African Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology - 6 (1-2), 2012

African Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology - 6 (1), 2012



Contents:


Research Articles


Gamal K. M. Ali and Abdeen M. Omer

        Pharmaceuticals in Sudan: Development in regulations, governance and implementation of national drug policies

       
Jesjeet Singh Gill, Tan Jin Teong, Lee Hong Gee, Tan Jing Wen and Rosy Jawan

        Adherence to metabolic monitoring guidelines in atypical antipsychotic treated subjects: Do physicians comply?

       
Naseem Ullah, Muhammad Farid Khan and Muhammad Mukhtiar

        Human blood glutathione (GSH) as a tool for arsenic detoxification

        
Mir Hadi Khayate Nouri and Ali Namvaran Abbas Abad

        Antinociceptive effect of Matricaria chamomilla on vincristine-induced peripheral neuropathy in mice

       
Ya-li LV, An-jie LAN, Yuan-yuan LAN, Chao LI, Ning LEI, Cheng WU and Li-hong LIU

        Activity of curcumin against human cytomegalovirus in vitro


Du Bing,Cui Wen-peng,Xu Guo-liang, Sun Guo-qiang, Wu Guo-dong, Qu Rui, Lin Shu-mei, Liu Yun-yang, Qin Ling

        A meta-analysis of the efficacy and safety of arotinolol in the treatment of Chinese patients with essential hypertension

     
Naveed Muhammad, Muhammad Saeed, Barkatullah, Muhammad Ibrar and Haroon Khan

        Pharmacognostic studies of Viola betonicifolia
       

Pei-Xi Zhao, Chao Wang, Li Qin, Ming Yuan, Qian Xiao, Ying-Hua Guo and Ai-Dong Wen

        Effect of clinical pharmacist’s pharmaceutical care intervention to control hypertensive outpatients in China  

      
Shaoxia Liu, Shanshan Chen, Xinwei Ren and Guojun Zhang

        A meta analysis of the efficacy and safety of moxifloxacin in Chinese patients with multi-drug resistant pulmonary tuberculosisosis 

       
Konstantinos Goltsos, Dimitrios Soulas, Carlos A. Cordente Martínez, Maria Zakynthinaki, Antonio J. Monroy Antón and Gema Sáez Rodríguez

        Anabolic drugs consumption of high school students participating in school championships of physical education

       

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African Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology - 6 (2), 2012



Contents:


Review

 
Y. XiaoMing, F. JianQiao, Z. FangFang, S. XiaoMei and L. Yi

        Loss of menstruation associated with furazolidone: A case report and  review of literature

     
Kingston Rajiah, Sajesh K. Veettil, Suresh Kumar and Elizabeth M. Mathew

        Study on various types of infections related to balanitis in circumcised or uncircumcised male and its causes, symptoms and management

       
Research Articles

 
Yen-Jung Chou, Cheng-Yi Kuo, Pei-Yi Chen, Lih-Lian Chen, Kun-Yun Yeh, Hsien-Shen Kuo and Chin-Hsien Chang

        Oral administration of Qing-Shu-Yi-Qi-Tang reduce lung cancer-induced cachexia in mice

     
M. J. Saka, A. O Saka, A. A. G. Jimoh and I. S. Abdulraheem

        Therapeutic value of multivitamin: Reducing emerging symptoms of menopausal women helping as a child care giver in Nigeria

     
Ravi Sheshala, Nurzalina Khan and Yusrida Darwis

        Validated high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) method for the determination of sumatriptan in rabbit plasma: Application to pharmacokinetic study

      
Shila Jalalpour and Abdol Ghaffar Ebadi

        Frequency of isolated antibiotic resistant bacterial strains from nursing staff (Azzahra Hospital, Iran)

      
Shila Jalalpour and Abdol Ghaffar Ebadi

        Role of nano structure of crystalline layer and beta lactamase nano enzyme in antibiotics resistant bacteria
        

Xilian Hu, Haibao Xie, Quanshen Yang, Yazhen Wang, Gengxiang Mao, Weihong Xu, Yuandong Lv, Xiaolin Wen, Pinghua Tao, Bing Lin, Guofu Wang and Jing Yan

        Cannabinoid receptor 2 gene polymorphism was associated with bone  mineral density and t-score in Chinese postmenopausal women  

       

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African Journal of Biotechnology - 10 (81), 2011

Contents:

2nd International Conference on Biotechnology Engineering (ICBioE’11), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 17th to 19th May 2011
Special Issue

 
Introduction


Review

 
Abdul Haseeb Ansari and Parveen Jamal

LMOs/GMOs, the environment and the people: A critical exposition


Abass O. Alade, Ahmad T. Jameel, Suleyman A. Muyibi, Mohamed I. Abdul Karim and Md. Zahangir Alam

Application of semifluidized bed bioreactor as novel bioreactor system for the treatment of palm oil mill effluent (POME)


Mohd Mustafa Al Bakri Abdullah, Akmal Hadi Ma’Radzi, Noor Akmal Mohamad Saleh, Syazni Zainul Kamal and Noorulnajwa Diyana Yaacob

Production of effective microorganism using halal-based sources: A review


Research Articles

 
Azura Amid, Nurul Najwa Johan, Parveen Jamal and Wan Norzaidani Wan Mohd Zain

Observation of antioxidant activity of leaves, callus and suspension culture of Justicia gendarusa


Noor Mohammad, Md. Zahangir Alam, Nassereldeen A. Kabashi and Opatokun Suraj Adebayo

Development of compatible fungal mixed culture for composting process of oil palm industrial waste


Wan Dalila Wan Chik, Azura Amid and Parveen Jamal

Predicting group of metabolites available in partially purified tomato leaves extract showing anticancer activity by high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) and Fourier transform infrared (FTIR)


Azura Amid, Sulawati Semail and Pareen Jamal

Tomato leaves methanol extract possesses anti-inflammatory activity via inhibition of lipopolysacharide (LPS)-induced prostaglandin (PGE2)


Erlina Abdullah, Raha Ahmad Raus and Parveen Jamal

Evaluation of antibacterial activity of flowering plants and optimization of process conditions for the extraction of antibacterial compounds from Spathiphyllum cannifolium leaves


Zaki Zainudin

Visual plumes coastal dispersion modeling in south-west Sabah


Harmin Sulistiyaning Titah, Siti Rozaimah Sheikh Abdullah, Nurina Anuar, Mushrifah Idris, Hassan Basri and Muhammad Mukhlisin

Isolation and screening of arsenic resistant rhizobacteria of Ludwigia octovalvis


Aliyu Salihu, Md. Zahangir Alam, M. Ismail AbdulKarim and Hamzah, M. Salleh

Evaluation of nutritional components by Plackett-Burman design for Penicillium citrinum lipase production using palm oil mill effluent


Naznin Sultana and Mohammed Rafiq Abdul Kadir

Study of in vitro degradation of biodegradable polymer based thin films and tissue engineering scaffolds


Vasila Packeer Mohamed, Yumi Zuhanis Has-Yun Hashim, Azura Amid, Maizirwan Mel, Abdul Razak Kamarulzaman, Muhammad Adil Ab Wahab and Salfarina Ezrina Mohmad Saberi

Chinese hamster ovary (CHO-K1) cells expressed native insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1) gene towards efficient mammalian cell culture host system


Nur Hidayah Zainan, Md. Zahangir Alam and Ma’an Fahmi Al-Khatib

Production of sugar by hydrolysis of empty fruit bunches using palm oil mill effluent (POME) based cellulases: Optimization study


Shah S. Rashid, Md. Zahangir Alam, M. I. A. Karim and M. H. Salleh

Development of pretreatment of empty fruit bunches for enhanced enzymatic saccharification


Al-Shwyeh Hussah Abdullah, Mohamed Elwathig Saeed Mirghani and Parveen Jamal

Antibacterial activity of Malaysian mango kernel


Ahmed Idris Adewale, Mohamed Elwathig Saeed Mirghani, Suleyman Aremu Muyibi, Jamal Ibrahim Daoud and Mikail Maryam Abimbola

Disinfection studies of Nahar (Mesua ferrea) seed kernel oil using pour plate method


Mohammed S. Jami, Mustapha Mujeli and Nassereldeen A. Kabbashi

Simulation of ammoniacal nitrogen effluent using feedforward multilayer neural networks


Ma’an Fahmi Alkhatib, Md. Zahangir Alam, Suleyman A. Muyibi and Iman A. F Husain

An isolated bacterial consortium for crude oil biodegradation


Nassereldeen A. Kabbashi, Mohammed Elwathig and Ili Nadirah Bt Jamil

Application of activated carbon from empty fruit bunch (EFB) for mercury [Hg(II)] removal from aqueous solution
 

Dayana Amira, R., Roshanida, A. R., Rosli, M. I., Siti Fatimah Zahrah, M. F., Mohd Anuar, J. and Nazrul Adha, C. M.

