An in silico approach for characterization of encoded protein from Rdr1, a black spot resistance gene in Rosa multiflora

Journal of Plant Diseases and Protection - Black spot disease is the most common diseases of landscape roses and is caused by Diplocarpon rosae Wolf. In Rosa multiflora, the screening of black...     

Estimation of yield and dry matter of winter wheat using logistic model under different irrigation water regimes and nitrogen application rates

Complex simulation models need considerable input data that may be unavailable. In this study, based on growing degree days, a simple and empirical logistic model was used to predict top dry matter (DM) and grain yield (GY) of winter wheat in a semiarid area. For calibration and validation of the model, winter wheat cv. Shiraz was cultivated for two growing seasons (2009–2010 and 2010–2011) under different levels of irrigation water and nitrogen application rates. The coefficients of the logistic model and the harvest index were related to the seasonal amount of applied water (I) plus rainfall (R) and applied nitrogen plus residual soil mineral nitrogen (N + N_r) with good accuracy in 2009–2010. The values of DM were estimated using the developed empirical logistic model during the growing season in 2010–2011. Results also indicated that there was a good agreement between the measured and predicted GY in 2010–2011 with fair accuracy. Therefore, it is concluded that the presented model is appropriate for prediction of DM and GY of winter wheat at the study region.     

Adjustment of radiation use efficiency of winter wheat by air temperature at different irrigation regimes and nitrogen rates

In this research, radiation use efficiency (RUE) of winter wheat was determined under different irrigation regimes and nitrogen application rates in experimental field at southwest Iran (semi-arid region) in 2009–2010 and 2010–2011. The experiment was laid out as a split plot design, with irrigation treatments as main plots and N fertilization as sub-plots with three replications. Irrigation treatments were 1.2 (I4), 1.0 (I3), 0.8 (I2), and 0.5 (I1) times of the full irrigation requirements and N treatments were 0 (N1), 46 (N2), 92 (N3), and 136 (N4) kg ha^?1. Air temperature had significant effects on RUE that was adjusted by multiplication of hourly temperature factor to the hourly values of solar radiation (RUE _a ). The values of RUE _a were significantly different from the values of RUE in both growing seasons. The values of RUE _a ranged from 1.44 to 1.83 g MJ^?1 and 1.45 to 1.81 g MJ^?1 in 2009–2010 and 2010–2011, respectively. In both growing seasons, minimum and maximum values of RUE were at I1N1 and I4N4 treatments, respectively. The methods of daily maximum and minimum air temperature were modified for considering the effects of air temperature on RUE at locations where hourly air temperature and radiation were not available.