African Journal of Biotechnology - 10 (10), 2011

Contents:


George Oyamo Osanjo, Wallace Dimbuson Bulimo and Francis J. Mulaa

Engineering the functional fitness of transglycosidases and glycosynthases by directed evolution


Vera Raicevic, Mile Bozic, Zeljka Rudic, Blazo Lalevic and Dragan Kikovic

The evolution of the eutrophication of the Palić Lake (Serbia)


Shohreh A. Shargh, Meral Sakizli, Safar Farajnia and Soheila Montazer-Saheb

Evaluation of methylation pattern in promoter region of E-cadherin gene and its relation to tumor grade and stage in breast cancer


Shu Wang, Yi-Dong Zhang, Pablo Gonzalez Perez, Yang-Wu Deng, Zhen-Zhen Li and Dan-Feng Huang

Isolation and characterization of a vacuolar Na+/H+ antiporter gene from Cucumis melo L.


Amaro-Reyes, A., García-Almendárez, B.E., Vázquez-Mandujano, D.G., Amaya-Llano, S., Castano-Tostado, E., Guevara-González, R.G., Loera, O. and Regalado, C.

Homologue expression of a fungal endo-1,4-ß-D-xylanase using submerged and solid substrate fermentations


Sukhuman Whankaew, Supanath Kanjanawattanawong, Chalermpol Phumichai, Duncan R. Smith, Jarunya Narangajavana and Kanokporn Triwitayakorn

Cross-genera transferability of (simple sequence repeat) SSR markers among cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz), rubber tree (Hevea brasiliensis Muell. Arg.) and physic nut (Jatropha curcas L.)


Shengzhang Dong, Xuping Shentu, Yinyin Pan, Xu Bai, Xiaoping Yu and Huadi Wang

Evaluation of genetic diversity in the golden apple snail, Pomacea canaliculata (Lamarck), from different geographical populations in China by inter simple sequence repeat (ISSR)


Cyrus Amirinia, Hamid Reza Seyedabadi, Nour Amirmozafari, Rasoul Vaez Torshizi, Mohammad Chamani, Ali Javanrouh Aliabad and Mokhtar Ali Abbasi

Association of transforming growth factor-ß3 gene polymorphism with growth and body composition traits in Iranian commercial broiler lines


Zheng-rong Yuan, Jiao Li, Lu-pei Zhang, Li-min Zhang, Cui Chen, Xiao-jie Chen, Xue Gao, Jun-ya Li, Jin-bao Chen, Hui-jian Gao and Shang-zhong Xu

Novel SNPs polymorphism of bovine CACNA2D1 gene and their association with somatic cell score


Jiao Yin, Tao Zhong, Zhao-Jun Wei, Ke-Bin Li, Ya-Zhong Cao and Wei Guo

Molecular characters and recombinant expression of the carboxylesterase gene of the meadow moth Loxostege sticticalis L. (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae)


SungHan Park, DohWon Yun, GangSeob Lee, UngHan1 Yoon, HyeonSo Ji, ByoungOhg Ahn, SooChul Park, YongHwan Kim, YongKab Kim and ChangKug Kim

Molecular and genetic characterization of OSH6 (Oryza sativa Homeobox 6) using dissociation (Ds) insertion mutant rice


Pouya Zamani, Masoome Akhondi, Mohammad Reza Mohammadabadi, Ali Asghar Saki, Ahmad Ershadi, Mohammad Hossein Banabazi and Ali Reza Abdolmohammadi

Genetic variation of Mehraban sheep using two inter-simple sequence repeat (ISSR) markers


Abdul Qayyum Rao, Allah Bakhsh, Idrees Ahmad Nasir, S. Riazuddin and Tayyab Husnain

Phytochrome B mRNA expression enhances biomass yield and physiology of cotton plant


Murat Tunçtürk, Rüveyde Tunçtürk, Bünyamin Yildirim and Vahdettin Çiftçi

Effect of salinity stress on plant fresh weight and nutrient composition of some Canola (Brassica napus L.) cultivars


Coşkun Köse, Evren Terzi, S. Nami Kartal, Banu Erilkun and Yuji Imamura

Preliminary evaluation of boron release and biological resistance of wood treated with disodium octoborate tetrahydrate (DOT) and a water-repellent compound


A. Femat-Diaz, D. Vargas-Vazquez, E. Huerta-Manzanilla, E. Rico-Garcia and G. Herrera-Ruiz

Scanner image methodology (SIM) to measure dimensions of leaves for agronomical applications


D. A. Machido, O. O. Olufajo and S. E. Yakubu and S. S. Yusufu

Enhancing the contribution of the legumes to the N-fertility of soils of the semi-arid zone of Nigeria


Nusrat Rabbani, Rukhsana Bajwa and Arshad Javaid

Interference of five problematic weed species with rice growth and yield


Nusrat Rabbani, Rukhsana Bajwa and Arshad Javaid

Influence of culturing conditions on growth and sporulation of Drechslera hawaiiensis, the foliar blight pathogen of Marsilea minuta L.


M. Farzadi, S.Khatami, M. Mousavi and N. Amirmozafari

Purification and characterization of a-galactosidase from Lactobacillus acidofillus


Parichart Khonzue, Khwanchai Khucharoenphaisan, Nantana Srisuk and Vichien Kitpreechavanich

Selection and production of insoluble xylan hydrolyzing enzyme by newly isolated Thermomyces lanuginosus


Yang Zheng, Zhaoan Chen, Hongbin Lu and Wei Zhang

Optimization of carbon dioxide fixation and starch accumulation by Tetraselmis subcordiformis in a rectangular airlift photobioreactor


M. Ghotbi, S. Soleimanian-Zad and M. Sheikh-Zeinoddin

Identification of Lactobacillus pentosus, Lactobacillus paraplantarum and Lactobacillus plantarum in Lighvan cheese with 4 month ripening period by means of recA gene sequence analysis


Rina Wu, Huashan Zhang, Xiaoying Zeng, Jitai Zhang and Hairong Xiong

L-Arabinose and oligosaccharides production from sugar beet pulp by xylanase and acid hydrolysis


E. U. Ikhuoria, F. E. Okieimen, E. O. Obazee and T. Erhabor

Synthesis and characterization of styrenated rubber seed oil alkyd


Wei-yu Wang, Li-min Cao, Ji-lin Yi, Jian Luo, Jian-ping Zeng, Li-ning Xu and Jia-hong Dong

Screening of specific single-chain variable-fragment (scFv) antibody against human asialoglycoprotein receptor by capture phage enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay


W. Li, X. Ma, Y. Peng, J. Cao, W. T. Y. Loo, L. Hao, M. N. B. Cheung, L. W. C. Chow and L. J. Jin

Application of a nano-antimicrobial film to prevent ventilator-associated pneumonia: A pilot study



Mirjana Ocokoljić, Zoran Nikić, Milan Medarević and Dragana Čavlović

Effect of horse chestnut tree genotype on production of fatty oil and fatty acids in seed cotyledons


Xiuhong Wang

Agricultural biotechnology worldwide patent analysis and mapping


Zdenka Škrbić, Zlatica Pavlovski, Miloš Lukić and Dragan Milić

The effect of rearing conditions on carcass slaughter quality of broilers from intensive production


Zong-jun Du, Xiao-li Huang, Kai-yu Wang, Yong-qiang Deng, De-fang Chen, Yi Geng, and Xiu-mei Su

Pathology of extracellular protease of Stenotrophomonas maltophilia isolated from channel catfish (Ictalunes punctatus) to mice


Abbas Esmaeili Mola, Hrachya G. Hovannisyan, Rajab Mohammad Nazari and Mahmoudreza Ovissipour

Early sex identification in cultured beluga (Huso huso) using plasma steroid hormones




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African Journal of Biotechnology - 10 (7-9), 2011

Contents [10 (7), 2011]:


Saymore P. Ndou, Voster Muchenje and Michael Chimonyo

Animal welfare in multipurpose cattle production Systems and its implications on beef quality


Chun-Han Shih, Hsien-Lu Haung, Ta-Jen Chu, Ying-Chou Lee, Ching-Ming Wang and Tzong-Der Tzeng

Genetic diversity and historical demography of kuruma shrimp (Penaeus japonicus) species complex off China based on mitochondrial DNA analysis


Zhonghua Liu, Hongwei Xiao, Xinmin Zheng, Xianfeng Qiao and Huayan Wang

Silencing effect of shRNA expression vectors with stem length of 21, 27 or 29 bp


Huiyu Luo, Tingting Wang, Ailin Luo, Jintao Wang, Yilin Zhao, Huanwei Jiang and Qingyu Shi

Effects of deoxycycline induced lentivirus encoding FasL gene on apoptosis of Th1 cells


Rui-Yu Zhu, Jian-Yong Lei, Lin Qu, Yun Chen and Jian Jin

Quantitative detection of fusion protein rIFN-ß-HSA by a sandwich ELISA


Gholamreza Jandaghi

An approximate confidence interval for recombination fraction in genetic linkage analysis using a two stage Monte Carlo method Gibbs sampling


Waqas Malik, M. Zaffar Iqbal, Asif Ali Khan, Etrat Noor, Abdul Qayyum and Mamoona Hanif

Genetic basis of variation for seedling traits in Gossypium hirsutum L.


S. Galani, F. Naz, F. Soomro, I. Jamil, Zia-ul-hassan, A. Azhar and A. Ashraf

Seed storage protein polymorphism in ten elite rice (Oryza sativa L.) genotypes of Sindh


K. Ramah

Histopathological study on the effect of rice herbicides on grass carp (Ctenopharyngodan idella)


Yiwei Mo, Guobin Liang, Weiqi Shi and Jianghui Xie

Metabolic responses of alfalfa (Medicago Sativa L.) leaves to low and high temperature induced stresses


Sanjay Kumar Dubey Jaishree Dubey, Sandeep Mehra, Pradeep Tiwari and A. J. Bishwas

Potential use of cyanobacterial species in bioremediation of industrial effluents


X.Z Liu, F. Zhang, H.B. Shao and J.T. Zhang

Community succession analysis and environmental biological processes of naturally colonized vegetation on abandoned hilly lands and implications for vegetation restoration strategy in Shanxi, China


Edema, C. U., Idu, T. E. and Edema, M. O.

