the stability of ten winter safflower cultivars and lines was evaluated in three different environmental conditions in karaj, isfahan and darab in iran, a randomized complete block design with 4 replications over three years (1995, 1996 and 1997). simple analysis of variances of grain and oil yields from each experiment showed significant differences among the genotypes. after conducting a homo...

Plant reproduction is sensitive to water deficits, especially during the early phases when development may cease irreversibly even though the parent remains alive. Grain numbers decrease because of several developmental changes, especially ovary abortion in maize (Zea mays L.) or pollen sterility in small grains. In maize, the water deficits inhibit photosynthesis, and the decrease in photosynt...

iron deficiency in soil reduces the quality of durum wheat leading to fe deficiency in human. thus, this experiment investigated the effects of foliar application of nano-iron oxide (2 and 4 g l-1), iron chelate (edta), (4 and 8 g l-1), iron sulfate (4 and 8 g l-1), and the control on grain yield and quality, yield components, chlorophyll and carotenoids contents, peroxidase (pox), catalase (ca...

twentieth century had faced considerable increase in crops yields. nonetheless, it is postulated that world population will reach 10.4 billion until 2050 which means the demand for agricultural crops production should be increased between 60 and 110 percent. in the present study, improvements in grain yields of wheat, maize and rice during the recent decades in iran were studies through analyzi...

  Crop yields are dependent on a number of factors such as soil type, weather conditions and farming practices. Crop yield estimates in different soil types are required to meet the needs of farmers, land appraisers, and governmental agencies in Iran as around the world. This study was conducted to model the wheat-grain yields [Triticum aestivum L.]  by soil properties in Khoy area, the north-w...

Field experiments were conducted at Ebonyi State University, Faculty of Agriculture Research Farm Abakaliki, Nigeria during 2009/10 growing seasons to evaluate the effects of staking and planting dates on the grain/tuber yields of seven accessions of African yam bean (Sphenostylis stenocarpa, Hochst. Ex. A. Rich). The results indicated that all the African yam bean accessions performed better w...

Average grain yield for the full-season varieties, over all treatment combinations, was 165 bu/acre. This average was impacted primarily by variety differences with ‘Wells’ averaging 180 bu/acre and ‘Cybonnet’ averaging 152 bu/acre. There were no significant differences between rotation, tillage, or fertility main-effect treatments. Summaries of grain yields for the main effect of tillage indic...

Grain legume production in Europe has recently come under scrutiny. Although legume crops are often promoted to provide environmental services, European farmers tend to turn to non-legume crops. It is assumed that high variability in legume yields explains this aversion, but so far this hypothesis has not been tested. Here, we estimate the variability of major grain legume and non-legume yields...