This experiment conducted Using 12 primers related to ISSR technology in distinguishing among the 21 selective back to the three variety of watermelon they are each of the selective Crimson Sweet which code to W1, W2, W3 and W4 and the variety Sugar Baby which coded to SH1 ,SH2 ,SH3 ,SH4 ,SH5,SH6 and SH7 and the variety Charleston Gray which is coded to G1 ,G2,G3 ,G4 ,G5 ,G6 ,G7 ,G8, G9 and G10 . The results showed that the primers used gave 89 total bands were all of the polymorphism was 100%. Found that the primers 810, 840 and 864 were high ability of the way to give it the highest numbers of bands while the primers 808 and 834 of the ability of the few by giving them fewer bands. 9 primers able to give distinct bands for some

This research was conducted in the Apple orchard belong to Department of Horticulture / Collage of Agriculture / University of Baghdad- Abu Ghraib during 2015, in order to investigate the response of four years old Apple trees (CV.Anna) budded on seeding root stock to foliar application with Brassinolide at four levels (0,2,4and 8)mg.g^-1 and Algae extract (Tecamin) at four levels (0,2,4,6) ml.L^-1 and their interaction between them in some vegetative and yield characters. Each treatment replicated three times with a factorial experiment using RCBD. The number of trees used was 27 trees. The results showed that treatment B3 was significantly increased in total chlorophyll content in leaves, shoot diameter, sho

This study was carried out at experimental field of Horticulture and Landscape Department – College of Agriculture – Baghdad University, during autumn season of 2014. This experiment was aimed to study the effect of foliar spray with algae extract (Algaton-20) at two concentrations (2 and 4ml.L^-1) and liquid mineral nutrient (Fosfital calcium) at two concentrations (3 and 6ml.L^-1) and the water extract of dry seeds of broad bean at two concentrations (2.5 and 5g.L^-1) as different sources of nutrition elements (Mo,B,Ca,K,P,N) beside control treatment in vegetative growth and the nutrition content of curds and production parameters of cauliflower plants cv.Eearly snowball.The study was conducted

The present study was carried out at the Animal Farm College of Veterinary Medicine University of Baghdad during the period from 20/4/2015 to1/6/2015. This study was conducted to investigate the effect of olive leaves (grinded) supplementation to diet on milk yield, composition and some blood biochemical  parameters.Ten local lactating goats and its mean initial live body weight41.38± 0.46 kg, and 2-3.5 years old were allocated according to their body weight and milk yield  into two groups (5does/group). The first one (G1) was control, the second (G2) fed on diet with

A field study was conducted at the experimental farm, Coll. of Agric., Abu-Ghraib, Baghdad, Iraq during the period from mid of march 2013 to end of August 2014 to investigate the effect of different levels of sulfur (0, 1, 2 and 3 ton. ha^-1) and three dates of last cutting (1, 10^th and 20^th,May 2014)_ on seed yield and it’s components of alfalfa local cultivar, Layout of the experiment was R.C.B.D. arranged in split –plots with three replications. Sulfur levels were used as main plot and the time when last cutting occurs was sub-plot. Results, showed that addition of sulfur at level more than 1 ton.ha^-1 (2, 3 ton ha^-1) resulted in a significant increasment in the No. of s

This research was conducted during spring and fall seasons, 2015 , at the fields of Field Crop Department – College of Agriculture –University of Baghdad. The objective was to study grain yield and yield components of corn in next generation   as influenced by  harvesting moisture in the first generation  . In spring season 2015 , seeds of the variety 2018 was planted using  75 cm between rows and 25 cm within the rows. When  moisture of the ear grains reach the first treatment (37-42%), ten ears were harvested. Ear harvesting dates were performed manually when the grains had 37-42%, 34-36% , 30-33% , 25- 28% and 19-22%  moisture content.  Then, the  grains were na

This research was carried out at the Swerah Research Station –Office of Agricultural Researches during  2014-2015 seasons. The objective of this research was evaluation bread wheat  (Triticum aestivum L.) genotypes ,which concluded 15 pure lines in seventh generation, which developed by half dialld method between 6 parents ,The experiment was conducted using split plot arrangement with RCBD design with three replicates ,The main plots content four seeding rates (120, 160, 200 and 240 kg.ha^-1 ), while the 21 genotypes occupied sub plots .The two pure lines S97 and S148 superoired to all other genotypes except A4.10 and Abu-Ghraib  in grain yield which, produced 6.35 and 6.09 t.ha^-1 .

