Evaluating the performance of rope-wick herbicides applicator to control common reed Adnan Hussein Al-Wagaa1, Ibraheem Ahmed Hadi Al-Obadui2, Hameed A. K. Alfarttoosi3 and Omar Abdulrazzaq AL-Gburi4

Abstract This study was carried out in an ordinarily field of common reed Phragmites australis (Cav.) Trin, one of invasive perennial weed in Iraq. originally focused on investigating the feasibilityof an applied herbicide treatment by using systematic herbicides of glyphosate (N-(phosphonomethyl glycine) and fluazifop-butyl to control the common reed. Doses Read more

Efficacy of rice husks compost and Trichoderma harzianum on Rhizoctonia solani and its effect on seeds germination and seedling health

Abstract This study was conducted to isolate and identify Trichoderma harzianum Rifai and Rhizoctonia solani by the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) technique with the presence of the ITS1 and ITS4 primer pair. The study was also carried out to investigate the efficacy of rice husk compost fortified with the bio-control agent, T. harzianum for the resistance Read more

The importance of tissue culture in producing medicinal plants

Assist prof. Dr.sarab abdalhadi almukhtar (Let your food be your medicine … and treat every patient with the plants of his land, as it is brought to his recovery) نجد أن مراكز البحث العلمي في الدول المتقدمة ومنظم١ة الصحة العالمية تكشف لنا عن الآثار الجانبية الخطيرة للأدوية الكيميائية حتى يتم Read more

First registration of badh2 in Iraqi Aromatic Rice Varieties in Joint Database DDBJ/ENA/GenBank

First registration of badh2 in Iraqi Aromatic Rice Varieties in Joint Database DDBJ/ENA/GenBank. Dr. Ali Nazim Farhoud, lecturer in Field Crops Department, recorded genetic sequences in the joint database of DDBJ/ENA/GenBank under the Accession numbers LC553779 and LC553780 for The Badh2 Gene, which is responsible for aromatic rice in aromatic Read more

A Lecturer from the College of Agriculture / University of Kerbala published a scientific research paper in cooperation with a research team from an Australian university

The lecturer, Dr. Kadum Mohammed Abdullah, published a scientific research paper in cooperation with a research team from the Australian university (Griffith University) on the nutrients cycling, especially the nitrogen and carbon elements under the impact of the controlled fire system that is followed in many countries where wild fires Read more

New report of Hoverfly parasite Diplazon laetatorius (Fabricius, 1781) (Ichneumonidae – Hymenoptera) from Iraq Ali A. Kareem1, Manar A. Abbas1, Raad K. Aljaafari1, Sienaa M. Al-Zurfi2 and Zeina M. Mouhsan1 Published 1 November 2019 • Published under licence by IOP Publishing Ltd

Abstract The study has recorded the Hoverfly parasite Diplazon laetatorius (Fabricius, 1781) for the first time in Iraq. The material examined was from Karbala city, with coordinates 32.6068° N, 44.0104° E, 14.4.2019, 4 ♀. This ichneumonid wasp is imported for the biological control of pests. It is vital to increase awareness among Read more

The participation of a good elite of the faculty members of the College of Agriculture – University of Karbala in the virtual international conference that was held at the University of Qadisiyah

The participation of a good elite of the faculty members of the College of Agriculture – University of Karbala in the virtual international conference that was held at the University of Qadisiyah under the slogan (Agriculture and the sustainable environment is our path towards food security) as participants and attendees.

selecte Prof. Dr. Hameed Abed Khashan Al-Farttoosi, Head of theField Crops Department, as a member of the Scientific Committee of the First Virtual International Agricultural Conference

selecte Prof. Dr. Hameed Abed Khashan Al-Farttoosi, Head of theField Crops Department, as a member of the Scientific Committee of the First Virtual International Agricultural Conference, Collage of Agriculture, Al-Qadisiyah University; As well as president of a session for the axis of field crops and plant protection.Our wishin to him Read more

20 Arab and foreign universities participate in the training course held by the Field Crops Department

The University of Karbala / College of Agriculture / Department of Field Crops held a training course entitled “Statistical Analysis of Agricultural and Biological Experiments” using the Genstat program by Dr. Uday Hamid Al-Tamimi and Dr. Ali Nazim Farhood on Sunday and Monday, 10-11 / 5/2020 Through the Free Conference Read more

Pistachio Tree

                                                                             Dr. Sabah Gazi Shareef Al-Agha Pistachio Tree Of the perennial fruitful trees, some of which can live for up to three hundred years, Withstands high temperatures and needs 500 mm of rain annually, usually cultivated for its fruitful, As the tree begins production at the age of 10 years Read more