Volume 33 Issue 4

Published: 2005-12-01

Contents


Article
WATER RELATIONS IN LETTUCE(Lactuca sativa L.Var longiflia)

Caser G. Abdel

Four experiments were conducted to investigate sowing rates (1, 2, 3, or 4g. seeds.m) effects on lettuce transplant performance, to improve growth and yield of lettuce by populations, plot and...

Pages: 2-7
USURIOUS LOAN & ISLAMIC LOAN

Haaa Daowd

The purpose of this study to know the Islamic formulas as a substitute for interest rate which can be used in agricultural banks. A number of farmers don't like to deal with agricultural banks that...

Pages: 4-10
EFFECT OF WHEAT MILLING BY PRODUCTS (BRAN) AND CELLULOSE ON CHOLESTEROL, LIPID PROFILE AND ATHEROGENIC FACTOR FOR GROWING RATS

Abdullah M. Thannoun

Cholesterol and lipid profile lowering effects of wheat milling by products (wheat bran) compared with cellulose in male Sprague Dawley growing rats was studied. Different levels of cellulose and...

Pages: 8-18
EFFECT OF AGRICULTURAL ECONNOMIC SURPLUS IN AGRICULTURAL GROWTH IN SELECTED ARAB CONNTRIES HAVE LIBERATION AND ECONCMIC CONTRROLLING POLICIES

Alaa M. Abdullah

This research interests in the topic of agricultural economic surplus as being described as one of the growth elements of agriculture especially in the developing countries and Arab countries .The...

Pages: 11-21
ASSESSMENT OF NUTRITIONAL STATUS OF PRIMARY SCHOOLS PUPILS IN MOSUL CITY

Bayda A. Yahya

For a period of nine months (October 2003-June 2004), 927 pupils of primary schools, (males and females) in Mosul City were assessed for their nutritional status using nutritional methods and...

Pages: 19-28
ECONOMIC STANDARD ANALYSIS OF FATTENING LOCAL LAMBS EXPERIMENT AT THE FIELDS COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY, MOSUL UNIVERSITY

A. M. Hussein

The study aimed calculations of costs, incomes, profits, invested of one dinnar for three groups of local lambs which are feeding and fattening . on the three different rations in the level of...

Pages: 22-27
EFFECT OF WATER STRESS,LIGUD PARAFFIN AND CALCIUM CHLORIDE IN GROWTH,YIELD AND QUALITY IN POTATO

Zuhair A.Dawood

A field experiment was conducted in a private potato farm in Mosul City during two spring seasons of 2002 and 2003 , in sandy loam soil . Liquid paraffin as anti transparent at two...

Pages: 28-39
EFFICACY OF ACTIVATED SODIUM BENTONITE TO REDUCE THE TOXICITY OF AFLATOXINS AND T-2 TOXIN IN BROILER CHICKS

K.M. Thalij

This experiment was conducted to determine the ability of activated sodium bentonite(ASB) at a concentration of 0.5% to reduce the toxicity of aflatoxins (AF) at 2.5 mg or T-2 toxin at 4 mg/kg of...

Pages: 29-32
EFFECT OF FOLIAR APPLICATION OF UREA ON SEEDLING GROWTH OF THREE OLIVE ( Olea europaea L.) CULTIVARS

Jassim Al-Aareji, Raida Al-Hamadany

Olive transplants of three cultivars (Khodeiri, Dremalali and Sorani) were sprayed three times during 2004 season with four levels of urea (46%N) (0,0.5,1and1.5%), one month intervals between each...

Pages: 40-46
EFFECT OF TEMPERATURE ON POTASSIUM ADSORPTION-DESORPTION IN SOME IRAQ SOILS

M. M.A.Alobidi, A. Al-Zubaidi

This work was conducted to study potassium-adsorption-desorption in isotheam calcareau soil of Northern Iraq at three different levels of temperature 278, 298, 318 k, from the obtained data, The...

Pages: 47-56
CHARACTERISTICS OF SOME OLIVE VARIETIES DURING GROWTH AND MATURITY

S.R. Al-Obady

Three varieties of olives (Bashike, Manzanillo and Dugal) were used to study the chemical and physical changes during growth and maturity (From July to November). The results showed that...

Pages: 57-63
EFFECT OF MICROWAVES ON THE NITROGEN DISTRIBUTION AND SOME PHYSICAL PROPERTIES AND MICROBIAL CONTENT ON SHEEPS MILK

Mowafak M.Ali

Sheep milk was subjected to microwave for 60-180 sec., and analysed for nitrogen distribution , pH and rennet coagulation time.Also analysed for total bacterial count,Co- liform bacteria...

Pages: 70-74
EFFECT OF GIBBERELIC ACID CONCENTRATION AND SOAKING PERIODS ON SEED GERMINATION AND SEEDLING GROWTH OF Pinus canariensis

Sumood H. Ali

This study was carried out during 2001 to investigate the effects of soaking of Pinus canariensis seeds in different concentration of GA3 (0,200and300) ppm for different periods (0,10,15and20)...

Pages: 75-79
PERFORMANCE EVALUATION OF SEVEN GENOTYPES AND THEIR COMPLETE DIALLEL CROSSES AND HERITABILITY ESTIMATE FOR BREAD WHEAT (TRITICUM AESIVUM L.)

Ahmed A. Ahmed

Seeds of five new bread wheat entries ,Kea, Tr380, 2Ca, Tows and Kvz in addition to the two local varieties, Saberbeg and Abou-Graib-3 were sown during the season 1997/1998 . Complete diallel cross...

Pages: 80-87
COMPARTIVE STUDY OF SOME DURUM WHEAT VARIETIES ANDTHE EFFECT OF NITROGEN AND PHOSPHOROUS FERTLIZATION ON YIELD AND YIELD COMPONENTS UNDRE

M.A. Mohammed

This study was conducted in field crops station /Ninavh Al - Rashidia for the season 2001-2002 in order to finding out suitable varieties of some durum wheat (Om-Raby , Waha , Bagra-jow and local...

Pages: 88-91
THE EFFICENCY OF SOME HERBICIDES IN TWO WHEAT VARITY (Triticum durum) ON WEED CONTROL UNDER DRY LAND AREA IN NORTH IRAQ

Salim H. Anter

Field experiment was conducted in winter season of 2004-2005 at field of college of Agriculture / Mosul university field to evaluate the effeciency of two herbicides ( Topik 70 g.a.i / ha , Lintor...

Pages: 92-97
GROWTH AND YIELD OF SOME LENTIL ( Lens culinaris Medic ) GENO TYPES AS AFFECTED BY POTASSIUM FERTILIZER

A.M. Al-Hasan

A field experiment was conducted during the growing season 1999-2000 two different location in north Iraq viz ; Sallameah ( 40 km south of Mosul ) , and Rabiah ( 92 km north-west Mosul ) to study...

Pages: 98-105
FIRST RECORD OF HENDERSONULA BRANCH WILT OF POPLAR IN IRAQ

Nidhal Younis Almurad

Platanus branch wilt was studied in Ninavha forest where the fungus Hendersonula toruloidea Nattrass was regarded as potential pathogen. According to young shoot cutting bioassay technique of...

Pages: 106-113
ECOLOGICAL STUDY ON OAK SEED WEEVIL (Cucrulio longipennis Rett Curculioidae: Coleoptera) IN SWARATUKA REGION/ DOHUK COVERNORATE

Ismail N. Almaroof

The study was conducted in Swaratuka region in Dohuk governorate during October 2002 on the occurrence of oak seed weevil Curculio longipennis Rett on oak trees of Quercus aegilops L. to evaluate...

Pages: 114-120