Reviews

 

Nidhi Kumari, Ashish Kumar Srivastava, Poonam Bhargava and Lal Chand Rai

Molecular approaches towards assessment of cyanobacterial biodiversity

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 4284-4298

 

Jinhui Wang, Qing Peng and Guoyu Li

New compounds of natural resources in 2008

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 4299-4307

 

 

 

Research Articles

 

GENETICS AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

 

Zhi Qiang Han, Bo Nian Shui, Zhi Yong Wang, Zhen Qing Miao and Tian Xiang Gao

Analysis of genetic structure of white croaker using amplified fragment length polymorphism (AFLP) markers

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 4308-4315

 

Xu Bo, Duan Lei, Tang Xiang-hua, Li Jun-jun, Mu Yue-lin, Yang Yun-juan and Huang Zunxi

Characterization of 6 Bacillus subtilis β-mannanases and their genes

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 4316-4324

 

Francis B. O. K’Opondo, Henk A. van Rheenen and Reuben M. Muasya

Assessment of genetic variation of selected spiderplant (Cleome gynandra L.) morphotypes from western Kenya

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 4325-4332

 

Neelambra Verma, V. Koche, K. L. Tiwari and S. K. Mishra

RAPD analysis reveals genetic variation in different populations of Trichodesma indicum - A perennial medicinal herb

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 4333-4338

 

Yiming Sun, Min Chen, Jun Tang, Wanhong Liu, Chunxian Yang, Yijian Yang, Xiaozhong Lan, Minghsiun Hsieh and Zhihua Liao

The 1-hydroxy-2-methyl-butenyl 4-diphosphate reductase gene from Taxus media: Cloning, characterization and functional identification

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 4339-4346

 

Mohammad El-Khalifeh, Ahmed El-Ahmed, Ahmad Al-Saleh and Miloudi Nachit

Use of AFLPs to differentiate between Fusarium species causing root rot disease on durum wheat (Triticum turgidum L. var. durum)

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 4347-4352

 

Ren Weibo, Deng Bo, Han JianGuo, Zhang YunWei, Xu Zhu and Wang Zhaolan

Characteristics of molecular changes in lespedeza plants after seeds been flown on satellite

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 4353-4357

 

Levent Şık, Teoman Kesercioğlu and Feyza Candan

Chromosome numbers of two Colchicum L. species, C. burttii and C. balansae, from Turkey

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 4358-4362

 

Christine M. Kalui, Julius M. Mathara, Philip M. Kutima, C. Kiiyukia and Lawrence E. Wongo

Functional characteristics of Lactobacillus plantarum and Lactobacillus rhamnosus from ikii, a Kenyan traditional fermented maize porridge

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 4363-4373

 

F. Candan, L. Şik and T. Kesercioğlu

Cytotaxonomical studies on some Crocus L. taxa in Turkey

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 4374-4377

 

Aktas, H., Abak, K. and Sensoy, S.

Genetic diversity in some Turkish pepper (Capsicum annuum L.) genotypes revealed by AFLP analyses

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 4378-4386

 

Süleyman Gülcü and Sultan Çelik

Genetic variation in Pinus brutia Ten. seed stands and seed orchards for growth, stem form and crown characteristics

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 4387-4394

 

 

 

PLANT AND AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGY

 

A. H. Nwalieji and A. R. Ajayi

Farmers’ adoption of improved vegetable production practices under the National Fadama Phase One Development Project in Anambra State of Nigeria

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 4395-4406

 

Ojeniyi, S. O. Ezekiel, P .O. Asawalam, D. O. Awo, A. O., Odedina, S. A. and Odedina, J. N.

Root growth and NPK status of cassava as influenced by oil palm bunch ash

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 4407-4412

 

Gwata, E. T. and Siambi, M.

Genetic enhancement of pigeonpea for high latitude areas in southern Africa

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 4413-4417

 

Zehra Ekin, Faruk Oğuz, Murat Erman and Erdal Öğün

The effect of Bacillus sp. OSU-142 inoculation at various levels of nitrogen fertilization on growth, tuber distribution and yield of potato (Solanum tuberosum L.)

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 4418-4424

 

Selim Şen, Hüseyin Sivrikaya and Mesut Yalçin

Natural durability of heartwoods from European and tropical Africa trees exposed to marine conditions

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 4425-4432

 

C. Thepsithar, A. Thongpukdee and K. Kukieatdetsakul

Enhancement of organic supplements and local fertilisers in culture medium on growth and development of Phalaenopsis ‘Silky Moon’ protocorm

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 4433-4440

 

Maher Medini, Michael Baum and Sonia Hamza

Transcript accumulation of putative drought responsive genes in drought-stressed chickpea seedlings

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 4441-4449

 

Tülay Bican Suerdem and Ismet Yildirim

Fungi in the atmospheric air of Çanakkale province in Turkey

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 4450-4458

 

Poornananda Madhava Naik and Hosakatte Niranjana Murthy

The effects of gamma and ethylmethanesulphonate treatments on agronomical traits of niger (Guizotia abyssinica Cass.)

