Hassan Feizi

• Associate Professor
• Faculty Member at University of Torbat Heydarieh

Deterioration of medicinal plant and herb's spices seeds has two important aspects; its impact on viability and its influence on food and medicine feedstock. So, in this study was investigated of phytochemical and biochemical composition of green cumin (Cuminum cyminum L.) were evaluated under natural seed storage (NSS) for one and two years and ac...

Saffron Crocus sativus L. (Iridaceae) is one of the most valuable and expensive medicinal plants in the world. In order to compare the quality characteristics of saffron in Afghanistan and Iran, samples of dried C. sativus from different saffron-producing regions of Herat province (Afghanistan) and Torbat Heydarieh county (Iran) were collected in t...

The aim of this study was to investigate the antimicrobial properties of aqueous and alcoholic extracts of saffron (Crocus sativus L.) petals against some of the most important food-borne bacterial pathogens such as Staphylococcus aureus, Listeria monocytogenes, Bacillus cereus and Escherichia coli in vitro. According to the results, all three aque...

Recognizing the potential role of seaweed in improving saffron yield and the utilization of micronutrient elements like Ca, Mg, Fe, and Mn to enhance stigma yield, an experiment was conducted. The study investigated the impact of foliar spraying of seaweed extract and selected nutritional elements on saffron's quantitative and qualitative traits of...

With the aim of examining the allelopathic effects of saffron (Crocus sativus), Chenopodium album and Echinochloa crus-galli were selected for this study. The experiment was carried out in different levels using aqueous extract of different organs (leaf, corm and a combination of leaf and corm) with different concentrations of the extracts (0, 1, 2...

خلاصه امروزه چالش های زیادی ازجمله تغییرات آب و هوایی،تنش های زیستی و غیر زیستی،کاهش منابع مختلف،شوری وخشکسالی های اخیر بر روی عملکرد و کیفیت محصولات کشاورزی تاثیر منفی گذاشته اند،که باتوجه به افزایش روز افرون جمعیت، موارد یاد شده، تهدیدی جدّّی، برای ما بشمار میرود.به همین سبب راهکار های متعددی برای بهبود این شرایط بکار گرفته شده است؛ و نانوتکنولو...

The present study aimed to determine the in vitro antibacterial activity and the chemical composition of essential oils (EOs) from two medicinal plants (seeds of Carum copticum L. and leaves of Ziziphora clinopodioides Lam) against the bacterial plant pathogen Pseudomonas syringae pv. syringae. The sensitivity of P. syringae to the two types of EOs...

The potential of using pre-stress NaCl or CaCl2 applications to confer a cross-tolerance to a water deficit was evaluated in periwinkle. The plants initially received five applications of NaCl (0, 30 and 50 mM), or CaCl2 (15 and 25 mM) via irrigation, and then they were cultivated under different water deficit regimes (80, 50 and 20% available wate...

In this study, the optimal concentration of sodium hydrosulfide (NaSH), salicylic acid (SA), and titanium dioxide nanoparticles (TiO2NPs), and their relative effectiveness on alleviating the adverse effects of water deficit on ornamental quality, were investigated in periwinkle. Plants were cultivated under three water deficit levels (80, 50, and 2...

In order to investigate the effect of magnetic intensity and salinity on germination characteristics of Cuminum ciminum, an experiment was conducted in medicinal plants laboratory of University of Torbat Heydariyeh. Four levels of magnetic field intensity (0, 40, 80, and 120 milli Tesla) as the first factor and four levels of salinity stress (0, -3...

The present investigation was carried out to evaluate the effects of dioxide titanium particles on growth and performance character. Based on previous works, it is expected that TiO2 nanoparticles (NPs) improving the feed efficiency and promote silk protein synthesis in the silkworm can be improved important traits such as cocoon shell weight and c...

In the last few decades, one of the important problems in agriculture is the high cost of fertilizers in plant production and their dispersion in the field, which gives rise to soil and water pollution. Thus, this study aimed to investigate the effect of nitrogen supply sources on wheat cultivars' quantitative and qualitative yield in the Herat pro...

