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

Contents:

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

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


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

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


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

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


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

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


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

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


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

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


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

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


Research Note


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

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


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

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


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

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


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

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


In vitro antioxidant properties of Rosa roxburghii aqueous extracts

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


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

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


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

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


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

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


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

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


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

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


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

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


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

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


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

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


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

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


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

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


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

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


Investigation of banana slices shrinkage using image processing technique

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


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

Wenxuan Mai, Changyan Tian and Chunjian Li


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

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


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

Contents:

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

Seow-Mun Hue, Amru Nasrulhaq Boyce and Chandran Somasundram

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

VÁNYINÉ SZÉLES ADRIENN, NAGY JÁNOS


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

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


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

Mansour Afshar Mohammadian, Zahra Khosravi Largani, Reza Hasan Sajedi


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

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


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

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


Physiological characterization of gamma-ray induced salt tolerant rice mutants

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


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

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


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

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


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

Hongqi Si, Chuanxi Ma, Xiaobo Wang, Xianfang He


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

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


Heterosis for yield and agronomic attributes in diverse maize germplasm

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


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

Mirnaseri Seyedeh Sadi, Ahmadzadeh Masoud


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

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


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

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


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

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


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

Jane Muthoni, Hussein Shimelis, Rob Melis, Jackson Kabira


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

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


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

Tiedong Liu, Fengbin Song, Shengqun Liu, Xiancan Zhu


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

Ezatollah Farshadfar, Sayed Hosein Sabaghpour, Hasan Zali


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

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


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

Canan ÖZDEMIR, Pelin BARAN


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

Amina A. Aly, Amal A. Mohamed


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

Moazzam Hassanpour Asil, Babak Rabiei, Reza Hojjat Ansari


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

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


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

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



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

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


Contents:

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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


Contents:

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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


Contents:

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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


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

Contents:

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Contents:

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

African Journal of Biotechnology - 11 (21), 2012


Contents:


Review


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

Some progress in sexual reproduction and sex determination of economic algae


Research Articles

GENETICS AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

 
Liying Zhang, Xianglong LI, Rongyan Zhou and Lanhui LI

Bioinformatic analysis of coding regions of Foxl2 gene among species


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

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


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

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


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

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


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

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


PLANT AND AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGY

 
Rebecca Mathew and P. Deepa Sankar

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


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

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


Muhammad Asghar Malik and Khalid Saifullah Khan

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


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

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


Noor Zaman and Shakil Ahmed

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


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

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


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

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


Ali Mohammadpourkhaneghah, Reza Shahryari, Yousef Alaei and Babak Shahmoradmoghanlou

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


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

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


ENVIRONMENTAL BIOTECHNOLOGY

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

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


Wenwen Tan, Long Sun, Haiqing Hu and Xiangwei Chen

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


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

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


Nadia Khan and Farzana N. Naqvi

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


Esin Eraydin Erdogan, Fikrettin Şahin and Ayten Karaca

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


INDUSTRIAL MICROBIOLOGY

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

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


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

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


MEDICAL AND PHARMACEUTICAL BIOTECHNOLOGY

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

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


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

A regulatory network for human adenocarcinoma


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

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


BIOTECHNIQUES

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

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


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

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


Umbrin Ilyas, Shakil Ahmed, Abdual Majeed and Muhammad Nadeem

Biohydrolysis of Saccharum spontaneum for cellulase production by Aspergillus terreus


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

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


PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES

 
Rabi Prasad Bodroth and Manoja Das

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


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

Phytochemical and antimicrobial properties of Solanum macranthum Dunal


ANIMAL SCIENCE

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

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


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

Diversity of methanogens in the hindgut of grower and finisher pigs


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

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

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African Journal of Biotechnology - 11 (22), 2012


Contents:


Review

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

Boron stresses and tolerance in citrus


Research Articles

 
GENETICS AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY


Muhammad Sajjad, Sultan Habibullah Khan, and Abdus Salam Khan

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


Parvin Yenki, Zahra Safari and Cyrus Azimi

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


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

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


Thi Hien Trang Nguyen and Dinh Thi Quyen

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


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

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


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

Genetic variation patterns of Medicago ruthenica populations from Northern China


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

Organelles genome stability of wheat plantlets produced by anther culture


PLANT AND AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGY

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

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


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

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


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

In vitro regeneration of selected commercial Tanzanian open pollinated maize varieties


S. Mavengahama and F. B. Lewu

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


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

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


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

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


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

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


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

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


ENVIRONMENTAL BIOTECHNOLOGY


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

Simultaneous adsorption and biodegradation of synthetic melanoidin


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

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


Methinee Rarunroeng and Suntud Sirianuntapiboon

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


INDUSTRIAL MICROBIOLOGY

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

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


FOOD TECHNOLOGY

 
Shihao Zhao, Binglian Wang and Xiaohui Liang

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


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

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


APPLIED BIOCHEMISTRY

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

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


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

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


MEDICAL AND PHARMACEUTICAL BIOTECHNOLOGY

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

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


FISHERY SCIENCES

 
Nan-Hung Chen

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


Abu Hena, M. K. and Hishamuddin,

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


Zhaoxiang Han, Jiaying Li, Meng Zhang and Chunxia Lv

Effect of montmorillonite on arsenic accumulation in common carp


BIOTECHNIQUES


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

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


Aransiola EF, Betiku E, Ikhuomoregbe DIO and Ojumu TV

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


ANIMAL SCIENCE


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

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


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

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


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

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


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

Histopathologic and apoptotic effect of nanosilver in liver of broiler chickens


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African Journal of Biotechnology - 11 (23), 2012


Contents:


Research Articles

 
GENETICS AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

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

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


Naser Shokrzadeh and Zohreh Alizadeh

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


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

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


Junhu He, Fengwang Ma and Yeyuan Chen

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


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

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


Guanghai Yu, Yuansen Hu, Liang Huang and Jianhang Qu

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


Jagan Mohan Reddy and A. K. Bopaiah

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


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

Herbicidal activity of Pennisetum purpureum (Napier grass)


