The genus Myrosmodes (Orchidaceae: Cranichidinae) in Argentina

The genus Myrosmodes (Orchidaceae: Cranichidinae) in Argentina

Claudia M. Martín, Christian A. Zanotti and Gustavo J. Scrocchi

 

Abstract 

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Australasian Plant Pathology - 41 (4), 2012

Contents:


Variability in control of onion white rot by Trichoderma atroviride under different disease pressures

Kirstin Lee McLean, Mark Braithwaite, Jayanthi Swaminathan and Alison Stewart


Brassica green manure rotation crops reduce potato stem rot caused by Sclerotinia sclerotium

Mohammad Reza Ojaghian, Zhou-qi Cui, Guan-Lin Xie, Bin Li and Jingze Zhang

 
Characterization of Botryosphaeria dothidea, the causal agent of grapevine canker in China

Jiye Yan, Yue Xie, Shengwei Yao, Zhongyue Wang and Xinghong Li

  
Reduced fungicide use on a new Australian peanut cultivar, highly resistant to the late leaf spot and rust pathogens

Lisa A. Kelly, Malcolm J. Ryley, Peter R. Trevorrow, Jeffrey R. Tatnell and Charles Nastasi, et al.


The geographical distribution of Yellow dwarf viruses and their aphid vectors in Australian grasslands and wheat

Hazel R. Parry, Sarina Macfadyen and Darren J. Kriticos


Male to female row ratio and fungicide application during panicle development to control sorghum ergot in the Mexican Highlands

Ma. Eugenia Cisneros-López, Leopoldo E. Mendoza-Onofre, Víctor E. González-Hernández and Noé Montes-García


Evaluation of vermicompost doses for management of root-rot disease complex in Coleus forskohlii under organic field conditions

R. Singh, S. K. Soni, A. Awasthi and A. Kalra


Potential for persistence and within-plant movement of Xylella fastidiosa in Australian native plants

A. A. Rathé, L. J. Pilkington, G. M. Gurr and M. P. Daugherty


Variation in vegetation cover between shrubland, woodland and forest biomes invaded by Phytophthora cinnamomi

B. L. Shearer, C. E. Crane and C. P. Dunne

 
Assessing vulnerable areas for Puccinia psidii (eucalyptus rust) in Australia

Trevor H. Booth and Tom Jovanovic

  
Stunted cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) fully recovers biomass and yield of seed cotton after delayed root inoculation with spores of an arbuscular mycorrhizal fungus (Glomus mosseae)

J. P. Thompson, N. P. Seymour and T. G. Clewett


Cross-infectivity and genetic variation of Phytophthora capsici isolates from chilli and black pepper in Vietnam

Nguyen V. Truong, Lester W. Burgess and Edward C. Y. Liew

 
Obituary: Professor H. R. Wallace—distinguished nematologist and plant pathologist 1924–2011

T. V. Price

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Australian Systematic Botany - 24 (6), 2011

Contents:

A taxonomic review of Homoranthus (Myrtaceae: Chamelaucieae)

Lachlan M. Copeland, Lyn A. Craven and Jeremy J. Bruhl


A taxonomic revision of the Stylidium despectum group (Stylidiaceae) from southern Australia

Juliet A. Wege


Re-evaluating species limits in Uncinia angustifolia, U. caespitosa s.str., U. rupestris, U. viridis and U. zotovii (Cyperaceae)

C. A. Lehnebach


Fruit development in eucalypts (Myrtaceae: Eucalypteae)

Ann Bohte and Andrew N. Drinnan

         
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Australian Journal of Crop Science - 6 (5), 2012

Contents:

Adjustments in leaf water relations of wild wheat relative Aegilops geniculata Roth. and wheat (Triticum durum Desf.) plants grown in a salinity gradient

Khaled Mguis, Ali Albouchi, Ayda khadhri, Mejda Abassi, Mbarka Yakoubi-Tej, Asma Mahjoub, Zeineb Ouerghi and Nadia Ben Brahim


Yield and fruit quality of Queen Orange [Citrus sinensis (L) Osb.] grafted on different rootstocks

Alireza Shafieizargar, Yahya Awang, Abdul Shukor Juraimi, Radziah Othman


Analysis of photothermic resource use efficiency and potential increases in crop yields in high-yielding regions of eastern Asia

Yuhong Hou, Guofeng Hou, Hua Qi, Chuanyong Chen, Xiangling Li, Ming Zhao, Shuting Dong


Exquisite protocol of callus induction and protocorm-like bodies (PLBs) regeneration of Dendrobium sonia-28

Tan Ai Mei, Monica Danial, Xavier Rathinam and Sreeramanan Subramaniam


Investigation on the effect of subculture frequency and inoculum size on the artemisinin content in a cell suspension culture of Artemisia annua L.

Lo Kiah Yann, Nadali Babaeian Jelodar and Chan Lai-Keng


Mapping quantitative trait loci (QTL) associated with cooking quality in rice (Oryza sativa L.)

Atefeh Sabouri, Babak Rabiei, Mahmoud Toorchi, Saeed Aharizad and Ali Moumeni


Genetic diversity and relationships in wild species of Brassica and allied genera as revealed by cross-transferable genomic STMS marker assays

Binay K. Singh, Ajay K. Thakur, Pramod K. Rai


Research Note


Effects of sucrose and ammonium nitrate on phosphoenolpyruvate carboxylase and ribulose-1, 5-bisphosphate carboxylase activities in wheat ears

Y.H. Zhang, S.L. Zhou, Q. Huang, G.H. Leng, Q.W. Xue, B.A. Stewart, Z.M. Wang


Differential response of pea (Pisum sativum L.) genotypes to salt stress in relation to the growth, physiological attributes antioxidant activity and organic solutes

M. A. Shahid, R. M. Balal, M. A. Pervez, T. Abbas, M. Ashfaq, U. Ghazanfar, M. Afzal, A. Rashid, F. Garcia-Sanchez and N. S Mattson


Comparative investigation of single salts stresses and their mixtures on Eragrostioid (Chloris virgata) to demonstrate the relaxation effect of mixed anions

Changyou Li, Xiaoping Wang, Huan Wang, Futai Ni, Decheng Shi


Cd2+ stress induces two waves of H2O2 accumulation associated with ROS-generating system and ROS-scavenging system in cultured tobacco cells

Jin-Fen Wen, Ming-hua Deng, Ming Gong


In vitro antioxidant properties of Rosa roxburghii aqueous extracts

Qi-Sen Xiang, Hai-Fang Xiao, Shi-Bo Gao, Meng-Tang Wen, Guo-Liang Jia, Xiao-Meng Ren, and Xue-Bo Liu


Response of Coker (flue-cured) tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum) to inoculation with Azotobacter chroococcum at various levels of nitrogen fertilization

Mohammadali Sabeti Amirhandeh, Alireza Fallah Nosratabad, Slavik Harutyunyan, and Mehdi Norouzi


Effects of sand burial stress on maize (Zea mays L.) growth and physiological responses

Hao Qu, Halin Zhao, Ruilian Zhou, Jin Wang, Jin Li1, Barron J. Orr


Salt and alkaline stress induced transgenerational alteration in DNA methylation of rice (Oryza sativa)

Qizhi Feng, Chunwu Yang, Xiuyun Lin, Jinming Wang, Xiufang Ou, Chunyu Zhang, Yu Chen and Bao Liu


Solute distribution uniformity and fertilizer losses under meandering and standard furrow irrigation methods

Fatemeh Soroush, Behrouz Mostafazadeh-Fard, Sayed-Farhad Mousavi and Fariborz Abbasi


Heavy metal uptake and translocation by Jatropha curcas L. in sawdust sludge contaminated soils

Nik M. Majid, M.M. Islam and Yumarnis Riasmi


Inheritance of morphological traits of the second basal internode in bread wheat (Triticum aestivum L.)

J.B. Yao, H.X. Ma, L.J. Ren, X.M.Yang and M.P. Zhou


Transform of an ectopically expressed bulb lectin gene from Pinellia pedatisecta into tobacco plants conferring resistance to aphids (Myzus nicotianae)

Zhi-Ming Wu, Hong-Bo Yan, Wen-Liang Pan, Biao Jiang, Jian-Guang Liu, Bao-jin Geng, Ying-Tao Sun, Yu-Hai Wang, Wen-Qi Dong


Variations in high-molecular-weight glutenin subunits in the main wheat growing zones in China

Jun Ji, Xiaoli Guo, Fa Cui, Dongcheng Liu, Jiazhu Sun, Wei Zhang, Aimin Zhang, Junming Li


Effect of foliar application of chitosan on growth and yield in okra

M.M.A. Mondal, M.A. Malek, A.B. Puteh, M.R. Ismail and M. Ashrafuzzaman


Development of two high yielding mutant varieties of mustard [Brassica juncea (L.) Czern.] through gamma rays irradiation

M.A. Malek, H.A. Begum, M. Begum, M.A. Sattar, M.R. Ismail and M.Y. Rafii


Callus induction and organogenesis capacity from lamina and petiole explants of Anthurium andreanum Linden (Casino and Antadra)

Mojtaba Khorrami Raad, Sahar Bohluli Zanjani, Mahmoud Shoor, Yousef Hamidoghli, Ali Ramezani Sayyad, Ardashir Kharabian-Masouleh and Behzad Kaviani


Investigation of banana slices shrinkage using image processing technique

M.A. Ebrahimi, S.S. Mohtasebi, Sh. Rafiee, S. Hoseinpoor


Above- and below-ground growth of cotton in response to drip irrigation under mulch film

Wenxuan Mai, Changyan Tian and Chunjian Li


ZmPto, a maize Pto-like gene, significantly affects salt resistance in transgenic Arabidopsis

Huawen Zou, Xiaohai Tian, Guohui Ma, Mingmin Zhao, Caili Wang, Zhixin Li


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Australian Journal of Crop Science - 6 (3), 2012

Contents:

Antioxidant activity, phenolic and flavonoid contents in the leaves of different varieties of sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas)

Seow-Mun Hue, Amru Nasrulhaq Boyce and Chandran Somasundram

 
Effects of nutrition and water supply on the yield and grain protein content of maize hybrids

VÁNYINÉ SZÉLES ADRIENN, NAGY JÁNOS


Induced mutations for enhancing variability of banana (Musa spp.) shoot tip cultures using ethyl methanesulphonate (EMS)

Siamak Shirani Bidabadi, Sariah Meon, Zakaria Wahab, Sreeramanan Subramaniam and Maziah Mahmood


Quantitative and qualitative comparison of antioxidant activity in the flavedo tissue of three cultivars of citrus fruit under cold stress  

Mansour Afshar Mohammadian, Zahra Khosravi Largani, Reza Hasan Sajedi


Salicylic acid priming in Hedysarum carnosum and Hedysarum coronarium reinforces NaCl tolerance at germination and the seedling growth stage

Hanen Dallali, Elhem Mallek Maalej, Néziha Ghanem Boughanmi, Rabia Haouala


Genetic behaviour for plant capacity to produce chlorophyll in wheat (Triticum aestivum) under drought stress

Mohammad Reza Naroui Rad, Mihdzar Abdul Kadir, Mohd Rafii Yusop


Physiological characterization of gamma-ray induced salt tolerant rice mutants

J.Y. Song, D.S. Kim, M.-C. Lee, K.J. Lee, J.-B. Kim, S.H. Kim, B.-K. Ha, S.J. Yun and S.-Y. Kang


The effect of field pea (Pisum sativum L.) as companion crop on leaf histological parameters of lucerne (Medicago sativa L.)

