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TL;DR: In this paper, an experiment was carried out in the Green net house at the College of Agriculture and Forestry for the period from April to September 2019, with the aim of assessing the response of three cultivars of Gladiolus X hortulanus L.l -1 sprayed on the vegetative growth twice.
Abstract: This experiment was carried out in the Green net house at the College of Agriculture and Forestry for the period from April to September 2019, with the aim of assessing the response of three cultivars of Gladiolus X hortulanus L. for treatment with (SA) at a concentrations of zero and 250 mg.l -1 as well as treatment with (CaCl2) concentrations are zero, 500 and 1000 mg.l -1 sprayed on the vegetative growth twice. The results indicated the following: The red cultivar recorded the largest height, the number of leaves, shortest the period from planting to the inflorescence bud initiation and longest vase life, While the white cultivar recorded the largest value of spike length. The plants sprayed with SA had a significant effect in recording the largest values of all studied traits except for the duration from planting to the inflorescence bud initiation, which decreased significantly. The treatment with CaCl2 with both concentrations resulted in a significant increase in the number of leaves and the spike length, The treatment with CaCl2 at 1000 mg.l -1 gave the largest values for the plant height and the vase life. showed that red and white cultivars produced flower that fall within a special grade when they were sprayed with SA or did not interact with spraying with CaCl2 at 1000 mg.l -1 , while the violet cultivar ended their flowering 5 days when they were sprayed with SA interact with CaCl2 at 1000 mg.l -l .

8 citations


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TL;DR: The results showed that final body weight, body weight gain, serum total protein and globulin significantly increased, when lambs supplemented with Curcuma longa and shared and supplemented (T 4 ) compared with other groups.
Abstract: The study was done to evaluate the impacts of either sharing or supplementing of 200 mg⁄ Kg of Curcuma longa or their combination, on productive and some serum blood biochemical traits of Awassi lambs. Twenty four (6 lambs/group), 5-6 month old with average trail weight (29.57 Kg) were assigned randomly into four groups. The first group: T 1 lambs were fed only control diet (control). The second group: T 2 lambs were shared and fed also the control group diet. The third group: T 3 lambs were fed control diet supplemented with Curcuma longa, 200 mg / kg diet . The fourth group: T 4 shared and fed also the control group diet and supplemented with Curcuma longa, 200 mg / kg diet. The experiment lasted for three months. Final body weight, average daily gain and relative mean growing were detected. Serum blood glucose, total proteins, albumin, globulin, cholesterol, triglycerides, and liver enzymes AST and ALT were also analyzed. The results showed that final body weight, body weight gain, serum total protein and globulin significantly (P≤0.05) increased, when lambs supplemented with Curcuma longa (T 3 ) and shared and supplemented (T 4 ) compared with other groups. Also, the results showed a significant (P≤0.05) increasing in serum triglyceride and decreasing in AST when lamb shared and supplemented with Curcuma longa. While ALT increased significantly in T 4 . No significant differences were presented between groups in relative mean growing, glucose, albumin, and cholesterol at 12 th week of study.

6 citations


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TL;DR: In this paper, the quantity-intensity relationship of Potassium was studied to quantify potassium release for the studied soils, and the results of the statistical analysis showed a positive and significant correlation between potassium forms and some thermodynamic parameters of potassium and some soil properties, while the correlation was negative between these forms and CaCO3.
Abstract: Quantity intensity parameters were used to evaluate the dynamics of potassium in soils under the management of different agricultural use. Sixteen soil samples were collected from Nineveh Governorate to study the forms of potassium relationship of different forms of in these soils, i.e., available, watersoluble, exchangeable, were ranged from (0.005-0.272),( 0.486 to 1.252) and (0.749 to 2.355), respectively. In general, the quantity/intensity (Q/I) of K may serve as an index for the intensity and quantity of effective K supply to plants in soils. the quantity-Intensity relationship of Potassium was studied to quantify potassium release for the studied soils. results showed, potassium activity ratio (ARe K ) is related to changes with labile potassium (±ΔK) at equilibrium and increased together with increasing potassium concentrations, and it is ranged between (3.91 and 24.21) 10 (mol.L). The range of labile K+(KL) values is equal to (0.180.61) cmol.kg -1 , respectively, while the K + (PBC K ) was from 21.78 to 45.93 cmol.kg -1 (mol.L −1 ) −1/2 , The Free energy in the (−ΔG) ranged from -0.79 to -0.53 kJ.mol -1 .and Gapon Selectivity Coefficient (kG) ranged from 0.93 to 1.65 (mol.L -1 ) 1/2 . Therefore, this information may be used as references for potassium soil fertilization. The study provided more accurate information about the potassium dynamics of the soils and play a significant role in the behavior of potassium. The results of the statistical analysis showed a positive and significant correlation between potassium forms and some thermodynamic parameters of potassium and some soil properties, while the correlation was negative between these forms and CaCO3.