Bioconversion of empty fruit bunches (EFB) and palm oil mill effluent (POME) into compost using Trichoderma virens


Nassereldeen A. Kabbashi, Mohammed Saedi, Munif A. Jazzar and Nur Adibah Azman

Integrated scheduled waste management system in Kuala Lumpur using expert system


Parveen Jamal, Anumsima Ahmad Barkat and Azura Amid

Response surface optimization of the process conditions for anti-diabetic compounds from Cucumis sativus


Parveen Jamal, Ismail Abdul Karim, Erlina Abdullah, Raha Ahmad Raus and Yumi Zuhanis Hashim

Phytochemical screening for antibacterial activity of potential Malaysian medicinal plants


Opatokun Suraj Adebayo, Nassereldeen. A. Kabbashi, Md. Zahangir Alam, Aliyu Salihu, Alade Abass and Tijani Iyabo Dasola Ruqayyah

Composting of food and yard wastes by locally isolated fungal strains


Nur Hanis Mohamad Hanapi, Md. Zahangir Alam and Mohamed Ismail Abdul Karim

Optimization of process parameters for the production of citric acid using sewage sludge as major fermentation media


Ma’an Alkhatib, Rasha Mohammed Abd, Md. Zahangir Alam and Hamzah Mohd. Saleh

Enzymatic hydrolysis of oil palm empty fruit bunch using immobilized cellulase enzyme


Mohd Azmir Arifin, Maizirwan Mel, Siti Hajar Salim, Mohamed Ismail Abdul Karim and Sharifah Syed Hassan

Optimization of Newcastle disease virus production in T-flask


Maizirwan Mel, Mohd Azmir Arifin, Mohd Hider Kamarudin, Mohamed Ismail Abdul Karim and Faridah Yusof

Simple process capability analysis and quality validation of monoclonal antibody production in bench-top bioreactor


Bala, M., Salleh, H. M., Amid, A., Mel, M. and Jami, M. S.

Recovery of recombinant bromelain from Escherichia coli BL21-AI


Azlin S. Azmi, Cheng G. Ngoh and Maizirwan Mel

Prediction of significant factors in the production of ethanol by ragi tapai co-culture using Taguchi methodology


Farah Ahmad, Ahmad Tariq Jameel, Mohd Hider Kamarudin and Maizirwan Mel

Study of growth kinetic and modeling of ethanol production by Saccharomyces cerevisae


Irwandi Jaswir, Hammed Ademola Monsur and Hamzah Mohd. Salleh

Nano-structural analysis of fish collagen extracts for new process development


Irwandi Jaswir, Dedi Noviendri, Hamzah Mohd. Salleh, Muhammad Taher and Kazuo Miyashita

Isolation of fucoxanthin and fatty acids analysis of Padina australis and cytotoxic effect of fucoxanthin on human lung cancer (H1299) cell lines


Noorbatcha, I. A., Hamzah, F., Salleh, H. M. and Idid, S. Z.

Prediction of anticancer activity of aliphatic nitrosoureas using quantum chemical quantitative structure activity relation (QSAR) methods


Abdullah Al Mamun, Md. Zahangir Alam, Nik Amirul Nik Mohd and Shah Samiur Rashid

Adsorption of heavy metal from landfill leachate by wasted biosolids


Raha Ahmad Raus, Tan Wen Siang, Abdul Manaf Ali and Khatijah Yusoff

An intermediate region in C-terminal of phosphoprotein is required for binding to nucleocapsid of Newcastle disease virus


Mohammed A. AlSaadi, Abdullah Al-Mamun, Suleyman Aremu Muyibi, Md. Zahangir Alam, Iis Sopyan, Muataz Ali Atieh and Yehya M. Ahmed

Synthesis of various carbon nanomaterials (CNMs) on powdered activated carbon


Mohammed S. Jami, Masashi Iwata, Suleyman A. Muyibi, Mohd Ismail Abd. Karim, Ma’an Fahmi R. Al-Khatib and Mujeli Mustapha

Enhanced electroforced sedimentation of various solid-liquid systems


Daruliza Kernain, Rahmah Noordin and Ming Thong Ong

Cloning of pCDNA3-IgG4 and pQE-2-IgG4 human hinge region cDNA for intrasplenic and intraperitoneal immunization

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African Journal of Biotechnology - 10 (51), 2011

Contents:


Review


Bhaskar Roy, Shuang Liang, Peng Zhang, mei-xian Wang, Fang Zhou, Wan Chi Cheong David and Yun-gen Miao

Probability to produce animal vaccines in insect baculovirus expression system


Gana, A. S.

The role of synthetic growth hormones in crop multiplication and improvement


Jian Gao, Zhiming Zhang, Luo Mao, Qin Cheng, Li Liu, Haijian Lin, Yaou Shen, Shibin Gao, Maojun Zhao and Guangtang Pan

Advances on research epigenetic change of hybrid and polyploidy in plants

 
Research Articles


GENETICS AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY


Néjia Zoghlami, Aida Bouagila, Myriame Lamine, Haifa Hajri and Abdelwahed Ghorbel

Population genetic structure analysis in endangered Hordeum vulgare landraces from Tunisia: Conservation strategies


Rhouma-Chatti Soumaya, Baraket Ghada, Dakhlaoui-Dkhil Sonia, Zehdi-Azouzi Salwa and Trifi Mokhtar

Molecular research on the genetic diversity of Tunisian date palm (Phoenix dactylifera L.) using the random amplified microsatellite polymorphism (RAMPO) and amplified fragment length polymorphism (AFLP) methods


Rong Du, Juan Du, Jian Qin, Li-Chun Cui, Jian Hou, Hong Guan and Xiao-Rong An

Molecular cloning and sequence analysis of the cat myostatin gene 5´ regulatory region


Weiwei Wu, Xianglong Li, Rongyan Zhou, Lanhui Li and Huiqin Zheng

Origin and differentiation of a special fragment from Capra hircus agouti gene


PLANT AND AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGY


Li-Sha Liu, Ren Li, Yongqin Zhao, Chang-Long Wen, Shuxin Ren and Yang-Dong Guo

High efficiency regeneration and genetic stability analysis of somatic clones of Gynura bicolor DC.
 

Wei Jiang, Shouping Yang, Deyue Yu and Junyi Gai

A comparative study of ATPase subunit 9 (Atp9) gene between cytoplasmic male sterile line and its maintainer line in soybeans

 
An Feng, Kong Lingxue, Gong Lidan, Wang Zhenhui and Lin Weifu

Involvement of rootstocks and their hydraulic conductance in the drought resistance of grafted rubber trees


Z. G. Ginbot and Jill M. Farrant

Physiological response of selected eragrostis species to water-deficit stress


Ilker Nizam

Effects of salinity stress on water uptake, germination and early seedling growth of perennial ryegrass


Pavan Kumar Pindi

Mycorrhizal association of some agroforestry tree species in two social forestry nurseries


Ridvan Polat and Selami Selvi

Edible macrofungi of Edremit Gulf (Balikesir) in Turkey


Behzad Babazadeh Darjazi

Comparison of volatile components of flower, leaf, peel and juice of ‘Page’ mandarin [(Citrus reticulata var ‘Dancy’ × Citrus paradisi var ‘Duncan’) × Citrus clementina]


ENVIRONMENTAL BIOTECHNOLOGY


El ouardy Khay, Mohamed Idaomar, Lorenzo Miguel Pastrana Castro, Paula Fajardo Bernárdez, Nadia Skali Senhaji and Jamal Abrini

Antimicrobial activities of the bacteriocin-like substances produced by lactic acid bacteria isolated from Moroccan dromedary milk


Guanghua Yang, Yucai He, Zhiqiang Cai, Xiyue Zhao, Liqun Wang, and Li Wang

Isolation and characterization of Pseudomonas putida WLY for reactive brilliant red x-3b decolorization


Cheng-xu Sun, Hong-xing Cao, Hong-bo Shao, Xin-tao Lei and Yong Xiao

Growth and physiological responses to water and nutrient stress in oil palm


FOOD TECHNOLOGY

 
Zhiping He, Maorun Fu and Linchun Mao

Total phenolic, condensed tannin and antioxidant activity of four Carya species from China


Parang Nikmaram, Mohamad Said Yarmand and Zahra Emamjomeh

Effect of cooking methods on chemical composition, quality and cook loss of camel muscle (Longissimus dorsi) in comparison with veal


S. J. Hosseini-Vashan, N. Afzali, A. Golian, A. Allahressani, M. A. Nasseri and M. Mallakeneh

Comparison of yolk fatty acid content, blood and egg cholesterol of hens fed diets containing palm olein oil and kilka fish oil


APPLIED BIOCHEMISTRY

 
Samaneh Kazemiani and Alireza Motallebi-Azar

Increasing gland number and red pigments in St. John’s wort in vitro culture: Influence of mannitol, sucrose and hydrolyzed casein


Nor Hasnida Hassan, Nor Azah Mohd Ali, Fadhilah Zainudin and Haliza Ismail

Effect of 6-benzylaminopurine (BAP) in different basal media on shoot multiplication of Aquilaria hirta and detection of essential oils in the in vitro shoots


MEDICAL AND PHARMACEUTICAL BIOTECHNOLOGY


Jun-Ling He, Juan-Wen Zhang, Guo-Cai Lv, Ying Zhao, Xiao-Ping Hong

Study on the serum oxidative stress status in silicosis patients


Y. H. Zhang, S. F. Gao, T. Du, H. G. Chen, H.Z.Wang, T.T.Zhu and J. W. Zhang

Direct multiple shoot induction and plant regeneration from dormant buds of Codonopsis pilosula (Franch.) Nannf.


