African Journal of Biotechnology - 10 (15), 2011

Contents:



Diaga Diouf

Recent advances in cowpea [Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp.] “omics” research for genetic improvement


Adéoti K., Rival A., Dansi A., Ahohuendo B.C, Santoni S., Beule T., Nato A.6, Henry Y., Ahanchédé A., Vodouhe R., Hounhouigan D.J. and Sanni A

Assessment of genetic diversity among accessions of two traditional leafy vegetables (Acmella uliginosa (L.) and Justicia tenella (Nees) T.) consumed in Benin using amplified fragment length polymorphism (AFLP) markers


Shengjuan Wei, Linsen Zan, Javed Ahmed Ujan, Hongbao Wang, Yanjie Yang and Camus Adoligbe

Novel polymorphism of the bovine fat mass and obesity-associated (FTO) gene are related to backfat thickness and longissimus muscle area in five Chinese native cattle breeds


Zhengyin Zhang, Xiulian Guo, Boyang Liu, Lin Tang and Fang Chen

Genetic diversity and genetic relationship of Jatropha curcas between China and Southeast Asian revealed by amplified fragment length polymorphisms


Fida M. Abbasi, Rabia Masood and Habib Ahmad

Molecular screening of Pakistani rice germplasm for xa5 gene resistance to bacterial blight


Chang-Qin Jing, Li Wang, Tian-Yun Wang, Jun-He Zhang, Wei-Hua Dong and Xiu-Hua Zhang

Amplification of deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) fragment using two-step polymerase chain reaction (PCR)


Jun Yin, Yumei Zhang, Ling Yang, Houda Li and Zhengfeng Xue

Effective inhibition of specific gene by adeno-associated virus (AAV)-mediated expression of small interfering RNA


Amal Kumar Mondal and Sanjukta Mondal (Parui)

Circumscription of the families within Leguminales as determined by cladistic analysis based on seed protein


ismail Sezer, Ahmet Balkaya, Onur Karaagaç and Fatih Öner

Moisture dependent of some physical and morphological properties of dent corn (Zea mays var. indent?t? Sturt) seeds


Musa Atar, Hakan Keskin, Süleyman Korkut and Derya Sevim Korkut

Impact of impregnation with boron compounds on combustion properties of oriental beech (Fagus orientalis Lipsky) and varnishes


Mehmet Ali Sakin, Cuma Akinci, Oral Duzdemir and Emin Donmez

Assessment of genotype x environment interaction on yield and yield components of durum wheat genotypes by multivariate analyses


Kang Wang, Yanxiang Liu, Kuanhu Dong, Jie Dong, Junmei Kang, Qingchuan Yang, He Zhou and Yan Sun

The effect of NaCl on proline metabolism in Saussurea amara seedlings


Zeynal Tümsavaş and Ali Kara

The effect of polyacrylamide (PAM) applications on infiltration, runoff and soil losses under simulated rainfall conditions


M. Motior Rahman, S. Ismail and M. Sofian-Azirun

Identification of resistant biotypes of Leptochloa chinensis in rice field and their control with herbicides


Mahin Ghaemi, Ahmad Majd, Fathalah Fallahian, Kamal Ghasemi Bezdi

Comparison of callus induction and somatic embryogenesis of some Iranian cottons (Gossypium Spp.) with Coker 312 and histology of somatic embryogenesis


Adel Kadri, Zied Zarai, Ahmed Békir, Néji Gharsallah, Mohamed Damak and Radhouane Gdoura

Chemical constituents and antioxidant activity of the essential oil from aerial parts of Artemisia herba-alba grown in Tunisian semi-arid region


Adel Kadri, Zied Zarai, Ines Ben Chobba, Néji Gharsallah, Mohamed Damak and Ahmed Békir

Chemical composition and in vitro antioxidant activities of Thymelaea hirsuta L. essential oil from Tunisia


Yue Zhao

Cadmium accumulation and antioxidative defenses in leaves of Triticum aestivum L. and Zea mays L.


Şengül Bilgin, Soner Çetinkaya and Yildiz Bolat

Changes on the nutritional compositions of the sand smelt (Atherina Boyeri Risso, 1810) marinade during storage


Ivonne Gutiérrez-Rojas, Ana Beatriz Torres-Geraldo and Nubia Moreno-Sarmiento

Optimising carbon and nitrogen sources for Azotobacter chroococcum growth


S. A. Fazlani, S. A. Khan, S. Faraz1 and M. S. Awan

Antimicrobial susceptibility of bacterial species identified from mastitic milk samples of camel


Yanjun Zhang, Suyun Cheng, Gangqiang Ding, Min Zhu, Xuexia Pan and Lei Zhang

Molecular analysis and antibiotic resistance investigation of Staphylococcus aureus isolates associated with staphylococcal food poisoning and nosocomial infections


Chang-Liang He, Ben-Dong Fu, Hai-Qing Shen, Xiao-Lin Jiang and Xu-Bin Wei

Fumaric acid, an antibacterial component of Aloe vera L.


Nuhu Alam, Ki Nam Yoon and Tae Soo Lee

Evaluation of the antioxidant and antityrosinase activities of three extracts from Pleurotus nebrodensis fruiting bodies


Batool Sadeghi Nejad, Ablollah Rafiei and Fereshteh Moosanejad

Prevalence of Candida species in the oral cavity of patients with periodentitis


Honglei Ding, Linping Huang, Xuhu Mao and Quanming Zou

Characterization of stx2 and its variants in Escherichia coli O157:H7 isolated from patients and animals


M. Aminur Rahman, A. Arshad and S.M. Nurul Amin

Evaluation of growth and production of the threatened giant river catfish, Sperata seenghala (Sykes) in polyculture with indigenous major carps


Abdullah Ekrem Kahraman, Didem Göktürk, and F. Saadet Karakulak

Age and growth of bullet tuna, Auxis rochei (Risso), from the Turkish Mediterranean coasts


Onwu, F. K. and Ogah, S. P. I.

Adsorption of lysozyme unto silica and polystyrene surfaces in aqueous medium


Taher Yalchi

Determination of digestibility of almond hull in sheep




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