An experiment  was conducted at Central lab of Graduate studies, College of Agriculture, University of Baghdad during 2015-2016. The aim was to study the effect of colocynth fruit extract on inducing callus from embryos of two alfalfa cultivars were PAC-78001 and local variety by tissue culture technique using factorial experiment within CRD. Seeds was soaked with colocynth fruit extract at 0, 75, 150, 225, and 300 ml Li^-1 for 24 hours, then, sterilized by NaOCl at 4.5% for 15 minutes. The results showed significant differences between two cultivars responding to colocynth fruit extract levels. Concentration at 150 ml Li^-1 gave the highest both fresh an

Eighty-four water samples were collected to evaluate the groundwater quality in western part of Iraq using water quality index (WQI) with the help of Geographical Information System (GIS) technique. These samples were analyzed to define the chemical parameters including cations and aniona in addition to physical parameters including dissolved solids (TDS), pH and electrical conductivity (EC). The analytical data has been manipulating by Piper diagram to determine the type of groundwater in the studied area. Na⁺- SO₄^-2and Na⁺- Cl^- facies are a bulk groundwater type representing 51% and 31% respectively. All physiochemical data were transferred to the geographi

The objective of this study was to determine the genotypes and allele frequency of polymorphism at position +7605 in exon 4 of the goats lactoferrin gene and to quantify their association with milk production  traits using 50  goats , A 430 bp product of Lactoferrin gene exon4 was amplified and the goats were genotyped using polymerase chain reaction-restriction fragment length polymorphism (PCR-RFLP) method and NlaIII restriction enzyme. The study revealed of SNP (+7605 C/T) in Lactoferrin gene exon4 and Two alleles T and C, were identified in the studied population .

This study was conducted to find out the effect of using treated water with potassium permanganate and chlorine on some hygienic traits of local female rabbits. This experiment was carried out in Farm Animal of veterinary College – Baghdad university lasted from 7^th January up to 6^th April 2016. Twenty eight local female rabbits at age of approximately 2.5-3 months and divided randomly and equally (7 each) into four groups 'body weight was considered" as the following: First group (boiling water group) considered as a (Negative control), second (Tap water group) as a positive control, Third(KMnO4 0.5 ppm), fourth (KMnO4) 1ppm) group. All groups were daily fed on concentrate diet (75 gm/head), all groups we

Common sage (Salvia officinalis L.) is a medicinal plant well known for its pharmacological properties. The current study was tested by the MTT assays to determine the inhibitory of free radical scavenging capacity of natural compounds In vivo, and stimulation of production because its important products in pharmaceutical industry by using different concentrations of methyl jasmonate in callus of  inducted from hypocotyl and cotyledon, with different the solvent of extract. The extraction was carried out at the department of Medical Research- Ministry of Sciences and Technology. The results showed that the explant,

Paddy is one of the most important nutritional crops. In Iraq, it ranks third after wheat and barley, and first as a summer crop regarding the cultivated area and production. This study aimed to analyze the dynamic nature of supply response of paddy and competitive crops (maize and vegetables) in Euphrates basin to the change in price and to the availability of resources (irrigation water) for the period 1980-2015 using seemingly unrelated regression equation (SUR). To accomplish this aim, main factors affecting paddy supply response were determined. These included paddy price, competitive crops price, production risk, irrigation water and dummy variable to find out the impact of

A Field experiment was carried out in the winter season 2015- 2016 in county Rasheed south of Baghdad, In order to Increasing the efficiency of water use of wheat plant by anti-transpiration manufactured compared with commercial anti-transpiration. Gelatin with two concentration 0.5 and 1.5% and pure gelatin with 1.5%, in the growth and yield of wheat Triticum aestivum L. Then Compared to Commercial anti- transpiration armourax, with water stress levels which is used three levels of water depletion: 40, 60 and 80 of available water. The experiment was designed by using RCBD, with the split plot design with three replications. The results

The experiments were conducted at the plant tissue culture lab of the College of Agriculture, University of Baghdad to study the role of some culture medium components on the in vitro production of two cultivars of potato. Explants (tuber sprouts) excised from two cultivars of potato, Burren and Riviera, were surface sterilized with sodium hypochlorite at 1.5% and cultured on basal MS medium to obtain shoots. The obtained shoots were cultured on MS medium supplemented with BA and GA₃ at 0.5 and 0.4 mg.L^-1, respectively for shoot multiplication. Shoots were divided into 2-3 nodal segments and cultured on MS medium to promote microtubers  formation, Shoot segments were cultured on MS medium suppl

