Review

 

           PLANT PATHOLOGY

 

Ebimieowei Etebu and Wabiye Young-Harry 

     Control of black Sigatoka disease: Challenges and prospects
     [Abstract]  [Full Text]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 508 - 514

     DOI: 10.5897/AJAR10.223

 

           AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS

 

Dejan Djordjevic, Dragan Cockalo and Srdjan Bogetic 

     An analysis of the HACCP system implementation– The factor of improving

     competitiveness in Serbian companies
     [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 515 - 520

     DOI: 10.5897/AJAR10.889

 

 

           Research Articles

 

           CROP SCIENCE

 

J. Adriko, W. S. Sserubombwe, E. Adipala, A. Bua and J. M. Thresh and R. Edema 

     Response of improved cassava varieties in Uganda to cassava mosaic

     disease (CMD) and their inherent resistance mechanisms
     [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 521 - 531

 

Refik Polat, Izzet Acar, H. I. Cem Bilim, Ramazan Saglam and A. K. Bekir Erol 

     Determination of spring rigidity and fruit detachment force with respect to

     harvesting technique in pistachio nut trees
     [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 532 - 537

     DOI: 10.5897/AJAR10.365

 

Hüsnü Ünlü, Halime Özdamar Ünlü, Yaşar Karakurt and Hüseyin Padem

     Influence of organic and conventional production systems on the quality of

     tomatoes during storage
     [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 538 - 544

     DOI: 10.5897/AJAR10.828

 

K. M. Moneruzzaman, A. M. Al-Saif, A. I. Alebidi, A. B. M. S. Hossain, O. Normaniza and A. Nasrulhaq Boyce

     An evaluation of the nutritional quality evaluation of three cultivars of

     Syzygium samarangense under Malaysian conditions
     [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 545 - 552

     DOI: 10.5897/AJAR10.923
 

 

 

           AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS

 

Rajesh Kumar Verma, Laiq-ur-Rahman, Ram Swaroop Verma, Alok Kalra, Arun Kumar Kukreja, Anand Singh Bisht, Amit Chauhan and Suman Preet Singh Khanuja 

     Assessing N-use efficiency, planting time and economics of fertilizer N in

     rose-scented geranium (Pelargonium graveolens L’ Herit) in Western

     Himalayan Region of India
     [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 553 - 559

 

Ng’ang’a S. K., Jeannette V., Notenbaert A., Moyo S and Herrero M. 

     Household livelihood strategies and livestock benefits dependence in

     Gaza province of Mozambique
     [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 560 - 572

     DOI: 10.5897/AJAR10.399

 

Haşim Özüdoğru 

     Calculation of peanut production cost and functional analysis in Osmaniye

     Province of Turkey
     [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 573 - 577

     DOI: 10.5897/AJAR10.876

 

 

          ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE

 

Afrâa Radhouani, Mokhtar El Bekkay and Ali Ferchichi 

     Effect of substrate on vegetative growth, quantitative and qualitative

     production of muskmelon (Cucumis melo) conducted in soilless culture
     [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 578 - 585

     DOI: 10.5897/AJAR10.124

 

Charles F. Yamoah, Andre Bationo, Barry Shapiro and Saidou Koala 

     Use of rainfall indices to analyze the effects of phosphate rocks on millet

     in the Sahel
     [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 586 - 593

     DOI: 10.5897/AJAR10.300

 

Mukhtar Ahmed, Fayyaz-ul-Hassen, Ummara Qadeer and M. Aqeel Aslam  

     Silicon application and drought tolerance mechanism of sorghum
     [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 594 - 607

     DOI: 10.5897/AJAR10.626

 

 

          HORTICULTURE

 

Özlem Tuncay, Dursun Eşiyok, Bülent Yağmur and Bülent Okur

     Yield and quality of garden cress affected by different nitrogen sources

     and growing period
     [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 608 - 617

     DOI: 10.5897/AJAR10.190

 

Hussein Oraki, Iraj Alahdadi and Fataneh Parhizkar khajani

     Sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.) hybrids seeds distribution modelling:

     Normal, lognormal and weibull models
     [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 618 -623

     DOI: 10.5897/AJAR10.777

 

Ali. Imani, Kazem Barzegar, Saeed Piripireivatlou and Seiyed Hassan Masomi

     Storage of apple pollen and in vitro germination
     [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 624 - 629

     DOI: 10.5897/AJAR10.905

 

 

          PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY

 

Anita Namayandeh, Rajab Choukan, Seyed Abolghasem Mohahhadi, Mohammad Mojtaba Kamelmanesh, Sasan Ghasemi, and Eslam Majidi Hervan

     Genetic analysis of resistance to common smut in maize (Zea mays L.)

     using triple test cross
     [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 630 - 635

     DOI: 10.5897/AJAR10.460

 

Chorfi Abdelmalek and Taïbi Khaled

     Physiological behavior of wheat genotypes from Algerian semi-arid

     regions grown under salt stress
     [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 636 - 641

     DOI: 10.5897/AJAR10.494

 

 

          ANIMAL SCIENCE

 

Hasan Akyurek, Mehmet Levent Ozduven, Aylin Agma Okur, Fisun Koc and
Hasan Ersin Samli

