Research Articles

 

GENETICS AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

 

F. S. Hosseini, H. Shahsavand Hassani, M. J. Arvin, A. Baghizadeh and G. Mohammadi-Nejad

Sex determination of jojoba (Simmondsia chinensis cv. Arizona) by random amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) molecular markers

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 470-474

        DOI: 10.5897/AJB10.640

 

Hidayat Ullah, Iftikhar Hussain Khalil, Iltafullah, Hidayat ur Rahman and Ibni Amin

Genotype × environment interaction, heritability and selection response for yield and yield contributing traits in mungbean

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 475-483

        DOI: 10.5897/AJB10.1004

 

Ozgur Vatan, Serap Celikler and Gamze Yildiz

In vitro antigenotoxic and anti-oxidative capacity of Hypnea musciformis (Wulfen) Lamouroux extract in human lymphocytes

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 484-490

        DOI: 10.5897/AJB10.1037

 

Tingzhang Hu, Xiaoxiao Qv, Zongli Hu, Guoping Chen and Zaigang Chen

Expression, molecular characterization and detection of lipoxygenase activity of tomloxD from tomato

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 491-498

        DOI: 10.5897/AJB10.1386

 

D. Singh, A. Kumar, A. Sirohi, P. Kumar, J. Singh, V. Kumar, A. Jindal, S. Kumar, N. Kumar, V. Kumar, V. Sharma, S. Gupta and S. Chand

Improvement of Basmati rice (Oryza sativa L.) using traditional breeding technology supplemented with molecular markers

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 499-506

        DOI: 10.5897/AJB10.413

 

Xiaohong Ruan, Weiji Wang, Jie Kong and Jingjie Hu

Isolation and analysis of microsatellites in the genome of turbot (Scophthalmus maximus L.)

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 507-518

        DOI: 10.5897/AJB10.482

 

Zeynel Dalkılıç, H. Osman Mestav, Gonca Günver-Dalkılıç and Hilmi Kocataş

Genetic diversity of male fig (Ficus carica caprificus L.) genotypes with random amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) markers

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 519-526

        DOI: 10.5897/AJB10.995

 

 

 

PLANT AND AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGY

 

Vedat Beyyavas, Hasan Haliloglu, Osman Copur and Ahmet Yilmaz

Determination of seed yield and yield components of some safflower (Carthamus tinctorius L.) Cultivars, Lines and Populations under the Semi-Arid Conditions

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 527-534

        DOI: 10.5897/AJB09.1395
 

 

Surhay Allahverdiyev, Atik Atilla, Bayazit Sah Ismail and Aida Sahmurova

Response of photosystem II and photosyntheticpigments to salt and Baikal EM1 in tree seedlings

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 535-538

        DOI: 10.5897/AJB09.1989

Christophe Bernard Gandonou, Corneille Ahanhanzo, Clément Agbangla, Tomader Errabii, Mohamed Idaomar, Jamal Abrini and Nadia Skali-Senhaji

NaCl effect on in vitro sugarcane bud emergency

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 539-544

        DOI: 10.5897/AJB10.974

Xiaoshan Wang, Zhenwu Wei, Dalin Liu and Guoqi Zhao

Effects of NaCl and silicon on activities of antioxidative enzymes in roots, shoots and leaves of alfalfa

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 545-549

        DOI: 10.5897/AJB10.1353

 

M. Surekha, Kiran Saini, V. Krishna Reddy, A. Rajender Reddy and S. M. Reddy

Fungal succession in stored rice (Oryza sativa Linn.) fodder and mycotoxin production

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 550-555

        DOI: 10.5897/AJB10.1490

       

 

Ndubuisi-Nnaji, U.U, Adegoke, A.A, Ogbu, H.I, Ezenobi, N.O and Okoh A.I

Effect of long-term organic fertilizer application on soil microbial dynamics

        [Abstract] [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 556-559

        DOI: 10.5897/AJB10.699

 

Nazari deljou Mohammad Javad, Khalighi Ahmad, Arab Mostafa and Karamian Roya

Postharvest evaluation of vase life, stem bending and screening of cultivars of cut gerbera (Gerbera jamesonii Bolus ex. Hook f.) flowers

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 560-566

        DOI: 10.5897/AJB10.1120

Latifa Boulila Zoghlami, Wahbi Djebali, Zouhaier Abbes, Hedia Hediji, Mickaël Maucourt, Annick Moing, Renaud Brouquisse and Wided Chaïbi

Metabolite modifications in Solanum lycopersicum roots and leaves under cadmium stress

        [Abstract] [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 567-579

        DOI: 10.5897/AJB10.1275

 

Divya Singhal, Priyanka Gupta, Pragati Sharma, Neha Kashyap, Siddharth Anand and Himanshu Sharma

In-silico single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNP) mining of Sorghum bicolor genome

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 580-583

        DOI: 10.5897/AJB10.1444

 

 

 

ENVIRONMENTAL BIOTECHNOLOGY

A. O. Adebiyi, C. A. Togo, T. Mutanda, C. Slatter and C. G. Whiteley

Decolourisation and degradation of reactive blue 2 by sulphate reducing bacteria (SRB) and zero valent iron in a biosulphidogenic reactor
[Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 584-588

