In the present investigation attempts were made to estimate genetic parameters for yield and its components in 315 genotypes of cocoyam collected from thirteen aroid growing districts. Plant height, petiole length, petiole breadth, leaf number, leaf length, leaf breadth, LAI, Inflorescence length, peduncle length, spathe length, spathe breadth, corm length, corm breadth, cormel number, cormel l...

The duration of pre-anthesis developmental phases is of interest in breeding for improved adaptation and yield potential in temperate cereals. Yet despite numerous studies on the genetic control of anthesis (flowering) time and floral initiation, little is known about the genetic control of other pre-anthesis phases. Furthermore, little is known about the effect that changes in the duration of ...

to evaluate the freezing tolerance in sugar beet (beta vulgaris l.), seven cultivars (suprema, jolge, monotunno, giada, pp8, sbsi1, palma) were exposed to the 10 temperatures (0, -2, -4, -6, -8, -10, -12, -14, -16 and -18˚c) .the study carried out as a factorial arrangement of treatments based on randomized completely design with three replications at college of agriculture, ferdowsi university...

In this study, effect of salinity with different osmotic potential on shoot length, total fresh and dry weight, amounts of organic (proline) and inorganic (K+ and Na+) substance of leaf tissue, the Na+/K+ ratio, and leaf area, relative water content (RWC) and leaf osmolality in two maize (Zea mays L., var. intendata, C.6127 and DK.623) cultivars which are grown as a second yield in the Southeas...

in order to comparison the foliar application of biological, biostimulator and chemical fertilizers on growth characteristics and yield of saffron, a factorial experiment was conducted in a completely randomized block design with four replication in 3- year field of saffron in dargaz, khorasan razavi province from 2010 to 2011. the first factor had 5 levels included biostimulator fertilizer bio...

This experiment was designed to characterize the effects of size and concentration of an Iranian clinoptilolite zeolite on the growth ofFicus benjamina (starlight) in peat base media. Ficus benjamina was stock rooted and grown in a peat consisting perlite (2: 1 v/v) (P: Pe), zeolite (10, 20, 30 and 40 v/v %, two sizes 0.5-3 mm and 3-8 mm) instead of peat in P: Pe (2: 1 v/v) media. Ficus benjami...

background and objectives: early watergrass (echinochloa oryzoides) is considered as a new-introduced species and then as a potential invader. investigation of competitive traits of this species, in comparison with barnyardgrass (e. crus-galli), one of the most important weeds in rice fields of guilan province, would be useful to determine its spreading possibility as an aggressive weed. theref...