Volume 40 Issue 1

Published: 2012-06-01

Contents


Article
EFFECT OF PROTECTED SOYBEAN MEAL ON MILK YIELD AND COMPOSITION IN LOCAL MERIZ GOATS

Kamal N. S. Dosky

The objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of protected soybean meal (SBM) on total milk yield (TMY) and composition, milk energy and body weight (BW) in lactating Meriz does. Eighteen...

Pages: 1-8
IMPORTANCE OF AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGIES RECOMMENDED FOR VEGETABLE CULTIVATORS IN SHIRQAT DISTRICT IN THE FIELD OF RATIONAL USE OF IRRIGATION WATER AND ITS RELATION WITH THEIR TRAINING NEEDS

Radwan T. AL-Kashab

The objectives of this research were to determine the importance of Agricultural technologies recommended for vegetable cultivators in Shirqat District Sallah AL-Deen Province in the field of...

Pages: 1-8
STABILITY OF RAPESEED (Brassica napus L. ) VARIETIES UNDER RAINFALL CONDITIONS IN NORTHEREN OF IRAQ

Mohammed Y. Hammed

Four rapeseed varieties, Paktol, Kebel, Forte and Karat were tested in five environments represented limited and semi-limited dryland area in northern of Iraq, Mosul province (Rashidia during...

Pages: 2-10
Effect of Bio-Fertilizer on physiology of growth and development of maize ( Zea mays L.) in Sulaimani region

Aram A. Mohammed

Effect of inoculation with Phosphorus biofertilizer and different dozes of nitrogen and P2O5 on the physiology of growth and development of maize were studied through conducting two different...

Pages: 9-20
ECONOMIC REFORM POLICIES AND THEIR IMPACT ON CREDIT AND AGRICULTURAL OUTPUT IN SELECTED ARAB STATES

Hanaa Dawood

This research aims studying and measuring the impact of economic reform policies on credit and agricultural output in selected Arab states, adopted these policies (Saudi Arabia, Egypt and Sudan),...

Pages: 9-26
MEASUREMENT AND INTERPRETATION OF THE IMPACT OF SOME MACROECECONOMIC VARIABLES ON THE PERFORMANCE OF AGRICULTURAL SECTOR IN SELECTED DEVELOPING COUNTRIES

Alaa M. Abdullah

Are macroeconomic variables one means by which measure the performance of economic sectors including the agricultural sector, because they are interested in studying how they are through to reach...

Pages: 27-37
THE REALITY OF PRODUCING CASH GRAINS CROPS IN SOME OF DEVELOPING COUNTRIES

Kays Nadhim Ghazal

Cash crops play a great role in economics of developing countries for it shares in external trade of these countries and in most of its local agricultural industries as well as its nutritional...

Pages: 38-54
EFFECT OF CULTIVAR, NUMBER OF APPLICATION AND LEVELS OF SEAWEED (SEAFORCE1) ON THE QUALITY CHARACTERICTICS AND MINERAL CONTENT OF SQUASH PLANT Cucurbita pepo L.

Abdulraheem. S. Mohammed

This study was conducted in the vegetable farm research , college of agriculture , duhok university. Three levels of seaweed extracts " Seaforce 1 " (i.e.zero,2,3 ml / liter ) as a folair...

Pages: 55-63
EFFECT OF PROPAGATION MEDIA AND DIFFERENT CONCENTRATIONS OF IBA ON ROOTING OF Bougainvillea glabra C. CUTTINGS

Yousif A. Abdulrahman

This investigation was conducated in the green-house of Department of Horticulture, College of Agriculture, Dohuk Univ., and During 27 February to 4 June 2000. The cuttings of Bougainvillea glabra...

Pages: 64-74
EFFECT OF NUMBER OF APLLICATION AND LEVELS OF SEAWEED (SEA FORCE 1) ON THE FLOWERING AND FRUITY GROWTH OF TWO SQUASH CULTIVARS Cucurbita pepo L.

Abdulraheem S. Mohammed

This study was Conducted in the vegetable farm research , College of agriculture , Duhok university Three levels of Seaweed extract : Sea Force 1 (ie zero, 2, 3ml /L) as a foliar application in...

Pages: 75-84
ESTIMATION OF HETEROSIS , GENE ACTION AND GENOTYPIC AND PHENOTYPIC CORRELATION IN FABA BEAN (Vicia faba L.)

