The effect of three salicylic acid (0, 50 and 100 mg l-1) and K2SO4 (0, 0.1 and 0.2 %) levels on some characteristics nut and physiological parameters of pistachio trees cv. ‘Owhadi’ were investigated. Treatments were applied at endospermic growth stage of seed and cotyledons appearance. The results showed that potassium increase yield, splitting percentage; nut fresh mass and kernel dry mass a...

abstract the present research was conducted in a commercial orchard of pistachio during 2006-2007 in rafsanjan, iran. gibberellic acid (ga3) were applied at 0, 25, 50 and 75 mgl-1 and at three time of spray (the first of june, july and august) on “ahmad-aghai” pistachio cultivar. two branches of each tree was sprayed during two years of study. spraying at june had least of early splitting. ga3 ...

In order to determine effect salicylic acid and Zn on characteristics of pistachio nut (Pistacia vera L. cv. Owhadi), the experiment was carried out as factorial in the framework of CRD design with three replications. The results showed that salicylic acid and Zn increased nut fresh weight and decreased blank nut percentage. The application of salicylic acid decreased splitting percentage and k...

this study was done to evaluate the effects of harvest time on some factor of ‘ahmadaqaie’ pistachio nuts in rafsanjan. in three consecutive years (2009-2012) during three stages of friut ripening (40, 70 and 100 percent of hulling), fruit was harvested and physiological and biochemical parameters were measured. the experiments were conducted as randomized complete block design with compound an...

mechanical properties of non-split pistachio nuts are among the lada required for the design of equipment needed for processing of the nut. unsplit pistachio nut samples were uniaxially loaded to determine the nut’s needed splitting force and energy, as well as poisson’s ratio and young’s modulus of elasticity. the tests were carried out at four moisture contents (5, 10, 15 and 20% wb), under f...

in order to prevent of inflorescence bud abscission and reduce of alternate bearing in pistachio cv. ‘ohadi’ an experiment with 12 treatments including of girdling, fruit thinning, application of urea (0.5%), sucrose (3 and 5%) and their combination with urea, zinc sulfate (0.05 and 0.1% of pure zinc) and also their combination with urea in 3 replication and during 2 stages, was conducted in 20...

One of the undesirable features in pistachio nuts (Pistacia vera L.) is the incidence of non-split nuts, which affects the price of the final product. In order to attain the kernel inside, the non-split nuts are mostly cracked mechanically. However, this practice may damage the kernel. Akbari variety of pistachio nut was selected to evaluate the influence of different non-mechanical treatments ...

Case Report A 13-year-old previously healthy girl presented with a 2-month history of persistent cough and intermittent fever and a 1-month history of left knee pain. She had been treated by her primary care physician with a course of oral and intravenous antibiotics for a rightsided pneumonia with transient improvement in symptoms. She had a history of fracture of the right ankle after mild tr...

Contamination of pistachio nuts by aflatoxigenic strains of Aspergillus species is the greatest constraint to production and export of pistachio nuts in Iran, the leading producer of pistachio nuts in the world. Kerman province is the main region in Iran where 85%, of pistachio nuts are produced. Determining the population density of Aspergillus spores in the orchards and terminals which are th...

Pistachio is one of the most important horticultural crops in Iran.  There is a unique role for amino acids in the plant response to stressful conditions, and special physiological role for Arginine (Arg) compared to other amino acids.  The effects of this compound were investigated on vegetative and reproductive characters of bearing pistachio trees of ‘Ahmad-Aghaei’. The experiments were done...