Rainfall is considered a highly valuable climatologic resource, particularly in arid regions. As one of the primaryinputs that drive watershed dynamics, rainfall has been shown to be crucial for accurate distributed ...

To study the effects of halopriming and hydropriming in overcoming salt and drought stress in corn (Zea mays L.),two experiments were separately conducted at Shahrood University of Technology. Seed treatments consisted ...

Groundwater quality management is one of the most important issues in many arid and semi-arid regions, including Iran.Nitrate (NO3-) is one of the most common anions contaminating groundwater. This study aimed ...

Evaporation is a fundamental parameter in the hydrological cycle. This study examines the performance of M5model tree and artificial neural network (ANN) models in estimating potential evapotranspiration calculated ...

Owing to the importance and necessity of identifying soil properties in arid rangeland management, and the variableeffects of different kinds of herbivores on soil, this study compares some of the physical and chemical ...

In order to estimate the relationship between forage quality and preference value of plant species for Raini goats(Capra aegagrus hircus), a field study was carried out on Raini goats' grazing behavior in some desert ...