L. Zoric, Dj. Krstic, B. Cupina, A. Mikic, S. Antanasovic, J. Lukovic, Lj. Merkulov


Changes in the panicle-related traits of different rice varieties under high temperature condition

Young-Jun Mo, Ki-Young Kim, Hyun-Su Park, Jong-Cheol Ko, Woon-Chul Shin, Jeong-Kwon Nam, Bo-Kyeong Kim, Jae-Kwon Ko


Variability of polyphenol oxidase (PPO) alleles located on chromosomes 2A and 2D can change the wheat kernel PPO activity

Hongqi Si, Chuanxi Ma, Xiaobo Wang, Xianfang He


Soil water retention and maize (Zea mays L.) growth as effected by different amounts of Pumice

Ashraf Malekian, Einollah Valizadeh, Mona Dastoori, Sohaila Samadi, Vahid Bayat


Heterosis for yield and agronomic attributes in diverse maize germplasm

Farhan Ali, Irfan Ahmed Shah,Hidayat ur Rahman, Mohammad Noor­­­, Durrishahwar, Muhammad Yasir Khan, Ihteram Ullah and Jianbing Yan


Effect of pH on stability, Sunflower growth promotion and biocontrol potential of a talc-based formulation of Pseudomonas fluorescens UTPF61

Mirnaseri Seyedeh Sadi, Ahmadzadeh Masoud


Sequence analysis of a specific fragment associated with Ogura CMS in Kale (Brassica oleracea var. acephala)

Pengfang Zhu, Xing Wang, Jian Zhang, Ming Xu, Yutang Wei


Inheritance analysis of fertility restoration genes (Rf) in a male sterile system of eggplant using cytoplasm of Solanum grandifolium

Mst. Hasnunnahar, Md. Mizanur Rahim Khan, S. Isshiki


Growth, photosynthesis and biomass allocation of different kenaf (Hibiscus cannabinus L.) accessions grown on sandy soil

M. D. Hossain, M. M. Hanafi, G. Saleh, M. Foroughi, R. Behmaram, Z. Noori


Reproductive biology and early generation's selection in conventional potato breeding

Jane Muthoni, Hussein Shimelis, Rob Melis, Jackson Kabira


Plant density and mixture ratio effects on the competition between common vetch and wheat

Ibrahim Atis, Kagan Kokten, Rustu Hatipoglu, Saban Yilmaz, Mehmet Atak, Ersin Can


Light interception and radiation use efficiency response to narrow-wide row planting patterns in maize

Tiedong Liu, Fengbin Song, Shengqun Liu, Xiancan Zhu


Comparison of parametric and non-parametric stability statistics for selecting stable chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) genotypes under diverse environments

Ezatollah Farshadfar, Sayed Hosein Sabaghpour, Hasan Zali


Improvement of early seedling growth of dry direct-seeded rice by urease inhibitors application

Xiaoli Qi, Wei Wu, Shaobing Peng, Farooq Shah, Jianliang Huang, Kehui Cui, Hongyan Liu, Lixiao Nie


Morphological, anatomical and cytological investigation on alpine Lamium cymbalariifolium endemic to Turkey

Canan ÖZDEMIR, Pelin BARAN


The impact of copper ion on growth, thiol compounds and lipid peroxidation in two maize cultivars (Zea mays L.) grown in vitro

Amina A. Aly, Amal A. Mohamed


Optimal fermentation time and temperature to improve biochemical composition and sensory characteristics of black tea

Moazzam Hassanpour Asil, Babak Rabiei, Reza Hojjat Ansari


Pollen morphology of the genus Lathyrus L. (Fabaceae) with emphasis on its systematic implications

Ahmet Kahraman, Hüseyin Çildir, Musa Dogan, Fatma Günes, Ferhat Celep


In vitro selection and characterization of water stress tolerant lines among ethyl methanesulphonate (EMS) induced variants of banana (Musa spp., with AAA genome)

Siamak Shirani Bidabadi, Sariah Meon, Zakaria Wahab, Sreeramanan Subramaniam, Maziah Mahmood



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Australian Journal of Botany - 60 (3), 2012

Contents:

    
Pollen morphology of the Myrtaceae. Part 1: tribes Eucalypteae, Lophostemoneae, Syncarpieae, Xanthostemoneae and subfamily Psiloxyloideae

Andrew H. Thornhill, Geoff S. Hope, Lyn A. Craven and Michael D. Crisp


Pollen morphology of the Myrtaceae. Part 2: tribes Backhousieae, Melaleuceae, Metrosidereae, Osbornieae and Syzygieae

Andrew H. Thornhill, Geoff S. Hope, Lyn A. Craven and Michael D. Crisp


Pollen morphology of the Myrtaceae. Part 3: tribes Chamelaucieae, Leptospermeae and Lindsayomyrteae

Andrew H. Thornhill, Peter G. Wilson, Jeff Drudge, Matthew D. Barrett, Geoff S. Hope, Lyn A. Craven and Michael D. Crisp


Pollen morphology of the Myrtaceae. Part 4: tribes Kanieae, Myrteae and Tristanieae

Andrew H. Thornhill, Geoff S. Hope, Lyn A. Craven and Michael D. Crisp


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Australian Journal of Botany - 59 (7), 2011

Contents:

   
Spatial distribution of species richness and endemism of the genus Acacia in Australia

Carlos E. González-Orozco, Shawn W. Laffan and Joseph T. Miller


Detecting karrikinolide responses in seeds of the Poaceae

Rowena L. Long, Jason C. Stevens, Erin M. Griffiths, Markus Adamek, Stephen B. Powles and David J. Merritt


Traits associated with drought survival in three Australian tropical rainforest seedlings

Jillian M. Deines, Jessica J. Hellmann and Timothy J. Curran


Cycads show no stomatal-density and index response to elevated carbon dioxide and subambient oxygen

Matthew Haworth, Annmarie Fitzgerald and Jennifer C. McElwain


Restore and sequester: estimating biomass in native Australian woodland ecosystems for their carbon-funded restoration

J. H. Jonson and D. Freudenberger


The impact of harvesting native forests on vegetation and soil C stocks, and soil CO2, N2O and CH4 fluxes

K. L. Page, R. C. Dalal and R. J. Raison


Individual plant species responses to phosphorus and livestock grazing

J. Dorrough, S. McIntyre and M. P. Scroggie


Cytotoxicity of essential oils from two species of Heterothalamus (Asteraceae)

Valeri Schmidt-Silva, Ângela Pawlowski, Eliane Kaltchuk dos Santos, Cláudia Alcaraz Zini and Geraldo L. G. Soares


The ecological relationships and demography of restricted ironstone endemic plant species: implications for conservation

Colin J. Yates, Neil Gibson, Neil E. Pettit, Rebecca Dillon and Russell Palmer

      
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Archives of Phytopathology and Plant Protection - 44 (13-15), 2011

Archives of Phytopathology and Plant Protection - 44 (13), 2011


Contents:

Managament of peanut bud necrosis disease in groundnut by botanical pesticides
 Gopal, K.; Muniyappa, V.; Jagadeeshwar, R.

Applying a computer program, based on a developed mathematical model, to protect cereal crops from leaf beetles (Oulema spp.)
 Walczak, Felicyta

Molecular detection and identification of Dasheen mosaic virus infecting Amorphophallus paeoniifolius
 Babu, Binoy; Hegde, Vinayaka; Makeshkumar, T.; Jeeva, M. L.

Status of chickpea fusarium wilt (Fusarium oxysporum f.sp. ciceris) in northwestern Ethiopia
 Abera, Merkuz; Sakhuja, Parshotam K.; Fininsa, Chemeda; Ahmed, Seid

Biological effects of the juvenoid pyriproxyfen on the pistachio green stink bug, Brachynema germari Kol. (Hem.: Pentatomidae)
 Bagheri, Faezeh; Talebi, Khalil; Hosseininaveh, Vahid

Comparative evaluation of Pseudomonas fluorescens and their lipopolysaccharides as implicated in induction of resistance against pearl millet downy mildew
 Niranjan-Raj, S.; Lavanya, S. N.; Amruthesh, K. N.; Niranjana, S. R.; Shetty, H. Shekar

Antifungal activity of extracts of the lichens Parmelia reticulata, Ramalina roesleri, Usnea longissima and Stereocaulon himalayense
 Goel, Mayurika; Sharma, P. K.; Dureja, P.; Rani, A.; Uniyal, P. L.

Determination of variability in monosporidial lines of Tilletia indica by RAPD analysis
 Tripathi, Aradhika; Aggarwal, Rashmi; Yadav, Anita

The trapping fungus Dactylaria Brochopaga: induction of trap formation, attraction, trapping and the development in some phytonematodes
 Kumar, Niranjan; Chindo, P. S.; Singh, K. P.

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Archives of Phytopathology and Plant Protection - 44 (14), 2011


Contents:

Nitric oxide functions as a signal in induced systemic resistance
 Acharya, Krishnendu; Chandra, Swarnendu; Chakraborty, Nilanjan; Acharya, Rupa

Phytotoxic effect of simulated acid rain on black gram
 Mustabeen, Abrar Ahmad; Khan, Iram

Antifungal effect of Penicillium metabolites against some fungi
 Khokhar, Ibatsam; Mukhtar, Irum; Mushtaq, Sobia

Infectivity of Steinernema mushtaqi (Rhabditida: Steinernematidae) against insect pests and their mass production
 Pervez, Rashid; Ali, S. S.

Biochemical characterisation of B-glucosidase from the midgut of Aelia acuminata L. (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae)
 Mahboobi, Marziyeh; Kazzazi, Majid; Hosseininaveh, Vahid

Can percentage infection and dwarfing be used to differentiate aggressiveness in Plasmopara halstedii?
 Sakr, Nachaat

Endophytic Bacillus subtilis enriched with chitin offer induced systemic resistance in cotton against aphid infestation
 Rajendran, L.; Ramanathan, A.; Durairaj, C.; Samiyappan, R.

Digestive pectinolytic activity in the Sunn pest, Eurygaster integriceps Puton (Hemiptera: Scutelleridae)
 Vatanparast, Mohammad; Hosseininaveh, Vahid; Hosseininaveh, Fatemeh; Pakarpour, Farzad

Genetic and physiological relatedness of antagonistic Trichoderma isolates against soil borne plant pathogenic fungi
 Kumar, Krishna; Amaresan, Natarajan; Bhagat, Someshwar; Madhuri, Kutthum; Udhayaraj, Palaniswamy; Srivastava, Ramesh Chandra

Detection of cucumber mosaic virus in some ornamental plants and elimination of nonspecific ELISA reactions
 Mahmoud, Sabry Y.M.

Lipid lowering and antioxidant effects of Amomum subulatum seeds (Family Zingiberaceae) in cholesterol fed rabbits
 Bairwa, G. L.; Jasuja, N. D.; Joshi, S. C.

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Archives of Phytopathology and Plant Protection - 44 (15), 2011


Contents:

Evolution of pathogenicity in Plasmopara halstedii (sunflower downy mildew)
Nachaat Sakr

Acrobeloides ishraqi sp. n. and Acrobeloides mushtaqi sp. n. (Nematoda: Rhabditida) from chickpea rhizosphere, Uttar Pradesh, India
Rashid Pervez

Characterisation of phytoplasma (16SrVI) associated with little leaf disease of Portulaca grandiflora – An in silico analysis
A. Samad, P. V. Ajayakumar, S. Panda, Mahesh K. Gupta & B. G. Somkuwar

Relationship between virulence and aggressiveness in Plasmopara halstedii (sunflower downy mildew)
Nachaat Sakr

Inhibitory effect of botanical extracts against Alternaria alternata of aloe vera dry rot
Anamika & Sobita Simon

Efficacy of Pseudomonas fluorescens and Paecilomyces lilacinus against Meloidogyne graminicola infecting rice under system of rice intensification
N. Seenivasan

Effect of different level of inoculums of root knot nematode on predacity of Arthrobotrys oligospora
Anamika & Sobita Simon

Influence of bio-inoculants on the control of root rot and wilt disease of pyrethrum caused by Rhizoctonia solani
Abdul-Khaliq, M. Alam, A. Sattar & H. N. Singh

Signaling role of nitric oxide in the induction of plant defense by exogenous application of abiotic inducers
Krishnendu Acharya, Nilanjan Chakraborty, Arun Kumar Dutta, Swadesh Sarkar & Rupa Acharya

Genetic origin of progeny isolates in a local Plasmopara halstedii (sunflower downy mildew) population
Nachaat Sakr

Fungicidal management of wilt complex of scented geranium
D. Prasad, K. P. Singh & S. Bisht


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Archives of Phytopathology and Plant Protection - 44 (12), 2011

Contents:

Mycolytic effect of fluorescent Pseudomonas in biocontrolling of fungal phytopathogenic Curvularia lunata, Fusarium oxysporum, Alternaria padwickii and Rhizoctonia solani
A. Karnwal

Genetic variability in mulberry against Myrothecium leaf spot (Myrothecium roridum) and identification of resistance genotypes
Manas Dev Maji