Mohammad Froughreyhani, Amin Salem Milani, Saeed Rahimi, Sahar Shakouie and Somaieh Fateh

Comparison of apical sealing ability of resected mineral trioxide aggregate, gutta-percha and a resin-based root canal filling material (resilon)


Akinboro Akeem, Kamaruzaman Bin Mohamed, Mohd Zaini Asmawi and Othman Ahmad Sofiman

Mutagenic and antimutagenic potentials of fruit juices of five medicinal plants in Allium cepa L.: Possible influence of DPPH free radical scavengers


FISHERY SCIENCE


Gang Han, Na Song, Li yan Zhang, Xi fu Sun and Tian xiang Gao

Genetic and phylogenetic analysis of ten Gobiidae species in China based on amplified fragment length polymorphism (AFLP) analysis


BIOTECHNIQUES


Jing Mao,Geert Stoopen, Maarten A.Jongsma1 and Cai-yun Wang

A novel expression cassette for the efficient visual selection of transformed tissues in florist's chrysanthemum (Chrysanthemum morifolium Ramat.)


Li Wan, Zhi-Biao Wang, Qi-gui Yan, Xu Wang, Yan Lei, Lan Zuo, Yu Cheng, Yu-Peng Ren and Wan-zhu Guo

Genetic diversity of Escherichia coli isolated from commercial swine farms revealed by enterobacterial repetitive intergenic consensus PCR (ERIC-PCR) and repetitive extragenic palindrome PCR (REP-PCR)


Ze-Jian Wang, Ping Wang, Ju Chu and Si-Liang Zhang

Optimization of nutritional requirements and ammonium feeding strategies for improving vitamin B12 production by Pseudomonas denitrificans


ANIMAL SCIENCE


Khaled A. Abd El-Razik, Salama M. Abd El-Hafez, Waleed S. Shell and Yasser A. Ghazi

The immunological response of RB51 vaccinated buffalo calves using brucella periplasmic proteins as ELISA antigen

     

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African Journal of Biotechnology - 10 (48), 2011

Contents:

Review


Keshav Prasad Shukla, Shivesh Sharma, Nand Kumar Singh, Vasudha Singh, Kirti Tiwari and Sphoorti Singh

Nature and role of root exudates: Efficacy in bioremediation


Tengku Haziyamin Tengku Abdul Hamid, Azzmer Azzar Abdul Hamid and Fahrul Huyop

A review on non-stereospecific haloalkanoic acid dehalogenases


Yue-fei Xu, Hao Chen, He Zhou, Jing-wei JIN and Tian-ming Hu

Acclimation of morphology and physiology in turf grass to low light environment: A review


Research Articles


GENETICS AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY


Zhiyuan Chen, Yongjun Wu, Lijun Di, Yufang Shen and Guodong Wang

AtCCX1 transports Na+ and K+ in Pitch pastoris


Yue-Yi Chen, Li-Feng Wang, Shu-Guang Yang, Wei-Min Tian

Molecular characterization of HbEREBP2, a jasmonate-responsive transcription factor from Hevea brasiliensis Muell. Arg.


J. Li, X. M. Li, Y.G. Qin, Y. Tang, L. Wang, C. Ma and H. X. Li

Optimized system for plant regeneration of watermelon (Citrullus lanatus Thumb.)


Adel Dhief, Ferdaws Guasmi, Tibra Triki, Neffati Mohamed and Samira Aschi-Smiti.

Natural genetic variation in Calligonum Tunisian genus analyzed by RAPD markers


PLANT AND AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGY


Hua Yang, Huang Li, Li-qun Rao, Gui-you Long, Guo-rong Shi and Guo-ping Peng

Effects of exogenous ABA on antioxidant enzymes in detached citrus leaves treated by rapid freezing


S. P. Zuo, L. T. Ye and H. Mei

Physiological basis for allelopathic potential of different wheat cultivars in heading period on the Loess Plateau of China

  
Muklesur Rahman, Siti Hajar Ahmad, Mahmud Tengku Muda Mohamed and Mohamad Zaki Ab. Rahman

Extraction of Jatropha curcas fruits for antifungal activity against anthracnose (Colletotrichum gloeosporioides) of papaya


Idu, M. and Onyibe, H. I.

Nature of ergastic substances in some Poaceae seeds


Hala El-Adawi, Yasser Abdel-Fattah and Abeer Abd El-Wahab

Application of numerical modeling for optimization of selective hot water extraction of taxifolin from ‘milk thistle’ seeds


Gulnur Mertoglu Elmas

Comparison of various pulping characteristic of Fraxinus angustifolia Vahl. wood


ENVIRONMENTAL BIOTECHNOLOGY


Mohamed Anwar K. Abdelhalim

Diagnostic radiographic examinations in Saudi Arabia based on thermoluminescent dosimetery


H. Kheyrodin and H. Antoun

Tillage and manure effect on soil physical and chemical properties and on carbon and nitrogen mineralization potentials


Gurung Anup, Kang Woo-Chang and Oh Sang-Eun

Removal of nitrogen from anaerobically digested swine wastewater using an anoxic/oxic (A/O) process complemented with a sulfur-packed biofilter


INDUSTRIAL MICROBIOLOGY


Ranjan Singh, Rajeeva Gaur, Farrukh Jamal and Manogya Kumar Gaur

A novel fermentor system optimized for continuous production of pullulan


Anqun Chen, Linka Xie, Ming Ni, Mathee Kalai and Deying Tian

The effect of mucA allele on biofilm architecture and the biofilm-related proteomes


FOOD TECHNOLOGY


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

The effects of applied nitrogen fertilizer and leaf positions on levels of micronutrients, anti-nutrients and toxic substances in Amaranthus cruentus


Amrollah Nabigol and Hosein Morshedi

Evaluation of the antifungal activity of the Iranian thyme essential oils on the postharvest pathogens of Strawberry fruits


Ayşe Gürel Inanli, Nermin Karaton and Özlem Emir Çoban

Sensorial, chemical and microbiological quality of anchovy cake


A. A. Sowemimo, C. Pendota, B. Okoh, T. Omotosho, N. Idika, A. A. Adekunle and A. J. Afolayan

Chemical composition, antimicrobial activity, proximate analysis and mineral content of the seed of Detarium senegalense JF Gmelin


APPLIED BIOCHEMISTRY


Nazia Mehboob, Muhammad Javaid Asad, Muhammad Imran, Muhammad Gulfraz, Feroza H. Wattoo, Saqib H. Hadri and Muhammad Asghar

Production of lignin peroxidase by Ganoderma leucidum using solid state fermentation


MEDICAL AND PHARMACEUTICAL BIOTECHNOLOGY


Jian He, Xu He, Hai-ying Zhang, Xu-fang Yang, Jin He, Li-hong Zhang and Yu-lin Li

Effect of the Chinese herb Mesima Reishi UE-1 on invasion of human ovarian cancer cells in vitro


Mohammad Dallak

In vivo, hypolipidemic and antioxidant effects of Citrullus colocynthis pulp extract in alloxan-induced diabetic rats


Samad Akbarzadeh, Iraj Nabipour, Seyed Mojtaba Jaffari, Niloofar Motamed, Ali Movahed, Mostafa Mirzaei and Ali Reza Rahbar

Relationship among sera lipoprotein abnormalities in healthy individuals with background of diabetic sibling


Sultan Ayaz, Sanaullah Khan, Shahid Niaz Khan, Sumaira Shams, Muhammad Saqalain, Jan Ahmad, Afshan Bibi, Mansoor Ahmad, Sumera Noreen and Mubashir Hussain

Cutaneous leishmaniasis in Karak, Pakistan: Report of an outbreak and comparison of diagnostic techniques


ENTOMOLOGY


Xu-hong Song, Ping-ping Wang and Hong-yu Zhang

Phosphine resistance in Rhyzopertha dominica (Fabricius) (Coleoptera: Bostrichidae) from different geographical populations in China


Arezo Davoudi, Nouraddin Shayesteh, Davood Shirdel and Abbas Hosseinzadeh

Effect of diethyl maleate on toxicity of linalool against two stored product insects in laboratory condition


FISHERY SCIENCE

 
Mundodu Shubha and Sarjapur R. Reddy

Effect of stocking density on growth, maturity, fecundity, reproductive behaviour and fry production in the mouth brooding cichlid Oreochromis mossambicus (Peters)


PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCE

 
Gholamreza Dehghan Noudeh, Payam Khazaeli, Effat Behravan, Masoud Ahmadi Afzadi, Ali Dehghan-Noudeh and Masih Hassani

