{"title":"Differential Responses of Chrysanthemum Growth and Flowering to Varying Ratios of K/ (Ca+Mg) Under Fertigation System","authors":"Asmaa Saleh, I. El-Sallami, Mohamed M. Gad","doi":"10.21608/ajas.2024.239096.1298","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.21608/ajas.2024.239096.1298","url":null,"abstract":"Different K/(Ca+Mg) ratios in complete nutrient solutions were supplied at vegetative and flowering stages to optimize their critical levels for high-quality performance of chrysanthemum ( Dendranthema grandiflorum Ramat. cv. \"White Zamble\") grown on mixture medium (peat moss: perlite, 2:1 v/v) under fertigation system. The treatments consisted of three ratios of 0.33, 0.55 and 0.71, were performed every 3 days at a constant volume of all nutrient solutions (300 ml/pot) during each growth season (28 weeks). A ratio of 0.71 proved to be optimal for chrysanthemum cultivation since it appeared to have the best results of vegetative characters (plant height, number of shoots and leaves per plant, leaf area, dry weights of roots and shoots, root/shoot ratio and relative growth rate), as well as inflorescence characters (days to flower, yield, fresh weight and stalk length). This ratio also followed the same pattern in relation to leaf pigments content and total carbohydrates, but this behavior was in direct contrast with flavonoids level. Although a ratio of 0.33 showed inferior results in growth and flowering, it was superior in flavonoids synthesis in leaves. The performance of a ratio of 0.55 was intermediate. The cationic ratios had an insignificant effect on phenolic compounds.","PeriodicalId":115841,"journal":{"name":"Assiut Journal of Agricultural Sciences","volume":"25 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140520914","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Mohamed Omar, Salah Rateb, Mahmoud Mabrok, Mervat Shaker
{"title":"Characteristics of Commercial Propolis Samples Collected from Upper Egypt Region","authors":"Mohamed Omar, Salah Rateb, Mahmoud Mabrok, Mervat Shaker","doi":"10.21608/ajas.2023.210262.1253","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.21608/ajas.2023.210262.1253","url":null,"abstract":"Egyptian propolis has recently become a subject of increasing attention for biologist and chemists. To estimate the propolis quality, twenty-three samples collected from Upper Egypt region during autumn and spring seasons were chemically evaluated. Results indicated that propolis samples significantly varied in its quality according to the seasons and localities. Chemical tests of impurity, wax content and oxidation speed rate were determined. Total of active substances as polyphenolic compounds ranged from 49.5% to 59.3% in autumn and from 49.5% to 57.6% in spring. The time of oxidation speed was negatively correlated with presence of active compounds in every sample. Oxidation speed was considered one judge on propolis quality. Additionally, propolis samples contamination with lead as a major contaminant was determined. The level of lead contamination was lower than the international permissible limits. The results of present study are consistent with the idea that Egyptian propolis is a promising subject for further studies.","PeriodicalId":115841,"journal":{"name":"Assiut Journal of Agricultural Sciences","volume":"6 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135547670","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Salah Abd El-Aziz, Ahmed lbrahim, Esraa Okashaa, Alaa Abd El-Azem
{"title":"Using a Modified Medlaus Model to Assess the Environmental Sensitivity for Desertification in El-Gallaba Plain, New Aswan City, Aswan, Egypt","authors":"Salah Abd El-Aziz, Ahmed lbrahim, Esraa Okashaa, Alaa Abd El-Azem","doi":"10.21608/ajas.2023.220680.1276","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.21608/ajas.2023.220680.1276","url":null,"abstract":"This study aims to use the Geographic Information System (GIS) of spatial analyses for environmental desertification sensitivity assessment in the El-Gallaba Plain region, New Aswan City, Aswan governorate, Egypt, using the soil characteristics and the modified MEDALUS methodology. Five indicators of desertification including soil factor, climate, soil erosion, vegetation, and land management to calculate the environmental sensitivity to desertification. The Desertification Sensitivity Model (DSSM) was designed to assess and map the sensitivity of land to desertification, depending on the weighted mean of some soil properties. The obtained data reveals that 5.03% (50.3 hectares, or 119.7 feddans) of the area is sensitive to desertification. While the area exposed to very severe sensitivity to desertification is about 94.97% (949.7 hectares, or 2260.3 feddans) of the studied area. The results obtained showed that the area under study suffers from desertification sensitivity due to mismanagement, topographic conditions, scarcity of vegetation cover, lack of exploitation of the land, soil quality, and wind erosion, as well as climate condition. Whereas the majority of the studied region is susceptible to desertification, it could be concluded that assessing its sensitivity is crucial for sustainable development measures to prevent it as well as for enhancing the use of natural resources. Additionally, the region requires significant efforts from everyone, including the Egyptian government, to counteract desertification through efficient management of the greatest hazards to sustainable development in the arid, semi-arid, and sub-humid areas of many countries.","PeriodicalId":115841,"journal":{"name":"Assiut Journal of Agricultural Sciences","volume":"16 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139322788","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Gamal H. Hammam, Ayman Abou-El-Saad, Alaa El-deen Salem, Mahmoud Fakeer
{"title":"Survey and Population Fluctuation of Major Pests Infesting Kidney Bean Crops and its Relation with Natural Enemies in Assiut, Egypt","authors":"Gamal H. Hammam, Ayman Abou-El-Saad, Alaa El-deen Salem, Mahmoud Fakeer","doi":"10.21608/ajas.2023.214200.1264","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.21608/ajas.2023.214200.1264","url":null,"abstract":".","PeriodicalId":115841,"journal":{"name":"Assiut Journal of Agricultural Sciences","volume":"195 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139323110","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Mitigation of Water Stress effect on Faba Bean Intercropped with Wheat by using Gibberellic Acid under Sandy Soil Conditions","authors":"Ahmed Morsy, Asem Abdel-Gawad","doi":"10.21608/ajas.2023.220139.1275","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.21608/ajas.2023.220139.1275","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":115841,"journal":{"name":"Assiut Journal of Agricultural Sciences","volume":"07 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139323143","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Farouk Abdel-Galil, Sina Morsy, Ahmed Farghal, Mohamed Abdel-Naser, Ahmed Moharram, Sara Mousa
