International Journal of Applied Agricultural Sciences

Volume 1, Issue 3, September 2015

  • Effect of Weed Control Methods on Growth and Development of Weeds in Sugarcane Saccharum officinarum L. Fields

    Nadir F. Almubarak, T. K. Srivastava

    Issue: Volume 1, Issue 3, September 2015
    Pages: 49-54
    Received: 13 June 2015
    Accepted: 14 July 2015
    Published: 15 July 2015
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    Abstract: A field experiment on sugarcane was carried out during 2012-2013 season at the Indian Institute of Sugarcane Research Farm, Lucknow (UP), India to assess the effect of weed control methods on growth and development of weeds in sugarcane. The experiment was applied according to the Randomized Complete Block Design RCBD with three replications. Appli... Show More
  • Scheduling Irrigation as a Water Saving Practice for Corn (Zea mays L.) production in Iraq

    Ahmed A. Alfalahi, Hadi M. Karem Al-Abodi, Bassam K. Abdul Jabbar, Amer M. Muhdi, Khiadher A. Sulman

    Issue: Volume 1, Issue 3, September 2015
    Pages: 55-59
    Received: 26 June 2015
    Accepted: 14 July 2015
    Published: 15 July 2015
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    Abstract: A field experiment was conducted by using a factorial randomized complete block design (RCBD) in three replicates with four irrigation intervals (7, 8, 10 and12 days), which equivalent to 14, 12, 10, and 8 irrigations for two seasons of 2012 and 2013. Irrigation water was applied to the spring var. 5018. The results showed that different irrigation... Show More
  • Effect of Sodium Chloride on Response of Two Wheat Cultivars (Triticum aestivum L.) at Germination and Early Seedling Stages

    Abdoun H. Alwan, Khalid A. Hussein, Khudhair A. Jaddoa

    Issue: Volume 1, Issue 3, September 2015
    Pages: 60-65
    Received: 14 July 2015
    Accepted: 24 July 2015
    Published: 25 July 2015
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    Abstract: An experiment was conducted in pots to study the effect of sodium chloride levels (0,50,100,and 150)meg.L-1 on two wheat cultivars AL-Hussein and AL-Rasheed in terms of germination percentages, seedling vigour index, lengths and dry weights of shoot and root, phytotoxicity of shoot and root, stress intensity, stress tolerance index, electrolyte lea... Show More
  • Estimating the Profit Cost Functions, Economic and Technical Efficiencies of Corn Production in Babylon Province in Iraq

    Osamah K. Al-Mansi, Zahra H. Mahmood, Nada K. Abbas

    Issue: Volume 1, Issue 3, September 2015
    Pages: 66-73
    Received: 13 June 2015
    Accepted: 14 July 2015
    Published: 29 July 2015
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    Abstract: The study aimed to estimate the profit and cost functions as well as the economic, price and cost efficiencies of local and hybrid varieties of corn. A random sample of 80 corn farms in Babylon province were selected during the agricultural season 2013. From efficiency scales of profit functions, it was shown that the production size had the greate... Show More
  • Crop Physiology and Productivity: The Iraqi Experience

    Khudhair Abbas Jaddoa

    Issue: Volume 1, Issue 3, September 2015
    Pages: 74-78
    Received: 06 July 2015
    Accepted: 31 July 2015
    Published: 01 August 2015
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    Abstract: Understanding crop physiology provides us with an exciting information and knowledge for better crop management towards increasing productivity. Based on this fact, many physiological aspects of cereal crops (wheat, rice, sorghum and barley) have been studied during the last two decades in Iraq with interesting achievements. These aspects included ... Show More
  • Evaluation of the Variations of Some Traits Among Entries Genotypes of Bread Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) and Their Relationship with Grain Yield

    Salih Hadi Farhood Al-salim, Reem Al-edelbi, Hassin kassar, Hayder Najm Abed

    Issue: Volume 1, Issue 3, September 2015
    Pages: 79-83
    Received: 17 July 2015
    Accepted: 04 August 2015
    Published: 05 August 2015
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    Abstract: A field experiment was carried out in Iraq , during the season 2013-2014, in order to evaluate the performance of different ten genotypes of bread wheat in irrigated field conditions, according to the design of randomized complete block in three replications. The results indicated the existence of genetic variability, in a significant manner (at th... Show More
  • Determination of the Elements of Soil Water Balance for Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) Under Shallow Water Table

    Salloom B. Salim, Luma S. Khudhair

    Issue: Volume 1, Issue 3, September 2015
    Pages: 84-90
    Received: 24 August 2015
    Accepted: 06 September 2015
    Published: 14 September 2015
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    Abstract: To determine the elements of soil water balance equation during the growing season detailed description for calculating daily contribution rates to evapotranspiration of wheat (ET) from applied irrigation water (ETr) and upward flux capillarity (ETc), depth of applied irrigation water (DAIW), change in water storage (Λs) and cumulative evapo... Show More