This research was carried out at the Swerah Research Station –Office of Agricultural Researches Ministry of Agriculture, during 2014-2015 season. The objective of this research was to evaluation 15 pure lines (Triticum aestivum L.). genotypes ,the seventh generation developed by half dialled method between 6 parents. The experiment was conducted using split plot design with three replicates ,The main plots were four seeding rates (120, 160, 200 and 240 kg.ha^-1 ), while the 21 genotypes occupied sub plots .The two pure lines S97 and S148 out yielded other genotypes except A4.10 and Abu-Ghraib in grain yield which, produced 6.35 and 6.09 t.ha^-1, respecting .increasing seeding rates caused to increas

This study was conducted in experimental field, Department of Horticulture, College of Agriculture –University of Baghdad, Abo Graib for two spring seasons 2011, 2012 potatoes yield. This study  was included the effect of using of three type from nitrogen fertilizer, as well as to  comparison procedure ( Zero) Her code N0,N1,N2,N3 , and two anti- transpiration  , as well as to comparison procedure ( Zero) Her code AS0,AS1,AS2. This study was made by using the activity experiences (4*3) within   the design RCBD with three repeated. The most important results can be summarized Palate

A field experiment was carried out at the Experimental Field of Hort. Dept/ College of  Agric .Abu-Ghraib/University of Baghdad during the  spring growth season and autumn of 2013, to study  effect organic fertilizer and magnetized water  on Growth and production of medicinal pumpkin from fixed oil and its components, the experiment included two factors, First was irrigation with normal water(A1), irrigation with magnetized water 500 gauss(A2) and the second factor included six levels of fertilizers are: control (without fertilization) (F1), chemical fertilization (Recommended) (F2) ,fertilization with mushroo

A field experiment was conducted during two seasons Spring and Autums 2014 at the expermeatal field of Field crop Department, College of Agriculture, University of Baghdad to study the importance of Kinetin for some traits of Zea mays L. under water stress condition , by using randomized complete Block Design in the arrangement of a split-plot with three replications . Skipping irrigation elongation T₂, emergence of aers T₃, 10% flowering feminization T₄, milk stage T₅, and dough stage T₆ . All these treatments were irrigated when 85% of the available water was depleted with control treatment T₁ which was irrigated when 50% of the availabl

A field experiment was conducted at the field of Field Crop .Dept., College of Agric\Univ.of Baghdad. spring and fall seasons of 2009, 2010 , spring of 2011 and fall of 2013 in order to know the relative magnitude of the genetic variation component and interactions forms of epistasis using Generation Means Analysis  of maize (Zea mays L.) . Six generations P1 , P2 , F1 , F2, BC1 and BC2 for four crosses (FI01301 Rustico), (AntignaoHi39× Nostred ) , (Lo1391 ×Rustico) and ( Rusticocangini× Rustico) were  evaluated by using randomized complete block design( RCBD) with four replications for grain yield and its components. The results showed significant differences between the generations of the

A field experiment was conducted at the experimental farm of Field Crops Sciences Department, College of Agriculture, University of Baghdad, during the spring season of 2013وto investigate the effect of Irrigation method {Drip Irrigation (DI) and subsurface Drip Irrigation (SDI)} and system operational pressure on yield and yield' components and on water use efficiency (WUE) of corn (Zea mays L.) Var. Buhoth 5018. The experiment was laid out as a split plot in randomized complete block design (RCBD) with three replication. The system operational pressure (P) of 3 levels ( 30,50, and 70 kpa) were used as main plots called as P₁ , P₂ and P₃ respectively, a

Pore space, especially pore size distribution is one of the important properties affecting soil infiltration, hydraulic conductivity, and water retention. To examine the effect of carbonate minerals on pore size distribution, soil material with loam texture was used to prepare nine soil materials containing wide range of carbonate minerals (3.2 - 352 g kg^-1). The soil-water retention curve (θ(ψ)) was estimated. Computer program (RETC code) was used to determine the best-fit for experimental data of water potential versus volumetric water content which have nonlinear relationship to determine the parameter of van Genuchten

Laboratory experiment was conducted using silty clay loam soil collected from Agriculture fields in Abu Ghraib to study the release of phosphorus from rock phosphate (10.22 P%) on  a soil treated with three types of organic fertilizers namely; peat moss , sheep manure  , poultry manure and  control treatment (soil only). Ten grams of air dried soil  mixed with 100 mg of ground rock phosphate  and  organic fertilizers added at 2.5% level (w:w) were  incubated at a laboratory temperature (298 K ) after adding  water  up  to two-thirds of the field capacity for 40, 90, 120, 150 and 180 days. Citric  acide  soluble  available phosphorous  was estimated after each i

