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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