Growth characteristics of Artemisia sieberi influenced by super absorbent polymers in texturally different soils under water stress condition     

Maryam Rezashateri  Sayed Jamaleddin Khajeddin  Mohammad Mahdi Majidi  Sayed Hamid Matinkhah 《Archives of Agronomy and Soil Science》2017,63(7):984-997

The effects of super absorbent polymers (SAPs) on growth characteristics and seedlings survival of Artemisia sieberi (under two soil textures, three irrigation levels and seven hydrogel compositions with three replications) were investigated. The studied traits were shoot height, shoot dry weight, root dry weight, ratio of root/shoot, root length, root perimeter, root area and root volume. SAPs successfully enhanced growth capability of A. sieberi in two soil textures compared to the controls. Ideally, 5 g kg^?1 Aquasorb? (SNF Company, France) with 100% irrigation and 10 g kg^?1 Stockosorb® (Evonik Corporation, Germany) with 75% irrigation in a sandy loam texture and 10 g kg^?1 Boloorab A? (Boloorab Company, Iran) with 75% irrigation in a loamy texture significantly affected all traits, resulting in 100% survival for A. sieberi seedlings. Aquasorb? and Stockosorb® showed the best results in the sandy loam texture and preferable outputs were obtained by Boloorab A? application in the loamy texture. In other words, because of the basic differentiation among soils in terms of mineralogy, temperature and moisture content, different SAPs should be applied. Production of dense root network and root aggregation stimulated by SAPs increased root contact with moisture. Therefore, improving the growth and survival of the plants is accessible using SAPs under water stress condition.  相似文献   

Preliminary study of the performance of crude illipe oil (Shorea macrophylla) as a dietary lipid source for riverine cyprinid Tor tambroides     

Kamarudin  Mohd Salleh  Bami  Mahkameh Lashkarizadeh  Arshad  Aziz  Saad  Che Roos  Ebrahimi  Mahdi 《Fisheries Science》2018,84(2):385-397

Fisheries Science - Illipe Shorea macrophylla is a riverine fruit naturally eaten by Malaysian mahseer Tor tambroides and other riverine cyprinids. The effects of crude illipe oil on the growth...  相似文献   

A new species and observations on the genus <Emphasis Type="Italic">Ramularia</Emphasis> from Iran     

Mahdi Pirnia  Uwe Braun 《European journal of plant pathology / European Foundation for Plant Pathology》2018,150(4):847-852

Ramularia ranunculicola sp. nov. (Mycosphaerellaceae) is described from Iran on Ranunculus muricatus and compared with other species reported on Ranunculus spp. Ramularia carletonii on Lactuca tuberosa and R. nagornyi on Centaurea solstitialis are newly reported from Iran, and Picris strigosa is a new host for R. picridis (= R. inaequalis s. lat.).  相似文献   

Zinc desorption kinetics from some calcareous soils of orange (Citrus sinensis L.) orchards,southern Iran     

Hamid Reza Boostani  Mahdi Najafi-Ghiri  Hossein Amin  Abbas Mirsoleimani 《Soil Science and Plant Nutrition》2019,65(1):20-27

Zinc (Zn) desorption is an important process to determine Zn bioavailability in calcareous soils. An experiment was performed to assess the pattern of Zn release from 10 calcareous soils of orange orchards, southern Iran and the soil properties influencing it. For Zn desorption studies, soil samples were extracted with diethylene triamine penta-acetic acid solution at pH 7.3 for periods of 0.083–48 h. Suitability of seven kinetic models was also investigated to describe Zn release from soils. Generally, Zn desorption pattern was characterized by a rapid initial desorption up to 2 h of equilibration, followed by a slower release rate. The simple Elovich and two-constant rate kinetic models described Zn release the best, so it seems that Zn desorption is probably controlled by diffusion phenomena. The values of the rate constants for the superior models were significantly correlated with some soil properties such as soil organic matter (SOM) content, cation exchange capacity (CEC), and soil pH, whereas carbonate calcium equivalent and clay content had no significant influence on Zn desorption from soils. SOM had a positive effect on the magnitude of Zn release from soils, while soil pH showed a negative effect on Zn desorption. Furthermore, the initial release rate of soil Zn is probably controlled by CEC in the studied soils. Finally, it could be concluded that SOM, CEC, and soil pH are the most important factors controlling Zn desorption from calcareous soils of orange orchards, southern Iran.