Shamil Y.Hassan AL-Hamdany

Four varieties of faba bean viz, (1-French (aguadulce) , 2-Syrian (shami) , 3-Spain and 4-Holland) were used in a Complete Diallel Crosses , during growing season 2008/2009. Genotypes...

Pages: 85-99
EFFECT OF SOME PESTICIDES ON SOIL MICROORGANISMS IN KIRKUK PROVINCE

Dalshad R. Azeez

A field experiment was conducted to investigate the effect of some pesticides on soil microorganisms numbers including bacteria, fungi and actinomycetes. The land was chosen , prepared ,leveled...

Pages: 100-106
COMPARING OF SOIL REFLECTANCE VALUES BY USING DIFFERENT PROGRAMS

Taha Abdul Hadi Taha Dawood Al-jawwadi

The Hatra area in Nineveh governorate / Iraq has been chosen for this research because it sits on in arid and semi arid area and because of the availability of its previous study with grounded...

Pages: 107-114
USING THE RATIO IMAGING IN DISTINGUISHING SOIL SURFACE STATUS AND LAND COVER

Namik A . Daood, Taha A.T.D. AlJawwadi

A study area that has various topography natural which in fact affect in different soil geneses had been selected and studying the area primarily to know the types the found soils , then using...

Pages: 115-121
FOOD PREFERENCE OF Microcerotermes diversus Silv. (ISOPTERA, TERMITIDAE) TO THE WOODS OF SOME FOREST TREES*

Nazar M. Al-Mallah

The result of feeding preference study of the termite Microcerotermes diversus Silv to the different species of wood tested ( Platanus orientals , Populus nigra , Cupresses sempervirens ,...

Pages: 122-129
Effect of the Subsurface Drainage in Improving

Mohamed A.Tert

Applying technicality of the subsurface drainage on the heavy clay soil in Al-Ghab plain expose to seasonal water logging phenomenon. The results showed that the improvement in the each of bulk...

Pages: 122-127
STUDY OF QUANTITY - INTENSITY OF POTASSIUM IN SOME CALCAEOUS SOILS IN NINEVEH PROVINCE

Mohammed Tahir Said Khalil

Potassium supplying power by using Beckett approach to evaluate some criteria of potassium thermodynamics and its uses an indicators to evaluate soil fertility in some arid soils sampled from six...

Pages: 128-134
THE ROLE OF YELLOW STICKING TRAPS FOR ESTIMATION OF LEAF HOPPER Empoasca decedens POALI ON DIFFERENT STRAINS OF POPLAR TREES IN MOSUL

M. Mohammed

The study was conducted in the plantation of poplar research station of horticulture & forestry in Rashidia Mosul in 2002 , it was noticed that the presence of leaf hopper on poplar trees from...

Pages: 130-135
EFFECT OF FORMALDEHYDE TREATED AND UNTREATED SUNFLOWER SUPPLEMENT ON NUTRIENT DIGESTIBILITY AND SOME RUMEN AND BLOOD PARAMETERS IN AWASSI SHEEP

Osama AbdulGani AL-Zeadan

Nine Awassi rams were used in this study. The rams were divided into three groups. The first group (control) was fed on ration consisted mainly of barley, wheat bran and soybean meal, while the...

Pages: 135-141
PRODUCTION EFFICIENCY OF LOCAL MALE RABBITS FATTENING ON DIFFERENT

Q. Shamsal-dain

Twenty-four weaner male rabbits of 6-8 weeks aged and average 53050 g in weight were divided into four groups of six (6) rabbits per group and used in a 8 weeks feeding trial for production...

Pages: 142-148
EFFECT OF USING VITAMIN A AND FOLIC ACID IN SOME

Abdalelah Abdalla AL- Zubaydi

This study was conducted at Animal Resourse Department College of Agriculture and Forestry at Mosul University for a period from 9/6/2009 to 6/10/2009, to study the effect of vit. A , Folic...

Pages: 149-158
THE INFLUENCE OF SOME FACTORS ON MILK CONTENTS OF SOMATIC CELLS IN HOLSTEIN COWS

Shana S. A. Jaaf

70 Holstein cows were randomly chosen from the herd at the Nasr Dairy Cattle Station, United Company for Animal Resources Ltd ., Al-Soueira ( 50 Km south of Baghdad ) and over period from...