PLANT AND AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGY

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

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


Masomeh Hajihasani, Abolfazl Hajihassani and Shahab Khaghani

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


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

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


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

Osmopriming improves tomato seed vigor under aging and salinity stress


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

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


INDUSTRIAL MICROBIOLOGY

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

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


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

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


FOOD TECHNOLOGY

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

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


APPLIED BIOCHEMISTRY

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

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


MEDICAL AND PHARMACEUTICAL BIOTECHNOLOGY

 
Ming-Yeou Lung and Wei-Zhong Huang

Antioxidant properties of polysaccharides from Laetiporus sulphureus in submerged cultures


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

Oral pathology in the Iberian Neanderthals


ENTOMOLOGY

 
Jinous Asgarpanah, Saeed Mohammadi Motamed and Simin Tomraee

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


FISHERY SCIENCES

 
A. Ghanbari and J. Taei-Semiromi

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


BIOTECHNIQUES

 
Orouj Valizadegan, Ali Asghr Pourmirza and Mohammad Hassan Safaralizadeh

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


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

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


PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES

 
Hakan Sevik

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


ANIMAL SCIENCE

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

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


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

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


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African Journal of Biotechnology - 11 (24), 2012


Contents:


GENETICS AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

 
Hala M. Abdelmigid

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


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

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


Junbei Xiang, Zhibin Liu, Yi Yang and Xufeng Li

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


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

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


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

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


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

Agrobacterium-mediated transformation of watermelon (Citrullus lanatus)


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

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


PLANT AND AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGY

 
Kamnoon Kanchanapoom and Nararatn Promsorn

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


Sureyya Altintas and Funda Eryilmaz Acikgoz

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


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

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


Ali Reza Ladan Moghadam, Zahra Oraghi Ardebili and Lotfolah Rezaie

Effect of indole butyric acid on micrografting of cactus


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

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


Adel D. Al-Qurashi

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


Hassan Ghasemyan Ardestani and Amir Hossein Shirani Rad

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


ENVIRONMENTAL BIOTECHNOLOGY

 
Yongzhong Feng, Xiaowei Qin, Xuemin Ren and Gaihe Yang

Impact intensities of climatic changes on grassland ecosystems in headwater areas


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

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


APPLIED BIOCHEMISTRY

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

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


MEDICAL AND PHARMACEUTICAL BIOTECHNOLOGY

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

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


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

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


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

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


ENTOMOLOGY

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

Toxicity of copaiba extracts to armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda)


FISHERY SCIENCES

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

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


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

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


BIOTECHNIQUES

 
Ning Zhang, Min Zhao, ChunLei Wang and Guangyinghui Du

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


Rattana Khamrit, Prasit Jaisil and Sumontip Bunnag

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


PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES


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

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


ANIMAL SCIENCE

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

Effects of elevated ambient temperature on embryo implantation in rats


Jinyi Xing and Yunliang Jiang

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

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African Journal of Biotechnology - 11 (25), 2012


Contents:


Research Articles

 
GENETICS AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

 
WU Renxie, LIU Jing, FAN Jirong and ZHAO Yuanjun

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


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

Breeding potential of the basmati rice germplasm under water stress condition


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

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


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

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


PLANT AND AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGY


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

Regeneration of Algerian Citrus germplasm by stigma/style somatic embryogenesis


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

Responses of Cymbopogon schoenanthus to salt stress


Monther Mohumad Tahat, Kamaruzaman Sijam and Radziah Othman

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


Sun Cunhua, Xu Xinna, Li Baiwei and Wang Dan

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


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

Comparative nutritional analysis between Vigna radiata and Vigna mungo of Pakistan


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

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


ENVIRONMENTAL BIOTECHNOLOGY

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

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


FOOD TECHNOLOGY

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

Application of new physical storage technology in fruit and vegetable industry


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

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


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

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


APPLIED BIOCHEMISTRY

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

Production of bioethanol through enzymatic hydrolysis of potato


Olfa Samet-Bali and Hamadi Attia

Characterization of typical Tunisian fermented milk, rayeb


MEDICAL AND PHARMACEUTICAL BIOTECHNOLOGY

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

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


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

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


BIOTECHNIQUES

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

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

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

African Journal of Biotechnology - 11 (18), 2012


Contents:

Review



Krzysztof Ziemiński and Magdalena Frąc

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


Research Articles

 
GENETICS AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

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

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


Nguyen Minh Tam, and Nguyen Thi Phuong Trang

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


PLANT AND AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGY

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

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


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

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


Zhang Ru and Wang Di

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


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

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


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

Evaluation of antifungal activity from Bacillus strains against Rhizoctonia solani


Islam Saruhan and Hüseyin Akyol

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


ENVIRONMENTAL BIOTECHNOLOGY

 
S.H. Lan and X. W. Wu

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


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

Decolorization of laundry effluent by filamentous fungi


INDUSTRIAL MICROBIOLOGY

 
Amani, M. D. El-Ahwany

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


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

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


FOOD TECHNOLOGY

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

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


Ozlem Onal Asci

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


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

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


APPLIED BIOCHEMISTRY

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

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

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

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


MEDICAL AND PHARMACEUTICAL BIOTECHNOLOGY

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

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


PHARMACUETICAL SCIENCES

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

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


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

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


ANIMAL SCIENCE

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

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

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African Journal of Biotechnology - 11 (19), 2012


Contents:


Review

 
Shuangli Xiong, Anlin Li, and Dabin Hou

Progress in structural analysis of glycosaminoglycans and their applications in biomaterials


Research Articles


GENETICS AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

 
Behzad Behtari and Ghasem Ali Dianati Tilaki

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


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

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


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

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


Xiaohui Shan, Yidan Li, Mei Tan and Qing Zhao

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


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

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


PLANT AND AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGY

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

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


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

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


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

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


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

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


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

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


ENVIRONMENTAL BIOTECHNOLOGY

 
M. Ataabadi, M. Hoodaji and P. Najafi

Assessment of washing procedure for determination some of airborne metal concentrations