Abbreviations: Soil organic matter (SOM); Cation exchange capacity (CEC); Calcium carbonate equivalent (CCE); Zinc (Zn).  相似文献   

Genetic variation,heritability and correlations of agro-morphological traits in tall fescue (<Emphasis Type="Italic">Festuca arundinacea</Emphasis> Schreb.)     

Mohammad Mahdi Majidi  Aghafakhr Mirlohi  Fatemeh Amini 《Euphytica》2009,167(3):323-331

To study the genetic variation, heritability and genetic correlations of some agro-morphological traits in tall fescue, 25 parents from a genetically broad-base germplasm were polycrossed and their respective half-sib families were generated. Clonally propagated parents and their half-sib families were grown as spaced single plants using a randomized complete-block design with three replications, and observed for seven traits in 2006 and 2007. The estimates of broad-sense heritability were moderate to high for the traits studied. Narrow-sense heritability estimates from analyses of progenies and from regression of half-sib (HS) progenies on parents suggested that genetic variation for these traits was largely controlled by additive gene action. Association of dry matter yield (DMY) with plant height, number of fertile shoot, curbs width and spring growth was positive and significant. With the exception of number of days to pollination, correlation coefficients of the traits between the parents and offspring were not significant. Based on parent-offspring regression, genetic gain from selection for DMY was high, demonstrating genetic potential for improving this trait. Overall, there was high genetic variation and moderate heritability for most traits in the tall fescue populations evaluated. In conclusion, to improve herbage yield, selection would be more effective based on forage yield components.  相似文献   

Influence of Carotino oil on in vitro rumen fermentation,metabolism and apparent biohydrogenation of fatty acids          下载免费PDF全文

Kazeem Dauda Adeyemi  Mahdi Ebrahimi  Anjas Asmara Samsudin  Abd Razak Alimon  Roselina Karim  Saiful Anuar Karsani  Awis Qurni Sazili 《Animal Science Journal》2015,86(3):270-278

The study appraised the effects of Carotino oil on in vitro rumen fermentation, gas production, metabolism and apparent biohydrogenation of oleic, linoleic and linolenic acids. Carotino oil was added to a basal diet (50% concentrate and 50% oil palm frond) at the rate of 0, 2, 4, 6 and 8% dry matter of the diet. Rumen inoculum was obtained from three fistulated Boer bucks and incubated with 200 mg of each treatment for 24 h at 39°C. Gas production, fermentation kinetics, in vitro organic matter digestibility (IVOMD), volatile fatty acids (VFA), in vitro dry matter digestibility (IVDMD), metabolizable energy and free fatty acids were determined. Carotino oil did not affect (P > 0.05) gas production, metabolizable energy, pH, IVOMD, IVDMD, methane, total and individual VFAs. However, Carotino oil decreased (P < 0.05) the biohydrogenation of linoleic and linolenic acids but enhanced (P < 0.05) the biohydrogenation of oleic acid. After 24 h incubation, the concentrations of stearic, palmitic, pentadecanoic, myristic, myristoleic and lauric acids decreased (P < 0.05) while the concentration of linolenic, linoleic, oleic and transvaccenic acids and conjugated linoleic acid (CLAc9t11) increased (P < 0.05) with increasing levels of Carotino oil. Carotino oil seems to enhance the accumulation of beneficial unsaturated fatty acids without disrupting rumen fermentation.  相似文献   

Mass Transfer and Color Changes Kinetics of Infrared-Vacuum Drying of Grapefruit Slices     

Fakhreddin Salehi  Mahdi Kashaninejad 《International Journal of Fruit Science》2018,18(4):394-409

ABSTRACT

The effects of combined infrared-vacuum drying parameters, including infrared power (300–400 W), pressure (5–25 kPa) and time (0–140 min) on the drying kinetics of grapefruit slices were investigated. Both the infrared lamp power and vacuum pressure influenced the drying time of grapefruit slices. The regression results showed that the quadratic model satisfactorily described the drying behavior with highest R and lowest SE values. The effective moisture diffusivity increases as power increases and range between 5.83 × 10^–10 and 2.13 × 10^–9 m²/s. The color scale parameters, including redness (a*), yellowness (b*) and lightness (L*) values of dried grapefruit slices increased during drying. The rise in infrared power has a negative effect on the color change intensity (?E) and with increasing in infrared radiation power it was increased. Different kinetic models were used to fit the experimental data and the results revealed that the power model was the most suitable to describe the ?E.  相似文献   