{"title":"Highlights on Insects and Fungi Associated with Mosquitoes Inhabiting Agricultural Drain Water in Different Areas of Assiut Governorate, Egypt","authors":"Farouk Abdel-Galil, Sina Morsy, Ahmed Farghal, Mohamed Abdel-Naser, Ahmed Moharram, Sara Mousa","doi":"10.21608/ajas.2023.223595.1279","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.21608/ajas.2023.223595.1279","url":null,"abstract":".","PeriodicalId":115841,"journal":{"name":"Assiut Journal of Agricultural Sciences","volume":"83 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135547672","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The Economics of Cumin and Anise Crop Production in the Samalout Center in Minia Governorate","authors":"Khadija Abdulhakim, S. Badawi, Mohammed Hussein","doi":"10.21608/ajas.2023.226980.1285","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.21608/ajas.2023.226980.1285","url":null,"abstract":". Abstract Agriculture in Egypt is divided into two parts, traditional crops and non-traditional crops. Cumin and anise are two of the important crops that are grown in the city of Samalout. as their total cultivated areas were estimated at about 176 and 2150 acres, respectively, in 2021. However, the high costs of agricultural and production requirements led to the fluctuation of the cultivated areas of them, and thus the decrease in the amount of production. Therefore, this research aims to study and analyze the economics of the production of cumin and anise crops, with the aim of increasing the production of these two crops, and maximizing the return. In achieving its objectives, the research relied on the two methods of descriptive and quantitative economic analysis, as well as the method of simple, multiple and Stepwise regression. The results showed an inverse relationship between the amount of production per ton of the cumin crop and each of the number of human labor, the amount of mechanical work, the amount of seeds, the amount of chemical fertilizer, The quantity of the profit-maximizing output was estimated at about 4,006 tons. While the maximum amount of profit from the anise crop was estimated at about 5,335 tons, and the amount of optimal urban production for the average total costs amounted to about 2,743 tons. The research recommends more attention to medicinal and aromatic plants in general, cumin and anise crops in particular, and production according to economic rules.","PeriodicalId":115841,"journal":{"name":"Assiut Journal of Agricultural Sciences","volume":"40 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139322852","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
M. Abdelnabi, Mohamed Sayed, Damiana Telson, Mostafa Abdelfattah
{"title":"Response of Japanese Quail to Different LED Light Colors","authors":"M. Abdelnabi, Mohamed Sayed, Damiana Telson, Mostafa Abdelfattah","doi":"10.21608/ajas.2023.235129.1291","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.21608/ajas.2023.235129.1291","url":null,"abstract":"The current study aimed to investigate the impact of raising Japanese quail on different light colors on growth performance and carcass traits. A total number of 132 one-week-old Japanese quail were reared in batteries and assigned to 4 groups (33 birds /each). Birds in the first group (C) were reared under white light produced by LED light bulbs, while those in the second, third and fourth groups were reared under blue, green and red LED light, respectively. Experimental birds were raised in batteries under similar environmental and managerial conditions. Growth performance parameters (body weight gain, feed consumption, and feed conversion) were recorded weekly from 7 to 42 days of age and carcass traits were recorded at the end of the experiment. Light color significantly influenced body weight and feed conversion. Birds exposed to green or blue light had heavier body weights than those exposed to red light at 5 and 6 weeks of age. While birds exposed to white light (control group) exhibited intermediate body weights. The dressed carcass weights and gizzard percentages were greater in green color compared to that in red light group. It can be concluded that the use of red light should be avoided in raising growing Japanese quail birds and that green and blue light can substitute white light.","PeriodicalId":115841,"journal":{"name":"Assiut Journal of Agricultural Sciences","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139323335","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"An Economic Indicators of Sustainable Agricultural Development in Egypt","authors":"Mohammad Suleiman, Afaf Gad, Amal Metwally","doi":"10.21608/ajas.2023.223450.1278","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.21608/ajas.2023.223450.1278","url":null,"abstract":". Abstract The agricultural sector is considered one of the most important commodity sectors of great importance in contributing to economic activity, as it contributes about 10.7% of the gross domestic product in Egypt, and also absorbs about 20.3% of the labor force, according to 2020 data, The value of agricultural production increased annually, and the average production about 242.49 billion during the period (2000-2020), representing about 11.79% of the real GDP, which led to an increase in the growth rate of real agricultural output and per capita output. On the other hand, the investments directed to agriculture have decreased, annually at a rate of 2.6% from the average value of the agricultural orientation index of government spending, which is about 0.16%. It was one of the main factors affecting agricultural output during the period (2000-2020). The study recommends some recommendations in order to: 1. increase the development and efficiency of water use and land resources. 2. directing more investments to the agricultural sector. 3. the need to increase the awareness of farmers and workers in the agricultural field of the importance of sustainable agricultural development .4. increase the value of agricultural exports and encourage to opening of new markets for commodities. 5. and increase the volume of credit granted to the agricultural sector.","PeriodicalId":115841,"journal":{"name":"Assiut Journal of Agricultural Sciences","volume":"37 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139323357","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}