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       Table of Contents: 4 August 2009; 8 (15)

 

 

Research Articles

 

GENETICS AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

 

Ogunkanmi Liasu Adebayo, Oboh Bola, Williams Opeyemi, Monu Gloria and Ogundipe Olowatoyin Temitope

Phylogenetic and genomic relationships in the genus Malus based on RAPDs

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 3387-3391

 

Fansuo Zeng, Yaguang Zhan, Nan Nan, Ying Xin, Fenghui Qi and Chuanping Yang

Expression of bgt gene in transgenic birch (Betula platyphylla Suk.)

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 3392-3398

 

Abdelhalim A. Hamza, Eisa I. El Gaali and Ahmed A. Mahdi

Use of the RAPD-PCR fingerprinting and API system for clustering lactic acid bacteria isolated from traditional Sudanese sour milk (Roab)

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 3399-3404

 

J. Nasiri, A. Haghnazari and J. Saba

Genetic diversity among varieties and wild species accessions of pea (Pisum sativum L.) based on SSR markers

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 3405-3417

 

Meltem Sesli and E. Dilşat Yeğenoğlu

RAPD-PCR analysis of cultured type olives in Turkey

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 3418-3423

 

Ranjana Bhattacharjee, Morag Ferguson, Melaku Gedil, Dominique Dumet and Ivan Ingelbrecht

Field collection, preservation and large scale DNA extraction procedures for cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz.)

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 3424-3430

 

X. Q. Sui, K. Wang, S. H. Zheng, L. Li and S. Z. An

Effects of landscape fragmentation on genetic diversity of Stipa krylovii roshev (Stipa L.) in agro-pastoral ecotone in Northern China

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 3431-3439

 

J. F. Zhang, J. N. Kimatu, W. L. Guo and B. Liu

Habitat fragmentation causes rapid genetic differentiation and homogenization in natural plant populations – A case study in Leymus chinensis

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 3440-3447

 

Sanqiao Wu, Xinbo Guo, Xin Zhou, Xinsheng Li, Yiyuan Chen and Juan Lin

AFLP analysis of genetic diversity in main cultivated strains of Ganoderma spp.

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 3448-3454

 

Juan Lin, Yuanjie Jin, Mingqi Zhou, Xin Zhou and Jinya Wang

Molecular cloning, characterization and functional analysis of a 3-hydroxy-3- methylglutaryl coenzyme A reductase gene from Jatropha curcas

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 3455-3462

 

 

 

PLANT AND AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGY

 

A. Roja Rani, P. Venkateswarlu, Arun Kumar, G. Padmaja and Nimala Baburao

Polypeptides associated with the induction and maturation of direct somatic embryogenesis in peanut (Arachis hypogaea L.)

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 3463-3471

 

A. Roja Rani, P. Venkateswarlu , G. Padmaja, K. Venkatesh and Nimala Baburao

Changes in protein composition and protein phosphorylation during somatic embryogenesis and plant regeneration in peanut (Arachis hypogaea L.)

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 3472-3478

 

O. C. Nwoke, J. A. Okogun, N. Sanginga, J. Diels, R. C. Abaidoo and O. Osonubi

Phosphate rock utilization by soybean genotypes on a low-P savanna soil and the status of soil P fractions after a subsequent maize crop

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 3479-3488

 

Mohd Sayeed Akhtar and Zaki A. Siddiqui

Effects of phosphate solubilizing microorganisms and Rhizobium sp. on the growth, nodulation, yield and root-rot disease complex of chickpea under field condition

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 3489-3496

 

Ilhan Uremis, Mehmet Arslan, Ahmet Uludag and Mustafa Kemal Sangun

Allelopathic potentials of residues of 6 brassica species on johnsongrass [Sorghum halepense (L.) Pers.]

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 3497-3501

 

K. Sinan Dayisoylu and M. Hakki Alma

Chemical analysis of essential oils from cone’s rosin of Cilician fir (Abies cilicica subsp. cilicica)

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 3502-3505

 

Esin Akçam Oluk and Serpil Orhan

Thidiazuron induced micropropagation of Hypericum triquetrifolium Turra

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 3506-3510

 

M. E. Akhtar, M. Z. Khan, S. Ahmad, M. Ashraf and A. Sardar

Effect of potassium on micromorphological and chemical composition of three cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) genotypes

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 3511-3518

 

Saleh, N. M. and Thuc, L. V.

Assessment of hairy roots induction in Solenostemon scutellarioides leaves by different strains of Agrobacterium rhizogenes

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 3519-3523

 

Mustafa Yorgancilar, Mehmet Babaoglu, Erdogan E. Hakki and Emine Atalay

Determination of the relationship among Old World Lupin (Lupinus sp.) species using RAPD and ISSR markers

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 3524-3530

 

Shuaib Kaleem, Fayyaz- ul- Hassan and Aamir Saleem

Influence of environmental variations on physiological attributes of sunflower

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 3531-3539

 

Anis Shobirin M. H., A. Farouk and R. Greiner

Potential phytate-degrading enzyme producing bacteria isolated from Malaysian maize plantation

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 3540-3546

 

Zehra Aytaç and Gülcan Kınacı

Genetic variability and association studies of some quantitative characters in winter rapeseed (Brassica napus L.)