Evaluating the toxicity of permeability enhanchers of polyethylene glycol brij ethers surfactants group on cellular membranes and some of their physicochemical properties


Lei Chen, Jianyu Su, Xiangzhai Zhang, Lin Li and Xiaowei He

Immunogenicity of novel sulfadimethoxide conjugates


Qiang Yuan, Lan He and Lei Mao

Simultaneous qualitative and quantitative analysis of Tangkening granule using thin layer chromatography (TLC) and high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC)


ANIMAL SCIENCE

 
Chun-sheng Bai, Rui-zhong Zhang, Chao Jiang, Rong Yan, Jian-guo Han, Yu Zhu and Ying-jun Zhang

Characterization of carbohydrate fractions and fermentation quality in ensiled alfalfa treated with different additives


Khalid K Kadhim, ABZ Zuki, SMA Babjee, MM Noordin and Zamri-Saad, M

Morphological and histochemical observations of the red jungle fowl tongue Gallus gallus

  
J. O. Ayo, N. S. Minka and E. S. Idoga

Ameliorative effects of ascorbic acid on rectal temperature, excitability score and liveweight of rabbits transported by road

Taxon - 61 (1), 2012

Contents:

Review

Western Eurasian-western North American disjunct plant taxa: The dry-adapted ends of formerly widespread north temperate mesic lineages—and examples of long-distance dispersal
Kadereit, Joachim W.; Baldwin, Bruce G.

Systematics and Phylogeny

Systematics and evolution of the needle grasses (Poaceae: Pooideae: Stipeae) based on analysis of multiple chloroplast loci, ITS, and lemma micromorphology
Romaschenko, Konstantin; Peterson, Paul M.; Soreng, Robert J.; Garcia-Jacas, Nuria; Futorna, Oksana; Susanna, Alfonso

Phylogenetic placement of the enigmatic orchid genera Thaia and Tangtsinia: Evidence from molecular and morphological characters
Xiang, Xiao-Guo; Li, De-Zhu; Jin, Wei-Tao; Zhou, Hai-Lang; Li, Jian-Wu; Jin, Xiao-Hua

Phylogeny and taxonomy of Tribulocarpus (Aizoaceae): A paraphyletic species and an adaptive shift from zoochorous trample burrs to anemochorous nuts
Thulin, Mats; Thiede, Joachim; Liede-Schumann, Sigrid

Bristly versus juicy: Phylogenetic position and taxonomy of Sphaerocoma (Caryophyllaceae)
Kool, Anneleen; Perrigo, Allison; Thulin, Mats

Mid-Miocene divergence of Ionopsidium and Cochlearia and its impact on the systematics and biogeography of the tribe Cochlearieae (Brassicaceae)
Koch, Marcus A.

Phylogeny and biogeography of Lonchocarpus sensu lato and its allies in the tribe Millettieae (Leguminosae, Papilionoideae)
da Silva, Marcos José; de Queiroz, Luciano Paganucci; Tozzi, Ana Maria Goulart de Azevedo; Lewis, Gwilym Peter; de Sousa, Anete Pereira

Phylogenetic inference of New Caledonian lineages of Sapindaceae: Molecular evidence requires a reassessment of generic circumscriptions
Buerki, Sven; Forest, Félix; Callmander, Martin W.; Lowry II, Porter P.; Devey, Dion S.; Munzinger, Jérôme

Infrageneric classification of Calibrachoa (Solanaceae) based on morphological and molecular evidence
Fregonezi, Jéferson Nunes; de Freitas, Loreta Brandao; Bonatto, Sandro L.; Semir, Joao; Stehmann, Joao Renato

Pollen morphology and phylogeny of the tribe Tabernaemontaneae (Apocynaceae, subfamily Rauvolfioideae)
van der Weide, Jasmijn C.; van der Ham, Raymond W.J.M.

Annual plants colonizing the Arctic? Phylogeography and genetic variation in the Euphrasia minima complex (Orobanchaceae)
Gussarova, Galina; Alsos, Inger Greve; Brochmann, Christian

Phylogeny of the tribe Phlomideae (Lamioideae: Lamiaceae) with special focus on Eremostachys and Phlomoides: New insights from nuclear and chloroplast sequences
Salmaki, Yasaman; Zarre, Shahin; Ryding, Olof; Lindqvist, Charlotte; Scheunert, Agnes; Bräuchler, Christian; Heubl, Günther

Phylogenetics of the Chiliotrichum group (Compositae: Astereae): The story of the fascinating radiation in the paleate Astereae genera from southern South America
Bonifacino, José M.; Funk, Vicki A.

Polyploidy, infraspecific cytotype variation, and speciation in Goldenrods: The cytogeography of Solidago subsect. Humiles (Asteraceae) in North America
Peirson, Jess A.; Reznicek, Anton A.; Semple, John C.

Phylogeny, biogeography, and chromosome evolution of the amphitropical genus Grindelia (Asteraceae) inferred from nuclear ribosomal and chloroplast sequence data
Moore, Abigail J.; Bartoli, Adriana; Tortosa, Roberto D.; Baldwin, Bruce G.

Automatic extraction of leaf characters from herbarium specimens
Corney, David P.A.; Clark, Jonathan Y.; Tang, H. Lilian; Wilkin, Paul

Guidelines for the preliminary evaluation of general nomenclature manuscripts submitted to Taxon
Moore, Gerry

Latin shaken, not stirred
Alves, Ruy José Válka; da Silva, Nílber Gonçalves; Pereira, Jorge Fontella

Lectotypification of the name Eleutheranthera ovata Poit. (Asteraceae: Ecliptinae)
Orchard, Anthony E.; Wilson, Annette J.G.

Guidelines for proposals to conserve or reject names
McNeill, John; Redhead, Scott A.; Wiersema, John H.

(2044) Proposal to conserve the name Agaricus tabescens against A. socialis (Basidiomycota)
Redhead, Scott A.; Antonín, Vladimír; Tomšovský, Michal; Volk, Thomas J.; Munda, Alenka; Piltaver, Andrej

(2045) Proposal to conserve the name Selaginella densa Rydb. against S. densa R. Sim (Selaginellaceae) with a note on S. apoda
Reveal, James L.; Gandhi, Kanchi N.

(2046) Proposal to conserve the name Celtis glabrata Steven ex Planch. against C. glabrata A. Spreng. (Cannabaceae) with a conserved type
Whittemore, Alan T.

(2047) Proposal to conserve the name Geranium pyrenaicum (Geraniaceae) with a conserved type
Aedo, Carlos; Fumeaux, Nicolas

(2048) Proposal to reject the name Oisodix fulva (Salicaceae)
Stuber, Stephanie M.; Lim, Gwynne S.; Gunner, Simon T.; Carvalho, Mónica R.; Reveal, James L.

Nomenclatural Novelties

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Delmail, David; Chambet, Audrey; Boustie, Joël

Reviews and Notices of Publications
Schmid, Rudolf

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Plant Pathology - 61 (1), 2012

Contents:

Review


Concepts of plant health – reviewing and challenging the foundations of plant protection (pages 1–15)

T. F. Döring, M. Pautasso, M. R. Finckh and M. S. Wolfe


Original Articles


In-field distribution of Plasmodiophora brassicae measured using quantitative real-time PCR (pages 16–28)

A.-C. Wallenhammar, C. Almquist, M. Söderström and A. Jonsson


Powdery scab resistance in Solanum tuberosum: an assessment of cultivar × environment effect (pages 29–36)

U. Merz, A. K. Lees, L. Sullivan, R. Schwärzel, T. Hebeisen, H. G. Kirk, K. Bouchek-Mechiche and H. R. Hofferbert


Spatial analysis and incidence–density relationships for downy mildew on hop (pages 37–47)

D. H. Gent, J. L. Farnsworth and D. A. Johnson


Identification of isolate-specific resistance QTLs to phytophthora root rot using an intraspecific recombinant inbred line population of pepper (Capsicum annuum) (pages 48–56)

H. T. H. Truong, K. T. Kim, D. W. Kim, S. Kim, Y. Chae, J. H. Park, D. G. Oh and M. C. Cho


Effect of phenology on susceptibility of Norway spruce (Picea abies) to fungal pathogens (pages 57–62)

P. Krokene, E. Lahr, L. S. Dalen, T. Skroppa and H. Solheim


Evaluating aggressiveness and host range of Alternaria dauci in a controlled environment (pages 63–75)

C. Boedo, S. Benichou, R. Berruyer, S. Bersihand, A. Dongo, P. Simoneau, M. Lecomte, M. Briard, V. Le Clerc and P. Poupard


The use of digital image analysis and real-time PCR fine-tunes bioassays for quantification of Cercospora leaf spot disease in sugar beet breeding (pages 76–84)

B. M. A. De Coninck, O. Amand, S. L. Delauré, S. Lucas, N. Hias, G. Weyens, J. Mathys, E. De Bruyne and B. P. A. Cammue


Genetic structure of the fungal grapevine pathogen Eutypa lata from four continents (pages 85–95)

