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sobota, 20 kwietnia 2019

Rhizomyces forcipatus sp. nov., Rhizomyces ramosus sp. nov., Rhizomyces tschirnhausii sp. nov.


Walter ROSSI, Hans R. FEIJEN
New species of Rhizomyces (Ascomycota, Laboulbeniales) parasitic on African stalk-eyed flies (Diptera, Diopsidae)
European Journal of Taxonomy
Abstract
Three new species of Rhizomyces Thaxt., parasitic on African stalk-eyed flies, are described. These are R. forcipatus W.Rossi & Feijen sp. nov., parasitic on various species of Centrioncus Speiser from Ivory Coast, Kenya and Malawi and Teloglabrus Feijen from South Africa; R. ramosus W.Rossi & Feijen sp. nov., parasitic on Diopsina nitida (Adams, 1903) from Uganda; R. tschirnhausii W.Rossi & Feijen sp. nov., parasitic on Diopsina africana (Shillito, 1940) from Uganda. All previous records of species of Rhizomyces are presented in tabulated form with updated host names. A key is presented to all species of Rhizomyces. The occurrence of Rhizomyces and other taxa of the Laboulbeniales Lindau in the genera of the Diopsidae Billberg is discussed.

piątek, 15 lutego 2013

Phytotaxa - 51, 2012






Contents:

Monograph

A taxonomic revision of the rattans of Africa (Arecaceae: Calamoideae)
TERRY C.H. SUNDERLAND

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sobota, 23 czerwca 2012

Archives of Phytopathology and Plant Protection - 44 (4), 2011




Contents:

Agro-ecological incidence and severity of Pepper veinal mottle virus, genus Potyvirus, family Potyviridae, on cultivated pepper (Capsicum annuum L.) in Nigeria
 Fajinmi, A. A.

Temperature response, pathogenicity, seed infection and mutant evaluation against Macrophomina phaseolina causing charcoal rot disease of sesame
 Akhtar, K. P.; Sarwar, G.; Arshad, H. M. I.

A survey of die-back disease of neem in Tamil Nadu, India and PCR-based confirmation of the isolates
 Nagendra Prasad, M.N.; Shankara Bhat, S.; Girish, K.

First record for the slug parasitic nematode, Phasmarhabditis hermaphrodita (Schneider) in Egypt
  Genena, Marwa; Mostafa, Fatma; Fouly, A. H.; Yousef, A. A.

Deterioration of cashewnuts in Kerala state of India due to insect infestation along with the fungal incidence
 Sharma, Vishnupriya

Artificial diet for continuous maintenance of the maritima earwig Anisolabis maritima (Bonelli) (Dermaptera: Carcinophoridae)
 Sharaby, A.; Fallata, S. A.; Ibrahim, S. A.

Insecticidal effect of plant extracts on two termite species
 Elsayed, G.

The comparative efficacy of some botanicals for the control of the seed weevil Caryedon serratus Olivier (Col., Bruchidae) in seeds of Acacia seyal Del.
 El Atta, H.A.; Aref, I. M.; El Sheikh, A.

Efficacy of crude neem seed kernel oil (NSKO) in controlling the tree locust (Anacridium melanorhodon melanorhodon Walker), a serious pest of the gum arabic producing tree (Acacia senegal L. Willd.) in the Sudan
 El Atta, H.A.; Aref, I. M.; Mohager, M.

Antimicrobial activity of some 2-amino-5-subsituted pyridine derivatives
 El-Zemity, Saad

Identification and detectability of broad bean stain virus in broad bean seeds and effects on nodulation
 Abd El-Ghaffar, Mamdouh; Abo-El Maaty, Sabah; Mahmoud, Sabry

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piątek, 11 maja 2012

African Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology - 6 (13-14), 2012



African Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology - 6 (13), 2012



Contents:


Research Articles



Orlando Vieira de Sousa, Glauciemar Del-Vechio-Vieira, Maria Silvana Alves, José de Jesus Ribeiro Gomes de Pinho, Célia Hitomi Yamamoto and Maria Auxiliadora Coelho Kaplan

Pharmacological effects of two polar fractions from Annona coriacea Mart in animal models


Jin-feng Wei, Yuan-yuan Li, Zhen-hua Yin, Fang Gong and Fu-de Shang

Hepatoprotective effect of Lysimachia paridiformis Franch. var. stenophylla Franch. on CCl4-induced acute liver injury in mice


Sema Uslu, Mehtap Kutlu, Eda Ozcelik and Arzu Iscan

Apoptotic effects of dehydroepiandrosterone sulphate (DHEAS) of the human promyelocytic leukemia cell (HL-60)


Ersin Minareci, Bülent Ergönül and Fatih Kalyoncu

Proximate composition, antimicrobial and antioxidant activities of six wild edible celeries (Smyrnium L.)


Iqbal Hussain, Jameel Ahmed Khader, Shumaila Noor, Riaz Ullah, Muhammad Talha, Badrullah and Majid Ahmed

Study on the medicinal plant Calandula officinalis


Richa Sharma, Gajanand Sharma and Meenakshi Sharma

Anti-Malassezia furfur activity of essential oils against causal agent of Pityriasis versicolor disease


Shaohui Yuan, Qi Pan, Chunjiang Fu and Zhenggang Bi

High mobility group in A1a (HMGA1a) small interfering RNA (siRNA) blockage decreases metastatic potential in cultured osteosarcoma cell lines


Si-Ming Zhu, Liang Zhu and Ying-Juan Tian

Antinociceptive, antiinflammatory and antioxidant activities of ethanolic extract of Cancrinia discoidea (Ledeb.) Poljak


Jin-Guang Chen, Yu Jiang and Zhi-bo Yang

Preparation of triptolide ethosomes


Evgeni E. Grigorov, Emilia K. Naseva, Hristina V. Lebanova and Ilko N. Getov

Testing willingness to pay for blood pressure measurement in community pharmacy


Gang Luo, Chang-qing Li, Wen-jie Zheng, Yue Zhou and Yunyi Yao

Study on the anti-dementia and neural protection effects of ethamol soluble extract of Polygalae Radix


Akgun Oral, Zekai Halici, Yasin Bayir, Emre Karakus, Sabri Selcuk Atamanalp and Yavuz Albayrak

Time dependent response in ghrelin levels in mesenteric ischemia in rat



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African Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology - 6 (14), 2012



Contents:


Research Articles



Jianxin Chen, Huihui Zhao, Liangtao Luo, Chenglong Zheng, Fugang Wang, Qi Shi, Bing Liu and Wei Wang

Pharmacokinetics of oral administration of 2, 3, 5, 4'-tetrahydroxystilbene-2-O-ß-d-glucoside from Polygonum multiflorum in beagle dogs


O. S. Olorunnisola, G. Bradley and A. J. Afolayan

Effect of methanolic extract of Tulbaghia violacea rhizomes on antioxidant enzymes and lipid profile in normal rats.


Olfat A. Khalil, Kholoud S. Ramadan, Enas N. Danial*, Hanan S. Alnahdi and Najla O. Ayaz

Antidiabetic activity of Rosmarinus officinalis and its relationship with the antioxidant property


Haifeng Hou, Qian Li, Wanyu Shi and Yongzhan Bao

Effects of Angelica polysaccharide on erythrocyte immunity and marrow hematopoiesis in chickens


Parvin Mostafa Gharabaghi, Manizheh Mostafa Gharabaghi and Arash Khaki

Role of first-trimester free beta subunit of human chorionic gonadotropin (ß-HCG) and pregnancy-associated plasma protein-A (PAPP-A) as markers for intrauterine fetal growth restriction


Lin Yuan, Wenzhong Huang, Yinhai Ma and Zhizhi Du

Two new phenolic constituents from Clematis connata DC.


Saalu, L. C., Oyewopo, A. O., Enye, L. A., Ogunlade, B., Akunna, G. G., Bello, J. and Ogunmodede, O. S.

The hepato-rejuvinative and hepato-toxic capabilities of Citrus paradisi Macfad fruit juice in Rattus Norvegicus


Syed Nasir Abbas Bukhari, Waqas Ahmad, Adeel Masood Butt, Naveed Ahmad, Muhammad Wahab Bin Amjad, Muhammad Ajaz Hussain, Viresh H Shah and Amit R Trivedi

Synthesis and evaluation of chalcone analogues and pyrimidines as cyclooxygenase (COX) inhibitors


Jun Hu, Long Chen, Fan Lei, Yu Tian, Dong-Ming Xing, Yu-Shuang Chai, Shuang Zhao, Yi Ding and Li-Jun Du

Investigation of quercetin stability in cell culture medium: Role in in vitro experiment


N. Ralebona, C. R. Sewani-Rusike and B. N. Nkeh-Chungag

Effects of ethanolic extract of Garcinia kola on sexual behaviour and sperm parameters in male Wistar rats


Seema Begum, Mumtaz Ali, Husna Gul, Waqar Ahmad, Sultan Alam, Momin Khan, Mir Azam Khan and Manzoor Ahmad

In vitro enzyme inhibition activities of Myrtus communis L.


A. H. M. Vishwantha Swamy, B. C. Koti, A. H. M. Thippeswamy, A. Jaffar Sadiq, D. M. Praveen and Mahesh Patil

Possible mode of action of Cissus quadrangularis in experimental induced nociception in mice


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środa, 18 kwietnia 2012

African Journal of Biotechnology - 10 (75-76), 2011

African Journal of Biotechnology - 10 (75), 2011


Contents:

Research Articles


GENETICS AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY


Jinsong Chen, Conglin Huang, Xiuhai Zhang, Rong Yu and Zhongyi Wu

Detection of herbicide-resistant maize by using loop-mediated isothermal amplification of the pat selectable marker gene


Qian Wang, Yucheng Zhang, Min Gao, Chen Jiao and Xiping Wang

Identification and expression analysis of a pathogen-responsive PR-1 gene from Chinese wild Vitis quinquangularis


Musa Hasan Abu Zarga and Mukaram Shikara

NADP+- dependent isocritrate dehydrogenase from human kidney mitochondria


Avinash Pandey, Amit Kumar and Ramya P

Genetic diversity in green gram accessions as revealed by STMS markers


Yongxin Liu, Guixing Wang, Yi Liu, Jilun Hou, Yufen Wang, Fei Si, Zhaohui Sun, Xiaoyan Zhang and Haijin Liu

Production and verification of heterozygous clones in Japanese flounder, Paralichthys olivaceus by microsatellite marker


Ahmed Nagib Sharaf, Ahmed Gaber, Abdelhadi Abdallah Abdelhadi Abdelshafy Ibrahim Ragab and Walid Ahmed Korani

Induction, characterization and genetic analysis of Aspergillus flavus resistant mutants in Arachis hypogaea


Zhiyong Wang, Li Liao, Xuejun Yuan, Aigui Guo and Jianxiu Liu

Genetic relationships of bermudagrass (Cynodon dactylon var. dactylon) from different countries revealed by sequence-related amplified polymorphism (SRAP) analysis
 

PLANT AND AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGY

 
Hatira Taşkin, Saadet Büyükalaca, Davut Keleş and Ercan Ekbiç

Induction of microspore-derived embryos by anther culture in selected pepper genotypes


Kalpana Sengar, R. S. Sengar and Sanjay Kumar Garg

The effect of in-vitro environmental conditions on some sugarcane varieties for micropropagation


Yousaf Jamal, Muhammad Shafi and Jehan Bakht

Effect of seed priming on growth and biochemical traits of wheat under saline conditions


Zhenming Zhang, Siming Song, Hailong Wu, Xinxiao Yu and Qian Zhang

Factors affecting soil erosion in Beijing mountain forestlands


Sureyya Altintas

Effects of prohexadione-calcium with three rates of phosphorus and chlormequat chloride on vegetative and generative growth of tomato


Özlem Tuncay

Relationships between nitrate, chlorophyll and chromaticity values inrocket salad and parsley


Sureyya Altintas

Effects of chlormequat chloride and different rates of prohexadione-calcium on seedling growth, flowering, fruit development and yield of tomato


Funda Eryilmaz Acikgoz

Mineral, vitamin C and crude protein contents in kale (Brassica oleraceae var. acephala) at different harvesting stages


Mahdi, Babaeian, Yasser, Esmaeilian, Abolfazl, Tavassoli and Mehdi, Javaheri

Interaction of micro and macro elements with manure on barley feed yield and soil nutrient content in Sistan region


ENVIRONMENTAL BIOTECHNOLOGY

 
Tong Bao, Tieheng Sun and Lina Sun

Low molecular weight organic acids in root exudates and cadmium accumulation in cadmium hyperaccumulator Solanum nigrum L. and non-hyperaccumulator Solanum lycopersicum L.


