THE INFLUENCE OF DENSE PLANTING SYSTEM ON THE TECHNICAL EFFICIENCY OF SAFFRON PRODUCTION AND LAND USE SUSTAINABILITY: EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE FROM GONABAD COUNTY, IRAN

The Influence of Dense Planting System on the Technical Efficiency of Saffron Production and Land Use Sustainability: Empirical Evidence from Gonabad County, Iran

The cultivation of saffron, which is one of the most expensive agricultural products in the world, is the main source of livelihood and economic wellbeing for the rural communities of Gonabad county in the eastern part of Iran.Nevertheless, apac1/60/1/cw farm monitoring in the region has shown that many saffron growers apply a high-density planting

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A comparative study to evaluate the effect of honey dressing and silver sulfadiazene dressing on wound healing in burn patients

To compare the effect of honey dressing and silver-sulfadiazene (SSD) dressing on wound healing in burn patients.Patients (n=78) of both sexes, with age group between 10 and 50 years and with first and second degree of burn of less than 50% of TBSA (Total body surface area) were included in the study, over a period of 2 years (2006-08).After

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