R. Travadon, K. Baumgartner, P. E. Rolshausen, W. D. Gubler, M. R. Sosnowski, P. Lecomte, F. Halleen and J.-P. Péros


A nonlinear model for temperature-dependent development of Erysiphe necator chasmothecia on grapevine leaves (pages 96–105)

S. E. Legler, T. Caffi and V. Rossi


Development of microsatellite markers from the transcriptome of Erysiphe necator for analysing population structure in North America and Europe (pages 106–119)

O. Frenkel, I. Portillo, M. T. Brewer, J. P. Péros, L. Cadle-Davidson and M. G. Milgroom


Silicon induced resistance against powdery mildew of roses caused by Podosphaera pannosa (pages 120–131)

R. Shetty, B. Jensen, N. P. Shetty, M. Hansen, C. W. Hansen, K. R. Starkey and H. J. L. Jorgensen


Effect of ammonium/nitrate ratio in nutrient solution on control of Fusarium wilt of tomato by Trichoderma asperellum T34 (pages 132–139)

C. Borrero, M.I. Trillas, A. Delgado and M. Avilés


Interactions between Fusarium verticillioides and Fusarium graminearum in maize ears and consequences for fungal development and mycotoxin accumulation (pages 140–151)

A. Picot, D. Hourcade-Marcolla, C. Barreau, L. Pinson-Gadais, D. Caron, F. Richard-Forget and C. Lannou


The conserved global regulator VeA is necessary for symptom production and mycotoxin synthesis in maize seedlings by Fusarium verticillioides (pages 152–160)

K. Myung, N. C. Zitomer, M. Duvall, A. E. Glenn, R. T. Riley and A. M. Calvo


Detection of Dickeya spp. latent infection in potato seed tubers using PCR or ELISA and correlation with disease incidence in commercial field crops under hot-climate conditions (pages 161–168)

L. Tsror (Lahkim), O. Erlich, M. Hazanovsky, B. Ben Daniel, U. Zig and S. Lebiush


Characterization of bacterial isolates from rotting potato tuber tissue showing antagonism to Dickeya sp. biovar 3 in vitro and in planta (pages 169–182)

R. Czajkowski, W. J. de Boer, J. A. van Veen and J. M. van der Wolf


Genomic characterization of Calla lily chlorotic spot virus and design of broad-spectrum primers for detection of tospoviruses (pages 183–194)

T.-C. Chen, J.-T. Li, Y.-P. Lin, Y.-C. Yeh, Y.-C. Kang, L.-H. Huang and S.-D. Yeh


Development of a polyvalent RT-PCR detection assay covering the genetic diversity of Cherry capillovirus A (pages 195–204)

A. Marais, L. Svanella-Dumas, M. Barone, P. Gentit, C. Faure, G. Charlot, A. Ragozzino and T. Candresse


Grapevine virus A variants of group II associated with Shiraz disease in South Africa are present in plants affected by Australian Shiraz disease, and have also been detected in the USA (pages 205–214)

D. E. Goszczynski and N. Habili


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Plant Breeding - 131 (1), 2012

Contents:

REVIEW ARTICLE


Breeding for resistance to ear rots caused by Fusarium spp. in maize – a review (pages 1–19)

Ákos Mesterházy, Marc Lemmens and Lana M. Reid


ORIGINAL ARTICLES


Identification of candidate gene–based SSR markers for lysine and tryptophan metabolic pathways in maize (Zea mays) (pages 20–27)

Banisetti K. Babu, Pawan K. Agrawal, Hari S. Gupta, Anil Kumar and Jagadeesh C. Bhatt


Inheritance of resistance to Gibberella ear rot and deoxynivalenol contamination in five flint maize crosses (pages 28–32)

Matthias Martin, Baldev S. Dhillon, Thomas Miedaner and Albrecht E. Melchinger


Mapping QTL for heat tolerance at flowering stage in rice using SNP markers (pages 33–41)

Changrong Ye, May A. Argayoso, Edilberto D. Redona, Sheryl N. Sierra, Marcelino A. Laza, Christine J. Dilla, Youngjun Mo, Michael J. Thomson, Joonghyoun Chin, Celia B. Delavina, Genaleen Q. Diaz and Jose E. Hernandez


Mapping of tms8 gene for temperature-sensitive genic male sterility (TGMS) in rice (Oryza sativa L.) (pages 42–47)

Appibhai J. Hussain, Jauhar Ali, Ebrahimali A. Siddiq, Vidya S. Gupta, Umesh K. Reddy and Prabhakar K. Ranjekar


Characterization of quantitative trait loci for number of primary branches in near-isogenic lines from a cross between the Oryza sativa cultivar ‘Hwayeongbyeo’ and the wild relative Oryza rufipogon (pages 48–53)

Shi-Dong Ji, Ping-Rong Yuan, Luo Xiao, Hyun-Sook Lee and Sang-Nag Ahn


Rapid phenotyping for adult-plant resistance to stripe rust in wheat (pages 54–61)

Lee T. Hickey, Peter M. Wilkinson, Cheridan R. Knight, Ian D. Godwin, Olena Y. Kravchuk, Elizabeth A. B. Aitken, Urmil K. Bansal, Harbans S. Bariana, Ian H. De Lacy and Mark J. Dieters


Assessment of the effects of the Gpc-B1 allele on senescence rate, grain protein concentration and mineral content in hard red spring wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) from the Pacific Northwest Region of the USA (pages 62–68)

Arron H. Carter, Dipak K. Santra and Kimberlee K. Kidwell


Development and identification of wheat–barley 2H chromosome translocation lines carrying the Isa gene (pages 69–74)

Hongda Zou, Ying Wu, Hongkui Liu, Zhishan Lin, Xingguo Ye, Xiao Chen and Yaping Yuan


Allelopathic potential of Triticum spp., Secale spp. and Triticosecale spp. and use of chromosome substitutions and translocations to improve weed suppression ability in winter wheat (pages 75–80)

Nils-Ove Bertholdsson, Staffan C. Andersson and Arnulf Merker


Molecular cytogenetic identification of a wheat-Aegilops geniculata Roth spontaneous chromosome substitution and its effects on the growth and physiological responses of seedlings to osmotic stress (pages 81–87)

Svetlana Landjeva, Konstantina Kocheva, Tania Karceva, Adél Sepsi, István Molnár, Annamária Schneider, Ganka Ganeva, Georgi Georgiev and Márta Molnár-Láng


Male parent effects on stigma receptivity and seed set of sorghum A-lines under chilling field temperatures (pages 88–93)

Ma. Eugenia Cisneros-López, Leopoldo E. Mendoza-Onofre and Víctor A. González-Hernández


Influence of types of sterile cytoplasm on the resistance to sorghum shoot fly (Atherigona soccata) (pages 94–99)

Umakanth V. Akula, Padmaja G. Poluru, Ashok Kumar Jangam and Patil V. Jagannath


Quantitative genetic parameters for selection of biomass yield in hybrid rye (pages 100–103)

Thomas Miedaner, Silvia Koch, Andreas Seggl, Brigitta Schmiedchen and Peer Wilde


Estimation of heritability of benzoxazinoid production in rye (Secale cereale) using gas chromatographic analysis (pages 104–109)

Ashley M. Brooks, David A. Danehower, J. Paul Murphy, S. Chris Reberg-Horton and James D. Burton


Efficiency of PowerCore in core set development using amplified fragment length polymorphic markers in mungbean (pages 110–117)

Kyaw Thu Moe, Jae-Gyun Gwag and Yong-Jin Park


Development of EST-derived SSR markers in pea (Pisum sativum) and their potential utility for genetic mapping and transferability (pages 118–124)

Raghvendra K. Mishra, Baniekal H. Gangadhar, Akula Nookaraju, Sushil Kumar and Se W. Park


Participatory approach in common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) breeding for drought tolerance for southern Ethiopia (pages 125–134)

Asrat Asfaw, Conny J. M. Almekinders, Matthew W. Blair and Paul C. Struik


Meiotic analysis of the hybrids between cultivated and synthetic tetraploid groundnuts (pages 135–138)

Nalini Mallikarjuna, Sandhya Srikanth, Ravi K. Vellanki, Deepak R. Jadhav, Kumkum Das and Hari D. Upadhyaya


Highly informative genic and genomic SSR markers to facilitate molecular breeding in cultivated groundnut (Arachis hypogaea) (pages 139–147)

Manish K. Pandey, Bhimana Gautami, Thandoniappan Jayakumar, Manda Sriswathi, Hari D. Upadhyaya, Makanahally V. Chennabyre Gowda, Thankappan Radhakrishnan, David J. Bertioli, Steven J. Knapp, Duglas R. Cook and Rajeev K. Varshney


Evaluation of a peanut collection for shell-colour traits in two diverse soil types (pages 148–154)

Ran Hovav, Hana Badani, Idit Ginzberg, Ilan Chedvat, Yael Brand and Shmuel Galili


Male Sterility in three crop Lupinus species (pages 155–163)