5 citations


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TL;DR: The obtained results recommend that the PCR-RFLP technique with HinfI and Rsa I restriction enzymes play an important role to detect the origin meat species, since it is a fast, simple and easily handle technique for detection of meat species.
Abstract: The study aimed to identify the species origin of imported buffalo meat from three countries Ukraine, Brazil and India to Erbil using PCR-RFLP technique. The pair of universal cyt b primer was designed to amplify a 359 bp DNA fragment in PCR amplification. Then the amplified fragments were digested with Hinf1 and Rsa I restriction enzymes, achieving a characteristics banding pattern in a 2% agarose which produced evidence to identify origin meat species. The results presented that digestion of samples with the Hinf1 RE, produced two bands in each (Ukraine and Brazil), (58 and 301) bp while it was showed different bands in Indian buffalo meat (85, 274) bp. On the other hand the outcomes in the Rsa I RE were two bands in Ukraine and Brazil (156, 203) bp and two bands were obtained in Indian buffalo meat (106, 253) bp. The results realized that the Indian buffalo meat species was not acceptable and showed mislabeling products. Thus, the obtained results recommend that the PCR-RFLP technique with HinfI and Rsa I restriction enzymes play an important role to detect the origin meat species, since it is a fast, simple and easily handle technique for detection of meat species.

4 citations


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TL;DR: In this paper, the effect of protected methionine and lysine in the weights of ewes, their lamb's and wool growth was evaluated for the period from 1/5/2018 until 1 /5/2019 in Bayoubakht area 20 km north of Mosul, in a private farm, using 16 pregnant Awassi ewers with average body weight 49.07±0.85 and aged 2-3 years.
Abstract: To evaluate the effect of protected methionine and lysine in the weights of ewes, their lamb's and wool growth . This study was conducted for the period from 1/5/2018 until 1/5/2019 in Bayoubakht area 20 km north of Mosul, in a private farm, using 16 pregnant Awassi ewes with average body weight 49.07±0.85 and aged 2-3 years. Ewes were divided into two groups, fed with a restricted amount of 1.5 kg per ewe daily of standard ration without supplement in a control group, or ration supplemented with protected methionine 2.5g and lysine 2.5g per ewe daily in PRML group. Results were revealed that feeding with protected amino acids had no significant effects in ewes body weight during stages of pregnancy and milk production, but led to a significant (p ≤ 0.05) increase in lambs weight in the second and third month after birth (16.60 and 18.42 kg) and total weight gain 14.11 kg as compared with Control 12.90, 14.28 kg and 9.57 kg respectively, as well as significant (p ≤ 0.05) increase was noted in wool fleece in PRML group 2.16 kg as compared with C ontrol group 1.89 kg, also average wool tress length and fiber length was improved when ewes fed with protected methionine and lysine by a ratio of 24.02 and 21.99% respectively as compared with the control. In conclusion, supplementation of ewes ration with protected methionine and lysine during pregnancy and lactating stages improve the growth performance of lambs, wool production, and characteristics.

