International Journal of Plant Sciences - 174 (1), 2013

Contents:

Front Cover(pp. Front Cover-I) 

Editorial Announcement

    Change in Leadership for International Journal of Plant Sciences(p. 1) 
   
Coulter Review

    Natural Variation in Abiotic Stress and Climate Change Responses in Arabidopsis: Implications for Twenty-First-Century Agriculture(pp. 3-26) 
    Sarah M. Assmann
  
Development and Structure

    The Bitter and the Sweet: Inference of Homology and Evolution of Leaf Glands in Prunus (Rosaceae) through Anatomy, Micromorphology, and Ancestral–Character State Reconstruction(pp. 27-46) 
    Siew-wai Chin, Sue Lutz, Jun Wen, and Dan Potter

Reproductive Biology

    Trimorphic Incompatibility in Pontederia subovata (Pontederiaceae): An Aquatic Macrophyte from Lowland South America(pp. 47-56) 
    Adriana Puentes, William W. Cole, and Spencer C. H. Barrett

Ecology

    Geographical Variation in Hybridization of Ipomopsis (Polemoniaceae): Testing the Role of Photosynthetic Responses to Temperature and Water(pp. 57-64) 
    Diane R. Campbell and Carrie A. Wu
  
    Consequences of Mycorrhizal Colonization for Piriqueta Morphotypes under Drought Stress(pp. 65-73) 
    Paul Sochacki, Jennifer Rhode Ward, and Mitchell B. Cruzan
 
    Floral Water Costs and Size Variation in the Highly Selfing Leptosiphon bicolor (Polemoniaceae)(pp. 74-84) 
    Susan C. Lambrecht
  
    Advantages of Multivariate Analysis of Profiles for Studies with Temporal Variation of Treatment Effects in Plants(pp. 85-96) 
    Luiz Roberto Martins Pinto, Charles Leonel Galvao Sanches, Carlos Tadeu dos Santos Dias, and Leandro Lopes Loguercio
  
Systematics

    Phylogenetic Relationships within Ruellieae (Acanthaceae) and a Revised Classification(pp. 97-137) 
    Erin A. Tripp, Thomas F. Daniel, Siti Fatimah, and Lucinda A. McDade
   
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Crop & Pasture Science - 63 (1), 2012

Contents:

   
Break-crop benefits to wheat in Western Australia – insights from over three decades of research

Mark Seymour, John A. Kirkegaard, Mark B. Peoples, Peter F. White and Robert J. French


Yield performance of late-maturing winter canola (Brassica napus L.) types in the High Rainfall Zone of southern Australia

Penny Riffkin, Trent Potter and Gavin Kearney


Water and thermal regimes for field pea in Australia and their implications for breeding

V. O. Sadras, L. Lake, K. Chenu, L. S. McMurray and A. Leonforte


Growth dynamics and agronomic-economic benefits of pea–oat and pea–barley intercrops

Christos A. Dordas, Dimitrios N. Vlachostergios and Anastasios S. Lithourgidis


Does phosphorus stimulate the effect of elevated [CO2] on growth and symbiotic nitrogen fixation of grain and pasture legumes?

Shu Kee Lam, Deli Chen, Rob Norton and Roger Armstrong


A modelling analysis to identify plant traits for enhanced water-use efficiency of pasture

T. A. White and V. O. Snow


Resistance of pasture production to projected climate changes in south-eastern Australia

B. R. Cullen, R. J. Eckard and R. P. Rawnsley


Seed production, mass, germinability, and subsequent seedling growth responses to parental warming environment in Leymus chinensis

Song Gao, Junfeng Wang, Zhijing Zhang, Gang Dong and Jixun Guo

        
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Biogeosciences - 9 (3), 2012

Contents:

The imprint of surface fluxes and transport on variations in total column carbon dioxide
G. Keppel-Aleks, P. O. Wennberg, R. A. Washenfelder, D. Wunch, T. Schneider, G. C. Toon, R. J. Andres, J.-F. Blavier, B. Connor, K. J. Davis, A. R. Desai, J. Messerschmidt, J. Notholt, C. M. Roehl, V. Sherlock, B. B. Stephens, S. A. Vay, and S. C. Wofsy

Revisiting four scientific debates in ocean acidification research
A. J. Andersson and F. T. Mackenzie

A model study of the seasonal and long–term North Atlantic surface pCO2 variability
J. F. Tjiputra, A. Olsen, K. Assmann, B. Pfeil, and C. Heinze

Tracing the transport of colored dissolved organic matter in water masses of the Southern Beaufort Sea: relationship with hydrographic characteristics
A. Matsuoka, A. Bricaud, R. Benner, J. Para, R. Sempéré, L. Prieur, S. Bélanger, and M. Babin

Silicate weathering and CO2 consumption within agricultural landscapes, the Ohio-Tennessee River Basin, USA
S. K. Fortner, W. B. Lyons, A. E. Carey, M. J. Shipitalo, S. A. Welch, and K. A. Welch

Sea-to-air and diapycnal nitrous oxide fluxes in the eastern tropical North Atlantic Ocean
A. Kock, J. Schafstall, M. Dengler, P. Brandt, and H. W. Bange

Process based model sheds light on climate sensitivity of Mediterranean tree-ring width
R. Touchan, V. V. Shishov, D. M. Meko, I. Nouiri, and A. Grachev

Insignificant enhancement of export flux in the highly productive subtropical front, east of New Zealand: a high resolution study of particle export fluxes based on 234Th: 238U disequilibria
K. Zhou, S. D. Nodder, M. Dai, and J. A. Hall

Macrobenthic assemblage structure and organismal stoichiometry control faunal processing of particulate organic carbon and nitrogen in oxygen minimum zone sediments
W. R. Hunter, L. A. Levin, H. Kitazato, and U. Witte

How do variations in the temporal distribution of rainfall events affect ecosystem fluxes in seasonally water-limited Northern Hemisphere shrublands and forests?
I. Ross, L. Misson, S. Rambal, A. Arneth, R. L. Scott, A. Carrara, A. Cescatti, and L. Genesio

A universal carbonate ion effect on stable oxygen isotope ratios in unicellular planktonic calcifying organisms
P. Ziveri, S. Thoms, I. Probert, M. Geisen, and G. Langer

Integrative analysis of Geobacter spp. and sulfate-reducing bacteria during uranium bioremediation
M. Barlett, K. Zhuang, R. Mahadevan, and D. Lovley

Environmental control on the variability of DMS and DMSP in the Mauritanian upwelling region
C. Zindler, I. Peeken, C. A. Marandino, and H. W. Bange

Subsidence and carbon loss in drained tropical peatlands
A. Hooijer, S. Page, J. Jauhiainen, W. A. Lee, X. X. Lu, A. Idris, and G. Anshari

Low temporal variation in the intact polar lipid composition of North Sea coastal marine water reveals limited chemotaxonomic value
J. Brandsma, E. C. Hopmans, C. J. M. Philippart, M. J. W. Veldhuis, S. Schouten, and J. S. Sinninghe Damsté

Budget of N2O emissions at the watershed scale: role of land cover and topography (the Orgeval basin, France)
G. Vilain, J. Garnier, P. Passy, M. Silvestre, and G. Billen

Erosion, deposition and replacement of soil organic carbon in Mediterranean catchments: a geomorphological, isotopic and land use change approach
E. Nadeu, A. A. Berhe, J. de Vente, and C. Boix-Fayos

The variability of radiative balance elements and air temperature over the Asian region of Russia
E. V. Kharyutkina, I. I. Ippolitov, and S. V. Loginov

Biogeography in the air: fungal diversity over land and oceans
J. Fröhlich-Nowoisky, S. M. Burrows, Z. Xie, G. Engling, P. A. Solomon, M. P. Fraser, O. L. Mayol-Bracero, P. Artaxo, D. Begerow, R. Conrad, M. O. Andreae, V. R. Després, and U. Pöschl

Factors influencing the stable carbon isotopic composition of suspended and sinking organic matter in the coastal Antarctic sea ice environment
S. F. Henley, A. L. Annett, R. S. Ganeshram, D. S. Carson, K. Weston, X. Crosta, A. Tait, J. Dougans, A. E. Fallick, and A. Clarke

Understanding why the volume of suboxic waters does not increase over centuries of global warming in an Earth System Model
A. Gnanadesikan, J. P. Dunne, and J. John

The moisture response of soil heterotrophic respiration: interaction with soil properties
F. E. Moyano, N. Vasilyeva, L. Bouckaert, F. Cook, J. Craine, J. Curiel Yuste, A. Don, D. Epron, P. Formanek, A. Franzluebbers, U. Ilstedt, T. Kätterer, V. Orchard, M. Reichstein, A. Rey, L. Ruamps, J.-A. Subke, I. K. Thomsen, and C. Chenu

Coupled CO2 and O2-driven compromises to marine life in summer along the Chilean sector of the Humboldt Current System
E. Mayol, S. Ruiz-Halpern, C. M. Duarte, J. C. Castilla, and J. L. Pelegrí

High nitrate to phosphorus regime attenuates negative effects of rising pCO2 on total population carbon accumulation
B. Matthiessen, S. L. Eggers, and S. A. Krug

