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       Table of Contents: 4 March 2011; 6(5)  Download Complete Issue (14000kb)

         

     

        Review

 

           AGRONOMY

 

Yin Wu and Dexian He 

     Advances in root hairs in Gramineae and Triticum aestivum
     [Abstract]  [Full Text]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 1047 - 1050

     DOI: 10.5897/AJAR10.020
 

 

           Research Articles

 

           PLANT PATHOLOGY

 

Reddy, A. B., Patti, M. S., Reddy, K. M. and Venkataravanappa, V.

     Detection and diagnosis of tomato leaf curl virus infecting tomato in

     Northern Karnataka
     [Abstract]  [Full Text]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 1051 - 1057

 

Virgilio Mojica-Marín, Hugo A. Luna-Olvera, Carlos Fco. Sandoval-Coronado, Lilia H. Morales-Ramos, Nancy A. González-Aguilar, Benito Pereyra-Alférez, Estela Ruiz-Baca and Myriam Elías-Santos

     In vitro antifungal activity of “Gobernadora” (Larrea tridentata (D.C.)

     Coville) against Phytophthora capsici Leo.
     [Abstract]  [Full Text]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 1058 - 1066

     DOI: 10.5897/AJAR10.009

 

Benali Setti, Mohamed Bencheikh, Jamel Henni and Claire Neema

     Morphological and virulence variation among isolates of Mycosphaerella

     pinodes the causal agent of pea leaf blight
     [Abstract]  [Full Text]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 1067 - 1075

     DOI: 10.5897/AJAR10.787

 

Hamit Kavak

     Two new records of powdery mildews with their effectiveness on three

     ornamentals in Turkey
     [Abstract]  [Full Text]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 1076 - 1079

     DOI: 10.5897/AJAR10.992

 

 

           FISHERIES AND AQUACULTURE

 

Seema Langer, Yahya Bakhtiyar and Rewa Lakhnotra

     Replacement of fishmeal with locally available ingredients in diet

     composition of Macrobrachium dayanum
     [Abstract]  [Full Text]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 1080 - 1084

 

 

           ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE

 

Asghar Bagheri and Ardavan Ghorbani

     Adoption and non-adoption of sprinkler irrigation technology in Ardabil

     Province of Iran
     [Abstract]  [Full Text]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 1085 - 1089

     DOI: 10.5897/AJAR09.380

 

 

Aruleba, J. Olusegun and Ajayi, A. Samuel

     Use of models in assessing the impact of cropping system, land types and

     suitability on land degradation in Southwestern Nigeria
     [Abstract]  [Full Text]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 1090 - 1096

     DOI: 10.5897/AJAR10.561

 

 

           CROP SCIENCE

 

J. Ipou Ipou, A. Touré, L. M. D. Adou, Y. Touré and S. Aké 

     Influence of some cover leguminous plants on the infestation degree of

     cotton plant major weeds
     [Abstract]  [Full Text]  [Full Article - PDF]     pp. 1097 - 1108

     DOI: 10.5897/AJAR09.644

 

 

 

        SOIL SCIENCE

 

Marín Pompa-García, Xanat Antonio-Nemiga, Jose Alberto Carrasco-Mejorado
and Martín Alfonso Mendoza-Briseño

     Spatial patterns of soil degradation in Mexico
     [Abstract]  [Full Text]  [Full Article - PDF]     pp. 1109 - 1113

     DOI: 10.5897/AJAR10.657

 

 

Amin Mojiri, Zahra Kazemiand Zahra Amirossadat

     Effects of land use changes and hillslope position on soil quality attributes

     (A case study: Fereydoonshahr, Iran)
     [Abstract]  [Full Text]  [Full Article - PDF]     pp. 1114 - 1119

     DOI: 10.5897/AJAR11.041

 

 

         AGRONOMY

 

I. I. C. Wakindiki and R. Yegon

     Effect of decomposition intensity of incorporated chickpea manure on

     stability and saturated hydraulic conductivity of a clay loam and clay soil
     [Abstract]  [Full Text]  [Full Article - PDF]     pp. 1120 - 1127

     DOI: 10.5897/AJAR10.540

 

 

M. Ramezani, R. Rezaie Soukht Abandani, H. R. Mobasser and E. Amiri  

     Effects of row spacing and plant density on silage yield of corn (Zea mays

     L.cv.sc704) in two plant pattern in North of Iran
     [Abstract]  [Full Text]  [Full Article - PDF]     pp. 1128 - 1133

     DOI: 10.5897/AJAR10.898

 

P. Zandi, A. H. Shirani– Rad, J. Daneshian and L. Bazrkar– Khatibani  

     Agronomic and morphologic analysis of Fenugreek (Trigonella foenum-

     graecum L.) under nitrogen fertilizer and plant density via factor analysis
     [Abstract]  [Full Text]  [Full Article - PDF]     pp. 1134 - 1140

     DOI: 10.5897/AJAR11.004

 

 

       HORTICULTURE

 

M. Bagayoko, N. Maman, S. Palé, S. Sirifi, S. J. B. Taonda, S. Traore and S. C. Mason

     Microdose and N and P fertilizer application rates for pearl millet in West

     Africa
     [Abstract]  [Full Text [Full Article - PDF]     pp. 1141 - 1150

     DOI: 10.5897/AJAR10.711

 

 

Elman Bahar, Alain Carbonneau and Ilknur Korkutal

     The effect of extreme water stress on leaf drying limits and possibilities of

     recovering in three grapevine Vitis vinifera L.) cultivars
     [Abstract [Full Text]  [Full Article - PDF]     pp. 1151 - 1160

