Mehdi Khoshkharam

Shahid Beheshti University | SBU · Center for Environmental Researches

The functional food industry has been developing rapidly in recent years. Great progress has been made in this industry, especially in the number the claims related and the quality of the functional foods. The most important pharmacological properties of jujube are antidiabetic effects, hypnotic-sedative and anxiolytic effects, neuroprotective acti...

Sumac is a small tree or shrub with thick branches and smooth gray bark. It has large, deciduous, compound leaves with 11–31 hairless sawtooth leaflets. Dense cone-shaped clusters of whitish male and female flowers grown on separate plants. The fruits are dark red fuzzy berries in similar dense clusters. The most important medicinal properties of t...

Contribution as reviewer, 2021 Notulae Scientia Biologicae is a quarterly international peer-reviewed journal indexed in prestigiously scientific databases, published by AcademicPres on behalf of Horticulture and Forestry Society from Transylvania. Radu E. SESTRAS, Editor-in-Chief

Triticale is mainly grown for feed grain, and biomass production for thatching straw and common human utilization. A combined analysis with split plot layout in two years of 2016 and 2017 with 5 replications was used to evaluate yield and yield components of triticale under different methanol concentrations and irrigation managements in Isfahan, Ir...

In order to investigate the effects of methanol and glycine betaine application on quality traits and yield of different fodder beet cultivars, the experiment was performed as a combined split-factorial design based on randomized complete block design with 3 replications in two years in Isfahan, Iran. The concentrations of methanol in 3 levels (con...

Triticale is mainly grown for feed grain and biomass production for thatching straw and general human use. A combined analysis with a factorial layout in the two years of 2016 and 2017 with five replications was used to evaluate the yield and yield components of triticale under different methanol concentrations and irrigation managements in Isfahan...

Waste is an unavoidable byproduct of most human activity. Economic development and rising living standards in Asia have led to increases in the quantity and complexity of generated waste, while industrial diversification and the provision of expanded health-care facilities have added substantial quantities of industrial and agricultural hazardous w...

Since ancient times, the medicinal properties of plant material improve the quality of life. Medicinal plants and foods may provide phytotherapy a new dimension and enable their application to treat and prevention of diseases with the advantage of reducing chemical drugs. Historically, caraway, Chinese chives and cassia have enjoyed a rich traditio...

Medicinal plants and herbs have been used for the remedy of different diseases and its do-mestic use is from a very long period of time that have gets its start from early human civilization for the proper treatment of a variety of diseases. The most important medicinal plants which are common in livestock production are Hypoxis hemerocallidea, Pel...

Fenugreek (Trigonella foenum-graecum L.) is an aromatic, medicinal plant rich in several important phytochemicals. Historically, fenugreek has been used as an important traditional, multipurpose medicinal herb in Iranian, Indian, Chinese and Tibetan Medicinal Practices for several centuries. Historical uses for fenugreek were predominantly medicina...

Fennel is one of the most important medicinal and spice plants and has become one of the most important economical medicinal plants in Mediterranean, and the Middle East. The germination ability and percentage are fundamental characteristics which influence the viability of the plants. Prechilling has meaningful influence on coleoptile length, radi...

The population health is an important component of the country development, since the working capacity and workers' safety in the workplace depends on their health status. Toxic substances that are used the manufacturing process often cause allergies, inflammatory processes of the skin and internal organs, sometimes diabetes and cancer. To strength...

Sumac is a famous spice in the Middle East, which is made from berries from a bush of the same name. In order to produce the spice from the plant, its fruit is dried and crushed into a thin red-purple powder. The red berries are tangy and delicious, containing malic acid which is found in apples. As a spice, it is delicious on meat, in salad dressi...

China is the vast country which has the highest population and providing enough and stable food is a challenge in China and climate change is expected to exacerbate problems, and agricultural systems models play significant roles in identify strategies to support global food security and protecting the environment. Literature search was conducted i...

Rambutan has a long history not only as a delicious and succulent fruit, but also as a traditional medicine. Rambutan is a good source of natural sugars, potassium, calcium and magnesium, and it is also a modest source of fiber, and contains several B vitamins. Its seeds are bitter and narcotic, while its fruits considered astringent, stomachic, ve...

Wheat is the most important staple food crop in the world. Micronutrients are vital components for balances both growth and development in plants. An experiment was designed in order to survey the effects of manganese sulfate on yield and quality parameters of wheat cultivars in Isfahan in 2017. A split plot layout with a randomized complete block...