Tian-Nv Wang, Lei Lu, Guo-Fu Li, Jun Li, Teng-Fei Xu, Min Zhao

Decolorization of the azo dye reactive black 5 using laccase mediator system


Rafi Ullah, Jehan Bakht, Mohammad Shafi, Madiha Iqbal, Ayub Khan and Muhammad Saeed

Phyto-accumulation of heavy metals by sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.) grown on contaminated soil


Zheng Zi-Cheng, LI Ting-Xuan, Xiao Guang-Li, Zhang Xi-Zhou, Yu Hai-Ying and Wang Yong-Dong

Mineral composition of dominant plant species growing in a phosphorus mining area


Oguz Kurdoglu and Başak Avcioglu Çokçalişkan

Assessing the effectiveness of protected area management in the Turkish Caucasus


Ali BÜLBÜL, Tugbanur ÖZEN and Gültekin TARCAN

Hydrogeochemical and hydrogeological investigations of thermal waters in the Alasehir-Kavaklidere area (Manisa-Turkey)


INDUSTRIAL MICROBIOLOGY

 
Shi-jun Yu, Ying Zhang, Chun-ru Li, Qian Zhang, Zhong-you Ma and Mei-zhen Fan

Optimization of ultrasonic extraction of mycelial polysaccharides from Paecilomyces hepiali using response surface methodology and its antioxidant activity


FOOD MICROBIOLOGY

 
Farid Bensalah, Asmaa Labtar, Christine Delorme and Pierre Renault

Occurrence, isolation and DNA identification of Streptococcus thermophilus involved in Algerian traditional butter ‘Smen’


FOOD TECHNOLOGY

 
Omojola, Moses O., Afolayan, Michael O., Adebiyi, Adedayo B., Orijajogun, Joyce O., Thomas, Sunday A. and Ihegwuagu, Nnemeka E.

Further physicochemical characterization of Parkia biglobosa (Jacq.) Benth fruit pulp as a mineral supplement


Farzana Siddique, Kiran Sultan Khan, Asif Ahmad, Anwaar Ahmed, Muhammad Gulfraz and Feroza Hamid Wattoo

Development and optimization of sweet cream butter from buffaloes at cottage scale


APPLIED BIOCHEMISTRY


Margaret Oluwatoyin Sofidiya, Busola Oduwole, Elizabeth Bamgbade, Olukemi Odukoya and Sunday Adenekan

Nutritional composition and antioxidant activities of Curculigo pilosa (Hypoxidaceae) rhizome


Yun Liu, Junkai Wang, Yunjun Yan and Jiangchuan Li

Biocatalytic synthesis and antioxidant capacities of ascorbyl esters by Novozym 435 in tert-butanol system using different acyl donors


He Ying, Zhang Nian-zhang, Zhao Ping, Chu Yue-feng, Gao Peng-cheng, Zhang Jian-jun and Lu Zhong-xin

Improvement of specific polymerase chain reaction (PCR) for the identification of Mycoplasma capricolum subsp. capripneumoniae


MEDICAL AND PHARMACEUTICAL BIOTECHNOLOGY

 
Olayinka A. Aiyegoro and Sandra van Dyk

The antioxidant properties, cytotoxicity and monoamine oxidase inhibition abilities of the crude dichloromethane extract of Tarchonanthus camphoratus L. leaves


Saadia Shahzad Alam, Samreen Riaz and M. Waheed Akhtar

Effect of high dose thiamine therapy on activity and molecular aspects of transketolase in Type 2 diabetic patients


D. O. Awoniyi, Y. G. Aboua, J. L. Marnewick, S. S. du Plesis and N. L. Brooks

Protective effects of rooibos (Aspalathus linearis), green tea (Camellia sinensis) and commercial supplements on testicular tissue of oxidative stress-induced rats


BIOTECHNIQUES

 
Gong Cheng, Fangrong Ding, Yunping Dai and Ning Li

Targeting the human lysozyme gene on bovine ?s1-casein gene locus in fibroblasts


Yingchun Qi, Yaomei Ye and Manzhu Bao

Establishment of plant regeneration system from anther culture of Tagetes patula


Kuen-Chang Hsieh, Ming-Feng Kao, Tsong-Rong Jang, Wen-Lang Lin, Hsueh-Kuan Lu and Yu-Yawn Chen

Estimation of segmental fat free mass in Taiwanese elderly females by bioelectrical impedance analysis with new mathematical model


ANIMAL SCIENCE

 
Farjad Rafeie, Cyrus Amirinia, Ardeshir Nejati Javaremi, Seyed Ziaeddin Mirhoseini and Nour Amirmozafari

A study of patrilineal genetic diversity in Iranian indigenous horse breeds


Wang Hong, Zan LinSen, Cheng Gong, Wang HongBao and Fu ChangZhen

Molecular cloning, expression analysis and sequence prediction of CCAAT/enhancer-binding protein beta gene of Qinchuan cattle


Muhammad Naeem, Amina Zuberi, Abdus Salam, Muhammad Ali, Muhammad Riaz-ul-Haq, Muhammad Khalid, Mudasra Mehreen, Muhammad Farhan Nasir, Saeed Akhtar Rasool and Abir Ishtiaq

Some morphometric relationships of hatchery reared male population of Oreochromis mossambicus from Pakistan


Mingyan Shi, Xue Gao, Hongyan Ren, Zhengrong Yuan, Huiguang Wu, Jiao Li, Lupei Zhang, Huijiang Gao, Junya Li and Shangzhong Xu

Association analysis of CAPN1 gene variants with carcass and meat quality traits in Chinese native cattle


Navid Mogadam and Aidin Azizpour

Ameliorative effect of glucomannan-containing yeast product (Mycosorb) and sodium bentonite on performance and antibody titers against Newcastle disease in broilers during chronic aflatoxicosis


Maryam Royan, Goh Yong Meng, Fauziah Othman, Awis Qurni Sazili and Bahman Navidshad

Effects of dietary conjugated linoleic acid (CLA), n-3 and n-6 fatty acids on performance and carcass traits of broiler chickens

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African Journal of Biotechnology - 10 (76), 2011


Contents:

Review

 
Suchitra Muenthaisong, Andras Dinnyes and Tshimangadzo Lucky Nedambale

Review of somatic cell nuclear transfer in pig


Research Articles

 
GENETICS AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

 
F. Ebrahimi, G. Mohammadi-Nejad, A. Baghizadeh and M. Abdolinejad

Genetic diversity evaluation of rapeseed genotypes (Brassica napus L.) based on phenotypic traits and random amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) markers


Gerald Otti, Ayodele Fakoya, Ikpan Andrew and Melaku Gedil

Development of genomic tools for verification of hybrids and selfed progenies in cassava (Manihot esculenta)


Ping Cao, Jing Sun, Peng Zhao, Heng Liu and Guochang Zheng

A new putative plasmodesmata-associated protein, At1g19190, in Arabidopsis


Jiali Dong, Yunyun Jiang, Rongjun Chen, Zhengjun Xu and Xiaoling Gao

Isolation of a novel xyloglucan endotransglucosylase (OsXET9) gene from rice and analysis of the response of this gene to abiotic stresses


Sun, Y. L., Wang, D., Lee, H. B., Park, W. G., Kwon, O. W. and Hong, S. K.,

Phylogeny of Korean Hornbeam (Carpinus turczaninovii) based on nuclear ribosomal ITS sequence


PLANT AND AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGY

 
Liqing Du, Hui Zeng, Minghong Zou, Hanzhou Zhang, Lianfang Luo and Chaozhong Lu

Characters analysis of the Macadamia cv. Ikaika (333) germplasm resource


JIN Xiao-Ming, AI Lin, LIU Ji-Dong and LU Xin-Shi

The dynamics of age structures on Agropyron michnoi and Leymus chinensis in community with two dominant species populations


Süleyman Korkut

Physical and mechanical properties and the use of lesser-known native Silver Lime (Tilia argentea Desf.) wood from Western Turkey


Li Xia, Wang Chao and Ren Chenggang

Effects of 1-butanol, neomycin and calcium on the photosynthetic characteristics of pepc transgenic rice


Maheshwari .R. Bhadragoudar and Chandrashekhar .G. Patil

Assessment of genetic diversity among Capsicum annuum L. genotypes using RAPD markers


Agathar Kamota, Pardon Muchaonyerwa and Pearson N. S. Mnkeni

Effects of ensiling of Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) maize (MON810) on degradation of the crystal 1Ab (Cry1Ab) protein and compositional quality of silage


Ruo-Fei Yang, Wan-Chen Li, Jing He, Shu-Feng Zhou, Yue-Hui She and Feng-Ling Fu

Inducement and identification of an endosperm mutant in maize


ENVIRONMENTAL BIOTECHNOLOGY


Yanling Li, Zhijun Gong and Ji Shen

Diatom distribution in the surficial sediments of Lake Fuxian, Yunnan Plateau, China


Nannan Zhang, Yawen Fan and Yixin Liu

Relationship between diatom communities and environmental conditions at Honghe wetland, China


INDUSTRIAL MICROBIOLOGY

 
Jinpeng Wang, Xuexia Ji, Yuxiang Bai, Zhengyu Jin1, Xueming Xu and Yin Li

Effects of fermentation conditions on the production of 4-?-glucanotransferase from recombinant Escherichia coli


APPLIED BIOCHEMISTRY

 
Saleh A. Mohamed, Azza M. Abdel-Aty, Mohamed Belal Hamed, Mohamed O. El-Badry and Afaf S. Fahmy

Ficus sycomorus latex: A thermostable peroxidase


Horieh Saderi and Maryam Abbasi.

Evaluation of anti-adenovirus activity of some plants from Lamiaceae family grown in Iran in cell culture


Joseph M. K. Mulema, Patrick Okori and Katherine J. Denby

Proteomic analysis of the Arabidopsis thaliana-Botrytis cinerea interaction using two-dimensional liquid chromatography


Muhammad Rashid Khan, Azra Memon, Gul Nabi Khan, Maria Shabbir, Naima Saeed, Naseer Ali Shah, Jasia Bokhari, and Umbreen Rashid

Protective effects of Digera muricata (L.) Mart. against carbon tetrachloride induced oxidative stress in thyroid of rat


Chuanhui Fan, Zhanmin Liu and Lifeng Yao

Medium optimization for protopectinase production by batch culture of Aspergillus terreus


MEDICAL AND PHARMACEUTICAL BIOTECHNOLOGY


Tao Kong, Yusen Jia, Jingzhe Yang, Xin Wang, Chunsong Jia and Limin Liao

Down-regulation of Notch-1 by ?-secretase inhibitor suppress the proliferation and migration of prostate cancer cells


Ying Yang, Bo Yu, Yuan Gao and Guiping Wu

Atorvastatin reverses the effects of interleukin-1ß (IL-1ß) on membrane potential in cultured rat aorta smooth muscle cells by activating big conductance Ca2+-activated K+ channels (BK) and scavenging hydrogen dioxide


Parnian Alizadeh Oskoee, Elmira Jafari Navimipour, Siavash Savadi Oskoee, Mahmoud Bahari and Fatemeh Pournaghiazar

Effect of different adhesion strategies on push-out bond strength of fiber reinforced composite posts


ENTOMOLOGY

 
Miao Xie, Min-sheng You, Juan Cheng and Liette Vasseur

A proteomic analysis of short-term exposure to fipronil in larvae of Plutella xylostella