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

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


Weijie Yi, Baoli Wang and Dong Qu

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


INDUSTRIAL MICROBIOLOGY

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

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


APPLIED BIOCHEMISTRY

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

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


MEDICAL AND PHARMACEUTICAL BIOTECHNOLOGY

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

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


FISHERY SCIENCE

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

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


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

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


BIOTECHNIQUES

 
Cenariu M, Pall Emoke and Groza l

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


Mihai Cenariu, Pall Emoke and Groza Ioan

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


PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES

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

Three novel antioxidants from Cinnamomum plants


ANIMAL SCIENCE

 
Afshin Zakeri and Pedram Kashefi

Antimicrobial susceptibilities of avian Escherichia coli isolates in Tabriz, Iran


Karolina Szulc, Dariusz Lisiak, Eugenia Grześkowiak and Sebastian Nowaczewski

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


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

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

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African Journal of Biotechnology - 11 (20), 2012


Contents:


Research Articles

 
GENETICS AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

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

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


PLANT AND AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGY


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

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


Salim H. Al-Rawahy and Sardar A. Farooq

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


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

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


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

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


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

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


Bekim Gashi, Kasamedin Abdullai, Valbona Mata and Efigjeni Kongjika

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


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

Biochemical properties of thiaminase from Anaphe venata Burtler.


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

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


ENVIRONMENTAL BIOTECHNOLOGY

 
Ece Turhan

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


Wu-Chung Chan and Yu-Tao Wu

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


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

Prevalence of parasites in soil samples in Tehran public places

 
INDUSTRIAL MICROBIOLOGY

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

Purification and characterization of a linoleate isomerase from Lactobacillus plantarum ZS2058



FOOD TECHNOLOGY

 
Grażyna Jarzyńska and Jerzy Falandysz

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


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

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


Shengjun Wu

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


Anchan Choonhahirun and Adisak Akesowan

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


APPLIED BIOCHEMISTRY

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

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

 
MEDICAL AND PHARMACEUTICAL BIOTECHNOLOGY

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

Cytotoxic compounds from the leaves of Combretum paniculatum Vent


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

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


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

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


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

Effect of kunnu-zaki on clinical bacteria isolates


BIOTECHNIQUES

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

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


Vesna Krnjaja, Jelena Lević, Slavica Stanković and Sonja Tančić

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



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

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


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

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


PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES

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

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


ANIMAL SCIENCE

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

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


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

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


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

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


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

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

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African Journal of Biotechnology - 11 (15-17), 2012

African Journal of Biotechnology - 11 (15), 2012


Contents:


Research Articles



GENETICS AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY



Martina Soldanova, Tereza Cholastova, Martina Polakova, Zuzana Piakova and Petra Hajkova

Molecular mapping of quantitative trait loci (QTLs) determining resistance to Sugarcane mosaic virus in maize using simple sequence repeat (SSR) markers


M. T. H. Shahid, F. A. Khan, A. Saeed, M. Aslam and F. Rasul

Development of somaclones in sugarcane genotype BF-162 and assessment of variability by random amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) and simple sequence repeats (SSR) markers in selected red rot resistant somaclones


F. S. Nassar, R. E. A. Moghaieb, A. M. Abdou1 and F. K. R. Stino

Microsatellite markers associated with body and carcass weights in broiler breeders


Jie Zhang, Ya-Qin Wang, Hu-Wei Hou and Ya-Juan Qian

Characterization of the replication-associated protein (Rep) promoter of an alpha-satellite associated with Tobacco curly shoot virus


PLANT AND AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGY

 
M. I. Motawei and N. S. AL-Ghumaiz

Genetic diversity in some introduced pasture grass cultivars revealed by inter-simple sequence repeats (ISSR) markers


Papassorn Wattanakulpakin, Songsin Photchanachai, Khanok Ratanakhanokchai, Khin Lay Kyu, Panumart Ritthichai and Shuichi Miyagawa

Hydropriming effects on carbohydrate metabolism, antioxidant enzyme activity and seed vigor of maize (Zea mays L.)


Sri Devi, A. and L. Mullainathan

Effect of gamma rays and ethyl methane sulphonate (EMS) in M3 generation of blackgram (Vigna mungo L. Hepper)


Ki-Won Lee, Gi Jun Choi, Ki-Yong Kim, Hee Chung Ji, Hyung Soo Park, Sung Seo, Meing Jooung Kim and Sang-Hoon Lee

Comparison of callus induction and plant regenerationfrom twenty tall fescue varieties


Zulfiqar Ahmad Saqib, Javaid Akhtar, M. Anwar Ul-Haq, Ilyas Ahmad and Hafiz Faiq Bakhat

Rationality of using various physiological and yield related traits in determining salt tolerance in wheat


Nderitu Wangari Peris, Ngode Lucas, Kinyua Gacheri Miriam and Mutui Mwendwa Theophillus

Field evaluation of mulberry accessions for susceptibility to foliar diseases in Uasin-Gishu district, Kenya


Babar Ijaz, Shakeel Ahmad Jatoi, Dawood Ahmad, M. Shahid Masood and Sadar Uddin Siddiqui

Changes in germination behavior of wheat seeds exposed to magnetic field and magnetically structured water


Tomas Vymyslicky, Petr Smarda, Jan Pelikan, Tereza Cholastova, Jan Nedelnik, Hana Moravcova, Radovan Pokorny, Martina Soldanova and Martina Polakova

Evaluation of the Czech core collection of Trifolium pratense, including morphological, molecular and phytopathological data


Y. Li, N. Zhou, H. Q. Yu, D. C. Reicosky, G. R Hancock and L. F. Sun

Responses of surface soil carbon and nutrients to re-vegetation of an eroded hillslope in southwest China


ENVIRONMENTAL BIOTECHNOLOGY

 
Patricia Zapata-Castillo, María de Lourdes Villalonga-Santana, Jorge Tamayo-Cortés , Gerardo Rivera-Munoz and Sara Solís-Pereira