Remediation of soil contaminated with polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons from crude oil


Falah Bani Hani and Hussien Al-Wedyan

Regeneration of base-oil from waste-oil under different conditions and variables


Mustafa Koyun

Seasonal distribution and ecology of some Dactylogyrus species infecting Alburnus alburnus and Carassius carassius (Osteichthyes: Cyprinidae) from Porsuk River, Turkey


Özgür Kebabci and Nilüfer Cihangir

Isolation of protease producing novel Bacillus cereus and detection of optimal conditions


Renata Aline dos Santos da Fonseca, Ruan da Silva Rafael, Susana Juliano Kalil, Carlos André Veiga Burkert, and Janaína Fernandes de Medeiros Burkert

Different cell disruption methods for astaxanthin recovery by Phaffia rhodozyma


Liberata Nyang’oso Mwita, Sylvester Leonard Lyantagaye and Anthony Manoni Mshandete

The effect of the interaction of varying chicken manure supplement levels with three different solid sisal wastes substrates on sporocarp cap lengths and diameters, stipe lengths and diameters and dry weights of Coprinus cinereus (Schaeff) S. Gray s.lat


Peter Mamiro, Martha Nyagaya, Paul Kimani, Delphina Mamiro, Theresia Jumbe, Joyce Macha and Bernard Chove

Similarities in functional attributes and nutritional effects of magadi soda and bean debris-ash used in cooking African traditional dishes


Qunyu Gao, Suling Li, Huali Jian and Shizhong Liang

Preparation and properties of resistant starch from corn starch with enzymes


Nor Azma Yusuf, M. M. Suffian Annuar and Norzulaani Khalid

Rapid micropropagation of Boesenbergia rotunda (L.) Mansf. Kulturpfl. (a valuable medicinal plant) from shoot bud explants


Haoliang Chen, R. O. Akinkurolere and Hongyu Zhang

Fumigant activity of plant essential oil from Armoracia rusticana (L.) on Plodia interpunctella (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) and Sitophilus zeamais (Coleoptera: Curculionidae)


Naveed Akhtar, Arshad Mehmood, Barkat Ali Khan, Tariq Mahmood, Haji Muhammad Shoaib Khan and Tariq Saeed

Exploring cucumber extract for skin rejuvenation


Qi Liu, Jinlan Gao, Xing Liu, Shusen Wang and Yang Luo

Monitoring cyclin-dependent kinase 2 (CDK2) activity with Kinase-Glo, a luminescence-based ATP quantitative reagent


Ali Noori, Kazem Parivar, Mehrdad Modaresi, Manoochehr Messripour, Mohamad Hasan Yousefi and Gholam Reza Amiri

Effect of magnetic iron oxide nanoparticles on pregnancy and testicular development of mice


Isyaku Umar Yarube and Joseph Olusegun Ayo

The effects of ascorbic acid and ?-tocopherole on leukocyte count of sodium nitrate-treated Wistar rats


Hong-Tao Tian, Le-Hui Ma, Li-Fang Zhang, Xin-XiGu, Xing-Hua Guo and Yun-Bo Luo

Cloning and heterologous expression of the plasmid-encoded shsp gene of Streptococcus thermophilus isolated from Chinese dairy


Yong-Mei Han, Xin-Hua Zhang, Ya-Gang Chen, You-Ming Li, Hao Chen and Li-Zheng Fang

High-level expression, purification, polyclonal antibody preparation against recombinant OprD from Pseudomonas aeruginosa


Ozlem Sogut and Fatih Percin

Trace elements in the kidney tissue of Bluefin Tuna (Thunnus thynnus L. 1758) in Turkish seas


Zand, N. and Foroudi, F.

Effect of feeding different levels of corn snack waste on broiler performance


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Contents [10 (8), 2011]:


Aluwong, T., Wuyep, P. A. and Allam, L

Livestock-environment interactions: Methane emissions from ruminants


Naureen Chaudhary and Javed Iqbal Qazi

Lignocellulose for ethanol production: A review of issues relating to bagasse as a source material


Lin Zhou, Yan Wang and Zhenhua Peng

Molecular characterization and expression analysis of chalcone synthase gene during flower development in tree peony (Paeonia suffruticosa)


Reza Tohidi, Ismail Idris, Jothi Malar Panandam and Mohd Hair-Bejo

Analysis of genetic variation of inducible nitric oxide synthase and natural resistance-associated macrophage protein 1 loci in Malaysian native chickens


Shinsuke Yamanaka, Shakeel Ahmad Jatoi, San-San-Yi, Shankar L. Kothari, Tin-Htut and Kazuo N. Watanabe

Genetic diversity of Myanmar rice and their implementation on management methods


Tarek A. A. Moussa

Cloning and sequencing of phenol oxidase 1 (pox1) gene from Pleurotus ostreatus


Salah El-Din El-Assal, Samir M. Abd-alla and Mohamed N. Abou Seada

Molecular and biochemical studies of some yeast strains


Kanagaraj Chinnasamy, Mariappan Pitchamuthu, Paramanantha Swami Doss, Ganapathy Marimuthu and Koilmani Emmanuvel Rajan

Genetic diversity and population structure of leaf-nosed bat Hipposideros speoris (Chiroptera: Hipposideridae) in Indian subcontinent


S. Metin Sezen, Attila Yazar, Servet Tekin, Salim Eker and Burçak Kapur

Yield and quality response of drip-irrigated pepper under Mediterranean climatic conditions to various water regimes


Kongake Siringam, Niran Juntawong, Suriyan Cha-um and Chalermpol Kirdmanee

Salt stress induced ion accumulation, ion homeostasis, membrane injury and sugar contents in salt-sensitive rice (Oryza sativa L. spp. indica) roots under iso-osmotic conditions


Shaohui Wang, Yun Kong and Yuncong Yao

Difference in photosynthetic performance among three peach cultivars grown under low light conditions in greenhouses


Gutiérrez, I. E. M., Nepomuceno, C. F., Ledo, C. A. S., and Santana, J. R. F.

Micropropagation and acclimatization of Bauhinia cheilantha (an important medicinal plant)


Tran Van Thu, Hooi Ling Foo, Teck Chwen Loh and Mohd Hair Bejo

Inhibitory activity and organic acid concentrations of metabolite combinations produced by various strains of Lactobacillus plantarum


Karthikeyan Sivashanmugam and Gurunathan Jayaraman

Production and partial purification of extracellular tannase by Klebsiella pneumoniae MTCC 7162 isolated from tannery effluent


Sanjoy Banerjee, Wei Ee Hew, Helena Khatoon, Mohamed Shariff and Fatimah Md.Yusoff

Growth and proximate composition of tropical marine Chaetoceros calcitrans and Nannochloropsis oculata cultured outdoors and under laboratory conditions


Eman H. F. Abd El-Zaher, Yehia A. G. Mahmoud and Magda M. Aly

Effect of different concentrations of phenol on growth of some fungi isolated from contaminated soil


Nazif Bayar and Elvan Özrenk

The effect of quality properties on Tulum cheese using different package materials


Moganavelli Singh, Justine Borain, Naeema Noor-Mahomed and Mario Ariatti

The effect of pegylation on the transfection activity of two homologous cationic cholesteryl cytofectins


R. Dubey, J. Kumar, D. Agrawala, T. Char and P. Pusp

Isolation, production, purification, assay and characterization of fibrinolytic enzymes (Nattokinase, Streptokinase and Urokinase) from bacterial sources


Ming-Shien Yen and Chien-Wen Chen

Effect of chitosan on resist printing of cotton fabrics with reactive dyes


Mohan Pandi, Rangarajulu Senthil Kumaran, Yong-Keun Choi, Hyung Joo Kim and Johnpaul Muthumary

Isolation and detection of taxol, an anticancer drug produced from Lasiodiplodia theobromae, an endophytic fungus of the medicinal plant Morinda citrifolia


Ahmed E. Abdel-Moneim, Mohamed A. Dkhil and Saleh Al-Quraishy

The potential role of flaxseed oil on lead acetate-induced kidney injure in adult male albino rats


Yi Hu, Shengchao Wang, Yin Ding, Liping Su and Yan Wang

Animal experiment of periodontal tissue remodeling in application of mini-implant anchorage for incisor intrusion


Bashir Ahmad, Sadiq Azam, Shumaila Bashir, Farrukh Hussain and Muhammad Iqbal Chaudhary

Insecticidal, brine shrimp cytotoxicity, antifungal and nitric oxide free radical scavenging activities of the aerial parts of Myrsine africana L.


Zhen-xing Fan, Qi Hua, Jing Tan, Jing Gao, Rong-kun Liu and Zheng Yang

Interleukin-6 but not soluble adhesion molecules has short-term prognostic value on mortality in patients with acute ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction


Jun Wang, Lu-Lu Zhao, Guo-Xia Sun, Yao Liang, Fu-An Wu, Zhong-li Chen and Shi-ming Cui

A comparison of acidic and enzymatic hydrolysis of rutin


M. Rahim Khan, Idris A.Ghani, M. Rafique Khan, Abdul Ghaffar, Ansa Tamkeen

Host plant selection and oviposition behaviour of whitefly Bemisia tabaci (Gennadius) in a mono and simulated polyculture crop habitat


Mehdi Raissy and Mahsa Ansari

Antibiotic susceptibility of Lactococcus garvieae isolated from rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) in Iran fish farms


Kashif Waseem, Muhammad Saleem Jilani, Muhammad Sohail Khan, Mehwish Kiran and Ghazanfarullah Khan

Efficient in vitro regeneration of chrysanthemum (Chrysanthemum morifolium L.) plantlets from nodal segments


Barnard, T. G., Robertson, C. A., Jagals, P. and Potgieter, N.

A rapid and low-cost DNA extraction method for isolating Escherichia coli DNA from animal stools


A. Shaker Hassan, M. Khasraw Hassan and Amera Al-Rubeii

Carcass yield and characteristics of Karadi lambs as affected by dietary supplement of rumen undegradable nitrogen fed with Nigella sativa


A. R. Beyzai and M. Adibmoradi

Histological and histometrical changes of ostrich thyroid gland during summer and winter seasons in Tehran, Iran


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Contents [10 (9), 2011]:


Mohammad Hassan Shahhosseiny, Pargol Ghavam Mostafavi, Seyed Mohammad Reza Fatemi and Elnaz Karimi

Clade identification of symbiotic zooxanthellae of dominant sclerectinian coral species of intertidal pools in Hengam Island


Sajjad Toghiani

Genetic parameters and correlations among linear type traits in the first lactation of Holstein Dairy cows


Y. Danso, R. Akromah and K. Osei

Molecular marker screening of tomato, (solanum lycopersicum L.) Germplasm for root-knot nematodes (Meloidogyne species) resistance


M. Adeli Sardou, A. Baghizadeh, A. Tavasoli and S. Babaei

The use of microsatellite markers for genetic diversity assessment of genus Hordeum L. in Kerman province (Iran)


Sharifi Yazdi MK, Akbari A. and Soltan Dallal MM

Multiplex polymerase chain reaction (PCR) assay for simultaneous detection of shiga-like toxin (stx1 and stx2), intimin (eae) and invasive plasmid antigen H (ipaH) genes in diarrheagenic Escherichia coli


L. L. Pelegrini, L. L. F. Ribas, F. Zanette and H. S. Koehler

Micropropagation of Ocotea porosa (Nees & Martius) Barroso


Rozina Hamayoon, Hamayoon Khan, Shahenshah, Lubna Naz, Iqbal Munir, M. Arif, Ibni Amin Khalil and Amir Zaman Khan

Performance of chickpea genotypes under two different environmental conditions


Yeşim Okay, Asli Günöz and Khalid Mahmood Khawar

Effects of cold stratification pretreatment and pH level on germination of Centaurea tchihatcheffii Fisch. et Mey. seeds


Muhd Azlan Abd Ghani, Yahya Awang and Kamaruzaman Sijam

Disease occurrence and fruit quality of pre-harvest calcium treated red flesh dragon fruit (Hylocereus polyrhizus)


I. Rajpar, I. Jandan, Zia-ul-hassan, G. M. Jamro and A. N. Shah

Enhanced fodder yield of maize genotypes under saline irrigation is a function of their increased K accumulation and better K/Na ratio


Derya Eşen, Oktay Yildiz, Şemsettin Kulaç, Emrah Çiçek, Cengiz Çetintaş, Bilal Çetin, Neval Güneş, and Çigdem Kutsal

Early growth performances of various seed sources of black (Prunus serotina Erhr.) and wild cherry (Prunus avium L.) seedlings on low and high elevation sites in the western Black Sea Region of Turkey


Sabriye Yazici, Yusuf Yanar and Isa Karaman

Evaluation of bacteria for biological control of early blightdisease of tomato


Nevzat Çakicier, Süleyman Korkut and Fatma Deniz Güler

Effects of heating treatment on some of the physical properties of varnish layers applied on various wood species


Mehreen Abbas, S. M. Nizami, Aamir Saleem, Saeed Gulzar and Irshad A. Khan

Biomass expansion factors of Olea ferruginea (Royle) in sub tropical forests of Pakistan


Simon A. Mng’omba, Festus K. Akinnifesi, Gudeta Sileshi, Oluyede C. Ajayi, Betserai I. Nyoka and Ramni Jamnadass

Water application rate and frequency affect seedling survival and growth of Vangueria infausta and Persea americana


P. Wongtiem, D. Courtois, B. Florin, M. Juchaux, D. Peltier, P. Broun and J.P. Ducos

Effects of cytokinins on secondary somatic embryogenesis of selected clone Rayong 9 of Manihot esculenta Crantz for ethanol production


D. Štajner, S. Orlović, B. M. Popović, M. Kebert and Z. Galić

Screening of drought oxidative stress tolerance in Serbian melliferous plant species


Khin Thuzar Win, Aung Zaw Oo, Tadashii Hirasawa, Taiichiro Ookawa and Hirata Yutaka

Genetic analysis of Myanmar Vigna species in responses to salt stress at the seedling stage


Azamalsadat Hosseini Alhashemi, Abdol Reza Karbassi, Bahram Hassanzadeh Kiabi, Seyed Massoud Monavari and Mohammad Bagher Nabavi

Accumulation and bioaccessibility of trace elements in wetland sediments


Lee, S. H., Woo, S.Y., Nasr, Z., Zineddine, M., Khaldi, A. and Rejeb, M. N.