Taphrina maculans reduces the therapeutic value of turmeric (Curcuma longa)
Sudarshan Maurya, Amitabh Singh, Abhishek Mishra & Udai P. Singh

Defense responses in tomato landrace and wild genotypes to early blight pathogen Alternaria solani infection and accumulation of pathogenesis-related proteins
Abida Puthenpeedikal Salim, Krishnaveni Saminaidu, Murugan Marimuthu, Yasodha Perumal, Velazhahan Rethinasamy, Jansi Rani Palanisami & Krishnasamy Vadivel

Elite-II synthetic hexaploid wheats as a potential source of resistance against yellow rust
Muhammad Tariq-Khan & Muhammad Irfan Ul-Haque

The effects of spent mushroom compost and municipal solid waste compost on Phytophthora drechsleri in vivo and in vitro
Z. Goonani, K. Sharifi & H. Riahi

Occurrence and colonization of nematophagous fungi in different substrates, agricultural soils and root galls
Niranjan Kumar, R. K. Singh & K. P. Singh

Isolation and characterization of a potential biocontrol agent Bacillus KM5 from rhizosphere soil of a rice plant
K. Majumdar, M. Razdan, N. Aggarwal, K. K. Murali, R. C. Bhattacharya & P. Dureja

Weed and crop plants as reservoirs of peanut bud necrosis tospovirus and its occurrence in South India
K. Gopal, V. Muniyappa & R. Jagadeeshwar

Pathogenic variability in Plasmopara halstedii (sunflower downy mildew)
Nachaat Sakr

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Archives of Phytopathology and Plant Protection - 44 (6), 2011

Contents:

Molecular diagnosis of apple virus and viroid pathogens from India
 Rana, Tanuja; Negi, Anuradha; Dhir, Sunny; Thockchom, Tombisana; Chandel, Vanita; Walia, Yashika; Singh, Rahul Mohan; Ram, Raja; Hallan, Vipin; Zaidi, A. A.

Genetic variability of mulberry (Morus spp.) germplasm against powdery mildew (Phyllactinia corylea) and identification of high resistance genotypes
 Maji, Manas Dev

Genotypic variability in maize for aflatoxin contamination
 Shekhar, Meena; Khan, Ashraf; Kumar, Sangit; Velazhahan, R.

Sources of resistance and to Exserohilum turcicum (Pass.) and Puccinia polysora (Underw.) incitant of Turcicum leaf blight and polysora rust of maize
 Kumar, Sangit; Pardurange Gowda, K.T.; Pant, S. K.; Shekhar, Meena; Kumar, Bupesh; Kaur, Bineet; Hettiara Chchi, K.; Singh, O. N.; Parsanna, B. H.

Evaluation of damage of some food commodities by larger grain borer-Prostephanus truncatus (Horn) {Coleoptera: Bostrichidae} and microbial composition of frass induced by the insect
 Osipitan, A. A.; Akintokun, K.; Odeyemi, S.; Bankole, S. O.

Virus symptom expressions on Musa landraces in 1999, 2000 and 2004 in southern Nigeria: Cucumber mosaic virus (CMV) disease incidence and subgroup differentiation
 Ayo-John, E. I.; Ekpo, E. J. A.; Odedara, O. O.; Hughes, J. d'A.

Polymorphism in the internal transcribed spacer (ITS) region of the ribosomal DNA among different Fusarium species
 Datta, S.; Choudhary, R. G.; Shamim, Md.; Dhar, Vishwa

Fungal conidia distribution on chrysanthemum: varying spray parameters
 Gouli, Vladimir; Kassa, Adane; Skinner, Margaret; Parker, Bruce

Evaluation of elite genotypes of mungbean against Cercospora leaf spot disease (CLS) caused by Cercospora canescens
 Kumar, Raj; Pandey, Manjul; Chandra, Ramesh; Mishra, R. P.

Characterisation of Phytophthora colocasiae isolates associated with leaf blight of taro in India
 Misra, Raj Shekhar; Mishra, Ajay Kumar; Sharma, Kamal; Jeeva, Muthulekshmi Lajapathy; Hegde, Vinayaka

Endophytic Pseudomonas pseudoalcaligenes shows better response against the Magnaporthe grisea than a rhizospheric Bacillus pumilus in Oryza sativa (Rice)
 Jha, Yachana; Subramanian, R. B.

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Archives of Phytopathology and Plant Protection - 44 (1), 2011

Contents:

Effects of aqueous extracts of some plant species against Fusarium solani and Rhizoctonia solani in Phaseolus vulgaris plants
 Abd-El-Khair, H.; El-Gamal Nadia, G.

Biochemical events involved in downy mildew disease resistance in pearl millet in relation to H+-ATPase
 Madhu, D.; Rekha, H. S.; Shylaja, M. D.; Prakash, H. S.; Shetty, H. Shekar

Field investigation of pomegranate fruit worms in Taif and laboratory evaluation of Bacillus thuringiensis against Ectomyelois ceratoniae
 Elsayed, G.; Bazaid, S. A.

Preliminary studies on the biology of Scirtothrips dorsalis Hood (Thysanoptera: Thripidae) as a pest of rose in India
 Duraimurugan, P.; Jagadish, A.

In vitro evaluation of the efficacy of plant and callus extracts of Cardiospermum halicacabum L. on important phytopathogenic fungi
 Girish, H. V.; Sudarshana, M. S.; Satish, S.

Lethal and pathogenic effects of Beauveria bassiana and Lecanicillium lecanii on the adult and nymph of Aphis craccivora Koch
 Abd El-Salam, A.M.E.; El-Hawary, F. M. A.

Phylogenetic relationships of sheath diseases of rice in Myanmar
 Aye, Seint San; Matsumoto, Masaru

Identification and pathogenicity of Rhizoctonia species isolated from bean and soybean plants in Samsun, Turkey
 Erper, Ismail; Ozkoc, Ibrahim; Karaca, Gursel Hatat

Temperature influence on biology, thermal requirement and life table of the predatory mites Agistemus exsertus Gonzalez and Phytoseius plumifer (Can. & Fanz.) reared on Tetranychus urticae Koch
 Rasmy, Aly; Osman, M. A.; Abou-Elella, G. M.

Development of Dactylaria eudermata Drechsler a predaceous fungi in Meloidogyne incognita
 Singh, R. K.

Occurrence of root-knot disease in green onion in Allahabad
 Simon, Sobita; Singh, R. K.

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Applied Vegetation Science - 15 (2), 2012

Contents:


    Species introduction – a major topic in vegetation restoration (pages 161–165)

    Norbert Hölzel, Elise Buisson and Thierry Dutoit

  
    Liming induces changes in the macrophyte vegetation of Norwegian softwater lakes by mitigating carbon limitation: results from a field experiment (pages 166–174)

    Esther C.H.E.T. Lucassen, Alfons J.P. Smolders and Jan G.M. Roelofs

   
    Irrigation, organic fertilization and species successional stage modulate the response of woody seedlings to herbaceous competition in a semi-arid quarry restoration (pages 175–186)

    Santiago Soliveres, Jorge Monerris and Jordi Cortina

  
    Vegetation recovery of gypsum quarries: short-term sowing response to different soil treatments (pages 187–197)

    Miguel Ballesteros, Eva M. Canadas, Ana Foronda, Emilia Fernández-Ondono, Julio Penas and Juan Lorite

 
    Sowing of low and high diversity seed mixtures in ecological restoration of surface mined-land (pages 198–207)

    Anita Kirmer, Annett Baasch and Sabine Tischew

 
    Restoration potential of the persistent soil seed bank in successional calcareous (alvar) grasslands in Estonia (pages 208–218)

    Rein Kalamees, Kersti Püssa, Kristjan Zobel and Martin Zobel

  
    Biomass accumulation during reed encroachment reduces efficiency of restoration of Baltic coastal grasslands (pages 219–230)

    Marek Sammul, Karin Kauer and Tiina Köster

 
    Restoration of flooded meadows in Estonia – vegetation changes and management indicators (pages 231–244)

    Jaak-Albert Metsoja, Lena Neuenkamp, Silvia Pihu, Kai Vellak, Jesse M. Kalwij and Martin Zobel

 
    Spontaneous restoration of target vegetation in old-fields in a central European landscape: a repeated analysis after three decades (pages 245–252)

    Alena Jírová, Alexandra Klaudisová and Karel Prach

   
    Regional seed mixtures for the re-creation of species-rich meadows in the White Carpathian Mountains: results of a 10-yr experiment (pages 253–263)

    Jonathan Mitchley, Ivana Jongepierová and Karel Fajmon

  
    Grassland restoration to conserve landscape-level biodiversity: a synthesis of early results from a large-scale project (pages 264–276)

    Szabolcs Lengyel, Katalin Varga, Beatrix Kosztyi, László Lontay, Eszter Déri, Péter Török and Béla Tóthmérész


    Using a two-phase sowing approach in restoration: sowing foundation species to restore, and subordinate species to evaluate restoration success (pages 277–289)

    Clémentine Coiffait-Gombault, Elise Buisson and Thierry Dutoit

  
    Enhancing plant biodiversity in species-poor grassland through plant material transfer – the impact of sward disturbance (pages 290–298)

    Ralf Schmiede, Annette Otte and Tobias W. Donath

   
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Applied Vegetation Science - 15 (1), 2012

Contents:

    Editors’ Award, vegetation survey, remote sensing and restoration (pages 1–3)

    J. Bastow Wilson, Alessandro Chiarucci, Milan Chytrý and Meelis Pärtel

 
    Regional context affects native and alien plant species richness across habitat types (pages 4–13)

    Núria Gassó, Joan Pino, Xavier Font and Montserrat Vila

   
    Plant diversity consequences of a herbivore-driven biome switch from Grassland to Nama-Karoo shrub steppe in South Africa (pages 14–25)

    Michael C. Rutherford, Leslie W. Powrie and Lara B. Husted

   
    Active restoration of woody canopy dominants in degraded South African semi-arid thicket is neither ecologically nor economically feasible (pages 26–34)

    Marius L. van der Vyver, Richard M. Cowling, Eileen E. Campbell and Mark Difford

  
    Direct and indirect effects of grazing constrain shrub encroachment in semi-arid Patagonian steppes (pages 35–47)

    Pablo A. Cipriotti and Martín R. Aguiar

   
    Resilience, persistence and relationship to standing vegetation in soil seed banks of semi-arid Australian old fields (pages 48–61)

    Andrew J. Scott and John W. Morgan

   
    Vegetation changes associated with cattle (Bos taurus) and wombat (Vombatus ursinus) activity in a riparian forest (pages 62–70)

    Philip Borchard and David J. Eldridge


    Restoration of native vegetation following exclosure establishment on communal grazing lands in Tigray, Ethiopia (pages 71–83)

    Wolde Mekuria and Edzo Veldkamp

 
    Decadal-scale aspen changes: evidence in remote sensing and tree ring data

    Temuulen Tsagaan Sankey

 
    Recolonization of vascular epiphytes in a shaded coffee agroecosystem (pages 99–107)

    Tarin Toledo-Aceves, José G. García-Franco, Adriana Hernández-Rojas and Keith MacMillan

   
    Traits and growth of liana regeneration in primary and secondary forests of Central Amazonia (pages 108–118)

    Mareike Roeder, Dirk Hölscher and Isolde D. Kossmann-Ferraz


    The age of Calluna stands moderates post-fire regeneration rate and trends in northern Calluna heathlands (pages 119–128)

    Liv G. Velle, Liv S. Nilsen and Vigdis Vandvik

 
    Response of blanket bog vegetation to drain-blocking (pages 129–135)

    Paul E. Bellamy, Leigh Stephen, Iain S. Maclean and Murray C. Grant

  
    The influence of environment, management and site context on species composition of summer arable weed vegetation in Hungary (pages 136–144)

    Gyula Pinke, Péter Karácsony, Bálint Czúcz, Zoltán Botta-Dukát and Attila Lengyel

 
    Spectral heterogeneity of QuickBird satellite data is related to fine-scale plant species spatial turnover in semi-natural grasslands (pages 145–157)

    Karin Hall, Triin Reitalu, Martin T. Sykes and Honor C. Prentice

  
    Reviewers List (pages 158–159)

  

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Annals of Botany - 109 (6), 2012

Contents:

ContentSnapshots

Plant Cuttings
 Chaffey, Nigel

Reaching for the sun. How plants work, 2nd edn
 Chaffey, Nigel

Nitric oxide is the shared signalling molecule in phosphorus- and iron-deficiency-induced formation of cluster roots in white lupin (Lupinus albus)
 Meng, Zhi Bin; Chen, Li Qian; Suo, Dong; Li, Gui Xin; Tang, Cai Xian; Zheng, Shao Jian

Natural foliar variegation without costs? The case of Begonia
 Sheue, Chiou-Rong; Pao, Shang-Horng; Chien, Lee-Feng; Chesson, Peter; Peng, Ching-I

Inoculation with arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi suppresses initiation of haustoria in the root hemiparasite Pedicularis tricolor
 Li, Ai-Rong; Smith, Sally E.; Smith, F. Andrew; Guan, Kai-Yun

Distribution of calcium (Ca) and magnesium (Mg) in the leaves of Brassica rapa under varying exogenous Ca and Mg supply
 Rios, Juan Jose; Ó Lochlainn, Seosamh; Devonshire, Jean; Graham, Neil S.; Hammond, John P.; King, Graham J.; White, Philip J.; Kurup, Smita; Broadley, Martin R.