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 4459-4464

 

E. J. Pool, J. A. Klaasen and Y. P. Shoko

The environmental toxicity of Dicerothamnus rhinocerotis and Galenia africana
[Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 4465-4468

 

Hakan Geren, Riza Avcioglu and Melis Curaoglu

Performances of some warm-season turfgrasses under Mediterranean conditions

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 4469-4474

 

Ilhan Uremis, Ahmet Uludag, Ahmet Can Ulger and Bulent Cakir

Determination of critical period for weed control in the second crop corn under Mediterranean conditions

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 4475-4480

 

Muharrem Kaya, Zeliha Küçükyumuk and Ibrahim Erdal

Effects of elemental sulfur and sulfur-containing waste on nutrient concentrations and growth of bean and corn plants grown on a calcareous soil

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 4481-4489

 

Xiaolong Xie, Yanping Hu, Li Wang, Jian Yang, Yi Li and Min Peng

Genetic diversity in three morphological types of Astragalus membranaceus (Fisch.) Bge. var. mongholicus (Bge.) Hsiao as revealed by inter simple sequence repeat markers

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 4490-4494

 

Uzay Karahalil, Ali İhsan Kadioğullari, Emin Zeki Başkent and Selahattin Köse

The spatiotemporal forest cover changes in Köprülü Canyon National Park (1965 - 2008) in Turkey

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 4495-4507

 

Muharrem Kaya, Zeliha Küçükyumuk and Ibrahim Erdal

Phytase activity, phytic acid, zinc, phosphorus and protein contents in different chickpea genotypes in relation to nitrogen and zinc fertilization

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 4508-4513

 

Mehmet Aydın and Fulya Çakır

Research on weed species for phytoremediation of boron polluted soil

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 4514-4518

 

Kâmuran Aktaş, Cânan Özdemir, Mustafa Özkan Yurdanur Akyol and Pelin Baran

Morphological and anatomical characteristics of Salvia tchihatcheffii endemic to Turkey

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 4519-4528

 

Agbo, C. U. and Nwosu, P. U.

The influence of seed processing and drying techniques at varying maturity stages of Solanum melongena fruits on their germination and dormancy

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 4529-4538

 

Nejla Yardımcı and Handan Çulal Kılıç

Tomato spotted wilt virus in vegetable growing areas in the west mediterranean region of Turkey

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 4539-4541

 

 

 

ENVIRONMENTAL BIOTECHNOLOGY

 

B. A. Awolaju and O. A. Morenikeji

Prevalence and intensity of intestinal parasites in five communities in south-west Nigeria

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 4542-4546

 

Tolga Ozturk, Muhittin Inan and Mustafa Akgul

Environmental damages of forest road construction by bulldozer on steep terrain

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 4547-4552

 

Murat Demir, Ali Kucukosmanoglu, Mesut Hasdemir, Tolga Ozturk and H. Hulusi Acar

Assessment of forest roads and firebreaks in Turkey

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 4553-4561

 

P. J. Oberholster, B. L. S. Mthethwa and A. M. Botha

Development of a rapid and sensitive battery of bioassays for risk assessment of cyanobacterial microcystin-LR in drinking water of rural water treatment plants, South Africa

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 4562-4571

 

S. M. D. Ghasimi, A. Idris, T. G. Chuah and B. T. Tey

The Effect of C:N:P ratio, volatile fatty acids and Na+ levels on the performance of an anaerobic treatment of fresh leachate from municipal solid waste transfer station

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 4572-4581

 

 

 

INDUSTRIAL MICROBIOLOGY

 

Rayda Siala, Alya Sellami-Kamoun, Mohamed Hajji, Ines Abid, Neji Gharsallah and Moncef Nasri

Extracellular acid protease from Aspergillus niger I1: purification and characterization

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 4582-4589

 

Bo Xu, Qiaofang Zhong, Xianghua Tang, Yunjuan Yang and Zunxi Huang

Isolation and characterization of a new keratinolytic bacterium that exhibits significant feather-degrading capability

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 4590-4596

 

Tengku Elida Tengku Zainal Mulok, Mei-Ling Chong, Yoshihito Shirai, Raha Abdul Rahim and Mohd Ali Hassan

Engineering of E. coli for increased production of L-lactic acid

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 4597-4603

 

 

 

APPLIED BIOCHEMISTRY

 