DOI: 10.5897/AJB09.1683

Lingling Ding, Qixing Zhou, Lin Wang and Qianru Zhang

Dynamics of bacterial community structure in a full-scale wastewater treatment plant with anoxic-oxic configuration using 16S rDNA PCR-DGGE fingerprints
[Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 589-600

DOI: 10.5897/AJB10.386

 

Isnazunita Ismail, Mohd Ali Hassan , Nor’Aini Abdul Rahman and Chen Sau Soon

Effect of retention time on biohydrogen production by microbial consortia immobilised in polydimethylsiloxane
[Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 601-609

DOI: 10.5897/AJB10.825

T. H. T. Abdul Hamid, A. A. A. Hamid, A. H. Zulkifly, S. Hamdan, S. H. Z. Ariffin and F. Huyop

Purification and properties of a new dehalogenase enzyme from Pseudomonas sp. B6P grow in 3-chloropropionate (3CP)
[Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 610-614

DOI: 10.5897/AJB10.1612

 

 

 

INDUSTRIAL MICROBIOLOGY

Yu Huang, Lin Zhao, Tao Dong and Xin Tan

Optimization of enzyme-producing conditions of Micrococcus sp. S-11 for L-cysteine production

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 615-623

        DOI: 10.5897/AJB10.080

 

R. R. Pandey, B. V. Pandey and R. S. Upadhyay

Characterization and identification of Pseudomonas fluorescens NCIM 2100 degraded metabolic products of Crystal Violet

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 624-631

        DOI: 10.5897/AJB10.1616

 

 

 

FOOD TECHNOLOGY

S. A. Adefegha and G. Oboh

Cooking enhances the antioxidant properties of some tropical green leafy vegetables

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 632-639

        DOI: 10.5897/AJB09.761

 

 

 

APPLIED BIOCHEMISTRY

Zouhour Limam, Salah Selmi, Saloua Sadok and Amor El Abed

Extraction and characterization of chitin and chitosan from crustacean by-products: Biological and physicochemical properties

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 640-647

        DOI: 10.5897/AJB10.209

 

Esmaeil Fallah, Majid Khanmohammadi, Sadegh Rahbari, Mohammad Farshchian, Safar Farajnia, Fatemeh Hamzavi, Asghar Mohammadpour Asl

Serological survey and comparison of two polymerase chain reaction (PCR) assays with enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) for the diagnosis of canine visceral leishmaniasis in dogs

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 648-656

        DOI: 10.5897/AJB10.1299
 

 

 

 

MEDICAL AND PHARMACEUTICAL BIOTECHNOLOGY

Alaa H. Al-Charrakh, Samira Y. Yousif and Hussein S. Al-Janabi

Occurrence and detection of extended-spectrum β-lactamases in Klebsiella isolates in Hilla, Iraq

[Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 657-665

DOI: 10.5897/AJB09.423 

 

Deresse Daka

Antibacterial effect of garlic (Allium sativum) on Staphyloccus aureus: An in vitro study

[Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 666-669

DOI: 10.5897/AJB09.553

 

ENTOMOLOGY

 

H. Tabacian, S. Ravan and Ali R. Bandani

Susceptibilities of two populations of Aphis gossiper Glover to selected insecticides

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 670-674

        DOI: 10.5897/AJB10.023

 

 

 

BIOTECHNIQUES

 

Liang Sun, Shutong Liu, Jie Ren, Mengmeng Cui, Ling Wang and Ping Leng

Optimization of particle bombardment conditions by β-glucuronidase (GUS) reporter system in tomato fruit

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 675-683

        DOI: 10.5897/AJB10.578

 

 

 

AQUACULTURE

 

Samy Yehya El-Zaeem, Mohamed Morsi M. Ahmed, Mohamed El-Sayed Salama and Hamad Abdel-Razek El-Maremie

Production of salinity tolerant Nile tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus through traditional and modern breeding methods: II. Application of genetically modified breeding by introducing foreign DNA into fish gonads

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 684-695

        DOI: 10.5897/AJB10.1445

 

Oladele Osibanjo, Adegbenro P. Daso and Adewole M. Gbadebo

The impact of industries on surface water quality of River Ona and River Alaro in Oluyole Industrial Estate, Ibadan, Nigeria

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 696-702

        DOI: 10.5897/AJB10.1065

 

 

 

ANIMAL SCIENCE

P. O. Uaboi-Egbenni, P. O. Bessong, A. Samie and C. L. Obi

Prevalence, haemolysis and antibiograms of Campylobacters isolated from pigs from three farm settlements in Venda region, Limpopo province, South Africa

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 703-711

        DOI: 10.5897/AJB09.1329

Chen Rong, Chang Guobin, Qin Yurong, Li Bichun and Chen Guohong

The development of ovary in quail’s embryo

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 712-717

        DOI: 10.5897/AJB09.1519

 

Cyrus Eydivandi, Cyrus Amirinia, Naser EmamJomeh-Kashan, Mohammad Chamani and Jamal Fayazi

Study of factor XI deficiency in Khuzestan cattle population of Iran

        [Abstract] [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 718-721

        DOI: 10.5897/AJB10.1134