Critical loads of nitrogen deposition and critical levels of atmospheric ammonia for semi-natural Mediterranean evergreen woodlands
P. Pinho, M. R. Theobald, T. Dias, Y. S. Tang, C. Cruz, M. A. Martins-Louçao, C. Máguas, M. Sutton, and C. Branquinho

Carbon dynamics in the western Arctic Ocean: insights from full-depth carbon isotope profiles of DIC, DOC, and POC
D. R. Griffith, A. P. McNichol, L. Xu, F. A. McLaughlin, R. W. Macdonald, K. A. Brown, and T. I. Eglinton

Organohalogen emissions from saline environments – spatial extrapolation using remote sensing as most promising tool
K. Kotte, F. Löw, S. G. Huber, T. Krause, I. Mulder, and H. F. Schöler

Intra- versus inter-site macroscale variation in biogeochemical properties along a paddy soil chronosequence
C. Mueller-Niggemann, A. Bannert, M. Schloter, E. Lehndorff, and L. Schwark

210Pb-226Ra chronology reveals rapid growth rate of Madrepora oculata and Lophelia pertusa on world's largest cold-water coral reef
P. Sabatier, J.-L. Reyss, J. M. Hall-Spencer, C. Colin, N. Frank, N. Tisnérat-Laborde, L. Bordier, and E. Douville

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Australian Journal of Botany - 60 (2), 2012

Contents:


   
Soil water potential does not affect leaf morphology or cuticular characters important for palaeo-environmental reconstructions in southern beech, Nothofagus cunninghamii (Nothofagaceae)

Mark J. Hovenden and Jacqueline K. Vander Schoor


Seed traits and seed bank longevity of wet sclerophyll forest shrubs

Monica L. Campbell, Peter J. Clarke and David A. Keith


Is leaf pubescence of Cape Proteaceae a xeromorphic or radiation-protective trait?

R. P. Skelton, J. J. Midgley, J. M. Nyaga, S. D. Johnson and M. D. Cramer


Indigenous and modern biomaterials derived from Triodia (‘spinifex’) grasslands in Australia

Harshi K. Gamage, Subrata Mondal, Lynley A. Wallis, Paul Memmott, Darren Martin, Boyd R. Wright and Susanne Schmidt


The current and future projected distribution of Solanum hoplopetalum (Solanaceae): an indigenous weed of the south-western Australian grain belt

Pippa J. Michael, Paul B. Yeoh and John K. Scott


Oviposition of a leaf-miner on Erythroxylum tortuosum (Erythroxylaceae) leaves: hierarchical variation of physical leaf traits

P. R. De Sibio and M. N. Rossi


Morphology and biochemical characteristics of pistils in the staminate flowers of yellow horn during selective abortion

Yan Zhou, Shumin Gao, Xiaofang Zhang, Hua Gao, Qing Hu, Yanru Song, Yanhong Jiao and Hongbo Gao


Autonomous self-pollination and insect visitation in a saprophytic orchid, Epipogium roseum (D.Don) Lindl.

X. Zhou, H. Lin, X.-L. Fan and J.-Y. Gao


Effects of defoliation on flower development in atemoya custard apple (Annona cherimola Mill. × A. squamosa L.) and implications for flower-development modelling

Trevor Olesen and Steven J. Muldoon


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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 (64), 2011

Contents:

 
Review

 
Chong Zhao, Xiaoxu Li, Shibin Luo and Yaqing Chang

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


Research Articles

 
GENETICS AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

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

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


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

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


Saikat Gantait and Uma Rani Sinniah

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


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

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


Wei Yu, Yue Ma and Yao-Zhou Zhang

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


PLANT AND AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGY

 
Ragbet Ezgi Duran, Yasemin Coskun and Cigdem Savaskan

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


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

Adventitious shoot regeneration from in vitro stem explants of Phellodendron amurense


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

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


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

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


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

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


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

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


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

Cytological evidences of pollen abortion in Ornithogalum caudatum Ait


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

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


Ozlem Onal Asci

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


Neriman Tuba Barlas, Mehmet Eşref Irget and Mahmut Tepecik

Mineral content of the rocket plant (Eruca sativa)


ENVIRONMENTAL BIOTECHNOLOGY

 
Dayong Jin, Siyuan Liu, Lei Xu and Hui Ye

Study of a cleaner extraction of pyruvic acid from fermentation broth


Yekeen, Taofeek A. and Fawole, Olatunde O.

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


Mostafa Ahmadizadeh, Ali Nori and Hossein Shahbazi

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


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

The effect of terrain factors on landslide features along forest road


INDUSTRIAL MICROBIOLOGY

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

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


FOOD MICROBIOLOGY

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

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


APPLIED BIOCHEMISTRY

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

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


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

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


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

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


MEDICAL AND PHARMACEUTICAL BIOTECHNOLOGY

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

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


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

Antitumor activity of baicalein on the mice bearing U14 cervical cancer


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

Preventive effect of polydatin against thrombosis: and its mechanism


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

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


BIOTECHNIQUES

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

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


ANIMAL SCIENCE

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

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


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

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


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

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


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

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


Amata, I. A. and Lebari, T.

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

African Journal of Biotechnology - 10 (58-59), 2011

African Journal of Biotechnology - 10 (58), 2011


Contents:

 
Workshop on Social Impact of Biotechnology, Bangi, Malaysia, 5th to 7th April, 2011
Special Issue

 
Introduction


Latifah Amin


Review

 
Zinatul A. Zainol, Latifah Amin, Kamaruzaman Jusoff, Anowar Zahid and Frank Akpoviri

Pharmaceutical patents and access to essential medicines in sub-Saharan Africa


Zinatul A. Zainol, Latifah Amin, Noor Sharizad Rusly, Hasrizul Hashim, Nik Marzuki Sidik, Frank Akpoviri and Rosli Ramli

The need for biosafety regulation in developing countries: Benefits and controversies


Zinatul A. Zainol, Latifah Amin, Frank Akpoviri and Rosli Ramli

Biopiracy and states’ sovereignty over their biological resources


Latifah Amin, Hasrizul Hashim, Nik Marzuki Sidik, Zinatul A. Zainol and Nurina Anuar

Public attitude towards modern biotechnology


Latifah Amin, Zinatul Ashiqin Zainol, Noor Sharizad Rusly, Frank Akpoviri and Nik Marzuki Sidik

Risk assessment of genetically modified organisms (GMOs)


Research Articles

 
GENETICS AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

 
Latifah Amin, Zinatul A. Zainol, Jamaluddin Md. Jahi, Abd. Rahim Md Nor, Mohamad Osman and Nor Muhammad Mahadi

Effect of demographic variables on public attitudes towards genetically modified insulin


Latifah Amin, Noor Ayuni Ahmad Azlan, Hasrizul Hashim and Jamil Ahmad

Ethical perception of modern biotechnology


Latifah Amin, Noor Ayuni Ahmad Azlan, Mohd Fadhli Hamdan, Abdul Latif Samian and Mohamad Sabri Haron

Awareness and knowledge on modern biotechnology


Latifah Amin, Noor Ayuni Ahmad Azlan and Hasrizul Hashim

Ethical perception of cross-species gene transfer in plant


Latifah Amin, Noor Ayuni Ahmad Azlan, Jamil Ahmad, Hasrizul Hashim, Abdul Latif Samian and Mohamad Sabri Haron

Ethical perception of synthetic biology

 
Latifah Amin, Fadhli Hamdan, Roosfa Hashim, Mus Chairil Samani, Nurina Anuar, Zinatul A. Zainol and Kamaruzzaman Jusoff

Risks and benefits of genetically modified foods


Latifah Amin, Noor Ayuni Ahmad Azlan and Jamil Ahmad

Ethical perception of human gene in transgenic banana


Mus Chairil Samani, Nurul Ilyana Rezali, Latifah Amin and Zaharah Hassan

Biotechnology issues in four Malaysian mainstream newspapers

   

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African Journal of Biotechnology - 10 (59), 2011


Contents:


Markers


PLANT AND AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGY

 
Haeyoung Na, Guiyoung Hwang, Jung-Ho Kwak, Moo Koung Yoon and Changhoo Chun

Microspore derived embryo formation and doubled haploid plant production in broccoli (Brassica oleracea L. var italica) according to nutritional and environmental conditions


Wu, H. C. and du Toit, E. S.

Role and significance of total phenols during rooting of Protea cynaroides L. cuttings


Cai Hong-Guang, Gao Qiang, Mi Guo-Hua and Chen Fan-Jun

Effect of environmental conditions on the genotypic difference in nitrogen use efficiency in maize


Cervenski Janko, Gvozdanovic-Varga Jelica, Glogovac Svetlana and Dragin Sasa

Variability of characteristics in new experimental hybrids of early cabbage (Brassica oleracea var. capitata L.)


