essential oils from aerial parts of mentha spicata, was obtained by steam destillation using a clevenger-type system. these oils were screened for antibacterial and anti-candida albicans activity using bioautographic method. a fiel experiments was laid out in agricultural research farm, city namin, ardabil province, iran in 2013. experiment was conducted in a randomized complete block with seve...

sewage sludge with having the organic matter is considered as a source of micro and macro elements. in order to investigate the effect of different levels and period of application of sewage sludge (ss) on organic matter, respiration, and acid and alkaline phosphatase activity, factorial design were studied, in 3 replications. sewage sludge at five levels, (20 and 40 tons of sewage sludge, 20 a...

introduction canary seed (phalaris canariensis l.) is a forage plant from poaceae family. this plant is drought tolerant. canary seed is originally a native to mediterranean region, which can be grown commercially in several parts of the word, especially in semi-arid conditions. increasing growth of population and lack of ability of pastures to satisfy the food requirement of animal has led to ...

introduction in recent years, by increasing human knowledge and using different technology on food production, human concerns have increased on safety of food products especially medicinal crops. in order to achieve healthy food production, application of ecological inputs such as organic and biological fertilizers are inevitable. organic fertilizers are fertilizer compounds that contain one or...

to evaluate the effect of different levels of nitrogen fertilizer and municipal compost on the essential yeild of savory pot experiment in 2009 was carried out in the darab region. different doses of compost was in four levels, including: zero c0:, 10c1:, 20c2: and 30c3: tons per hectare and nitrogen fertilizer include: zero n0:, 30n1:, 60 n2: and 90n3: kg of pure nitrogen from urea per hectare...

Building a 2,000-square-foot house leaves about a ton of gypsum wallboard waste from end cuts, window and door cutouts, and broken boards. In the United States, three million tons of gypsum wallboard waste is dumped in landfills each year. In addition to depleting space, microbial action can decompose gypsum to malodorous hydrogen sulfide gas, which at high enough exposures can cause irritation...