, 160 and 240 gy) on glycine max (l.) merrill cv. hill homogenous seeds. a single suitable m2 plant was selected and evaluated at m3 and m4 along with its parent and three other varieties as control in rcbd experiment in sari agricultural sciences and natural resources university’s experimental field. m-80-709 and m-160-3429 mutant lines were sig...