Four sweet corn varieties (Zea mays ssp. Saccharata), Gold Rush (v₁) and Chocolate (v₂), originated from Japan and 001(v₃), and 003 (V₄) are France originated, were cultivated under the effect of three different levels of nitrogen fertilization (120, 170and 230 ) kg ha^-1as (N1, N2, and N3) in two different locations in Sulaimani region (Bakrajo and Kanipanka), Iraqi Kurdistan Region in order to investigate the effects of some environmental and climatic factors on growth performance and yield quality of sweet corn varieties in the open field. By using a factorial experiment within RCBD with three replications, the results revealed that indicated to significant differe

This study aimed to recognize the histological structure of retina in the eye of two Iraqi vertebrates, the difference of the class, the environment and the nature of nutrition; Magpie Pica pica, and Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus. The results showed that, the retina of the Magpie is avascular, while retina in Brown Rat is vascular , in both species the retina consists of two main layers: Pigmented epithelium and Neural layer  which composed of nine layers are : Visual cells layer, Outer limiting membrane, External nuclear layer, External plexiform layer, Internal nuclear layer, Internal plexiform layer, Ganglion cell layer, Optic nerve fiber

This Research was performed to evaluate the efficiency of Biofilm Biofertilizer produced from local isolates of Pseudomonas fluorescens, Rhizobium leguminosarum, with two addition technique include with bentonite as carrier and with liquid inoculant(without carrier) and three levels of chemical fertilizers (zero,25,50)% of recommendation on some growth and yield traits of wheat variety Rashid Biofilm Biofertilizer and chemical fertilizer affect significantly on all growth characters of wheat plant, Bentonite gave the best result compare with liquid inoculant, use of Biofilm Biofertilizer with 50% of the chemical fertilizer recommendation gave highest growth and yield of wheat .The duple Biofilm Biofertilizer of P. fl

The objective of this study was to investigate the possibility of replacing part of mineral fertilizers, by organic or bio fertilizers and effect of these fertilizers on grain yield and its components of maize (Zea mays L.). Field experiment was conducted at Abu Ghraib Research Station (Baghdad) during spring and fall seasons of 2016 using a randomized complete block design arranged in split plot with three replications .Three synthetic varieties of maize (Fajr 1 ,  Baghdad 3 and Sumer) in the main plots  and nine  fertilizer treatments which were : 100% NPK  as recommended, NPK  +  sulfur, NPK + organic fertilizer, NPK + Bio fertilizer, NPK + Humic acid,50% NPK  + sulfur,50% NPK + orga

This study delts with anatomical characters for the vegetative parts of two species of the family Amaranthaceae in Iraq, Amaranthus albus L. and A.gracilis Defs, as it presents results and characters had been study for the first time in Iraq .The study included epidermis and stomatal complex, the results show that the first species have Anomocytic and Anisocytic type While the other species have Anomocytic and Tetracytic type of stomatal complex,Venation of leaves had been studied also, study included the longitudinal sections of leaves and vertical sections for stems, petioles and roots. Longitudinal sections leaf of Amaranthus gracilis recognized by presence of sandy crystals, Cross sections of petiol

The study was conducted by D.V.P.R at the University of Brothers Mentouri Constantine 1 (Algeria). This anatomical study was conducted to follow-up the formation of wheat Triticum durum Desf. tillers Using tissue sections the manual way in the seed (during germination) and the shoot ( first leaf stage F 1, the second leaf F2, the third leaf F3) and coloring them with the (carmine-green iodine) and then observed with the optical microscope Leica. The results revealed that the shoot apical meristem SAM and the root apical meristem RAM are two of the key parameters that provide embryonic growth cells.  It also does not show this stage

This study was conducted at the poultry farm Animal Production Department, College of Agriculture, University of Baghdad, Abu Ghraib, for the period from 19/9/2016 to 30/10 / 2016. (42 days) The object of this study was effect of adding different levels of tamarind pulp (0, 5, 15, 25 g / L ) to the drinking water on productive traits of broiler chicken. A total of 120 unsexed Ross 308, one day old, an initial weight 41.5 g was used in the experiment. Chicks were fed on starter diet for the  first three weeks of age and finisher diet for the 4,5 and 6 weeks of age. Birds were distributed to four treatments, The first T₀ control (without any addition), The second T₅, third T₁₅ and fourth T

