In order to investigate the possibility of quinoa producing in Garmsar, Iran, a factorial experiment conducted in randomized complete block design with three replications in 2018-2019 growing season at Garmsar Agricultural Research Station. The factors were planting date at three levels (March 6th, April 1st and April 6th) and the three genotypes of quinoa (Q26, Q29 and Titicaca). Results showed that the effect of planting date was significant for all studied traits except the harvest index. Also, all studied traits were significantly different in all genotypes. Titicaca planted on March 6th had the highest Yield (2276 kg.ha-1).The grain Yield and Yield components decreased with the delaying the planting date. Compared to early plantings, Latest date, April 6th, led to reduction of all traits, especially grain Yield (about 50%). The results of simple phenotypic correlation between the studied traits showed that grain Yield per hectare had the highest correlation with plant Yield (0.877) and then with leaf area index (0.832), panicle weight (0.815) and number of branches per plant (0.745) that was significant at the 1% probability level.

Recognition and understanding the genetic control of traits, combining ability and genetic structure are directly related to the success of breeding programs. For this purpose, a 7 × 7 one-way diallel design was conducted in a randomized complete block design with three replications. The measured traits were included plant height, height to the first capsule, number of days to 50% and 90% of flowering, number of capsules per plant, number of seeds per capsule, number of days to physiological ripening, number of branches, leaves number and length, 1000-seeds weight, capsule weight, length and width, chlorophyll a, b and total chlorophyll, biological andeconomic Yields, harvest index, oil and protein percentage. Analysis of variance showed that there was a significant difference between genotypes and diallel analysis showed that the additive variance of all traits and dominant variance of all traits except height to the first fruit-bearing capsule were significant. The oltan cultivar was the best and Ardestan genotype was the worst genotype in terms of general combining ability. Sabzevar×TS-3 and Sirjan×Fars were the best hybrids in most traits. The general heritability was between 0.90 to 0.96 for biologic Yield and number of branches, respectively and narrow heritability was between 0.36 to 0.91 for the number of branches and harvest index, respectively. The analysis of variance by Hayman method confirmed the results of Griffing analysis.

Identifying the constraining factors of production and Yield gap is very important. Therefore; this research was performed to identify the production constraining factors of local rice cultivars. All management practices from nursery preparation to harvesting stages for 100 paddy fields of local rice cultivars were recorded through field studies, in Sari, from 2015-2016. In the CPA, the actual and calculated potential Yield were 4495 and 5703 kg/ha, respectively and the gap was 1221 kg/ha. The Yield gap caused by number of top-dressing variables was 324 kg/ha, equal to 27% of the total Yield gap. The Yield gap related to previous year of legumes cultivation was 218 kg ha-1, equal to 18% of the total Yield variation. Among the 10 variables entered in the CPA model, the effects of top-dress fertilizer application and its application frequency and foliar application were remarkable, which could compensate a significant part of the Yield gap (444 kg/ha, 37% of total) in the farmers’ fields by managing these variables. According to boundary line analysis (BLA) finding, actual Yield mean on the basis of optimal limit related to 12 variables under study was 5369 kg/ha, with 881 kg/ha Yield gap . Mean relative Yield and relative Yield gap for 12 variables (transplanting date, seedling age, number of seedlings per hill, planting density, nitrogen and phosphorous per hectare, nitrogen before transplanting, harvesting date, lodging problem, pest problem, diseases problem and weeds problem) were 83.64 and 16.35 kg/ha, respectively. Based on the finding, it can be stated that the model precision is appropriate and can be applied for both estimation of the quantity of Yield gap and determining the portion of each restricting Yield variables.

To investigate the effect of weed interference and weed-free periods on Balangu (Lallemantia royleana Benth. in Wall) and to evaluate the critical period of weed control (CPWC) in this oilseed crop, an experiment was conducted as a randomized complete block design with three replications in Naghadeh region in 2018. Experimental consisted of two groups of treatments; weed infestation treatments (infestation for 144.2, 345.9, 574, 848.2, 1147.6 and 1451.3 growing degree day (GDD) after transplanting and then plots were remained weed-free the rest of the growing season) and weed-free treatments (weeding for 144.2, 345.9, 574, 848.2, 1147.6 and 1451.3 GDD after transplanting and then plots were remained infested until harvesting time). In each block, one weed free and weed infested control was for all the growing season. Results indicated that the density and dry biomass of weeds were increased as weed removal was delayed. In contrast, density and dry biomass of weeds were decreased as weeds establishment was delayed. Height, tetrachenes fruits, ripened achenes, 1000-seed weight and biological, seed and relative Yields of Balangu were decreased and increased as the duration of weed-infested and weed-free period increased, respectively. Also, logistic and Gompertz curves fitted to data showed that the beginning and end of the CPWC based on a 10% Yield loss of relative Yield, was estimated to be from 11 to 108 days after transplanting (97 days weed-free period) in order to prevent a noticeable Yield loss.

To investigate the effect of vermicompost, N fertilizer and their integration on growth, biological and essential Yields oil and its components in two populations (Varamin and Isfahan), an experiment was conducted in a randomized complete block design with three replications in the field of Isfahan Medicinal Plants Research Center in 2016. Fertilizer treatments including 100% urea, vermicompost 33.3 and urea 66.6%, vermicompost 66.6 and urea 33.3%, 100% vermicompost and control treatment (without fertilizer) as the first factor and Varamin and Isfahan populations as the second factor were selected. The results showed that the interaction effects of nitrogen fertilizer and populations on all studied traits were significant. In both populations, nitrogen fertilizer improved height, biological and essential oil Yields, content of essential oil compounds (d-Carvone and its Yield, α-phellandrene and linalool; except p-Cymene and Limonene in Isfahan population). Since in medicinal plants, the quantity (biological Yield) and quality (essential oil and d-Carvone; the most important ingredient and the highest amount of essential oil in this experiment), 66.6% vermicompost + 33.3% urea in Varamin population, was the best treatment in the experiment. In addition an in the direction of human health and sustainable agriculture, it is possible to reduce 33% of chemical fertilizers application and pollution; however, in terms of other essential oil contents (α-phellandrene, Linalool and p-Cymene), 100% vermicompost fertilizer treatment was superior in Isfahan population.