Abstract Seed priming improves seed germination, plant establishment and growth even under stressful conditions. We studied the effect of seed priming with bulk (2 lm particles) and nanoparticle (13 nm) TiO2 on physiological characteristics, essential oil content and percentage and free radical scavenging activity in marjoram (Origanum majorana L.)...

Seed priming improves seed germination, plant establishment and growth even under stressful conditions. We studied the effect of seed priming with bulk (2 µm particles) and nanoparticle (13 nm) TiO2 on physiological characteristics, essential oil content and percentage and free radical scavenging activity in marjoram (Origanum majorana L.) under va...

The objective of this study was to investigate the long-term cultivation effects on soil properties changes in different geomorphic surfaces of an arid region in eastern Iran. Surface soil samples (0-30 cm) were collected at 160 locations from five geomorphic surfaces under pomegranate (Punica granatum L.), pistachio (Pistacia vera L.), and saffron...

This study aimed to investigate the effect of nanoparticles and non-nanoparticles of titanium dioxide on germination indices of Echinacea under salinity stress. Experimental treatments included nano and bulk particles of titanium dioxide at concentrations of 0, 10, 50, 100 and 150 mg/l and salinity stress from NaCl at levels of 0, -3, -6 and -9 bar...

Detailed information on response of saffron, one of the most economical medicinal plants, to high levels of saline (NaCl) water irrigation is not available. In this study, effect of spraying Gamma amino butyric acid (GABA), salicylic acid (SA) and vermicompost extract (VCE) on root structure, corm and flower production, K⁺ and Na⁺ allocation, physi...

Although a small amount of trace elements is essential for vital processes of edible mushrooms, in excess they could pose a threat to the human society's health. This survey was conducted in a completely randomized design (CRD) with 5 treatments and three replications, on the effect of homogeneous magnetic fields on the trace elements, Pb, Fe, Zn,...

With the aim of evaluation and comparison of the greenhouse gas emissions from soybean and tangerine production in Golestan province, Iran, a pilot experiment was carried out. In this experiment, 43 fields of soybeans and 43 orchard tangerines were selected by various management in the province using questionnaires. The greenhouse gas emissions wer...

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Purpose: Plants are naturally influenced by magnetic fields. On the other hand, the application of titanium dioxide (TiO2) nanoparticles may improve the quantitative and qualitative traits of plants. Research method: The effect of magnetic field and nano and bulk- TiO2 was studied on the yield of saffron in Nishabur County, Iran. The treatments inc...

This experiment was carried out as a split-plot based on randomized complete block design with three replications in 2016-2017 and 2017-2018, and the data related to 2017-2018 were analyzed. The irrigation time for the main plot (A) consisted of 4 levels including I1: control (traditional irrigation) on October 12, I2: irrigation at 10 days after I...

Abstract: In order to compare the effect of organic, biological, nano and chemical fertilizers on growth characteristics and yield of Marigold, a field experiment was conducted in 2015 in a randomized complete block design with 10 treatments and three replications. Experimental treatments included rotten cow manure, municipal waste compost with and...

This study aimed to investigate the effect of nanoparticles and non nanoparticles of titanium dioxide on germination indices of Echinacea under salinity stress. Experimental treatments included nano and bulk particles of titanium dioxide at concentrations of 0, 10, 50, 100 and 150 mg/l and salinity stress from NaCl at levels of 0, 3, 6 and 9 bar. T...

The crisis of oak decline in recent years has destroyed big sections of the Zagros forests, and altering the structure of the forest masses. Finding ways to restore deforested forests and increase the ability to deploy new seedlings in the field can help reforest. In this study, the potential of titanium dioxide nanoparticles was used to modify the...

As well as the expansion of land use due to the short period of saffron growth, its intercropping can also enhance yields and agronomic traits, which usually happens through weed control, shading, and the reduction of soil temperature and growth climate. Therefore, the effects of cumin seed rates in an intercropping on quantitative and qualitative...