FISHERY SCIENCE


H. Raeisi, S. A. Hosseini, S. Y. Paighambari, S. A. A. Taghavi and R. Davoodi

Species composition and depth variation of cutlassfish (Trichiurus lepturus L. 1785) trawl bycatch in the fishing grounds of Bushehr waters, Persian Gulf


Hangjun Wang, Liyan Zhang, Xiaowan Chen and Shaoxiong Ding

Characterization of single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) markers for the Chinese black sleeper, Bostrychus sinensis


ANIMAL SCIENCE


Mukesh, Ruheena Javed, Uma Gaur, Han Jianlin and S. Sathyakumar

Cross-species applicability of chicken microsatellite markers for investigation of genetic diversity in Indian duck (Anas platyrhynchos) populations


Gholamreza Kavoosi

Zataria multiflora essential oil reduces diabetic damages in streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats


Houda Bouraoui, Elena Vendramin, Andrea Squartini, and Mohamed-Laid Haddi

Taxonomical analysis of the suspended bacterial fraction in the dromedary rumen fluid

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poniedziałek, 16 kwietnia 2012

African Journal of Biotechnology - 10 (64), 2011





Contents:

 
Review

 
Chong Zhao, Xiaoxu Li, Shibin Luo and Yaqing Chang

Assessments of lysosomal membrane responses to stresses with neutral red retention assay and its potential application in the improvement of bivalve aquaculture


Research Articles

 
GENETICS AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

 
ZXiaoMing Wu, JianQiang Du, Shuang Wang, Min Zhang, Xuanqi Wang and Xiong Guo

DNA regulatory motif selection based on support vector machine (SVM) and its application in microarray experiment of Kashin-Beck disease


Ji Qian-hua, Zeng Ji-wu and Guo Yan-jun

Using optimized random amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) markers to identify the category status of Citrus nobilis Lour. Gonggan


Saikat Gantait and Uma Rani Sinniah

Morphology, flow cytometry and molecular assessment of ex-vitro grown micropropagated anthurium in comparison with seed germinated plants


Yapan Song, Liping Sun, Hongzhen Yang, Guohua Hua, Aizhen Guo and Liguo Yang

Methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) gene polymorphism is associated with abortion in Chinese Holstein cows


Wei Yu, Yue Ma and Yao-Zhou Zhang

Expression and functional analysis of apoptosis-related gene BmICAD in silkworm, Bombyx mori


PLANT AND AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGY

 
Ragbet Ezgi Duran, Yasemin Coskun and Cigdem Savaskan

The examination of Na-Ca effect on some qualitative and quantitative characters in durum wheat plants


Hui-Mei Wang, Ya-Jie Chen, Hai-Di Yu and Yuan-Gang Zu

Adventitious shoot regeneration from in vitro stem explants of Phellodendron amurense


Maqsood Ahmed, Muhammad Akbar Anjum, Mohammad Jamil Ahmed, Ghulam Mustafa Sajid, Abid Yoqub and Muhammad Shafqat

Role of plant growth regulators in preservation of Pyrus germplasm in vitro


Abdul Qayyum, Abdul Razzaq, Muhammad Ahmad and Matthew A. Jenks

Water stress causes differential effects on germination indices, total soluble sugar and proline content in wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) genotypes


Weiwei Ren, Lingxia Zhao, Yuliang Wang, Lijie Cui, Yueli Tang, Xiaofen Sun and Kexuan Tang

Overexpression of homogentisate phytyltransferase in lettuce results in increased content of vitamin E


Rizwan Alam, Aqib Iqbal, Ikhtiar Khan, Ijaz Ali, Iqbal Munir, Arshad Javed, Inayat-ur-Rehman and Zahoor Ahmad Swati

Enhanced antioxidant defense after exogenous application of Ca2+ and K+ in Brassica napus seedlings under water deficit stress


Hua Cai, Imran Haider Shamsi, Haijun Zhao, Huabing Meng, Ghulam Jilani, Qin Zou, Xuefeng Xu and Lixin Zhu

Cytological evidences of pollen abortion in Ornithogalum caudatum Ait


Khosro Mohammadi, Mokhtar Eskandari, Gholamreza Heidari and Mohammad Tahsin Karimi Nezhad

Canola traits and some soil biological parameters in response to fertilization and tillage management


Ozlem Onal Asci

Biodiversity in red clover (Trifolium pratense L.) collected from Turkey. I: Morpho-agronomic properties


Neriman Tuba Barlas, Mehmet Eşref Irget and Mahmut Tepecik

Mineral content of the rocket plant (Eruca sativa)


ENVIRONMENTAL BIOTECHNOLOGY

 
Dayong Jin, Siyuan Liu, Lei Xu and Hui Ye

Study of a cleaner extraction of pyruvic acid from fermentation broth


Yekeen, Taofeek A. and Fawole, Olatunde O.

Toxic effects of endosulfan on haematological and biochemical indices of Clarias gariepinus


Mostafa Ahmadizadeh, Ali Nori and Hossein Shahbazi

Effects of drought stress on some agronomic and morphological traits of durum wheat (Triticum durum Desf.) landraces under greenhouse condition


Seyed Ataollah Hosseini, Reza Lotfi, Majid Lotfalian, Ataollah Kavian and Aidin Parsakhoo

The effect of terrain factors on landslide features along forest road


INDUSTRIAL MICROBIOLOGY

 
Uaboi-Egbenni, P. O., Bessong, P. O., Samie, A.1 and Obi, C. L.

Prevalence and antimicrobial susceptibility profiles of Campylobacter jejuni and coli isolated from diarrheic and non-diarrheic goat faeces in Venda region, South Africa


FOOD MICROBIOLOGY

 
Chong Chiao-Wei, Hii Siew-Ling and Wong Ching-Lee1,

Antibacterial activity of Sargassum polycystum C. Agardh and Padina australis Hauck (Phaeophyceae)


APPLIED BIOCHEMISTRY

 
Xiuting Li, Baoguo Sun, Jin Zhao, Yuegang Lv, Hongxia Song1 E. Li and Yunping Zhu

Production and improved bleaching abilities of a thermostable xylanase from a newly isolated Streptomyces chartreusis strain


Wei Jin, Dai-di Fan, Yan-e Luo, Lei Chi, Jia-qing Guo, Gao-ping Zhang and Chen-hui Zhu

Optimizing the feeding operation of recombinant Escherichia coli during fed-batch cultivation based on Pontryagin's minimum principle


Tayebeh Baghipour, Mohammad A. Khalilzadeh, Mehdi Rajabi and Jamshid Mehrzad

Synthesis and antiproliferative activity of diethyl 5-acetyl-4-methyl- 6-(2-fluorophenylimino)-6H-thiopyran-2,3-dicarboxylate (3TM)


MEDICAL AND PHARMACEUTICAL BIOTECHNOLOGY

 
Hamuel James Doughari, Patrick Alois Ndakidemi, Izanne Susan Human and Spinney Benade

Virulence factors and antibiotic susceptibility among verotoxic non O157: H7 Escherichia coli isolates obtained from water and wastewater samples in Cape Town, South Africa


Yong Peng, Qingwang Li, Kun Li, Hongwei Zhao, Zengsheng Han, Fenglin Li, Man Sun and Yanxia Zhang

Antitumor activity of baicalein on the mice bearing U14 cervical cancer


Peng Chen, Yu Yun, Bo He, Shaobin Ma and Zhiqiang Shen

Preventive effect of polydatin against thrombosis: and its mechanism


Abdullah A. Al-Arfaj, Abdelnasser S.S. Ibrahim, Ali Mohammed Somily and Ali A. Al-Salamah

Genetic basis of carbapenem resistance in Acinetobacter clinical isolates in Saudi Arabia


BIOTECHNIQUES

 
Milena O. B. Monteiro, Nelson de Souza Pinto, Pedro J. Marin, Sebastiao David Santos-Filho, Mario Bernardo-Filho

Effect on osmotic fragility of red blood cells of whole blood submitted to vibrations in an oscillating platform


ANIMAL SCIENCE

 
C. S. Gajana, T. T. Nkukwana, M. Chimonyo and V. Muchenje

Effect of altering the starter and finisher dietary phases on growth performance of broilers


A Reum Kim, Seong Hwa Park, Juhyun Nam, Joseph Kwon, Min Hwa Park, Sang-Oh Kwon, Eun Jung Kwon, Jong Hyun Jung, Hwa Choon Park, Beom Young Park, Geum Sook Hwang, Ik Soon Jang, Woo Young Bang, Chul Wook Kim and Jong-Soon Choi

Determination of free amino acids of porcine serum responsible for the meat quality by 1H NMR and HPLC analyses


Bakhshali Khodaparast, Ramin Salamat Doust-Nobar, Naser Maheri-Sis, Mohammad Salamat Azar and Mohammad Taher Maddah

Nutritional evaluation of treated canola straw for ruminants using in vitro gas production technique


Matshidiso Bailekae Masenya, M. L. Mphaphathi, M. H. Mapeka, P. H. Munyai, M. B. Makhafola, F. V. Ramukhithi, P. P. Malusi, D. O. Umesiobi and T. L. Nedambale

Comparative study on semen characteristics of Kolbroek and Large White boars following computer aided sperm analysis® (CASA)


Amata, I. A. and Lebari, T.

Comparative evaluation of the nutrient profile of four selected browse plants in the tropics, recommended for use as non-conventional livestock feeding materials

African Journal of Biotechnology - 10 (63), 2011




Contents:


Review


Ali Mansour Ali Saad, Noresah Mohd Shariff and Sanjay Gairola

Nature and causes of land degradation and desertification in Libya: Need for sustainable land management


Jin Ho Cho and In Ho Kim

Effect of stocking density on pig production


Mohammad Sayyar Khan

Role of sodium and hydrogen (Na+/H+) antiporters in salt tolerance of plants: Present and future challenges


Research Articles

 
GENETICS AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY


Zhao-Lun Li, Wu-Jun Xue, Pu-Xun Tian, Tie Chong, Wei-Min Gan and Zhi-Ming Wang

Adenovirus vectors can induce activation of endothelial cells: CD40-CD40L interactions partly participate in the endothelial cells activation induced by adenovirus vectors in an NF-kappaB-dependent manner


Guanyu Hou, Meng Huang, Xue Gao, Junya Li, Huijiang Gao, Hongyan Ren and Shangzhong Xu

Association of Calpain 1 (CAPN1) and HRSP12 allelic variants in beef cattle with carcass traits


Yang Liu, Xiaojing Zhou, Jianhua Zhang, Huaizhi Li, Tianming Zhuang, Runqing Yang and Huoying Chen

Bayesian analysis of interacting quantitative trait loci (QTL) for yield traits in tomato


PLANT AND AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGY

 
H. S. Rattanpal, Gagandeep Kaur and Monika Gupta

In vitro plant regeneration in rough lemon (Citrus jambhiri Lush) by direct organogenesis


Xing-jun Lin, Yin-li Liang and Ze-xiu Wei

Hysteresis of soil temperature under different soil moisture and fertilizer in solar greenhouse conditions


Wajad Nazeer, Jehanzeb Farooq, Muhammad Tauseef, Saghir Ahmed, Mueen Alam Khan, Khalid Mahmood, Altaf Hussain, Mohammad Iqbal and Hafiz Muhammad Nasrullah

Diallel analysis to study the genetic makeup of spike and yield contributing traits in wheat (Triticum aestivum L.)


