African Journal of Biotechnology - 10 (79), 2011

Contents:

Review


Kang Guo-Ping and Guo Xi-Jie

Overview of silkworm pathology in China


Research Articles


GENETICS AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

 
Celestine A. Afiukwa, Karl J. Kunert, Juan Vorster, Christopher A. Cullis and Benjamin E. Ubi

Microsatellite association with seed protein content and flowering time in Nigerian cowpea cultivars


Yeotkar Swati D, Malode, S.N, Waghmare, V.N and Thakre, P.

Genetic relationship and diversity analysis of Clitoria ternatea variants and Clitoria biflora using random amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) markers


Özer Çaliş and Şerife Topkaya

Genetic analysis of resistance to early blight disease in tomato


Yanyan Li, Zhiliang Li, Zhenxing Li, Shaobo Luo and Baojuan Sun

Effects of heat stress on gene expression in eggplant (Solanum melongema L.) seedlings


Liang Chai, Jian-mei Wang, Zhi-yong Fan, Zhi-bin Liu, Xu-feng Li and Yi Yang

Ascorbate peroxidase gene from Brassica napus enhances salt and drought tolerances in Arabidopsis thaliana


Reda E. A. Moghaieb, Abdel-Hadi A. Abdel-Hadi and Neveen B. Talaat

Molecular markers associated with salt tolerance in Egyptian wheats


Aziz Irum, Aqsa Tabasum and M. Zaffar Iqbal

Variability, correlation and path coefficient analysis of seedling traits and yield in cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.)


Cui, D. Z. Zhao, M., Yang, H. Y., Wang, C. l. and Dai, H. B.

Molecular phylogeny of Trametes and related genera based on internal transcribed spacer (ITS) and nearly complete mitochondrial small subunit ribosomal DNA (mt SSU rDNA) sequences


PLANT AND AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGY

 
Adnan Umair, Safdar Ali, Rifat Hayat, Muhammad Ansar and Muhammad Javed Tareen

Evaluation of seed priming in mung bean (Vigna radiata) for yield, nodulation and biological nitrogen fixation under rainfed conditions


Vijay M. Patil, G. A. Dhande, Dipak M. Thigale and J. C. Rajput

Micropropagation of pomegranate (Punica granatum L.) ‘Bhagava’ cultivar from nodal explant


Sumaira Ajmal, Rashida Perveen, Sobia Chohan, Ghazala Yasmin and Mirza Abid Mehmood

Role of secondary metabolites biosynthesis in resistance to cotton leaf curl virus (CLCuV) disease


Subramaniam Gopalakrishnan, Bandru Keerthi Kiran, Pagidi Humayun, Meesala Sree Vidya, Kanala Deepthi, Simi Jacob, Srinivas Vadlamudi, Gottumukkala Alekhya and Om Rupela

Biocontrol of charcoal-rot of sorghum by actinomycetes isolated from herbal vermicompost


S. Chattopadhyay, S. Gandhi Doss, S. Halder, A. K. Ali and A. K. Bajpai

Comparative micropropagation efficiency of diploid and triploid mulberry (Morus alba cv. S1) from axillary bud explants


Fatoumata Tounkara, Issoufou Amadou, Guo-Wei Le and Yong-Hui Shi

Effect of boiling on the physicochemical properties of Roselle seeds (Hibiscus sabdariffa L.) cultivated in Mali


Yong Zhang, Jun Li, Xiao-Wei Ma, Xiao-Feng Zhu, Feng Zhang and Ming-Guo Zhou

A study on the mechanism of resistance to streptomycin in Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzae


Lingyun Zhong, Liang Xu1, Xiangjie Meng, Youliang Peng, Yuanquan Chen, Peng Sui, Mingan Wang and Ligang Zhou

Botrallin from the endophytic fungus Hyalodendriella sp. Ponipodef12 and its antimicrobial activity


Cheng Fang Wang, Peng Liu, Kai Yang, Yan Zeng, Zhi Long Liu, Shu Shan Du and Zhi Wei Deng

Chemical composition and toxicities of essential oil of Illicium fragesii fruits against Sitophilus zeamais