In order to evaluate the effect of magnetic field intensities and concentrations of TiO 2 nanoparticles on seed germination and seedling growth of Cannabis sativa L., this study was conducted. The experimental treatments included magnetopriming at intensities of 0, 30, 60, and 90 mili Tesla (mT), and the second factor included nanopriming at differ...

This research was carried out with the aim of investigating the effects of different concentrations of titanium dioxide nanoparticles and cadmium on lentil seed germination and seedling early growth. The experiment was conducted as a factorial layout based on a completely randomized design with four replicates. Test plants were exposed to 0, 100, 2...

فناوری نانو علمی است که در آن به مطالعه خواص نانومواد و تولید و استفاده از آنها در بهبود بخشیدن خواص و ویژگیهای مواد پرداخته میشود. چرا که بسیاری از خواص ماده در ابعاد نانومتری، متفاوت از خواص در ابعاد ماکروسکوپی میباشد. کاربردهای وسیع فناوری نانو در مواد، داروسازی، الکترونیک و کامپیوتر، محیط زیست، بیوتکنولوژی، انرژی و کشاورزی آن را به عنوان یک حوز...

To explore the effects, and their durability, of the application of a static magnetic field on seedling and germination characteristics of Sinapis alba L. an experiment was conducted at Faculty of Agriculture Research Laboratory, University of Torbat Heydarieh, Iran. Experiment conducted in a factorial layout using a completely randomized design wi...

The present study aimed to study quantitative and qualitative traits of saffron (Crocus sativus L.) as affected by complete nano fertilizer (0 (K0), 5 (K1), and 10 (K2) mg l-1), carbon nanotube (0 (L0) and 2 (L1) mg l-1) and different planting dates (August 15 (T1), August 26 (T2), and September 5 (T3)) in a factorial experiment based on a RCBD wit...

In this study, two transport methods for tomato (room temperature and refrigerated transport) as well as post-harvest packaging treatments (thin polyethylene packaging bags, thick polyethylene packaging bags, use of 1%calcium chloride, use of absorbent paper in the box, and control) were examined at four stages of post-harvest consumer chain transp...

The average stigma yield of traditional saffron cultivating systems is 3.2 kg.ha-1 in Iran. Based on ideal cultivating systems, the stigma yield equivalent 41 kg.ha-1 in Ferdows region, 38 kg.ha-1 in Bakhazr region, 30 and 25 kg.ha-1 in Torbat Heydarieh region is recorded. The aim of the study was investigation of involved managing factors in gap y...

Abstract An experiment was conducted in Shadmehr region as randomized complete block design with 10 treatments with four replication during two years (2014-2015 and 1015-2016) in order to evaluate the response of flower and corm yield of saffron to nanobiologic fertilizer application methods in comparison to cow manure and chemical fertilizer. The...

پونه (Mentha longifolia syn. Mentha sylvestris) گیاه دارویی و معطر ارزشمند متعلق به خانواده نعناعیان می باشد. به‌منظور بررسی صفات مورفولوژیکی Mentha longifoliaاز ۱۰ منطقه در شهرستانهای استان فارس و استان خراسان رضوی (سپیدان، بوانات، کوار، کازرون، فسا، تربت‌حیدریه، مشهد، نیشابور، کاشمر و چناران ) در زمان گلدهی، نمونه‌گیری در هر منطقه انجام شد. اطلاع...

To evaluate seed vigor of marigold affected as organic, biological, nano and chemical fertilizers on mother plant, a study was conducted in Research Center and Education of Agricultural and Natural Resources of Khorasan Razavi province. The seeds sowed in seedling trays and then seedlings were transplanted to the main land. Plants were under the im...

To evaluate seed vigor of marigold affected as organic, biological, nano and chemical fertilizers on mother plant, a study was conducted in Research Center and Education of Agricultural and Natural Resources of Khorasan Razavi province. Plants were under the impact of 10 fertilizer treatments contains Compost (15 ton/ha), Vermicompost (5 ton/ha), c...

The aim of this study was to evaluate the greenhouse gas emissions based on energy consumption in the saffron and wheat fields in Khorasan Razavi Province, Iran. For this purpose, the information needed was collected from the saffron fields (43 growers) during the 8 years of growing this crop and irrigated wheat production (65 growers) within 1 yea...