Yuyang Shan, Quanjiu Wang and Chunxia Wang

Simulated and measured soil wetting patterns for overlap zone under double points sources of drip irrigation


Yaghoob Tahery

Growth characteristics and biomass production of kenaf


Nor Azlina Hasbullah, Azani Saleh and Rosna Mat Taha

Establishment of somatic embryogenesis from Gerbera jamesonii Bolus EX. Hook F. through suspension culture


Beena Saeed, Hasina Gul, Said Wahab, Yasser Durrani, Bibi Haleema, Muhammad Ayub, Ali Muhammad, Ahmad Said and Ijaz Ahmad

Effect of phosphorus and potassium on seed production of berseem


Marike Trytsman, Abraham Erasmus van Wyk and Elizabeth Letty Masemola

Systematics, diversity and forage value of indigenous legumes of South Africa, Lesotho and Swaziland


Yaqing Chang, Shengbao Shi, Chong Zhao and Zhaoheng Han

Characteristics of papillae in wild, cultivated and hybrid sea cucumbers (Apostichopus japonicus)


Bozoglu, Hatice and Sozen, Omer

A sample for biodiversity in Turkey: Common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) landraces from Artvin


Yaghoob Tahery

Comparative water relation of three varieties of Hibiscus cannabinus L. (Kenaf)


Hui Zhao, Huaxiao Yan, Shixue Zhou, Yanhui Xue, Chao Zhang, Lihuozhang, Xue Dong, Qing Cui, Yan Zhang, Baoqi Zhang and Zhe Zhang

The growth promotion of mung bean (Phaseolus radiatus) by Enterobacter asburiae HPP16 in acidic soils


Beena Saeed, Yasser Durrani, Hasina Gul, Ahmad Said, Said Wahab, Muhammad Ayub, Ali Muhammad, Bibi Haleema and Ijaz Ahmad

Forage yield of berseem (Trifolium alaxandrium) as affected by phosphorus and potassium fertilization


ENVIRONMENTAL BIOTECHNOLOGY

 
Rashmi Saini, Manash C. Majhi, Rupam Kapoor, Rita Kumar and Anil Kumar

Carbon dioxide (CO2) utilizing strain database


Khannous, L., Abid, D., Gharsallah, N., Kechaou, N. and Boudhrioua Mihoubi, N.

Optimization of coagulation-flocculation process for pastas industry effluent using response surface methodology


Qixiang Sun, Zhenhua Peng, Jianfeng Zhang and Junming Jiang

Response of Oncomelania snail distribution on land use in Sichuan, China


Apichat Boontawan and Pailin Boontawan

Isolation and characterization of Jatropha oil-degradation by Enterococcus faecalis and Burkholderia cenocepacia W-1 under anaerobic condition


Zubair Ahmad

Acute toxicity and haematological changes in common carp (Cyprinus carpio) caused by diazinon exposure


Khalid Abdullah Al-Ghanim

Impact of nickel (Ni) on hematological parameters and behavioral changes in Cyprinus carpio (common carp)


INDUSTRIAL MICROBIOLOGY


Ratanaporn Leesing and Phajongjit Karraphan

Kinetic growth of the isolated oleaginous yeast for microbial lipid production


Boubekeur Badji, Abdallah Mostefaoui, Nasserdine Sabaou and Florence Mathieu and Ahmed Lebrihi

Identification of a new strain of Actinomadura isolated from Saharan soil and partial characterization of its antifungal compounds


K. Nathiya, Sooraj S. Nath, J. Angayarkanni and M. Palaniswamy

Optimised production of L-glutaminase: A tumour inhibitor from Aspergillus flavus cultured on agroindustrial residues


FOOD TECHNOLOGY

 
S. K. Tavassoli, S. M. Mousavi, Z. Emam-Djomeh and S. H. Razavi

Chemical composition and evaluation of antimicrobial properties of Rosmarinus officinalis L. essential oil


P. A. Asare, I. K. A. Galyuon, J. K. Sarfo and J. P. Tetteh

Morphological and molecular based diversity studies of some cassava (Manihot esculenta crantz) germplasm in Ghana


APPLIED BIOCHEMISTRY

 
Pongthep Ariyajarearnwong, Lakkana Laopaiboon, Prasit Jaisil and Pattana Laopaiboon

Repeated-batch ethanol fermentation from sweet sorghum juice by free cells of Saccharomyces cerevisiae NP 01


Marwah Mohamed, I. M. Moussa, Kh. F. Mohamed, Ahmed Samir, E. A. Nasr, M. H. Ashgan, Salim AlRejaie and M. E. Hatem

BACTEC MGIT 960 TM system for screening of Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex among cattle


ENTOMOLOGY

 
Motshwari Obopile, Keamogetse Masiapeto and Chiyapo Gwafila

Variation in reproductive and developmental parameters of Callosobruchus maculatus (F) reared on ten Botswana cowpea landraces


Haibo Zhou, Julian Chen, Dengfa Cheng, Frédéric Francis, Yong Liu, Jingrui Sun, Ying Huang, Xiaosong Wang, Xingwang Liu, Liu Xiaoming and Jiandong Zeng

Evaluation on the resistance to aphids of wheat germplasm resources in China


FISHERY SCIENCE

 
Tingming Liang, Ting Wu, Jie Du, Hong Ji, Yue Li, Wei Gu and Wen Wang

Characterization of a tailless white spot syndrome virus from diseased Penaeus vannamei and Procambarus clarkii in China


BIOTECHNIQUES

 
Hao Zhou, Shenkui Liu and Chuanping Yang

Expression, purification and characterization of Oryza sativa L. NAD-malic enzyme in Escherichia coli


ANIMAL SCIENCE

 
Cem Aygen

Diversity of micro-crustaceans in temporary habitats of the province of Sasali (Izmir, Turkey)


S. Golchin-Gelehdooni, A. Teimouri-Yansari and A. Farhadi

The effects of alfalfa particle size and acid treated protein on ruminal chemical composition, liquid, particulate, escapable and non escapable phases in Zel sheep


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African Journal of Biotechnology - 10 (56-57), 2011

African Journal of Biotechnology - 10 (56), 2011


Contents:


Review


Muhammad Yasin, Zafar Iqbal, Muhammad Ehsan Safdar, Abdul Rehman, Amjed Ali, Muhammad Asif, Mudassir Aziz, Asif Tanveer and Muhammad Aslam Pervez

Phalaris minor control, resistance development and strategies for integrated management of resistance to fenoxaprop-ethyl


Research Articles


GENETICS AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY


A. Niknejad, M. A. Kadir and S. B. Kadzimin

In vitro plant regeneration from protocorms-like bodies (PLBs) and callus of Phalaenopsis gigantea (Epidendroideae: Orchidaceae)


Ernest M. Eblate, Kusiluka J. Lughano, Chenyambuga D. Sebastian, Msoffe L. Peter and Roed H. Knut

Polymorphic microsatellite markers for genetic studies of African antelope species


C. O. Ilori and A. Pellegrineschi

Transgene expression in cowpea (Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp.) through Agrobacterium transformation of pollen in flower buds


Yaoguo Qin, Jianjun Lei, Bihao Cao, Guoju Chen, Yongli Zhai and Cuiqin Yang

Cloning and sequence analysis of the defective in anther dehiscence1 (DAD1) gene fragment of Chinese kale


Zheng Quan, Zheng Yongping, Wang Guangdong, Guo Weiming And Zhang Zhiguo

Sonication assisted Agrobacterium-mediated transformation of chalcone synthase (CHS) gene to Spring Dendrobium cultivar ‘Sanya’

 
Zahra Noormohammadi, Fatemeh Shojaei-Jesvaghani, Masoud Sheidai, Farah Farahani and Omran Alishah

Inter simple sequence repeats (ISSR) and random amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) analyses of genetic diversity in Mehr cotton cultivar and its crossing progenies


Guo Guang-yu, Sun Rui, Hou Meng, Guo Yong-xin, Xin Da-wei, Jiang Hong-wei, Liu Chun-yan, Hu Guo-hua and Chen Qing-shan

Quantitative trait locus (QTL) analysis of pod related traits in different environments in soybean


PLANT AND AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGY


Long Jianyou, Xia Jianrong and Chen Yongheng

Isolation and identification of two marine-derived Streptomyces from marine mud of coast and offshore Zhuhai, and bioactive potential for plant pathogenic fungi


Xiao-Li Wu and Wei-Kai Bao

Effect of water deficit on growth and photosynthetic characteristics of 13 winter wheat


Masitah Zainuddin, Advina Lizah Julkifle, Ranjetta Pobathy, Uma Rani Sinniah, Amir Khoddamzadeh, Jessica Jeyanthi James Antony, Pavallekoodi and Sreeramanan Subramaniam

Preliminary analysis of cryopreservation of Dendrobium Bobby Messina orchid using an encapsulation-dehydration technique with Evans blue assay


Esen Oruç Büyükbay and Orhan Gündüz

An investigation on computer and internet use for agricultural development in rural areas: A case study for Tokat Province in Turkey


Ghassem Habibi Bibalan and Hamideh Shadkami-Til

Average stem biomass of Gundelia (Gundelia tournefortii L.) in Shanjan Rangelands, East Azerbaijan, Iran


M. M. I. Masum, S. M. M. Islam, M. S. Islam and M. H. Kabir

Estimation of loss due to post harvest diseases of potato in markets of different districts in Bangladesh


A. Jabarzare, M. Bassiri and M.R. Vahabi

Effects of light and drought stress on germination of Artemisia sieberi Besser


Moneruzzaman, K. M., Hossain, A. B. M. S., Normaniza, O. and Boyce, A. N.

Growth, yield and quality responses to gibberellic acid (GA3) of Wax apple Syzygium samarangense var. Jambu air madu fruits grown under field conditions


Xuejun Yuan, Li Liao, Guodao Liu and Zhiyong Wang

Plant regeneration system from cotyledons-derived calluses cultures of Stylosanthes guianensis cv. ‘Reyan 2’


Ihsan Bakirci, Arzu Kavaz and Emine Macit

Effect of different brine concentrations and ripening period on some quality properties of Turkish white pickled cheese


Yuan Ma, Jun Chun, Shenghua Wang and Fang Chen

Allelopathic potential of Jatropha curcas


Marcos Ribeiro da Silva Vieira, Angela Vacaro de Souza, Caio Marcio Guimaraes Santos, Leonardo de Sousa Alves, Reginaldo Conceiçao Cerqueira, Reinaldo de Alencar Paes, Aline Danielle de Souza and Luiza Maria de Sousa Fernandes

Stem diameter and height of chrysanthemum cv Yoko ono as affected by gibberellic acid


ENVIRONMENTAL BIOTECHNOLOGY


Sonil Nanda and Jayanthi Abraham

Impact of heavy metals on the rhizosphere microflora of Jatropha multifida and their effective remediation


Snežana Branković, Dragana Pavlović-Muratspahić, Marina Topuzović, Radmila Glišić, Dragić Banković and Milan Stanković

Environmental study of some metals on several aquatic macrophytes


Changqing Zhao, Qinhuan Yang, Wuyong Chen, Hui Li and Hao Zhang

Isolation of a sulfate reducing bacterium and its application in sulfate removal from tannery wastewater


Kamiyango, M. W., Sajidu, S. M. I. and Masamba, W. R. L.

Removal of phosphate ions from aqueous solutions using bauxite obtained from Mulanje, Malawi


INDUSTRIAL MICROBIOLOGY

 
Yue-Hua Cui and Ke-Chang Zhang

Effect of metal ions on the growth and metabolites production of Ganoderma lucidum in submerged culture


Jingpeng Sun, Keju Jing and Yinghua Lu

High regioselective acetylation of vitamin A precursors using lipase B from Candida antarctica in organic media


Noura El-Ahmady El-Naggar, A. A. Sherief and Sarah Shawky Hamza

Bioconversion process of rice straw by thermotolerant cellulolytic Streptomyces viridiochromogenes under solid-state fermentation conditions for bioethanol production


Cazetta, M. L. and Contiero, J.

Influence of nitrogen source and sucrose concentration on inulinase production by Kluyveromyces marxianus in fed-batch fermentation


FOOD TECHNOLOGY

 
Ephraim Nuwamanya, Yona Baguma, Enoch Wembabazi and Patrick Rubaihayo

A comparative study of the physicochemical properties of starches from root, tuber and cereal crops


APPLIED BIOCHEMISTRY


Hussaini Anthony Makun, Michael Francis Dutton, Mulunda Mwanza and Patrick Berka Njobeh

Mycotoxins profiling of the culture material of Fusarium verticillioides (Sacc.) Nirenberg culture (CABI-IMI 392668) isolated from rice in Niger State, Nigeria and its cytotoxic effects on human lymphocytes comparatively to those of some mycotoxin standards


Fang Shen, Xiongmin Liu, Jingjuan Liang and Fang Lai

Comparison of lipase-catalyzed synthesis of cyclopentadecanolide under organic and biphasic systems


MEDICAL AND PHARMACEUTICAL BIOTECHNOLOGY

 
Yi Lou, Yi Zhang, Haining He, Yingfen Liu, Ping Huang and Tinghe Yu

Ultrasound sensitizes chemotherapy in chemoresistant ovarian cancers


Jaslin, Edward J. and Padmaja, V.

