Volume 46 Issue 1

Published: 2025-06-25

Contents


Article
IDENTIFICATION AND BIOLOGICAL CONTROL OF BASAL STEM AND ROOT ROT DISEASE OF SNAPDRAGON

Nadeem Ramadan

For the first time wilt symptoms have been detected on the Snapdragon (Antirrhinum majus L) plants cultivated in the parks of Mosul University. The isolation of fungi from wilted plants on PDA...

Pages: 271-278
RESEARCH
DESIGN AND EVALUATION OF WATER HARVESTING WITH MICRO CATCHMENT FOR AGRICULTURAL WHEAT TO MEET THE WATER REQUIREMENTS IN MOSUL CITY/NORTH IRAQ

Thanoon A.

In this study the runoff collected from catchment area , is utilized directly to irrigated wheat crop to meet its the water requirements with design the micro catchment water harvesting system...

Pages: 67-76
COMPARATIVE STUDY OF THE PREDIATION EFFICIENCY BETWEEN Coccinella novemnotata Herbst. AND C. undecimpunctata L. (COLEOPTERA:COCCINELLIDAE) ON Hyalopterus pruni Geoffr. (HEMIPTERA: APHIDIDAE)

Jumaa Mohammad

The results of studying the prediation efficiency of the Lady beetles Coccinella novemnotata Herbstand Coccinella undecimpunctata L. (Coleoptera:Coccinellidae) on Hyalopterus pruni Geoffr....

Pages: 239-246
VARATION OF RINGS WIDTH AND LTS EFFECT ON WOOD SPECIFIC GRAVITY OF Pinus brutia TEN. AND Cupressus sempervirens VAR. Pyramidalis TOZZ. TREES GROWN IN NINAVAH PLANTATION

Talal Al-Takay

Four trees growing in Ninavah plantation were chosen, two of them are Pinus brutiaTen.and the others are Cupressus sempervirens var. pyramidalis Tozz.. The trees were filled, from each tree six...

Pages: 135-142
EFFECT OF ADDING EXTRACTS OF MINT AND THYME ON THE GROWTH OF MICROORGANISMS IN WHITE SOFT CHEESE MANUFACTURED IN LABORATORY

Maha Yousif, Alia S. Kamil, Moazaz Abd-Alrytha

This study aimed to detect the effect of adding two plant extracts namely; Spearmint (Mintha spicata L.) and Thyme (Thymus vulgaris) at different concentrations on some microbiological and sensory...

Pages: 203-212
EFFECT OF USING FLAXSEED OIL SOURCE OF OMEGA-3 ACIDS AS A PARTIAL REPLACEMENT FOR MILK FAT IN THE CHEMICAL AND PHYSICAL PROPERTIES IN ICE CREAM

Y. Aladwani, S. K Badawi

The study showed the effect of using Flaxseed oil as a source for Omega-3 in ice-cream and as a partial substitute for milk fat in preparing the mixture. Two treatments were made with replacement...

Pages: 213-224
INFLUENCE OF DIFFERENT LEVELS OF BIOFERTILIZER EM1 AND NITROGEN FERTILIZER ON GROWTH TRAITS AND YIELD IN WHEAT

Saleh Ibraheem

Afield experiment was carried out during the winter seasons of 2008-2009 and 2009-2010 in Salamya which is located at 34 Km southern from Mosul city. The split plot arrangement in Randomized...

Pages: 151-168
EFFECTIVENESS OF TREATING OF Pinus halepensis Mill. SEEDS WITH ELECTRIC SHOCK AND PERIODS AND GIBBERELLIC ACID IN CHANGES OF METABOLIC SOME THE PHYSIOLOGICAL PROCESSES OF SEEDLINGS

Sabah Shareef, Mudhafar O. Abdullah, Zuhair A. Dawood

The results of the chemical analysis showed that the values of each of the leaves content of the Pinus halepensis Mill. seedlings of the total proteins , chlorophyll have increased significantly...

Pages: 123-134
COMPARISON OF CENTROID METHOD AND TREE STANDARD FORMULA FOR ESTIMATION LOG VOLUME

Mohammed Al-allaf

Centroid method with three of the traditional methods used to estimate the volume of logs (Newton`s, Smalien`s, Huber`s) and four species Eucalyptus, Platanus, Cypress and Pine. Different in terms...