4 citations


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TL;DR: In this article, 15 genotypes of bread wheat in addition to the two local varieties (Sham6 and AbuGraib3) were planted inside Mosul University under three spaces between rows (15, 25 and 35 cm) using split plots system in randomized complete block design with three replications to evaluate grain yield and some of its components (plant height, number spikes, number of grains/spike, biological yield, 1000 grain weight and harvest index), and genotypic and phenotypic path coefficient analysis among grain yield.
Abstract: Fifteen genotypes of bread wheat in addition to the two local varieties (Sham6 and AbuGraib3) were planted inside Mosul University under three spaces between rows (15, 25 and 35cm) using split plots system in randomized complete block design with three replications to evaluate grain yield and some of its components (plant height, number spikes, number of grains/spike, biological yield, 1000 grain weight and harvest index), and genotypic and phenotypic path coefficient analysis among grain yield and its components. The results showed that 12 cm row space gave highest means for biological yield, number spikes and grain yield. The grain yield at this row space was 59.378% and 123.422% higher than that at 25 and 35 cm row space respectively. Some genotypes significantly outperformed for larger number of traits including grain yield, came in the forefront of it MEXIPAK 65/ASFOOR-7, and Sham6 followed by the genotypes PBW343, NESMA*2/14-2//2*SAFI3 and BT1735/ACHTAR//ASFOOR-1. It was shown that the yield/unit area had significant positive genotypic and phenotypic correlations with plant height, biological yield, number of grains/spike, 1000 grain weight and harvest index, and phenotypically with number of spikes per unit area. It was revealed from path coefficient analysis that number of grains/spike and harvest index had higher genetic and phenotypic direct effects and indirect effects through some other traits on grain yield, followed in importance by biological, this is useful in the reliability of these three traits as selection criteria for higher yield performance in breeding programs.

3 citations


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TL;DR: Through the results, it is noted that most of the productive representative of the additive treatments of dry bread yeast (saccharomyces cerevisiae) are added.
Abstract: This study was conducted In Animal Production Department fields, at college of agriculture and forestry, University of Mosul, by using 24 awassi male lambs average body weight 26.43± 2.46 kg and their ages ranged 5-6 months, lambs were divided into four treatments and fed ration consisting of barley, wheat bran, wheat straw and urea. The lambs were fed the first treatment (control) without additives, while 10 g/lamb/day dry bread yeast (saccharomyces cerevisiae) was added to the second treatment, 10g/lamb/day of probiotic was added to the third treatment, and the fourth treatment was added in a mixture of 5 g dry bread yeast and 5 g probiotic/lamb/day. The results were showed that daily feed intake of feed was 999, 1171, 1004, 1104 g/lamb/day, daily body weight gain increased significantly(P<0.05) 129, 201, 152, 205 g/lamb/day. Hot carcass weight increased (P<0.05) in the second and third treatment as compared first (control) 19.706, 23.750, 21.380, 24.516 kg. Also results indicated that there were a significant differences (P <0.05) for the third and fourth treatments in rumen pH after 2 hours of feeding and were 5.43, 5.78, 6.11 , 5.97 respectively. No significant differences were noted in serum parameters. Through the results, it is noted that most of the productive representative of the additive treatments of dry bread yeast (saccharomyces cerevisiae) are added.

3 citations


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TL;DR: It can be concluded and recommended that using 1%, 3% (CSP) had helped improve body metabolism and satisfactorily impacts performance and health in different local quail lines.
Abstract: The impact of dietary supplementation with (2) levels of canola seed powdered and the effect of different local quails' lines and the influence of diet × line on the productive performance, Some hematological traits and genetic relationship, has to be investigated in this study. A total of 162 laying quail in three lines color white; black; and yellowish-brown were randomly distributed to (3) treatment groups with (3) replicates/ treatment/ line T 0 : control (standard diet); T 1 and T 2 were standard diets supplemented with 1% and 3% canola seeds powder (CSP) respectively. The results of Genetic relationship using RAPD-PCR marker, noted that genetic similarity values range between 0.5 to 1. The highest number of bands was 28 among all groups used. The highest percentage of Polymorphisms observed in the primer OPA-14. The highest range of the molecular weight was (200 1500 bp). The basal diet supplemented with 3% of (CSP) had higher final body weight. There was a significant (P≤0.05) difference between line groups, as the brown line exhibited higher values for final body weight. It can be noted that T 2 (3% CSP) the white line had a higher Feed intake. 1% and 3% (CSP) provided best feed conversion ratio. T 1 (1% CSP) had higher egg mass, egg weight and hen-day egg production. T 2 recorded highest levels since hematocrit level influenced. Generally, can be concluded and recommended that using 1%, 3% (CSP) had helped improve body metabolism and satisfactorily impacts performance and health in different local quail lines.