Some plants may have a negative impact on the growth of near plants and reduce the yield. In order to study the allelopathic effect of the aqueous extract of saffron leaf and corm on some germination and growth characteristics of sugar beet and safflower seedlings, we conducted an experiment in 2015 at the Faculty of Agriculture, Torbat-e-Haidariya...

In order to study the effect of planting density on flower and corm yield in Spanish and Iranian Saffron types, an experiment was conducted with split-plot arrangement on randomized complete block design with three replications in two growing seasons. Saffron corm type considered Iranian corm and Spanish corm and planting density were 40, 48, 60 co...

The Khorasan Razavi province is the center of saffron production in Iran and the world. Among factors affecting saffron gap yield, weeds are the most important one. However there is no compiled information about saffron weed flora population and its structural characteristics in the Khorasan Razavi province. In order to identify and determine the d...

Effect of SiO2 nanoparticles on rangeland plant of Bromus kopetdaghensis Drobov organs is accomplished through factorial test in a completely randomized design with four replications at Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, in 2014. Treatments included two levels of application (spray and impregnated with seeds), 5 concentrations level of SiO2 nanopartic...

Introduction: Titanium is the ninth most abundant element and the second most transition metal found in the earth’s crust (about 6.320 ppm). There has been a rising demand for nanotechnology-based products in recent years, particularly in areas directly related to humans. Nanotechnology has many applications in agricultural research, such as in rep...

In order to examine the allopathic effects of saffron organs on the growth and germination of two species of Hordeum murinum L. and Descurainia sophia L. weeds, an experiment was done in the school of agriculture of the University of Torbat Haydarieh, Iran. The experiment was done as factorial in a completely randomized design with four replication...

The effects of bulk and Nanosized SiO2 on seed germination and seedling growth indices of fenugreek under salinity stress were studied in the College of Agriculture, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Iran, in 2013. The experimental treatments included four levels of salinity stress (0, 50, 100 and 150 mM), two concentrations of bulk (50 and 100 ppm),...

This study evaluated seed germination and seedling growth of Lallemantia (Lallemantia iberica Fisch. & Mey) in response to temperature. Germination responses and cardinal temperatures were evaluated using segmented, beta and quadratic regression models and correlation of determinant (R2), correlation coefficient (r), Root Mean Square Error (RMSE) a...

In this research of determine the optimum seed germination in moldavian balm with seven temperature treatment (5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30 and 35oC) in a completely randomized design were performed and examined of seed germination characteristics and heterotrophic growth. Results revealed that temperature had a significant effects of all seed germination...

“International Msc Educational Programme in Environmental Management and Modelling” (GeoNetC) is a European Commission funded project under ERASMUS+: Higher Education – International Capacity Building programme (Project No 561967-EPP-1-2015-1-SE-EPPKA2-CBHE-JP). It began in October 2015 and ended in October 2018. Initiated by the Lund University an...

The aim of this research was to test if mean germination time (MGT) can predict seed vigor in 10 seed lots of canola. There was a significant difference between the final germination percentages of the 10 seed lots tested (‘Hyola 330’, ‘Hyola 401’, ‘Okapi’, ‘Elite’, ‘SLMO 46’, ‘Zarfam’, ‘RGS 003’, ‘Option 500’, ‘Echo’, ‘Rainbow’) and a highly signi...

These days, sustainability in agriculture is one of the most important sections in sustainable development. The main income in rural regions in Khorasan Razavi province in Iran is from agricultural products especially saffron. In this study the effect of climatological parameters on saffron yield was studied. Seven parameters (mean temperature, min...

Magnetic field improved germination parameters. The germination of Catharanthus roseus seeds is lost under salinity conditions. The effect of different strengths of magnetic field and exposure durations on the germination of C. roseus seeds under salinity conditions (19 mS cm-1) were investigated. The experiment was conducted with factorial arrange...

