Twenty five wheat varieties were evaluated for various morphological and yield related traits. Analysis of variance (ANOVA) showed significant differences among the genotypes for flag leaf area, plant height, peduncle ...

Numerical analysis based on seed morphological characters of 38 taxa belonging to the family Orobanchaceae was carried out. Seed macro and micro-morphological characters were found useful to trace the phylogenetic relationship ...

Red chili is amongst the important market commodities mainly for its pungency, color and their respective therapeutic significances. However, the persistence of aflatoxin contamination in chilies at higher levels is raising ...

A field experiment was conducted during 2010-11with a premier objective to evaluate different organic amendments for organo-mineral fertility for pearl millet [Pennisetumglaucum (L.) R. Br.]. The experiment was set in RCBD ...

Sustainable production of food crops relies on germplasm improvement and genetic diversity. The use of multivariate techniques is an important strategy for germplasm classification and study of genetic relationships among ...

Accuracy and precision of nitrogen estimation can be improved by hyperspectral remote sensing that leads effective management of nitrogen application in precision agriculture. The objectives of this study were to identify ...

The influence of four rates of foliar-applied urea (0, 0.2, 0.5 and 0.8%; i.e., N0, N1, N2 and N3 rates, respectively) without or with girdling was evaluated on ‘Fuji’ apple fruit quality parameters and activities of two ...

Physiological responses to chilling were investigated in sorghum plants to identify the mechanisms of chilling tolerance. The experiment was conducted in the botany laboratory of Faculty of Education Ain Shams University. ...

Two sunflower i.e., Helio & NuSun, and 2 safflower accessions i.e. Spiny & Non-Spiny differing in salt sensitivity, were examined for compatible solutes and some enzyme activities involved in seed germination i.e. α-amylase, ...

Crops which are stored for more than a few days become a potential target for mould growth and mycotoxin formation by the species Aspergillus. The present study investigated an effective extraction, clean up and analysis ...