African Journal of Biotechnology - 10 (49), 2011

Contents:


Research Articles

 
PLANT AND AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGY

 
H. Shi, J.Y.Zheng, H.B.Shao, H.X.Wang and F.Q. Chen

A simple method for estimating the convection-dispersion equation parameters of solute transport in agricultural ecosystem


Parinya Khajudparn and Piyada Tantasawat

Relationships and variability of agronomic and physiological characters in mungbean


Sishuai Mao, M. Robiul Islam, Yuegao Hu, Xin Qian, Fei Chen and Xuzhang Xue

Antioxidant enzyme activities and lipid peroxidation in corn (Zea mays L.) following soil application of superabsorbent polymer at different fertilizer regimes


M. Simsek and N. Comlekcioglu

Effects of different irrigation regimes and nitrogen levels on yield and quality of melon (Cucumis melo L.)


ENVIRONMENTAL BIOTECHNOLOGY

 
Zhuang Wen, Duan Jizhou, Chu Liye and Shao Hongbo

Isolation of a nitrate-reducing bacteria strain from oil field brine and the inhibition of sulfate-reducing bacteria


INDUSTRIAL MICROBIOLOGY

 
Keju Jing, Xiaobin Hao and Yinghua Lu

Effect of propionate on the production of natamycin with Streptomyces gilvosporeus XM-172


APPLIED BIOCHEMISTRY

 
Latifou Lagnika, Eugenie Anago, Menonve Atindehou, Brice Adjahoutonon, Karim Dramane and Ambaliou Sanni

Antimicrobial activity of Crataeva religiosa Forst against bacteria isolated from Thryonomys swinderianus Temminck


MEDICAL AND PHARMACEUTICAL BIOTECHNOLOGY


Li Hang, Wang Jun, Guan Yanfeng, Yang Wenjun Aiying1Suo Aiying, Chu Meihua, Wang Chenyu, Jiang Jing, Zhai Shengping and Mao Qishan

Synergistic effects of ginsenoside Rg3 and cyclophosphamine on tumor growth and angiogenesis in lung cancer


Ling Zhang, Ting-Jun Hu and Chun-Ni Lu

Immunomodulatory and antioxidant activity of a Siraitia grosvenorii polysaccharide in mice


Mohammad Esmaeel Ebrahimi Chaharom, Amir Ahmad Ajami, Soodabeh Kimyai and Ahmad Abbasi

Effect of chlorhexidine on the shear bond strength of self-etch adhesives to dentin


ANIMAL SCIENCE

 
Shahzad Akbar Khan, Nisar Ujjan, Gulzar Ahmed, Muhammad Ismail Rind, Sarfaraz Ali Fazlani, Shahid Faraz, Shoaib Ahmed and Muhammad Asif

Effect of low protein diet supplemented with or without amino acids on the production of broiler


Javad Nasr, Akbar Yaghobfar, Yahya EbrahimNezhad and Kambiz NazerAdl

Effects of amino acids and metabolizable energy on egg characteristics and broiler breeder performance


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