Reviews

D. K. Okello, M. Biruma and C. M. Deom

Overview of groundnuts research in Uganda: Past, present and future

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 6448-6459

        DOI: 10.5897/AJB09.013

 

 

 

Research Articles

 

GENETICS AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

 

Sarwan Dhir, Kaye Knowles, C. Livia Pagan, Justin Mann and Shireen Dhir

Optimization and transformation of Arundo donax L. using particle bombardment

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 6460-6469

        DOI: 10.5897/AJB09.776

Jie Liu, Qiong Zhang and Chunhong Fang

Deletion of the yhdT gene of Bacillus subtilis and its influence on hemolysis
[Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 6470-6476

DOI: 10.5897/AJB10.651

Jingli Pan, Qiantang Fu and Zeng-Fu Xu

Agrobacterium tumefaciens-mediated transformation of biofuel plant Jatropha curcas using kanamycin selection
[Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 6477-6481

DOI: 10.5897/AJB10.807

 

 

 

PLANT AND AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGY

Abdallah Atia, Ahmed Debez, Zouhaier Barhoumi, Chedly Abdelly and Abderrazak Smaoui

Localization and composition of seed oils of Crithmum maritimum L. (Apiaceae)

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 6482-6485

        DOI: 10.5897/AJB09.724

Zeki Demir

Proximity effects of high voltage electric power transmission lines on ornamental plant growth

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 6486-6491

        DOI: 10.5897/AJB10.124
 

 

Arif Cagdas Aydinoglu

Examining environmental condition on the growth areas of Turkish hazelnut (Corylus colurna L.)

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 6492-6502

        DOI: 10.5897/AJB10.400

Soner Kazaz, Sabri Erbaş and Hasan Baydar

Breaking seed dormancy in oil rose (Rosa damascena Mill.) by microbial inoculation

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 6503-6508

        DOI: 10.5897/AJB10.751

Suriyan Cha-um, Teruhiro Takabe, Chalermpol Kirdmanee

Osmotic potential, photosynthetic abilities and growth characters of oil palm (Elaeis guineensis Jacq.) seedlings in responses to polyethylene glycol-induced water deficit

        [Abstract] [Full Article - PDF] pp. 6509-6516

        DOI: 10.5897/AJB10.809

 

P. Raja Ramesh Kumar and S. Venkat Ratnam

Mutagenic effectiveness and efficiency in varieties of sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.) by separate and combined treatment with gamma-rays and sodium azide

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 6517-6521

        DOI: 10.5897/AJB09.2017

Fatma Akinci Yildirim and M. Atilla Askin

Variability of amygdalin content in seeds of sweet and bitter apricot cultivars in Turkey

        [Abstract] [Full Article - PDF] pp. 6522-6524

        DOI: 10.5897/AJB10.884

 

 

 

ENVIRONMENTAL BIOTECHNOLOGY

Xiaoxi Zeng, Jianxin Tang, Huaqun Yin, Xueduan Liu, Pei Jiang and Hongwei Liu

Isolation, identification and cadmium adsorption of a high cadmium-resistant Paecilomyces lilacinus
[Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 6525-6533

DOI: 10.5897/AJB09.2032

 

Ikram-ul-Haq, Ali Mohammad Dahri, Muhammad Umar Dahot, Nazia Parveen, Abdul Ghaffar and Abdul Latif Laghari

Growth responses of NaCl stressed rice (Oryza sativa L.) plants germinated from seed in aseptic nutrient cultures supplemented with proline
[Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 6534-6538

DOI: 10.5897/AJB10.065

M. Ali Mazmanci and Ali Unyayar

Decolorization efficiency of Funalia trogii under static condition: Effect of C: N ratios

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 6539-6544

        DOI: 10.5897/AJB10.099

 

Aida Sahmurova, Mucella Celik, Surhay Allahverdiyev

Determination of the accumulator plants in Kucukcekmece Lake (Istanbul)

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 6545-6551

        DOI: 10.5897/AJB10.379

 

 

 

INDUSTRIAL  MICROBIOLOGY

Saad A. Alamri

Biodegradation of microcystin by a new Bacillus sp. isolated from a Saudi freshwater lake
[Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 6552-6559

DOI: 10.5897/AJB10.1096

 

 

 

MEDICAL AND PHARMACEUTICAL BIOTECHNOLOGY

OkiemyAkeli Marie-Genevieve , Ongoka Pascal Robin, Gatouillat Gregory, Attibayeba,
Lavaud Catherine and Madoulet Claudie

Cytotoxic effect induced by Morinda morindoides leaf extracts in human and murine leukemia cells        

[Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 6560-6565

DOI: 10.5897/AJB09.554

 

Lucindo J. Quintans-Júnior, Adriana G. Guimarães, Bruno E. S. Araújo, Geovana F. Oliveira, Marília T. Santana, Flávia V. Moreira, Márcio R. V. Santos, Sócrates C. H. Cavalcanti, Waldecir De Lucca Júnior, Marco A. Botelho, Luciano A. A. Ribeiro, Franklin F. F. Nóbrega and Reinaldo N. Almeida

Carvacrol, (-)-borneol and citral reduce convulsant activity in rodents

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 6566-6572

        DOI: 10.5897/AJB10.571

 

 

 

FISHERY SCIENCE

Şengül Bilgin, Levent İzci, Ali Günlü and Yıldız Bolat

Effects of pan frying with different oils on some of the chemical components, quality parameters and cholesterol levels of rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss)

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 6573-6577

        DOI: 10.5897/AJB10.779

 

 

 

AQUACULTURE

Adeosun, F.I, Omoniyi, I.T, Akegbejo-Samsons, Y. and Olujimi, O.O

Heavy metals contamination of Chrysichthys nigrodigitatus and Lates niloticus in Ikere Gorge, Oyo state, Nigeria
[Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 6578-6581

DOI: 10.5897/AJB10.184

 

 

 

PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES

A. W. Obianime, N. J. Ahiwe and J. S. Aprioku

Effects of vitamins C and E pretreatments on cadmium-induced serum levels of some biochemical and hormonal parameters in the female guinea pig
[Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 6582-6587

DOI: 10.5897/AJB10.220

 

Tavili Ali, Pouzesh Hossein, Farajolahi Asghar, Zare Salman and Zare Chahooki Mohammad Ali

The effect of different treatments on improving seed germination characteristics in medicinal species of Descurainia sophia and Plantago ovata
[Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 6588-6593

DOI: 10.5897/AJB10.326

 

 

 

ANIMAL SCIENCE

M. Salehi Nezhad, S. Z. Mirhosseini, S. Gharahveysi

Genetic diversity and classification of 51 strains of silkworm Bombyx mori (Lepidoptera: Bombycidae) germplasm based on larval phenotypic data using Ward’s and UPGMA methods

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 6594-6600

        DOI: 10.5897/AJB09.2024