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 3547-3554

 

Javed Kamal and Asghari Bano

Efficiency of allelopathy of sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.) on physiology of wheat (Triticum aestivum L.)

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 3555-3559

 

Hüseyin Fakir and Hasan Özçelik

Mandragora officinarum L. (Solanaceae): A new record for the flora of Turkey

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 3560-3564

 

Bonyadi Rad Ehsan, Awad Vital and Nirichan Kunchiraman Bipinraj

Antimicrobial activity of the ethanolic extract of Bryonopsis laciniosa leaf, stem, fruit and seed

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 3565-3567

 

 

 

ENVIRONMENTAL BIOTECHNOLOGY

 

Orkide Minareci, Meral Öztürk, Özdemir Egemen and Ersin Minareci

Detergent and phosphate pollution ın Gediz River, Turkey

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 3568-3575

 

Ghanem, K. M., Al-Garni, S. M. and Al-Shehri, A. N.

Statistical optimization of cultural conditions by response surface methodology for phenol degradation by a novel Aspergillus flavus isolate

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 3576-3583

 

Hajira Tahir, Muhammad Sultan and Qazi Jahanzeb

Remediation of azo dyes by using household used black tea as an adsorbent

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 3584-3589

 

G. D. Najafpour, M. Tajallipour, M. Komeili, and M. Mohammadi

Kinetic model for an up-flow anaerobic packed bed bioreactor: Dairy wastewater treatment

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 3590-3596

 

Jianfei Wang, Yi Zhou, Caixia Dong, Qirong Shen and Ramesh Putheti

Effects of NH4+-N/ NO3--N ratios on growth, nitrate uptake and organic acid levels of spinach (Spinacia oleracea L.)

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 3597-3602

 

 

 

INDUSTRIAL MICROBIOLOGY

 

Sadia Almas, Abdul Hameed, Dennis Shelly and Priya Mohan

Purification and characterization of a novel protease from Bacillus strain SAL1

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 3603-3609

 

G. Shyam Prasad, K. Narasimha Rao, S. Girisham and S. M. Reddy

Bioconversion of meloxicam by bacteria

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 3610-3614

 

 

  

FOOD TECHNOLOGY

 

Sidibe Daouda, Sako Aboubakar, L. I. Dally, Ezoua Pierre and Chatigre Kouame O.

Thermal effects on granules and direct determination of swelling capacity of starch from a cassava cultivar (Attiéké Mossi 1) cultivated in Côte D’Ivoire

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 3615-3622

 

S. M. L. Kabir

Effect of probiotics on broiler meat quality

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 3623-3627

 

 

 

MEDICAL AND PHARMACEUTICAL BIOTECHNOLOGY

 

Tayo Adetokunbo, O., Akinola, O. I., Shittu, L. A. J., Ottun, T. A., Bankole, M. A., Akinola, R. A., Shittu, R. K. and Okunribido, A. I.

Prevalence of malaria parasitaemia in the booking antenatal (ANC) patients at the Lagos state university teaching hospital

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 3628-3631

 

Jian-rong Xu, Lian Wang, Ju-mei Zhao, Guo-qing Wang, Gang Xie, Yang Wu, Hong-xia Li, Xiao-bo Du, Peng Diao, Han-suo Yang, Yan-jun Wen, Rui Wang, Hong-bing Wu, Yu-quan Wei and Yong-sheng Wang

Protective antitumor activity induced by a fusion vaccine with murine beta-defensin2 and VE-cadherin in mouse models

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 3632-3639

 

 

 

ENTOMOLOGY

 

Sultan Ravan, Mohammad Mehrabadi and Ali R. Bandani

Biochemical characterization of digestive amylase of wheat bug, Eurygaster maura (Hemiptera: Scutelleridae)

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 3640-3648

 

 

 

BIOTECHNIQUES

 

Chun Chen, Zhengliang Wang, Sudan Ye and Mingguang Feng

Synchronous production of conidial powder of several fungal biocontrol agents in series fermentation chamber system

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 3649-3653

 

 

 

ANIMAL SCIENCE

 

K. Karimi, M. T. Beigi Nasiri, J. Fayyazi, K. H. Mirzadeh and H. Roushanfekr

Allele and genotype frequencies of -βlactoglobulin gene in Iranian Najdi cattle and buffalo populations using PCR-RFLP

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 3654-3657

 

Qing-zhi Ling, Chenglong Wang, Michael M. Kariuki, Kenji Kiguchi and Erjun Ling

Reexamination of the role of hematopoietic organs on the hematopoiesis in the silkworm, Bombyx mori

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 3658-3665

 

Hongyu Liu, Wanqiang Tian, Linsen Zan, Hongbao Wang and Huan Cui

Association of MC4R gene variants with carcass and meat quality traits in Qinchuan cattle

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 3666-3671

 

E. Dirandeh, H. Kohram and A. Z. Shahneh

GnRH injection before artificial insemination (AI) alters follicle dynamics in Iranian Holstein cows

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 3672-3676

 

Towhidi, A., Mehrabani Yeganeh, H., Daliri Joupari, M., Ranjbar, A. and Zhandi, M.

Effect of plasmin and heparin on in vitro ovine sperm-oocyte interaction

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 3677-3681

 

 

 

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