Huifang Yu, Zhenqing Zhao, Xiaoguang Sheng, Jiansheng Wang and Honghui Gu

Evaluation of genetic diversity in self-incompatible broccoli DH lines assessed by SRAP markers


Jong Myung Choi, Ahmed Latigui and Chiwon W. Lee

Growth and nutrient uptake responses of ‘Seolhyang’ strawberry to various ratios of ammonium to nitrate nitrogen in nutrient solution culture using inert media


Cetin Karademir, Emine Karademir, Remzi Ekinci and Kudret Berekatoglu

Yield and fiber quality properties of cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) under water stress and non-stress conditions


Quanzhen Wang, Tianming Hu, Jian Cui, Xianguo Wang, He Zhou, Jianguo Han and Tiejun Zhang

Modelling of seed yield and its components in tall fescue (Festuca arundinacea) based on a large sample


Sharif, M., Matiullah, K., Tanvir, B., Shah, A. H. and Wahid, F.

Response of fed dung composted with rock phosphate on yield and phosphorus and nitrogen uptake of maize crop


S. N. Emrani, A. Arzani and G. Saeidi

Seed viability, germination and seedling growth of canola (Brassica napus L.) as influenced by chemical mutagens


Lin Yang, Feng-Ling Fu, Zhi-Yong Zhang, Shu-Feng Zhou, Yue-Hui She and Wan-Chen Li

T-DNA integration patterns in transgenic maize lines mediated by Agrobacterium tumefaciens


Hasan Hüseyin Dogan and Ilgaz Akata

Ecological features of Tricholoma anatolicum in Turkey


Asia Nosheen, Asghari Bano, Faizan Ullah, Uzma Farooq, Humaira Yasmin and Ishtiaq Hussain

Effect of plant growth promoting rhizobacteria on root morphology of Safflower (Carthamus tinctorius L.)


Lili Geng, Lihong Niu, Changlong Shu, Fuping Song, Dafang Huang and Jie Zhang

High-efficiency regeneration of peanut (Arachis hypogaea L.) plants from leaf discs


ENVIRONMENTAL BIOTECHNOLOGY

 
Prakash Nathan, Xavier Rathinam, Marimuthu Kasi, Zuraida Abdul Rahman and Sreeramanan Subramaniam

A pilot study on the isolation and biochemical characterization of Pseudomonas from chemical intensive rice ecosystem


Shanooba Palamthodi, Dhiraj Patil2 and Yatin Patil

Microbial degradation of textile industrial effluents


FOOD TECHNOLOGY

 
Awole, S., Woldetsadik, K. and Workneh, T. S.

Yield and storability of green fruits from hot pepper cultivars (Capsicum spp.)


Nomasonto M. Xazela, Voster Muchenje and Upenyu Marume

Effects of different cooking methods on the consumer acceptability of chevon


Tomislav Jurendić and Branko Tripalo

Biot number - lag factor (Bi-G) correlation for tunnel drying of baby food


MEDICAL AND PHARMACEUTICAL BIOTECHNOLOGY

 
Zhonghai Tang, Shiyin Guo, Liqun Rao, Jingping Qin, Xiaona Xu and Yizeng Liang

Optimization of the technology of extracting water-soluble polysaccharides from Morus alba L. leaves


Ali Salehzadeh, Hamideh Ofoghi, Farzin Roohvand, Mohammad Reza Aghasadeghi and Kazem Parivar

Intracellular expression of human calcitonin (hCT) gene in the methylotrophic yeast, Pichia pastoris


Mohammad Esmaeel Ebrahimi Chaharom, Mehdi Abed Kahnamoii, Soodabeh Kimyai and Mohammadreza Hajirahiminejad Moghaddam

Effect of sodium hypochlorite on the shear bond strength of fifth- and seventh-generation adhesives to coronal dentin


Maysoon Mohammad Najeeb Mohammad Saleem, Arieg Abdul Whab Mohammad, Jazaer Abdulla Al-Tameemi and Ghassan Mohammad Sulaiman

Biological study of the effect of licorice roots extract on serum lipid profile, liver enzymes and kidney function tests in albino mice


Ashok, G., Rajendran, P., Jayam, S., Karthika, R., Kanthesh, B. M., Vikram, Reddy, E., and Kulkarni, P. S.

Assessment of immune response and safety of two recombinant hepatitis B vaccines in healthy infants in India


ENTOMOLOGY

 
Givemore Munhenga and Lizette L. Koekemoer

Differential expression of cytochrome P450 genes in a laboratory selected Anopheles arabiensis colony


FISHERY SCIENCE


Farzad Ghiasi

Predominant lactic acid bacteria isolated from the intestines of silver carp in low water temperature


Shan-Hu Lai, Yao-Horng Wang, Kuo-Tai Yang, Chia-Hsuan Chen and Mu-Chiou Huang

Novel family- and genus-specific DNA markers in Mugilidae


BIOTECHNIQUES

 
Shuang Zhong, Yingdui He, Huicai Zeng, Yiwei Mo, ZhaoXi Zhou, XiaoPing Zang and Zhiqiang Jin

Effects of banana wilt disease on soil nematode community structure and diversity


Aafia Aslam, Aamir Ali, Naima Huma Naveed, Asif Saleem and Javed Iqbal

Effect of interaction of 6-benzyl aminopurine (BA) and sucrose for efficient microtuberization of two elite potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) cultivars, Desiree and Cardinal


Kian Mau Goh, Charles Voon, Yen Yen Chai and Rosli Md. Illias

Meiothermus sp. SK3-2: A potential source for the production of trehalose from maltose


Yin-Chun Chao, Shuenn-Kung Su, Ya-Wun Lin, Wan-Ting Hsu and Kuo-Shien Huang

Synthesis and application of polyethylene glycol/vinyltriethoxy silane (PEG/VTES) copolymers


Abbas Doosti, Pejman Abbasi and Sadegh Ghorbani-Dalini

Fraud identification in fishmeal using polymerase chain reaction (PCR)


ANIMAL SCIENCE

 
G. Q. Lan, N. Abdullah, S. Jalaludin and Y. W. Ho

Purification and characterization of a phytase from Mitsuokella jalaludinii, a bovine rumen bacterium


Hamid Reza Ebadi Azar, Kambiz Nazer Adl, Yahya Ebrahim Nezhad and Mohammad Moghaddam

Effect of different levels and particle sizes of perlite on carcass characteristics and tibia ash of broiler chicks


Mehrdad Irani, Shahabodin Gharahveysi, Mona Zamani and Reza Rahmatian

The effect of butyric acid glycerides on performance and some bone parameters of broiler chickens


RunJun Yang , Meng Huang, JunYa Li , ZhiHui Zhao, ShangZhong Xu

Construction of a mammalian cell expression vector pAcGFP-FasL and its expression in bovine follicular granulosa cells


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

African Journal of Biotechnology - 10 (56), 2011


Contents:


Review


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

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


Research Articles


GENETICS AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY


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

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


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

Polymorphic microsatellite markers for genetic studies of African antelope species


C. O. Ilori and A. Pellegrineschi

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


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

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


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

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

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

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


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

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


PLANT AND AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGY


Long Jianyou, Xia Jianrong and Chen Yongheng

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


Xiao-Li Wu and Wei-Kai Bao

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


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

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


Esen Oruç Büyükbay and Orhan Gündüz

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


Ghassem Habibi Bibalan and Hamideh Shadkami-Til

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


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

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


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

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


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

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


Xuejun Yuan, Li Liao, Guodao Liu and Zhiyong Wang

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


Ihsan Bakirci, Arzu Kavaz and Emine Macit

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


Yuan Ma, Jun Chun, Shenghua Wang and Fang Chen

Allelopathic potential of Jatropha curcas


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

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


ENVIRONMENTAL BIOTECHNOLOGY


Sonil Nanda and Jayanthi Abraham

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


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

Environmental study of some metals on several aquatic macrophytes


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

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


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

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


INDUSTRIAL MICROBIOLOGY

 
Yue-Hua Cui and Ke-Chang Zhang

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


Jingpeng Sun, Keju Jing and Yinghua Lu

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


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

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


Cazetta, M. L. and Contiero, J.

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


FOOD TECHNOLOGY

 
Ephraim Nuwamanya, Yona Baguma, Enoch Wembabazi and Patrick Rubaihayo

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


APPLIED BIOCHEMISTRY


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

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


Fang Shen, Xiongmin Liu, Jingjuan Liang and Fang Lai

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


MEDICAL AND PHARMACEUTICAL BIOTECHNOLOGY

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

Ultrasound sensitizes chemotherapy in chemoresistant ovarian cancers


Jaslin, Edward J. and Padmaja, V.

