Role of nano-particles fertilizers on growth of corn (Zea mays L.) c.v. 5018 J W Alyasari1, M Q Safi2, A A Alamery3, Y M Abudahi2, N N Jawad1, H M Almosawy1, A N Almosawy3, L Q Alkinani3 and N A Al-Ghazali1

Abstract A field experiment was carried out in the fields of Ibn al-Bitar vocational prep school in Husseiniya district in Kerbala governorate during the spring season 2018 to study the role of nonopartical fertilizers on the growth of corn (5018). cwtival(R.C.B.D) was done in three replicates and in one factor, Read more

The Role of Sewage Irrigation Management in Water Productivity, Growth and Yield Parameters of Broccoli in Al-Sulaimani government/Kurdistan region A S Ati1, B R Rahim2, H A Neima3 and R H Muhamad3

Abstract The objective of the present work was to estimate water requirements and water use efficiency for Broccoli under normal irrigation conditions and sewage irrigation. Field experiment was carried out during the season 2018 at station/Sulaimni agricultural station/Bakrajo –College of Agricultural Sciences. The experiment included three treatments: River water irrigation Read more

The Companion effect between Salicylic acid and Glutamine on the growth and yield of water-stressed cucumber (Cucumis sativus L. ) Z H Hamid1 and R J Mansoor1

Abstract Trial was conducted in greenhouse of the Department of biology / College of Science/University of Diyala during autumn season 2016. The study included two levels of water stress ( S1 /Irrigation for 14 minutes and S2 / Irrigation for 7 minutes/7 ml of water per minute ), three foliar application levels of Salicylic Read more

The Role of inoculation with Rhizobium leguminosarum in properties of plant (Vicia faba) under different levels of salinity M A J Al-Karhi1, W M Ismail2 and M N Hussein1

Abstract An experiment was conducted to study the role of inoculation with Rhizobium leguminosarum and soil salinity levels (4, 6, 8 or dsm−1). Their interrelationship with the chlorophyll content and the weight and number of root nodes of the Vicia Faba L. plant. Rhizobium leguminosarum bacteria were isolated from soil grown in the previous season with Rhizobium with Read more

Isolation and characterization of local Azotobacter isolate) producing bio-plastics and consuming waste vegetable oils I H Gatea1, A B Sabr1, E A Abdul Wahed1, A H Abbas1, A A Halob1 and M S Mahmood2

Abstract Polyhyroxyalkanotes (PHAs) are a family of polyhydroxyesters synthesized by numerous bacteria as an intracellular carbon and energy storage compound under nutrient-limiting conditions with excess carbon. An extensive screening program was previously done to isolate a promising bacterial isolate capable of polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) production. Polyhydroxalkanoates are biodegradable thermo polyesters like Read more

Bio-degradation of crude oil using local bacterial isolates K J Abdulla1, S A Ali1, I H Gatea1, N A Hameed1 and S K Maied1

Abstract Twenty seven hydrocarbon degrading bacterial isolates were isolated from five hydrocarbon contaminated sites. The study revealed a high efficiency of bacteria adapted to the biodegradation of hydrocarbons (petroleum) isolated from soil contaminated with oil residues. The isolates were examined for their hydrocarbon degradation in media supplemented with crude oil Read more

Biodegradation of (N-phosphonomethyl)glycine Utilizing Bacillus subtilis using different incubation periods N K Mousa1, I H. Gatie1 and A K Hasan1

Abstract The study aimed to evaluat Bacillus subtilis biodegrdation one of organic-pesticides in different periods. Bacillus subtilis was isolated from Iraqi soils, identification by morphological and biochemical tests. The best growth of B. subtilis were in(72hours) / (10-15) ppm (0.200-0.196)respectively, while the 5 ppm showed the highest growth in 60 day (0.163). The best degradation rate% Read more

Effect of spraying with Tecamin Algae and NPK fertilizer on the growth of pomegranate (Punica granatum L.) seedlings cv. California wonderful G B Al-Abbasi1, K M Abdullah2 and Z A Hussein2

Abstract This study was carried out in the lath house of the Department of Horticulture and Landscape at the Faculty of Agriculture, University of Kufa for the period from 1st March to 1st December, 2015. The experiment was conducted on six months old pomegranate seedlings (Wonderful cultivar) in order to study the Read more

Changes in activity of polygalacturonase (PG), pectinesterase (PE) and cellulase (Cx) in pulp during fruit development of two ripening Jujube Ziziphus spp. cultivars A H Abdulwahid1

Abstract The activities of polygalacturonase (PG), pectinesterase (PE) and cellulase (Cx) were investigated in two jujube cultivars (Zatoni and Bambawi) during fruit development, The jujube fruit Zatwni and Bambawi cvs, displayed a double sigmoidal growth curve with very short stage II (2 weeks in Zatwni and 4 weeks in Bambawi Read more