3 citations


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TL;DR: In this article, the authors identify the role of agricultural extension centers in rural development in Iraq from the viewpoint of those working in, by identifying the degree to which agricultural extension centres play their role in rural developing in the extension, economic and social fields.
Abstract: The research aims to identify the role of agricultural extension centers in rural development in Iraq from the viewpoint of those working in, by identifying the degree to which agricultural extension centers play their role in rural development in the extension, economic and social fields. The degree to which these centers played their role in each of the aforementioned fields of rural development was determined and the items of these fields are arranged. The research community included (113) agricultural engineers and extensions working in the agricultural extension training centers in the country of (16) extension centers, except for the governorates of the Kurdistan region. The results showed the agreement the views of most the respondents that the extension centers in Iraq play a major and effective role in rural development through carrying out tasks and works in all fields of studied rural development (in general). Likewise, most of the respondents views agreed that the economic field comes at the forefront of these fields and the social field came in the second rank, whereas the extension field came in the last rank. In the researcher’s conclusions, he recommends the necessity of the continuity and support of the Ministry of Agriculture and those in charge of the extension apparatus in Iraq for extension centers due to the importance of its role in agricultural and rural development.

3 citations



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TL;DR: In conclusion, potassium iodide has an important impact on thyroid activity and reduces stress on the incubated eggs, as well as on some hematological indices of hatched chicks.
Abstract: The current study aimed to evaluate the effects of potassium iodide in-ovo injection on thyroid gland activity and some hematological and biochemical indices of broiler chicks. A total of four hundred seventy-seven fertilized broiler eggs (Ross 308) were randomly distributed into 3 groups (159 eggs/group), with 3 replicates (53 eggs/replicate). Eggs of 1 st group were considered as a negative control (not injected), the 2 nd group eggs were injected with 0.2 mL deionized water (positive control), whereas the 3 rd group eggs were injected into the allantoic sac, with 2 mg potassium iodide/ egg in 0.2 mL volume, on the 10 th day of incubation. On hatch day, hatchability%, embryonic mortality%, chicks weight were measured, and hematological and biochemical tests were conducted. The weight of the hatched chicks from injected eggs with potassium iodide was significantly lower than that in negative control group (P≤0.05), moreover, a significant increase was recorded for hemoglobin, packed cell volume%, lymphocytes%, and thyroxine concentration as compared with the control group, meanwhile a significant decrease was recorded for the heterophils%, H/L ratio, cholesterol, triglycerides and triiodothyronine concentration as compared with the control group (P≤0.05). In conclusion, potassium iodide has an important impact on thyroid activity and reduces stress on the incubated eggs, as well as on some hematological indices of hatched chicks.

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TL;DR: In this article, the authors identify the knowledge levels of the Duhok Agriculture employees on integrated Pest Management (IPM) fields and identify some personal and functional characteristics of the researchers consisted of two parts.
Abstract: The research aimed to identify the knowledge levels of the Duhok Agriculture employees on integrated Pest Management (IPM) fields. The correlation between the degree of employee knowledge and some independent variables identified. And to identify some personal and functional characteristics of the researchers consisted of two parts. The first part which contained the independent variables of the respondents and the second part included a test the level of knowledge of agricultural employees in the field of IPM including 38 items distributed over the 6 parts: 1. General principles 2. Control by agricultural methods 3. Physical control 4. Biological control. 5. Legislative control 6. Chemical control. Data were collected through a personal interview with simple random samples of agricultural employees, representing 25% of the total of 52 respondents. The results showed that the degree of knowledge of Duhok agriculture employees in the field of integrated management in general was moderate and tends to high. Moreover, employees’ knowledge in the field of biological control and their lack of experience with regard to biological enemies, predators and parasites was low. On the other hand, there were a significant correlation between the degree of knowledge of the respondents and each of the independent variables, (the number of family members, specialization, education level, and previous training). On the other hand, there was no correlation with other variables (Age, gender, work location, upbringing, number years of agricultural service, years of preventive agricultural service, Job title, and Information sources in the field of integrated pest management). The researcher recommended that the necessity of paying attention to the topic of IPM through expanding the scope of seminars and extension to increase the knowledge and information of agricultural employees, and work to prepare and implement the intensive and specialized training programs carried by the Ministry of Agriculture in