Long-term functional plasticity in plant hydraulic architecture in response to supplemental moisture
 von Arx, Georg; Archer, Steven R.; Hughes, Malcolm K.

Mistletoes and mutant albino shoots on woody plants as mineral nutrient traps
 Lo Gullo, M. A.; Glatzel, G.; Devkota, M.; Raimondo, F.; Trifilo, P.; Richter, H.

Sympatric species of Hibbertia (Dilleniaceae) vary in dormancy break and germination requirements: implications for classifying morphophysiological dormancy in Mediterranean biomes
 Hidayati, Siti N.; Walck, Jeffrey L.; Merritt, David J.; Turner, Shane R.; Turner, David W.; Dixon, Kingsley W.

Heterodichogamy in Kingdonia (Circaeasteraceae, Ranunculales)
 Wang, Xu-mei; Zhang, Peng; Du, Qing-gao; He, Hai-xia; Zhao, Liang; Ren, Yi; Endress, Peter K.

Extreme phenotypic variation in Cetraria aculeata (lichenized Ascomycota): adaptation or incidental modification?
 Pérez-Ortega, Sergio; Fernández-Mendoza, Fernando; Raggio, José; Vivas, Mercedes; Ascaso, Carmen; Sancho, Leopoldo G.; Printzen, Christian; de los Ríos, Asunción

Interspecific prediction of photosynthetic light response curves using specific leaf mass and leaf nitrogen content: effects of differences in soil fertility and growth irradiance
 Lachapelle, Pierre-Philippe; Shipley, Bill

Differential costs of reproduction in females and hermaphrodites in a gynodioecious plant
 Toivonen, Eija; Mutikainen, Pia

How the timberline formed: altitudinal changes in stand structure and dynamics around the timberline in central Japan
 Takahashi, Koichi; Hirosawa, Tatsuru; Morishima, Ryohei

Tree litter and forest understorey vegetation: a conceptual framework to understand the effects of tree litter on a perennial geophyte, Anemone nemorosa
 Baltzinger, Marie; Archaux, Frédéric; Dumas, Yann

The genetics of domestication of yardlong bean, Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp. ssp. unguiculata cv.-gr. sesquipedalis
 Kongjaimun, Alisa; Kaga, Akito; Tomooka, Norihiko; Somta, Prakit; Vaughan, Duncan A.; Srinives, Peerasak

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African Journal of Plant Science - 5 (12-15), 2011

African Journal of Plant Science - 5 (12), 2011



Contents:

Research Articles



I. A. Teli, N. A. Gworgwor, S. D. Joshua and E. O. Imoloame

Economic assessment of some pre-emergence herbicides in the production of millet-cowpea intercrop in the Sudan Savanna Zone of Nigeria

    
Prohp T. P. and Onoagbe I. O.

Anti–diabetic studies of aqueous extract of Triplochiton scleroxylon on platelets and associated parameters in alloxan-induced diabetic rabbits


E. Obeng-Bio, M. Bonsu, K. Obeng-Antwi and R. Akromah

Establishing the basis for drought tolerance in maize (zea mays L.) using some secondary traits in the field

     
Nassir, Adesola L. and Adewusi, Kayode M.

Drought response of some tropical rice genotypes: Rooting, vegetative traits and grain production

     
Agbaje G. O, Aluko O. A and Olasoji J. O

Effect of plant spacing on seed yield and yield components in kenaf (Hibiscus cannabinus) variety, Ifeken 400

      
Focho Derek Afa, Eneke Bechem, Egbe Andrew, Fongod Augustina Genla, Fonge Beatrice Ambo and Njoh Roland Ndah

Effects of organic and inorganic fertilizers on early growth characteristics of Khaya ivorensis Chev (African mahogany) in nursery

       
Cliff S. Dlamini and Coert J. Geldenhuys

Quantities and values of selected forest medicines harvested by eight villages adjacent to natural woodlands in the four ecological zones of rural Swaziland

     
B. Y. Abubakar, S. MuA’zu, A. U. Khan and A. K. Adamu

Morpho-anatomical variation in some accessions of Moringa oleifera Lam. from Northern Nigeria

    
Leili Motamedi-Mirhosseini, Ghasem Mohammadi-Nejad, Alireza Bahraminejad, Pooran Golkar and Zahra Mohammadinejad

Evaluation of cumin (Cuminum cyminum L.) landraces under drought stress based on some agronomic traits

       
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African Journal of Plant Science - 5 (13), 2011



Contents:


Research Articles


Etta Hannah Edim, Ijakeyi Blessing and Udo Sammuel

Comparative studies on consumption preference, mineral contents and proximate composition of five ecotypes of Gnetum aficanum Welw. from Northwest Cameroun and Southeast Nigeria

     
Ebiamadon Andi Brisibe, Ogbu Udensi, Valentine O. Ntui, Peggy A. Otu and Peter N. Chukwurah

Sensitivity of some quantitative and yield characters of ‘Egusi’ melon (Colocynthis citrullus L.) to treatment with microtubule inhibitors

      
Rubén Alfonso Saucedo-Teran, Jose Luis Javier Badillo-Almaraz, Hector Rubio-Arias and Pedro Jurado-Guerra

Establishment of high-elevation fourwing saltbush (Atriplex canescens Pursh Nutt.) ecotypes in Northern Mexico´s oak-bunchgrass rangelands

       
Idun I. A., Kumah P. and Adzraku H. V.

Rooting and vegetative growth responses of “difficult-to-root” Ixora coccinea and Ficus benjamina cv. ‘starlight’ to different stem cutting types and soilless media

     
Jean Lagarde BETTI, Salomon Janvier BELINGA and Dagobert SAMBA

Stock of Prunus africana stems on the mount Cameroon forest

       
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African Journal of Plant Science - 5 (14), 2011



Contents:

Review

 
Ebrahim Babaahmady and Afra Khosravi

Toxicology of baytril (enrofloxacin)

      
Research Articles

 
Kamel Ben Mbarek, Mohsen Boubaker and Tijani Mehoichi

Early tests on tolerant kabuli chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) genotypes selection for drought stress

     
D. Y. Giroh, Y. Waizah, F. S. Yustus and P. Imarhiagbe

Cost analysis of on-farm adaptive research (OFAR) as a strategy for Hevea technology transfer in the rubber belt of Nigeria


Krishnareddy P. V., Karuppusamy S.and Pullaiah T.
       
In vitro propagation of Ceropegia juncea Roxb

   
Leili Motamedi-Mirhosseini, Ghasem Mohammadi-Nejad, Alireza Bahraminejad, Pooran Golka and Zahra Mohammadinejad

Evaluation of cumin (Cuminum Cyminum L.) landraces under drought stress based on some agronomic traits

       
E. Obeng-Bio, M. Bonsu, K. Obeng-Antwi and R. Akromah

Green house assessment of drought tolerance in maize (Zea mays L.) using some plant parameters

     
Sara Siahpoush, Navazollah Sahebani and Heshmatollah Aminian

                    Change of some defense compounds of cucumber treated with                      Bacillus cereus and salicylic acid against Meloidogyne javanica

      
Adesoye, A. I. and Nnadi, N. C.

        Mitotic chromosome studies of some accessions of African yam bean Sphenostylis stenocarpa (Hochst. Ex. A. Rich.) Harm.

     
P. Sinha and C. Chatterjee

Assessment of disturbances caused by interaction of multinutrient deficiencies of sulphur, zinc and boron in mustard


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African Journal of Plant Science - 5 (15), 2011



Contents:


Review


S. K. Rautaray

Innovations in resource management for sustainable rice based farming

 
Research Articles

 
Ashinie Bogale and Kindie Tesfaye

Response of Ethiopian durum wheat genotypes to water deficit induced at various growth stages

     
Rahimeh Kurdistani, Enayatollah Tohidinejad,Ghasem Mohammadi-Nejad and Sepideh Zareie

Yield potential evaluation and path analysis of different sesame genotypes under various levels of iron

       
Chandan Kumar Pati and Aloke Bhattacharjee

 Sunflower seed invigoration by chemical manipulation

       
Owolade O. F., Olasoji J. O. and Afolabi C. G.

Effect of storage temperature and packaging materials on seed germination and seed-borne fungi of sorghum (Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench.) in South West Nigeria

     
Motshwari Obopile, Ronald B. Hammond and Pierce A. Paul

Interaction between maize phenology and transgenic maize hybrids on stalk rots following European corn borer infestation

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

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

  
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.

A. Barekye, P. Tongoona, J. Derera, M. D. Laing and W. K. Tushemereirwe

Appraisal of methods for assessing black Sigatoka resistance in diploid banana populations

    
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African Journal of Biotechnology - 11 (21-25), 2012

African Journal of Biotechnology - 11 (21), 2012


Contents:


Review


Chen Peng, Chen Qi-Jie, Chu Li-Ye and Shao Hong-Bo

Some progress in sexual reproduction and sex determination of economic algae


Research Articles

GENETICS AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

 
Liying Zhang, Xianglong LI, Rongyan Zhou and Lanhui LI

Bioinformatic analysis of coding regions of Foxl2 gene among species


Dennis Crystian Silva, Luiz Sérgio Costa Duarte Filho, Joao Messias dos Santos, Geraldo Veríssimo de Souza Barbosa and e Cícero Almeida

DNA fingerprinting based on simple sequence repeat (SSR) markers in sugarcane clones from the breeding program RIDESA


Osman, A. K., Abd El-Mageed, A. A., Tawfik, A. Q. and Mohammed, H. A.

Genetic diversity among four Eucalyptus species (myrtaceae) based on random amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) analysis


S. M. Sadeghi, E. Amiri and M. Ashouri

An investigation of gene action on different traits of tobacco under irrigated and drought stress environment


Fu-yan Luo, Wan-ru Hou and Wei-ying Chen

cDNA, genomic cloning and sequence analysis of ribosomal protein S4X gene (RPS4X) from Ailuropoda melanoleuca


PLANT AND AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGY

 
Rebecca Mathew and P. Deepa Sankar

Effect of methyl jasmonate and chitosan on growth characteristics of Ocimum basilicum L., Ocimum sanctum L. and Ocimum gratissimum L. cell suspension cultures


Qing Zhao, Jing Ji , Gang Wang , Jiehua Wang, Yuan Ma, Chao Jin, Weidang Wu and Chunfeng Guan

Testing an induciable expression system in transgenic lisianthus (Eustoma grandiflorum cv. LisaBlue)


Muhammad Asghar Malik and Khalid Saifullah Khan

Phosphorus fractions, microbial biomass and enzyme activities in some alkaline calcareous subtropical soils


Ji-shan Chen, Fen-lan Tang, Rui-fen Zhu ,Chao Gao, Gui-li Di and Yue-xue Zhang

Effects of cutting frequency on alfalfa yield and yield components in Songnen Plain, Northeast China


Noor Zaman and Shakil Ahmed

Survey of root rot of groundnut in rainfed areas of Punjab, Pakistan


Fahime Shokrani, Alireza Pirzad, Mohammad Reza Zardoshti and Reza Darvishzadeh

Effect of irrigation disruption and biological nitrogen on growth and flower yield in Calendula officinalis L.


