Phenological Traits, Seed Yield, and Essential Oil Yield of Fifty Populations of Bitter Fennel (Foeniculum vulgare)

Keivan Bahmani; Azam Akbari; Ali Izadi-Darbandi; Tahereh Ghamari

Volume 11, Issue 3 , July 2024, , Pages 391-410

https://doi.org/10.22059/ijhst.2023.361704.659

Abstract
  Bitter fennel (Foeniculum vulgare var. vulgare) is a commercial subspecies of fennel that is widely used in food, pharmaceutical, and perfume industries. Despite the economic importance of this crop and a growing demand for its products, most farmers cultivate local bitter fennel populations that are ...  Read More

Fatty Acid Profiling and Oil Content Variation among Iranian Fennel (Foeniculum vulgare Mill. var. vulgare) Landraces

Ali Izadi-Darbandi; Azam Akbari; Keivan Bahmani; Ryan Warner; Mohsen Ebrahimi; Hossein Ramshini

Volume 10, Issue 2 , April 2023, , Pages 193-202

https://doi.org/10.22059/ijhst.2022.343453.566

Abstract
  In this study, 50 Iranian fennel landraces from different phenological types, were evaluated for their oil content and fatty acid profile. Landraces were categorized into three phenological groups: Late (180 days), Medium (140 days) and early maturity habit (110 days). The highest fatty acid content ...  Read More

Introducing a New and Straightforward Approach for DNA Purification from a Gel

Kajvan Saed Moocheshi; Ali Izadi Darbandi; Nima Namjoo; Namjoo Saed Moocheshi

Volume 9, Issue 4 , October 2022, , Pages 477-486

https://doi.org/10.22059/ijhst.2021.329767.500

Abstract
  In most procedures that involve gene cloning, after the amplification of a target gene by PCR or by Real-time PCR, the purification of the trappedgene on agarose gel is a crucial stage. There are various methods for extracting genes from agarose gel by removing other contaminants. We isolated the amplified ...  Read More

Yield Stability of Melon Genotypes under Drought Stress Conditions

Hossein Astaraki; Hossein Ramshini; Mahmoud Lotfi; Ali Izadi Darbandi

Volume 9, Issue 2 , April 2022, , Pages 185-199

https://doi.org/10.22059/ijhst.2021.324708.473

Abstract
  Development of cultivars with high yield under normal conditions and maintaining their yield under abiotic stresses is the main purpose of plant breeding programs in arid and semi-arid areas. The present study aimed to evaluate the yield stability of a collection of commercial melon varieties under drought ...  Read More