Jon C. Clements, Julia Wilson, Mark W. Sweetingham, John Quealy and Gordon Francis


Improved production of doubled haploids in Brassica rapa through microspore culture (pages 164–169)

Yun Zhang, Aijie Wang, Yang Liu, Yushu Wang and Hui Feng


The downy mildew resistance locus Pp523 is located on chromosome C8 of Brassica oleracea L. (pages 170–175)

Jorge D. Carlier, Claudia A. Alabaça, Paula S. Coelho, António A. Monteiro and José M. Leitao


A simple and rapid procedure for identification of seed coat colour at the early developmental stage of Brassica juncea and Brassica napus seeds (pages 176–179)

Ying Lu, Xianjun Liu, Shuyan Liu, Yingchun Yue, Chunyun Guan and Zhongsong Liu


Morphological traits of phytomers and shoots in the first year of growth as markers for predicting apple tree canopy architecture (pages 180–185)

Vidmantas Bendokas, Dalia Gelvonauskiene, Tadeusas Siksnianas, Grazina Staniene, Jurate B. Siksnianiene, Bronislovas Gelvonauskis and Vidmantas Stanys


Development of sequence-tagged site markers linked to the pillar growth type in peach (Prunus persica) (pages 186–192)

Osama Sajer, Ralph Scorza, Chris Dardick, Tetyana Zhebentyayeva, Albert G. Abbott and Renate Horn


Chromosomal regions associated with dollar spot resistance in colonial bentgrass (pages 193–197)

David Rotter, Emily Merewitz, Bingru Huang and Faith C. Belanger


Recurrent selection for increased seed germination in sand bluestem (Andropogon hallii) (pages 198–202)

Tim L. Springer


Parent–offspring correlation estimate of heritability for late blight resistance conferred by an accession of the tomato wild species Solanum pimpinellifolium (pages 203–210)

Heather L. Merk and Majid R. Foolad


The expression of pectin methylesterase in onion flower buds is associated with the dominant male-fertility restoration allele (pages 211–216)

Yumeng Huo, Jun Miao, Bingjiang Liu, Yanyan Yang, Yihui Zhang, Yasuki Tahara, Qingwei Meng, Qiwei He, Hidemi Kitano and Xiong Wu


SHORT COMMUNICATIONS


Inheritance of foliar blast resistance in pearl millet (Pennisetum glaucum) (pages 217–219)

Shashi K. Gupta, Rajan Sharma, Kedar N. Rai and Ram P. Thakur


Inheritance of resistance to sunflower broomrape (Orobanche cumana Wallr.) in an interspecific cross between Helianthus annuus and Helianthus debilis subsp. tardiflorus (pages 220–221)

Leonardo Velasco, Begona Pérez-Vich, Ahmed A. M. Yassein, Chao-Chien Jan and José M. Fernández-Martínez


Additional pea EST-SSR markers for comparative mapping in pea (Pisum sativum L.) (pages 222–226)

Jason De Caire , Clarice J. Coyne, Sarah Brumett and Jeffry L. Shultz


Genomic variation of new cultivars selected from distant hybridization in Lilium (pages 227–230)

Xianxian Zhang, Guiling Ren, Kehu Li, Guixue Zhou and Shujun Zhou


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Plant Breeding - 130 (3-6), 2011

Plant Breeding - 130 (3), 2011


Contents:

REVIEW


Towards marker-assisted selection in pulses: a review (pages 297–313)

Jitendra Kumar, Arbind K. Choudhary, Ramesh K. Solanki and Aditya Pratap


ORIGINAL ARTICLES


Potentiality of evenly distributed hypervariable microsatellite markers in marker-assisted breeding of rice (pages 314–320)

Gonela Narshimulu, Mohammed Jamaloddin, Lakshminarayana R. Vemireddy, Ghnata Anuradha and Eea Siddiq


QTL mapping for resistance to strip virus disease in rice (pages 321–327)

BaoXiang Wang, Ling Jiang, YingXin Zhang, WenWei Zhang, MaoQing Wang, XiaNian Cheng, Xi Liu, HuQu Zhai and JianMin Wan


Identification of QTLs for seed dormancy in rice (Oryza sativa L.) (pages 328–332)

Kun Xie, Ling Jiang, BingYue Lu, ChunYan Yang, LinFang Li, Xi Liu, Long Zhang, ZhiGang Zhao and JianMin Wan


Effectively widening the gene pool of oilseed rape (Brassica napus L.) by using Chinese B. rapa in a ‘virtual allopolyploid’ approach (pages 333–337)

JiaQin Mei, Ying Fu, LunWen Qian, XinFu Xu, JiaNa Li and Wei Qian


Cleistogamy of oilseed rape, a way to prevent cross-fertilization between adjacent fields (pages 338–344)

Martine Leflon, Alexandra Hüsken, Simon Kightley and Xavier Pinochet


Analyses of inheritance patterns and consistent expression of sporamin and chitinase PjChi-1 genes in Brassica napus (pages 345–351)

HongBo Liu, Muhammad S. Naeem, Dan Liu, YaNa Zhu, Xiang Guo, Peng Cui and WeiJun Zhou


Glucosinolates in the new oilseed crop meadowfoam: natural variation in Section Inflexae of Limnanthes, a new glucosinolate in L. floccosa, and QTL analysis in L. alba (pages 352–359)

Pablo Velasco, Mary B. Slabaugh, Ralph Reed, Jennifer Kling, Venkata K. Kishore, Jan F. Stevens and Steven J. Knapp


Genetic relationship between cultivated and wild hazelnuts (Corylus avellana L.) collected in northern Spain (pages 360–366)

Ana Campa, Noemí Trabanco, Elena Pérez-Vega, Mercé Rovira and Juan J. Ferreira


Self-pollination does not affect fruit set or fruit characteristics in almond (Prunus dulcis) (pages 367–371)

Pedro J. Martínez-García, Encarnación Ortega and Federico Dicenta


Genetic mapping in Lilium: mapping of major genes and quantitative trait loci for several ornamental traits and disease resistances (pages 372–382)

Arwa Shahin, Paul Arens, Adriaan W. Van Heusden, Gerard Van Der Linden, Martijn Van Kaauwen, Nadeem Khan, Henk J. Schouten, W. Eric Van De Weg, Richard G. F. Visser and Jaap M. Van Tuyl


Heterosis and combining ability for resistance to powdery mildew in adult melon plants (pages 383–387)

Kadanapuradadoddi T. Shashikumar, Mottaiyan Pitchaimuthu, Doddegowda P. Kumar and Ram D. Rawal


A single recessive gene conferring short leaves in romaine × Latin type lettuce (Lactuca sativa L.) crosses, and its effect on plant morphology and resistance to lettuce drop caused by Sclerotinia minor Jagger (pages 388–393)

Ryan J. Hayes, BoMing Wu and Krishna V. Subbarao


SHORT COMMUNICATIONS


Development of a cost-effective pyrosequencing approach for SNP genotyping in barley (pages 394–397)

Cristina Silvar, Dragan Perovic, Ana M. Casas, Ernesto Igartua and Frank Ordon


Sources of resistance to Fusarium head blight within Syrian durum wheat landraces (pages 398–400)

Firas Talas, Friedrich Longin and Thomas Miedaner


A method for selection of restriction enzymes for sdCAPS marker construction (pages 401–403)

YeSol Jeong, SunYoung Lee, InHye Choi, YongPyo Lim, YoonKang Hur, Jack E. Staub and SangMin Chung


Mapping quantitative trait loci for sheath blight resistance in rice using double haploid population (pages 404–406)

Qun Xu, XiaoPing Yuan, HanYong Yu, YiPing Wang, ShengXiang Tang and XingHua Wei


Cloning and functional characterization of genes involved in fatty acid biosynthesis in the novel oilseed crop Lepidium campestre L. (pages 407–409)

Dennis Eriksson and Arnulf Merker


Production and characterization of the novel CMS line of radish (Raphanus sativus) carrying Brassica maurorum cytoplasm (pages 410–412)

SangWoo Bang, Kota Tsutsui, SuHyeun Shim and Yukio Kaneko


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Plant Breeding - 130 (4), 2011


Contents:

ORIGINAL ARTICLES


Veery wheats carry an allele of Vrn-A1 that has implications for freezing tolerance in winter wheats (pages 413–418)

Howard A. Eagles, Karen Cane and Ben Trevaskis


Resistance of ‘Roxana’ to powdery mildew and its presence in some European spring barley cultivars (pages 419–422)

Antonín Dreiseitl


Identifying genetic complexity of 6H locus in barley conferring resistance to Pyrenophora teres f. teres (pages 423–429)

Sanjiv Gupta, Chengdao Li, Robert Loughman, Mehmet Cakir, Sharon Westcott and Reg Lance


Investigation of seedling-stage salinity tolerance QTLs using backcross lines derived from Oryza sativa L. Pokkali (pages 430–437)

Rebjana Alam, M. Sazzadur Rahman , Zeba I. Seraj, Michael J. Thomson, Abdelbagi M. Ismail, Ellen Tumimbang-Raiz and Glenn B. Gregorio