This study was aimed to save Thompson Seedless grapes and quality has been preserved through cold storage using an edible covering made from propolis and aloe vera gel. Thompson grapes have high value economically, but after they are picked, their shelf life is reduced due to a rapid decline in quality. Based on the rapid weight loss, low carotene content, softening, and frequent berry degradation, uncoated berries exhibited a rapid deterioration at 5°C and 85–90% relative humidity (RH). On the contrary, the above criteria relating to post-harvest quality losses were greatly delayed in those berries treated with propolis and aloe vera gel and may extend the storability up to 30 days at 5°C. I

A field experiment was conducted to evaluate the effect of commercial Sulfuric acid, phosphorous, iron, and zinc application on Phosphorus, Iron, Zinc Availability in Calcareous Soil and Yield of Cabbage (Brassica oleracea L.), in an agricultural field at College of Agricultural Engineering Sciences / University of Baghdad / Iraq during the autumn season of 2021, in silty loam soil using Split Plot Design in a randomized complete block design (RCBD) with three replicates. Sulfuric acid H₂SO₄ added with irrigation water at 0 and 2 ml L^-1. Phosphorus was added to the soil at (0, 50, 75 and 100%) from the recommended level (65 kg P ha^-1) as TSP (2

This research was aimed to identify the reality of extension managers’ practice of participatory leadership in the agricultural extension system from view of agricultural extension workers in Iraq, through a questionnaire include 22 items distribute over three. The research community include all 15 province of Iraq, A random sample is taken from the province of Iraq (53%) and (8) province, namely (Dhi Qar, Maysan, Holy Karbala, Al-Qadisiyah, Babylon, Anbar, Diyala, Kirkuk) and a proportional, stratified random sample of (51%) is taken from agricultural extension workers distribute among the agricultural directorates and training extension centers, the number is (307, 133) and (157, 68) respectively, The results of revealed that the rea

The current study aims to demonstrate the effectiveness of the synbiotic of eukaryotic and prokaryotic probiotics on the average weights of experimental animals (male rats) per week, the weights of the fed they consume, their activity and their health status daily by dosing each group with a probiotics and synbiotic except for the two control groups (positive and negative) were used. The results showed  a decrease in the weights of experimental animals that were dosed with probiotics L.GG, S.boul., L.GG+ S.boul. and the synbiotic (L.GG+ S.bou.l+Psy) even though they were

Melanin is a pigmented material varies from yellow to black color dependent on the type of melanin. Not all the microorganisms can produce this material, most industrial researchers are looked after about melanin that produced from environmental microorganisms and little is known about from pathogenic bacteria and its role in pathogenesis. Therefore this study is aimed to focus on the role of melanin produces by one pathogenic bacteria(Klebsiella pneumoniae  ) isolated from an infected wound on host immune responses.The results of this study showed, that the increasing melanin concentration leads to decrease in the phagocytic index. and in vivo tests are done by using different concentration of extracted mi

This study was conducted at the Department of Plant Protection-College of Agriculture-University of Baghdad during 2015 -2016. The objective of the study is to investigate the contamination of the fungus Aspergillus niger in the seeds of peanuts and walnuts from the Iraqi local markets and the ability of these isolates to produce ochratoxin A in artificial medium. Forty samples of peanuts and walnuts were collected from local markets of the governorates of Baghdad, Erbil, Sulaymaniyah , Anbar and Dyiala for isolation test of  A. nigar. Results showed that A.niger was founded in the samples of walnuts from Erbil at percentage of 50% and 42.8% in the samples of peanuts from Baghdad ,and 40 % in

Some Limnological features (electrical conductivity, pH, salinity, dissolved oxygen, water temperature, light penetration, turbidity, nutrients NO₂, NO₃, PO₄) were used in current study to monitor Al-Hammar marsh (Al-Naggarah and Al-Burgah) south of Iraq monthly sampling for one year. The mean range of the following limnological parameters were recorded: water temperature ranged between 11.1 to 33 C˚, electrical conductivity ranged between 2453.3 to 6100 µs/cm, salinity ranged from 1.16 to 3.3 ‰, pH ranged between 7 – 8.6, water depth ranged between 0.7 to 1.9 m, light penetration ranged from 70 to 200 cm, dissolved oxygen ranged from 3.67 to 10.03 mg/l, NO₂ ranged from 0.11 to 3.