Pages: 159-169
STUDY THE EFFECT OF PACKAGING MATERIALS AND STORAGE PERIOD ON RHEOLOGICAL PROPERTIES OF FLOUR

S. AL-Jbory

The effect of packaging materials and storage period on rheological properties of wheat flour was studied. wheat flour was packed in polypropylene and paper sacks and stored at30C for 30, 60, 90...

Pages: 170-175
Evaluation of Mutagenic ability of Volatile oils from Mentha longifolia in the Fungus Aspergillus amstelodami

Fadeya M. Al-Hyaly

This research involved testing the mutagenic ability of the volatile oil of Mentha longifolia on the conidia of fungus Aspergillus amstelodami .the inhibitory effect of different concentrations of...

Pages: 176-183
EFFECT OF SUGARS &LYSINE OF BROAD BEAN FLOUR ADDING TO WHEAT FLOUR (COMPOSITE ) ON BROWN INDEX & FERMENTATION PRESSURE GAS

Mazin M. Al- Zubaidy

The study was conducted to determine reducing & non reducing sugars and lysine content of three species ( Sham , ILB and Aquadulce ) of Broad bean seed flour ( Vicia faba ) which obtained from...

Pages: 184-191
ESTIMATING OF SOME GENETIC PARAMETERS IN BREAD WHEAT BY USING FACTORIAL MATING DESIGN

Ismail Hussain Ali

This study was carried out to estimate some genetic parameters in bread wheat, Six cultivars of bread wheat (male parents) ATTLA (1), MILAN (2), Acsad 8 (3), Acsad 17 (4), Noor (5) and Cross bred-6...

Pages: 192-204
Evaluation of new barley genotypes under Nienavah governorate environment

Ahmed Abdul-Jawad Ahmed

Twenty four new barley entries in addition of the local variety (Rihane-03) were studied in RCBD with two replications under the rainfed conditions of northern region of Iraq. Number of days to 50%...

Pages: 205-211
EFFECT OF INTERPLANTS SPACING AND METHODS OF NITROGEN APPLICATION ON GROWTH OF THREE SYNTHETIC CORN VARIETIES (Zea mays L.)

Mahfood Abdul-Kadir Mohammad

Two Field experiments were conducted during the growing season 2007 in Mosul and Tikrit to determine the influence of application method of nitrogen fertilizer (Broadcasting or band fertilization...

Pages: 212-224
USING OF DIFFERENT NOZZLES (SINGLE AND DOUBLE )UNDER TWO PRESSURES TO SHOW THERE EFFECT ON COEFFICIENT OF UNIFORMITY AND DISTRIBUTION UNIFORMITY OF WATER DISTRIBUTION UNDER STATIONARY SPRINGULAR IRRIGATION

Essam A. Taha

This study was conducted in the fields of Agriculture and forestry collage in February 2010 to investigate the effect of pressure 1.5 and 3 bar and type of nozzle single ( square , hexagon ,...

Pages: 225-229
EFFECT OF RICE VARIETIES AND STORAGE PERIOD AND LEVEL INFESTSTION ON SAW TOOTHED GRAIN BEETLE (Oryzaephilus surinamensis L. , Coleoptera : Silvanidae )

M .A .Mohammed

The present study included the effect of local rice varieties Anbar , Aqqrawi , Baziani and imported varieties American , Vietnami , Thailandi and the effect of storage period 2 ,4 Months with...

Pages: 230-237
THE EFFECT OF THERMAL AND CHILLING SEQUENCY ON THE MORTALITY OF TRIBOLIUM CONFUSUM (DUVAL) AND

Nazar M. Al-Mallah

The result of studying the effect of two insects species Tribolium confusum ( Duval) and Rhizopertha dominica (F.) on responding to successive exposure periods of high and low temperature showed...

Pages: 238-248
CHEMICAL CONTROL OF COWPEA DAMPING OFF AND ROOT ROT

Alaa H. Al-Khafagi

Isolation result showed the presence of Fusarium solani ,Rhizoctonia solani ,Microphomina phasseolina and that fungicide Beltanol inhibited the growth ray of the three isolated fungi with...

Pages: 249-257
EFFECT OF COPPER AND SALICYLIC ACID IN THE SYSTEMIC RESISTANCE ACQIRED OF BEANS AGAINST Rhizoctonia solani

S. Y. Muhammed

The study conducted to evaluate the systemic resistance of bean seedlings infected with root rot caused by Rhizoctonia solani using nutritional element of copper and Saliycili acid showed that...

Pages: 258-266