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


Magda M. Aly and Nehad M. Gumgumjee

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


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

Bone histomorphometric study of young rats following oestrogen deficiency

 
FISHERY SCIENCE


Samy Yehya El-Zaeem

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


BIOTECHNIQUES

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

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

 
PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCE


Mohammad Sadeghi and Mojgan Yarahmadi

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


ANIMAL SCIENCE

 
Ahmad Ziarlarimi, Mehrdad Irani and Shahabodin Gharahveysi

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


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

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


PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

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

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

     
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African Journal of Biotechnology - 10 (57), 2011


Contents:

 
Research Articles

 
GENETICS AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

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

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


Hua Xu, Xinlong He and Juhee Ahn

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


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

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


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

Production and confirmation of clones using gynogenesis in Japanese flounder


Le Chang, Jingjue Chen, Yumian Xiao and Yiping Xia

De novo characterization of Lycoris sprengeri transcriptome using Illumina GA II


Radheshyam Sharma and Sumangala Bhat

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


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

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


PLANT AND AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGY

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

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


Weimei Jiang, Yuanmiao Fu, Xiaolong Zhou and Chengxin Fu

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


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

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


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

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


Rustem Cangi and Duran Kiliç

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


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

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


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

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


ENVIRONMENTAL BIOTECHNOLOGY

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

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


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

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


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

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


INDUSTRIAL MICROBIOLOGY

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

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


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

Repeated batch production of vancomycin using synthetic cotton fibers


FOOD TECHNOLOGY


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

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


APPLIED BIOCHEMISTRY

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

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


Mohammad Sadeghi and Mojgan Yarahmadi

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

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

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

  
MEDICAL AND PHARMACEUTICAL BIOTECHNOLOGY

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

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

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

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

 
ENTOMOLOGY

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

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


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

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


FISHERY SCIENCE

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

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

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

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

   
BIOTECHNIQUES

 
Seyyed Javad Mousavizadeh and Shahram Sedaghathoor

Apple and quince peroxidase activity in response to essential oils application

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

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

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

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

     
ANIMAL SCIENCE

 
Sahnoun Attou, Ghalem Selselet Attou and Kaddour Bouderoua

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


Reza Neshagaran Hemmatabadi, Alireza Seidavi and Shahaboddin Gharahveysi

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


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

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


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

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


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

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

   
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Acta Botanica Croatica - 70 (2), 2011

Contents:

Physiology and biochemistry of leaf bleaching in prematurely aging maple (Acer saccharinum L.) trees: I. Hydrogen peroxide level, antioxidative responses and photosynthetic pigments
Zvonimir Užarević, Ivna Štolfa, Nada Parađiković, Vera Cesar, Hrvoje Lepeduš

Physiology and biochemistry of leaf bleaching in prematurely aging maple (Acer saccharinum L.) trees. II. Functional and molecular adjustment of PSII.
Hrvoje Lepeduš, Lidija Begović, Selma Mlinarić, Domagoj Šimić, Ivna Štolfa, Nada Parađiković, Zvonimir Užarević, Vlatka Jurković, Vera Cesar

Ecological conditions, flora and vegetation of a large doline in the Mecsek Mountains (South Hungary)
Zoltan Boltar, Robert Galle, Laszlo Erdos, Laszlo Kormoczi

Epilithic diatoms (Bacillariophycae) from streams in Ramsar, Iran
Ali Soltanpour-Gargari, Martin Lodenius, Friedel Hinz

Cyanobacteria of the thermal spring at Pancharevo, Sofia, Bulgaria
Jaromir Lukavsky, Sevdalina Furnadzhieva, Plamen Pilarski

Diversity and distribution of the dinoflagellates Brachidinium, Asterodinium and Microceratium (Brachidiniales, Dinophyceae) in the open Mediterranean Sea
Fernando Gomez

Ecological assessment of wetland ecosystems of northern Kazakhstan on the basis of hydrochemistry and algal biodiversity
Sophia S. Barinova, Eibi Nevo, Tatiana M. Bragina

Impact of riparian trees shade on aquatic plant abundance in conservation islands
Magdi M. Ali, Samar A. Hassan, Abdel-Samei M. Shaheen

Shift of the western boundary of the distribution area of Micromeria cristata (Hampe) Griseb. and Steptorhamphus tuberosus (Jacq.) Grossh.
Danka Petrovic, Danijela Stašević

Phytoplankton composition and abundance assessment in the Nador lagoon (Mediterranean coast of Morocco)
Faid El Madani, Abderrahim Chiaar, Abdelhafid Chafi

New localities of the subendemic species Berberis croatica, Teucrium arduini and Micromeria croatica in the Dinaric Alps
Kremer Dario, Marko Randić, Ivan Kosalec, Ana Brkljačić, Gordon Lukač, Irena Krušić, Dalibor Ballian, Faruk Bogunić, Ksenija Karlović

Ammi visnaga (L.) Lam. (Apiaceae), a new taxon in Croatian flora
Mirko Ruščić, Toni Nikolić

Professor Zvonimir Devidé, on the occasion of his 90th birthday on August 6th 2011
Marijana Krsnik-Rasol

First national week of Croatian botanical gardens and arboreta (May 30 – June 4, 2011)
Sanja Kovačić, Vanja Stamenković

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Revista Brasileira de Botânica - 34 (4), 2011

Contents:

Editorial

Aquaporins: from water channels to multifunctional transporters in plants
Gaspar, Marília

Conservation and in vitro germination of pollen of maize (Zeamays subsp. mays)
Almeida, Cícero; Amaral, Adriane leite do; Barbosa Neto, José fernandes; Sereno, Maria Jane Cruz de Melo

Patterns of geographic distribution of the species of Chamaecrista sect. Chamaecrista ser. Coriaceae (Benth.) H. S. Irwin & Barneby Leguminosae - Caesalpinioideae
Rando, Juliana Gastaldello; Pirani, José Rubens

New records of anamorphic fungi (hyphomycetes) for the Neotropics and South America
Castro, Carla Correa de; Gutiérrez, Antonio Hernández; Sotao, Helen Maria Pontes

Ontogenetic stages characterization for three palm species: a proposal of standardization for population dynamics studies
Portela, Rita de Cássia Quitete; Santos, Flavio Antonio Maës dos

Self-, cross- and interspecific pollinations in Passiflora capsularis and P. rubra
Amorim, Juliane dos Santos; Souza, Margarete Magalhaes; Viana, Américo José Carvalho; Freitas, Jôsie Cloviane de Oliveira

Mating system in Myracrodruon urundeuva (Anarcadiaceae): implications for conservation genetics
Gaino, Ana Paula Silva Campos; Moraes, Mario Luiz Teixeira de; Moreira, Juliana Prado; Cardin, Laila Toniol; Moraes, Marcela Aparecida; Silva, Alexandre Marques da; Freitas, Miguel Luiz Menezes; Sebbenn, Alexandre Magno

Pollination and reproductive systems of three species of Jatropha (Euphorbiaceae) in the semi-arid Caatinga region of Brazil
Neves, Edinaldo Luz das; Machado, Isabel Cristina; Viana, Blandina Felipe

Reproductive phenology of Maytenus ilicifolia (Celastraceae) in the Irati National Forest, Paraná, Brazil
Mazza, Maria Cristina Medeiros; Santos, José Eduardo dos; Mazza, Carlos Alberto da Silva

Planktonic cyanobacteria from an artificial urban lake in the city of Goiânia, Goiás State
Nogueira, Ina de Souza; Gama Júnior, Watson Arantes; D'Alessandro, Emmanuel Bezerra

Influence of water stress on seed germination and early development in three species of Pleurothallidinae (Orchidaceae)
Barbero, Angelica Patricia Pavezzi; Barros, Fábio de; Silva, Emerson Alves da; Suzuki, Rogerio Mamoru

Ouratea lancifolia R. G. Chacon & K. Yamam. (Ochnaceae), a new species from brazilian savanna
Chacon, Roberta Gomes; Yamamoto, Kikyo; Cavalcanti, Taciana Barbosa

Isolation and screening of filamentous fungi from soil of agroforestry systems in the municipality of Bom Jardim (PE) for the ability to produce hydrolytic enzymes
Silva, Dianny Carolyne Vasconcelos da; Tiago, Patricia Vieira; Mattos, Jorge Luiz Schirmer de; Paiva, Laura Mesquita; Souza-Motta, Cristina Maria de

Erratum

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Planta - 234 (2-6), 2011

Planta - 234 (2), 2011



Contents:

Review


Pollen vacuoles and their significance

Ettore Pacini, Cédric Jacquard and Christophe Clément


Original Article


PdERECTA, a leucine-rich repeat receptor-like kinase of poplar, confers enhanced water use efficiency in Arabidopsis

Hai Tao Xing, Peng Guo, Xin Li Xia and Wei Lun Yin


Crystal structure of tarocystatin–papain complex: implications for the inhibition property of group-2 phytocystatins

Ming-Hung Chu, Kai-Lun Liu, Hsin-Yi Wu, Kai-Wun Yeh and Yi-Sheng Cheng


Gene expression changes in Arabidopsis seedlings during short- to long-term exposure to 3-D clinorotation

Hyuncheol Soh, Chungkyun Auh, Woong-Young Soh, Kyeongsik Han and Donggiun Kim, et al.


Anoxia-induced elevation of cytosolic Ca2+ concentration depends on different Ca2+ sources in rice and wheat protoplasts

Vladislav V. Yemelyanov, Maria F. Shishova, Tamara V. Chirkova and Sylvia M. Lindberg


Aluminum regulates oxalate secretion and plasma membrane H+-ATPase activity independently in tomato roots

Jian Li Yang, Xiao Fang Zhu, You Xiang Peng, Cheng Zheng and Feng Ming, et al.