Purification and characterization of laccase from Trametes hirsuta Bm-2 and its contribution to dye and effluent decolorization


INDUSTRIAL MICROBIOLOGY

 
Yoram Gerchman, Avraham Schnitzer, Racheli Gal, Nitsa Mirsky and Nicka Chinkov

A simple rapid gas-chromatography flame-ionization-detector (GC-FID) method for the determination of ethanol from fermentation processes


Yemin Xue, Ruili Wang, Jingjing Zhang, Chunying Xu and Huihui Sun

Production and some properties of the thermostable feruloyl esterase and xylanase from Bacillus pumilus


Hong-Guang Yan, When-Hua Zhang, Jiang-Hua Chen and Zhi-En Ding

Optimization of the alcoholic fermentation of blueberry juice by AS 2.316 Saccharomyces cerevisiae wine yeast


FOOD TECHNOLOGY

 
Jinli Zhang, Hanxue Hou, Haizhou Dong and Yangyong Dai

Effects of bran, shorts and feed flour by ultra-fine grinding on rheological characteristics of dough and bread qualities


Liming Hu, Ruixue Song and Zhenxin Gu

An antioxidant peptide produced by autolysis reactions from wheat germ


MEDICAL AND PHARMACEUTICAL BIOTECHNOLOGY

 
M. Solouki, S. B. Hoseini, B. A. Siahsar and A. Tavassoli

Genetic diversity in dill (Anethum graveolens L.) populations on the basis of morphological traits and molecular markers


Xiao-bao Xu, Tian-xiang Wu and Feng Wang

The effect of exopolysaccharide biosynthesis and related enzyme activities of Grifola frondosa by the addition of ethanol extracts from traditional Chinese medicine, Gastrodia tuber


Zhongyu Liu, Zhiqiang Yao, Mengyu Xie, Lu Zheng, Guohan Hu, Chun Luo, Juxiang Cheng, Yulong Niu, Youquan Bu, Yicheng Lu and Chunfang Gao

Gene expression profiling of grade II oligodendrogliomas and ependymomas


FISHERY SCIENCE

 
Tugrul Zahit Aliçli, Işik K. Oray, F.Saadet Karakulak and Abdullah E. Kahraman

Age, sex ratio, length-weight relationships and reproductive biology of Mediterranean swordfish, Xiphias gladius L., 1758, in the eastern Mediterranean


APPLIED BIOCHEMISTRY


Rubina Ghani, Hafeez ul Hassan, Hasan Ali, Mohammad Usman, Mulazim Hussain Bukhari, M. Akram and Asif Iqbal

Rapid detection of typical and atypical Mycobacterium tuberculosis by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and its comparison with Ziehl Neelsen staining technique


Miaohua Quan, Lijun Ou, Chaowen She, Xianjin Wu, Dongming Chen and Jinting Lu

Photosynthetic characteristics of Lycoris aurea and monthly dynamics of alkaloid contents in its bulbs
 

Radhika Tippani and Girisham Sivadevuni

Nutritional factors effecting the production of L-asparaginase by the Fusarium sp.


Panida Chanapiwat, Kampon Kaeoket, and Padet Tummaruk

Improvement of the frozen boar semen quality by docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) and L-cysteine supplementation


BIOTECHNIQUES

 
Ikram-ul-Haq and Salma Memon

Efficient plant regeneration through somatic embryogenesis in sugarcane (Saccharum officinarum L.) cultivar CPF-237


ANIMAL SCIENCE


F. O. Abonyi, E. O. Iyi and N. S. Machebe

Effects of feeding sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas) leaves on growth performance and nutrient digestibility of rabbits


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African Journal of Biotechnology - 11 (16), 2012


Contents:


Research Articles

 
GENETICS AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY


Theera Srisawat, Kovit Pattanapanyasat and Jaroslav Dolezel

Flow cytometric classification of oil palm cultivars


Yu-ShengYou, Yu Li and Zhang Yao

Dexamethasone resisted podocyte injury


Rongjun Chen, Jingde Qiu, Yunyun Jiang, Jiali Dong, Zhengjun Xu, and Xiaoling Gao

Isolation of a novel MYB transcription factor OsMyb1R from rice and analysis of the response of this gene to abiotic stresses


Jing Ming Xu, FanYang and Shi Chun Sun

Population genetic structure and phylogeography of the mud-flat crabs Helice tientsinensis and Helice latimera along the coast of China seas based on mitochondrial DNA


PLANT AND AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGY

 
Cuihua Xin and Jiangbo Guo

An efficient marker-free vector for clean gene transfer into plants


M.A. Baset Mia, Z.H. Shamsuddin and Maziah Mahmood

Effects of rhizobia and plant growth promoting bacteria inoculation on germination and seedling vigor of lowland rice


Felix D. Dakora

Root-nodule bacteria isolated from native Amphithalea ericifolia and four indigenous Aspalathus species from the acidic soils of the South African fynbos are tolerant to very low pH


Razieh Rajabi, Ramazan Ali Khavari-Nejad, Faezeh Ghanati and Farzaneh Najafi

Effects of stress induced by post-emergence application of metribuzin herbicide on wheat


Hui-Ping Dai, Changjuan Shan, Yuan Wei, Jia-Gen Liang, Tu-Xi Yang, Wen-Qing Sa and An-Zhi Wei

Subcellular localization of cadmium in hyperaccumulator Populus × canescens


Jianhua Lü, Xiali Guo and Lailin Zhang

Bioactivity of two extracts from Alpinia officinarum rhizome against Tribolium castaneum (Herbst) adults


Hala AL. Abdallah, Abdel Gaffar E. Said and Mutasim M. Khalafalla

Establishment of an efficient callus induction and plant regeneration system in some wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) cultivars grown in Sudan


A. Bayleyegn, B. Tesfaye and T. S. Workneh

Effects of pulsing solution, packaging material and passive refrigeration storage system on vase life and quality of cut rose flowers