Can net photosynthesis and water relations provide a clue on the forest decline of Quercus suber in North Tunisia?


Teo, K. C. and Teoh, S. M.

Preliminary biological screening of microbes isolated from cow dung in Kampar


Şenol Köse and Elvan Ocak

Changes occurring in plain, straining and winter yoghurt during the storage periods


Ismaila Yada Sudi, Nandita De, and Umaru Ali Dunkrah

Nigerian indigenous yoghurt (kindirmo) production using Lactobacillus bulgaricus and Streptococcus thermophilus mutants as starter culture


A. Nouani, F. Moulti- Mati, S. Belbraouet and MM. Bellal

Purification and characterization of a milk-clotting protease from Mucor pusillus: Method comparison


Pakorn Winayanuwattikun, Chutima Kaewpiboon, Kingkaew Piriyakananon Warawut Chulalaksananukul, Tikamporn Yongvanich and Jisnuson Svasti

Immobilized lipase from potential lipolytic microbes for catalyzing biodiesel production using palm oil as feedstock


Shazia Khurshid, Muhammad Akram Kashmiri, Zahid Quershi and Waqar Ahmad

Optimization of glucose oxidase production by Aspergillus niger


H. N. Ongendangenda and T. V. Ojumu

The effect of initial pH on the kinetics of ferrous-iron biooxidation at low temperature


Chee Wun How, Rasedee Abdullah and Roghayeh Abbasalipourkabir

Physicochemical properties of nanostructured lipid carriers as colloidal carrier system stabilized with polysorbate 20 and polysorbate 80


Hesham H. Radwan, Ihab M. Moussa and Ibrahim A. Alsarra

Optimization of a fed-batch fermentation process for production of bleomycin by Streptomyces mobaraensis ATCC 15003


Muhammad Nisar, Salimullah Khan, Ahsana Dar, Wajid Rehman, Razaullah Khan6 and Irfanullah Jan

Antidepressant screening and flavonoids isolation from Eremostachys laciniata (L) Bunge


A. O. Idowu, B. B. Oluremi and N. I. Seidu

Incidence and susceptibility pattern of clinical isolates from pus producing infection to antibiotics and Carica papaya seed extract


Ajani, Emmanuel O., Ajibola, Abdulwaheed, Salau, Bamidele A., Odufuwa, Temitope K. and Odewabi, Adesina Olalekan

Preliminary report on hepatic and cardiovascular risk assessment of automobile mechanics in Nigeria


Ting Ji, Ling Yin and Guohong Chen

Genetic diversity and population structure of Chinese honeybees (Apis cerana) under microsatellite markers


Ali Ulaş and Ilker Aydin

The effects of jig color and lunar bright on coastal squid jigging



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African Journal of Biotechnology - 10 (6), 2011

Contents:


Chenyao Yang, Yubi Huang, Zongxiang Tang, Liming Lu and Lei Liu

Analysis of DNA methylation variation in sibling tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum) cultivars


Kian Pahlevan Afshar, Arash Javanmard, Nader Asadzadeh, Hassan Sadeghipanah, Hassan Masomi and Ade Sabrivand

Association between GH encoding gene polymorphism and semen characteristics in Iranian Holstein bulls


Wakil, Sherifah M. and Onilude, Abiodun A.

Time related total lactic acid bacteria population diversity and dominance in cowpea-fortified fermented cereal-weaning food


Ali Ouji, Mustapha Rouaissi, Raoudha Abdellaoui and Mohamed El Gazzah

The use of reproductive vigor descriptors in studying genetic variability in nine Tunisian faba bean (Vicia faba L.) populations


Emira Noumi, Mejdi Snoussi, Hajer Hentati, Rafael Sentandreu, Lucas del Castillo, Amina Bakhrouf and Eulogio Valentin

Virulence properties and random amplification of polymorphic DNA (RAPD) fingerprinting of Candida albicans isolates obtained from Monastir dental hospital, Tunisia


W. Eric Acquah, D. Marian Quain and Peter Twumasi,

Genetic relationships between some released and elite Ghanaian cassava cultivars based on distance matrices


Funda Arslanoglu, Selim Aytac and Emel Karaca Oner

Morphological characterization of the local potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) genotypes collected from the Eastern Black Sea region of Turkey


K. Sahayaraj, S. Karthick Raja Namasivayam and J. Martin Rathi

Compatibility of entomopathogenic fungi with extracts of plants and commercial botanicals


Xun Wu,Yinghong Liu,Mengliang Tian, Rongjun Chen, Zuping Zheng, Chuan He, Yubi Huang,Junjie Zhang,Hanmei Liu,and Zhong Li

Genomics analysis of genes expressed reveals differential responses to low chronic nitrogen stress in maize


Niu Wen-Quan, Guo Chao, Shao Hongbo,and Wu Pute

Effects of different rhizosphere ventilation treatment on water and nutrients absorption of maize


Bamidele A. Salau, Emmanuel O. Ajani, Michael O. Soladoye and Bisuga Nurudeen A.

Evaluation of iodine content of some selected fruits and vegetables in Nigeria


Segenet Kelemu, Paola Fory, Carolina Zuleta, Jaumer Ricaurte, Idupulapati Rao and Carlos Lascano

Detecting bacterial endophytes in tropical grasses of the Brachiaria genus and determining their role in improving plant growth


Noumi Emira, Snoussi Mejdi, Kammoun Dorra, Bakhrouf Amina and Valentin Eulogio

Comparison of the adhesion ability of Candida albicans strains to biotic and abiotic surfaces


Büşra Elibol, Tülay Ezer, Recep Kara, Gökçen Yuv?li Çelik and Emel Çolak

Antifungal and antibacterial effects of some acrocarpic mosses


Sobia Nisa, Yamin Bibi, Abdul Waheed, Muhammad Zia, Sadia Sarwar, Sabbir Ahmed and M. Fayyaz Chaudhary

Evaluation of anticancer activity of Debregeasia Salicifolia extract against estrogen receptor positive cell line


Muhammad Akram, H.M.Asif, Khan Usmanghani, Naveed Akhtar, Qaiser Jabeen, Asadullah Madni, Tariq saeed, Riazur Rehman, Khalil Ahmed and S.M. Ali Shahg

Obesity and the risk of hyperuricemia in Gadap Town, Karachi


Cen Qian, Chaoliang Liu, Baojian Zhu, Yan Meng and Guoqing Wei

Identification and expression analysis of vitellogenin from silk-producing insect, Actias selene Hubner ?


Javad Najafgholian, Abbas Pakdel, Gholamhosein Thahmasbi and Gholamali Nehzati

Assessing hygienic behavior and attraction to Varroa mite (Acari: Varroidae) in Iranian honey bee (Apis. mellifera meda)


Shuxia Chen, Xiaowu Wang and Zhihui Cheng

Construction of PVX virus-expression vector to express enterotoxin fusion gene LTB-ST and transformation into tobacco


El Enshasy, H., Then, C., Othman, N. Z., Al Homosany, H., Sabry, M., Sarmidi, M. R. and Aziz, R. A.

Enhanced xanthan production process in shake flasks and pilot scale bioreactors using industrial semi-defined medium


S. O. Olagbende-Dada, S. O. Ogbonnia, H. A. B. Coker and G. E. Ukpo

Blood glucose lowering effect of aqueous extract of Graptophyllum pictum (Linn) Griff. on alloxan-induced diabetic rats and its acute toxicity in mice


Eser Kemal Gurcan

Association between milk protein polymorphism and milk production traits in Black and White dairy cattle in Turkey



genetics,biology,agricultural technology,biotechology,microbiology,food,medical,pharmaceutical,entomology,biotechnika,biotechniques,
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African Journal of Biotechnology - 10 (5), 2011

Contents:


Bekir Dogan, Ahmet Duran, Esra Martin and Erdogan E. Hakki

Karyotype analyses of the species of the genus Jurinea Cass. (Compositae) in Turkey


Shuhong Peng, Ningying Xu, Liping Huang, Xiaoheng Gao, Weifeng Zhu, Riyue Yu and Hongning Liu

The gene expressions of DNA methylation/demethylation enzymes and cytochrome c oxidase subunit 4 in skeletal muscle of thyroidectomized rats


Xin Deng, SongHua Long, DongFeng He, Xiang Li, YuFu Wang, DongMei Hao, CaiSheng Qiu and XinBo Chen

Isolation and characterization of polymorphic microsatellite markers from flax (Linum usitatissimum L.)