گیاه معطر پونه با نام علمی (.Hudson. L longifolia Mentha (متعلق به تیره نعناعیان (Lamiaceae (داراي خواص دارویـی محرك، مقوي، ضداسپاسم، ضدنفخ، قابض و آرامبخش میباشـد. ایـن تحقیـق بـا هـدف بررسـی و مقایسـه کمیـت و کیفیـت ترکیبهاي شیمیایی اسانس پونه در مناطق مختلف استانهاي فارس و خراسان رضوي انجام گرفت. در این مطالعه سرشاخههاي گلدارگیاه در تابستان 1394...

Low yield of saffron in the first growing season is a main problem which is closely linked to poor soil physical properties and application of non-standard mother corms for planting. Therefore, this study aimed to investigate the effects of mother corm weight (>4 g or small sized, 4-8 g or medium-sized and 8-12 g or large-sized) and soil amendment...

Abstract Iran is one of the important distribution centers of medicinal species, including plant saffron (Crocus sativus L.). The presence or absence of genetic diversity in common native and commercial cultivars of saffron of the country has always been one of the important questions for researchers of this filed. In the present study, various saf...

Khorasan province in Iran with a diverse climatic conditions has accommodated a wide range of plant communities particularly herbs, spices and medicinal plants. Among these Saffron (Crocus sativus L.), has been the most cultivated plant for thousands of years. These crop deliver unique interests and applications. The novel use of Saffron in recent...

For comparing several populations, the fuzzy analysis of variance has been summarized and reviewed where the collected data considered fuzzy rather than crisp numbers. As a practical work based on the real-word data, a case study was carried out to investigate effects of three concentrations (0, 50 and 100 ppm) nanoSiO2 on seedling growth and dry m...

Priming of seeds by magnetic fields (magneto priming) has been proposed as an ecological, useful and low-priced method for improving seed germination and plant emergence. In order to evaluate the germination behavior of sesame seeds affected by magnetic fields, an experiment was conducted as a completely randomized design with 22 treatments (non ex...

Saffron and wheat production systems were evaluated in view of the energy balance in Khorasan Razavi province, Iran. Data and information were collected from saffron and wheat growers in 2013 using the face-to-face questionnaire method. Results showed that the total energy used in various processes for producing saffron and wheat was 21580 MJ ha−1...

Normally the productivity of cropping systems in arid and semi-arid regions is very low. The sustainable agricultural systems try to fi nd out environmental friendly technologies based on physical and biological treatments to increase crop production. In this study two irrigation treatments (control and water stress) and six methods of fertilizer t...

In order to investigate the effects of summer irrigation and conservation tillage on flower characteristics and corms behavior of Saffron (Crocus sativus L.), a field experiment was conducted during 2009- 2010, at Faculty of Agriculture, University of Torbat-e-Heydarieh, Iran. A factorial trial based on complete randomized block design with four re...

Intercropping systems are one of the best approaches in development of sustainable agriculture. Based on this purpose, the present study was conducted to evaluate effect of strip intercropping on maize and bean growth analysis and their yield during 2009. The experiment was set up in a completely randomized block with 3 replications and 6 treatment...

Efficient use of energy helps to achieve increased production and productivity, and contributes to the economy, profitability and competitiveness of agricultural sustainability of rural communities. Evaluation of saffron production system in view of energy balance was conducted in Khorasan Razavi province, Iran. Data and information was collected b...

In order to investigate the response of saffron to rate and time of application and two kinds of potassium (K) fertilizers, a factorial experiment was conducted with three factors, including the amount of potassium (0, 20.75, 41.5, 65.25, 83 and 103.75 kg K.ha-1); time of application (annual application of K, and application of cumulative potassium...

Background: In order to investigate the effect of different concentrations of iron chelate Nano fertilizer and Fe-EDDHA on Morphological characteristics and antioxidant enzymes activity of green gram, a pot experiment was with three replications. Objective: The treatments in the experiment were four concentrations of iron chelate (10, 50, 100 and 2...

