Volume 36 Issue 4

Published: 2025-06-25

Contents


Article
EFFECT OF FORCE MOLTING ON SEMEN CHARACTERISTICS

Khalid H. Hassan,

The study was conducted to determine the effect of force molting program on fertility (%) and the semen characteristics including mass motility ,individual motility (%), ejaculate volume (ml.),...

Pages: 106-110
ESTIMATION OF GENETIC PARAMETERS , HETEROSIS , PHENOTYPIC AND GENETIC CORRELATION IN DURUM WHEAT

Ahmed A. Ahmed,

Six durum wheat (1-) Azul-5 (2-) Yousef-1 (3-) Omgenil-3 (4-) Syrian-4 (5-) Mrb3/mna-1 (6-) Um Rabee varieties and their half diallel crosses were used to study genetic parameters, heterosis,...

Pages: 182-189
FIELD EVALUATION OF CHISEL PLOW SHANKS THROUGH SOIL PHYSICAL PROPERTIES FOR SOME SOIL TYPES IN NORTHERN OF IRAQ

Saad Abdul Jabbar Al- Rajaboo,

This study was carried out at two sites of different texture which was clay and a clay loam in Mosul - Al-Rasheedia. and located at what is considered to be a semi water fall guaranteed arable area...

Pages: 196-211
EVALUATION OF OLIVE IRRIGATION IN BASHIQA AREA

Eman H. sheet,

An evaluation of olive irrigation in Bashiqa area was done. Informations were collected for ten different orchards, which describe area of orchard, numbers and age of trees, and their average...

Pages: 81-91
COMARING MANY SAMPLING PROCEDURES IN DETERMINING THE SPECIFIC GRAVITY OF Populus nigra L.GROWN IN NINEVAH PLANTATARTION

Talal K. Al-Takay,

This work was put to determine the best value of specific gravity of Poplar nigra through different sampling criteria. Four groups of seven years old poplar trees were used (3, 5, 7 and 12 trees)....

Pages: 170-174
DIAGNOSIS OF FUNGI CAUSING ROOT ROT AND DEATH OF

Goner A. Shaker,

An experiment was conducted on the causes of drying and death of the Ficus trees in three locations in Baghdad (Palastine street, Zaiyuna and Al-ghadieer). The isolation from wilted trees resulted...

Pages: 238-242
EPIPHYTOTIC OF FUSARIUM CROWN AND ROOT ROT ON TOMATO CAUSED BY Fusarium oxysporium f. sp. radicis – lycopersici Jarvis & Shoemaker in Rabbia

Wazeer A. Hassan,

Field survey conducted during 2005 and 2006 at Al jazeera project (Rabbia), showed the prevalence of tomato Fusarium crown and root rot (FCRR), which is characterized by a chocolate brown...

Pages: 212-225
EFFECT OF USING BENTONITE IN AWASSI EWES RATIONS ON MILK PRODUCTION AND COMPOSITION

Qussay Z.Shamsaldain,

This study was conducted on 36 Awassi ewes at different ages(2,3 and 4 year old) together with their single lambs in sheep farm Mosul Technical Institute. Ewes were divided into four groups...

Pages: 111-120
ANTIMUTAGENIC EFFECT OF ROCKET (Eruca sativa ) ON INDUCTION OF STREPTOMYCIN AND RIFAMPICIN RESISTANT MUTANTS IN BACTERIAL SYSTEMS

Ilham A. Khalaf,

G- system (Bacterial system) , composed of three strains , G3 (Bacillus spp) , G12 (Artherobacter spp) , G27 (Brevibacterium spp) which are Gram positive , sensitive to crystal violet and...

Pages: 151-161
EFFECT OF DIFFERENT METHODS OF WEED CONTROL ON WEED GROWTH AND YIELD OF COTTON ( Gossypium hirsutum L. )

A . M . Sultan,

Weed control study on cotton conducted during summer growing season 2005 at Sumel and Zakho (Dohuk Governorate) in Iraqi Kurdistan region, to determine the effect of different methods of weed...

Pages: 1-8
EFFICIENCY OF MODIFICATION OF EMITTER LOCATIONS FOR SUB MAIN PIPES IN TRIKLE IRRIGATION SYSTEM

Bahram kh. Mohammed,

A study was carried out in apricot orchard in Garderashe field Salahhadeen University Arbil. Two Drip irrigation systems were used. Normal tubing & Modified emitters locations with two...

Pages: 92-105
EFFECT OF STEM TIP EXCISION, SPRAYING WITH BENZYLADENINE AND CYCOCEL ON VEGETATIVE GROWTH OF TWO CULTIVARS OF

A. O. Al - Atrakchii,

This study was carried out in the College of Agriculture and Forestry, Mosul University, between February and November/2006 on Gerbera jamesonii cv. Esstafette (red inflorescence) and Essandre...

Pages: 43-54
INFLUENCE OF CULTURE MEDIA AND DENSITY OF SOYBEAN CELL SUSPENSION CULTURE BY MULTIPLE DROP ARRAY ON FORMING CALLUS PRIMORDIA

Mozahim K. Al-Mallah,

The present study established cell suspensions from the friable callus derived from the stem explant of soybean (Glycine max L.) seedlings. These suspensions of certain densities were cultured by...