Abdul Razzaq, Ishfaq Ahmad Hafiz, Imran Mahmood and Azhar Hussain

Development of in planta transformation protocol for wheat


H. Tayefi-Nasrabadi, G. Dehghan, B. Daeihassani, A. Movafegi and A. Samadi

Some biochemical properties of guaiacol peroxidases as modified by salt stress in leaves of salt-tolerant and salt-sensitive safflower (Carthamus tinctorius L.cv.) cultivars


Ramazan Acar, Mevlüt Demiryürek, Mustafa Okur and Salih Bitgi

An investigation of artificial pasture establishment under dryland conditions


A. Sebiomo, V. W. Ogundero and S. A. Bankole

Effect of four herbicides on microbial population, soil organic matter and dehydrogenase activity


Hui Xu, Shiru Jia and Jianjun Liu

Development of a mutant strain of Bacillus subtilis showing enhanced production of acetoin


Ashabil Aygan, Lutfiye Karcioglu and Burhan Arikan

Alkaline thermostable and halophilic endoglucanase from Bacillus licheniformis C108


Teshome Galano, Geremew Bultosa and Chemeda Fininsa

Malt quality of 4 barley (Hordeum vulgare L.) grain varieties grown under low severity of net blotch at Holetta, west Shewa, Ethiopia


Ayse Tulin Oz

Combined effects of 1-methyl cyclopropene (1-MCP) and modified atmosphere packaging (MAP) on different ripening stages of persimmon fruit during storage


Amanda Y. Chulayo, Voster Muchenje, Marizvikuru Mwale and Patrick J. Masika

Effects of some medicinal plants on consumer sensory characteristics of village chicken meat


Suttida Wittanalai, Nuansri Rakariyatham and Richard L. Deming

Volatile compounds of vegetarian soybean kapi, a fermented Thai food condiment


Cengiz Sarikurkcu

Antioxidant activities of solvent extracts from endemic Cyclamen mirabile Hildebr. tubers and leaves


Liang Peng, Hai-peng Zhu, Yu-bao Zheng, Chan Xie, Yu-tian Chong and Zhi-liang Gao

Mesenchymal stem cells differentiate into hepatocyte-like cells under different induction systems in hepatitis B patients with liver failure


Casiano H. Choresca Jr, Dennis K. Gomez, Sang Phil Shin, Ji Hyung Kim, Jee Eun Han, Jin Woo Jun and Se Chang Park

Molecular detection of Edwardsiella tarda with gyrB gene isolated from pirarucu, Arapaima gigas which is exhibited in an indoor private commercial aquarium


P. D. Zhang, X. M. Zhang1 and J. Li

Physiological responses to swimming fatigue of juvenile white-leg shrimp Litopenaeus vannamei exposed to different current velocities, temperatures and salinities


Mehdi Dadmehr, Behnaz Korouzhdehi, Fatemeh Rahbarizadeh and Issa Piri

Isolation of OmpA gene from Salmonella typhimurium and transformation into alfalfa in order to develop an edible plant based vaccine


Raenu Yucharoen, Songyot Anuchapreeda and Yingmanee Tragoolpua

Anti-herpes simplex virus activity of extracts from the culinary herbs Ocimum sanctum L., Ocimum basilicum L. and Ocimum americanum L.


Zai-Dong Hua, Xin-Min Zheng, Qing-Xin Wei, Hou-Qiang Xu, Ya-Gang Wang, Xi-Mei Liu, Li Li , Hong-Wei Xiao and Xian-Feng Qiao

Effect of cumulus-oocyte complexes (COCs) culture duration on in vitro maturation and parthenogenetic development of pig oocyte



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African Journal of Biotechnology - 10 (4), 2011

Contents:


F. S. Hosseini, H. Shahsavand Hassani, M. J. Arvin, A. Baghizadeh and G. Mohammadi-Nejad

Sex determination of jojoba (Simmondsia chinensis cv. Arizona) by random amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) molecular markers


Hidayat Ullah, Iftikhar Hussain Khalil, Iltafullah, Hidayat ur Rahman and Ibni Amin

Genotype × environment interaction, heritability and selection response for yield and yield contributing traits in mungbean


Ozgur Vatan, Serap Celikler and Gamze Yildiz

In vitro antigenotoxic and anti-oxidative capacity of Hypnea musciformis (Wulfen) Lamouroux extract in human lymphocytes


Tingzhang Hu, Xiaoxiao Qv, Zongli Hu, Guoping Chen and Zaigang Chen

Expression, molecular characterization and detection of lipoxygenase activity of tomloxD from tomato


D. Singh, A. Kumar, A. Sirohi, P. Kumar, J. Singh, V. Kumar, A. Jindal, S. Kumar, N. Kumar, V. Kumar, V. Sharma, S. Gupta and S. Chand

Improvement of Basmati rice (Oryza sativa L.) using traditional breeding technology supplemented with molecular markers


Xiaohong Ruan, Weiji Wang, Jie Kong and Jingjie Hu

Isolation and analysis of microsatellites in the genome of turbot (Scophthalmus maximus L.)


Zeynel Dalkiliç, H. Osman Mestav, Gonca Günver-Dalkiliç and Hilmi Kocataş

Genetic diversity of male fig (Ficus carica caprificus L.) genotypes with random amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) markers


Vedat Beyyavas, Hasan Haliloglu, Osman Copur and Ahmet Yilmaz

Determination of seed yield and yield components of some safflower (Carthamus tinctorius L.) Cultivars, Lines and Populations under the Semi-Arid Conditions


Surhay Allahverdiyev, Atik Atilla, Bayazit Sah Ismail and Aida Sahmurova

Response of photosystem II and photosyntheticpigments to salt and Baikal EM1 in tree seedlings


Christophe Bernard Gandonou, Corneille Ahanhanzo, Clément Agbangla, Tomader Errabii, Mohamed Idaomar, Jamal Abrini and Nadia Skali-Senhaji

NaCl effect on in vitro sugarcane bud emergency


Xiaoshan Wang, Zhenwu Wei, Dalin Liu and Guoqi Zhao

Effects of NaCl and silicon on activities of antioxidative enzymes in roots, shoots and leaves of alfalfa


M. Surekha, Kiran Saini, V. Krishna Reddy, A. Rajender Reddy and S. M. Reddy

Fungal succession in stored rice (Oryza sativa Linn.) fodder and mycotoxin production


Ndubuisi-Nnaji, U.U, Adegoke, A.A, Ogbu, H.I, Ezenobi, N.O and Okoh A.I

Effect of long-term organic fertilizer application on soil microbial dynamics


Nazari deljou Mohammad Javad, Khalighi Ahmad, Arab Mostafa and Karamian Roya

Postharvest evaluation of vase life, stem bending and screening of cultivars of cut gerbera (Gerbera jamesonii Bolus ex. Hook f.) flowers


Latifa Boulila Zoghlami, Wahbi Djebali, Zouhaier Abbes, Hedia Hediji, Mickaël Maucourt, Annick Moing, Renaud Brouquisse and Wided Chaibi

Metabolite modifications in Solanum lycopersicum roots and leaves under cadmium stress


Divya Singhal, Priyanka Gupta, Pragati Sharma, Neha Kashyap, Siddharth Anand and Himanshu Sharma

In-silico single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNP) mining of Sorghum bicolor genome


A. O. Adebiyi, C. A. Togo, T. Mutanda, C. Slatter and C. G. Whiteley

Decolourisation and degradation of reactive blue 2 by sulphate reducing bacteria (SRB) and zero valent iron in a biosulphidogenic reactor


Lingling Ding, Qixing Zhou, Lin Wang and Qianru Zhang

Dynamics of bacterial community structure in a full-scale wastewater treatment plant with anoxic-oxic configuration using 16S rDNA PCR-DGGE fingerprints


Isnazunita Ismail, Mohd Ali Hassan , Nor’Aini Abdul Rahman and Chen Sau Soon

Effect of retention time on biohydrogen production by microbial consortia immobilised in polydimethylsiloxane


T. H. T. Abdul Hamid, A. A. A. Hamid, A. H. Zulkifly, S. Hamdan, S. H. Z. Ariffin and F. Huyop

Purification and properties of a new dehalogenase enzyme from Pseudomonas sp. B6P grow in 3-chloropropionate (3CP)


Yu Huang, Lin Zhao, Tao Dong and Xin Tan

Optimization of enzyme-producing conditions of Micrococcus sp. S-11 for L-cysteine production


R. R. Pandey, B. V. Pandey and R. S. Upadhyay

Characterization and identification of Pseudomonas fluorescens NCIM 2100 degraded metabolic products of Crystal Violet


S. A. Adefegha and G. Oboh

Cooking enhances the antioxidant properties of some tropical green leafy vegetables


Zouhour Limam, Salah Selmi, Saloua Sadok and Amor El Abed

Extraction and characterization of chitin and chitosan from crustacean by-products: Biological and physicochemical properties


Esmaeil Fallah, Majid Khanmohammadi, Sadegh Rahbari, Mohammad Farshchian, Safar Farajnia, Fatemeh Hamzavi, Asghar Mohammadpour Asl

Serological survey and comparison of two polymerase chain reaction (PCR) assays with enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) for the diagnosis of canine visceral leishmaniasis in dogs


Alaa H. Al-Charrakh, Samira Y. Yousif and Hussein S. Al-Janabi

Occurrence and detection of extended-spectrum ß-lactamases in Klebsiella isolates in Hilla, Iraq


Deresse Daka

Antibacterial effect of garlic (Allium sativum) on Staphyloccus aureus: An in vitro study


H. Tabacian, S. Ravan and Ali R. Bandani

Susceptibilities of two populations of Aphis gossiper Glover to selected insecticides



Liang Sun, Shutong Liu, Jie Ren, Mengmeng Cui, Ling Wang and Ping Leng

Optimization of particle bombardment conditions by ß-glucuronidase (GUS) reporter system in tomato fruit


Samy Yehya El-Zaeem, Mohamed Morsi M. Ahmed, Mohamed El-Sayed Salama and Hamad Abdel-Razek El-Maremie

Production of salinity tolerant Nile tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus through traditional and modern breeding methods: II. Application of genetically modified breeding by introducing foreign DNA into fish gonads


Oladele Osibanjo, Adegbenro P. Daso and Adewole M. Gbadebo

The impact of industries on surface water quality of River Ona and River Alaro in Oluyole Industrial Estate, Ibadan, Nigeria


P. O. Uaboi-Egbenni, P. O. Bessong, A. Samie and C. L. Obi

Prevalence, haemolysis and antibiograms of Campylobacters isolated from pigs from three farm settlements in Venda region, Limpopo province, South Africa


Chen Rong, Chang Guobin, Qin Yurong, Li Bichun and Chen Guohong

The development of ovary in quail’s embryo


Cyrus Eydivandi, Cyrus Amirinia, Naser EmamJomeh-Kashan, Mohammad Chamani and Jamal Fayazi

Study of factor XI deficiency in Khuzestan cattle population of Iran



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African Journal of Biotechnology - 10 (3), 2011

Contents:


Kamal Payghamzadeh and Sayyed Kamal Kazemitabar

In vitro propagation of walnut - A review


Eyualem Abebe, Tesfamariam Mekete and William K. Thomas

A critique of current methods in nematode taxonomy


Salihu Aliyu and Muntari Bala

Brewer’s spent grain: A review of its potentials and applications


Amtul Jamil Sami, Muhammad Tahir Nazir, Zohra Jabeen and AR Shakoori

Gene study within the 5' flanking regions of growth hormone gene of first exon in Bos indicus


Moddassir Ahmed, Saima Iqbal, Farhatullah and Aftab Bashir

Isolation and identification of differentially expressed genes between Gossypium arboreum and Gossypium hirsutum species


Mohammad Haroon Khan, Hamid Rashid and Asif Mir

Phylogenetic analysis of human Tp53 gene using computational approach


Nwe Nwe Htwe, Mahmood Maziah, Ho Chai Ling, Faridah Qamaruz Zaman and Abdullah Mohd Zain

Responses of some selected Malaysian rice genotypes to callus induction under in vitro salt stress


Vahideh Ahmadzadeh, Jafar Majidi, Nader Chaparzadeh, Jalal Abdolalizadeh and Mohammad Reza Aliparasti

Production and purification of polyclonal anti-hamster immunoglobulins in rabbits


D. H. Lyra, L. S. Sampaio, D. A. Pereira, A. P. Silva and C. L. F. Amaral

Pollen viability and germination in Jatropha ribifolia and Jatropha mollissima (Euphorbiaceae): Species with potential for biofuel production


Wei Yan, Ming Zhao, Yan Ma, Ying-hong Pan and Wen-xia Yuan

Primary purification of two antifungal proteins from leaves of the fig (Ficus carica L.)