Sayyed Kamaleddin Allame, Hassan Daud, Fatimah Mohammad Yusoff, Che Roos Saad and Aini Ideris

Isolation, identification and characterization of Leuconostoc mesenteroides as a new probiotic from intestine of snakehead fish (Channa striatus)


ENVIRONMENTAL BIOTECHNOLOGY

 
Dilek (Yalcin) Duygu, Abel U. Udoh, Tulay (Baykal) Ozer, Aydin Akbulut, Ilkay (Acikgoz) Erkaya, Kazim Yildiz and Deniz Guler

Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy for identification of Chlorella vulgaris Beijerinck 1890 and Scenedesmus obliquus (Turpin) Kützing 1833


Shiwei Cao, Wei Chen and Zhaoqian Jing

Phosphorus removal from wastewater by fly ash ceramsite in constructed wetland


Abdelnasser S. S. Ibrahim, Yahya B. Elbadawi, Mohamed A. El-Tayeb and Ali A. Al-Salamah

Hexavalent chromium reduction by novel chromate resistant alkaliphilic Bacillus sp. strain KSUCr9a


Sharifi-sirchi G.R., Baghizadeh A., Golestani M. and Saffari V.R.

The effects of chemical and physical mutagens on morphological and cytological characters of barley (Iranian cv. Nosrat)


I. Ara, Najat A. Bukhari, D. R. Wijayanti and M. A. Bakir

Proteolytic activity of alkaliphilic, salt-tolerant actinomycetes from various regions in Saudi Arabia


FOOD TECHNOLOGY

 
Dušan Živković, Zorica Radulović, Stevica Aleksić, Marija Perunović, Slaviša Stajić, Nikola Stanišić, Čedomir Radović

Chemical, sensory and microbiological characteristics of Sremska sausage (traditional dry-fermented Serbian sausage) as affected by pig breed


MEDICAL AND PHARMACEUTICAL BIOTECHNOLOGY

 
Xiao-Feng Sun, Zhong-Yi Sun, Bo Pan, Lan Li and Wei Shen

DNA methylation of PTEN gene promoter region is not correlated with urocystic tumorigenesis


Ughachukwu, P. O., Ezenyeaku, C. C. T., Ezeagwuna, D. A. and Anahalu, I. C.

Evaluation of anti-bacterial properties of ethanol extract of Ficus exasperata leaf


ENTHOMOLOGY

 
Nazli-Huda, I., Sajap, A. S. and Lau, W. H.

Stability of Spodoptera litura nucleopolyhedrovirus in sodium dodecyl sulphate


Hu Bi-Zhen, Xu Ying, Zheng Xiao-Rong, Shi Wang-Peng

Molt disruption and mortality of Locusta migratoria var. manilensis (Meyen) (Orthoptera: Acrididae) caused by insect growth regulators


FISHERY SCIENCE


Xia Ye, Yanhui Chen, Jidong Li, Xiaomin Yu, Jiancan Feng and Xianbo Zheng

Callus induction and adventitious shoot regeneration in Zizyphus jujuba Mill. ‘Huizao’


APPLIED BIOCHEMISTRY

 
Parviz Almasi, Mahmud Tengku Muda Mohamed, Siti Hajar Ahmad, Jugah Kadir and Amin Mirshekari

Postharvest responses of cut Dendrobium orchids to exogenous ethylene


BIOTECHNIQUES

 
Haolin Chen, Daihua Wang, Gangyi Xu, Chengli Zheng and Ganghong Xu

Cloning, structural analysis and expression of cardiac troponin C (TNNC1) gene in goat


Biruk Ayenew, Wondyifraw Tefera and B. Kassahun

In vitro propagation of Ethiopian ginger (Zingiber officinale Rosc.) cultivars: Evaluation of explant types and hormone combinations


Jian Sun, Haiyan Jia, Xiaodong Wang, Xiaofan Yuan and Bing Zhao

Inhibition of tobacco axillary bud differentiation by silencing CUP-SHAPED COTYLEDON 3


PHARMACUETICAL SCIENCES

 
Gbadamosi, I. T. and Oyedele, T. O.

The efficacy of seven ethnobotanicals in the treatment of skin infections in Ibadan, Nigeria


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African Journal of Biotechnology - 11 (17), 2012


Contents:


Review

 
Sevil Yalcin and Günhan Erdem

Biological effects of electromagnetic fields


Xiaoqing Yu, Pute Wu, Wenting Han and Zenglin Zhang

Overview of wireless underground sensor networks for agriculture


Research Articles

 
GENETICS AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

 
Daniel Oladimeji Oluwayelu, Victoria Smyth and Daniel Todd

Detection of avian nephritis virus and chicken astrovirus in Nigerian indigenous chickens


Jamal S. M. Sabir, Mohammed H. Z. Mutawakil, Amr A. El-Hanafy and Mohamed M. Ahmed

Genetics similarity among four breeds of goat in Saudi Arabia detected by random amplified polymorphic DNA marker


Alieu Sartie, Jorge Franco and Robert Asiedu

Phenotypic analysis of tuber yield- and maturity-related traits in white yam (Dioscorea rotundata)


Dan Ge, Kedong Song, Shui Guan, Mingshu Dai, Xuehu Ma, Tianqing Liu and Zhanfeng Cui

Effect of the neurosphere size on the viability and metabolism of neural stem/progenitor cells


Alireza Rezaei Amirabadi, Mohammad Hassan Shahhosseiny and Jalil Vand Yousefi and Mohammad Ghahri

LOOP mediated isothermal AMPlification (LAMP) in diagnosis of neorocryptococcosis


PLANT AND AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGY


Margaret Chiipanthenga, Moses Maliro, Paul Demo and Joyce Njoloma

Potential of aeroponics system in the production of quality potato (Solanum tuberosum l.) seed in developing countries


Imran Mahmood, Abdul Razzaq, Ishfaq Ahmad Hafiz, Shuaib Kaleem, Ahmad Ali Khan, Abdul Qayyum, Muhammad Ahmad

Interaction of callus selection media and stress duration for in vitro selection of drought tolerant callus of wheat


Jiri Sochor, Petr Salas, Helena Skutkova, Petr Babula, Ivo Provaznik, Vojtech Adam and Rene Kizek

Environmental monitoring of soil conditioner effects on photosynthetic parameters of Acer campestre L.