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TL;DR: In the interaction between density and adding green tea, green tea traits improved most of the characters within the same density as compared with treatments without adding greenTea, and the feed consumption, mortality, glucose, protein, lipid profile parameters, GOT, and GPT were decreased significantly.
Abstract: This research was conducted at the farm of the Animal Production Department/ College of Agriculture and Forestry/University of Mosul. A total of 624 unsexed quail birds (149 days) were randomly distributed in cages as follows: The 1 st , 2 nd , 3 rd , and 4 th groups were included 44 birds/m 2 and they were fed a standard diet supplemented with 0, 0.5, 1 and 1.5% green tea respectively. The 5 th , 6 th , 7 th , and 8 th groups were included 52 birds/m 2 and they were fed a standard diet supplemented with 0, 0.5, 1 and 1.5% green tea respectively. The 9 th , 10 th , 11 th , and 12 th groups were included 60 birds/m 2 and they were fed a standard diet supplemented with 0, 0.5, 1 and 1.5% green tea respectively. The results show a significant increase in live body weight, weight gain, improvement in feed conversion, production index and factor and albumen concentration within density 44 bird/m 2 . The same results were occurred, in addition to the decrease in cholesterol and triglycerides concentration, when adding the 1.5% green tea, while the feed consumption, mortality%, glucose, protein, lipid profile parameters, GOT, and GPT were decreased significantly (p≤0.05) in the same density and in the same level of adding tea that mentioned before. In the interaction between density and adding green tea, green tea traits improved most of the characters within the same density as compared with treatments without adding green tea.


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TL;DR: A field experiment was carried out in a moderate rainfall area (Jleokhan) in the Nineveh Governorate during the agricultural season 2018-2019 to study the effect of press wheels (use (+) and non-use (-), row spacing (17 cm and 34 cm), and sowing rates (80, 100 and 120 kg. ha -1 ) in the yield and its components of the wheat crop (Triticum aestivum L) Adana-99 cultivated with zero Tillage (ZT) planting methods and Conventional Tillage as a control treatment
Abstract: A field experiment was carried out in a Moderate rainfall area (Jleokhan) in the Nineveh Governorate during the agricultural season 2018-2019 to study the effect of press wheels (use (+) and non-use (-), row spacing’s (17 cm and 34 cm), and sowing rates (80, 100 and 120 kg. ha -1 ) in the yield and its components of the wheat crop (Triticum aestivum L) Adana-99 cultivated with Zero Tillage (ZT) planting methods and Conventional Tillage (CT) as a control treatment.The results showed that the planting methods (ZT 17+P) and (ZT 34+P) achieved the highest significant values in the traits of plant height, the weight of 1000 grains, and grain yield. (ZT 17+P) planting method was achieved the highest significant values in the traits of tillers No. m, spikes No. m, biological yield and straw yield. The (ZT 34+P) planting method recorded the highest significant value in protein ratio trait. The sowing rate (120 kg. ha -1 ) achieved the highest significant values in the traits of tillers No. m, spikes No. m, and grain yield. In grain yield trait, the interaction between the planting method (ZT 17+P) with all sowing rates and the planting method (ZT 34+P) with (120 and 100 kg. ha -1 ) sowing rates achieved the highest significant value in grain yield, while the interaction between CT with (80 kg. ha -1 ) sowing rate has the lowest significant value in grain yield.