C. N. Ehisianya, K. C. Emeasor, T. N. C. Echendu, C. N. Egesi and E. N. A. Mbanaso

Preliminary sampling of arthropod fauna of transgenic cassava in confined field trial


Ali Mohammadpourkhaneghah, Reza Shahryari, Yousef Alaei and Babak Shahmoradmoghanlou

Comparison of the effect of liquid humic fertilizers on yield of maize genotypes in Ardabil region


Jianjun Zhang, Zhaogang Sun, Yu Tian, Lifei Pang, Mengshi Jia, Honghong Liu, Suqian Wu, Guoyi Wang1, Li Wang, Shouhua Jia4* and Le Jia

Extraction optimization of exopolysaccharide produced by Pleurotus cornucopiae SS-02 and its antioxidant activity


ENVIRONMENTAL BIOTECHNOLOGY

 
El-Awady A. M. Mohamed and El-Tarras A. E. Adel

Genetic diversity of some Saudi barley (Hordeum Vulgare L.) landraces based on microsatellite markers


Wenwen Tan, Long Sun, Haiqing Hu and Xiangwei Chen

Effect of fire disturbances on soil respiration of Larix gmelinii Rupr. forest in the Da Xing’an Mountain during growing season


Bizeng Mao, Wei Song, Shaoyuan Chen, Xuehui Liu, Qixian Lai and Debao Li

Modification of membrane lipid peroxidation and antioxidant enzymes activation in transgenic rice resistant to Rhizoctonia solani


Nadia Khan and Farzana N. Naqvi

Alterations in reducing sugar in Triticum aestivum under irrigated and non-irrigated condition


Esin Eraydin Erdogan, Fikrettin Şahin and Ayten Karaca

Determination of petroleum-degrading bacteria isolated from crude oil-contaminated soil in Turkey


INDUSTRIAL MICROBIOLOGY

 
Kangming Tian, Xianzhong Chen, Wei Shen, Bernard A. Prior, Guiyang Shi, Suren Singh and Zhengxiang Wang

High-efficiency conversion of glycerol to D-lactic acid with metabolically engineered Escherichia coli


Zhi-hui Yu, Xue Zhang, Sheng-yu Li, Chang-ying Li, Da Li and Zhen-nai Yang

In vitro evaluation of probiotic properties of Lactobacillus plantarum strains isolated from Chinese Sauerkraut


MEDICAL AND PHARMACEUTICAL BIOTECHNOLOGY

 
Yanbin Su, Yingkun Cheng, Dandan Wang, Fengrong Zhang, Yanwen Su and Zhengqiang Li

Effects of hydrogen sulfide (H2S) on respiration control of state 3/4 in mitochondria from bovine heart


Xiangrui Meng, Peng Lu, Yuanyuan Zhang, Hongwei Lin, Peng Xiao, Hua Bai and Qingxia Fan

A regulatory network for human adenocarcinoma


Awatif H. Issa, Saad S. Hamadi, Salow Al-bdour, Hayder A. Alhmoudi, Neama Y. Habil and Kasim Abass Askar

Association between HLA-DRB1 alleles and susceptibility to chronic hepatitis B in patients of Basrah province, Iraq


BIOTECHNIQUES

 
Edelvio de Barros Gomes, Flavia Lima do Carmo, Adriana Lopes, Raquel Silva Peixoto, Alexandre Soares Rosado and Nei Pereira Jr.

Microbial community dynamics in diesel waste biodegradation using sequencing batch bioreactor operation mode (SBR)


Hong-Wen Li, Jian-jun Liu, Ke-Ling Chen, Jian He, Jian-Hui Wang and Xu-Feng Li

Somatic embryogenesis and plantlet regeneration of Mangifera persiciforma C.Y. Wu & T.L. Ming


Umbrin Ilyas, Shakil Ahmed, Abdual Majeed and Muhammad Nadeem

Biohydrolysis of Saccharum spontaneum for cellulase production by Aspergillus terreus


M. N. Eshtiaghi, N. Yoswathana, J. Kuldiloke and A. G. Ebadi

Preliminary study for bioconversion of water hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes) to bioethanol


PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES

 
Rabi Prasad Bodroth and Manoja Das

Phytochemical Screening and antimicrobial activity of ethanol and chloroform extract of Zizyphus nummularis Wt. & Arm.


J. O. Olayemi, E. E. Essien, E. O. Ajaiyeoba and O. Ekundayo

Phytochemical and antimicrobial properties of Solanum macranthum Dunal


ANIMAL SCIENCE

 
Shize Li, Yuheng Li, Jian Li, Cong Liu, Wei Yin, Qiaoxiang Zhao, Zeng Lin, Hong Ji and Huanmin Yang

Construction of pECFP-C1- CIRP and its effect on cold-induced apoptosis in mouse NIH/3T3 cells


Zhen Cao, Xin Di Liao, Juan Boo Liang, Yin Bao Wu and Bin Yu

Diversity of methanogens in the hindgut of grower and finisher pigs


Sang-Hoon Lee, Ki-Won Lee, Hee Chung Ji, Ki-Yong Kim, Hyung Soo Park, Young Chul Lim and Gi Jun Choi

Growth characteristics and productivity of tall fescue new variety ‘Purumi’ in South Korea

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African Journal of Biotechnology - 11 (22), 2012


Contents:


Review

 
Li-Song Chen, Shuang Han, Yi-Ping Qi and Lin-Tong Yang

Boron stresses and tolerance in citrus


Research Articles

 
GENETICS AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY


Muhammad Sajjad, Sultan Habibullah Khan, and Abdus Salam Khan

Patterns of trait associations in various wheat populations under different growth environments


Parvin Yenki, Zahra Safari and Cyrus Azimi

Lack of association between two ACE gene polymorphisms (rs4291 and Alu I/D) and late onset Alzheimer’s disease


Yanmei Huang, Yingjie Qi, Jingzhuan Xi, Yumei Lin, Liu Yang, Zhaoshu Zeng, Xiangyang Liu, Liwei Guo and Lili Gao

Analysis of genetic polymorphism of nine short tandem repeat loci in Chinese Han population of Henan province


Thi Hien Trang Nguyen and Dinh Thi Quyen

Cloning, high-level expression, purification and characterization of a staphylokinase variant, Sak?C, from Staphylococcus aureus QT08 in Escherichia coli BL21


Bin Zhang, Chenggang Xu, Jianmin Zhang, Lingyun Zhang, Lili Guo, Saixiang Feng and Ming Liao

Comparison of ompP5 sequence-based typing and pulsed-filed gel electrophoresis for genotyping of Haemophilus parasuis


Rong Yu-ping, Cao Zhe, Zhu Ling-ling, Zhao Min, Zhang Yong-juan and Bai Ke-yu

Genetic variation patterns of Medicago ruthenica populations from Northern China


Dhia S. Hassawi, Saida A. Abu-Mallouh, Amal A. Al-Abbadi, and Mohamad A. Shatnawi

Organelles genome stability of wheat plantlets produced by anther culture


PLANT AND AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGY

 
Snježana Kereša, Anita Mihovilović, Marijana Barić, Vesna Židovec and Mario Skelin

The micropropagation of chrysanthemums via axillary shoot proliferation and highly efficient plant regeneration by somatic embryogenesis


Héla El Ferchichi Ouarda, David J. Walker and Mohamed Larbi Khouja

Phenotypic and nuclear DNA variation in Tunisian cultivars of date palm (Phoenix dactylifera L.)


Miccah Songelael Seth, Leta Tulu Bedada, Emmarold E. Mneney, Richard O. Oduor and Jesse S. Machuka

In vitro regeneration of selected commercial Tanzanian open pollinated maize varieties


S. Mavengahama and F. B. Lewu

Comparative evaluation of the germination capability of three morphologically different wild genotypes of Corchorus olitorius L. from Northern KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa


A. Shahzad, M. Faisal, N. Ahmad, M. Anis A. Alatar and Alwathnani A. Hend

An efficient system for in vitro multiplication of Ocimum basilicum through node culture


Yajun Fan,, Wei Li, Xiaojuan Zhu and Xingzhi Wang

Transient expression of acidic fibroblast growth factor in pea (Pisum sativum L.) plants


Sheng Shu, Ling-Yun Yuan, Shi-Rong Guo, Jin Sun and Chao-Jie Liu

Effects of exogenous spermidine on photosynthesis, xanthophyll cycle and endogenous polyamines in cucumber seedlings exposed to salinity


F. Kahani, F. Bakhtiar, R. Bozorgipour, S. Hittalmani, H. R. Nik Khah and K. Zargari

Production and evaluation of doubled haploid lines of barley via detached-tiller culture method


ENVIRONMENTAL BIOTECHNOLOGY


Maurice S. Onyango, Vincent O. Ojijo, Aoyi Ochieng, Jacob O. Kittinya and Fred O. Otieno

Simultaneous adsorption and biodegradation of synthetic melanoidin


Min-Wei Chai, Rui-Li Li, Fu-Chen Shi, Fu-Chun Liu, Xiu Pan, Di Cao and Xue Wen

Effects of cadmium stress on growth, metal accumulation and organic acids of Spartina alterniflora Loisel.


Methinee Rarunroeng and Suntud Sirianuntapiboon

Effects of Cr3+ and Ni2+ on the efficiency and performance of sequencing batch reactor (SBR) system


INDUSTRIAL MICROBIOLOGY

 
Preeti Bhoria, Gursharan Singh, Joginder Ram Sharma and Gurinder Singh Hoondal

Biobleaching of wheat straw-rich-soda pulp by the application of alkalophilic and thermophilic mannanase from Streptomyces sp. PG-08-3


FOOD TECHNOLOGY

 
Shihao Zhao, Binglian Wang and Xiaohui Liang

Enhanced ethanol production from stalk juice of sweet sorghum by response surface methodology


Tiehua Zhang, Zhuodan Zhang, Haiyang Yan, Da Li, Zhennai Yang and Mingruo Guo

Effects of stabilizers and exopolysaccharides on physiochemical properties of fermented skim milk by Streptococcus thermophilus ST1


APPLIED BIOCHEMISTRY

 
Nurul-Syakima Ab Mutalib, Lee Learn-Han, Shiran Mohd Sidik, Sabariah Abdul Rahman, Avatar Singh Mohan Singh and Cheah Yoke-Kqueen

miR-181a regulates multiple pathways in hypopharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma


Veronica Perez-Rubio, Jose Basilio Heredia, Cristobal Chaidez-Quiroz, Jose Benigno Valdez-Torres, Edith Salazar-Villa, Raul Allende-Molar and Miguel Angel Angulo-Escalante

Physicochemical characterization and fatty acid content of ‘venadillo’ (Swietenia humilis Zucc.) seed oil


MEDICAL AND PHARMACEUTICAL BIOTECHNOLOGY

 
Huahao Fan, Zhiqiang Mi, Junfen Fan, Le Zhang, Yuhui Hua, Lin Wang, Xiaolin Cui, Wenhui Zhang, Bo Zhang, Yong Huang, Jianbin Li, Xiaona Wang, Cun Li, Zhiyi Zhang, Xiaoping An, Xiuyun Yin, Jiankui Chen and Yigang Tong

A fast method for large-scale isolation of phages from hospital sewage using clinical drug-resistant Escherichia coli


FISHERY SCIENCES

 
Nan-Hung Chen

Comparison of clinical hematological changes under anesthetization in Crucian carp (Carassius auratus auratus) following treatment with local anesthetics


Abu Hena, M. K. and Hishamuddin,

Food selection preference of different ages and sizes of black tiger shrimp, Penaeus monodon Fabricius, in tropical aquaculture ponds in Malaysia


Zhaoxiang Han, Jiaying Li, Meng Zhang and Chunxia Lv

Effect of montmorillonite on arsenic accumulation in common carp


BIOTECHNIQUES


Liu Xiaoying, Guo Shirong, Chang Taotao, Xu Zhigang and Takafumi Tezuka

Regulation of the growth and photosynthesis of cherry tomato seedlings by different light irradiations of light emitting diodes (LED)


Aransiola EF, Betiku E, Ikhuomoregbe DIO and Ojumu TV

Production of biodiesel from crude neem oil feedstock and its emissions from internal combustion engines


ANIMAL SCIENCE


Abu-Zinadah OA, Hussein HK, Elshal MF, and Elnaggar, MH

Effect of excess dietary copper on proliferation and differentiation of the proerythroblasts and erythrocytes in rats


Aidin Rezaeenia, Abbas Ali Naserian, Reza Valizadeh and Abdolmansour Tahmasbi

Effect of using different levels of pistachio by-products silage on composition and blood parameters of Holstein dairy cows


Amao, O. A., Adejumo, D. O., Togun, V. A. and Oseni, B. S. A.