Pages: 143-150
EFFECT OF TOMATO VARIETY, SOME CHEMICAL TREATMENT AND TIME FROM THE SEASON ON MEAN PERCENTAGE OF LEAVES BY TOMATO FRUITWORMS

Nazar Al-Malaah, Shiler R. Hassan

The results of the recent study showed no signification difference in general mean of leaf attack by T. absoluta according to kind of chemical treatment in comparison with control , although that...

Pages: 247-254
ANALYZING THE IMPACT OF SOME FISCAL AND MONETARY POLICIES IN THE VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL OUTPUT IN SELECTED ARAB COUNTRIES FOR THE PERIOD (1990-2010) COMPARATIVE STUDY

Ahmed Al-Mshhdani

The research aims to identify some of the effects of fiscal and monetary policies in the value of agricultural output in selected Arab countries during the period (1990-2010). It has become...

Pages: 1-10
USING SOIL SURVEY FOR DETERMINING AGRICULTURAL LAND TAXES

Ibrahim Amin

The Present Study shows that the agricultural Land taxes represent 1/10 percentage. But now these taxes developed as a result of floor of the state and passing from guard state to interference...

Pages: 77-86
SEASONAL ACTIVITY AND SUSCEPTIBILITY OF SOME POTATO VARIETIES TO INFECTION BY TOMATO LEAFMINOR Tuta absoluta (Meyrick) AND THE OTHER PESTS OF ARTHROPODS

Nabil Almallah,

ABSTRACT The study showed to testing susceptibility of some Potato varieties univresa, safran, Alaska, Revira,Alaadin, Borin in Ninevah Governorate during the year 2011 to infection by Tomato...

Pages: 255-264
EFFECTS OF STATIC MAGNETIC FIELD ON Escherichia coli MUTATION

Fouad Kamel, Ashti M. Amin, Saleem Saaed Qader

The effects of a dipolar static magnetic field of strength 400, 800, 1200 and 1600 Gauss were prepared locally, on the ultra-structure of E. coli type 1 bacterium cells have been studied. Equal...

Pages: 265-270
EFFECT OF USING FENUGREEK SEEDS ON SOME PHYSICAL AND BIOCHEMICAL CHARACTERS OF BLOOD IN AWASSI RAMS

Mohammad Al-Moteoty

This study was conducted in the field of animal resources department-university of mosul on 15 Awassi males (2-3 years) were randomly divided into three equal group and these groups were fed on...

Pages: 115-122
DESIGNING AND MANUFACTURING LANDSIDE BY DIFFERENT LENGTH OF MOLDBOARD PLOW AND STUDYING EFFECT IN SOME NOTES OF FIELD PERFORMANCE UNDER TWO LEVELS OF MOISTURE

Adel Abdullah, Ziyad S. Ahmed

A field experiment conducted In the agronomic season (2012) to study the influence of landside through two levels traditional landside with moldboard plow and the plow with manufactured landside...

Pages: 191-202
BILOGICAL EFFECT OF Beauvera bassiana (Bals.) Vuill. ON THE FIRST LARVAL INSTAR OF TOMATO LEAF MINOR Tuta absoluta (Meyrick)

Saeed Merza, Suaad I. Abdullah

Study were conducted to evaluate the biological effect ofBeauveria bassianawith four concentrations (105, 106, 107and 108) spores/ ml after two exposure times (one & two day) and two...

Pages: 231-238
THE ECONOMIC EVALUATION OF DISTRIBUTION SHAMI GOAT IMPROVED AT BREEDERS IN SYRIAN ARABIC REPUBLIC

Moammar Dayoub, Mohammad Babily, Mouafak Mohammad, Ali Khnefis

The study was conducted in the province of Aleppo, a random sample of sheep farmers spread over more areas of administrative intensity of the goats in Aleppo, the sample was 76 farmers and mountain...

Pages: 23-33
SUSCEPTIBILITY OF KINDS OF LEGUME SEEDS TO INFESTATION BY KHAPRA BEETLE (Trogoderma granarium Everts, Coleoptera, Dermestidae)

M. Mohammad

The results indicated that the kinds of legume seeds and storage period affect to the activity of khapra beetle which represented in the population density of the insects and loss weight of...

Pages: 225-230
USING NATURAL VENTILATION TO DISSIPATE THE EXCESS HEAT AND HUMIDITY FROM PLASTICHOUSES AND ITS IMPACT ON THE PROPERTIES OF CUCUMBER CROP PRODUCTIVITY

Arkan M. Sedeeq, Hussain Hamed Ahmad, Ibrahim Mahmod Ayed

This study was conducted in plastichouses belonging to Agriculture and Forestry College / University of Mosul in 2012 2013. The current research includes a design of tubes and ventilation vents in...