     The effects of supplementing an organic acid blend and/or microbial

     phytase to a corn-soybean based diet fed to broiler chickens
     [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 642 - 649

     DOI: 10.5897/AJAR10.469

 

 

 

           AGRONOMY

 

Lindani Ncube, Pearson Nyari S. Mnkeni and Marc Olivier Brutsch

     Agronomic suitability of effective micro-organisms for tomato production
     [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 650 - 654

     DOI: 10.5897/AJAR10.515

 

 

 

           PLANT BREEDING

 

Keyvan Shamsi, Soheil Kobraee and Behrooz Rasekhi

     The effects of different planting densities on seed yield and quantitative

     traits of rainfed chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) varieties
     [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 655 - 659

     DOI: 10.5897/AJAR10.566

 

 

            PEST MANAGEMENT SCIENCE

 

Nigar Yarpuz-Bozdogan, Ekrem Atakan, Ali Musa Bozdogan, Huseyin Yilmaz, Nebile Daglioglu, Tunahan Erdem and Ebru Kafkas

     Effect of different pesticide application methods on spray deposits,

     residues and biological efficacy on strawberries
     [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 660 - 670

     DOI: 10.5897/AJAR10.569

 

 

            PLANT PATHOLOGY

 

M. H. Kifle and M. D. Laing 

     Determination of optimum dose and frequency of application of free-living

     diazotrophs (FLD) on lettuce
     [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 671 - 675

     DOI: 10.5897/AJAR10.721

 

 

           FISHERIES AND AQUACULTURE

 

           Ghasem Karimzadeh 

     Study of the natural and fishing mortality and exploitation rates of bigeye

      kilka (Clupeonella grimmi) in the southeast part of the Caspian Sea

      (Babolsar)
     [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 676 - 680

     DOI: 10.5897/AJAR10.827

 

 

          PLANT BREEDING

 

          Mehdi Zarabi, Iraj Alahdadi, Gholam Abbas Akbari, and Gholam Ali Akbari 

     A study on the effects of different biofertilizer combinations on yield, its

     components and growth indices of corn (Zea mays L.) under drought stress

     condition
     [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 681 - 685

     DOI: 10.5897/AJAR10.870

 

 

         Farhad Ahmad, Saleem Khan, Sahibzada Qayyum Ahmad, Hakim Khan, Ayub Khan

         and Fida Muhammad 

     Genetic analysis of some quantitative traits in bread wheat across

     environments
     [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 686 - 692

                 DOI: 10.5897/AJAR10.899

 

         Mahdi Zare, Rajab Choukan, Eslam Majidi Heravan, Mohammad Reza Bihamta, and

         Kourosh Ordookhani

     Gene action of some agronomic traits in corn (Zea mays L) using diallel

     cross analysis
     [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 693 - 703

     DOI: 10.5897/AJAR10.646
 

 

 

         FORESTRY

 

         Baki Aksu, K. Hüseyin Koç and Ahmet Kurtoğlu

      Production and marketing structure of large scale forestry products

      industry enterprises in Turkey
      [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 704 - 714

      DOI: 10.5897/AJAR10.873

 

 

 

      SOIL SCIENCE

 

Adil AYDIN, Canan KANT and Metin TURAN

     Hydrogel substrate alleviates salt stress with increase antioxidant enzymes

     activity of bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) under salinity stress
     [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 715 - 724

     DOI: 10.5897/AJAR10.648

 

 

I. I. C. Wakindiki and B. O. Danga

     Effect of straw mulch application on nutrient concentration in runoff and

      sediment in a humid region in Kenya
     [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 725 - 731

                 DOI: 10.5897/AJAR10.559

 

 

       CROP SCIENCE

 

Maji A. T., Gana A. S. and Ukwungwu M. N.

     Responses of Oryza glaberrima accessions to rice stresses and their

     morphological characteristics
     [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 732 - 737

     DOI: 10.5897/AJAR09.557

 

 

       ARCHITECTURAL SCIENCE

 

       Serpil Onder, Ahmet T. Polat and Sebahat Korucu

      The evaluation of existing and proposed active green spaces in Konya

      Selçuklu District, Turkey
      [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 738 - 747

      DOI: 10.5897/AJAR10.326

 

 

 

       PLANT PATHOLOGY

 

Jane W. Njuguna, Pia Barklund, Katarina Ihrmark and Jan Stenlid

     A canker and dieback disease is threatening the cultivation of Grevillea

     robusta on small-scale farms in Kenya
     [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 748 - 756

     DOI: 10.5897/AJAR10.245

 

 

 

      AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS

 

A. J. Antonites and J. J. Haguma 

     Assessing the innovative nature of the agricultural based small businesses

     in Rwanda -The case study of the coffee industry
     [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 757 - 770

     DOI: 10.5897/AJAR10.755

 

 

 

    Short Communication

 

     PLANT PATHOLOGY

 

 D. Senthilnambi, A. Eswaran and P. Balabaskar 

     Cultivation of Calocybe indica (P and C) during different months and

     influence of temperature and relative humidity on the yield of summer

      mushroom
     [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 771- 772