Gang Chen, Zhao-Kai Xing, Wen-Li Pan, Li-Ping Bai, Jing-Feng Ye, Dong-Jing Ma, Zhong-Ping Wei, Jun-Gang Fan and Zhi-Fu Guo

Cloning of a novel stearoyl-acyl desaturase gene from white ash (Fraxinus americana) and evolution analysis with those from other plants


Jie Liu, Peidong Zhang, Dong Guo, Shuna Niu and Xiumei Zhang

Annual change in photosynthetic pigment contents of Zostera marina L. in Swan Lake


Qin Guo, Linlin Cheng, Jide Wang, Fenbin Che, Pin Zhang and Bin Wu

Quality characteristics of fresh-cut ‘Hami’ melon treated with 1-methylcyclopropene


ENVIRONMENTAL BIOTECHNOLOGY

 
Patel Shivani, Patel Khushbu, Nilkanth Faldu, Vasudev Thakkar and R. B. Shubramanian

Extraction and analysis of Jatropha curcas L. seed oil


Wenting Han and Pute Wu

Derivation and application of hydraulic equation for variable-rate contour-controlled sprinklers


Zahra Khodarahmpour

Effect of drought stress induced by polyethylene glycol (PEG) on germination indices in corn (Zea mays L.) hybrids


INDUSTRIAL MICROBIOLOGY

 
N. T. Mazomba and L. V. Mabinya

The influence of carbon source and calcium on the production of proteases by Erwinia chrysanthemi


Muhammad Irshad and Muhammad Asgher.

Production and optimization of ligninolytic enzymes by white rot fungus Schizophyllum commune IBL-06 in solid state medium banana stalks


FOOD TECHNOLOGY

 
P. Tumutegyereize, F. I. Muranga, J. Kawongolo and F. Nabugoomu

Optimization of biogas production from banana peels: Effect of particle size on methane yield


APPLIED BIOCHEMISTRY

 
N. J. Siddiqi

Studies on the comparative effect of sodium fluoride on collagen content in various rat organs


Ehsan Ramezani-Fard, Mohd Salleh Kamarudin, Che Roos Saad and Sharr Azni Harmin.

Changes over time in muscle fatty acid composition of Malaysian mahseer, Tor tambroides, fed different dietary lipid percentage


Yinbiao Wang, Guangxu Xing, Junqing Guo, Songlin Qiao, Qingxia Lu, Qingmei Li, Gaiping Zhang

Immunogenicity of the glycoprotein 5 truncated trans-membrane regions of porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus


MEDICAL AND PHARMACEUTICAL BIOTECHNOLOGY

 
Vithya Amman, Dayang Fredalina Basri and Fahrul Huyop

Determination of the post-antibiotic effect (PAE) of combinations of extracts from galls of Quercus infectoria with vancomycin against methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)


Tao Wen Hui, Liu Hong, Li Gang, Zhu You Qing and Qin Rui

Apoptosis induced by GanoPoly in human gastric cancer cell line SGC-7901 cells


FISHERY SCIENCE

 
Mustafa Koyun

Occurrence of monogeneans on some cyprinid fishes from Murat River in Turkey


BIOTECHNIQUES


Yuan Lin, Benqiang Li, Man Wang, Rui Jia, Jianhua Wang, Ying Zhang and Jianguo Zhu

Improved affinity of a chicken single-chain antibody to avian infectious bronchitis virus by site-directed mutagenesis of complementarity-determining region H3


J. Trögl, V. Pilařová, A. Boušková, J. Mrákota and R. Stloukal.

Application of Lentikats Biotechnology for removal of nitrates from ion-exchange brines: Implications for adaptation of encapsulated denitrifiers


Xiang Li, Jianzhong Ma, Jing Xia, Yundong Shi and Hao Wu

Study on the alcohol fermentation technology of Dioscorea zingiberensis and D. zingiberensis residue


ANIMAL SCIENCE


Kamal Emam Mahmoud, Tamara Shalahmetova, Shaban Deraz and Bauyrzhan Umbayev

Combined effect of vanadium and nickel on lipid peroxidation and selected parameters of antioxidant system in liver and kidney of male rat


Hui Wang, Di Liu, Dapeng Jin, Yu Guo, Weijun Guan and Yuehui Ma

Establishment and biological characteristics of Piedmontese cattle fibroblast line

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