M. U. Eteng, H. A. Ibekwe, A. O. Abolaji, A. I. Okoi, Onwuka, F. C. and N. C. Osuchukwu

Effect of Rauwolfia vomitoria Afzel (Apocynaceae) extract on serum amino transferase and alkaline phosphatase activities and selected indices of liver and kidney functions

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 4604-4607

 

Hui-juan Liu, Zhi-guo Feng, Jun Lang, Yan-jiao Li, Guang-yuan He and Zheng-wang Chen

Fusion expression and high-level preparation of a glycine-rich antibacterial peptide (SK66) derived from Drosophila in Escherichia coli

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 4608-4612

 

S. M. Saqlan Naqvi, S. Qasim Raza, M. Zeeshan Hyder, Cengiz Vali Ozalp, Hussyin Avni Oktem and Meral Yucel

Sub-cellular distribution of two salt-induced peptides in roots of Oryza sativa L. var Nonabokra

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 4613-4617

 

M. C. Jagadeesh, M. Sreepriya, Geetha Bali and D. Manjulakumari

Biochemical studies on the effect of curcumin and embelin during N-nitrosodiethylamine/phenobarbital induced-hepatocarcinogenesis in wistar rats

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 4618-4622

 

Kek Heng Chua, Boon Pin Kee and Kwai Lin Thong

Cloning and expression of a Vi mimotope of Salmonella enterica serovar Typhi through nucleotide-nucleotide hybridization approach

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 4623-4626

 

 

 

MEDICAL AND PHARMACEUTICAL BIOTECHNOLOGY

 

Ahmad Bashir, Niaz Ali, Shumaila Bashir and Muhammad Iqbal Choudhary

Biological activities of aerial parts of Tylophora hirsuta Wall

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 4627-4631

 

B. K. Tan, N. B. Alitheen, S. K. Yeap, A. M. Ali and R. Mawardi

Cytotoxic effect of 2’, 3’-epoxy isocapnolactone and 8-hydroxyisocapnolactone-2’3’-diol isolated from Micromelum minutum (G.Forst.) Wight and Arn. in human T-lymphocyte leukemia CEM-SS cells

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 4632-4641

 

F. C. Nwinyi and H. O. Kwanashie

Evaluation of aqueous methanolic extract of Sorghum bicolor leaf base for antinociceptive and anti-inflammatory activities

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 4642-4649

 

Ye-gao Chen, Li-na Hai, Ying Liu, and Xin-rong Liao

DNA cleavage agents from Schisandra propinqua var. sinensis

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 4650-4652

 

 

 

ENTOMOLOGY

 

M. S. Ahmedani, M. Aslam, S. Naz and M. Y. Ahmedani

Maneuvering humidity to augment response of phosphine against adult and egg stages of Liposcelis bostrychophila Badonnel (Psocoptera: Liposcelidae)

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 4653-4662

 

A. Balvasi, G. R. Rassoulian, A. R. Bandani and J. Khalghani

Suitability of an artificial diet for rape aphid, Brevicoryne brassicae, using life table parameters

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 4663-4666

 

 

 

BIOTECHNIQUES

 

Sadia Sarwar, Muhammad Zia, Riaz-ur-Rehman, Zarrin Fatima, Riaz Ahmad Sial and Muhammad Fayyaz Chaudhary

In vitro direct regeneration in mint from different explants on half strength MS medium

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 4667-4671

 

L. B. Wu, Z. Li and Y. Z. Song

Numerical investigation of flow characteristics and irradiance history in a novel photobioreactor

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 4672-4679

 

 

 

AQUACULTURE

 

Babatunde Eniola Emmanuel

Assessment of crab trap selectivity and efficiency in a tropical riparian swamp

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 4680-4684

 

 

 

PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCE

 

I. J. Atangwho, P. E. Ebong, E. U. Eyong, I. O. Williams, M. U. Eteng and G. E. Egbung

Comparative chemical composition of leaves of some antidiabetic medicinal plants: Azadirachta indica, Vernonia amygdalina and Gongronema latifolium

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 4685-4689

 

Kabore Adama, Belem A. M. Gaston, Tamboura Hamidou H., Traore Amadou and Sawadogo Laya

In vitro anthelmintic effect of two medicinal plants (Anogeissus leiocarpus and Daniellia oliveri) on Haemonchus contortus, an abosomal nematode of sheep in Burkina Faso

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 4690-4695

 

 

 

ANIMAL SCIENCE

 

Oluwole, O. O. and Omitogun, O. G.

Cytogenetic characterization of Nigerian indigenous pig

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 4696-4701

 

Ebru Ersan, Ahmet Altindağ, Seyhan Ahiska and Ali Alaş

Zoobenthic fauna and seasonal changes of mamasin dam lake (Central part of Turkey)

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 4702-4707