In recent decades, drastic land use changes in Golestan province caused to reduce a substantial amount of Hyrcanian forest. To investigate the changes, land cover maps produced using Landsat satellite imagery classification of sensors TM from 1984, 2012 and 2016 respectively used as input data in Land Change Modeler (LCM) to predict land cover changes in 2030. In order to assess the accuracy of modeling, statistics of relative performance characteristic (ROC), ratio Hits/False Alarms and figure of merit was used. In continue to investigate the role of land use changes in water Yield as one of ecosystem services was discussed. The results show the accuracy of artificial neural network with the ROC equal to 0. 949, the ratio Hits/False Alarms equal to 57 percent and the figure of merit is equal to 11 percent. Land use change modeling results showed that from 1984 to 2012, The most prominent changes were related to reduction of forest cover. This process modeling using artificial neural network showed, from 2016 to 2030 forest cover will be reduced about 30361 hectares. The results of water Yield study showed that runoff in the area, particularly in the East and North East area has increased. This increase in the amount of runoff occurred as a result of land use change on forest ecosystems to agriculture. Results of this study improve our understanding of hydrological consequences of land-use changes, and provide needed knowledge for effectively developing and managing land-use for sustainability and productivity in the Gorgan-rood watershed.

In order to identify the correlations and relationships between different traits in the bread wheat, 30 genotypes were investigated as sub-factors under the split plot experiment in the completely randomized design in greenhouse and the randomized complete block design in the field with three replications under the normal irrigation and post-anthesis water stress conditions. The results of the canonical correlation analysis showed that at both normal and moisture stress levels, there was a significant correlation between the pair of canonical variables obtained from the phenological traits and the Yield components. Under the normal conditions in the greenhouse, to increase the spike density and length, the number of days to 50% flowering can be considered as a suitable selection criterion. According to the results of canonical correlation analysis, under the stressed conditions in greenhouse, to increase the spike length, the number of days to the heading, maturity and 50% of flowering were among the important and effective factors. Under the optimum irrigation conditions in the field, the number of days to maturity was considered as one of the factors influencing the seed weight per spike. The results of canonical correlation analysis under the field stress conditions showed that to increase the 1000-seed weight, the number of days to maturity can be considered an appropriate selection criterion.

To assesse the iron and silicon effects on the Yield and physiological characteristics of green pea, Wando cultivar by ASGrow Corporation was used in three levels of iron chelate (0.05, 0.1 and 0.3 gr per l-1) and silicon (0, 14 and 28 mg per l-1), as a factorial experimental in completely randomized design with three replications. In this experiment, characterisics such as fresh and dry weight of grain, the number of grain per pod, concentration of Fe, Cu, Mn, Zn and Si in leaf and grain were measured. Results showed that the interaction of Fe and Si was significant at p<0.01 on grain fresh and dry wigeht, concentratin of leaf and grain Fe, leaf Mn, leaf and grain Zn and leaf Si and the application of Fe and Si was significant separately, on other traits such as number of grain per pod, concentration of leaf and grain Cu, Mn and Si in grain.  The Mean squares showed that the application of Fe and Si significantly increased fresh and dry grain weight and Si laef concetration and decreased the concentratin of leaf and grain Fe and Mn as well as grain Mn.  The enhancement of Fe and Si application separately decreased the concentration of Mn, Cu and zinc leaf and grains, but the Si concentration of leaf and grain were increased by Si application. The concentration of Fe, Mn, Cu and Zn were decreased in leaf and grain because of antagonistic effects. It can be concluded that Si reduces the harmfull effects of high levels of iron toxicity and the application of 0.1 g/l and 25 mg/l can be recommended as the best treatments.

In order to study the effect of different planting dates and application of ammonium sulphate on Yield and Yield components of Hyola rapeseed cultivar in winter planting an experiment was conducted in climatic conditions of Mane and Samalghan during 2008-2009. The experiment was carried on factorial based on CRBD with four replications. The experiments were treatment included three planting dates (18 Sep., 4 Oct. and 19 Oct. of 2008) and four fertilizer treatment (base fertilizer 100 kg/ha urea, 80 kg/ha ammonium sulphate at beginning of spring and 80 kg/ha ammonium sulphate in maximum height of plant), (base fertilizer 100 kg/ha urea, 40 kg/ha ammonium sulphate at beginning of spring and 40 kg/ha urea in maximum height of plant), (base fertilizer 100 kg/ha urea, 40 kg/ha urea at beginning of spring and 80 kg/ha ammonium sulphate in maximum height of plant) and (base fertilizer 100 kg/ha urea, 40 kg/ha urea at beginning of spring and 80 kg/ha urea in maximum height of plant).Trait were considered as number of seed per pod, number of pod per plant, 1000 grains weight and grain Yield.The results showed that second planting date was superior on number of seed per pod, number of pod per plant and grain and value of third fertilizer treatment on number of pod per plant, grain Yield. Highest and lowest grain Yield belonged to the second planting date and third fertilizer treatment with average 4.1 ton/ha and third planting date and fourth fertilizer treatment with average 3.2 ton/ha respectively.