Antioxidant potential of ethanolic extract of aerial parts of Coleus spicatus Benth


Magda M. Aly and Nehad M. Gumgumjee

Antimicrobial efficacy of Rheum palmatum, Curcuma longa and Alpinia officinarum extracts against some pathogenic microorganisms


Mohamed Abdalla Estai, Farihah Suhaimi, Ima-Nirwana Soelaiman, Ahmad Nazrun Shuid and Srijit Das

Bone histomorphometric study of young rats following oestrogen deficiency

 
FISHERY SCIENCE


Samy Yehya El-Zaeem

Growth comparison of Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) and Blue tilapia, (Oreochromis aureus) as affected by classical and modern breeding methods


BIOTECHNIQUES

 
Rakib A. Al-Ani, Mustafa A. Adhab, Muthannah A. El-Muadhidi and Maadh A. Al-Fahad

Induced systemic resistance and promotion of wheat and barley plants growth by biotic and non-biotic agents against barley yellow dwarf virus

 
PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCE


Mohammad Sadeghi and Mojgan Yarahmadi

Synthesis and properties of carboxymethylcellulose (CMC) graft copolymer with on-off switching properties for controlled release of drug


ANIMAL SCIENCE

 
Ahmad Ziarlarimi, Mehrdad Irani and Shahabodin Gharahveysi

An investigation on the replacement of antibiotics by medicinal plants to control the infection of Escherichia Coli (E. coli) in broiler chickens


Eze, J. I., Ngene, A. A., Anosa, G. N. and Ezeh, I. O.

Immunomodulatory effect of dietary selenium supplementation on serum antibody response and leucocytic profile of Trypanosoma brucei brucei infected rats


PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

 
Rahmatollah Karimizadeh, Mohtasham Mohammadi, Siamak Ghaffaripour, Farzad Karimpour and Mohammad Kazem Shefazadeh

Evaluation of physiological screening techniques for drought-resistant breeding of durum wheat genotypes in Iran

     
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African Journal of Biotechnology - 10 (57), 2011


Contents:

 
Research Articles

 
GENETICS AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

 
Cao Ye, Zhao sujun, Liang Tianyu, Qian shaoping and Zhang yizheng

Molecular cloning and functional analysis of the follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) receptor gene promoter from the Jintang black goat


Hua Xu, Xinlong He and Juhee Ahn

Assessment of antibiotic susceptibilities, genotypic characteristics and biofilm-forming abilities of Staphylococcus aureus and Salmonella Typhimurium


Peng Yan, Xiaobing Wu, Rong Yang, Xiaoqiang Li and Banghe Yang

DNA-based species identification for faecal samples: An application on the mammalian survey in Mountain Huangshan Scenic Spot


Yongxin Liu, Guixing Wang, Yi Liu, Jilun Hou, Yufen Wang, Fei Si, Zhaohui Sun, Xiaoyan Zhang and Haijin Liu

Production and confirmation of clones using gynogenesis in Japanese flounder


Le Chang, Jingjue Chen, Yumian Xiao and Yiping Xia

De novo characterization of Lycoris sprengeri transcriptome using Illumina GA II


Radheshyam Sharma and Sumangala Bhat

Molecular cloning of endochitinase 33 (ECH33) gene from Trichoderma harzanium


Xuejing Wang, Shurong Zhong, Libo Gao, Shaojing Dou, Genfeng He, Yue Ran, Jianjun Bao and Qiang Jing

An association study between polymorphism of alcohol dehydrogenase (ADH1B), aldehyde dehydrogenase (ALDH2), cytochrome (CYP4502E1), Catechol-O-Methyltransferase (COMT) and 5-hydroxytryptamine transporter (5-HTT) genes in Yunnan Han population with alcohol dependence


PLANT AND AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGY

 
Ji-Peng Chen, Xian-Hong Ge, Xing-Cheng Yao, Ye-Hong Feng and Zai-Yun Li

Synthesis and characterization of interspecific trigenomic hybrids and allohexaploids between three cultivated Brassica allotetraploids and wild species Brassica fruticulosa


Weimei Jiang, Yuanmiao Fu, Xiaolong Zhou and Chengxin Fu

High-frequency shoot regeneration of nodal explants from Tetrastigma hemsleyanum Diels et Gilg: A valuable medicinal plant


Rustem Cangi, Adem Yagci, Soner Akgul, Metin Kesgin and Yusuf Yanar

Effects of shading and covering material application for delaying harvest on gray mold disease severity


Jinfeng Qi, Xuecai Zhang, Changbin Yin, Huihui Li and Feng Lin

Optimization of breeding methods when introducing multiple resistance genes from American to Chinese wheat


Rustem Cangi and Duran Kiliç

Effects of bud loading levels and nitrogen doses on yield, physical and chemical properties of brined grape-leaves


Hossam S. El-Beltagi, Hosny H. Kesba, Ahmed I. Abdel-Alim and Al-Sayed, A. A.

Effect of root-knot nematode and two species of crown gall on antioxidant activity of grape leaves


K. Shabanpour, A. Sharifi, A. Bagheri and N. Moshtaghi

Effect of genotypes and culture medium on shoot regeneration and proliferation of Gerbera jamesonii


ENVIRONMENTAL BIOTECHNOLOGY

 
Bharat Bhusan Patnaik, Hongray Howrelia J., Theresia Mathews and M. Selvanayagam

Histopathology of gill, liver, muscle and brain of Cyprinus carpio communis L. exposed to sublethal concentration of lead and cadmium


Maribel Cano, Myrna Solis, Joel Diaz, Aida Solis, Octavio Loera and Maura M. Teutli

Biotransformation of indigo carmine to isatin sulfonic acid by lyophilized mycelia from Trametes versicolor


Mohammad Sadegh Sekhavatjou, Azamalsadat Hosseini Alhashem, Sepideh Sadat Taghavirad, Gholamreza Goudarzi and Ahmad Reza Mollaee

Seasonal variation of mercury vapor concentrations in industrial, residential, and traffic areas of Ahvaz city, Southwest Iran


INDUSTRIAL MICROBIOLOGY

 
George F. Rapsang, Rakshak Kumar and S. R. Joshi

Identification of Lactobacillus pobuzihii from tungtap: A traditionally fermented fish food, and analysis of its bacteriocinogenic potential


Nayera A.M. Abdelwahed and Noura El-Ahmady El-Naggar

Repeated batch production of vancomycin using synthetic cotton fibers


FOOD TECHNOLOGY


Li Gao, Javed Ahmed Ujan, Linsen Zan, Mei Xue and Adoligbe Camus

A novel polymorphism of resistin gene and its association with meat quality traits in Chinese Bos taurus


APPLIED BIOCHEMISTRY

 
Sanjay Kumar Singh, Santosh Kumar Singh, Vinayak Ram Tripathi and Satyendra Kumar Garg

An oxidant, detergent and salt stable alkaline protease from Bacillus cereus SIU1


Mohammad Sadeghi and Mojgan Yarahmadi

Synthesis and characterization of superabsorbent hydrogel based on chitosan-g-poly (acrylic acid-co-acrylonitrile)

 
Saleem Khan, Farhad Ahmad, Farhad Ali, Hakim khan, Ayub Khan and Zahoor Ahmad Swati

Phyto-agglutinin, total proteins and amino assimilating enzymatic activity of indigeneous chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) cultivars

  
MEDICAL AND PHARMACEUTICAL BIOTECHNOLOGY

 
Usman Sumo Friend Tambunan, Nissia Apriyanti, Arli Aditya Parikesit, William Chua and Katarina Wuryani

Computational design of disulfide cyclic peptide as potential inhibitor of complex NS2B-NS3 dengue virus protease

  
Dan Liu, Fang Xu, Dong Wan, Wen-ying Leng and Fa-chun Zhou

Tetramethylpyrazine attenuates oleic acid-induced acute lung injury/acute respiratory distress syndrome through the downregulation of nuclear factor-kappa B (NF-kB) activation in rats

 
ENTOMOLOGY

 
M. M. Rahman, M. T. M. Mahmud M. F. Hasan, S.H. Habib and H. Kausar

Study on the growth and development of brinjal shoot and fruit borer with different diets


Hafiz Muhammad Tahir, Abida Butt, Muhammad Khalid Mukhtar, Shafaat Yar Khan, Muhammad Arshad and Muhammad Mohsin Ahsan

Effect of carbofuran on the diversity and mean abundance of ground spiders


FISHERY SCIENCE

 
Azin Mohagheghi Samarin, Bagher Mojazi Amiri, Mehdi Soltani, Rajab Mohammad Nazari, Abolghasem Kamali and Mohammad Reza Naghavi

Effects of storage duration and storage temperature on viability of stored ova of kutum (Rutilus frisii kutum) in ovarian fluid

 
Muhammad Naeem, Abdus Salam, Muhammad Ali, Mudasra Mehreen, Muzaffar Ali, Muhammad Jamshed Khan, Muhammad Mazhar Ayaz, Abir Ishtiaq and Amina Zuberi

Breeding performance of sustainable fish Ctenopharyngodon idella through single intramuscular injection of Ovaprim-C at Bahawalpur, Pakistan

   
BIOTECHNIQUES

 
Seyyed Javad Mousavizadeh and Shahram Sedaghathoor

Apple and quince peroxidase activity in response to essential oils application

   
Huang Jianglong, Wei Hongbo, Chen Guili, Zheng Zongheng, Guo Weiping, Chen Tufeng, Huang yong and Zhang Fucheng

The effect of all-trans retinoic acid (ATRA) on the expression of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) and VEGF receptors of human colon cancer LoVo cell line

     
ZhiDi Bai, Lei Shi, Changmin Hu, Xi Chen, Jingjing Qi, Xiaoliang Ba, Qingjie Peng, Yingyu Chen, Huanchun Chen and Aizhen Guo

Development of a loop-mediated isothermal amplification assay for sensitive and rapid detection of Mycoplasma bovis

     
ANIMAL SCIENCE

 
Sahnoun Attou, Ghalem Selselet Attou and Kaddour Bouderoua

Effects of early and chronic exposure to high temperatures on growth performance, carcass parameters and fatty acids of subcutaneous lipid of broilers


Reza Neshagaran Hemmatabadi, Alireza Seidavi and Shahaboddin Gharahveysi

Comparison of response to selection in three peanut cocoon lines of silkworm during spring and autumn seasons


Mohammad Ali Sirjani, Mohammad Hossein Shahir, Hamid Kohram and Ahmad Zare Shahneh

Effect of gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) treatment on multiple births in Afshari ewes


Mohammad Ali Sirjani, Mohammad Hossein Shahir, Hamid Kohram, Morad Pasha Eskandarinasab and Hamed Kermani Moakhar

The effects of pregnant mare serum gonadotropin (PMSG) injection a day prior or at controlled intravaginal drug-releasing (CIDR) removal on multiple births in Afshari ewes


Mubashar Hussain, Muhammad Naeem, Shakil Ahmad Khan, Muhammad Farooq Bhatti and Muhammad Munawar

Studies on the influence of temperature and humidity on biological traits of silkworm (Bombyx mori L.; Bombycidae)

   
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African Journal of Plant Science - 5 (1-11), 2011

Contents [5 (1), 2011]:


Newton Z. Lupwayi, Ann C. Kennedy and Rowland M. Chirwa

Grain legume impacts on soil biological processes in sub-Saharan Africa


M. T. Masarirambi, T. O. Oseni, V. D. Shongwe and N. Mhazo

Physiological disorders of Brassicas /Cole crops found in Swaziland: A review


Ngono Ngane R. A., Koanga Mogtomo M. L., Tchinda Tiabou A., Magnifouet Nana H., Motso Chieffo P. R., Mballa Bounou Z., Ebelle Etame R. M., Ndifor F., Biyiti L. and Amvam Zollo P. H.

