<div> </div> <div></div> <div>The Spring issue of the Strategic Research Journal in Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources is published by the Department of Agricultural Sciences of the Academy.</div> <div></div> <div> </div> <div></div> <div>It includes six articles contributed by scholars and experts in different fields of agriculture and natural resources, article on "Validation of the Strategic Research Journal in Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources", statement of the seminar held by the Department, abstracts of articles in English, and authors’ guide.</div> <div></div> <div> </div> <div></div> <div>The articles of the issue are as follows:</div> <div></div> <div> </div> <div></div> <div>Crisper Technology and Its Application in Food Industries</div> <div></div> <div>Ehsan Yazdanpanah; Shahin Eghbal Saeedi Abueshaghi; Morteza Khomeiri</div> <div></div> <div>Gradual Reduction of Agricultural Water Withdrawal an Effective Step in Adapting to Water Scarcity in Iran</div> <div></div> <div>Shahrokh. Zand-Parsa; Alireza Sapaskhah; Shohreh Didari</div> <div></div> <div>Environmental Challenges Facing Zagros Forests</div> <div></div> <div>Ahmad Hosseini</div> <div></div> <div>New Technologies for Assay and Management of Plant Viruses and Virus-Like Agents: 1- Assay</div> <div></div> <div>Keramatollah Izadpanah</div> <div></div> <div>Review of New Adaptive Ecosystem Technologies in Smart Agriculture</div> <div></div> <div>Yousef Abbaspour-Gilandeh; Seyed Saeed Mohtasebi</div> <div></div> <div>Importance of Plant Probiotics in Sustainable Agriculture: Challenges and Solutions</div> <div></div> <div>Sareh Hashemi; Masoud Ahmadzade</div> <div></div> <div> </div> <div></div> <div>Prof. Mohammad Shahedi is the Executive Director and Prof. Morteza Khosh-Khui is the Editor-in-Chief of the journal.</div> <div></div> <div> </div>