Pyrethrum is a perennial daisy grown commercially for the insecticide that is extracted from its flowers. In order to evaluate germination and seedling growth of pyrethrum under different temperature and drought stress treatments, the one year experiment was conducted in seed technology laboratory of Faculty of Agriculture of Islamic Azad Universit...

Cotton (Gossypium L.) is one of the most important commercial crops and it is famous as white gold. Cotton has a diversity of applications, principally medicinal and many other usages, such as pigments, derivatives for cattle feed, different uses of the oil extracts and etc. Cottonseed oil has a ration of 2:1 of polyunsaturated to saturated fatty a...

Lysimeter is equipped with mechanisms for weighing by load cells enable automated measurements, and the signals resulting from weight changes in the system due to evaporation that are generally recorded in a data acquisition system. According to methods of measuring water content, lysimeters may be divided into weighing lysimeter and non-weighing l...

Allelopathy is the direct influence of chemical released from one plant on the development and growth of another plant. The trial accomplished in seed technology laboratory of Faculty of Agriculture, Islamic Azad University of Isfahan, in 2018. A factorial layout within completely randomized design with four replications was used. Treatments includ...

Goji berry, Ginger and Ginseng are ancient Chinese herbs which have been used for thousand years as Traditional Chinese Medicine in China and other Asian countries as foods to promote good health and as drugs to treat disease. The keywords of Goji berry, ginger, ginseng, traditional Chinese medicine were searched in Google Scholar, Scopus, Research...

Allelopathy is the direct influence of chemical released from one plant on the development and growth of another plant. The trial accomplished in seed technology laboratory of Faculty of Agriculture, Islamic Azad University of Isfahan, in 2018. A factorial layout within completely randomized design with four replications was used. Treatments includ...

Fenugreek (Trigonella foenum-graecum L.) is an annual, self pollinating, legume crop believed to be native in the Mediterranean region and India. Major chemical constituents of fenugreek are polysaccharides, steroidal sapogenins, triterpenoids, flavonoids, phenolic compounds, and etc. Among them, galactomannas and diosgenins are two important bio-a...

Fennel is a plant belonging to the Apiacea (Umbelliferae) family, and used by humans for a long time for medicinal purposes. In order to evaluate the influence of different materials on germination and seedling growth of three cultivars of fennel, an experiment was conducted in 2018. The cultivars of fennel were Isfahan, Yazd, and Shiraz in main pl...

Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) which is an essential part of the health care system in most Asian countries, relies on natural products and has been playing a very important role in health protection and disease control for many years. Chinese medicine classifies the lily plant as bitter in taste, mild in nature, and beneficial to our hearts an...

Adzuki bean (Vigna angularis) is a traditional legume crop that plays a crucial role in the sustainability of both agricultural systems and in the food protein supply. As adzuki bean has been used for thousands of years in China as traditional Chinese medicine and foods, it has a great potential to be drug candidate or functional food materials. Ad...

Corn is one of the most important cereal crop grown in Iran. A complete randomized design with four replications was used to analysis the influence of soil amendment of super absorbent polymer on grain yield and yield components of corn in center of Iran in 2016 and 2017. Treatments with super absorbent polymer were 0 kg/ha (S1), 15 kg/ha (S2), 30...

Sustainable agricultural system is the best way to provide needs of people today and future generations. In sustainable agricultural system, agricultural yields increase with intercropping due to higher growth rate, reduction of seeds, pests and diseases and more effective use of resources. Intercropping is a one of the most important way to increa...

China is the home of the soybean. Traditional Chinese Medicine is a natural and organic health care system which view the body as a complex network of interconnected parts. The most important health benefits of soybeans are improve metabolic activity, health weight gain, anti-cancer potential, boost heart health, relieve menopausal symptoms, boost...

Mung beans, also known as Lu Dou, are one of the traditional soy foods consumed mainly in East Asia, especially by Chinese and Japanese and it has been used both as nutritional food and herbal medicine. The two principal properties that make mung beans useful to agriculture are their high protein content and their ability to fix atmospheric nitroge...

Allelopathy is the detrimental effect of one crop on germination or development of a plant of another species. A factorial layout within completely randomized design with four replications was used to survey the influence of barley extract on corn seeds. Treatments included plant organs extract (leaf, stem, root and total), and different barley ext...

