To study the effects of soil amendments on physical and hydraulic properties of a saline-sodic sandy clay loam soil, a field experiment was carried out as a complete block design with three replications. The treatments ...

In order to evaluate salt (NaCl) tolerance in alfa lfa ( Medicago sativa L.) half-sib families, a factorial experiment on the basis of co mpletely randomized design, with 20-25 individuals in pot ...

In production of tissue paper, the adhesion of a liquid adhesive creping aid, compound polymer, as creping aids on the Yankee dryer surface was investigated. A compound polymer was prepared based on mixing ratio of poly ...

In the last few years, public awareness has been on the increase about short- and long- term effects of forest roads construction on the en vironment. Therefore, forest road managers have to be concerned ...

To obtain an optimum formulation for stabilizers–em ulsifier in ice cream, different combinations of three stabilizers, i.e. basil seed gum, guar gum, and carboxymethyl cellulose, at two ...

To investigate the root anatomy and hydraulic conductivity of wheat cultivars, including Shiraz, Bahar, Pishtaz, Sistan, and Yavaros, a series of controlled environment (growth chamber) experiments were hydroponically ...

To understand the effects of salinity stress on four different growth stages of sorghum, a greenhouse experiment with 10 treatments, considering all possible combinations of salinity stress and salt- free periods was ...

This study suggests a new effective chemical pretre atment to hydrolyze rice straw for efficient ethanol production. It introduces a new y east strain that ferments rice straw hydrolyzate ...

This paper aims at analyzing farmers’ responses on quality of agricultural information services provided by public and private sources. Th e study is based on primary survey of 461 farmers in eight districts ...

Internationally, employability has recently become an increasingly controversial issue in higher education. The emergence of knowledge-based economies, accompanied by the by-products of globalization, has forced agricultural ...