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TL;DR: The results showed no significant differences between tillage system in number-of narrow and broad leaves weeds and their weight for two location but the conservation tillage was surpassed conventional for grain yield by 78.57 and 119.52 gm.m -2 in Hamdaniya and Talkef location respectively.
Abstract: The experiment was carried out during the winter agricultural season 20182019 in Nineveh Governorate at two location (Hamdaniya district 25-30 km east of Mosul and Talkif district 25-30 km north of Mosul), the experiment include two factors, tillage systems (conservation and conventional tillage) and seeding rates (80 , 100 and 120 kg.ha -1 ), the seeds were planted at 11/1/2019 and 12/1/2019 for the two locations respectively. The variety Adana registered certified by Ministry of Agriculture was used. The experiment was applied as factorial experiment using split plots system by R.C.B.D with three replications. The main plots contained the two tillage systems levels , and the sub plots contained seeding rates levels , the experimental unit area was 20 m 2 , The results showed no significant differences between tillage system in number-of narrow and broad leaves weeds and their weight for two location but the conservation tillage was surpassed conventional for grain yield by 78.57 and 119.52 gm.m -2 in Hamdaniya and Talkef location respectively, non-significant differences between the seeding rates in no-of narrow and broad leaves weeds for two location , but seeding rate 120 kg.ha -1 surpassed 80 and 100 kg.ha -1 for grain yield 281.89 and 360.01 gm .m 2 in Hamdaniya and Talkef location respectively. Non–significant differences between the seeding rates with conservation or conventional tillage in narrow leaves weeds for two location but lower number-of broad leaves weeds in seeding rate 120 kg.m -2 with conservation agriculture for two location. The best grains yield obtain with seeding rates 120 kg.h -1 and conservation tillage by 314.62 and 405.02 gm.m -2 in Hamdaniya and Talkef locations respectively.

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TL;DR: Means of eggs hatching percentage and pupae transferred to adults were proportionally decrease with increasing the exposure period and the storage of bags affected on mortality of adults Khapra beetle.
Abstract: The results of food kind exposed to radiation exhibited a different mean mortality on adults reached 52.41 ,58.70 ,50.37 and 52.41% and for percent egg hatch reached 12.96 ,17.78 ,18.33 and 18.33% while the mean mortality in larvae reached 45.56 ,46.48 ,41.30 and 38.15%, and the percentage of pupae transformation to adults reached 47.96 , 46.80 , 45 ,43.52%.Results were positively proportion with increasing the energy levels reached 22.08 , 64.86 , 65.14% for larvae , while the mean percentage of eggs hatchling and the means percentages of pupae transformation to adults decrease with increasing energy levels reached 23.61 , 17.66 and 10.28% for egg hatching , and 58.61 , 40.31 and 29.17% for pupae transformation .The means of adults and larvae mortality increase with increasing the exposure period to radiation reached 31.39 , 58.06 , 72.78 , 75.83 and 76.94% , and 21.67 ,41.39 ,54.72 ,64.44 and 74.17% respectively. Means of eggs hatching percentage and pupae transferred to adults were proportionally decrease with increasing the exposure period. Also the storage of bags affected on mortality of adults Khapra beetle , which reached in bags 5.83%. Compared without bags reached zero, and the mean percentage of eggs hatching in bags treatment decrease reached 31.67% compared without bags reached 100%. While it was no differences in the larvae mortalities of both treatments . Also the pupae transferred to adults were proportionally decrease in bags treatment reached 89.17% compared in controlling without bags reached 100%.


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TL;DR: All three used pesticides affected predatory and parasitic efficiency after direct exposure, while less effects the same pesticides on predator efficiency of both C.septempunctata and C. novemnotata have been recorded after indirect treatment.
Abstract: Present study aimed to determine the effects of three insecticides which were Actara, Match and Nimex on Myzuspersicae (Sulzer) and on it’s both parasite Aphidiusmatricariae Halidayand predators Coccinellaseptempunctata L. and CoccinellanovemnotataHerbst. Results showed that all three insecticides effected parasitic efficiency, of Aphidiusmatricariaeand Nimex recorded highest mortality rate on Myzuspersicae (Sulzer) which was 98-73. All three used pesticides (Actara, Match and Nimex) affected predatory and parasitic efficiency after direct exposure, while less effects the same pesticides on predator efficiency of both C.septempunctata and C. novemnotata have been recorded after indirect treatment.