Biochemical characterization, cDNA cloning, and molecular modeling of araujiain aII, a papain-like cysteine protease from Araujia angustifolia latex

Walter D. Obregón, Daniela Lufrano, Constanza S. Liggieri, Sebastián A. Trejo and Sandra E. Vairo-Cavalli, et al.


Substrate promiscuity of a rosmarinic acid synthase from lavender (Lavandula angustifolia L.)

Christian Landmann, Stefanie Hücherig, Barbara Fink, Thomas Hoffmann and Daniela Dittlein, et al.


Flowering and expression of flowering-related genes under long-day conditions with light-emitting diodes

Yoshimi Hori, Koji Nishidate, Manabu Nishiyama, Koki Kanahama and Yoshinori Kanayama


Physiological mechanisms underlying OsNAC5-dependent tolerance of rice plants to abiotic stress

Shi-Yong Song, Ying Chen, Jie Chen, Xiao-Yan Dai and Wen-Hao Zhang


Mapping QTLs for improving grain yield using the USDA rice mini-core collection

Xiaobai Li, Wengui Yan, Hesham Agrama, Limeng Jia and Xihong Shen, et al.


Flavonoid-related basic helix-loop-helix regulators, NtAn1a and NtAn1b, of tobacco have originated from two ancestors and are functionally active

Yanhong Bai, Sitakanta Pattanaik, Barunava Patra, Joshua R. Werkman and Claire H. Xie, et al.


Validation of reference genes for RT-qPCR studies of gene expression in banana fruit under different experimental conditions

Lei Chen, Hai-ying Zhong, Jian-fei Kuang, Jian-guo Li and Wang-jin Lu, et al.


Structure, expression profile and subcellular localisation of four different sucrose synthase genes from barley

Cristina Barrero-Sicilia, Sara Hernando-Amado, Pablo González-Melendi and Pilar Carbonero



Vitis vinifera VvNPR1.1 is the functional ortholog of AtNPR1 and its overexpression in grapevine triggers constitutive activation of PR genes and enhanced resistance to powdery mildew

Gaëlle Le Henanff, Sibylle Farine, Flore Kieffer-Mazet, Anne-Sophie Miclot and Thierry Heitz, et al.


Rapid Communication


The synthetic strigolactone GR24 influences the growth pattern of phytopathogenic fungi

Evgenia Dor, Daniel M. Joel, Yoram Kapulnik, Hinanit Koltai and Joseph Hershenhorn



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Planta - 234 (3), 2011



Contents:

Original Article

Regulation of multiple aquaporin genes in Arabidopsis by a pair of recently duplicated DREB transcription factors

Liina Rae, Nga T. Lao and Tony A. Kavanagh


Comparative studies on tolerance of Medicago truncatula and Medicago falcata to freezing

Li-Li Zhang, Min-Gui Zhao, Qiu-Ying Tian and Wen-Hao Zhang


A nodulin/glutamine synthetase-like fusion protein is implicated in the regulation of root morphogenesis and in signalling triggered by flagellin

Anna Doskočilová, Ondřej Plíhal, Jindřich Volc, Jana Chumová and Hana Kourová, et al.


Evidence for a role of raffinose in stabilizing photosystem II during freeze–thaw cycles

Markus Knaupp, Kumud B. Mishra, Ladislav Nedbal and Arnd G. Heyer


Ginseng root water-extracted pectic polysaccharides originate from secretory cavities

Li Yu, Yifa Zhou and J. Paul Knox


Inhibition of aconitase in citrus fruit callus results in a metabolic shift towards amino acid biosynthesis

Asfaw Degu, Bayissa Hatew, Adriano Nunes-Nesi, Ludmila Shlizerman and Naftali Zur, et al.


Deep sequencing of voodoo lily (Amorphophallus konjac): an approach to identify relevant genes involved in the synthesis of the hemicellulose glucomannan

Sascha Gille, Kun Cheng, Mary E. Skinner, Aaron H. Liepman and Curtis G. Wilkerson, et al.


Embryogenic potential and expression of embryogenesis-related genes in conifers are affected by treatment with a histone deacetylase inhibitor

Daniel Uddenberg, Silvia Valladares, Malin Abrahamsson, Jens Fredrik Sundström and Annika Sundas-Larsson, et al.


The WRKY transcription factor OsWRKY78 regulates stem elongation and seed development in rice

Chang-Quan Zhang, Yong Xu, Yan Lu, Heng-Xiu Yu and Ming-Hong Gu, et al.


Environmental regulation of stomatal response in the Arabidopsis Cvi-0 ecotype

Keina Monda, Juntaro Negi, Atsuhiro Iio, Kensuke Kusumi and Mikiko Kojima, et al.


The HyPRP gene EARLI1 has an auxiliary role for germinability and early seedling development under low temperature and salt stress conditions in Arabidopsis thaliana

Dan Xu, Xuan Huang, Zi-Qin Xu and Michael Schläppi


Dehydration-mediated activation of the xanthophyll cycle in darkness: is it related to desiccation tolerance?

B. Fernández-Marín, F. Míguez, J. M. Becerril and J. I. García-Plazaola


Functional analysis in Arabidopsis of FsPTP1, a tyrosine phosphatase from beechnuts, reveals its role as a negative regulator of ABA signaling and seed dormancy and suggests its involvement in ethylene signaling modulation

Ana Alonso-Ramírez, Dolores Rodríguez, David Reyes, Jesús A. Jiménez and Gregorio Nicolás, et al.


Chlamydomonas reinhardtii: duration of its cell cycle and phases at growth rates affected by temperature

Milada Vítová, Kateřina Bišová, Monika Hlavová, Shigeyuki Kawano and Vilém Zachleder, et al.


Cyanamide mode of action during inhibition of onion (Allium cepa L.) root growth involves disturbances in cell division and cytoskeleton formation

Dorota Soltys, Anna Rudzińska-Langwald, Wojciech Kurek, Agnieszka Gniazdowska and Elwira Sliwinska, et al.


The sucrose synthase-1 promoter from Citrus sinensis directs expression of the ß-glucuronidase reporter gene in phloem tissue and in response to wounding in transgenic plants

Stacy D. Singer, Jean-Michel Hily and Kerik D. Cox


Rapid Communication


Root starch accumulation in response to arbuscular mycorrhizal colonization differs among Lotus japonicus starch mutants

Caroline Gutjahr, Mara Novero, Tracey Welham, Trevor Wang and Paola Bonfante



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Planta - 234 (4), 2011



Contents:

Review


Piecing together the puzzle of parasitic plant plastome evolution

Kirsten Krause


Mitochondria-localized NAD biosynthesis by nicotinamide mononucleotide adenylyltransferase in Jerusalem artichoke (Helianthus tuberosus L.) heterotrophic tissues

Catello Di Martino and Maria Luigia Pallotta


Quantitative genetic analysis of salicylic acid perception in Arabidopsis

Albor Dobón, Juan Vicente Canet, Lorena Perales and Pablo Tornero


Characterization of development and artemisinin biosynthesis in self-pollinated Artemisia annua plants

Fatima Alejos-Gonzalez, Guosheng Qu, Li-Li Zhou, Carole H. Saravitz and Janet L. Shurtleff, et al.


Diverse spontaneous silencing of a transgene among two Nicotiana species

Athanasios Dalakouras, Mirko Moser, Kajohn Boonrod, Gabi Krczal and Michael Wassenegger


cGMP regulates hydrogen peroxide accumulation in calcium-dependent salt resistance pathway in Arabidopsis thaliana roots

Jisheng Li, Xiaomin Wang, Yanli Zhang, Honglei Jia and Yurong Bi


WCI, a novel wheat chymotrypsin inhibitor: purification, primary structure, inhibitory properties and heterologous expression

Antimo Di Maro, Francesca Farisei, Daniela Panichi, Valeria Severino and Natalia Bruni, et al.


Expression, subcellular localization, and cis-regulatory structure of duplicated phytoene synthase genes in melon (Cucumis melo L.)

Xiaoqiong Qin, Ardian Coku, Kentaro Inoue and Li Tian


High resolution scanning electron microscopy of plasmodesmata

Sarah Brecknock, Teresa P. Dibbayawan, Maret Vesk, Peter A. Vesk and Christine Faulkner, et al.


Bellis perennis: a useful tool for protein localization studies

Katharina Jaedicke, Jutta Rösler, Tanja Gans and Jon Hughes


Automated motion estimation of root responses to sucrose in two Arabidopsis thaliana genotypes using confocal microscopy

Nathalie Wuyts, A. Glyn Bengough, Timothy J. Roberts, Chengjin Du and M. Fraser Bransby, et al.


Structure and regulation of the Asr gene family in banana

Isabelle M. Henry, Sebastien C. Carpentier, Suzana Pampurova, Anais Van Hoylandt and Bart Panis, et al.


The polyphenol oxidase gene family in poplar: phylogeny, differential expression and identification of a novel, vacuolar isoform

Lan T. Tran and C. Peter Constabel


GmFtsH9 expression correlates with in vivo photosystem II function: chlorophyll a fluorescence transient analysis and eQTL mapping in soybean

Zhitong Yin, Fanfan Meng, Haina Song, Xiaolin Wang and Maoni Chao, et al.