The objective of this study to investigating and predicting the hazardous effects of monthly Ferrin temperature on horticultural and agricultural products at the North bar of Iran. For this purpose, the first stage data were obtained for the whole station temperature over a period of 30 years. Then, using Anfis adaptive neural network model, the data were analyzed for prediction and prediction for the next 6 years. Then, to measure the land suitability of Iran's northern strip for cultivating based on the predicted data, two models of Vikor and Topsis were used. Both the Topsis and Vikor multivariate decision making models combined the minimum temperature of the stations well, but did not reflect well at the maxi

Present study delts with morphological and vegetative shoot apex characteristics of two species  Echinops armatus and E.cephalotes (compositae) which collected during trips field to the northern areas of Iraq in the seasons of growth 2012-2014. As it presents the results and characters  had been shown for the first time in Iraq. plant species are perennial herbs spinous with woody, strong and solid stems that covered with many types of indumentums like spines and hairs, the study included characters of stems, leaves, involucres bracts and inflorescences as well as characters of growing points of the two species, and by examining buds in inflorescences found that the flowers are hermaphrodite, not steri

A cross-sectional study was conducted on 80 type 2 diabetic patients aged 20-60 years in Baghdad and 20 non diabetic persons as controls. Laboratory assessment of glucose related parameters; Fasting blood sugar (FBS), Glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c), Insulin and Insulin resistance (IR), renal function test; Blood urea, serum creatinine, Calcium (Ca) and Phosphorus (P), Calcium regulating hormones; Parathyroid hormone (PTH), calcitonin and vitamin D, cytokines, Adiponectin and Tumor necrosis factor (TNF-α) and comparison these parameters between patients and controls. The results: a high significant (p˂0.01) increase in FBG level in the patients (211.34 ± 11.20 mg/dl) as compared with control (85.8

This study was conducted to investigate the early detection of date palm gender, the current study was conducted using some DNA markers technology using Bulk Segregant Analysis (BSA) and three molecular markers including Randomly Amplified Polymorphic DNA (RAPDs), and Cleaved Amplified Polymorphic Sequence (CAPS) and Nested PCR. Results showed that RAPD primers used cleared different banding pattern. Fifty primers showed monomorphic bands while ten showed polymorphic bands for the two balks Males (MB) and females (FM). These primers showed 626 total bands in which 41 of them was polymorphic (6.54% polymorphism). OPD.10 primer gave the highest number of bands reached 118 bands and was the highest efficiency (18.85%). While the pri

This study being performed at the central laboratory for graduate students Animal Resources Department / College of Agriculture / University of Baghdad/Aljadrea and in laboratory of applied microbiology Department, Food and Biotechnology Center /Directorate of Agriculture Research / Baghdad, Iraq. Wild strain of local ligninolytic bacteria of genus Streptomyces MS  isolated from Iraq camel degrade feces was used to pre- treated of low quality roughages in in vitro fermentation. Roughages wheat straw (WS), corncobs (Cc), alfalfa hay (AH) was pre- treated with wild strain of genus Strepto

The objective concerning this study was to decide aggregation flavonoid content (TFC) primarily based of flavonoid-aluminum chloride (AlCl₃) and antioxidant activity by spectrophotometric method and determination of against bacterial action in Viola odorata (natural plant) utilizing reaction surface philosophy. Homegrown prescription or restorative plants have prompted the disclosure of various new medications, then non-tranquilize substances. Among it flora are kinds of the range group Viola has a region including family violaceae then accommodates round 19 species of comparable sort. Viola odorata (Banafsha) has considerable cell antioxidant properties. The among vitro reco

 The current study was aimed to synthesized zinc oxide nanoparticles (ZnONPs) using aqueous extract of olive leaves (OLE), which is very simple and eco-friendly method. ZnONPs were formed by dissolving of OLE in zinc oxide solution with adjusted pH to 12. Zinc acetate dehydrate reduced to ZnONPs during mixing with OLE associated with change of the color solution from white to pale yellow color within a few minutes. The synthesized OLEZnONPs were separated by centrifugation (4000rpm/ 5min) , then characterized by Fourier Transmission Infrared Spectroscopy (FT-IR), X-ray diffraction (XRD) and Field emission-Scanning Electron Microscopy (FE-SEM) methods. The results of FT-IR sh

This research was aimed to investigate effect of the convection conditions resulted from surface heating at different weather condition on movement track of radiosonde. Data used in this study divided to surface local weather from Baghdad airport station and reanalysis weather surface data from European center medium weather forecast (ECMWF) that contain also advance parameter parameters such as sensible heat flux and boundary layer height and other, all have large accurate spatial distribution inside and outside Baghdad province. Third type data from radiosonde used to observed atmospheric upper layer through selected days from winter season (January month) and summer season (July month) all at time 12AM. Software installed in r