African Journal of Biotechnology - 10 (24), 2011

Contents:


Pascal O. Bessong and McLaughlin N. Rathogwa

Immune pressure analysis of protease and reverse transcriptase genes of primary HIV-1 subtype C isolates from South Africa


Tereza Cholastova, Martina Soldanova and Radovan Pokorny

Random amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) and simple sequence repeat (SSR) marker efficacy for maize hybrid identification


Kuen-Yih Ho and Tsz-Yao Hung

Cladistic relationships within the genus Cinnamomum (Lauraceae) in Taiwan based on analysis of leaf morphology and inter-simple sequence repeat (ISSR) and internal transcribed spacer (ITS) molecular markers


Kamran Safavi, Reza Zareie and Badraldin Ebrahim Sayed Tabatabaie

Expression of TLP-3 gene without signal peptide in tobacco plants using Agrobacterium mediated transformation


Mengjuan Liu, Minjuan Zhang, Wei Jiang, Genlou Sun, Huixian Zhao and Shengwu Hu

Genetic diversity of Shaanxi soybean landraces based on agronomic traits and SSR markers


Ying-Chen Chiang, Wen-Te Chang, Mann-Duan Chen, Guan-Hua Lai, Hsi-Jien Chen, Jung Chao, Ming-Kuem Lin, Yuan-Shiun Chang, Yu-Mei Chou, Meng-Shiunn Lee and Meng- Shiou Lee

Rapid identification of the medicinal plant Taraxacum formosanum and distinguishing of this plant from its adulterants by ribosomal DNA internal transcribed spacer (ITS) based DNA barcode


Xu, Min-yun, Wang, Kun and Xie, Fan

Effects of grassland management on soil organic carbon density in agro-pastoral zone of Northern China


Kahraman Kepenek and Zuhal Karoglu

The effects of paclobutrazol and daminozide on in vitro micropropagation of some apple (Malus domestica) cultivars and M9-rootstock


Sotoodehnia Poopak and P. Agamuthu

Life cycle impact assessment (LCIA) of paper making process in Iran


Ahmad Mohammadi Ghehsareh, Najmeh Samadi and Hasan Borji

Comparison of date-palm wastes and perlite as growth substrates on some tomato growing indexes


Priyanka Siwach, Anita Rani Gill and Kavita Kumari

Effect of season, explants, growth regulators and sugar level on induction and long term maintenance of callus cultures of Ficus religiosa L.


M. Robiul Islam, Xuzhang Xue, Sishuai Mao, Xingbao Zhao, A. Egrinya Eneji and Yuegao Hu

Superabsorbent polymers (SAP) enhance efficient and eco-friendly production of corn (Zea mays L.) in drought affected areas of northern China


Naif Gebologlu, Süleyman Bozmaz and Perihan Çakmak

The role of growth regulators, embryo age and genotypes on immature embryo germination and rapid generation advancement in tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum Mill.)


Mira Radunić, Anamarija Jazbec, Marija Pecina, Tomislav Čosić and Nikola Pavičić

Growth and yield of the sweet cherry (Prunus avium L.) as affected by training system


Paramjit Singh and Nitika Parmar

Isolation and characterization of two novel polyhydroxybutyrate (PHB)-producing bacteria


A. O. Ayoola, O. Akinloye, O. O. Oguntibeju, J. M. Oke and A. A. Odetola

Antioxidant activities of Parquetina nigrescens


Mohammad Chamani, Hossein Manafi Rasi, Homayon Ahmad Panahi and Ali Asghar Sadeghi

Pseudo-affinity chromatography of rumen microbial cellulase on Sepharose- Cibacron Blue F3GA


Rezaeizadeh A, ABZ Zuki, Abdollahi M, YM Goh, MM Noordin, M Hamid and TI Azmi

Determination of antioxidant activity in methanolic and chloroformic extracts of Momordica charantia


Olukayode M. Odeleye, Adebola O. Oyedeji and Andy R. Opoku

Antimicrobial activity of Berkheya bergiana leaves extracts