Evolutionary significance of an algal gene encoding an [FeFe]-hydrogenase with F-domain homology and hydrogenase activity in Chlorella variabilis NC64A

Jonathan E. Meuser, Eric S. Boyd, Gennady Ananyev, Devin Karns and Randor Radakovits, et al.


Mechanisms of xylanase-induced nitric oxide and phosphatidic acid production in tomato cells

M. Luciana Lanteri, Lorenzo Lamattina and Ana M. Laxalt


Rapid Communication


Up-regulation of leucine aminopeptidase-A in cadmium-treated tomato roots

Latifa Boulila-Zoghlami, Philippe Gallusci, Frances M. Holzer, Gilles J. Basset and Whabi Djebali, et al.



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Planta - 234 (5), 2011



Contents:

Original Articles


A pomegranate (Punica granatum L.) WD40-repeat gene is a functional homologue of Arabidopsis TTG1 and is involved in the regulation of anthocyanin biosynthesis during pomegranate fruit development

Zohar Ben-Simhon, Sylvie Judeinstein, Talia Nadler-Hassar, Taly Trainin and Irit Bar-Ya’akov, et al.


Characterization of PSI recovery after chilling-induced photoinhibition in cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.) leaves

Zishan Zhang, Yujiao Jia, Huiyuan Gao, Litao Zhang and Haidong Li, et al.


Association mapping of dynamic developmental plant height in common wheat

Jianan Zhang, Chenyang Hao, Qian Ren, Xiaoping Chang and Guiru Liu, et al.


Peroxisomal localisation of the final steps of the mevalonic acid pathway in planta

Andrew J. Simkin, Grégory Guirimand, Nicolas Papon, Vincent Courdavault and Insaf Thabet, et al.


MusaDHN-1, a novel multiple stress-inducible SK3-type dehydrin gene, contributes affirmatively to drought- and salt-stress tolerance in banana

Upendra K. Singh Shekhawat, Lingam Srinivas and Thumballi R. Ganapathi


The alleles at the E1 locus impact the expression pattern of two soybean FT-like genes shown to induce flowering in Arabidopsis

Dhiraj Thakare, Saratha Kumudini and Randy D. Dinkins


Simultaneous post-transcriptional gene silencing of two different chalcone synthase genes resulting in pure white flowers in the octoploid dahlia

Sho Ohno, Munetaka Hosokawa, Misa Kojima, Yoshikuni Kitamura and Atsushi Hoshino, et al.


EST analysis of functional genes associated with cell wall biosynthesis and modification in the secondary xylem of the yellow poplar (Liriodendron tulipifera) stem during early stage of tension wood formation

Hyunjung Jin, Jihye Do, Dahyun Moon, Eun Woon Noh and Wook Kim, et al.


Histological and molecular studies of the non-host interaction between wheat and Uromyces fabae

Hongchang Zhang, Chenfang Wang, Yulin Cheng, Xiaojie Wang and Feng Li, et al.


Unique cell wall abnormalities in the putative phosphoinositide phosphatase mutant AtSAC9

Almut H. Vollmer, Nabil N. Youssef and Daryll B. DeWald


Overexpression of the trehalose-6-phosphate synthase gene OsTPS1 enhances abiotic stress tolerance in rice

Hao-Wen Li, Bai-Sheng Zang, Xing-Wang Deng and Xi-Ping Wang


Development of the Casparian strip is delayed by blue light in pea stems

Ichirou Karahara, Eliko Takaya, Shigetaka Fujibayashi, Hiroshi Inoue and James L. Weller, et al.


Characterization of chromoplasts and carotenoids of red- and yellow-fleshed papaya (Carica papaya L.)

Ralf M. Schweiggert, Christof B. Steingass, Annerose Heller, Patricia Esquivel and Reinhold Carle


Shifts in xylem vessel diameter and embolisms in grafted apple trees of differing rootstock growth potential in response to drought

Taryn L. Bauerle, Michela Centinari and William L. Bauerle


Genome-wide gene expression profiles in response to plastid division perturbations

Jodi Maple, Per Winge, Astrid Elisabeth Tveitaskog, Daniela Gargano and Atle M. Bones, et al.


Host-dependent suppression of RNA silencing mediated by the viral suppressor p19 in potato

Joon-Woo Ahn, Jong Suk Lee, Seyed Javad Davarpanah, Jae-Heung Jeon and Youn-Il Park, et al.


Rapid Communication


Strigolactones promote nodulation in pea

Eloise Foo and Noel W. Davies


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Planta - 234 (6), 2011



Contents:


Original Articles


Rare sugar d-allose suppresses gibberellin signaling through hexokinase-dependent pathway in Oryza sativa L.

Takeshi Fukumoto, Akihito Kano, Kouhei Ohtani, Yumiko Yamasaki-Kokudo and Bong-Gyu Kim, et al.


Defence responses in Rpv3-dependent resistance to grapevine downy mildew

Karen Casagrande, Luigi Falginella, Simone Diego Castellarin, Raffaele Testolin and Gabriele Di Gaspero


Overexpression of the pepper antimicrobial protein CaAMP1 gene regulates the oxidative stress- and disease-related proteome in Arabidopsis

Sung Chul Lee, In Sun Hwang and Byung Kook Hwang


Isolation and characterization of the fragrant cyclamen O-methyltransferase involved in flower coloration

Yusuke Akita, Satoshi Kitamura, Yoshihiro Hase, Issay Narumi and Hiroshi Ishizaka, et al.


Biochemical characterization of laccase from hairy root culture of Brassica juncea L. and role of redox mediators to enhance its potential for the decolorization of textile dyes

Amar A. Telke, Anuradha N. Kagalkar, Umesh B. Jagtap, Neetin S. Desai and Vishwas A. Bapat, et al.


Rice CYP734A cytochrome P450s inactivate brassinosteroids in Arabidopsis

Leeann E. Thornton, Hao Peng and Michael M. Neff


Apical meristem exhaustion during determinate primary root growth in the moots koom 1 mutant of Arabidopsis thaliana

Alejandra Hernández-Barrera, Yamel Ugartechea-Chirino, Svetlana Shishkova, Selene Napsucialy-Mendivil and Aleš Soukup, et al.


Analysis of the expression of BohLOL1, which encodes an LSD1-like zinc finger protein in Bambusa oldhamii

Sheng-Hsiung Yeh, Choun-Sea Lin, Fu-Hui Wu and Ai-Yu Wang


Increased tolerance to salt stress in the phosphate-accumulating Arabidopsis mutants siz1 and pho2

Kenji Miura, Aiko Sato, Masaru Ohta and Jun Furukawa


Molecular cloning and biochemical characterization of three Concord grape (Vitis labrusca) flavonol 7-O-glucosyltransferases

Dawn Hall, Kyung Hee Kim and Vincenzo De Luca


Isolation and characterization of a novel peroxisomal choline monooxygenase in barley

Shiro Mitsuya, Junko Kuwahara, Keiko Ozaki, Eiji Saeki and Takashi Fujiwara, et al.


CaBLIND regulates axillary meristem initiation and transition to flowering in pepper

Dar Jeifetz, Rakefet David-Schwartz, Yelena Borovsky and Ilan Paran


Identification of regulators required for the reactivation of FLOWERING LOCUS C during Arabidopsis reproduction

Hyein Yun, Youbong Hyun, Min-Jeong Kang, Yoo-Sun Noh and Bosl Noh, et al.


Distinct fluctuations in nucleotide metabolism accompany the enhanced in vitro embryogenic capacity of Brassica cells over-expressing SHOOTMERISTEMLESS

Mohamed Elhiti, Hiroshi Ashihara and Claudio Stasolla


Passive water control at the surface of a superhydrophobic lichen

Christopher A. E. Hamlett, Neil James Shirtcliffe, F. Brian Pyatt, Michael I. Newton and Glen McHale, et al.


Characterization of As efflux from the roots of As hyperaccumulator Pteris vittata L.

Yi Huang, Masayoshi Hatayama and Chihiro Inoue


Repression of gibberellin biosynthesis or signaling produces striking alterations in poplar growth, morphology, and flowering

Christine Zawaski, Mahita Kadmiel, Jim Pickens, Cathleen Ma and Steven Strauss, et al.