Maryam Peyrovi, S.H. Goldansaz and Kh. Talebi Jahromi

Using Ferula assafoetida essential oil as adult carob moth repellent in Qom pomegranate orchards (Iran)


Leyla Uslu, Oya Işik, Kemal Koç and Tolga Göksan

The effects of nitrogen deficiencies on the lipid and protein contents of Spirulina platensis


K. M. Pofu and P. W. Mashela

Using relative penetration and maleness indices in Meloidogyne incognita to establish resistance type in Cucumis myriocarpus


Randy H. Adams, Kikey Kanga-Leyva, Francisco J. Guzmán-Osorio and Erika Escalante-Espinosa

Comparison of moisture management methods for the bioremediation of hydrocarbon contaminated soil


Makhera, M., Gumbo, J. R. and Chigayo, K.

Monitoring of microcystin-LR in Luvuvhu River catchment: Implications for human health


Oyagbemi, A. A., Ogunleye, A. O., Lawal, T. O. and Azeez, I. O.

The effect of Cnidoscolus aconitifolius on multi-drug resistant micro-organisms


A. S. Olawale

Studies in concentration and preservation of sorrel extract


Simin Hagh Nazari

Sonicated date syrup media preparation for microbial culture


L. C. Okpala and E. C. Okoli

Nutritional evaluation of cookies produced from pigeon pea, cocoyam and sorghum flour blends


Samareh Fallah, Mohammad Chamani, Mehdi Aminafshar and Hamid Ezzatpanah

Genomic study of the cereolysin A and B genes in Bacillus cereus isolated from raw and pasteurized milk


S. Amiri, S. K. Kazemitabar, G. A. Ranjbar and M. Azadbakht

In vitro propagation and whole plant regeneration from callus in Datura (Datura stramonium. L)


Haidong Tan, Yueguang Li, Ling Chen, Tomonari Kasai and Masaharu Seno

Construction of a high-efficiency multi-site-directed mutagenesis


Yasemin Bulut Mutlu, Oya Işik, Leyla Uslu, Kemal Koç and Yaşar Durmaz

The effects of nitrogen and phosphorus deficiencies and nitrite addition on the lipid content of Chlorella vulgaris (Chlorophyceae)


Ebi, G. C. and Afieroho, O. E.

Phytochemical and antimicrobial studies on Detarium microcarpum Guill and Sperr (Caesalpinioceae) seeds coat


Rafiq R. A. Abou-Shaaban, Riyadh M. Al-Ashban, Hassan Sher and Arif H. Shah

Effect of a calcineurin inhibitor tacrolimus (FK506) treatment on meiotic chromosomes in testes, epididymal spermatozoa and fertility in Swiss Albino male mice




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African Journal of Biotechnology - 10 (2), 2011

Contents:


E. Martin, H. Akan, M. Ekici and Z. Aytaç

New chromosome numbers in the genus Trigonella L. (Fabaceae)from Turkey


Jun Tao, Chunyan Cao, Daqiu Zhao, Chunhua Zhou and Guohua Liang

Molecular analysis and expression of phenylalanine ammonia-lyase from poinsettia (Euphorbia pulcherrima willd.)


Dengcai Liu, Zhiguo Xiang, Lianquan Zhang, Youliang Zheng, Wuyun Yang, Guoyue Chen, Chunjie Wan and Huaigang Zhang

Transfer of stripe rust resistance from Aegilops variabilis to bread wheat


Zahid Mahmood, Mohammad Athar, Muhammad Aurangzeb Khan, Muhammad Ali, Shahzadi Saima and Altaf A. Dasti

Analysis of genetic diversity in chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) cultivars using random amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) markers


Hassanali Naghdi Badi and Ali Sorooshzadeh

Evaluating potential of borage (Borago officinalis L.) in bioremediation of saline soil


Davoud Hassanpanah

Analysis of G × E interaction using the additive main effects and multiplicative interaction (AMMI) in potato cultivars


Wei Lei, Hai Chen, Gu-ren Zhang, Shao-song Li, Qing-yun Peng and Xin Zhong and Xin Liu

Molecular identification and food source inference of constructive plants, native to the Ophiocordyceps sinensis habitat


Al-Hazmi, N. A.

Fungal flora and deoxynivalenol (DON) level in wheat from Jeddah market, Saudi Arabia


Yanqing Niu, Houzhang Tan, Xuebin Wang and Tongmo Xu

Attitudes of secondary school students towards environmental and sustainable development issues: A case study from Turkey


Akpomie, O. O. and Olorungbon, S.

Antimicrobial screening of Terminalia avicennoides and Acalypha wilkesiana


Hassan Sher, Mohammad Al-Yemeni and Kiramat Khan

Cultivation of the oyster mushroom (pleurotus ostreatus (jacq.) p. kumm.) in two different agro-ecological zones of Pakistan


Kazadi Minzangi, Archileo N. Kaaya, Frank Kansiime, John R.S. Tabuti and Bashwira Samvura

Oil content and physicochemical characteristics of some wild oilseed plants from Kivu region Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo


Heidar Meftahizade, Hojat Moradkhani, Atefeh Fayazi Barjin and Behrouz Naseri

Application of Lavandula officinalis L. antioxidant of essential oils in shelf life of confectionary


Gasem M. Abu-Taweel, Jamaan S. Ajarem and Hossam Ebaid

Aluminum-induced testosterone decrease results in physiological and behavioral changes in male mice


Malik Amanullah, Sher Khan Sadozai, Wajid Rehman, Zonera Hassan Abdur Rauf and Muhammad Iqbal

Cytotoxic, antibacterial activity and physico-chemical properties of some acid catalyzed Schiff bases


L. Kotzé, J. J. Smith, R. den Haan, W. H. van Zyl and J. F. Görgens

Expression of human papillomavirus type 16 (HPV16) L1 protein in Pichia pastoris


R. M. Coopoosamy

Traditional information and antibacterial activity of four Bulbine species (Wolf)


Abdulaziz A. Al-Roba, Mourad A. M. Aboul-Soud, Ashraf M. Ahmed and Abdulaziz A. Al-Khedhairy

The gene expression of caspasses is up-regulated during the signaling response of Aedes caspius against larvicidal bacteria


Samson E. Abalaka, King A. N. Esievo and Shodeinde V. O. Shoyinka

Evaluation of biochemical changes in Clarias gariepinus adults exposed to aqueous and ethanolic extracts of Parkia biglobosa pods


Kumolu-Johnson, C. A. and Ndimele, P. E.

Length-weight relationships of nine fish species from Ologe Lagoon, Lagos, Nigeria


Sana Zahra and Hamid Rashid

Bioinformatic analysis of Rp1 gene causing visual disparity in humans


Rudo Ngara and Bongani K. Ndimba

Mapping and characterisation of the sorghum cell suspension culture secretome


Xinpeng Bai, Weimin Zhang, Wenxue Chen, Wei Zong, Zhiyong Guo and Xiaoqin Liu

Anti-hepatotoxic and anti-oxidant effects of extracts from Piper nigrum L. root


Z. A. Zakaria, A. M. Mohamed, N. S. Mohd. Jamil, M. S. Rofiee, M. N. Somchit, A. Zuraini, A. K. Arifah and M.R. Sulaiman

In vitro cytotoxic and antioxidant properties of the aqueous, chloroform and methanol extracts of Dicranopteris linearis leaves


Seyed Fazel Nabavi, Seyed Mohammad Nabavi, Mohammad Ali Ebrahimzadeh and Hossein Asgarirad

The antioxidant activity of wild medlar (Mespilus germanica L.) fruit, stem bark and leaf

African Journal of Biotechnology - 10 (1), 2011

Contents:



Weon Tai Jeon, Bong Su Choi, Samy A. M. Abd El-Azeem and Yong Sik Ok

Effects of green manure crops and mulching technology on reduction in herbicide and fertilizer use during rice cultivation in Korea


Rashmi Komal

One step method of plantlet regeneration in Trichosanthes dioica Roxb.: An approach towards cost effective and shorter protocol


Khosro Azizi, Alireza Daraei Mofrad, Saeid Heidari, Majid Amini Dehaghi, Danial Kahrizi

A study on the qualitative and quantitative traits of barley (Hordeum vulgare L.) and narbon vetch (Vicia narbonensis L.) in intercropping and sole cropping system under the interference and control of weeds in dry land farming conditions of Iran


Süleyman Incekara and Fikret Tuna

Attitudes of secondary school students towards environmental and sustainable development issues: A case study from Turkey


Niassy, S., Diarra, K., Ndiaye, S. and Niassy, A.

Pathogenicity of local Metarhizium anisopliae var. acridum strains on Locusta migratoria migratorioides Reiche and Farmaire and Zonocerus variegatus Linnaeus in Senegal


Bosiljkov, T., Tripalo, B., Brnčić, M., Ježek, D., Karlović, S. and Jagušt, I.

Influence of high intensity ultrasound with different probe diameter on the degree of homogenization (variance) and physical properties of cow milk


Kannappan Sudalayandi and Manja

Efficacy of lactic acid bacteria in the reduction of trimethylamine-nitrogen and related spoilage derivatives of fresh Indian mackerel fish chunks


Mehmet Ali Mazmanci

Ethanol production from Washingtonia robusta fruits by using commercial yeast


Alma Rosa Cortés-Arroyo, Adriana M. Domínguez-Ramírez, Martín Gómez-Hernández, José R. Medina López, Marcela Hurtado y de la Pena and Francisco J. López-Munoz

Antispasmodic and bronchodilator activities of Taxodium mucronatum Ten leaf extract


Z. A. Zakaria, M. S. Rofiee, L. K. Teh, M. Z. Salleh, M. R. Sulaiman and M. N. Somchit

Bauhinia purpurea leaves’ extracts exhibited in vitro antiproliferative and antioxidant activities


Ping Yu, Yuan Yan and Yun-ping Tang

Medium optimization for endochitinase production by recombinant Pichia pastoris ZJGSU02 using response surface methodology


Wenling Zhou, Yinghua Wang, Gang Chen, Min Lü, LixiaYang, Xiaoxiang Hu, Haihang Li and Ling Li

Cloning of a gene encoding glycosyltransferase from Pueraria lobata (Wild.) Ohwi and its expression in Pichia pastoris


Bashir Ahmad, Sadiq Azam, Shumaila Bashir, Ibrar Khan, Niaz Ali and M. Iqbal Chaudhary

Phytotoxic, Antibacterial and Haemagglutination activities of the aerial parts of Myrsine africana L.


Maksum Radji, Atiek Sumiati, Renita Rachmayani and Berna Elya

Isolation of fungal endophytes from Garcinia mangostana and their antibacterial activity


Khalid K. Kadhim, A. B. Z. Zuki, M. M. Noordin, S. M. A. Babjee and M. Zamri-Saad

Activities of amylase, trypsin and chymotrypsin of pancreas and small intestinal contents in the red jungle fowl and broiler breed





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African Journal of Biotechnology - 9 (54), 2010

Contents:

Fang Zhou, Firdose Ahmad Malik, Hua-jun Yang, Xing-hua Li, Bhaskar Roy and Yun-gen Miao

Application of short hairpin RNAs (shRNAs) to study gene function in mammalian systems


Khalid Hussain, Khalid Nawaz, Abdul Majeed, Ikram-ul-Haq, Feng Lin, Kazim Ali, Shahid Afghan, Farah Khan, Abdul Ghani and Ghulam Raza

Molecular and biochemical characterization of Xanthomonas axonopodis pv. citri pathotypes


Shiju Mathew

An overview on the allelic variant of CYP2D6 genotype


Li Shi-jie, Zhang Yi-gang, Liu Ru, Wang Lin-guang, Shi Huai-ling, Li Zhi-hong and Fu Qiang

Effect of eccentric and symmetry septal occluder closure on cardiac electrophysiology


Yubao Wang, Pute Wu, Xining Zhao and Jiming Jin

Division of the water-saving crop planning system in the Heihe River basin


Marcos Ribeiro da Silva Vieira, Viviane Citadini, Giuseppina Pace Pereira Lima, Ângela Vacaro de Souza and Leonardo de Souza Alves

Use of gibberellin in floriculture


Eziashi E and Omamor I

Lethal yellowing disease of the coconut palms (cocos nucifera l.): An overview of the crises


S. Nxawe, P. A. Ndakidemi and C. P. Laubscher

Possible effects of regulating hydroponic water temperature on plant growth, accumulation of nutrients and other metabolites


Adeniji, T.A., Tenkouano, A., Ezurike, J.N., Ariyo, C.O. and Vroh-Bi, I.

