puccinia recondite (leaf rust) is an endemic disease in iran; this disease can affect the productivity and quality of wheat, that occurring in all wheat growing regions. genetic resistance to leaf rust of wheat is the most important strategy to control the diseases and 51 leaf rust resistance genes (lr gene) are reported in wheat to provide resistance to leaf rust. this study aims to identify p...

background: we tested whether hepatic haemodynamics assessed by doppler ultrasonography can be a predictor of response to therapy in patients with non‑alcoholic fatty liver disease (nafld) to prevent further unnecessary diagnostic tests and interventions. methods: forty eight consecutive patients affected by nafld, who refered to some clinics in tabriz, iran between 2009 and 2011 were included ...

to optimize the field evaluation of resistance to cercospora leaf spot, 12 sugar beet cultivars were evaluated under field conditions in gharakhil, ghaemshahr at 15-days intervals. measurements were carried out based on kws 1-9 and agronomia 1-5 scales. disease severities were graded based on total plants per plot and also based on means of 5 randomly selected plants in each plot. analysis of e...