Generation of marker-free, bacterial blight-resistant transgenic sterile line and hybrid rice with Xa21 (pages 438–443)

Lifen Gao, Zhihui Xia, Guanghuai Jiang, Hai Peng, Xianfeng Zhao and Wenxue Zhai


Association analysis of vegetable soybean quality traits with SSR markers (pages 444–449)

Jinfeng Hou, Chuanlin Wang, Xuejuan Hong, Jinming Zhao, Chenchen Xue, Na Guo, Junyi Gai and Han Xing


Genetic effects and heterosis of the fibre colour and quality of brown cotton (Gossypium hirsutum) (pages 450–456)

Hong-Jie Feng, Jun-Ling Sun, Jie Wang, Ying-Hua Jia, Xin-Yu Zhang, Bao-Ying Pang, Jie Sun and Xiong-Ming Du


Phenotypic characterization of sweet potato [Ipomoea batatas (L.) Lam.] genotypes in relation to prediction of chemical quality constituents by NIRS equations (pages 457–463)

Vincent Lebot, André Ndiaye and Roger Malapa


Evaluation of the RPi-ber late blight resistance gene for tuber resistance in the field and laboratory (pages 464–468)

Hilary Mayton, Gilda Rauscher, Ivan Simko and William E. Fry


Production of novel alloplasmic male sterile lines in Allium cepa harbouring the cytoplasm from Allium roylei (pages 469–475)

Hao Q. Vu, Machiko Iwata, Naoki Yamauchi and Masayoshi Shigyo


Genomic structure and fertility in advanced breeding populations derived from an allotetraploid Festuca pratensis × Lolium perenne cross (pages 476–480)

Zbigniew Zwierzykowski, Elżbieta Zwierzykowska, Magdalena Taciak, Arkadiusz Kosmala, R. Neil Jones, Włodzimierz Zwierzykowski, Tomasz Książczyk and Paweł Krajewski


Identification of wild apple germplasm (Malus spp.) accessions with resistance to the postharvest decay pathogens Penicillium expansum and Colletotrichum acutatum (pages 481–486)

Wayne M. Jurick II, Wojciech J. Janisiewicz, Robert A. Saftner, Ivana Vico, Verneta L. Gaskins, Eunhee Park, Philip L. Forsline, Gennaro Fazio and William S. Conway


Evaluation of fertilization and flower abscission following over-expression of an apple NAK-type protein kinase in tomato (pages 487–491)

In-Jung Kim, Joon-Seon Yoon and Young-Koung Lee


SHORT COMMUNICATIONS


Selection of pigeonpea genotypes for tolerance to aluminium toxicity (pages 492–495)

Arbind K. Choudhary, Dharmendra Singh and Mir A. Iquebal


Two complementary dominant genes control flowering time in albus lupin (Lupinus albus L.) (pages 496–499)

Kedar Adhikari, Bevan Buirchell, Guijun Yan and Mark Sweetingham


Molecular mapping of the AOX1a and ß-AmyI genes in potato (pages 500–502)

Dominika Krusiewicz, Henryka Jakuczun, Iwona Wasilewicz-Flis, Danuta Strzelczyk-Żyta and Waldemar Marczewski


Isolation and characterization of simple sequence repeat markers for the tetraploid forage grass Dactylis glomerata (pages 503–506)

Mariko Hirata, Nana Yuyama and Hongwei Cai


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Plant Breeding - 130 (5), 2011


Contents:

REVIEW ARTICLE


Progress in the utilization of Cajanus platycarpus (Benth.) Maesen in pigeonpea improvement (pages 507–514)

Nalini Mallikarjuna, Senthilvel Senapathy, Deepak R. Jadhav, Kulbhushan Saxena, Hari C. Sharma, Hari D. Upadhyaya, Abishek Rathore and Rajeev Varshney


ORIGINAL ARTICLES


iSNAP: a small RNA-based molecular marker technique (pages 515–520)

Yijie Gui, Guanghao Yan, Shiping Bo, Zhijun Tong, Yu Wang, Bingguang Xiao, Xiuping Lu, Yongping Li, Weiren Wu and Longjiang Fan


Further characterization of the scab resistance of ‘Frontana’ spring wheat and the relationships between resistance mechanisms (pages 521–525)

Dalitso N. Yabwalo, Mohamed Mergoum and William A. Berzonsky


Characterization of quantitative trait locus for days to heading in near-isogenic lines with genetic background of Indica-type rice variety IR64 (Oryza sativa) (pages 526–532)

Daisuke Fujita, Rizza E. Santos, Leodegario A. Ebron, Yoshimichi Fukuta and Nobuya Kobayashi


Recombination frequency variation in maize as revealed by genomewide single-nucleotide polymorphisms (pages 533–539)

Mohammad Farkhari, Yanli Lu, Trushar Shah, Shihuang Zhang, Mohammad R. Naghavi, Tingzhao Rong and Yunbi Xu


Inheritance of increased seed tocopherol content in sunflower line IAST-413 (pages 540–543)

L. Del Moral, B. Pérez-Vich, J. M. Fernández-Martínez and L. Velasco


Molecular characterization and marker development of mid-oleic-acid mutant M23 for the development of high-oleic cultivars of soybean (pages 544–550)

Tomoki Hoshino, Nobuhisa Kawashita, Yutaka Takagi and Toyoaki Anai


A study on relative importance of additive, epistasis and unmapped QTL for Aluminium tolerance at seedling stage in soybean (pages 551–562)

Paul C. Korir, Bo Qi, Yufeng Wang, Tuanjie Zhao, Deyue Yu, Shouyi Chen and Junyi Gai


Genetics of aluminium tolerance in chickpea (Cicer arietinum) (pages 563–568)

Dharmendra Singh and Ranjeet S. Raje


An integrated breeding technology for accelerating generation advancement and trait introgression in cotton (pages 569–573)

XingFen Wang, YanXia Wang, GuiYin Zhang and ZhiYing Ma


The relationship between heterosis and genetic distances based on RAPD and AFLP markers in carrot (pages 574–579)

Barbara Jagosz


SHORT COMMUNICATIONS


Sequence-characterized amplified region and simple sequence repeat markers for identifying the major quantitative trait locus responsible for seedling resistance to downy mildew in Chinese cabbage (Brassica rapa ssp. pekinensis) (pages 580–583)

Shuancang Yu, Fenglan Zhang, Xiuyun Zhao, Yangjun Yu and Deshuang Zhang


Identification and characterization of microsatellite markers from Musa balbisiana (pages 584–590)

Jing-yi Wang, Bing-zhi Huang, Ye-yuan Chen, Su-ping Feng and Yao-ting Wu


Development and characterization of microsatellite markers for caladiums (Caladium Vent.) (pages 591–595)

LI Gong and Zhanao Deng


Evaluation of 15 caespitose bamboo EST-SSR markers for cross-species/genera transferability and ability to identify interspecies hybrids (pages 596–600)

Wen-Juan Dong, Miao-Dan Wu, Yuan Lin, Ming-Bing Zhou and Ding-Qin Tang


ERRATUM


Erratum (page 601)


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Plant Breeding - 130 (6), 2011


Contents:

ORIGINAL ARTICLES


Identification and molecular mapping of PmHNK54: a novel powdery mildew resistance gene in common wheat (pages 603–607)

Weigang Xu, Chunxin Li, Lin Hu, Huiwei Wang, Haibin Dong, Jianzhou Zhang and Xiangcun Zan


Marker-assisted improvement of a stable restorer line, KMR-3R and its derived hybrid KRH2 for bacterial blight resistance and grain quality (pages 608–616)

Yadla Hari, Kommoju Srinivasarao, Basvaraj C. Viraktamath, Arremsetty S. Hariprasad, Gouri S. Laha, Mohammed I. Ahmed, Podishetty Natarajkumar, Mugalodi S. Ramesha, Chirravuri N. Neeraja, Sena M. Balachandran, Nallathigal S. Rani, Pippalla Balaji Suresh, Kalidindi Sujatha, Manish Pandey, Gajjala Ashok Reddy, Maganti S. Madhav and Raman M. Sundaram


Correlations and QTL detection in maize family per se and testcross progenies for plant height and ear height (pages 617–624)

Yan Zhang, Yongxiang Li, Yang Wang, Bo Peng, Cheng Liu, Zhizhai Liu, Weiwei Tan, Di Wang, Yunsu Shi, Baocheng Sun, Yanchun Song, Tianyu Wang and Yu Li


QTL mapping of coleorhiza length in maize (Zea mays L.) under two germination environmental conditions (pages 625–632)

Xuwen Jiang, Baohua Tian, Weimin Zhang, Guoying Wang and Jianhua Wang


Heritability and gene effect estimates for components of partial resistance to grey leaf spot of maize by generation mean analysis (pages 633–639)

Herman J. F. Lyimo, Richard C. Pratt and Reuben S. O. W. Mnyuku


Quantitative trait loci mapping for two seed yield component traits in an oilseed rape (Brassica napus) cross (pages 640–646)