The experiment was carried out at the Animal Farm / Department of Animal Resources/ College of Agriculture, University of Baghdad, to study the effect of using different percentage of concentrate to roughage in fattening calves .Two equal groups of Holstein Frisian calves, with age about eight months and at average weight of 228.8±21.2&227.8±9.12 kg /hd respectively. The calves placed in two neighboring barn. The animals fed by 3% live weight in the first two weeks then the ratio was raised to 4% of the live weight to the end the experiment. The animal’s weights and some body measurements were recorded at the beginning of the experiment, then after two weeks until the end of experiment (body wt., Chest ci

This experment was conducted at the Poultry Farm،Animal production Dept./College of Agriculture. University of Baghdad from 1-4-2014 to 12-5-2014. to investigate the potential effect of day old chicks weight produced from two broiler strains and their crossing  Ross 308 , Arbor Acres and Ross 308 x Arbor Acres on productive performance . A total of 360 day all chicks were distributed randomly to 6 groups with 4 replicate pens )15 birds / pens). The experimental groups were: T1= Ar-medium; T2= Ar - Large ; T3= R-medium; T4= R -Large; T5= R - Arb-medium; T6= R - Ar-Large. Results showed that body weight, weekly average gain, feed conversion ratio, dressing percentage and relative breast weight in female were  significant

A field experiment was conducted at the experimental field, Dept. of Field Crop , Coll. of Agric. Univ. of Baghdad during the yeans of 2010 and 2011 to study growth and yield of peanut as affected by planting methods and plant population. A factorial arrangement in RCBD design with four replications were used , with two factors, the first one: three planting methods (planting on East, West and Twin rows) and the second factor: four spacing between plants (15, 25, 35 and 45) cm. The results showed that the planting method on east produced highest dry weight (117.51, 100.64) g.plant^-1, growth rate (625.10, 532.40) mg.plant^-1.day^-1 , seed yield per plant (25.16, 32.25)g.plant^-1, protein pe

Field experiment was conducted during 2010 – 2011 and 2011 – 2012 winter seasons at the Experimental Farm, Department of Field Crops, College of Agriculture University of Baghdad. RCBD design with four replications were used to study the effect of Boron and vitamin C foliar applied on yield and some it^,s components of bread  wheat Triticum aestivum L. cv. Abu – Ghraib-3. The experiment involved two factors ,the first was boron foliar in five concentrations  0,100, 200, 300, 400 mg L^-1  the second was vitamin C foliar applied in five concentrations 0,1,2,3,4, gmL^-1 at booting stage. Results of the experiment showed :300 mg B L^-1 was  superior in grain y

A field experiment was conducted at the experimental farm, Dept. of Field Crop, Coll. of Agriculture, Univ. of Baghdad ,during 2011-2012, to study the effect of potassium fertilizer levels and appilication stage on bread wheat grains quality Triticum asetivum L.(Var- Abu-Ghraib-3) and some other characteres . Factorial experiment was conducted in RCBD design with three replication involved two levels of potassium 120,180 kg.ha^-1 and control treatment the second factor was three stage of application  (tillering ,Booting , flowering). The results shows non significant differ between potassium leveles for all studied traits, except havest index.The potassium level 180 kg.ha<

The experiment aimed to study the interactive effect between biofertilizers and salicylic acid on pods quality specifications and N,P,K,Fe and Mn concentrations in pods of bean plants under river and drainage water irrigation. The experiment Carried out using Spilt-Spilt-Plot Design using irrigation as the main plot , salicylic acid as sub plot , bio-fertilizers as sub-siplt-plot.  The triple combination among river water, biofertilizers mixture and 0.5mM salicylic acid recorded highest values in the percentage of carbohydrate (20.10 and 20.83%) dry meter(13.22 and 12.44%) TSS (11.65 and 10.09%) percentage of oils (0.59 and0.56%) protein(20.19 and 19.00%) Nitrogen (3.23 and 3.04%) Phosphorus

The study was conducted at the fields of the Department of Horticulture and Landscape  Gardening, College of Agriculture, University of Baghdad " Abu Ghraib"  during the growing seasons 2013-2014  to Evaluate the Vegetative growth , yield  traits  and genetic parameter  of some tomato  mutants. Results showed significantly increased of plant height in M6-2 mutant 245cm in Comparison with M6-3 130 cm . M6-4 mutant significantly increasing of floral clusters 13 . Mutant M6-3 showed significantly increasing the average of, fruit weight 125.9g and plant yield 7.17 kg.plant^-1 as comparison with M6-2 which showed decreasing of average of fruit weight and plant yield 79.40g and 4.38 kg.plant

