Mustard (Brassica and Sinapis spp.) green manures tilled into the soil preceding potato crops act as biofumigants that are toxic to plant–parasitic nematodes, providing an alternative to synthetic soil fumigants. However, it is not known whether mustard green manures also kill beneficial entomopathogenic nematodes (EPNs) that contribute to the control of pest insects. We used sentinel insect pr...

the allelopathic potential of the foliage tissues of eight barley cultivars was investigated using seedlings bioassays of indian brown mustard (brassica juncea) and green foxtail (setaria viridis) as typical broadleaf and grass weeds of the croplands. the correlations of allelochemical compounds with seed germination of weeds were determined. the barley cultivars used were jackson, bronco, cdc ...

indian mustard is one of the most drought tolerant crops within brassica genus which could be used in semi dry areas of iran. 20 cultivars and lines of indian mustard were studied as complete blocks design with three replications in two different humidity regimes in oroumieh research station during 2013-2014 growing season. analysis of variance showed that the most studied agronomic characteris...

the main aim in this study was to collect the experiences of iranian researchers about sulfur mustard (sm) and provide a guideline for the prevention of abuse for this dangerous agent. we searched valid national and international databases using related key words in the two languages. we found 193 articles which had been published in medical journals. among them, 25 articles had some implicatio...