Pages: 62-68
EFFECT OF SPRAYING WITH PACLOBUTRAZOL AND MICRONUTRIENT ON GROWTH OF Nephrolepis exaltata (L.) Schott

A.A. Al-Mukhtar,

This experiment was conducted in a private nursery in Mosul city, Nenava Governorate, with aim to improve growth characters of N. exaltata (L.) Schott by spraying the plants with Paclobutrazol at...

Pages: 31-42
STUDY OF GENETIC VARIABILITY AND CORRELATIONS IN MAIZE

A. S. A. Mohammad,

A half diallel analysis among five inbred lines of maize (OH40, N28, W17.161, B57 and Agr183) was done. Inbred lines and crosses were planted using randomized complete block design with three...

Pages: 175-181
STUDY OF SOME ECONOMICAL CRITERIA EVALUATION THROUGH USING DIFFERENT MECHANIZATION SYSTEMS UNDER SEMI ARID CONDITIONS

Yassen H. Al-tahan,

This research was carried out at Ninevah governorate to study some economical criteria evaluation through using different mechanization criteria under semi arid condition, these criteria included...

Pages: 190-195
EFFECT OF SORGHUM AND WHEAT COMPOSIT FLOUR ON DOUGH FERMENTATION AND QUALITY OF SOME BAKERY PRODUCTS

Mohammad Wajeeh Zainnulabideen,

The effect of partial substitution of wheat flour by percent of three varieties of certified local cultivars of Sorghum (Sorghum bicolor L.Mocnch) flour on the dough fermentation and the quality of...

Pages: 133-140
ROLE OF PHOSPHATE SOLUBILIZATION BACTERIA ON PHOSPHATE SOLUBILITY IN SOIL

Rand A. Al-Tae,

A laboratory experiment was conducted to study the effect of bacterial inoculation rock phosphate solubilization in the presence or absence of rock phosphate under different levels of organic...

Pages: 69-80
ISOLATION, IDENTIFICATION AND PARTIAL PURIFICATION OF DIHYDROFOLATE SYNTHETASE FROM HYPOTYL STEMS CALLUS OF LETTUSE PLANT ( Lactuca sativa L. )

Sajida A-Abood,

Callus from hypocotyl explants of lettuce ( Lactuca sativa L.) was initiated on a modified Murashige and Skoog medium containing 1.0 mg/l of benzyladenine (BA) and naphthaleneacetic acid ( NAA )...

Pages: 162-169
EFFECT OF CARROT ROOTS JUICE (DAUCUS CAROTA) ON INDUCTION OF CHROMOSOMAL ABERRATIONS IN WHITE MICE BONE MARROW CELLS

Ilham A. Khalaf,

The effect of carrot (Ca) juice on induction of chromosomal aberrations in white mice bone marrow cells was studied under natural conditions and induction of cyclophosphamide (Cp). Results showed...

Pages: 141-150
RESPONSE OF ALEPPO PISTACHIO TRANSPLANT CV. ASHOURY (Pistacia vera L.) TO DIFFERENT GROWING MEDIA AND SPRAY WITH GIBBERELLIC ACID AND ZINC

Nabil M. Ameen Al-Imam,

This experiment has been carried out in the nursery of college of Agriculture and Forestry, Mosul University, Iraq during the season of 2005 to study the effect of five agricultural media : sand...

Pages: 9-21
PROPAGATION OF GARDENIA ROOT STOCK Gardenia thunbergia L.F. By Stem Cuttings

A. O. Al-Atrakchii,

This study was conducted in greenhouse of Department of Horticulture and Landscape Design, College of Agriculture and Forestry, Mosul University. The aim of this work is to study the effect of two...

Pages: 22-30
SAPROPHYTIC COMPETION OF FUNGAL ANTAGONISM ON THE PATHOGENIC AND SAPROPHYTIC ACTIVITIES OF Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. radicis – lycopersici

Wazeer A. Hassan,

The study showed a negative correlation among soil saprobs Aspergillus nigur , A. flavus, A. ochraceus , Mucor sp. , Penicillium glabrum , Stemphylium loti and Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. radicis...

Pages: 226-237
EFFECT OF SEEDS PRIMIING IN SOLUTION OF POLY ETHYLEN GLYGOL AND MINERAL FERTILIZATION ON GROWTH AND YIELD OF CARROT (Daucus carota L.) c.v.NANTES

Khaleida Abdullah Omar

The experiment was carried out in horticulture department ,College of Agriculture and forestry ,Mosul University, during agri-season 2005-2006 ,to study the effect of priming seeds of carrot cv....

Pages: 55-61
RESEARCH
THE EFFECT OF SUBSTITUTION OF SOYBEAN MEAL BY COTTONSEED CAKE IN COMMON CARP Cyprinus carpio L. DIETS. 1. FEEDING TRAIL IN AQURIA

Mahmoud Mohammad, Vean Salaei

This investigation was carried out to utilize cottonseed cake in formulatingdiets for common carp Cyprinus carpio L. fish in an attempt to substitute forsoybean meal. Cottonseed cake was treated...

Pages: 121-132