This research  was undertaken to evaluate five cycles of modified mass selection to improve grain yield in synthetic corn (Zea mays L.) variety IPA-5018. The selection was carried out in spring and fall seasons, during, 2013-2015 using 10% selection intensity. The five  populations obtained after selection and the original population were evaluated. The experimental design was a randomized complete block design with five replications. The results were revealed a significant differences among selection cycles in grain yield and some yield components.  The cycle five produced highest grain yield (9699.30 kg.ha^-1) and increased 34.88% to the original population. The regression of grain yield, numbe

This study was conducted in a field of Al-mahmodia Region in Baghdad , 2014 to estimate the costs of operating Massy Ferguson tractor and tillage equipment  in a clay loam soil. Three factors studied through the experiment included:- Three linear speeds for tractor were 2.85, 3.77 and 5.83 km/hr. Two types of plows included moldboard and chisel plow and two systems of plowing included one passage and orthogonal passage for each type of plows. The properties which were studied included fuel consumption, oil costs, maintenance and repair costs, labor costs per hectare. The research was done by applying the factorial experiment according to randomized complete

Six taxa of Lamiaceae family including three taxa of the genus Clinopodium L. (C. vulgare subsp. vulgareL., C. umbrosum (M. B.) C. Koch. and C. congstum Boiss. & Hausskn ex. Boiss. ) and two of the genus Hymenocrater Fish. & C. A.  Mey. (H,longiflora Benth. H. bituminosus Fish & C. A. Mey) and one of the genus Melissa (M.officinalis subsp.fficinalis L.) were studied in order to evaluate their phenolic profile ,as these taxa were studied in such detail for the first time in Kurdistan region of Iraq . The examined phenolic substances which studied in these taxa include: Caffeine, Coumarin, Eugenol Estragole(4- Allyl anisole),

Field experiment conducted to measure vibrations on three axes longitudinal X, lateral Y and vertical Z on steering wheel, platform tractor and vertical vibration in seat tractor and seat effective amplitude transmissibility (SEAT) factor during operation tillage in silt clay loam soil with depth 18 cm in Baghdad. Split – split plot design under randomized complete block design with three replications least significant design 5 % used. Three factor were used in this experiment included two types of plows included chisel and disc plows which represented main plot, three tires inflation pressure was second factor included 1.1 ,1.8 and 2.7 bar, and three forward speeds of the tillage was third factor included 2.35 , 4.25 and 6.50

This study was carried out at the Ruminants Researches Station (20 km west of Baghdad) /State Board for Agriculture Researches / Ministry of Agriculture, and Biotechnology Research Center of AL-Nahrain University  during 1/8/213 to 1/8/2014. The aim of this study was to identify the damage in DNA according to comet assay procedure, after testing of 50 infected goat kids with blood parasites. Most of traits affected significantly by infection, as most of traits showed a depression due to infection.  The results revealed that the effect of type on the traits of comet assay was significant (P < 0.01) in this research. The infected goat kids were surpassed the corresponding healty goat kids for all measu

This research was conducted in the greenhouse of Al-Rabee Research Station of the Department of Horticulture, Ministry of Agriculture for the 2011-2012 season in order to examine the effect of foliar application of various combinations of polyethylene glycol and salicylic acid levels on some vegetative growth traits of date palm tissue cultured derived plants.The concentrations of polyethylene (zero, 20 and 40 mg.L^-1) and salicylic acid (zero, 50 and 100mg.L^-1). The experiment carried out using randomized complete design and factorial in three replications. The results showed that increasing the concentration of polyethylene led to increased paperwork content of chlorophyll B and the total and received an in

This experiment Carried out at the Dept. of Research and Studies– office of Horticulture- Ministry of Agriculture at Abu Ghraib, for two seasons in 2014 and 2015. The objective of the experiment  to stady the effect of electric shocks on some okra (Abelmoschus esculentus L. Moench) traits  study. Six pure lines (S1 , S2, , S3 , S4 , S5 , S6) were attached  with four levels of electric shock (0, 9, 12 and 15 amp for 5 minutes) The 24 treatments were planted according to the RCBD with tow replicates to produce plants of the first generation  on which the selection is to get the seeds of the second generation. A factorial experiment within RCBD with three replicates, were used  in the pla

Field experiment was conducted during 2015 spring season on Okra(Abelmoschus  esculentus L.Moench) grown under protected cultivation in the Research and Studies Department - Horticulture Office at Abu Ghraib, to study combining ability and some genetic parameters. Six pure lines ( S1 , S2, , S3 , S4 , S5 , S6 ) were crosses using full diallel crosses. The crosses , parents and hybrid H-597 compared , using RCBD, with tow replicates . Results showed that the promise hybrid in the yield per plant and pods number and the number of flowers was S1 × S3, followed by hybrids S3 × S6 and S5 × S3. The gene action for number of flowers and number of pods in diallel and reciprocal hybrids and the early flowering and yield p