The effect of six SiO2 nanosized concentrations (0, 5, 20, 40, 60 and 80 mg L-1) and three seed prechilling treatments (control, seed prechilling before nano SiO2 treatments, treatments of seed with nano SiO2 before prechilling) on germination and seedling growth of tall wheatgrass (Agropyron elongatum L.) were studied. Results indicated that appli...

The goal of this study was to evaluate concentrations of nanosized TiO2 at 0, 5, 20, 40, 60 and 80 mg L-1 with bulk TiO2 for possible stimulatory effects on wheatgrass seed germination and early growth stage. After 14 days of seed incubation, germination percentage improved by 9% following exposure to 5 ppm nanosized TiO2 treatment comparing to con...

The goal of this study was to evaluate concentrations of nanosized TiO 2 at 0, 5, 20, 40, 60 and 80 mg L -1 with bulk TiO 2 for possible stimulatory effects on wheatgrass seed germination and early growth stage. After 14 days of seed incubation, germination percentage improved by 9% following exposure to 5 ppm nanosized TiO 2 treatment comparing to...

Aims: In this work we assessed Fe 2 O 3 nanoparticles with bulk Fe 2 O 3 for possible phytotoxicity and stimulative effects on wheat seed germination and early growth stage. Methodology: The treatments in the experiment were five concentrations of bulk (100, 500, 1000, 5000 and 10000 ppm) and five concentrations of nanosized Fe 2 O 3 (100, 500, 100...

Efficient use of energy helps to achieve increased production and productivity and contributes to the economy, profitability, and competitiveness of agricultural sustainability of rural communities. Evaluation of wheat and barley production systems in view of energy balance was conducted in Khorasan Razavi Province, Iran. Data were collected by usi...

Two experiments were done in 2008 and 2009 to study the effects of magnetic field and silver nanoparticles on fodder maize (Zea mays L.). These experiments were done with seven treatments based on a randomized complete block design in four replications. The treatments were as follows: magnetic field and silver nanoparticles + Kemira fertilizer (T1)...

In order to study the effect of seed hydro priming and magnetic field on tomato seed germination an experiment was conducted in laboratory of Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Iran, in 2010. The experimental treatments were all combinations of two levels of hydro priming (use of dry seed and soaked seed for five h in distilled water) and eight levels...

In order to study the effect of seed hydro priming and magnetic field on tomato seed germination an experiment was conducted in laboratory of Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Iran, in 2010. The experimental treatments were all combinations of two levels of hydro priming (use of dry seed and soaked seed for five h in distilled water) and eight levels...

Although a small amount of trace elements is essential for vital processes of edible mushrooms, in excess they could pose a threat to the human society's health. This survey was conducted in a completely randomized design (CRD) with 5 treatments and three replications, on the effect of homogeneous magnetic fields on the trace elements, Pb, Fe, Zn,...

Efficient use of energy helps to achieve improved production and productivity, and contributes to economy, profitability and competitiveness of agricultural sustainability. The aim of the present study was to compare open field and greenhouse tomato production systems in terms of energy efficiency, energy intensiveness, energy productivity, benefit...

Efficient use of energy helps to achieve improved production and productivity, and contributes to economy, profitability and competitiveness of agricultural sustainability. The aim of the present study was to compare open field and greenhouse tomato production systems in terms of energy efficiency, energy intensiveness, energy productivity, benefit...

The impacts of different concentrations of bulk and nanosized TiO(2) on seed germination and seedling growth of wheat were studied in a randomized completely design with four replications in the College of Agriculture, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Iran, in 2011. The experimental treatments included five concentrations of bulk (1, 2, 10, 100, and...

Current conventional agricultural systems using intensive energy has to be re-vitalized by new integrated approaches relying on renewable energy resources, which can allow farmers to stop depending on fossil resources. The aim of the present study was to compare wheat production in dryland (low input) and irrigated (high input) systems in terms of...

Intercropping is one of the management methods for crop production and leads to improvement of resource absorption and use by plants. Based on this purpose the present field study was conducted to evaluate radiation absorption and uses efficiency in corn and bean strip intercropping at the farm of the Faculty of Agriculture, Ferdowsi University of...