Value-adding post harvest processing of cooking bananas (Musa spp. AAB and ABB genome groups)


Fida M Abbasi, M. Tariq Khan, Farzana Perveen, Rabia Masood, Inamullah, Uzma Khan, Sadia Tabassum and Muqarrab Shah

Historical perspective of in situ hybridization for the analysis of genomic constitution of plants


Saeed Hajirezaee, Bagher Mojazi Amiri and Alireza Mirvaghefi

Fish milt quality and major factors influencing the milt quality parameters: A review


Laura Mejía-Teniente, Irineo Torres-Pacheco, Mario M. González-Chavira, Rosalía V. Ocampo-Velazquez, Gilberto Herrera-Ruiz, Angela María Chapa-Oliver and Ramón G. Guevara-González

Use of elicitors as an approach for sustainable agriculture


V. T. Sundaramurthy

The impacts of the transgenes on the modified crops, non-target soil and terrestrial organisms


Snežana Bogosavljević-Bošković, Zlatica Pavlovski, Milun D. Petrović, Vladimir Dosković and Simeon Rakonjac

Broiler meat quality: Proteins and lipids of muscle tissue


Teddie O. Rahube and Christopher K. Yost

Antibiotic resistance plasmids in wastewater treatment plants and their possible dissemination into the environment


Mongi Benjeddou

Solute carrier transporters: Pharmacogenomics research opportunities in Africa


Siddra Ijaz

Plant mitochondrial genome: “A sweet and safe home’’ for transgene


A. Sharifi, N. Moshtaghi and A. Bagheri

Agar alternatives for micropropagation of African violet (Saintpaulia ionantha)


Chimwamurombe Percy, Mapaure Isaac and Claassen Pamela

Understanding the relationship between indigenous (traditional) knowledge systems (IKS), and access to genetic resources and benefits sharing (ABS)


Bing-Hua Liao and Xiao-Hui Wang

Plant functional group classifications and a generalized hierarchical framework of plant functional traits


U. S. Bagde, Ram Prasad and Ajit Varma

Interaction of Mycobiont: Piriformospora Indica with Medicinal plants and plants of Economic importance


Magdalena Frac, Stefania Jezierska-Tys and Jerzy Tys

Microalgae for biofuels production and environmental applications: A review


Li-Song Chen, Yi-Ping Qi, Huan-Xin Jiang, Lin-Tong Yang and Gang-Hua Yang

Photosynthesis and photoprotective systems of plants in response to aluminum toxicity


Sima Moghaddaszadeh Ahrabi, Safar Farajnia, Ghodratollah Rahimi-Mianji, Soheila Montazer Saheb, Ardeshir Nejati-Javaremi

Whole genome amplification: Use of advanced isothermal method


Mei-Liang Zhou, Jiang-Tao Ma, Jun-Feng Pang, Zhan-Lu Zhang, Yi-Xiong Tang and Yan-Min Wu

Regulation of plant stress response by dehydration responsive element binding (DREB) transcription factors


Yi-Bo Zhang, Wei Wu and Wei Ding

From HAMLET to XAMLET: The molecular complex selectively induces cancer cell death


Zhang Tong, Wu Zhenfang, Chen Hui, Wu Qi, Tang Zizhong, Gou Junbo Wang Lihua, Hao Weiwei, Wang Chunmei and Li Chunmei

Progress in strategies for sequence diversity library creation for directed evolution


Shakir Ullah and Saba Haq

Structure and role of neutrophil cytosol factor 1 (NCF1) gene in various diseases


A. H. Ar-Rawi, M. Moghavvimi and W. Ibrahim

Novel idea to monitor and measure blood hemoglobin noninvasively


T. S. Workneh and G. Osthoff

A review on integrated agro-technology of vegetables

Adansonia - 33 (1), 2011

Contents:

The fern genera Dryopteris and Nothoperanema (Dryopteridaceae) in Madagascar and neighbouring Indian Ocean islands, including Saint Paul
Jacobus P. ROUX

Erratum: synonymie entre Rumohra humbertii Tardieu et Arachniodes webbiana (A.Braun) Schelpe subsp. foliosa (C.Chr.) Gibby, Rasbach, Reichst., Widén & Viane
France RAKOTONDRAINIBE

Architectural analysis of Buxus vahlii Baill. (Buxaceae) in two different environments in Puerto Rico
César CASTELLANOS,Duane A. KOLTERMAN,Henricus Franciscus M. VESTER

A new species of fleshy-fruited Begonia (Begoniaceae) from the Masoala Peninsula, Madagascar
Mark HUGHES

Lectotypification d'Astragalus secundus DC. (Fabaceae), redécouverte d'un type candolléen disparu depuis 140 ans
Olivier D. DURBIN,Pascale CHESSELET,Jean-Noël LABAT†

Euphorbia iranshahri (Euphorbiaceae), a new endemic species from Iran
Amirhossein PAHLEVANI,Valiollah MOZAFFARIAN

A synopsis of the Malagasy endemic genus Megistostegium Hochr. (Hibisceae, Malvaceae)
Margaret M. KOOPMAN

Reinstatement of the endemic New Caledonian genus Thiollierea Montrouz. (Rubiaceae) necessitated by the polyphyly of Bikkia Reinw. as currently circumscribed
Laure BARRABÉ,Arnaud MOULY,Porter P. LOWRY II,Jérôme MUNZINGER

Deux especes nouvelles de Thiollierea (Rubiaceae) restreintes aux sols hypermagnésiens du massif du Boulinda (Nouvelle-Calédonie)
Laure BARRABÉ,Arnaud MOULY,Jérôme MUNZINGER



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Acta Societatis Botanicorum Poloniae - 80 (2), 2011

Contents:

Seed sexing revealed female bias in two Rumex species
Dagmara Kwolek, Andrzej J. Joachimiak

Effects of ?-aminooxyacetic acid on the level of polyamines, anthocyanins and photosynthetic pigments in seedlings of common buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum Moench)
Marcin Horbowicz, Ryszard Kosson, Danuta Koczkodaj, Lesław B. Lahuta

Effects of high concentrations of calcium salts in the substrate and its pH on the growth of selected rhododendron cultivars
Piotr Giel, Krystyna Bojarczuk

Syntaxonomy and ecology of forest vegetation in the Štiavnické vrchy Mts (Central Slovakia)
Michal Slezák, Katarína Hegedüšová, Dušan Senko

Variation in size-dependent fitness components in a terrestrial orchid, Dactylorhiza majalis (Rchb.) Hunt et Summerh., in relation to environmental factors
Lucyna Mróz, Piotr Kosiba

Assessment of habitat conditions using Self-Organizing Feature Maps for reintroduction/introduction of Aldrovanda vesiculosa L. in Poland
Piotr Kosiba, Lucyna Mróz, Ryszard Kamiński

The effects of different types of woodstand disturbance on the persistence of soil seed banks
Anna J. Kwiatkowska-Falińska, Dorota Panufnik-Mędrzycka, Maciej Wódkiewicz, Izabela Sondej, Bogdan Jaroszewicz

Charophytes of the Lubelszczyzna region (Eastern Poland)
Jacek Urbaniak, Piotr Sugier, Maciej Gąbka

Occurrence of the fungi from the genus Ampelomyces – hyperparasites of powdery mildews (Erysiphales) infesting trees and bushes in the municipal environment
Ewa Sucharzewska, Maria Dynowska, Aneta B. Kempa

Acta Societatis Botanicorum Poloniae - 80 (1), 2011

Contents:

The effect of methyl jasmonate vapors on content of phenolic compounds in seedlings of common buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum Moench)
Marcin Horbowicz, Grzegorz Chrzanowski, Danuta Koczkodaj, Joanna Mitrus

Effect of osmotic stress and post-stress recovery on the content of phenolics and properties of antioxidants in germinating seeds of grapevine Vitis californica
Stanisław Weidner, Wioletta Brosowska-Arendt, Wojciech Szczechura, Magdalena Karamać, Agnieszka Kosińska, Ryszard Amarowicz

Involvement of aba in flower induction of Pharbitis nil
Emilia Wilmowicz, Kamil Frankowski, Paulina Glazińska, Jacek Kęsy, Jan Kopcewicz

The distribution of Elatine hexandra (Lapierre) DC. (Elatinaceae)
Agnieszka Popiela, Andrzej Łysko, Anetta Wieczorek, Dorota Nalepka

A new stand of Hieracium pilosum schleich. ex Froelich (Asteraceae) in the Polish Tatra Mountains
Jerzy Kruk

The distribution and habitat requirements of the genus Orobanche L. (Orobanchaceae) in SE Poland
Renata Piwowarczyk, Piotr Chmielewski, Anna Cwener

The pollination of Epipactis Zinn, 1757 (Orchidaceae) species in Central Europe – the significance of chemical attractants, floral morphology and concomitant insects
Anna Jakubska-Busse, Marcin Kadej

Note on Cladonia species (lichenized Ascomycota) from Ardahan province (Turkey)
Piotr Osyczka, Kenan Yazici, Ali Aslan

Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (Glomeromycota) associated with roots of Ammophila arenaria growing in maritime dunes of Bornholm (Denmark)
Janusz Błaszkowski, Beata Czerniawska

Lectotypification of Ramonda serbica Panč. (Gesneriaceae)
Zbigniew Szeląg, Lajos Somlyay

Isochilostachya Mytnik & Szlach., gen. nov., a new genus of Polystachyinae Schltr. (Orchidaceae)
Joanna Mytnik-Ejsmont, Dariusz L. Szlachetko



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The Cactus Explorer - 1, 2011

Contents:

Regular Features

Introduction
News and Events
Recent New Descriptions
In the Glasshouse
Journal Roundup
The Love of Books
Retail Therapy

Articles
Graham Charles: Now we know where Pygmaeocereus bieblii grows
Martin Lowry: Trichocereus randallii revisited
Paul Hoxey: Lunch in the Field

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Phytotaxa - 27, 2011 (w numerze opis Hoya rotundiflora)

Contents:


Two new species of Comanthera (Eriocaulaceae) from Bahia, Brazil
LARA REGINA PARRA & ANA MARIA GIULIETTI

A preliminary evaluation of the ancestry of a putative Sabal hybrid (Arecaceae: Coryphoideae), and the description of a new nothospecies, Sabal × brazoriensis
DOUGLAS H. GOLDMAN, MATTHEW R. KLOOSTER, M. PATRICK GRIFFITH, MICHAEL F. FAY, & MARK W. CHASE

Two new species of Actinocephalus (Eriocaulaceae) from Minas Gerais, Brazil
LIVIA ECHTERNACHT, MARCELO TROVÓ & PAULO TAKEO SANO

Hoya rotundiflora (Apocynaceae, Asclepiadoideae), a new horticulturally important species from Myanmar
MICHELE RODDA & NADHANIELLE SIMONSSON

Description of five new species of the diatom genus Luticola (Bacillariophyta, Diadesmidaceae) found in lakes of James Ross Island (Maritime Antarctic Region)
KATEŘINA KOPALOVÁ, LINDA NEDBALOVÁ, MYRIAM DE HAAN & BART VAN DE VIJVER

Index to new taxa in Phytotaxa 27
MAARTEN J. M. CHRISTENHUSZ

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New taxa:
Actinocephalus delicatus Sano, sp. nov.
Actinocephalus giuliettiae Sano, sp. nov.
Comanthera lanosa L.R.Parra & Giul., sp. nov.
Comanthera retroflexa L.R.Parra & Giul., sp. nov.
Hoya rotundiflora Rodda & Simonsson, sp. nov.
Luticola desmetii Kopalová & Van de Vijver, sp. nov.
Luticola doliiformis Kopalová & Van de Vijver, sp. nov.
Luticola evkae Kopalová, sp. nov.
Luticola permuticopsis Kopalová & Van de Vijver, sp. nov.
Luticola tomsui Kopalová, sp. nov.
Sabal ×_brazoriensis D.H.Goldman, L.Lockett, & R.W.Read, nothosp. nov.