Ethnobotanical survey of some Cameroonian plants used for treatment of viral diseases


A. Balamurugan, R. Jayanthi, P. Nepolean, R. Vidhya Pallavi and R. Premkumar

Studies on cellulose degrading bacteria in tea garden soils


P. A. G. Wanyama, B. T. Kiremire, P. Ogwok and J. S. Murumu

Indigenous plants in Uganda as potential sources of textile dyes


Sergio Pinedo, Sixto Iman, Mario Pinedo, Armando Vasquez and Herman Collazos

Clonal trial of five genotypes of “camu-camu”, Myrciaria dubia (h.b.k) mc. Vaugh, in non-flooded area


Hassan Ghasemi Mobtaker, Asadollah Akram, Alireza Keyhani and Ali Mohammadi

Energy consumption in alfalfa production: A comparison between two irrigation systems in Iran


Akram Kiani Abari, Mohammad Hosseini Nasr, Mohammad Hojjati and Dariush Bayat

Salt effects on seed germination and seedling emergence of two Acacia species



Contents [5 (2), 2011]:



A. N. Misra, M. Misra and R. Singh

Nitric oxide: A ubiquitous signaling molecule with diverse role in plants


Paulino Munisse, Sven Bode Andersen, Brita Dahl Jensen and Jorgen Lindskrog Christiansen

Diversity of landraces, agricultural practises and traditional uses of watermelon (Citrullus lanatus) in Mozambique


Radhe Shyam and Naresh Chander Aery

Influence of lanthanum on biochemical constituents and peroxidase activity of cowpea (Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp.)


Bokary Allaye Kelly

Growth response of Anogeissus leiocarpa coppices to prescribed fire and weeding after plantation harvesting in the Sudanian zone of Mali, West Africa


Sonia Farro, Mario Pinedo and Richard Huaranca

Evaluation of the fruit-drop of Myrciaria dubia (H.B.K.) Mc Vaugh, camu-camu, in the “five River Basins” collection of the San Miguel experimental research station - IIAP, Loreto, Peru


A. T. J. Ogunkunle and O. Racheal Olopade

Studies on the asthma coughs plant Crinum jagus L. (Amaryllidaceae) in Nigeria


Ahlem Tekaya-Karoui, Naima Boughalleb, Saoussen Hammami, Hichem Ben Jannet and Zine Mighri

Chemical composition and antifungal activity of volatile components from woody terminal branches and roots of Tetraclinis articulate (Vahl.) Masters growing in Tunisia


Afuape S. O., Okocha P. and Njoku D.

Multivariate assessment of the agromorphological variability and yield components among sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas (L.) Lam) landraces


Subhashini S. and Kantha D. Arunachalam

Investigations on the phytochemical activities and wound healing properties of Adhatoda vasica leave in Swiss albino mice



Contents [5 (3), 2011]:



Rajesh Kumar Jain

Correlation study of flowering performance and flowering pattern with the yield in Linum usitatissimum L.


Clare M. Mukankusi, Rob J. Melis, John Derera, Robin A. Buruchara and D. Mark

A screening technique for resistance to Fusarium root rot of common bean


Ayodele Adesina Adegbite

Reaction of some maize (Zea mays l.) varieties to infestation with root-knot nematode, Meloidogyne incognita under field conditions


Norazalina Saad, Norhaizan Mohd Esa, Hairuszah Ithnin and Nurul Husna Shafie

Optimization of optimum condition for phytic acid extraction from rice bran


C. C. Ononuju and P. O. Nzenwa

Nematicidal effects of some plant extracts on egg hatchability and control of Meloidogyne spp. in cowpea (Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp)


Sowbiya Muneer, Tabasum Nazir Qadri, Mahmooduzaffar and T. O. Siddiqi

Cytogenetic and biochemical investigations to study the response of Vigna radiata to cadmium stress


J. Nzungize, P. Gepts, R. Buruchara, A. Male, P. Ragama, J. P. Busogoro and J. P. Baudoin

Introgression of Pythium root rot resistance gene into Rwandan susceptible common bean cultivars


Farzaneh Najafi, Ramazan Ali Khavari-Nejad and Fatemeh Hasanjanzadeh

The Physiological responses of sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.) to NiSO4


M. G. Akinwale, G. Gregorio, F. Nwilene, B. O. Akinyele, S. A. Ogunbayo and A. C. Odiyi

Heritability and correlation coefficient analysis for yield and its components in rice (Oryza sativa L.)


G. O. Alege, B. O. Akinyele, S. M. Ayodele1 and A. V. Ogbode

Taxonomic importance of the vegetative and pod characteristics in three Nigerian species of sesame



Contents [5 (4), 2011]:


N. K. Srivastava and A. K. Srivastava

Partitioning of exogenously supplied 14C substrates into primary metabolites and accumulation of total triterpenoids saponins in Centella asiatica


Inuwa H. M., Aimola I. A. and Inuwa L.

Comparative analysis of genomic DNA isolation procedures; hexa decyltrimethylammonium bromide (CTAB) and liquid detergent (morning fresh®) methods from Samsorg 41 (icsv 400)


Heidar Abbasi and Seyyed Ruhollah Mortazavipur

Production of exopolygalacturonase from wheat flour by Aspergillus awamori in submerged and surface culture fermentation


A. K. Musa, M. A. Belewu, A. Muhammed-Lawal, F. O. Adekola, B. O. Olarewaju and S. O. Ibraheem

Costs analysis and toxicity of Jatropha curcas L. on maize weevil, Sitophilus zeamais Motsch


Mekou Y. Bele, Derek A. Focho, Enow A. Egbe and Bindeh G. Chuyong

Ethnobotanical survey of the uses of Annonaceae around mount Cameroon


Valery Noiha Noumi, Louis Zapfack and Bonaventure Sonke

Ecological behaviour and biogeography of endemic species of the genus Piper L. in Africa: A case of the Guineo-Congolean region


A. U. Gbanguba, U. Ismaila, M. G. M. Kolo and A. Umar

Effect of cassava/legumes intercrop before rice on weed dynamics and rice grain yield at Badeggi, Nigeria


O. G. Moatshe, V. E. Emongor and O. Oagile

Effect of benzyladenine (BA) on fruit set and mineral nutrition of morula (Sclerocarya birrea subspecies caffra)


M. Z. Zhao, Y. P. Zhang, W. M. Wu, C. Wang, Y. M. Qian, G. Yang and J. G. Fang

A new strategy for complete identification of 69 grapevine cultivars using random amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) markers)


Alausa S. K., Oyesiku O. O., Aderibigbe J. O. and Akinola O. S.

Thermal properties of Calamus deërratus, Raphia hookeri and synthetic board in building design in Southwestern Nigeria


Ali Soleymani, Mohamad Hesam Shahrajabian and Lila Naranjani

Determination of the suitable planting date and plant density for different cultivars of barley (Hordeum vulgare L.) in Fars



Contents [5 (5), 2011]:




M. I. Uguru and J. C. Onovo

Evidence of polyploidy in fluted pumpkin (Telfairia occidentalis Hook F.)


Gloria N. Elemo, Babajide O. Elemo, Olufunmilola O. Oladunmoye and Ochuko L. Erukainure

Comprehensive investigation into the nutritional composition of dehulled and defatted African locust bean seed (Parkia biglobosa)


Saurav Dwari and Amal Kumar Mondal

Systematic studies (morphology, anatomy and palynology) of economically viable grass Brachiaria mutica (Forsskil) Stapf in Eastern India


Isaac Mapaure and Albertina Ndeinoma

Impacts of local-level utilization pressure on the structure of mopane woodlands in Omusati region, Northern Namibia


Mohamed M. El-Fouly, Zeinab M. Mobarak and Zeinab A. Salama

Micronutrients (Fe, Mn, Zn) foliar spray for increasing salinity tolerance in wheat Triticum aestivum L.


Rezzan Kasim, Melekber Sülüşoglu and M. Ufuk Kasim

Relationship between total anthocyanin level and colour of natural cherry laurel (Prunus laurocerasus L.) fruits



Contents [5 (6), 2011]:



E. Tavasoli, A. R. Marefat and N. Hassanzadeh

Identity and genetic diversity of Pectobacterium spp., causal agents of potato soft rot in Zanjan, Iran


B. Lelou, M. Diatewa and P. Van Damme

A study of intraspecific hybrid lines derived from the reciprocal crosses between wild accessions and cultivated cowpeas (Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp.)


Md. Nazrul Islam Bhuiyan, Jaripa Begum and Nemai Chandra Nandi

Volatile constituents of essential oils isolated from different parts of Alpinia calcarata Rosc


Kh. S. Emara and A. Emad Shalaby

Seasonal variation of fixed and volatile oil percentage of four Eucalyptus spp. related to lamina anatomy


Ezeibekwe, I. O.

Study of citrus disease prevalence on four citrus varieties at the National Institute of Horticultural Research (NIHORT) Mbato, Okigwe, Imo State, Nigeria


S. A. Olakojo and G. Olaoye

Correlation and heritability estimates of maize agronomic traits for yield improvement and Striga asiatica (L.) Kuntze tolerance


Mbagwu F. N., Okafor V. U. and Ekeanyanwu J.

Phytochemical screening on four edible legumes (Vigna subterranean, Glycine max, Arachis hypogea, and Vigna uniguiculata) found in Eastern Nigeria



Contents [5 (7), 2011]:



R. O. Anyasi and H. I. Atagana

Biological remediation of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB) in the soil and sediments by microorganisms and plants


Jyotsna A. Saonere Suryawanshi

An overview of Citrus aurantium used in treatment of various diseases


S. S. Harding and A. B. Jalloh

Evaluation of the relative weed competitiveness of upland rice varieties in Sierra Leone


Kiran Bargali

Actinorhizal plants of Kumaun Himalaya and their ecological significance


Bushra Afreen, Mohd Gulfishan, Geetesh Baghel, Mehar Fatma, A. Akil Khan and Q. A. Naqvi

Molecular detection of a virus infecting carrot and its effect on some cytological and physiological parameters


Asim Mandal and Amal Kumar Mondal

Studies on antimicrobial activities of some selected Ferns and Lycophytes in Eastern India with special emphasis on ethno-medicinal uses



Contents [5 (8), 2011]:



Florence Akwatulira, Samson Gwali, John Bosco Lamoris Okullo, Paul Ssegawa, Susan Balaba Tumwebaze, John Richard Mbwambo and Alice Muchugi

Influence of rooting media and indole-3-butyric acid (IBA) concentration on rooting and shoot formation of Warburgia ugandensis stem cuttings


Rasool Khatibi

Using sulfur oxidizing bacteria and P solubilizing for enhancing phosphorous availability to Raphanus sativus


Heidar Ali Malmir

Comparison of antioxidant enzyme activities in leaves stems and roots of Sorghum (Sorghum bicolor L.) exposed to Chromium (VI)


Dilsouz Noori Abbas, Ahmed Salih Khalaf and Kamal Noman Dosky

Effect of sheep grazing on forage yield, yield components and grain yield of local black barley, under rainfall conditions in Iraqi Kurdistan


Syed Muhammad Akmal Rahim, Shahida Hasnain and Jabeen Farkhanda

Effect of calcium, magnesium, sodium and potassium on farm plantations of various agroeclogical zones of Punjab, Pakistan


F. E. O. Opiyo, W. N. Ekaya D. M. Nyariki and S. M. Mureithi

Seedbed preparation influence on morphometric characteristics of perennial grasses of a semi-arid rangeland in Kenya


Lasisi A. A. and Kareem S. O.

