Australian Journal of Crop Science - 6 (2), 2012

Contents:

An intelligent approach based on adaptive neuro-fuzzy inference systems (ANFIS) for walnut sorting

Smail Khalifa, Mohammad Hassan Komarizadeh


Application of a spectral sensor for the assessment of nitrogen content in lettuce plants

M. Maleki, J. Massah, M. Dehghan


Molecular diversity of Cumin (Cuminum cyminum L.) using RAPD markers

Alireza Bahraminejad, Ghasem Mohammadi-Nejad, Mihdzar Abdul Kadir, Mohd Rafii Bin Yusop


The interactive effects of water and fertilizer on photosynthetic capacity and yield in tomato plants

Juanjuan Zhu, Yinli Liang, Yanli Zhu, Wanglin Hao, Xingjun Lin, Xing Wu, Anrong Luo


Drying of jujube (Zizyphus jujube Mill.) fruit: comparison of prediction from mathematical models and artificial neural networks

Ali Motevali, Ahmad Abbaszadeh, Gholam Hassan Najafi, Saeid Minaei, Barat Ghobadian


Vitrification and histological analyses of protocorm-like bodies of vanda kaseem’s delight orchid

Ranjetta Poobathy, Nor’Ain Ahmad Hesam, Advina Lizah Julkifle, Sreeramanan Subramaniam


Effect of 6-Benzylaminopurine on flowering of a Dendrobium orchid

Nisha Nambiar, Tee Chong Siang, Maziah Mahmood


Leaf senescence and photosynthesis in foxtail millet [Setaria italica (L.) P. Beauv] varieties exposed to drought conditions

Hui-Ping Dai, Chang-juan Shan, An-Zhi Wei, Tuxi Yang, Wen-Qing Sa, Bai-Li Feng


Simulation of salinity distribution in the overlap zone with double-point-source drip irrigation using HYDRUS-3D

Yuyang Shan, Quanjiu Wang


Hydrogen sulfide protects wheat seedlings against copper stress by regulating the ascorbate and glutathione metabolism in leaves

Changjuan Shan, Huiping Dai, Yanfang Sun


Evaluation of inhibitory effects of extracts of plants from western Iran against Phytophthora drechsleri

S.Bahraminejad, S.Abbasi, S.M.Maassoumi and S. Tabein


Morphological and molecular analyses define the genetic diversity of Asian bitter gourd (Momordica charantia L.)

Dalamu, T.K Behera, A.B Gaikwad, Swati Saxena, C Bharadwaj, A.D Munshi


Genetic variation among Iranian pomegranates (Punica granatum L.) using RAPD, ISSR and SSR markers

Zahra Noormohammadi, Ali Fasihee, Saeed Homaee-Rashidpoor, Masoud Sheidai, Somayeh Ghasemzadeh Baraki, Ali Mazooji, Seyed Ziaedin Tabatabaee-Ardakani


Association of SSR markers with partial resistance to Sclerotinia sclerotiorum isolates in sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.)

R. Darvishzadeh


Some physiological and enzymatic characterizations of Damask Rose accessions (Rosa damascena Mill.)

Bahareh Kashefi, Seyed Reza Tabaei-Aghdaei, Mohammad Matinizadeh, Amir Mousavi, Aliashraf Jafari


Assessment of clonal fidelity of micro-propagated guava (Psidium guajava) plants by ISSR markers

Xiaomei Liu, Guochen Yang


Molecular cloning, expression analysis and growth temperature dependent regulation of a novel oleate desaturase gene (fad2) homologue from Brassica juncea

Suresha G.S, Rai R.D, Santha I.M


Comparison of adaptive strategies of alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.) to salt and alkali stresses

Xiaoping Wang, Wanchao Chen, Ying Zhou, Jiayu Han, Jing Zhao, Decheng Shi, Chunwu Yang


Differential proteomic expressions between superior and inferior spikelets of rice in response to varied nitrogen treatments

Zhixing Zhang, Jun Chen, Zhong Li, Hongfei Chen, Changxun Fang, Jinwen Huang, Wenxiong Lin


Comparison of phenotypic and molecular characterizations of some important wheat cultivars and advanced breeding lines

Abdollah Najaphy, Reza Ashrafi Parchin, Ezatollah Farshadfar


Technology and field management for controlling soil salinity effects on cotton

Hezhong Dong


Genetic diversity in the foxtail millet (Setaria italica) germplasm as determined by agronomic traits and microsatellite markers

Heng-Sheng Lin, Gwo-Ing Liao, Chih-Yun Chiang, Chang-Sheng Kuoh, Song-Bin Chang


Management of leaf spot disease of Stevia rebaudiana Bertoni with antagonistic bacteria

Surjit Sen, Gunjan Biswas, Saikat Kumar Basu, Krishnendu Acharya


Effect of NaCl salinity on water relations, photosynthesis and chemical composition of Quinoa (Chenopodium quinoa Willd.) as a potential cash crop halophyte

S. Eisa, S. Hussin, N. Geissler, H.W. Koyro


Evaluation of Jelutong (Dyera cotulata) as a phytoremediator to uptake copper (Cu) from contaminated soils

Nik M. Majid, M.M. Islam, Redzuan Abdul Rauf


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