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Plant Pathology - 60 (5-6), 2011

Plant Pathology - 60 (5), 2011



Contents:


Review


Spore traps need improvement to fulfil plant biosecurity requirements (pages 801–810)

S. L. Jackson and K. L. Bayliss


Original Articles


Direct evidence of surface infestation of seeds and tubers by Plasmodiophora brassicae and quantification of spore loads (pages 811–819)

D. C. Rennie, V. P. Manolii, T. Cao, S. F. Hwang, R. J. Howard and S. E. Strelkov


Influence of cultivar resistance and inoculum density on root hair infection of canola (Brassica napus) by Plasmodiophora brassicae (pages 820–829)

S. F. Hwang, H. U. Ahmed, Q. Zhou, S. E. Strelkov, B. D. Gossen, G. Peng and G. D. Turnbull


Effect of temperature on primary infection by Plasmodiophora brassicae and initiation of clubroot symptoms (pages 830–838)

K. Sharma, B. D. Gossen and M. R. McDonald


Characterization of the rust resistance gene present in the common bean cultivar Ouro Negro, the main rust resistance source used in Brazil (pages 839–845)

T. L. P. O. de Souza, S. N. Dessaune, D. A. Sanglard, M. A. Moreira and E. G. de Barros


Resistance to powdery mildew (Blumeria graminis f.sp. avenae) in oat seedlings and adult plants (pages 846–856)

J. Sánchez-Martín, D. Rubiales and E. Prats


A simulation study on managing plant diseases by systematically altering spatial positions of cultivar mixture components between seasons (pages 857–865)

X.-M. Xu


Development and application of new molecular markers for analysis of genetic diversity in Verticillium dahliae populations (pages 866–877)

M. Berbegal, C. D. Garzón, A. Ortega, J. Armengol, R. M. Jiménez-Díaz and M. M. Jiménez-Gasco


Relative importance of different types of inoculum to the establishment of Mycosphaerella graminicola in wheat crops in north-west Europe (pages 878–889)

F. Suffert and I. Sache


Effects of temperature, water regime and irrigation system on the release of ascospores of Mycosphaerella nawae, causal agent of circular leaf spot of persimmon (pages 890–908)

A. Vicent, D. D. M. Bassimba and D. S. Intrigliolo


Phylogenetic and morphological identification of Colletotrichum boninense: a novel causal agent of anthracnose in avocado (pages 899–908)

H. V. Silva-Rojas and G. D. Ávila-Quezada


Trichothecene genotypes of Gibberella zeae from winter wheat fields in the eastern USA (pages 909–917)

D. G. Schmale, A. K. Wood-Jones, C. Cowger, G. C. Bergstrom and C. Arellano


Proteome analysis of Fusarium infection in emmer grains (Triticum dicoccum) (pages 918–928)

K. Eggert, C. Zörb, K. H. Mühling and E. Pawelzik


Agrobacterium-mediated transformation of the barley pathogen Ramularia collo-cygni with fluorescent marker tags and live tissue imaging of infection development (pages 929–937)

A. Thirugnanasambandam, K. M. Wright, N. Havis, S. C. Whisson and A. C. Newton


Tracking Phytophthora infestans with SSR markers within and between seasons – a field study in Sweden (pages 938–945)

A.-K. Widmark, B. Andersson, M. Sandström and J. E. Yuen


A simple detached leaf assay provides rapid and inexpensive determination of pathogenicity of Pythium isolates to ‘all year round’ (AYR) chrysanthemum roots (pages 946–956)

T. R. Pettitt, M. F. Wainwright, A. J. Wakeham and J. G. White


Biological and genetic characterization of Phytophthora capsici mutants resistant to flumorph (pages 957–966)

Q. X. Meng, X. L. Cui, Y. Bi, Q. Wang, J. J. Hao and X. L. Liu


Resistance to Plum pox virus in plants expressing cytosolic and nuclear single-chain antibodies against the viral RNA NIb replicase (pages 967–976)

M. Gil, O. Esteban, J. A. García, L. Pena and M. Cambra


Unstable green fluorescent protein for study of Xanthomonas citri subsp. citri survival on citrus (pages 977–985)

J. Cubero, I. Gell, E. G. Johnson, A. Redondo and J. H. Graham


Distribution of canker lesions on the surface of diseased grapefruit (pages 986–991)

C. H. Bock, T. R. Gottwald and P. E. Parker


The yam nematode (Scutellonema bradys), a potential threat to potato (Solanum tuberosum) production in West Africa (pages 992–997)

D. L. Coyne, L. I. Akpheokhai and A. F. Adeniran


Book Review


Soil Microbiology and Sustainable Crop Production (page 998)

Richard Thwaites



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Plant Pathology - 60 (6), 2011



Contents:

Review


Control of blackleg and tuber soft rot of potato caused by Pectobacterium and Dickeya species: a review (pages 999–1013)

R. Czajkowski, M. C. M. Pérombelon, J. A. van Veen and J. M. van der Wolf


Original Articles


Increased plant tolerance against chrysanthemum yellows phytoplasma (‘Candidatus Phytoplasma asteris’) following double inoculation with Glomus mosseae BEG12 and Pseudomonas putida S1Pf1Rif (pages 1014–1022)

R. D’Amelio, G. Berta, E. Gamalero, N. Massa, L. Avidano, S. Cantamessa, G. D’Agostino, D. Bosco and C. Marzachi


New natural host plants of ‘Candidatus Phytoplasma pini’ in Poland and the Czech Republic (pages 1023–1029)

M. Kamińska, H. Berniak and J. Obdrzalek


First identification of a sweet potato begomovirus (sweepovirus) in Uganda: characterization, detection and distribution (pages 1030–1039)

P. Wasswa, B. Otto, M. N. Maruthi, S. B. Mukasa, W. Monger and R. W. Gibson


Chilli leaf curl Palampur virus is a distinct begomovirus species associated with a betasatellite (pages 1040–1047)

Y. Kumar, V. Hallan and A. A. Zaidi


Impact of tobacco recessive resistance gene va on biological properties of Brazilian Potato virus Y (PVY) isolates (pages 1048–1054)

C. Lacroix, L. Glais, J.-L. Verrier, C. Charlier, C. Lorencetti and E. Jacquot


Two novel and potentially endemic species of Phytophthora associated with episodic dieback of Kwongan vegetation in the south-west of Western Australia (pages 1055–1068)

A. J. Rea, T. I. Burgess, G. E. St J. Hardy, M. J. C. Stukely and T. Jung


Genetic diversity, sensitivity to phenylamide fungicides and aggressiveness of Phytophthora ramorum on Camellia, Rhododendron and Viburnum plants in Spain (pages 1069–1076)

A. Pérez-Sierra, L. A. Álvarez, A. Vercauteren, K. Heungens and P. Abad-Campos


Potential for eradication of the exotic plant pathogens Phytophthora kernoviae and Phytophthora ramorum during composting (pages 1077–1085)

R. Noble, J. Blackburn, G. Thorp, A. Dobrovin-Pennington, S. Pietravalle, G. Kerins, T. R. Allnutt and C. M. Henry


Phosphite primed defence responses and enhanced expression of defence genes in Arabidopsis thaliana infected with Phytophthora cinnamomi (pages 1086–1095)

L. Eshraghi, J. Anderson, N. Aryamanesh, B. Shearer, J. McComb, G. E. StJ. Hardy and P. A. O’Brien


Spread and development of quambalaria shoot blight in spotted gum plantations (pages 1096–1106)

G. S. Pegg, H. Nahrung, A. J. Carnegie, M. J. Wingfield and A. Drenth


Variability in aggressiveness of Quambalaria pitereka isolates (pages 1107–1117)

G. S. Pegg, L. S. Shuey, A. J. Carnegie, M. J. Wingfield and A. Drenth


Detection of botryosphaeriaceous species in environmental samples using a multi-species primer pair (pages 1118–1127)

H. J. Ridgway, N. T. Amponsah, D. S. Brown, J. Baskarathevan, E. E. Jones and M. V. Jaspers


Characterization of monilia disease caused by Monilinia linhartiana on quince in southern Spain (pages 1128–1139)

J. Moral, C. Munoz-Díez, D. Cabello, O. Arquero, M. Lovera, M. J. Benítez and A. Trapero


A rapid differential staining technique for Fusarium pseudograminearum in cereal tissues during crown rot infections (pages 1140–1143)

N. L. Knight and M. W. Sutherland


Development and validation of a standard area diagram set to estimate severity of leaf rust in Coffea arabica and C. canephora (pages 1144–1150)

A. S. Capucho, L. Zambolim, H. S. S. Duarte and G. R. O. Vaz


Wax matters: absence of very-long-chain aldehydes from the leaf cuticular wax of the glossy11 mutant of maize compromises the prepenetration processes of Blumeria graminis (pages 1151–1161)

A. Hansjakob, M. Riederer and U. Hildebrandt


Genetic control of sorghum resistance to leaf anthracnose (pages 1162–1168)

R. V. da Costa, L. Zambolim, L. V. Cota, D. D. da Silva, J. A. S. Rodrigues, F. D. Tardin and C. R. Casela


Spatial characteristics of white mould epidemics and the development of sequential sampling plans in Australian bean fields (pages 1169–1182)

S. J. Jones, D. H. Gent, S. J. Pethybridge and F. S. Hay


Letter to the Editor


Letter to the Editor (page 1183)

N. Magan


Corrigendum


Corrigendum: Use of a real-time LAMP isothermal assay for detecting 16SrII and XII phytoplasmas in fruit and weeds of the Ethiopian Rift Valley (page 1183)

M. Dickinson


Book Review


Natural Products in Plant Pest Management (page 1184)

Steve Rossall


A Note from the Editor


A Note from the Editor (page 1184)

Matt Dickinson


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Biogeosciences - 9 (1), 2012

Contents:

Semi-annual carbon and nitrogen isotope variations in the water column of Lake Bled, NW Slovenia
A. Bratkič, M. Šturm, J. Faganeli, and N. Ogrinc