Evaluation of anthelmintic activity of the stem bark extract and chemical constituents of Bridelia ferruginae (Benth) Euphorbiaceae


Eunice W. Githae, Charles K. K. Gachene and Jesse T. Njoka

Soil physicochemical properties under Acacia senegal varieties in the dryland areas of Kenya



Contents [5 (9), 2011]:



Yavar Sharafi

Study of pollen germination in pome fruit tree of Rosaceae family in vitro


Sudha Medapa, Geetha R. J. Singh and Vaishnavi Ravikumar

The phytochemical and antioxidant screening of Justicia wynaadensis


Farah Farahani, Reza Yari and Masoud Sheidai

Molecular, C-value and morphological analyses of somaclonal variation in three olive cultivars


X. Y. Li, C. Wang, G. Yang, X. D. Li, B. J. Li, C. N. Song and J. G. Fang

Employment of a new strategy for identification of Prunus mume cultivars using random amplified polymorphic deoxyribonucleic acid (RAPD) markers


Pijush Kanti Das, Amal Kumar Mondal and Sanjukta Mondal Parui

Antibacterial activity of some selected dye yielding plants in Eastern India


Musa A. O., Ibrahim H and Abdurahman E. M

Preliminary studies on the morphology and anatomy of the root of Daniellia oliveri (Rolfe) Hutch. and Dalz. (Caesalpiniaceae)


Amanabo Musa, Emmanuel O. Ogbadoyi, Johnson A. Oladiran, Matthew I. S. Ezenwa and Helmina O. Akanya

Effect of reproductive phase on some micronutrients, anti-nutrients and toxic substances in Vernonia amygdalina grown in Minna, Niger State, Nigeria


Rajeev Gopal and Neena Khurana

Effect of heavy metal pollutants on sunflower



Contents [5 (10), 2011]:




Ubani Ozioma Ndubunma and Okonkwo Ego Ulu

A review of shelf-life extension studies of Nigerian indigenous fresh fruits and vegetables in the Nigerian Stored Products Research Institute


E. U. Asogwa, A. H. Otuonye, F. C. Mokwunye, K. A. Oluyole, T. C. N. Ndubuaku and E. O. Uwagboe

Kolanut production, processing and marketing in the South-eastern states of Nigeria


Prohp T. P., Onoagbe I. O. and Uwumarongie O. H.

Importance of knowledge of chemical composition of stem bark of Triplochiton scleroxylon K. Schum. in traditional treatment of diabetes mellitus in Nigeria


Zaman Sher, Farrukh Hussain and Lal Badshah

Micro-mineral contents in eight forage shrubs at three phenological stages in a Pakistan’s rangeland


Olusegun O. Awotoye, Clement O. Ogunkunle and Sunday A. Adeniyi

Assessment of soil quality under various land use practices in a humid agro-ecological zone of Nigeria


Adeniyan O. N., Ayoola O. T. and Ogunleti D. O.

Evaluation of cowpea cultivars under maize and maize-cassava based intercropping systems


Hasan Farahbakhsh and Mohaddeseh Shamsaddin Saiid

Effects of foliar application of salicylic acid on vegetative growth of maize under saline conditions


T. D. Gioi, K. S. Boora and Kamla Chaudhary

Investigation of genetic relationship among yellow mosaic virus resistant cowpea lines by using microsatellite markers


Agogbua Josephine U. and Osuji Julian O.

Split crown technique for mass propagation of smooth Cayenne pineapple in South-South Nigeria


Hidayat Ullah, Asghari Bano, K. M. Khokhar and T. Mahmood

Effect of seed soaking treatment with growth regulators on phytohormone level and sex modification in cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.)


Mahmoud Shomeili, Majid Nabipour , Mosa Meskarbashee and Hamid Rajabi Memari

Effects of gibberellic acid on sugarcane plants exposed to salinity under a hydroponic system


I. O. Udo, N. E. Nneke and A. M. Uyioata

Survey of plant parasitic nematodes associated with rice (Oryza sativa L.) in South Eastern Nigeria



Contents [5 (11), 2011]:



Sandeep Dhankhar, Ramanjeet Kaur, S. Ruhil, M. Balhara, Seema Dhankhar and A. K. Chhillar

A review on Justicia adhatoda: A potential source of natural medicine


Saeed Saeedipour

Salinity tolerance of rice lines related to endogenous abscisic acid (ABA) level synthesis under stress


Cyrus Mansourifar, Morad Shaban, Mokhtar Ghobadi and Abasalt Rostami Ajirlu

Effect of drought stress and N fertilizer on yield, yield components and grain storage proteins in chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) cultivars


Mahamad Hadi Kargar and Ali Imani

Effects of fungicides on pollen germination peach and nectarine in vitro


O. R. Adeniyi

Economic aspects of intercropping systems of vegetables (okra, tomato and cowpea)


E. K. Eifediyi, S. U. Remison and V. B. Okaka

Relationship between morphological characters, dry matter yield and fruit yield of cucumber


Abdul Raziq Shah, Muhammad Sajid, Abdur-Rab, Neelam Ara, Masood Ahmad, Fazal-i- Wahid and Gohar Shafi

Response of germination, growth and yield of okra (Abelmoschus esculentus) to seed priming duration and p-sources in Northwest Pakistan


Farah Farahani, Samaneh Razeghi, Maryam Peyvandi, Saideh Attaii and Mehdi Hosseini Mazinani

Micrografting and micropropagation of olive (Olea europea L. ) Iranian cultivar: Zard


Masinde A. O. Anastacia, Kwambai K. Thomas, and Wambani N. Hilda

Evaluation of tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum L.) variety tolerance to foliar diseases at Kenya Agricultural Research Institute Centre-Kitale in North west Kenya


Kuldip S. Dogra, Sarvesh K. Sood and Romita Sharma

Distribution, Biology and Ecology of Parthenium hysterophorus L. (Congress Grass) an invasive species in the North-Western Indian Himalaya (Himachal Pradesh)



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African Journal of Ecology - 48 (2-3), 2010



Contents [48 (2), 2010]:

Medicinal plants of Erute county, Lira district, Uganda with particular reference to their conservation
Oryema, Christine; Ziraba, Remigius Bukenya; Omagor, Nelson; Opio, Alfonse

Diet composition of Xenopus borealis in Taita Hills: effects of habitat and predator size
Bwong, Beryl A.; John Measey, G.

Effects of plant structure on butterfly diversity in Mt. Marsabit Forest - northern Kenya
Humpden, Nyamweya N.; Nathan, Gichuki N.

Species diversity and population dynamics of rodents in a farm-fallow field mosaic system in Central Tanzania
Makundi, Rhodes H.; Massawe, Apia W.; Mulungu, Loth S.; Katakweba, Abdul

Impact of habitat disturbance in the wetland forests of East Usambara, Tanzania
Senzota, Ramadhani; Mbago, Frank

Influence of temperature and salinity on the germination of Lotus creticus (L.) from the arid land of Tunisia
Rejili, Mokhtar; Vadel, Ahmedou M.; Guetet, Arbi; Mahdhi, Mosbah; Lachiheb, Belgacem; Ferchichi, Ali; Mars, Mohamed

Impact of cocoa farming on vegetation in an agricultural landscape in Ghana
Asase, Alex; Ofori-Frimpong, Kwasi; Ekpe, Patrick K.

Does designation of protected areas ensure conservation of tree diversity in the Sudanian dry forest of Burkina Faso?
Paré, Souleymane; Tigabu, Mulualem; Savadogo, Patrice; Odén, Per Christer; Ouadba, Jean Marie

Response of Faidherbia albida (Del.) A. Chev., Acacia nigrescens Oliver. and Acacia nilotica (L.) Willd ex Del. seedlings to simulated cotyledon and shoot herbivory in a semi-arid savanna in Zimbabwe
Dube, Sijabulile; Mlambo, Donald; Sebata, Allan

Roadside conditions as predictor for wildlife crossing probability in a Central African rainforest
van der Hoeven, Christiaan A.; de Boer, Willem F.; Prins, Herbert H. T.

Differences in stable isotope composition within and among zooplanktivorous Utaka cichlid populations from Lake Malawi
Anseeuw, Dieter; Guelinckx, Jef; Snoeks, Jos

The ranging patterns of elephants in Marsabit protected area, Kenya: the use of satellite-linked GPS collars
Ngene, Shadrack M.; Van Gils, Hein; Van Wieren, Sipke E.; Rasmussen, Henrik; Skidmore, Andrew K.; Prins, Herbert H. T.; Toxopeus, Albertus G.; Omondi, Patrick; Douglas-Hamilton, Iain

Competition between domestic dogs and Ethiopian wolf (Canis simensis) in the Bale Mountains National Park, Ethiopia
Atickem, A.; Bekele, A.; Williams, S. D.

Exclusion of livestock grazing and wood collection in dryland savannah: an effect on long-term vegetation succession
Hejcmanová, Pavla; Hejcman, Michal; Camara, Abdoul Aziz; Antonínová, Markéta

Spider family composition and species richness patterns in two savannah habitats along the eastern coastal plain of Africa
Haddad, Charles R.; Russell-Smith, Anthony

Forest eternal? Endemic butterflies of the Bamenda highlands, Cameroon, avoid close-canopy forest
Tropek, Robert; Konvicka, Martin

Seasonal variation in forages utilized by the African buffalo (Syncerus caffer) in the succulent thicket of South Africa
Tshabalala, Thulani; Dube, Sikhalazo; Lent, Peter C.

Spiders as potential indicators of elephant-induced habitat changes in endemic sand forest, Maputaland, South Africa
Haddad, Charles R.; Honiball, Allet S.; Dippenaar-Schoeman, Anna S.; Slotow, Rob; van Rensburg, Berndt J.

Postdispersal seed predation and seed viability in forest soils: implications for the regeneration of tree species in Ethiopian church forests
Wassie, Alemayehu; Bekele, Tesfaye; Sterck, Frank; Teketay, Demel; Bongers, Frans

An ecological study of the relationship between two living fossils in Malawi: the Mulanje Tiger Moth (Callioratis grandis) and the Mulanje Cycad (Encephalartos gratus)
Bayliss, Julian; Burrow, Camilla; Martell, Sara; Staude, Hermann

Age, growth and reproduction of Marcusenius pongolensis, Oreochromis mossambicus and Schilbe intermedius in an oligotrophic impoundment in Swaziland
Booth, Anthony J.; Khumalo, Nokuthula

Impacts of traditional land uses on biodiversity outside conservation areas: effects on dung beetle communities of Vaalbos National Park
Simelane, Thokozani S.

Population status, structure and activity patterns of the Bohor reedbuck Redunca redunca in the north of the Bale Mountains National Park, Ethiopia
Afework, Bezawork; Bekele, Afework; Balakrishnan, Mundanthra

Observations on the breeding behaviour of the Stripe-breasted tit (Parus fasciiventer) in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, Uganda
Yatuha, Jane; Dranzoa, Christine

Dietary specialization and climatic-linked variations in extant populations of Ethiopian wolves
Marino, Jorgelina; Mitchell, Rebecca; Johnson, Paul J.

The importance of post-fire regrowth for sable antelope in a Southern African savanna
Parrini, Francesca; Owen-Smith, Norman

Reproductive life history of Thornicroft's giraffe in Zambia
Bercovitch, Fred B.; Berry, Philip S. M.

Integrating indigenous knowledge, active conservation and wild food plant use with reference to Dioscorea species in Bwindi forest, south-western Uganda
Byarugaba, Dominic

New photographic evidence of the African golden cat (Profelis aurata Temminck) at Mainaro, Kibale National Park, Uganda
Aronsen, Gary P.

Assessment of forest patches' extents and land cover changes in the Tana River Primate National Reserve, 1994-2004
Owino, Alfred O.; Oyugi, Joseph O.

Dung decay and its implication for population estimates of duikers (Cephalophus and Philantoba spp.) and red river hogs (Potamochaerus porcus) in the Nouabalé-Ndoki National Park, Republic of Congo
Breuer, Thomas; Mavinga, Franck Barrell; Breuer-Ndoundou Hockemba, Mireille

Colobus monkey parasite infections in wet and dry habitats: implications for climate change
Chapman, Colin A.; Speirs, Michaela L.; Hodder, Stacey A.M.; Rothman, Jessica M.

Seasonal variation in the diet of the Amur kestrel (Falco amurensis) in its winter quarter in Lesotho
Kopij, Grzegorz

Cercopithecus nictitans prey on air-borne termites in Gabon, Central Africa
Jeffery, Kathryn; Maisels, Fiona; Barbry, Thomas

Photographic evidence of Jentink's duiker in the Gola Forest Reserves, Sierra Leone
Ganas, Jessica; Lindsell, Jeremy A.