Physiological response of rabbit bucks to prolonged feeding of cotton seed cake-based diets supplemented with vitamin E


Akradi Loghman, Sohrabi Haghdoost Iraj, Djeddi Ali Naghi and Mortazavi Pejman

Histopathologic and apoptotic effect of nanosilver in liver of broiler chickens


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African Journal of Biotechnology - 11 (23), 2012


Contents:


Research Articles

 
GENETICS AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

 
Liang Xu, Yang Cao, Xiang-Tian Yin, De-Fa Deng, Li-Na Xu and Zhen-Yu Liu

Molecular detection of TasA gene in endophytic Bacillus species and characterization of the gene in Bacillus amyloliquefaciens


Naser Shokrzadeh and Zohreh Alizadeh

Semi-quantitative analysis of endometrial receptivity marker mRNA expression in the mid-secretory endometrium of patients with uterine fibromas


Xiaojie Yang, Fuguang Li, Chuanliang Liu, Xueyan Zhang, Kun Liu, Weiping Fang, Zhixia Wu, Deyi Xie, Chaojun Zhang, Qianhua Wang and Fu'an Zhao

Analysis of the copy number of exogenous genes in transgenic cotton using real-time quantitative PCR and the 2-??CT method


Junhu He, Fengwang Ma and Yeyuan Chen

Differentially expressed genes linked to embryo abortion of mango identified by suppression subtractive hybridization


Peng Wang, Ping Song, Xue Li, Rui-Rui Su, Hui Wang and Guo-Ping Zhu

Study on soluble expression of glutamate dehydrogenase from tea plant in Escherichia coli using fusion tags


Guanghai Yu, Yuansen Hu, Liang Huang and Jianhang Qu

Improvement of daptomycin yield by overexpression of the accessory genes of daptomycin gene cluster


Jagan Mohan Reddy and A. K. Bopaiah

Studies on the intiation of callusing and regeneration of plantlets in three different basal media with varied plant growth regulators for the micropropagation of Anthurium scherzeriaum using leaf and spathe as explants


M. Z. Norhafizah, B. S. Ismail and T. S. Chuah

Herbicidal activity of Pennisetum purpureum (Napier grass)


PLANT AND AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGY

 
Nhut, D. T, Nga, L. T. M., Chien, H. X. and Huy, N. P

Morphogenesis of in vitro main root transverse thin cell layers of Vietnamese ginseng (Panax vietnamensis Ha et Grushv.)


Masomeh Hajihasani, Abolfazl Hajihassani and Shahab Khaghani

Incidence and distribution of seed-borne fungi associated with wheat in Markazi Province, Iran


Fenying Zhang, Keji Jiang, Dan Zhang, Chunyan Ma, Hongyu Ma and Lingbo Ma

Molecular cloning, characterization and expression analysis of heat shock protein 90 (HSP90) from the mud crab Scylla paramamosain


Mengyu Zhang, Zhoufei Wang, Lingling Yuan, Congfei Yin, Jinping Cheng, Ling Wang, Ji Huang and Hongsheng Zhang

Osmopriming improves tomato seed vigor under aging and salinity stress


Jin-Dan Kang, Hyo-Sang Lee, Shuang Liang, Suo Li, Yue Lu1, Il-Keun Kong and Xi-Jun Yin

Effect of crude canine pituitary extract (cCPE) on the in vitro production of progesterone and nuclear maturation of canine oocytes


INDUSTRIAL MICROBIOLOGY

 
Huu-Nghi Nguyen, Tzu-Ching Wang, Ta-Chen Lin and Jia-Hsin Guo

Optimal conditions for mycelia biomass and extracellular polysaccharides of Grifola frondosa: Effect of agitation speed, inoculum ratio and initial pH


Xin Li, Hui-Ying Yu and Yi-Feng Lin

Purification and characterization of an extracellular esterase from a moderately halophilic bacterium, Halobacillus sp. strain LY5


FOOD TECHNOLOGY

 
M.T. Hamed Mosavian , J. Sargolzaei , F. Tabandeh, H. R. Hosseinian Moghaddam and B. Yakhchali

Examining kinetic parameters of fermentation process in batch cultures on the production of alkaline protease


APPLIED BIOCHEMISTRY

 
Mahamat Nour Adam Sakine, Yaya Mahmout, M. G. Dijoux-Franca, Joachim Gbenou and Mansourou Moudachirou

In vitro anti-hyperglycaemic effect of glucocapparin isolated from the seeds of Boscia senegalensis (Pers.) Lam. ex Poiret parasuis


MEDICAL AND PHARMACEUTICAL BIOTECHNOLOGY

 
Ming-Yeou Lung and Wei-Zhong Huang

Antioxidant properties of polysaccharides from Laetiporus sulphureus in submerged cultures


López-Valverde A., López-Cristiá M., Prados-Frutos J. C., Gómez de Diego R., de Vicente J. and Cutando A.

Oral pathology in the Iberian Neanderthals


ENTOMOLOGY

 
Jinous Asgarpanah, Saeed Mohammadi Motamed and Simin Tomraee

Volatile composition of the peel and leaf essential oils of Citrus nobilis Lour. var deliciosa Swingle


FISHERY SCIENCES

 
A. Ghanbari and J. Taei-Semiromi

New approach for regional crop yield gap analysis in the Borujen Plain, Iran


BIOTECHNIQUES

 
Orouj Valizadegan, Ali Asghr Pourmirza and Mohammad Hassan Safaralizadeh

The impact of carbon dioxide in stored-product insect treatment with phosphine


Jun Wei, Honghong Fan, Tingchun Li, Wanghua Wang, Ning Guo, Zhengpeng Li, Yongping Cai and Yi Lin

The effects of reciprocal cross on inheritance of DNA methylation in cotton (Gossypium hirsutum)


PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES

 
Hakan Sevik

Variation in seedling morphology of Turkish fir (Abies nordmanniana subsp. bornmulleriana Mattf)


ANIMAL SCIENCE

 
Egwu G. O., Adamu M., Mshelia G. D. and Bukar-Kolo Y. M.

Isolates of Mycoplasma mycoides subspecies mycoides (SC) in small ruminants in Sahel zone of Nigeria and its implications on disease control


Dongli Pei, Jinping Ding, Zilei Duan, Meng Li, Yiyang Feng and Chengwei Li

Cloning and expression of a tomato glutathione s- transferase (GST) in Escherichia coli


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African Journal of Biotechnology - 11 (24), 2012


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GENETICS AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

 
Hala M. Abdelmigid

Efficiency of random amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) and inter-simple sequence repeats (ISSR) markers for genotype fingerprinting and genetic diversity studies in canola (Brassica napus)


Vijay Kumari, Anshu Bansal, Raghavendra Aminedi, Dhakshi Taneja and Niranjan Das

Simplified extraction of good quality genomic DNA from a variety of plant materials


Junbei Xiang, Zhibin Liu, Yi Yang and Xufeng Li

Cloning and analysis of the ascorbate peroxidase gene promoter from Brassica napus


Jinxian Liu, Youxiong Que, Jinlong Guo, Liping Xu, Jiayun Wu, Rukai Chen

Molecular cloning and expression analysis of a WRKY transcription factor in sugarcane


Fushan Shi, Lifeng Yang, Jiaxin Chang, Zesheng Li, Xiaomin Yin, Xiangmei Zhou and Deming Zhao

Disruption of the 37-kDa/67-kDa laminin receptor gene in bovine fetal fibroblasts


Juan Li, Yi Tang, Yaoguo Qin, Xiaomei Li and Huanxiu Li

Agrobacterium-mediated transformation of watermelon (Citrullus lanatus)


Wei-Tao Li, Ya-Xi Liu, Guo-Yue Chen, Chun-Ji Liu, Shou-Fen Dai, Xiu-Jin Lan, Zhi-En Pu, You-Liang Zheng, Yu-Ming Wei

Cloning, Localization and Phylogenetic Analysis of Barley Putative AP2/EREBP genes


PLANT AND AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGY

 
Kamnoon Kanchanapoom and Nararatn Promsorn

Micropropagation and in vitro germplasm conservation of endangered Musa balbisiana ‘Kluai Hin’ (BBB group)


Sureyya Altintas and Funda Eryilmaz Acikgoz

The effects of mineral and liquid organic fertilizers on some nutritional characteristics of bell pepper


Muhammad Jamil, Muhammad Ashraf, Shafiq ur Rehman, Mushtaq Ahmad and Eui Shik Rha

Salinity induced changes in cell membrane stability, protein and RNA contents


Ali Reza Ladan Moghadam, Zahra Oraghi Ardebili and Lotfolah Rezaie

Effect of indole butyric acid on micrografting of cactus


Ruifang Gao, Yanzhuan Cao, Xufeng Yuan, Wanbin Zhu, Xiaofen Wang, Zongjun Cui.

Microbial diversity in a full-scale anaerobic reactor treating high concentration organic cassava wastewater


Adel D. Al-Qurashi

Effect of pre-storage salicylic acid, calcium chloride and 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid dipping on chilling injury and quality of ‘Taify’ cactus pear fruit during cold storage


Hassan Ghasemyan Ardestani and Amir Hossein Shirani Rad

Impact of regulated deficit irrigation on the physiological characteristics of two rapeseed varieties as affected by different potassium rates


ENVIRONMENTAL BIOTECHNOLOGY

 
Yongzhong Feng, Xiaowei Qin, Xuemin Ren and Gaihe Yang

Impact intensities of climatic changes on grassland ecosystems in headwater areas


Endong Zhang, Bing Wang, Shuxiang Ning, Huichao Sun1, Baoling Yang, Mei Jin and Lin Hou

Ammonia-nitrogen and orthophosphate removal by immobilized Chlorella sp. isolated from municipal wastewater for potential use in tertiary treatment


APPLIED BIOCHEMISTRY

 
Yan Pi, Keji Jiang, Juan Lin, Ying Cao, Qian Wang, Ji Yang, Xiaofen Sun and Kexuan Tang

Effects of over-expression of allene oxide cyclase on camptothecin production by cell cultures of Camptotheca acuminata


MEDICAL AND PHARMACEUTICAL BIOTECHNOLOGY

 
Yong Peng, Man Sun, Ya Di, Xinlong Huo, Zhanzhao Fu, Qingwang Li, Zhe Liu,Bin Jiang, Yingjie Liu and Yanxia Zhang

Antitumor effect of the ethanol extract of Scutellaria baicalensis on the mice bearing U14 cervical cancer


Zheng-Lu Xie, Hai-tian Ma, Hong-Jie Fan and Si-Xiang Zou

Construction and analysis of subtractive hybridization library of differentially expressed genes in spleen of C57BL/6 and A/J mice with Streptococcus suis serotype 2 infection


Nanis G. Allam and Eman H. F. Abd El-Zaher

Protective role of Aspergillus fumigatus melanin against ultraviolet (UV) irradiation and Bjerkandera adusta melanin as a candidate vaccine against systemic candidiasis


ENTOMOLOGY

 
Dejane Santos Alves, Geraldo Andrade Carvalho, Denilson Ferreira Oliveira, Rafaella Ribeiro Sâmia, Matheus Alvarenga Villas-Boas, Gislaine Aparecida Carvalho2 and Angelita Duarte Côrrea

Toxicity of copaiba extracts to armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda)


FISHERY SCIENCES

 
M. D. Abd Rahman Jabir, S. A. Razak and S. Vikineswary

Nutritive potential and utilization of super worm (Zophobas morio) meal in the diet of Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) juvenile


Casiano H. Choresca Jr., Jung Taek Kang, Jee Eun Han, Ji Hyung Kim, Sang Phil Shin, Jin Woo Jun, Byeong Chun Lee and Se Chang Park

Effect of storage media and time on fin explants culture in the goldfish, Carassius auratus