Chinese jujube (Zizyphus jujube Mill.) and Indian jujube (Ziziphus mauritiana Lamk.) are largely use in traditional Asian medicine because of high nutritional composition. Its fruit is an edible oval drupe 1.5-3 cm long, varying from round to elongate and from cherry-size to plum-size depending on cultivar. The immature fruit is green in color and...

Berseem clover (Trifolium alexandrinum L.) is one of the most important forage crop in Iran. In order to determine yield, yield components and qualitative characteristics of two cultivars of berseem clover in low input nitrogen farming in 2015 and 2016, two factors randomized complete block design with split plot combined analysis over years with f...

Seed dormancy is one of the major problems in agricultural studies, especially for medicinal plants. Anise (Pimpinella anisum L.)is an important economic medicinal plant with dormant seeds and distributed only in its natural habitats. An experiment was conducted as a Factorial layout within a completely randomized design with four replications to e...

Allelopathy is the direct or indirect effect of plants through chemical compounds produced by the plants itself.. An experiment was conducted to study the allelopathic effect of plant organs extract (leaf, stem, root and total), and different rice extract densities (0%, 25%, 50% and 100%) on the germination and seedling growth of corn with four rep...

Allelopathy is the detrimental effect of one crop on germination or development of a plant of another species. A factorial layout within completely randomized design with four replications was used to survey the influence of barley extract on corn seeds. Treatments included plant organs extract (leaf, stem, root and total), and different barley ext...

Fennel is a plant belonging to the Apiacea (Umbelliferae) family, and used by humans for a long time for medicinal purposes. In order to evaluate the influence of different materials on germination and seedling growth of three cultivars of fennel, an experiment was conducted in 2018. The cultivars of fennel were Isfahan, Yazd, and Shiraz in main pl...

An appropriate sustainable agricultural technology system is an important technical support of the promotion of sustainable agricultural development. Properly management of residues can warrant the improvement of sustainability in crop productivity. The research was conducted in 2011 at Experimental Field of Islamic Azad University, Isfahan (Khoras...

An appropriate sustainable agricultural technology system is an important technical support of the promotion of sustainable agricultural development. Properly management of residues can warrant the improvement of sustainability in crop productivity. The research was conducted in 2011 at Experimental Field of Islamic Azad University, Isfahan (Khoras...

In order to determine the influence of tillage and residue management on yield, protein and nitrate of maize (cv. SC 704) in climatic condition of Esfahan, Iran, an experiment was conducted at research farm, faculty of agriculture, Islamic Azad University, Esfahan (Khorasgan) branch in 2009 and 2010. Three factors randomized complete block design w...

In order to determine the influence of tillage and residue management on yield, protein and nitrate of maize (cv. SC 704) in climatic condition of Esfahan, Iran, an experiment was conducted at research farm, faculty of agriculture, Islamic Azad University, Esfahan (Khorasgan) branch in 2009 and 2010. Three factors randomized complete block design w...

If residues are managed properly, then it can warrant the improvement in the sustainability in crop productivity. Green manures not only supply the plant nutrients but also improve the soil health. This research was conducted in 2011 at Khaton Abad Agricultural Research Station of Islamic University (Khorasgan Branch), Esfahan, Iran. A strip layout...

In order to evaluate the initial growth and germination rate of silage com under various fertility systems, an experiment was done at 2011 in Khaton Abad Agricultural Research Station of Islamic University (Khorasgan Branch), Esfahan, Iran (latitude 32°40' N, longitude 51°58' E and 1570 m elevation). A strip layout within randomized completely bloc...

An appropriate sustainable agricultural technology system is an important technical support of the promotion of sustainable agricultural development. The concept of sustainable agriculture is increasingly on the use of chemicals and finding alternatives for their replacement without affecting the quality and the quantity of forage production. This...

The rapidly increasing population and request for feed in the world had led to increase soil cultivation, so appropriate management of residues and soil tillage is necessary for enhancing site productivity in corn plantation in rotation with barley in Isfahan.order to determine the effects of tillage and residue management on yield, protein and nit...

In order to study the stimulatory or inhibitory effects of barley and oat on soybean seeds germination, an experiment was carried out as a completely randomized design with 3 replication in Library Research, University of Korasgan, in 2008. Different concentrations of barley, oat and barley+oat aqueous extracts (50, 75 and 100%) were prepared. Perc...