Pages: 175-190
ESTIMATION OF SOME GENETIC AND NON GENETIC PARAMETERS FOR BODY WEIGHT AND SCROTAL SIZE IN AWASSI RAM LAMBS

Falah AL-Hassan

This study was carried out on Awassi sheep in two flocks: the first the flock of college of Agriculture and Forestry/ University of Mosul and the second flock of AL- Rashidia Animal Breeding for...

Pages: 107-114
EFFECT OF REPLACMENT CRUDE AND GERMINATED SORGHUM INSTEAD OF YELLOW CORN IN THE PRODUCTIVE PERFORMANCE AND SOME BIOCHEMICAL PARAMETERS OF BROILER

Duried Younis, Nawaf Kazi Abood

This study was conducted at Poultry Farm-Department of Animal Resources- Collage of Agriculture and Forestry University of Mosul. to identify the effect of replacement of different levels of...

Pages: 95-106
AFFECTING FACTORS OF AGRICULTURAL GDP VALUE IN IRAQ AND NEIGHBORING ARAB COUNTRIES DURING (1980-2010)

Dawood S, Basma K. S.

The research aims to identify the most important factors affecting the total value of agricultural GDP of Iraq and neighboring Arab countries (Syria, Jordan and Saudi Arabia) to grasp the relative...

Pages: 11-22
EFFECT OF FENUGREEK SEEDS (Trigonella foenum graecum), METHIONINE AND INDUCED OXIDATIVE STRESS ON SOME BIOCHEMICAL PARAMETERS AND ANTIOXIDANTS STATUS FOR SOME TISSUES IN QUAIL

Saad Al-Nuaimmi, Saeb. Y. Abdul-Rahman

This study was designed to detect an improvement ability of Fenugreek seeds and Methionine on some biochemical parameters and antioxidants status in quail females.The trial included six treatments:...

Pages: 87-94
EFFECT OF SOWING DATES IN GROWTH CHARACTER,SILAGE AND GRAIN YIELD OF CORN (Zea mays L.)

Salim Younis, Abbas. M. Al-Hasan

A Field experiment was Carried out in Autumn Season 2012 at Mosul and AL- Hemidat / Thaljah village(20km West of Mosul city) to study the effect of three sowing dates(1/6, 15/6and1/7 ( on the...

Pages: 169-174
THE IMPACT OF TRADE POLICIES ON AGRICULTURAL OUTPUT GROWTH IN SELECTED ARAB COUNTRIES FOR THE PERIOD 1990-2010 IRAQ AND SAUDI ARABIA, AMODEL

Lora AI-Saor

ABSTRACT The research aims to study and measure the impact of trade policies on the growth of agricultural output in some Arab countries, namely, (Iraq. Saudi Arabia) and adopted on the search a...

Pages: 34-40
A COMPARATIVE STUDY FOR SEED EXTRACTION METHODS : AIR BLOWERING AND WATER SOAKING FOR TWO ONION VARIETIES

Mohammad Al-Habar

A comparative study was done to evaluate quantitative efficiency of two methods for seed extraction: air blowering and water soaking of two onion varieties (Local White and Imported Texax Early...

Pages: 41-48
ROLE OF WATER IRRIGATION ON POTASSIUM RELEASE IN SOME CALCAREUS SOILS OF NORTHERN IRAQ

A. Alhadede

A laboratory study was conducted to determine the effect of irrigation water quality on capacity and rate of potassium release in some calcareous soils in Nineveh province. It was constructed by...

Pages: 59-66
EFFECT OF PHOSPHATE FERTILIZATION AND SPRAYING WITH SEAWEED EXTRACT KELP 40 ON QUALITY, MINERAL CONTENT AND BACTERIAL NODULES IN TWO PEA CULTIVARS

Abdulraheem Mohammed, Marwa M. Hamdoon

This study was conducted in the vegetable farm/Hort. & land scape Dept./College of Agric. & Forestry / Mosul Univ. to study the effect of two levels of phosphate fertilization, zero, 40 kg...

Pages: 49-58
CHEMICAL COMPOSITION AND SALT LOAD IN RAINWATER OF MOSUL CITY-NINEVEH GOVERNORATE

Amer Abdul-Kareem, M.T. S. Khalil, K.E. AL-Hadidi

The present study reports the chemical composition and atmospheric salt load rainwater of Mosul city/ Nineveh Governorate / Iraq. The sampling were done from October 2012 to March 2013. Twenty six...

Pages: 279-285