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

Nanotechnology in the food packaging industry and its effect on human heath

Dr.Haifa Ali Awahd/Karbala university- Agriculture college  Nanomaterials are increasingly being used in the food packaging industry due to the range of advanced functional properties they can bring to packaging materials. Nanotechnology-enabled food packaging can generally be divided into three main categories (Silvestre et al. 2011; Duncan et al. 2011). improved Read more

Indicator Organisms

Indicator organisms are used as a proxy to monitor conditions in a particular environment, ecosystem, area, habitat, or consumer product. Certain bacteria, fungi and helminth eggs are being used for various purposes. Indicator bacteria: Certain bacteria can be used as indicator organisms in particular situations. The presence of bacteria commonly found in human feces, termed coliform bacteria (e.g. E. Read more