Electrospinning of silk nanofibers. I. An investigation of nanofiber morphology and process optimization using response surface methodology     

Nasim Amiraliyan  Mahdi Nouri  Mohammad Haghighat Kish 《Fibers and Polymers》2009,10(2):167-176

Ultra fine fibers were electrospun from regenerated silk fibroin/formic acid solution. Effect of some process parameters on the morphology, diameter and variation in fiber diameter of electrospun fibers were experimentally investigated. Scanning electron microscope was used for the measurement of fiber diameter. Fibers with diameter ranging from 80 to 210 nm were collected depending on the solution concentration and the applied voltages. Response surface methodology (RSM) was used to obtain a quantitative relationship between selected electrospinning parameters and the average fiber diameters and its distribution. It was shown that concentration of silk fibroin solution had a significant effect on the fiber diameter and the standard deviation of the fiber diameter. Applied voltage had no significant effect on the fiber diameter and its standard deviation.  相似文献   

Antioxidative effects of mulberry foliage extract in African catfish diet          下载免费PDF全文

Atefeh Sheikhlar  Yong Meng Goh  Razak Alimon  Mahdi Ebrahimi 《Aquaculture Research》2017,48(8):4409-4419

This study was carried out to evaluate the antioxidative potential and quality of the meat of African catfish fed mulberry foliage extract (MFE). A total of 360 juvenile African catfish (8.4 ± 0.2 g) were fed four diets namely, basal diet (control), MFE‐2 (2 g MFE kg^?1), MFE‐5 (5 g MFE kg^?1) and MFE‐7 (7 g MFE kg^?1) for 60 days. At the end of the experiment, muscles were excised, vacuum‐packaged and conditioned for 0, 7 and 14 days in a chiller (4°C). The meat from fish fed MFE‐5 and MFE‐7 had significantly (P < 0.05) greater total phenols content than the other dietary groups. This value reduced (P < 0.05) during storage. The DPPH‐scavenging effect of MFE‐7 increased (P < 0.05) compared with the others. It decreased (P < 0.05) during storage. The lowest POV was revealed (P < 0.05) in MFE‐7. The 2‐thiobarbituric acid‐reactive substances (TBARS) and peroxide value (POV) increased (P < 0.05) during storage. The pH value was significantly (P < 0.05) higher in MFE supplemented diets than in the control group. It is concluded that MFE at the concentration of 7 g kg^?1 DM is potential dietary antioxidant supplements, to improve the quality of fish meat.  相似文献   

Influence of seed nitrogen content and biofertilizer priming on wheat germination in salinity stress conditions     

Jabbar Fallahi  Parviz Rezvani Moghaddam  Mahdi Nassiri Mahallati  Mohammad Ali Behdani  Mahsa Aghhavani Shajari  Mohammad Behzad Amiri 《Archives of Agronomy and Soil Science》2013,59(6):791-801

In order to study the effects of seed nitrogen content and biofertilizer priming on germination indices of wheat seeds under salinity stress, a factorial experiment based on a completely randomized design with four replications was conducted in 2009. Experimental factors consisted of: (1) the application of different nitrogen fertilizer rates (0, 55, 110 and 165 kg ha^?1 N) on parent plants; (2) priming of achieved seeds by biofertilizers (Nitragin, Biophosphorus and distilled water); and (3) different levels of salinity produced by NaCl (0, ?0.4, ?0.8 and ?1.2 MPa). Germination percentage, germination rate, mean germination time, germination index, radicle and plumule length, radicle and plumule dry weight and radicle number per seedling were measured. Nitrogen application increased seed nitrogen content in parent plants. All germination indices decreased with increasing in salinity levels. Biofertilizer priming, especially Nitragin, had a positive effect on germination percentage, radicle number and radicle and plumule length in most salinity levels. The highest values for germination factors were related to achieved seeds from parent plants that were treated with 110 kg ha^?1 N. Overall, application of middle levels of N fertilizer (55 and 110 kg ha^?1 N) on parent plants combined with seed priming with Nitragin biofertilizer improved the germination indices of wheat under salinity stress.  相似文献