Xin Zhang, Aihua Shen, Qiuqin Wang and Youwu Chen

Identification and nitrogen fixation effects of symbiotic Frankia isolated from Casuarina spp. in Zhejiang, China


Ye Hua, Bi-Xian Zhang, Hua Cai, Yong Li, Xi Bai, Wei Ji, Zhen-Yu Wang and Yan-Ming Zhu

Stress-inducible expression of GsSAMS2 enhances salt tolerance in transgenic Medicago sativa


Jiang Xiang-Hui, Gao Jian-Qiang, She Chao-Wen and Xuan Ming Liu

High frequency shoot organogenesis in juvenile leaf of Duchesnea indica (Andr.) Focke


M. Saeidi, P. Eliasi, M. Abdoly and S. Sasani

Freezing tolerance of wheat cultivars at the early growing season after winter


ENVIRONMENTAL BIOTECHNOLOGY

 
Mohammad A. Khiyami, Ehab A. Serour,Maher M. Shehata and Ali H. Bahklia

Thermo-aerobic bacteria from geothermal springs in Saudi Arabia


FOOD TECHNOLOGY

 
Liuqing Yang, Ying Gou, Ting Zhao, Jiangli Zhao, Fang Li, Bingtao Zhang and Xiangyang Wu

Antioxidant capacity of extracts from calyx fruits of roselle (Hibiscus sabdariffa L.)


MEDICAL AND PHARMACEUTICAL BIOTECHNOLOGY

 
Meng-qi Liu and Ji-feng Liu

Structure and histochemistry of the glandular trichomes on the leaves of Isodon rubescens (Lamiaceae)


Ardavan Ghazanchaei, Shohreh Shargh, Mohammad Shabani, Mohammad Najafi and Seyed Manuchehr Nourazarian

Detection of Dientamoeba fragilis in patients referred to Chaloos Medical Care Centers by nested – polymerase chain reaction (PCR) method


Zohreh Aminzadeh and Tofigh Yaghubi

Drug-resistant post-neurosurgical nosocomial Acinetobacter baumannii meningitis in two Iranian hospitals


FISHERY SCIENCE

 
Samy Yehya El-Zaeem, Mohamed Morsi M. Ahmed, Mohamed El-Sayed Salama and Walid N. Abd El-Kader

Flesh quality differentiation of wild and cultured Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) populations


APPLIED BIOCHEMISTRY

 
Wan Yong Ho, Woon San Liang, Swee Keong Yeap, Boon Kee Beh, Abdul Hadi Noaman Yousr, Noorjahan Banu Alitheen

In vitro and in vivo antioxidant activity of Vernonia amygdalina water extract


Oumar A. Adoum, Bello O. Micheal and Ibrahim S. Mohammad

Phytochemicals and hypoglycaemic effect of methanol stem-bark extract of Ficus sycomorus Linn (Moraceae) on alloxan induced diabetic Wistar albino rats


BIOTECHNIQUES

 
Yudong Ren, Guangxing Li, Dingding Su, Qing Yang and Xiaofeng Ren

Characterization of pseudorabies viruses produced in mammalian cells by viral genome transfection


PHARMACUETICAL SCIENCES

 
David R. Katerere, Giulia Graziani, Kaizer M. Thembo, Norman Z. Nyazema and Alberto Ritieni

Antioxidant activity of some African medicinal and dietary leafy African vegetables


ANIMAL SCIENCE

 
Haifa El Hentati, Mohamed Ben Hamouda and Ali Chriki

Genetic diversity of two Tunisian sheep breeds using random amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) analysis


Lifu Zhao, Jianzhou Li, Guoliang Lv, Anye Zhang1, Pengcheng Zhou, Ying Yang1, Xiaoping Pan, Xiaopeng Yu, Yimin Zhang, Shusen Zheng, Yu Chen, Yuemei Chen1, Chengbo Yu1, Weibo Du, Tao Song, Jiansheng Xu, Yang Yu and Lanjuan Li

Evaluation of a reversibly immortalized human hepatocyte line in bioartificial liver in pigs


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African Journal of Biotechnology - 11 (14), 2012

Contents:


Research Articles

 
GENETICS AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

 
Xiaohui Wu, Guoli Ji, Qingshun Quinn Li and Sun Zhou

Comprehensive recognition of messenger RNA polyadenylation patterns in plants


Marwa E. Elkashef, Alaa M. Heikal, Mohei El-Din M. Solliman, Mohamed I kobeasy and Hany A. El-Shemy

Isolation and sequencing of the cryIC-like delta endotoxin gene from Egyptian strains of Bacillus thuringiensis toxic against Lepidoptera


PLANT AND AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGY

 
Jian-guo Xue, Xian-guo Wang, Xiang-ge Du, Pei-sheng Mao, Tie-jun Zhang, Li Zhao and Jian-guo Han

Influence of salinity and temperature on the germination of Hedysarum scoparium Fisch. et Mey.