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Phytotaxa - 26, 2011

Contents:


Two new species of Nasa (Loasaceae) from Andean South America
T. HENNING & M. WEIGEND

Towards a stable generic circumscription in Oxypetalinae (Apocynaceae)
ALESSANDRO RAPINI, JORGE FONTELLA PEREIRA & DAVID J. GOYDER

Pilea brasiliensis: a new species of Pilea (Urticaceae) from Central Brazil
A.L. GAGLIOTI, S. ROMANIUC & A.K. MONRO

Adesmia sessilifolia (Fabaceae), a new species from a relictual landscape in southern Brazil
JOAO R.V. IGANCI & SILVIA T.S. MIOTTO

New records of Cosmarium (Desmidiaceae) to Brazil
IVANIA B. OLIVEIRA, CARLOS EDUARDO DE M. BICUDO & CARLOS WALLACE DO N. MOURA

Species of Cyathea in America related to the western Pacific species C. decurrens
MARCUS LEHNERT

Index to new taxa and combinations in Phytotaxa 26
MAARTEN J. M. CHRISTENHUSZ




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Phytotaxa - 25, 2011

Contents:

The genus Gymnospermium (Berberidaceae) in the Balkans
KIT TAN, LULËZIM SHUKA, SONJA SILJAK-YAKOVLEV, SADIK MALO & FATIMA PUSTAHIJA

Minasia ramosa (Asteraceae: Vernonieae), a new species from the Serra do Cabral, Minas Gerais, Brazil
BENOÎT LOEUILLE, HAROLD ROBINSON & JOAO SEMIR

Cousinia hystricocephala (section Tianschanicae, Asteraceae), a new species from Central Asia
ALEXANDER N. SENNIKOV

Two new species of Calibrachoa (Solanaceae) from subtropical South America
JOAO RENATO STEHMANN & JULIÁN ALEJANDRO GREPPI

Checking the status of infraspecific taxa within Galactia jussiaeana (Fabaceae) using Berg’s correlation-pleiades hypothesis
GUILHERME B. CEOLIN & SÍLVIA T. S. MIOTTO

Marasmiellus celebanticus (Agaricales, Omphalotaceae), a new species of Marasmiellus sect. Candidi collected in the Mediterranean area
MIQUEL-ANGEL PÉREZ-DE-GREGORIO, ALFREDO VIZZINI, MARCO CONTU, CARLES ROQUÉ & ENRICO ERCOLE

Index to new taxa and combinations in Phytotaxa 25
MAARTEN J. M. CHRISTENHUSZ


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Phytotaxa - 24, 2011

Contents:


Dombeya sevathianii (Malvaceae): A new critically endangered species endemic to Mauritius (Indian Ocean)
TIMOTHÉE LE PÉCHON, CLAUDIA BAIDER, LUC D.B. GIGORD, AGATHE HAEVERMANS & JEAN-YVES DUBUISSON

An amended description of Rafflesia leonardi and a revised key to Philippine Rafflesia (Rafflesiaceae)
JULIE F. BARCELONA, EDWINO S. FERNANDO, DANIEL L. NICKRENT, DANILO S. BALETE & PI-ETER B. PELSER

Additional notes on Psychotria (Rubiaceae) from the southern karst of Papua New Guinea: P. defretesiana comb. et stat. nov., P. dieniensis var. banakii var. nov., and P. stevedarwiniana sp. nov.
WAYNE TAKEUCHI

Clematis austroanatolica (Ranunculaceae), an unusual new species from southern Anatolia, Turkey
JERZY ZIELIŃSKI & KIT TAN

New combinations and a new species of Eriogonum (Polygonaceae: Eriogonoideae) from the Great Basin Desert, United States
BEN R. GRADY & JAMES L. REVEAL

Five new taxa in the genus Pinnularia sectio Distantes (Bacillariophyta) from Livingston Island (South Shetland Islands)
BART VAN DE VIJVER & RALITSA ZIDAROVA

Tetracyclus radius (Bacillariophyta) a new fossil species from Miocene freshwater sediments in the Japan Sea
MEGUMI SAITO-KATO, TATSUYA HAYASHI & YOSHIHIRO TANIMURA

Nomenclatural clarification of the name Phaius grandiflorus (Orchidaceae)
RAFAËL GOVAERTS

In memoriam: Eric Alston Christenson (1956–2011)
MAARTEN J.M. CHRISTENHUSZ & MARK W. CHASE

Index to new taxa and combinations in Phytotaxa 24
MAARTEN J. M. CHRISTENHUSZ


Byers Peninsula,Maritime Antarctic Region,Diatoms,Miocene fossil,Yamato Bank,Pinnularia australoborealis,P. borealis var. pseudolanceolata,Pinnularia laterotundata,P. perlanceolata,P. quesadae
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Phytotaxa - 23, 2011

Contents:


A new delineation for Oreocharis incorporating an additional ten genera of Chinese Gesneriaceae
MICHAEL MÖLLER, DAVID MIDDLETON, KANAE NISHII, YI-GANG WEI, SUSANNE SONTAG & ANTON WEBER

Inclusion of Metabriggsia into Hemiboea (Gesneriaceae)
ANTON WEBER, YI-GANG WEI, SUSANNE SONTAG & MICHAEL MÖLLER

A new definition of the genus Petrocodon (Gesneriaceae)
ANTON WEBER, YI-GANG WEI, CARMEN PUGLISI, FANG WEN, VERONIKA MAYER & MICHAEL MÖLLER

Index to new taxa and combinations in Phytotaxa 23
MAARTEN J. M. CHRISTENHUSZ

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Phytotaxa - 22, 2011

Contents:


Novel alpine algae from New Zealand: Cyanobacteria
PHIL M. NOVIS & GABRIEL VISNOVSKY

Four new centric diatoms (Bacillariophyceae) from the Western Ghats, South India
B. KARTHICK & J.P. KOCIOLEK

Murdannia satheeshiana—a new species of Commelinaceae from the Western Ghats, India
JOBY PAUL, NISHA P., RAMESHAN M., TOMS AUGUSTINE, ROGIMON P. THOMAS & K. SANKA-RAN UNNI

The genus Balbisia (Vivianiaceae, Geraniales) in Peru, Bolivia and northern Chile
MAXIMILIAN WEIGEND

Salix × meyeriana (= Salix pentandra × S. euxina)?a forgotten willow in Eastern North America
ALEXEY G. ZINOVJEV

Index to new taxa and combinations in Phytotaxa 22
MAARTEN J. M. CHRISTENHUSZ


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Phytotaxa - 21, 2011

Contents:

Monograph

Regional and global conservation assessments for 200 vascular plant species from Costa Rica and Panama
A. RODRÍGUEZ, A.K. MONRO, O. CHACÓN, D. SOLANO, D. SANTAMARÍA, N. ZAMORA, F. GONZÁLEZ & M. CORREA



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Phytotaxa - 20, 2011

Contents:


New names in Monotagma (Marantaceae)
MATS HAGBERG & ROGER ERIKSSON

Further taxonomic transfers in Oncidiinae (Orchidaceae)
MARK W. CHASE & W. MARK WHITTEN

Taxonomic and nomenclatural notes on Guatteria australis (Annonaceae)
ADRIANA Q. LOBAO, RENATO DE MELLO-SILVA, PAUL J.M. MAAS & RAFAELA C. FORZZA

Meconopsis autumnalis and M. manasluensis (Papaveraceae), two new species of Himalayan poppy endemic to central Nepal with sympatric congeners
PAUL A. EGAN

Transferring Oncidium novaesae to Gomesa (Orchidaceae) and notes on Gomesa doeringii
CLAUDIO NICOLETTI DE FRAGA & ANDRÉ PAVIOTTI FONTANA

Index to new taxa and combinations in Phytotaxa 20
MAARTEN J. M. CHRISTENHUSZ



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Phytotaxa - 19, 2011

Contents:

Linear sequence, classification, synonymy, and bibliography of vascular plants: Lycophytes, ferns, gymnosperms and angiosperms
MAARTEN J.M. CHRISTENHUSZ, MARK W. CHASE & MICHAEL F. FAY (EDS)

Title page and ISBN page

Table of contents

Preface to "Linear sequence, classification, synonymy, and bibliography of vascular plants: Lycophytes, ferns, gymnosperms and angiosperms"
MAARTEN J.M. CHRISTENHUSZ, MARK W. CHASE & MICHAEL F. FAY

A linear sequence of extant families and genera of lycophytes and ferns
MAARTEN J. M. CHRISTENHUSZ, XIAN-CHUN ZHANG & HARALD SCHNEIDER

A new classification and linear sequence of extant gymnosperms
MAARTEN J.M. CHRISTENHUSZ, JAMES L. REVEAL, ALJOS FARJON, MARTIN F. GARDNER, ROBERT R. MILL & MARK W. CHASE

APG III: Bibliographical Information and Synonymy of Magnoliidae
JAMES L. REVEAL & MARK W. CHASE


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Phytotaxa - 18, 2011

Contents:

Monograph

One hundred new species of lichenized fungi: a signature of undiscovered global diversity

