Review

 

ARCHITECTURAL SCIENCE

 

Nilgül Karadeniz, Alpay Tırıl and Emel Baylan   

      Wetland management in Turkey: Problems, achievements and

       perspectives
      [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 1106-1119

 

 

Research Articles

 

AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS

 

Jacob A. Yabi and Victor Afari-Sefa   

     Impact of rural development projects on agricultural productivity in

     selected regions of Benin
     [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 1120-1128

 

 

B. Jari and G. C. G. Fraser

     An analysis of institutional and technical factors influencing agricultural

     marketing amongst smallholder farmers in the Kat River Valley, Eastern

     Cape Province, South Africa
     [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 1129-1137

 

 

T. T. Awoyemi and F. A. Sowunmi

     Socio-economic burden of guinea worm disease in Ogun State: A

     discriminant analysis approach
     [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 1138-1147

 

 

 

AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION

 

F. B. Lewu and Yoseph Assefa

     Farmers’ knowledge in the cropping systems of Northern KwaZulu-Natal,

     South Africa: Current challenges and solution for sustainable future food

      production
     [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 1148-1153

 

 

M. Wurzinger, A. M. Okeyo, D. Semambo and J. Sölkner

     The sedentarisation process of the Bahima in Uganda: An emic view
     [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 1154-1158

 

 

Agbaje G. O. and Aluko O. A.

     Analyses of hybrid yam (Dioscorea rotundata Poir) on-farm trials in

     southwestern Nigeria
     [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 1159-1164

 

 

AGRONOMY

 

Seyed Abdolreza Kazemeini, Mohsen Edalat and Avat Shekoofa  

     Interaction effects of deficit irrigation and row spacing on sunflower

     (Helianthus annuus L.) growth, seed yield and oil yield
     [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 1165-1170

 

 

S. Bozkurt, G. S. Mansuroğlu, M. Kara and S. Önder

     Responses of lettuce to irrigation levels and nitrogen forms
     [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 1171-1177

 

 

Lei Chen, Si-Chen Liu, Jun-Yi Gai, Yue-Lin Zhu, Li-Fei Yang and Guo-Ping Wei

     Effects of nitrogen forms on the growth, ascorbate-glutathione cycle and

     lipid peroxidation in developing seeds of vegetable soybean
     [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 1178-1188

 

 

E. M. Nyambati, L. E. Sollenberger, M. Eilitta and J. G. Mureithi

     Residual effects of relay-cropped mucuna and lablab on maize and

     bean yields in northwest Kenya
     [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 1189-1198

 

 

ANIMAL SCIENCE

 

F. O. Olayemi, O. O. Oboye, I. O. Azeez, A. A. Oyagbemi and K. O. Soetan   

     Influence of management systems and sex on haematology of West

     African dwarf goat
     [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 1199-1202

 

 

Amor Gaddour and Sghaier Najari   

     Pure breeds and crossed caprine genotypes effect in the oases of

     southern Tunisia
     [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 1203-1207

 

 

CROP SCIENCE

V. A. Jideani, J. Van Wyk and M. H. Cruywagen
       Physical properties of Tylosemia esculentum and the effect of roasting

       on the functional properties of its flour
       [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 1208-1219

 

 

V. Shanmugaiah, N. Balasubramanian, S. Gomathinayagam, P. T. Manoharan and

 A. Rajendran
       Effect of single application of Trichoderma viride and Pseudomonas

       fluorescens on growth promotion in cotton plants
       [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 1220-1225

 

 

ENTOMOLOGY
 

Nihat DEMİREL

    Determination of heteroptera species on canola plants in Hatay province

    of Turkey
    [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 1226-1233

 

 

ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE

 

Ololade I. A.

     Prediction of extractable metals (Cd, Pb, Fe Cu, Mn and Zn) in sewage
     [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 1234-1240

 

 

FORESTRY

Uzay Karahali, Sedat keleş, Emin Zeki Başkent and Selahattin Köse
       Integrating soil conservation, water production and timber production

       values in forest management planning using linear programming
       [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 1241-1250

 

 

Atakan Öztürk, Mustafa Fehmi Türker and Mehmet Pak
       Economic valuation of externalities linked to Turkish forests
       [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 1251-1259

 

 

HORTICULTURE

 

Mikdat Şimşek
     Fruit performances of the selected fig types in Turkey
      [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 1260-1267

 

 

Sibel Dervis, Halit Yetisir, Fatih Mehmet Tok, Sener Kurt and Fatih Karaca
     Vegetative compatibility groups and pathogenicity of Verticillium dahliae

      isolates from watermelon in Turkey
      [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 1268-1275

 

 

PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY

 

El-sayed A. M. Mohamed, Suzan .H. Sanad and Abeer .S. Arafa
     Spinning performance of ELS Egyptian cotton
      [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 1276-1283

 

 

PLANT PATHOLOGY

 

O. E. V. Magenya, J. Mueke and C. Omwega

     Association of maize streak virus disease and its vectors (Homoptera:

     Cicadelidae) with soil macronutrients and altitudes in Kenya
     [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 1284-1290

 

 

B. E. Amadi, M. O. Adebola and C. S. Eze

     Isolation and identification of a bacterial blotch organism from

     watermelon (Citrullus lanatus (Thunb.) Matsum. and Nakai)
     [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 1291-1294

 

 

SOIL SCIENCE

 

Ertuğrul Aksoy, Gökhan Özsoy and M. Sabri Dirim

     Soil mapping approach in GIS using Landsat satellite imagery and DEM

      data
     [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 1295-1302

 

 

Martins Odendo, Gideon Obare and Beatrice Salasya

     Factors responsible for differences in uptake of integrated soil fertility

     management practices amongst smallholders in western Kenya
     [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 1303-1311

 

 

Sadaf Shahab, Nuzhat Ahmed and Nasreen S. Khan

     Indole acetic acid production and enhanced plant growth promotion by

     indigenous PSBs
     [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 1312-1316

 

 

O. O Awotoye, O. Ekanade and O. O. Airouhudion

     Degradation of the soil physicochemical properties resulting from

     continuous logging of Gmelina arborea and Tectona grandis plantations
     [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 1317-1324

 

 

WEED SCIENCE

 

Mulatu Wakjira, Gezahegn Berecha and Solomon Tulu

     Allelopathic effects of an invasive alien weed Parthenium hysterophorus

     L. compost on lettuce germination and growth
     [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 1325-1330

 

 

Short Communication

 

E.Iclal Erkel

   Yield performance of Ganoderma lucidum (Fr.) Karst cultivation on

    substrates containing different protein and carbohydrate sources

  [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 1331-1333