BIOTECHNIQUES

 
Ning Zhang, Min Zhao, ChunLei Wang and Guangyinghui Du

Decolorization of dyes by recombinase CotA from Escherichia coli BL21 (DE3) and characterization of the purified enzyme


Rattana Khamrit, Prasit Jaisil and Sumontip Bunnag

Callus induction, regeneration and transformation of sugarcane (Saccharum officinarum L.) with chitinase gene using particle bombardment


PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES


Mahmood Biglar, Ghazaleh Moghaddam, Naficeh Sadeghi, Mohammad Reza Oveisi, Behrooz Jannat, Zahra Kaboli, Shokoufeh Hassani and Mannan Hajimahmoodi

Profiling of major fatty acids in different raw and roasted sesame seeds cultivars


ANIMAL SCIENCE

 
Huda Yahia-Hamid, Md Zuki Abu Bakar Zakaria, Nurhusien Yimer, Goh Yong Meng, Abd. Wahid Haron and Noordin Mohamed Mustapha

Effects of elevated ambient temperature on embryo implantation in rats


Jinyi Xing and Yunliang Jiang

Effect of dietary betaine supplementation on mRNA level of lipogenesis genes and on promoter CpG methylation of fatty acid synthase (FAS) gene in laying hens

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African Journal of Biotechnology - 11 (25), 2012


Contents:


Research Articles

 
GENETICS AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

 
WU Renxie, LIU Jing, FAN Jirong and ZHAO Yuanjun

Taxonomic status of the black porgy, Acanthopagrus schlegelii (Perciformes: Sparidae) inferred from mitochondrial genes


Muhammad Ashfaq, Muhammad Saleem Haider, Abdus Salam Khan and Sami Ul Allah

Breeding potential of the basmati rice germplasm under water stress condition


Y. Zhou, P. Lu, M. J. Xu, D. Ren, D. H. Zhou, H. X. Li, R. Q. Lin, F. C. Zou and Z. G. Yuan

Sequence variation in TgROP7 gene among Toxoplasma gondii isolates from different hosts and geographical regions


P. Y. Wang, P. Lu, M. J. Xu, J. Li, D. H. Zhou, J. F. Yang, Z. X. Ni, Z. G. Yuan and R. Q. Lin

Genetic diversity among Toxoplasma gondii isolates from different hosts and geographical locations revealed by analysis of ROP13 gene sequences


PLANT AND AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGY


Malika Meziane, Messaoud Boudjeniba, Dajana Frasheri, Anna Maria D’Onghia, Angela Carra, Francesco Carimi, Nassima Haddad, Salima Boukhalfa and Souhila Braneci

Regeneration of Algerian Citrus germplasm by stigma/style somatic embryogenesis


Ayda Khadhri, Ridha El Mokni, Khaled Mguis, Mohamed Neffati and Samira Smiti

Responses of Cymbopogon schoenanthus to salt stress


Monther Mohumad Tahat, Kamaruzaman Sijam and Radziah Othman

Ultrastructural changes of tomatoes (Lycopersicon esculentum) root colonized by Glomus mosseae and Ralstonia solanacearum


Sun Cunhua, Xu Xinna, Li Baiwei and Wang Dan

The effect of NaCl stress on the germination of seed and growth of wild species and cultivated varieties of tomato


Shabnum Shaheen, Nidaa Harun, Farah Khan, Rana Abrar Hussain, Sehrish Ramzan, Sumaira Rani, Zaryab Khalid, Mushtaq Ahmad and Muhammad Zafar

Comparative nutritional analysis between Vigna radiata and Vigna mungo of Pakistan


M. D. Hossain, M. M. Hanafi, H. Jol and A. H. Hazandy

Effects of carbon levels on shoot growth and root characteristics of different kenaf (Hibiscus cannabinus L.) varieties grown on sandy bris soil


ENVIRONMENTAL BIOTECHNOLOGY

 
Mehdi Kargar, Mohammad Zareain Jahromi, Mahmood Najafian, Parastoo Khajeaian, Reza Nahavandi, Sareh Raeiszadeh Jahromi and Mohammad Firoozinia

Identification and molecular analysis of mercury resistant bacteria in Kor River, Iran


FOOD TECHNOLOGY

 
Lei Ji, Jie Pang, Sha Li, Bo Xiong and Liang-Gen Cai

Application of new physical storage technology in fruit and vegetable industry


Lianliang Liu, Baiyi Lu, LingXiao Gong, Lingyi Liu, Xiaoqin Wu and Ying Zhang

Studies on bioactive peptide from Chinese soft-shelled turtle (Pelodiscus sinensis) with functionalities of ACE inhibition and antioxidation


Ismail Gök, Orhan Onur Aşkin, Cem Okan Özer and Birol Kiliç

Effect of textured soy protein and tomato pulp on chemical, physical and sensory properties of ground chicken döner kebab


APPLIED BIOCHEMISTRY

 
Rahmat Ali Khan, Allah Nawaz, Mustaq Ahmed, Muhammad Rashid Khan, Fazal Dian1Nasir Azam, Sami Ullah and Farheen Sadullah, Akhlaq Ahmad, Mir Sadiq Shah and Nisar Khan

Production of bioethanol through enzymatic hydrolysis of potato


Olfa Samet-Bali and Hamadi Attia

Characterization of typical Tunisian fermented milk, rayeb


MEDICAL AND PHARMACEUTICAL BIOTECHNOLOGY

 
Rusni Mohd Jas, Ramachandran Vasudevan, Patimah Ismail, Abdul Halim Abdul Gafor, Saidi Moin and Sima Ataollahi Eshkoor

Amplification of real-time high resolution melting analysis PCR method for polycystic kidney disease (PKD) gene mutations in autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease patients


Ekeanyanwu, R. C., Udeme, A. A., Onuigbo, A. O. and Etienajirhevwe O. F.

Anti-diabetic effect of ethanol leaf extract of Cissampelos owariensis (lungwort) on alloxan induced diabetic rats


BIOTECHNIQUES

 
Maher Obeidat, Hala Khyami-Horani, Adeeb Al-Zoubi and Ismael Otri

Isolation, characterization, and hydrolytic activities of Geobacillus species from Jordanian hot springs

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African Journal of Biotechnology - 11 (18-20), 2012

African Journal of Biotechnology - 11 (18), 2012


Contents:

Review



Krzysztof Ziemiński and Magdalena Frąc

Methane fermentation process as anaerobic digestion of biomass: Transformations, stages and microorganisms


Research Articles

 
GENETICS AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

 
Wisdom Changadeya, Emmanuel Kaunda and Aggrey J. D. Ambali

Molecular characterisation of Musa L. cultivars cultivated in Malawi using microsatellite markers


Nguyen Minh Tam, and Nguyen Thi Phuong Trang

Molecular identification of Cupressaceae (Coniferales) in Vietnam based on 18S-rRNA sequence


PLANT AND AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGY

 
Moez Amri, Zouhaier Abbes, Salah Ben Youssef, Meriam Bouhadida, Hamadi Ben Salah and Mohamed Kharrat

Detection of the parasitic plant, Orobanche cumana on sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.) in Tunisia


Shi Ying, Xie Shu-Lian, Li Zhen, Hu Bian-Fang, Li Yan-Hui, Zhang Meng

Effect of environmental factors on distribution of stream macroalgae in Niangziguan Spring in Shanxi Province, North China


Zhang Ru and Wang Di

Trichoderma spp. from rhizosphere soil and their antagonism against Fusarium sambucinum


Youyan Guo , Wenhui Zhang, Jingfeng He, Jianyun Zhou and Hongyuan Yu

Effects of water stress and seed mass on germination and antioxidative enzymes of Xanthoceras sorbifolia


Salem Elkahoui, Naceur Djébali, Olfa Tabbene, Adel Hadjbrahim, Bacem Mnasri, Ridha Mhamdi, Mohamed Shaaban and Ferid Limam

Evaluation of antifungal activity from Bacillus strains against Rhizoctonia solani


Islam Saruhan and Hüseyin Akyol

Monitoring population density and fluctuations of Anisandrus dispar and Xyleborinus saxesenii (Coleoptera: Scolytinae, Curculionidae) in hazelnut orchards


ENVIRONMENTAL BIOTECHNOLOGY

 
S.H. Lan and X. W. Wu

Resistance capability of microaerobic granular sludge for pentachlorophenol (PCP) degradation subjected to pH shock


Rita de Cassia M. Miranda, Edelvio de Barros Gomes, Ester Ribeiro Gouveia, Katia Maria G. Machado and Norma Buarque de Gusmao

Decolorization of laundry effluent by filamentous fungi


INDUSTRIAL MICROBIOLOGY

 
Amani, M. D. El-Ahwany

Statistical analysis and optimization of copper biosorption capability by Oenococcus oeni PSU-1


Focea Ramona, Poiata Antoniea, Motrescu Iuliana, NASTUTA Andrei, Creanga Dorina and Popa Gheorghe

Bacteria response to non-thermal physical factors: A study on Staphylococcus aureus


FOOD TECHNOLOGY

 
K. Tamilarasan, C. Muthukumaran and M. Dharmendira Kumar

Application of response surface methodology to the optimization of amylase production by Aspergillus oryzae MTCC 1847


Ozlem Onal Asci

Biodiversity in red clover (Trifolium pratense L.) collected from Turkey. II: Nutritional values


Hafid Boudries, Khodir Madani, Naima Touati, Samiha Souagui, Sonia Medouni and Mohamed Chibane

Pulp antioxidant activities, mineral contents and juice nutritional properties of Algerian Clementine Cultivars and Mandarin


APPLIED BIOCHEMISTRY

 
Liu Wen, Xiao De-Qian, Liang Nian-Ci and He Tai-Ping

Inhibitory activity of a water-soluble morin derivative on phosphatase of regenerating liver-3
 

M. A. Ramos-López, M. M. González-Chávez, N. C. Cárdenas-Ortega, M. A. Zavala-Sánchez and S. Pérez G

Activity of the main fatty acid components of the hexane leaf extract of Ricinus communis against Spodoptera frugiperda


MEDICAL AND PHARMACEUTICAL BIOTECHNOLOGY

 
Minghe Wu, Hongchun Yang, Baohua Teng, Yu Lei, Xiaoming Zheng, Mei Zhang, Yang Li and Chengli Ruan

Theoretical evaluations of electro-manipulation from Jurkat T cells exposed to pulsed electric fields (PEFs) with different time durations


PHARMACUETICAL SCIENCES

 
Durre Shahwar, Muhammad Asam Raza, Afifa Saeed, Madiha Riasat, Faiza Ilyas Chattha, Merva Javaid, Sami Ullah and Saif Ullah

Antioxidant potential of the extracts of Putranjiva roxburghii, Conyza bonariensis, Woodfordia fruiticosa and Senecio chrysanthemoids


Gül Özcan Arican, Özgür Çakir, Ercan Arican, Neslihan Turgut Kara, Özlem Dagdeviren1, Şule Ari

Effects of Geven root extract on proliferation of HeLa cells and bcl-2 gene expressions


ANIMAL SCIENCE

 
Lizhou Tang, Long Yu, Jiangang Chen, Junjie Wang, Mei Ma, Weidong Lu and Tongzuo Zhang

Sequences polymorphism and variation of major histocompatibility complex DRB exon 2 of black Dahe pig

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African Journal of Biotechnology - 11 (19), 2012


Contents:


Review

 
Shuangli Xiong, Anlin Li, and Dabin Hou

Progress in structural analysis of glycosaminoglycans and their applications in biomaterials


Research Articles


GENETICS AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

 
Behzad Behtari and Ghasem Ali Dianati Tilaki

Changes in germination characteristics and seedling growth between storage and non-storage of primed tall fescue seed


Vinay Kumar, Navin Srivastava, Abhishek Singh, M. K. Vyas, Shobit Gupta, Kalpesh Katudia, Kanak Vaidya, Spandan Chaudhary, Arpita Ghosh and Surendra K Chikara

Genetic diversity and identification of variety-specific AFLP markers in fenugreek (Trigonella foenum-graecum)


Samir A. El-Shazly, Magdy E. Mahfouz, Saad A. Al-Otaibi and Mohamed M. Ahmed

Genetic polymorphism in ß-lactoglobulin gene of some sheep breeds in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) and its influence on milk composition