Contents [48 (3), 2010]:

Impacts of selective logging on population structure and dynamics of a canopy tree (Olea capensis) in Kakamega forest
Tsingalia, Mugatsia

Inbreeding and inbreeding depression in a threatened endemic plant, the African violet (Saintpaulia ionantha ssp. grotei), of the East Usambara Mountains, Tanzania
Kolehmainen, Johanna; Korpelainen, Helena; Mutikainen, Pia

Censusing the mountain gorillas in the Virunga Volcanoes: complete sweep method versus monitoring
Gray, Maryke; McNeilage, Alastair; Fawcett, Katie; Robbins, Martha M.; Ssebide, Benard; Mbula, Deo; Uwingeli, Prosper

Diversity, dynamics and reproduction in a community of small mammals in Upper Guinea, with emphasis on pygmy mice ecology
Fichet-Calvet, Elisabeth; Audenaert, Leen; Barriere, Patrick; Verheyen, Erik

Breeding requirements of Nahan's Francolin, Francolinus nahan, in Budongo forest reserve, Uganda
Sande, Eric; Dranzoa, Christine; Wegge, Per; Carroll, John P.

Sharing natural resources: mountain gorillas and people in the Parc National des Volcans, Rwanda
van Gils, Hein; Kayijamahe, Eugene

Prediction of Prosopis species invasion in Kenya using geographical information system techniques
Muturi, Gabriel M.; Mohren, Godefridus M. J.; Kimani, Jacob N.

Response of waterbird species to fluctuating water levels in tropical coastal wetlands
Gbogbo, Francis; Oduro, William; Oppong, Samuel Kingsley

Structure of Anogeissus leiocarpa Guill., Perr. natural stands in relation to anthropogenic pressure within Wari-Maro Forest Reserve in Benin
Assogbadjo, Achille Ephrem; Kakai, Romain Lucas Glele; Sinsin, Brice; Pelz, Dieter

Acoustic estimation of wildlife abundance: methodology for vocal mammals in forested habitats
Thompson, Mya E.; Schwager, Steven J.; Payne, Katharine B.; Turkalo, Andrea K.

Assessment of Rhodamine B for labelling the plague reservoir Rattus rattus in Madagascar
Rahelinirina, Soanandrasana; Duplantier, Jean-Marc; Ratsimba, Mamy; Ratovonjato, Jocelyn; Ramilijaona, Olga; Papillon, Yves; Rahalison, Lila

Intra-lake stable isotope ratio variation in selected fish species and their possible carbon sources in Lake Kyoga (Uganda): implications for aquatic food web studies
Mbabazi, Dismas; Makanga, B.; Orach-Meza, F.; Hecky, R. E.; Balirwa, J.S.; Ogutu-Ohwayo, R.; Verburg, P.; Chapman, L.; Muhumuza, E.

The influence of geographic and morphometric factors on the distribution of water bird species in small high altitude tropical man made reservoirs, Central Rift Valley, Kenya
Mwaura, Francis

Diversity and abundance of insect visitors to flowers of trees and shrubs in a South African savannah
Mawdsley, Jonathan R.; Sithole, Hendrik

Disturbance indicators and population decline of logged species in Mt. Elgon Forest, Kenya
Hitimana, Joseph; Kiyiapi, James; Njunge, Joseph; Bargerei, Rosemary

Conservation planning and viability: problems associated with identifying priority sites in Swaziland using species list data
Smith, Robert J.; Monadjem, Ara; Magagula, Cebisile N.; Mahlaba, Themba A.M.

Indications of higher diversity and abundance of small rodents in human-influenced Sudanian savannah than in the Niokolo Koba National Park (Senegal)
Konečný, Adam; Koubek, Petr; Bryja, Josef

Participatory wildlife surveys in communal lands: a case study from Simanjiro, Tanzania
Msoffe, Fortunata U.; Ogutu, Joseph O.; Kaaya, John; Bedelian, Claire; Said, Mohammed Y.; Kifugo, Shem C.; Reid, Robin S.; Neselle, Moses; van Gardingen, Paul; Thirgood, Simon

Preliminary investigations into a potential ant invader in Kruger National Park, South Africa
Sithole, Hendrik; Smit, Izak P.J.; Parr, Catherine L.

Variability in survival and mortality of Acacia drepanolobium Sjostedt following prescribed burning at Olpejeta Conservancy, Kenya
Wahungu, Geoffrey M.; Mureu, Lucy K.; Macharia, Paul G.

Range expansion of the globally Vulnerable Karamoja apalis Apalis karamojae in the Serengeti ecosystem
Shaw, Philip; Sinclair, A.R.E.; Metzger, Kristine; Nkwabi, Ally; Mduma, Simon A.R.; Baker, Neil

Floristic inventory and diversity assessment of a lowland African Montane Rainforest at Korup, Cameroon and implications for conservation
Mbue, Innocent Ndoh; Ge, Jiwen; Kanyamanda, Kasereka; Nowel Njamnsi, Yinkfu; Samake, Mamadou

Do Meyer's Parrots Poicephalus meyeri benefit pollination and seed dispersal of plants in the Okavango Delta, Botswana?
Boyes, Rutledge S.; Perrin, Michael R.

Seedling survival in Manilkara butugi Chiov. along a dispersal gradient in Kakamega forest, Kenya
Wahungu, Geoffery M.; Mureu, Lucy K.; Wato, Yussuf A.; Mureithi, Sarah N.; Karanja, Geoffery G.

Density dependence and population dynamics of black rhinos (Diceros bicornis michaeli) in Kenya's rhino sanctuaries
Okita-Ouma, Benson; Amin, Rajan; van Langevelde, Frank; Leader-Williams, Nigel

The use of breeding sites of Tilapia congica (Thys & van Audenaerde 1960) to delineate conservation sites in the Lake Tumba, Democratic Republic of Congo: toward the conservation of the lake ecosystem
Inogwabini, Bila-Isia; Dianda, Mputu; Lingopa, Zanga

Moist lower montane rainforest classification: a case study from Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, Uganda
Chaigneau, Tomas; Ahrends, Antje; Argent, Jennifer; Riddhiraska, Naboon; Marchant, Rob

A note on the thermal ecology and foraging behaviour of the Egyptian fruit bat, Rousettus aegyptiacus, at Mt. Elgon, Kenya
McFarlane, Donald A.; Lundberg, Joyce

Utilization of forest plant resources by the local people around Kalinzu Forest Reserve, South-Western Uganda
Aine-omucunguzi, Adalbert; Kagoro-Rugunda, Grace; Byarugaba, Dominic

When savannah encroaches on the forest: thresholds in bird-habitat associations in the Bamenda Highlands, Cameroon
Hořák, David; Sedláček, Ondřej; Reif, Jiří; Riegert, Jan; Pešata, Michal

Catch composition and seasonal distribution of the genera Penaeus and Macrobranchium in Badagry Creek, Nigeria
Akintola, Shehu L.; Olusoji-Bello, Oluayo A.; Anetekhai, Martins A.; Clarke, Edwin O.; Ajibade, Mathew A.; Kumolu-Johnson, Christopher A.

Genetic differentiation in an arboreal rodent from African savannas
Meyer, Jork; Kohnen, Annette; Brandl, Roland

The population status of the Kafue Lechwe in the Kafue Flats, Zambia
Chansa, Wilbroad; Kampamba, George

Structuring of genetic diversity in Albizia gummifera C.A.Sm. among some East African and Madagascan populations
Nantongo, Judith Ssali; Lamoris Okullo, John Bosco; Eilu, Gerald; Ratsimiala Ramonta, Isabelle; Odee, David; Cavers, Stephen

Survey of fungi on some red and white mangrove forest trees in Rivers State, Nigeria
Ukoima, N.H.; Amakiri, M.A.; Adeniji, M.O.; Daniel-Kalio, L.A.

Single black-backed jackal (Canis mesomelas) kills adult impala (Aepyceros melampus)
Kamler, Jan F.; Foght, James L.; Collins, Kai

New observations of the terrestrial holoparasite Chlamydophytum aphyllum Mildbr. and its consumption by bonobos at Kokolopori, Democratic Republic of Congo
Georgiev, Alexander V.; Lokasola, Albert L.; Nkanga, Leonard; Lokondja, Antoine; Nsala, Jean; Likenge, Jacques; Ilanga-Bomanga, Antoine; Likenge, Jean-Pierre

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piątek, 16 września 2011

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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piątek, 26 sierpnia 2011

Phytotaxa - 7, 2010




Contents:


Botanical diversity of Hyrcanian forests; a case study of a transect in the Kheyrud protected lowland mountain forests in northern Iran
SOUDEH SIADATI, HALIMEH MORADI, FARIDEH ATTAR, VAHID ETEMAD, BEHNAM HAMZEH’EE, ALIREZA NAQINEZHAD

Eleocharis endounifascis: A new species of Eleocharis subgenus Limnochloa (Cyperaceae) from northern South America
CODY E. HINCHLIFF, STEPHANIE PETERSEN, & ERIC H. ROALSON

Additions to the rubiaceous flora of Papua New Guinea: Psychotria stolonifera and P. ternatifolia, two remarkable species from the Muller limestone
WAYNE TAKEUCHI

Cyphostemma mendesii (Vitaceae), a new species from Angola
FILIPE DE SOUSA, ESTRELA FIGUEIREDO & GIDEON F. SMITH

Anchietea ferrucciae (Violaceae), a new species from the Brazilian Caatinga
JULIANA DE PAULA-SOUZA, SUE ZMARZTY & JOSÉ RUBENS PIRANI

Taxonomic notes on the genus Astragalus (Fabaceae) in Iran, with the description of a new species
MASSOUD RANJBAR

The new fern genus Calciphilopteris (Pteridaceae)
JOVITA C. YESILYURT & HARALD SCHNEIDER

Index to new taxa and nomenclatural acts in Phytotaxa 7
MAARTEN J. M. CHRISTENHUSZ



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piątek, 6 sierpnia 2010

Bradleya - 2010

Spis treści (contents)tomu 28:

* Notes on Borzicactus in northern Peru (Graham Charles)

* Lizards on Aeonium lancerottense in Lanzarote, Canary Islands: a new example of pollination by reptiles? (E. Charles Nelson)

* Two new caulescent species of Sansevieria (Asparagaceae) in Kenya (Leonard E. Newton)

* Three species accepted in Chortolirion Berger (Xanthorrhoeaceae: Asphodeloideae) (Ben J.M. Zonneveld and Georg P.J. Fritz)

* A first record of a South African aloe, Aloe spectabilis, becoming naturalized elsewhere in the country (R.R Klopper. P.C. Zietsman, P. J. du Preez and G. F. Smith)

* Variation in flowers in Cephalophyllum curtophyllum (Aizoaceae) (H.E.K Hartmann)

* Notes on Agave palmeri Engelm. (Agavaceae) and its allies in the Ditepalae (Ronell R. Klopper, Gideon F. Smith, Estrela Figueiredo and Neil R. Crouch)

* Desmidorchis impostor spec. nov. (Apocynaceae; Asclepiadoideae; Ceropegieae), a not-so-new, new stapeliad from northern Oman (H A. Jonkers)

* What's in a name: epithets in Aloe L. (Asphodelaceae) and what to call the next new species Estrela (Figueiredo and Gideon F. Smith)

* Aloe nicholsii Gideon F.Sm. & N.R.Crouch (Asphodelaceae): a new leptoaloe from KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa (Gideon F. Smith and Neil R. Crouch)

* Epitypes for two archetypal stapeliads: Stapelia hirsuta and S. (Orbea ) variegata (Gordon D. Rowley)

* Lectotypification of Portulaca grandiflora var. grandiflora (Gordon D. Rowley)

* Gilbert Westacott Reynolds: his study of Aloe and a bibliography of his work (Colin C. Walker)

* An up-to-date familial and suprafamilial classification of succulent plants (Reto Nyffeler and Urs Eggli)

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