Effects of climate variability and functional changes on the interannual variation of the carbon balance in a temperate deciduous forest
J. Wu, L. van der Linden, G. Lasslop, N. Carvalhais, K. Pilegaard, C. Beier, and A. Ibrom

An investigation of the calcification response of the scleractinian coral Astrangia poculata to elevated pCO2 and the effects of nutrients, zooxanthellae and gender
M. Holcomb, A. L. Cohen, and D. C. McCorkle

Corrigendum to "Integration of remote sensing data and surface observations to estimate the impact of the Russian wildfires over Europe and Asia during August 2010" published in Biogeosciences, 8, 3771–3791, 2011
L. Mei, Y. Xue, G. de Leeuw, J. Guang, Y. Wang, Y. Li, H. Xu, L. Yang, T. Hou, X. He, C. Wu, J. Dong, and Z. Chen

Methanotrophic activity and diversity in different Sphagnum magellanicum dominated habitats in the southernmost peat bogs of Patagonia
N. Kip, C. Fritz, E. S. Langelaan, Y. Pan, L. Bodrossy, V. Pancotto, M. S. M. Jetten, A. J. P. Smolders, and H. J. M. Op den Camp

Spatialized N budgets in a large agricultural Mediterranean watershed: high loading and low transfer
L. Lassaletta, E. Romero, G. Billen, J. Garnier, H. García-Gómez, and J. V. Rovira

Linear trends in seasonal vegetation time series and the modifiable temporal unit problem
R. de Jong and S. de Bruin

Exploring the "overflow tap" theory: linking forest soil CO2 fluxes and individual mycorrhizosphere components to photosynthesis
A. Heinemeyer, M. Wilkinson, R. Vargas, J.-A. Subke, E. Casella, J. I. L. Morison, and P. Ineson

Oceanic controls on the primary production of the northwest European continental shelf: model experiments under recent past conditions and a potential future scenario
J. Holt, M. Butenschön, S. L. Wakelin, Y. Artioli, and J. I. Allen

Chemical composition of modern and fossil Hippopotamid teeth and implications for paleoenvironmental reconstructions and enamel formation – Part 1: Major and minor element variation
G. Brügmann, J. Krause, T. C. Brachert, O. Kullmer, F. Schrenk, I. Ssemmanda, and D. F. Mertz

A new concept for simulation of vegetated land surface dynamics – Part 1: The event driven phenology model
V. Kovalskyy and G. M. Henebry

Alternative methods to predict actual evapotranspiration illustrate the importance of accounting for phenology – Part 2: The event driven phenology model
V. Kovalskyy and G. M. Henebry

Mapping tropical forest biomass with radar and spaceborne LiDAR in Lopé National Park, Gabon: overcoming problems of high biomass and persistent cloud
E. T. A. Mitchard, S. S. Saatchi, L. J. T. White, K. A. Abernethy, K. J. Jeffery, S. L. Lewis, M. Collins, M. A. Lefsky, M. E. Leal, I. H. Woodhouse, and P. Meir

The strength of the biotic compartment in retaining nitrogen additions prevents nitrogen losses from a Mediterranean maquis
T. Dias, M. A. Martins-Louçao, L. Sheppard, and C. Cruz

Contrasting biogeochemistry of nitrogen in the Atlantic and Pacific Oxygen Minimum Zones
E. Ryabenko, A. Kock, H. W. Bange, M. A. Altabet, and D. W. R. Wallace

Seasonal and inter-annual variability of plankton chlorophyll and primary production in the Mediterranean Sea: a modelling approach
P. Lazzari, C. Solidoro, V. Ibello, S. Salon, A. Teruzzi, K. Béranger, S. Colella, and A. Crise

A dynamic model of wetland extent and peat accumulation: results for the Holocene
T. Kleinen, V. Brovkin, and R. J. Schuldt

Spatial and temporal CO2 exchanges measured by Eddy Covariance over a temperate intertidal flat and their relationships to net ecosystem production
P. Polsenaere, E. Lamaud, V. Lafon, J.-M. Bonnefond, P. Bretel, B. Delille, J. Deborde, D. Loustau, and G. Abril

Corrigendum to "Stand age and tree species affect N2O and CH4 exchange from afforested soils" published in Biogeosciences, 8, 2535–2546, 2011
J. R. Christiansen and P. Gundersen

Intercontinental trans-boundary contributions to ozone-induced crop yield losses in the Northern Hemisphere
M. J. Hollaway, S. R. Arnold, A. J. Challinor, and L. D. Emberson

A comparative study of biological production in eastern boundary upwelling systems using an artificial neural network
Z. Lachkar and N. Gruber

Pteropods from the Caribbean Sea: variations in calcification as an indicator of past ocean carbonate saturation
D. Wall-Palmer, M. B. Hart, C. W. Smart, R. S. J. Sparks, A. Le Friant, G. Boudon, C. Deplus, and J. C. Komorowski

Fire, drought and El Nino relationships on Borneo (Southeast Asia) in the pre-MODIS era (1980–2000)
M. J. Wooster, G. L. W. Perry, and A. Zoumas

EMP and SIMS studies on Mn/Ca and Fe/Ca systematics in benthic foraminifera from the Peruvian OMZ: a contribution to the identification of potential redox proxies and the impact of cleaning protocols
N. Glock, A. Eisenhauer, V. Liebetrau, M. Wiedenbeck, C. Hensen, and G. Nehrke

Nitrogen balance and fate in a heavily impacted watershed (Oglio River, Northern Italy): in quest of the missing sources and sinks
M. Bartoli, E. Racchetti, C. A. Delconte, E. Sacchi, E. Soana, A. Laini, D. Longhi, and P. Viaroli

Day and night warming have different effect on root lifespan
W. M. Bai, J. Y. Xia, S. Q. Wan, W. H. Zhang, and L. H. Li

Nitrogen compounds emission and deposition in West African ecosystems: comparison between wet and dry savanna
C. Delon, C. Galy-Lacaux, M. Adon, C. Liousse, D. Serça, B. Diop, and A. Akpo

Annual emissions of CH4 and N2O, and ecosystem respiration, from eight organic soils in Western Denmark managed by agriculture
S. O. Petersen, C. C. Hoffmann, C.-M. Schäfer, G. Blicher-Mathiesen, L. Elsgaard, K. Kristensen, S. E. Larsen, S. B. Torp, and M. H. Greve

Land use change and the impact on greenhouse gas exchange in north Australian savanna soils
S. P. P. Grover, S. J. Livesley, L. B. Hutley, H. Jamali, B. Fest, J. Beringer, K. Butterbach-Bahl, and S. K. Arndt

Modelling LAI, surface water and carbon fluxes at high-resolution over France: comparison of ISBA-A-gs and ORCHIDEE
S. Lafont, Y. Zhao, J.-C. Calvet, P. Peylin, P. Ciais, F. Maignan, and M. Weiss

North American CO2 exchange: inter-comparison of modeled estimates with results from a fine-scale atmospheric inversion
S. M. Gourdji, K. L. Mueller, V. Yadav, D. N. Huntzinger, A. E. Andrews, M. Trudeau, G. Petron, T. Nehrkorn, J. Eluszkiewicz, J. Henderson, D. Wen, J. Lin, M. Fischer, C. Sweeney, and A. M. Michalak

Climate impacts on the structures of the North Pacific air-sea CO2 flux variability
V. Valsala, S. Maksyutov, M. Telszewski, S. Nakaoka, Y. Nojiri, M. Ikeda, and R. Murtugudde

Biogeochemical factors affecting mercury methylation rate in two contaminated floodplain soils
T. Frohne, J. Rinklebe, U. Langer, G. Du Laing, S. Mothes, and R. Wennrich

The impacts of climate, land use, and demography on fires during the 21st century simulated by CLM-CN
S. Kloster, N. M. Mahowald, J. T. Randerson, and P. J. Lawrence

Biomass burning emissions estimated with a global fire assimilation system based on observed fire radiative power
J. W. Kaiser, A. Heil, M. O. Andreae, A. Benedetti, N. Chubarova, L. Jones, J.-J. Morcrette, M. Razinger, M. G. Schultz, M. Suttie, and G. R. van der Werf

Diagenetic alterations of amino acids and organic matter in the upper Pearl River Estuary surface sediments
J. Zhang, R. Zhang, Q. Wu, and N. Xu

Plant-driven variation in decomposition rates improves projections of global litter stock distribution
V. Brovkin, P. M. van Bodegom, T. Kleinen, C. Wirth, W. K. Cornwell, J. H. C. Cornelissen, and J. Kattge

Water-table height and microtopography control biogeochemical cycling in an Arctic coastal tundra ecosystem
D. A. Lipson, D. Zona, T. K. Raab, F. Bozzolo, M. Mauritz, and W. C. Oechel

Effect of mosaic representation of vegetation in land surface schemes on simulated energy and carbon balances
R. Li and V. K. Arora

Localising the nitrogen imprint of the Paris food supply: the potential of organic farming and changes in human diet
G. Billen, J. Garnier, V. Thieu, M. Silvestre, S. Barles, and P. Chatzimpiros


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