Wei Chen, Yongshan Zhang, Jinbo Yao, Chaozhi Ma, Jinxing Tu and Fu Tingdong


Heritability and correlations among food-grade traits in soybean (pages 647–652)

Luciano M. Jaureguy, Pengyin Chen and Andrew M. Scaboo


Fine mapping and identification of the soybean RSC4 resistance candidate gene to soybean mosaic virus (pages 653–659)

Dagang Wang, Ying Ma, Ning Liu, Zhonglu Yang, Guijie Zheng and Haijian Zhi


Identification of anthracnose resistance in yellow lupin (Lupinus luteus L.) and its incorporation into breeding lines (pages 660–664)

Kedar N. Adhikari, Geoff Thomas, Bevan J. Buirchell and Mark W. Sweetingham


Identification of QTL for agronomic traits and resistance to white mold in wild and landrace germplasm of common bean (pages 665–672)

Wezi Mkwaila, Karolyn A. Terpstra, Marcio Ender and James D. Kelly


Improving cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) plant resistance to reniform nematodes by pyramiding Ren1 and Ren2 (pages 673–678)

David D. Fang and Salliana R. Stetina


Genetic linkage map construction for kenaf using SRAP, ISSR and RAPD markers (pages 679–687)

Mei-xia Chen, Cheng-lin Wei, Jian-min Qi, Xing-bo Chen, Jian-guang Su, Ai-Qing Li, Ai-fen Tao and Wei-ren Wu


Genetic variability of root peel thickness and its influence in extractable starch from cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) roots (pages 688–693)

Juan C. Pérez, Jorge I. Lenis, Fernando Calle, Nelson Morante, Teresa Sánchez, Daniel Debouck and Hernan Ceballos


Seed and forage yield of advanced generation synthetics of berseem clover derived from partly inbred parents under different harvesting regimes (pages 694–700)

Anna Iannucci and Paolo Annicchiarico


Improved polycross breeding of tall fescue through marker-based parental selection (pages 701–707)

Fatemeh Amini, Aghafakhr Mirlohi, Mohamad M. Majidi, Samira ShojaieFar and Roland Kölliker


Identification of silverleaf whitefly resistance in pepper (pages 708–714)

Syarifin Firdaus, Adriaan Van Heusden, Asep Harpenas, Ence D. J. Supena, Richard G. F. Visser and Ben Vosman


SHORT COMMUNICATION


Oryza rufipogon, a valuable source for resistance to bacterial blight of rice (pages 715–718)

Tilathoo Ram, Gouri S. Laha, Ram Deen, Joy M. Ramos, Casiana M. VeraCruz and Darshan S. Brar


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Molecular Plant Pathology - 13 (1-2), 2012

Molecular Plant Pathology - 13 (1), 2012


Contents:

Pathogen profile


Grapevine powdery mildew (Erysiphe necator): a fascinating system for the study of the biology, ecology and epidemiology of an obligate biotroph (pages 1–16)

DAVID M. GADOURY, LANCE CADLE-DAVIDSON, WAYNE F. WILCOX, IAN B. DRY, ROBERT C. SEEM and MICHAEL G. MILGROOM


Original articles


454-pyrosequencing of Coffea arabica leaves infected by the rust fungus Hemileia vastatrix reveals in planta-expressed pathogen-secreted proteins and plant functions in a late compatible plant–rust interaction (pages 17–37)

DIANA FERNANDEZ, EMILIE TISSERANT, PEDRO TALHINHAS, HELENA AZINHEIRA, ANA VIEIRA, ANNE-SOPHIE PETITOT, ANDREIA LOUREIRO, JULIE POULAIN, CORINNE DA SILVA, MARIA DO CÉU SILVA and SÉBASTIEN DUPLESSIS


Analysis of the role of the coat protein N-terminal segment in Potato virus X virion stability and functional activity (pages 38–45)

ELENA LUKASHINA, ALEXANDER KSENOFONTOV, NATALIA FEDOROVA, GENNADY BADUN, ANNA MUKHAMEDZHANOVA, OLGA KARPOVA, NINA RODIONOVA, LYUDMILA BARATOVA and EVGENY DOBROV


Analysis of Arabidopsis JAZ gene expression during Pseudomonas syringae pathogenesis (pages 46–57)

AGNES J. DEMIANSKI, KWI MI CHUNG and BARBARA N. KUNKEL


CorA, the magnesium/nickel/cobalt transporter, affects virulence and extracellular enzyme production in the soft rot pathogen Pectobacterium carotovorum (pages 58–71)

CALEB M. KERSEY, PAUL A. AGYEMANG and C. KORSI DUMENYO


Building a mutant resource for the study of disease resistance in rice reveals the pivotal role of several genes involved in defence (pages 72–82)

AMANDINE DELTEIL, MÉLISANDE BLEIN, ODILE FAIVRE-RAMPANT, AMIRA GUELLIM, JOAN ESTEVAN, JUDITH HIRSCH, ROSANGELA BEVITORI, CORINNE MICHEL and JEAN-BENOIT MOREL


Rice WRKY45 plays important roles in fungal and bacterial disease resistance (pages 83–94)

MASAKI SHIMONO, HIRONORI KOGA, AYA AKAGI, NAGAO HAYASHI, SHINGO GOTO, MIYUKI SAWADA, TAKAYUKI KURIHARA, AKANE MATSUSHITA, SHOJI SUGANO, CHANG-JIE JIANG, HISATOSHI KAKU, HARUHIKO INOUE and HIROSHI TAKATSUJI


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Molecular Plant Pathology - 13 (2), 2012




Contents:


Pathogen profile


Plasmodiophora brassicae: a review of an emerging pathogen of the Canadian canola (Brassica napus) crop (pages 105–113)

SHEAU-FANG HWANG, STEPHEN E. STRELKOV, JIE FENG, BRUCE D. GOSSEN and RON J. HOWARD


Original articles


Analysis of polymorphism and transcription of the effector gene Avr1b in Phytophthora sojae isolates from China virulent to Rps1b (pages 114–122)

LINKAI CUI, WEIXIAO YIN, SUOMENG DONG and YUANCHAO WANG


The tomato UV-damaged DNA-binding protein-1 (DDB1) is implicated in pathogenesis-related (PR) gene expression and resistance to Agrobacterium tumefaciens (pages 123–134)

JIKAI LIU, HANJING LI, MIN MIAO, XIAOFENG TANG, JIM GIOVANNONI, FANGMING XIAO and YONGSHENG LIU


Regulation of basal resistance by a powdery mildew-induced cysteine-rich receptor-like protein kinase in barley (pages 135–147)

CBGOWDA RAYAPURAM, MICHAEL K. JENSEN, FABIAN MAISER, JOHANNA VIKGREN SHANIR, HENRIK HORNSHOJ, JESPER H. RUNG, PER L. GREGERSEN, PATRICK SCHWEIZER, DAVID B. COLLINGE and MICHAEL F. LYNGKJAR


Characterization of polygenic resistance to powdery mildew in tomato at cytological, biochemical and gene expression level (pages 148–159)

CHENGWEI LI, LUIGI FAINO, LIN DONG, JUNMEI FAN, LEVENTE KISS, CLAUDIO DE GIOVANNI, ALES LEBEDA, JOHN SCOTT, YOSHINORI MATSUDA, HIDEYOSHI TOYODA, PIM LINDHOUT, RICHARD G. F. VISSER, GUUSJE BONNEMA and YULING BAI


Genetic characterization of the HrpL regulon of the fire blight pathogen Erwinia amylovora reveals novel virulence factors (pages 160–173)

R. RYAN MCNALLY, IAN K. TOTH, PETER J. A. COCK, LEIGHTON PRITCHARD, PETE E. HEDLEY, JENNY A. MORRIS, YOUFU ZHAO and GEORGE W. SUNDIN


Species' identification and microarray-based comparative genome analysis of Streptomyces species isolated from potato scab lesions in Norway (pages 174–186)

MERETE W. DEES, PANU SOMERVUO, ERIK LYSOE, MARJA AITTAMAA and JARI P. T. VALKONEN


Pectate lyase affects pathogenicity in natural isolates of Colletotrichum coccodes and in pelA gene-disrupted and gene-overexpressing mutant lines (pages 187–197)

BAT-HEN BEN-DANIEL, DUDY BAR-ZVI and LEAH TSROR (LAHKIM)


Potato virus X movement in Nicotiana benthamiana: new details revealed by chimeric coat protein variants (pages 198–203)

CAMILLA BETTI, CHIARA LICO, DARIO MAFFI, SIMONE D'ANGELI, MARIA MADDALENA ALTAMURA, EUGENIO BENVENUTO, FRANCO FAORO and SELENE BASCHIERI


Review


Facilitative and antagonistic interactions between plant viruses in mixed infections (pages 204–216)

JERZY SYLLER


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Pollination syndromes in the genus Echinocereus: a review

J. Hugo Cota

Pollination syndromes in the genus Echinocereus: a review

Cactus and Succulent Journal vol. 65 (2003) 19-26

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