Xiaohui Shan, Yidan Li, Mei Tan and Qing Zhao

Tissue culture-induced alteration in cytosine methylation in new rice recombinant inbred lines


Y. Liu, S.X. Wang, Y.G. Yin, S. Zhao, X.L. Geng and F. Xu

Polyethylene glycol (PEG)-mediated transformation of the fused egfp-hph gene into Pleurotus ostreatus


PLANT AND AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGY

 
Tijiang Shan, Weibo Sun, Jingfeng Lou, Shan Gao, Yan Mou and Ligang Zhou

Antibacterial activity of the endophytic fungi from medicinal herb, Macleaya cordata


Abdi Neila, Bargaz Adnane, Bouraoui Manel, Ltaief Boulbaba, Ghoulam Cherki and Sifi bouaziz

Symbiotic responses to insoluble phosphorus supply in common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.): Rhizobia symbiosis


Saghir Ahmad, Altaf Hussain, Mamoona Hanif*, Khalid Mahmood, Wajad Nazeer, Abid Mahmood, Noor-ul-Islam, Waqas Malik, Abdul Qayyum3 and Kanwal Hanif

CRSM-38, a new high yielding coupled with CLCuV tolerance cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) variety


Li Hong Nie, Yan Zhao Wang *,Wei Pin Fang, De Yi Xie, Shuang Gui Tie, Zhong Jie Tang, Yuan Ming Zhao and Wu Li

Oxidative damage and antioxidant response caused by excess copper in leaves of maize


Youssef Sfairi, Ouahmane Lahcen, Mohamed Najib Al Feddy and Abdelaziz Abbad

Dormancy-breaking and salinity/water stress effects on seed germination of Atlas cypress, an endemic and threatened coniferous species in Morocco


ENVIRONMENTAL BIOTECHNOLOGY

 
M. Ataabadi, M. Hoodaji and P. Najafi

Assessment of washing procedure for determination some of airborne metal concentrations


D. T. Sabrina, A. W. Gandahi, M. M. Hanafi, T. M. M. Mahmud, A. A. Nor Azwady

Oil palm empty-fruit bunch application effects on the earthworm population and phenol contents under field conditions


Weijie Yi, Baoli Wang and Dong Qu

Diversity of isolates performing Fe(III) reduction from paddy soil fed by different organic carbon sources


INDUSTRIAL MICROBIOLOGY

 
Alireza Safahieh, Hajar Abyar, Zohreh Roostan, Hossein Zolgharnein and Fatemeh Mojoodi

Isolation and characterization of Pseudomonas resistant to heavy metals and poly aromatics hydrocarbons (PAHs) from Persian Gulf sediments


APPLIED BIOCHEMISTRY

 
Chou-Fei Wu, Ai-Juan Feng, Xiao-Ming Xu, Si-Han Huang, Mao-Cheng Deng, Xin-Ning Zheng, Xiao-Ying Wu, Juan Peng, Jian-Ping Yuan and Jiang-Hai Wang

Construction of recombinant Pichia strain GS115-Ch-Glu expressing ß-glucosidase and cyanide hydratase for cyanogenic glycosides detoxification


MEDICAL AND PHARMACEUTICAL BIOTECHNOLOGY

 
Umar Saeed, Nayab Nawaz, Yasir Waheed, Nazia Chaudry, Haleema Tariq Bhatti, Samina Urooj, Hafsa Waheed, Muhammad Ashraf and Umar Hassan Khan Naizi.

In silico identification of BIM-1 (2-methyl-1H-indol-3-yl) as a potential therapeutic agent against elevated protein kinase C beta associated diseases


FISHERY SCIENCE

 
Younis, E. M, Abdel-Warith, A. A. and Al-Asgah, N. A.

Hematological and enzymatic responses of Nile tilapia Oreochromis niloticus during short and long term sublethal exposure to zinc


Sangeeta Das, Balagopalan Unni, Minakshi Bhattacharjee, Sawlang Borsingh Wann and Paruchuri Gangadhar Rao

Toxicological effects of arsenic exposure in a freshwater teleost fish, Channa punctatus


BIOTECHNIQUES

 
Cenariu M, Pall Emoke and Groza l

Sexing bovine pre-implantation embryos using the polymerase chain reaction: A model for human embryo sexing


Mihai Cenariu, Pall Emoke and Groza Ioan

The influence of biopsy method on the survival rates of sexed and cryopreserved bovine embryos


PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES

 
Kuo-Chen Cheng, Hsi-An Chen , Pei-Fang Wu, Woei-Ling Yang, Hui-Min Wang and Chung-Yi Chen

Three novel antioxidants from Cinnamomum plants


ANIMAL SCIENCE

 
Afshin Zakeri and Pedram Kashefi

Antimicrobial susceptibilities of avian Escherichia coli isolates in Tabriz, Iran


Karolina Szulc, Dariusz Lisiak, Eugenia Grześkowiak and Sebastian Nowaczewski

The influence of cross-breeding Zlotnicka Spotted native breed sows with boars of Duroc (D) and Polish Large White (PLW) breeds on meat quality


Mansour F Hussein, AR Gar ElNabi, Adli N Aljarf, Riyadh S Aljumaah, Amel O Bakhiet and Mohammad A Alshaikh

Variation of the platelet indices of dromedary camel (Camelus dromedarius) with age, sex and breed

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African Journal of Biotechnology - 11 (20), 2012


Contents:


Research Articles

 
GENETICS AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

 
Meizhu Zheng, Chunpu Qu, Guanjun Liu, Zhigang Wei and Zhiru Xu

Differential expression of cysteine protease inhibitor (CPI) gene of Polygonum sibiricum Laxm. leaves, stems and rhizomes in response to NaHCO3


PLANT AND AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGY


Ming Xin, Zhiwei Qin, Lei Wang, Tao Wu and Xiuyan Zhou

Genetic identification of a dwarf mutant in cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.)


Salim H. Al-Rawahy and Sardar A. Farooq

Influence of intracellular Na+, K+ and Cl- on the salt tolerance in suspension cell cultures of Medicago media


Donghai Li, Zhenyi Liang, Mofei Guo, Jing Zhou, Xiaobo Yang and Jing Xu

Study on the chemical composition and extraction technology optimization of essential oil from Wedelia trilobata (L.) Hitchc.


Hao Qu, Halin Zhao, Ruilian Zhou, Xiaoan Zuo, Yayong Luo, Jin Wang and Barron J. Orr

Effects of sand burial on the survival and physiology of three psammophytes of Northern China


P. Palanivell, K. Susilawati, O. H. Ahmed and A. M. Nik Muhamad

Effects of extraction period on yield of rice straw compost humic acids


Bekim Gashi, Kasamedin Abdullai, Valbona Mata and Efigjeni Kongjika

Effect of gibberellic acid and potassium nitrate on seed germination of the resurrection plants Ramonda serbica and Ramonda nathaliae


Okonji, Raphael Emuebie, Bamitale, Kayode Samuel and Balogun, Rodiat Olusola

Biochemical properties of thiaminase from Anaphe venata Burtler.


Ogbonna, P. E., Oluah, S. N., Jidere, C. and Okafor, F. C.

Effects of de-oiled palm kernel cake based fertilizers on sole maize and cassava crops


ENVIRONMENTAL BIOTECHNOLOGY

 
Ece Turhan

Seasonal alteration of sugar metabolism in strawberry (Fragaria × ananassa) plants during cold-acclimated and non-acclimated stages


Wu-Chung Chan and Yu-Tao Wu

Compounds interaction on biodegradation of toluene and methyl ethyl ketone mixtures in a composite biofilter


M. Tavalla, H. Oormazdi1, L. Akhlaghi, E. Razmjou, M. Moradi Lakeh, S. Shojaee, R. Hadighi and A.R. Meamar

Prevalence of parasites in soil samples in Tehran public places

 
INDUSTRIAL MICROBIOLOGY

 
Haiqin Chen, Bo Yang, Sitian Gu, Baixi Zhang, Qingyan Xu, Qiang Ye, Yuanda Song, Yong Q. Chen, Hao Zhang and Wei Chen

Purification and characterization of a linoleate isomerase from Lactobacillus plantarum ZS2058



FOOD TECHNOLOGY

 
Grażyna Jarzyńska and Jerzy Falandysz

Metallic elements profile of Hazel (Hard) Bolete (Leccinum griseum) mushroom and associated upper soil horizon


Mami Anas, Boumehira Ali Zinedine, Hamedi Amine Rizk, Henni Jamal Eddine and Kihal Mebrouk

Screening of autochthonous Lactobacillus species from Algerian raw goats’ milk for the production of bacteriocin-like compounds against Staphylococcus aureus


Shengjun Wu

Supercritical carbon dioxide extraction of oil from Clanis bilineata (Lepidoptera), an edible insect


Anchan Choonhahirun and Adisak Akesowan

Partial fat and sugar replacement with soy milk, inulin and sucralose on quality of Thai Pandanus custard


APPLIED BIOCHEMISTRY

 
I. A. H. Barakat, S. A Kandeal, H. M. El–Ashmaoui, A. Barkawi and E. EL-Nahass

Effect of medium type and luteinizing hormone (LH) on in vitro maturation of Egyptian buffalo oocytes

 
MEDICAL AND PHARMACEUTICAL BIOTECHNOLOGY

 
Abimbola Sowemimo, Maryna van de Venter, Lucinda Baatjies, Trevor Koekemoer, Saburi Adesanya and Wenhan Lin

Cytotoxic compounds from the leaves of Combretum paniculatum Vent


Rodrigo Lucarini, Marcos G. Tozatti, Alessandra I. de Oliveira Salloum, Antonio E. M. Crotti, Márcio L. A. Silva , Valéria M. M. Gimenez , Milton Groppo, Ana H. Januário, Carlos H. G. Martins and Wilson R. Cunh

Antimycobacterial activity of Usnea steineri and its major constituent (+)-usnic acid


Liu Mei, Zheng Sujun, Xiao Shengbin, Shen Enyun, Yu Hao, Chen Peng, Chen Yu1, Liu Xuhua, Zhang Jing and Duan Zhongping

Predictive value of serum gelsolin in hepatitis B virus (HBV)-related chronic liver disease


J. O. Olaitan, O. E. Adeleke and Alabi O. S.

Effect of kunnu-zaki on clinical bacteria isolates


BIOTECHNIQUES

 
Bowei Zhang, Tao Shangguan, Huiming Ma, Xin Huang and Yong Zhang

Lysis of mastitis pathogens isolated from dairy cow milk samples by purified recombinant lysostaphin


Vesna Krnjaja, Jelena Lević, Slavica Stanković and Sonja Tančić

Genetic, pathogenic and toxigenic variability by F. proliferatum isolated from maize kernels



Na Wang, Tian-xiang Wu, Yong Zhang and Hong-wei Fu

Experimental analysis on the effect of addition of Rhizoma gastrodiae on mycelia and exopolysaccharide productions by submerged culture of Grifola frondosa


Rizwan Rafique, Balquees Fatima, Salman Mushtaq, Muhammad Shahid Iqbal, Misbah Rasheed, Muhammad Ali and Syed Zia Ul Hasan

Effect of indole-3-butyric acid (IBA) on in vitro root induction in dendrobium orchid (Dendrobium sabin H.)


PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES

 
Adepoju-Bello AA, Oguntibeju OO, Onuegbu MT, Ayoola GAA and Coker HAB

Analysis of selected metallic impurities in soft drinks marketed in Lagos, Nigeria


ANIMAL SCIENCE

 
Jana Štofanikova, Ján Šaly, Ladislav Molnar, Edina Sesztakova and Vladimír Vrabec

The mechanical properties of broiler chicken bones affected by different dietary zinc level


Ewa Skrzypczak, Marek Babicz, Karolina Szulc, Małgorzata Marcisz, and Janusz T.Buczyński

The analysis of variability of pH level and somatic cell count (SCC) in the colostrum and milk of złotnicka white sows


Tine-Djebbar F., Rehimi N. and Soltani N.

Enzyme immunoassay measurements of ecdysteroids in the last larval stage of Culex pipiens L. (Diptera, Culicidae): Hormonal profile and correlation with cuticle secretion


Afsaneh Samadi, J. Carapetian, M. Qadim Zadeh and A. Hassanzadeh Ghortapeh

Comparison of two culture media for breaking seed dormancy and germination improvement in four species of Linum L.

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