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TL;DR: The work carried out on a privet local farm extended to eight weeks in Mosul city Iraq and treatment 4 (100%) showed a significant effect in increasing daily weight gain, daily consumption, total weight loss, hot and cold carcass weight and all other studied traits.
Abstract: The work carried out on a privet local farm extended to eight weeks in Mosul city Iraq. Sixty local male rabbits, six to seven weeks aged, with an average initial bodyweight of 552 ±15gm. Randomly divided into 4 treatments and 3 replications (5 rabbits each). Soybean meal replaced by black seeds (Nigella sativa L.) meals at levels 0, 33, 66, and 100% respectively in the diets as a crud protein source. The diets were nearly equal in the level of energy digests and the percentage of crude protein. Treatment 4 (100%) showed a significant effect (p≤ 0.05) in increasing daily weight gain, daily consumption, total weight gain, hot and cold carcass weight. A higher mortality percentage was in T 1 (6.67). While our other results did not show any significant differences in all other studied traits. T 4 showed the highest profit in weight gain (Kg) / Iraqi Dinar) then T 3 , T 2 and T 1 respectively.





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TL;DR: The Acadian Extract factor in both hybrids used showed it as the important and influencing factor in some studied traits, as its use led to significant results in some traits of flowering growth, and the treatments of Acadian extract at 2 and 4 g did not differed between them significantly in most of the effects.
Abstract: This experiment carried out at vegetables field of Horticulture and landscape department. College of Agriculture and Forestry. University of Mosul during the spring season (2018). The experiment included two factors. First was two hybrids of summer squash (MARVEL F1) and (ISMALIA F1), the second factor was included the seaweed extract (Acadian) at three concentrations of (0 , 2 and 4 gm.L -1 ). thus the experiment included 6 treatments (2 × 3). The experiment carried out in the field using split-plots system in R.C.B.D design the hybrids placed in the main plots while the sub plots included Acadian extract levels each treatment repeated three times. Analysis of variance and Duncan's multiple range test at 0.05 were applied for all recorded data. The results could be summarized as follows: Marvel and Ismailia hybrid plants did not differ in all studied flowering growth characteristics (appearance date of the first male and female flower (day) on the plant, number of male and female flowers (flower.plant -1 ), sexual ratio, set ratio of female flowers). The Acadian extract factor in both hybrids used showed it as the important and influencing factor in some studied traits, as its use led to significant results in some traits of flowering growth, and the treatments of Acadian extract at 2 and 4 g. L -1 concentration did not differed between them significantly in most of the effects.




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TL;DR: The results of the study showed the effect of Leucaena leucocephala, Platanus orientalis and Populus alba woods, Concentrations were 0.0025, 0.005, and 0.01% in the Microcerotermes diversus Silv..
Abstract: 1,2 University of Mosul / College of Agriculture and Forestry / Department of Plant Protection Email: dr.emad_alebady@uomosul.edu.iq ـــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــ ـــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــ ABSTRACT The results of the study showed the effect of Leucaena leucocephala, Platanus orientalis and Populus alba woods, Concentrations were 0.0025, 0.005, and 0.01% in the Microcerotermes diversus Silv. workers response for Antibiotic Amoxicillin and Nidazole, by spraying and dipping methods, in medium-contrast ratios of insect mortality on the three kind of wood, as it reached: 63.10%, 48.75% and 50.10% respectively by spray, which gave an average rate of mortality after six days 99.38%. While the results showed an increase in the average mortality rates of Termites with an increase in concentration (0.0025, 0.005 and 0.01%), reaching 42.73, 54.60 and 64.70%, respectively, while Nidazole had a clear superiority in the average percentage of deaths of Microcerotermes diversus Silv. , as it reached 61.17%, while it reached 46.86% for amoxicillin. As for the results of the dipping method, there was no significant difference in wood type in the average mortality rates, as it reached 53.62, 56.86 and 51.49%, respectively, while the highest average mortality rate after four days of exposure was 88.23%. Concentrations reached 41.50, 54.73 and 65.75%, respectively, Amoxicillin and Nidazole did not have a significant difference in the mean Termites mortality as it reached 53.92 and 54.06%.