H. THORSTEN LUMBSCH, TEUVO AHTI, SUSANNE ALTERMANN, GUILLERMO AMO DE PAZ, ANDRÉ APTROOT, ULF ARUP, ALEJANDRINA BÁRCENAS PENA, PAULINA A. BAWINGAN, MICHEL N. BENATTI, LUISA BETANCOURT, CURTIS R. BJÖRK, KANSRI BOONPRAGOB, MAARTEN BRAND, FRANK BUNGARTZ, MARCELA E. S. CÁCERES, MEHTMET CANDAN, JOSÉ LUIS CHAVES, PHILIPPE CLERC, RALPH COMMON, BRIAN J. COPPINS, ANA CRESPO, MANUELA DAL-FORNO, PRADEEP K. DIVAKAR, MELIZAR V. DUYA, JOHN A. ELIX, ARVE ELVEBAKK, JOHNATHON D. FANKHAUSER, EDIT FARKAS, LIDIA ITATÍ FERRARO, EBERHARD FISCHER, DAVID J. GALLOWAY, ESTER GAYA, MIREIA GIRALT, TREVOR GOWARD, MARTIN GRUBE, JOSEF HAFELLNER, JESÚS E. HERNÁNDEZ M., MARÍA DE LOS ANGELES HERRERA CAMPOS, KLAUS KALB, INGVAR KÄRNEFELT, GINTARAS KANTVILAS, DOROTHEE KILLMANN, PAUL KIRIKA, KERRY KNUDSEN, HARALD KOMPOSCH, SERGEY KONDRATYUK, JAMES D. LAWREY, ARMIN MANGOLD, MARCELO P. MARCELLI, BRUCE MCCUNE, MARIA INES MESSUTI, ANDREA MICHLIG, RICARDO MIRANDA GONZÁLEZ, BIBIANA MONCADA, ALIFERETI NAIKATINI, MATTHEW P. NELSEN, DAG O. OVSTEDAL, ZDENEK PALICE, KHWANRUAN PAPONG, SITTIPORN PARNMEN, SERGIO PÉREZ-ORTEGA, CHRISTIAN PRINTZEN, VÍCTOR J. RICO, EIMY RIVAS PLATA, JAVIER ROBAYO, DANIA ROSABAL, ULRIKE RUPRECHT, NORIS SALAZAR ALLEN, LEOPOLDO SANCHO, LUCIANA SANTOS DE JESUS, TAMIRES SANTOS VIEIRA, MATTHIAS SCHULTZ, MARK R. D. SEAWARD, EMMANUËL SÉRUSIAUX, IMKE SCHMITT, HARRIE J. M. SIPMAN, MOHAMMAD SOHRABI, ULRIK SOCHTING, MAJBRIT ZEUTHEN SOGAARD, LAURENS B. SPARRIUS, ADRIANO SPIELMANN, TOBY SPRIBILLE, JUTARAT SUTJARITTURAKAN, ACHRA THAMMATHAWORN, ARNE THELL, GÖRAN THOR, HOLGER THÜS, EINAR TIMDAL, CAMILLE TRUONG, ROMAN TÜRK, LOENGRIN UMANA TENORIO, DALIP K. UPRETI, PIETER VAN DEN BOOM, MERCEDES VIVAS REBUELTA, MATS WEDIN, SUSAN WILL-WOLF, VOLKMAR WIRTH, NORA WIRTZ, REBECCA YAHR, KUMELACHEW YESHITELA, FRAUKE ZIEMMECK, TIM WHEELER, ROBERT LÜCKING

Phytotaxa - 17, 2011

Contents:

Monograph
Phytotaxa 17: 1–271 (18 Feb. 2011)
A revision of Geonoma (Arecaceae)
ANDREW HENDERSON

Twelve new species (G. bernalii, G. concinnoidea, G. deneversii, G. dindoensis, G. fosteri, G. galeanoae, G. gentryi, G. operculata, G. peruviana, G. sanmartinensis, G. schizocarpa, G. venosa) and 33 new subspecies (G. brongniartii subsp. pascoensis, G. concinna subsp. simplex, G. concinnoidea subsp. coclensis, G. concinnoidea subsp. jefensis, G. congesta subsp. osensis, G. cuneata subsp. guanacastensis, G. cuneata subsp. indivisa, G. cuneata subsp. minor, G. cuneata subsp. rubra, G. deversa subsp. belizenesis, G. deversa subsp. peninsularis, G. deversa subsp. quadriflora, G. ferruginea subsp. nicaraguensis, G. lehmannii subsp. corrugata, G. longivaginata subsp. copensis, G. longivaginata subsp. sanblasensis, G. longivaginata subsp. vallensis, G. maxima subsp. dispersa, G. maxima subsp. multiramosa, G. maxima subsp. sigmoidea, G. pohliana subsp. linharenseis, G. pohliana subsp. rodriguesii, G. pohliana subsp. unaensis, G. stricta subsp. antioquiensis, G. stricta subsp. bracteata, G. stricta subsp. divaricata, G. stricta subsp. pen, G. stricta subsp. pliniana, G. stricta subsp. quibdoensis, G. stricta subsp. submontana, G. undata subsp. tacarcunensis, G. undata subsp. tumucensis, G. undata subsp. venezuelana) are described.
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Phytotaxa - 16, 2011

Contents:


New species and a new combination of Brazilian Bromeliaceae
ELTON M.C. LEME & LUDOVIC J.C. KOLLMANN

Dracula immunda (Orchidaceae: Pleurothallidinae), a new species from Panama
ALFONSO DOUCETTE

Three new species of Sloanea (Elaeocarpaceae)
DANIELA SAMPAIO & VINICIUS C. SOUZA

A study on alien flora of Gadag District, Karnataka, India
SIDANAND V. KAMBHAR & K. KOTRESHA

Validation of subordinal names for "Systema Angiospermarum"
ALEXEY SHIPUNOV & JAMES L. REVEAL

Index to new taxa and combinations in Phytotaxa 16
MAARTEN J. M. CHRISTENHUSZ


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Aechmea aiuruocensis,Aechmea altocaririensis,Aechmea limai,Aechmea recurvipetala,Dyckia kranziana,Hohenbergia loredanoana,Neoregelia dactyloflammans,Vriesea minutiflora,Vriesea nubicola,Vriesea pulchra,Vriesea santaleopoldinensis,Vriesea serranegrensis,
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Phytotaxa - 15, 2011

Contents:

The first anniversary of Phytotaxa in the International Year of Biodiversity
MAARTEN J.M. CHRISTENHUSZ, WILLIAM BAKER, MARK W. CHASE, MICHAEL F. FAY, SAMULI LEHTONEN, BEN VAN EE, MATT VON KONRAT, THORSTEN LUMBSCH, KAREN S. RENZAGLIA, JON SHAW, DAVID M. WILLIAMS & ZHI-QIANG ZHANG

Baccharis scopulorum, a new species of section Caulopterae (Asteraceae: Astereae) from rocky cliffs of southern Brazil
ANGELO ALBERTO SCHNEIDER, GUSTAVO HEIDEN & ILSI IOB BOLDRINI

Two new Aliciella species and a new subspecies in Ipomopsis (Polemoniaceae) from the western United States of America
J. MARK PORTER

Paepalanthus hirtellus, a new species of Paepalanthus subsection Actinocephaloides (Eriocaulaceae) from Minas Gerais, Brazil
MARCELO TROVÓ, LIVIA ECHTERNACHT & PAULO TAKEO SANO

Gagea Salisb. (Liliaceae) in Iran: an updated species checklist
MEHDI ZARREI, PAUL WILKIN & MARK W. CHASE

A revised infrageneric classification for Gagea Salisb. (Tulipeae; Liliaceae): insights from DNA sequence and morphological data
MEHDI ZARREI, PAUL WILKIN, MARTIN J. IN-GROUILLE & MARK W. CHASE

The contribution of Sir William Brooke O’Shaughnessy (1809–1889) to plant taxonomy
I. M. TURNER

Index to new taxa and combinations in Phytotaxa 15
MAARTEN J. M. CHRISTENHUSZ


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Phytotaxa - 14, 2010

Contents:


Taxonomy and evolution of the Convolvulus sabatius complex (Convolvulaceae)
MARK A. CARINE & LAVINIA ROBBA

Distribution of Cladophora Species (Cladophorales, Chlorophyta) along the Brazilian Coast
LÍSIA MÔNICA DE SOUZA GESTINARI, SONIA MARIA BARRETO PEREIRA & YOCIE YONESHIGUE-VALENTIN

A new species of Hibiscus (Malvaceae) from Madagascar
MARC PIGNAL & PETER B. PHILLIPSON

Taxonomic survey of Paepalanthus section Diphyomene (Eriocaulaceae)
MARCELO TROVÓ & PAULO TAKEO SANO

Nomenclatural corrections in Mesoamerican Plantaginaceae and a new species of Tetranema from Honduras
MAARTEN J. M. CHRISTENHUSZ

Index to new taxa and combinations in Phytotaxa 14
MAARTEN J. M. CHRISTENHUSZ

Phytotaxa - 13, 2010

Contents:


Revision of Orthophytum (Bromeliaceae): the species with sessile inflorescences
RAFAEL BATISTA LOUZADA & MARIA DAS GRAÇAS LAPA WANDERLEY

Three new species of Habenaria (Orchidaceae) from Serra da Canastra, Minas Gerais, Brazil
JOAO A.N. BATISTA, BRUNO M. CARVALHO ALINE J. RAMALHO & LUCIANO B. BIANCHETTI

Aulacoseira coroniformis sp. nov., a new diatom (Bacillariophyta) species from Highlands Hammock State Park, Florida
CHRISTOF PEARCE, HOLGER CREMER & FRIEDERIKE WAGNER-CREMER

Lectotypification of the names Adolpho Ducke’s taxa from the Brazilian Amazon
EDUARDO DA SILVA LEAL, DENISE PINHEIRO DA COSTA & RAFAELA CAMPOSTRINI FORZZA

Malva aethiopica, a new name for Lavatera abyssinica (Malvaceae): an endemic species of the Ethiopian Highlands
CHRISTOPHER J.S. DAVIS

Nomenclatural notes on Ferula tunshanica (=F. licentiana var. tunshanica) (Apiaceae)
JIN-PING LI, XIAO-MING PENG & WEN-BIN YU

Index to new taxa and nomenclatural acts in Phytotaxa 13
MAARTEN J. M. CHRISTENHUSZ



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Phytotaxa - 12, 2010

Contents:

Monograph

Updated checklist of vascular plants of the Mbaracayú Forest Nature Reserve (Reserva Natural del Bosque Mbaracayú), Paraguay
MARIA C. PENA-CHOCARRO (UK), CRISTINA ESPADA-MATEOS (UK), MARÍA VERA (Paraguay), GLORIA CÉSPEDES (Paraguay) & SANDRA KNAPP (UK)



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Phytotaxa - 11, 2010

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Monograph

Early Land Plants Today: Taxonomy, systematics and nomenclature of Gymnomitriaceae
JIŘÍ VÁŇA (Czech Republic), LARS SÖDERSTRÖM (Norway), ANDERS HAGBORG (USA), MATT VON KONRAT (USA) & JOHN J. ENGEL (USA)

Phytotaxa - 10, 2010

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An illustrated checklist of Bromeliaceae from Parque Estadual do Rio Preto, Minas Gerais, Brazil, with notes on phytogeography and one new species of Cryptanthus
LEONARDO M. VERSIEUX, RAFAEL B. LOUZADA, PEDRO LAGE VIANA, NARA MOTA & MARIA DAS GRAÇAS LAPA WANDERLEY

Tulipa albanica (Liliaceae), a new species from northeastern Albania
LULËZIM SHUKA, KIT TAN & SONJA SILJAK-YAKOVLEV

Codonaceae—a newly required family name in Boraginales
MAXIMILIAN WEIGEND & HARTMUT H. HILGER

Overlooked diversity in African Solanum (Solanaceae): new and endangered Solanum agnewiorum from Kenya
MARIA S. VORONTSOVA, PAUL KIRIKA & PATRICK MUTHOKA

A new species of Neillia (Rosaceae) from Bhutan and eastern Nepal
COLIN A. PENDRY

Six species of Psilanthus transferred to Coffea (Coffeeae, Rubiaceae)
AARON P. DAVIS

Three species of Madagascan Plectronia transferred to Peponidium (Vanguerieae, Rubiaceae)
AARON P. DAVIS & SYLVAIN G. RAZAFIMANDIMBISON

Rafflesia verrucosa (Rafflesiaceae), a new species of small-flowered Rafflesia from eastern Mindanao, Philippines
DANILO S. BALETE, PIETER B. PELSER, DANIEL L. NICKRENT & JULIE F. BARCELONA

New combinations in the fern genus Tectaria (Tectariaceae) for the Flora of China
MAARTEN J.M. CHRISTENHUSZ

Index to new taxa and combinations in Phytotaxa 10
MAARTEN J. M. CHRISTENHUSZ




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