Tian-hu Liu

Load modeling for sharp V-cutter cutting litchi (Litchi chinensis Sonn.) stalk


Hai-Dong Ding, Hong-Juan Zhang , Xiao-Hong Zhu, Hui Liu, Jian-Shen Liang and Bing Lu

Involvement of calcium and calmodulin signaling in adaptation to heat stress-induced oxidative stress in Solanum lycopersicum L. leaves


Y. Tang, L. Chen, X. M. Li, J. Li, Q. Luo, J. Lai and H. X. Li

Effect of culture conditions on the plant regeneration via organogenesis from cotyledonary node of cowpea (Vigna unguiculata L. Walp)


Sharifi Peyman, Mohammad Reza Safari Motlagh and Hashem Aminpanah

Diallel analysis for salinity tolerance in rice traits at germination stage


Mehrdad Jafarpour and Shahin Eghbalsaeed

High protein complementation with high fiber substrates for oyster mushroom cultures


Guang-Yong Zhao, Wei Sun, En-Liang Song, Wen-Jian Ma and Fa-Chun Wan

Effects of different levels of roasted soybeans in high forage-based rations on conjugated linoleic acid of longissimus dorsi muscle, subcutaneous fat and liver of beef cattle


A. Arifin, D. S. Karam, J. Shamshuddin, N. M. Majid, O. Radziah, A. H. Hazandy and I. Zahari

Proposing a suitable soil quality index for natural, secondary and rehabilitated tropical forests in Malaysia


ENVIRONMENTAL BIOTECHNOLOGY

 
Laura Castillo-Carvajal, Katherine Ortega-González, Blanca E. Barragán-Huerta and Aura Marina Pedroza-Rodríguez

Evaluation of three immobilization supports and two nutritional conditions for reactive black 5 removal with Trametes versicolor in air bubble reactor


Nighat Naheed, Nazia Jamil, Shahida Hasnain and Ghulam Abbas

Biosynthesis of polyhydroxybutyrate in Enterobacter sp. SEL2 and Enterobacteriaceae bacterium sp.PFW1 using sugar cane molasses as media


Rywińska Anita, Komorowska Agnieszka, Piegza Michał and Witkowska Danuta

Biosynthesis of phytases and phosphatases by Aspergillus niger 551


Periyasamy Elaiyaraju and Nagarajan Partha

Biogas production from co-digestion of orange peel waste and jatropha de-oiled cake in an anaerobic batch reactor


Fubara-Manuel, I, Nwonuala, A. and Davis, D. D.

Growth response of fluted pumpkin (Telfairia occidentalis Hook. F) to combinations of irrigation intervals and spent mushroom substrate in the Niger Delta region of Nigeria


INDUSTRIAL MICROBIOLOGY

 
Yunjian Du and Yuqiao Zhao

Optimization of fermentation conditions for trehalose production by a marine yeast


Wen-Jing Huang, Zhi-Rui Zuo1, Wei Shen, Suren Singh, Xian-Zhong Chen, You Fan and Zheng-Xiang Wang

High-level expression of alkaline protease using recombinant Bacillus amyloliquefaciens


N. Mokhtarian, Rahimnejad M, G. D. Najafpour, Wan Ramli Wan Daud, A. A. Ghoreyshi

Effect of different substrate on performance of microbial fuel cell


Yu Hanying, Xue Wei and Gao Xingxi

Development of a transformation method for the nematophagous fungus Dactylellina cionopaga


FOOD TECHNOLOGY

 
Qinxue Ni, Guangzhi Xu, Guoquan Lu, Qianxin Gao, Cunshan Zhou and Youzuo Zhang

Investigation of the stability and antioxidant properties of anthocyanins-based purple potato colorants after processing


APPLIED BIOCHEMISTRY

 
Jing Zhang, Yun-Chao Huang, Qi Zhang, Zhi-Peng Hong, Yong-Chun Zhou, and Wan-Ling Chen

Down-regulation of aquaporins (AQP3) expression by RNA interference suppresses human lung cancer cell proliferation


Swi See Ang, Abu Bakar Salleh, Fatimah Abu Bakar, Nor Azah Yusof and Lee Yook Heng

Characteristics of ß-glucosidase production by Paecilomyces variotii and its potential application in bioassay system for boric acid determination


Boyang Liu, Liying Zhang, Hao Yu, Chunyan Lu, Qianqian Qin, Chuanjiang Lian, Yonghong Zhang, Runjun Yang and Zhihui Zhao

Establishment and comparison of three different codon optimization of fat1 gene in transgenic mammary epithelial cell lines


MEDICAL AND PHARMACEUTICAL BIOTECHNOLOGY

 
Quan Luo, Xibao Zhang, Yuwu Luo, Xin Zhou,Ling Lin, Jiayan Li, Sanquan Zhang and Yumei Liu

Increased expression of Th17 cytokines in patients with psoriasis


BIOTECHNIQUES


C. O. Omoifo and B. I. Awalemhen

Sporangiospore-yeast transformation of Mucor circinelloides: Ionic circulation, chemical potential, sodium influx rate and morphogenesis


Shanshan Zhang, Long Wang, Yue Hu1, Meng Yu, Zhimin Lian, Yaofu Bai, Xingrong Yan and Jinlian Hua

Glycogen synthase kinase 3 (GSK3) inhibitor 6-bromoindirubin-3'-oxime (BIO) promotes the proliferation of mouse male germline stem cells (mGSCs) under serum- and feeder-free conditions


Moussa, I. M., Ashgan MH, Mahmoud MH3 and Al-Doss, A. A.

Rapid detection and characterization of Salmonella enterica serovars by multiplex polymerase chain reaction assay


Aima Iram Batool, Naima Huma Naveed, Fayyaz Ur Rehman, Aamir Ali, Muhammad Ilyas Tariq, Shazia Irfan, Tasawwur Ali, Naima Iram1 and Nabiha Riaz

Comparative analysis of zinc, copper, chromium, iron and manganese among pregnant, unmarried and menopausal females using hairs as biomarkers


Małgorzata Krzywonos

Decolorization of sugar beet distillery effluent using mixed cultures of bacteria of the genus Bacillus


PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES

 
O. T. Soyelu and P. J. Masika

Antibacterial and antioxidant activities of some selected plants used for the treatment of cattle wounds in the Eastern Cape


ANIMAL SCIENCE

 
Jian-Hong Hu, Wen-Chang Zhang, Peng Wang1, Zhi-Guo Fan, Zhong-Liang Jiang, Qing-Wang Li, Huai-Ping Shi, Yu Liu, Jin-Xin Mo and Zhe Qiang

Effects of growth-promoting factors on proliferation of mouse spermatogonial stem cells (SSCs) in vitro


Yuan Shi-bin and Chen Hong

Effects of dietary supplementation of chitosan on growth performance and immune index in ducks


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African Journal of Biotechnology - 11 (13), 2012

Contents:

Research Articles

 
GENETICS AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

 
Noor Camellia, N. A., Thohirah Lee, A. and N. A. P. Abdullah

Genetic relationships and diversity of Jatropha curcas accessions in Malaysia


Yudha Trinoegraha Adiputra, Jan-Lung Chuang and Jin-Chywan Gwo

Genetic diversity of Indonesia milkfish (Chanos chanos) using amplified fragment length polymorphism (AFLP) analysis


PLANT AND AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGY

 
Zhou Xin-Bin, Huang Jian-Guo, Zhou Yong-xiang and Shi Wei-Ming

Genotypic variation of rape in phosphorus uptake from sparingly soluble phosphate and its active mechanism


Ebrahim Amiri, Ali Abdzad Gohari and Yaser Esmailian

Effect of irrigation and nitrogen on yield, yield components and water use efficiency of eggplant



Şule Orman and Hüseyin Ok

Effects of sulphur and zinc applications on growth and nutrition of bread wheat in calcareous clay loam soil


Muhammad Ishtiaq, Abdul Samad Mumtaz, Tanveer Hussain and Abdul Ghani

Medicinal plant diversity in the flora of Leepa Valley, Muzaffarabad (AJK), Pakistan


Zahra Khodarahmpour and Jahad Hamidi

Study of yield and yield components of corn (Zea mays L.) inbred lines to drought stress


Chao Ma, Yi Tang, Xiaomei Li, Juan Li, Li Wang and HuanXiu Li

In vitro induction of multiple buds from cotyledonary nodes of Balsam pear (Momordica charantia L.)


ENVIRONMENTAL BIOTECHNOLOGY

 
Lei Liu, Feng-Lan Huang, Qiu-Xiang Luo, Hong-Ying Pang and Fan-Juan Meng

cDNA- AFLP analysis of the response of tetraploid black locust (Robinia pseudoacacia L.) to salt stress


Andrés Calderín García, Ricardo Luiz Louro Berbara, Liane Portuondo Farías, Fernando Guridi Izquierdo, Orlando Lázaro Hernández, Reinier Hernández Campos and Rosane Nora Castro

Humic acids of vermicompost as an ecological pathway to increase resistance of rice seedlings to water stress


INDUSTRIAL MICROBIOLOGY

 
C. I. Uzoigwe and O. K. Agwa

Microbiological quality of water collected from boreholes sited near refuse dumpsites in Port Harcourt, Nigeria


Ali Mohammad Latifi, Samaneh Khodi, Morteza Mirzaei, Mohsen Miresmaeili and Hamid Babavalian

Isolation and characterization of five chlorpyrifos degrading bacteria


FOOD TECHNOLOGY

 
Yasser Durrani, Alam Zeb, Ye Xingqian, Muhammad Ayub, Waseem Tahir, Ali Muhammad1 and Said Wahab

Influence of storage temperatures on physicochemical sensory and nutritional properties of chemically preserved mango pulp


APPLIED BIOCHEMISTRY

 
Mahdi Ghanbari, Mansoureh Jami, Konrad J. Domig and Wolfgang Kneifel

Long-term effects of water pH changes on hematological parameters in the common carp (Cyprinus carpio L.)


A. Nisha, S.Govindarajan, M. Muthuraj, S. Manupriya, B. Usharani, S. Kamatchyammal and V. Saroja

Molecular characterization of rpoB gene encoding the RNA polymerase ß subunit in rifampin-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis strains from south India


Ulzias R. Fontes-Jr, Cledison S. Ramos, Mairim R. Serafini, Sócrates C. H. Cavalcanti, Péricles B. Alves, Gabriele M. Lima, Paulo H. S. Andrade, Leonardo R. Bonjardim, Lucindo J. Quintans-Jr and Adriano A.S. Araújo

Evaluation of the lethality of Porophyllum ruderale essential oil against Biomphalaria glabrata, Aedes aegypti and Artemia salina


Songül Çanakci and Bahar Dursun

The effect of pre-application of salicylic acid on some physiological and biochemical characteristics of tomato seedling (Lycopersicon esculentum L) growing in cadmium containing media


MEDICAL AND PHARMACEUTICAL BIOTECHNOLOGY

 
Eung Soo Kim, Young Hwa Kim, Byoung Seob Ko, Seung Eun Oh, Eui Jung Do and Mi Young Lee

Multiplex polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and fluorescence-based capillary electrophoresis for identification of deer species from antlers


Ali Movahed, Dariush Iranpour, Iraj Nabipour, Mojtaba Jafari, Samad Akbarzadeh, Majid Assadi, Kamran Mirzaei and Najmeh Hagian

Plasma malondialdehyde, bilirubin, homocysteine and total antioxidant capacity in patients with angiographically defined coronary artery disease


FISHERY SCIENCE

 
Qing-fei Zeng, Xiao-hong Gu, Yin-ping Wang, Zhi-gang Mao, Ming-bo Sun, and Xian-kun Gu

Dynamics of photosynthetic activity of cyanobacteria after gut passage through crucian carp (Carassius auratus gibelio) and goldfish (Carassius auratus auratus)


AQUQCULTURE

 
Banu Kutlu, F. Sanem Sunlu and H. Baha Büyükişik

Carrying capacity of Chaetoceros gracilis in Homa Lagoon and the bay of Izmir


ANIMAL SCIENCE

 
H. Lu, Y. D. Huang, B. Y. Zhao and J. Y. Wang

The content of mineral elements on whole blood and hair in Moschus sifanicus


Shahabodin Gharahveysi, Hossein Ali Abbasi, Mehrdad Irani, Ruhollah Abdullahpour and Soheil Mirhabibi

Polymorphism investigation of calpastatin gene in Zel sheep population of Iran by PCR-RFLP method



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