     DOI: 10.5897/AJAR10.778

 

Yesim Okay, Nurdan Tuna Güneş and A. İlhami Köksal

     Free endogenous growth regulators in Pistachio (Pistacia vera L.)
     [Abstract]  [Full Text]  [Full Article - PDF]     pp. 1161 - 1169

     DOI: 10.5897/AJAR10.1155

 

 

         MEDICINAL PLANT

 

Lin Ma, Hongli Wu, Ru Bai, Li Zhou, Xiaohong Yuan and Dabin Hou

     Phytotoxic effects of Stellera chamaejasme L. root extract
     [Abstract]  [Full Text]  [Full Article - PDF]     pp. 1170 - 1176

     DOI: 10.5897/AJAR10.732

 

 

 

AGRICULTURAL ENGINEERING

 

Tao Zhu and Qiaohua Wang

     Non-destructive detection of Sudan dye duck eggs based on computer

     vision and fuzzy cluster analysis
     [Abstract]  [Full Text]  [Full Article - PDF]     pp. 1177 - 1181

     DOI: 10.5897/AJAR10.765
 

 

 

            PLANT BREEDING

 

Alireza Houshmandfar and Farhang Moraghebi

     Effect of mixed cadmium, copper, nickel and zinc on seed germination

     and seedling growth of safflower
     [Abstract]  [Full Text]  [Full Article - PDF]     pp. 1182 - 1187

     DOI: 10.5897/AJAR10.1033

 

Ferial M. Rashad, Hosny H. Kesba, Waleed D. Saleh and Mohamed A. Moselhy

     Impact of rice straw composts on microbial population, plant growth,

     nutrient uptake and root-knot nematode under greenhouse conditions
     [Abstract]  [Full Text]  [Full Article - PDF]     pp. 1188 - 1203

     DOI: 10.5897/AJAR10.986

 

Mahdi Babaeian, Abolfazl Tavassoli, Ahmad Ghanbari, Yasser Esmaeilian and Mohammad Fahimifard

     Effects of foliar micronutrient application on osmotic adjustments, grain

     yield and yield components in sunflower (Alstar cultivar) under water

     stress at three stages
     [Abstract]  [Full Text]  [Full Article - PDF]     pp. 1204 - 1208

     DOI: 10.5897/AJAR10.928

 

Hassan Masoumi, Farrokh Darvish, Jahanfar Daneshian, Ghorban Normohammadi and Davood Habibi

     Effects of water deficit stress on seed yield and antioxidants content in

     soybean (Glycine max L.) cultivars
     [Abstract]  [Full Text]  [Full Article - PDF]     pp. 1209 - 1218

     DOI: 10.5897/AJAR10.821

 

 

         AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION

 

Maryam Omidi Najafabadi, Seyed Jamal Farajollah Hosseini and Somayeh Bahramnejad

     A Bayesian confirmatory factor analysis of precision agricultural

     challenges
     [Abstract]  [Full Text]  [Full Article - PDF]     pp. 1219 - 1225

     DOI: 10.5897/AJAR10.906

 

 

           PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY

 

Einollah Abdi Ghezeljeh, Mohsen Danesh Mesgaran, Hassan Nassiri Moghaddam and Alireza Vakili

      Bulk density, chemical composition and in vitro gas production

      parameters of Iranian barley grain cultivars grown at different selected

      climates
      [Abstract [Full Text]  [Full Article - PDF]     pp. 1226 - 1232

      DOI: 10.5897/AJAR10.877

 

Luna Zendejas Héctor Santos, López Wong Wenndy, Solís Oba Myrna and Vera Andrea

      Effect of compost made with sludge from wastewater treatment plants on

     field of corn (Zea mays L.) and arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi density
     [Abstract]  [Full Text]  [Full Article - PDF]     pp. 1233 - 1240

     DOI: 10.5897/AJAR10.823

 

H. Y. Zhang, Y. M. Yang and X. Z. Liu

      Bamboo species relations revealed by random amplified polymorphism

      chloroplast DNA
      [Abstract]  [Full Text]  [Full Article - PDF]     pp. 1241 - 1245

      DOI: 10.5897/AJAR10.794

 

H. Oraki, I. Alahdadi and F. Parhizkar khajani

      Influence of water deficit and genotype on protein, oil contents and some

      physical characteristics of sunflower seeds
      [Abstract]  [Full Text]  [Full Article - PDF]     pp. 1246 - 1250

      DOI: 10.5897/AJAR10.1112

 

 

          AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS

 

Xin Miao, Bo Yu, Bao Xi and Yan-hong Tang

      Risk and regulation of emerging price volatility of non-staple agricultural

      commodity in China
      [Abstract]  [Full Text]  [Full Article - PDF]     pp. 1251 - 1256

      DOI: 10.5897/AJAR11.003

 

 

          ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE

 

Yasin Emre Kitis, Onur Koloren and F. Nezihi Uygur

     Evaluation of common vetch (Vicia sativa L.) as living mulch for ecological

     weed control in citrus orchards
     [Abstract]  [Full Text]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 1257 - 1264

     DOI: 10.5897/AJAR11.009

 

 

          ANIMAL SCIENCE

 

Erdal Yaylak, Ibrahim Kaya, Volkan Cundar and Ahmet Gevrek

      Damage types, causes of damage and herd leaving ages in dairy cattle

      under the scope of livestock insurance and subject to compensation in

      some districts of Izmir Province of Turkey
      [Abstract]  [Full Text]  [Full Article - PDF]     pp. 1265 - 1273

      DOI: 10.5897/AJAR10.1144

 

 

       Short Communication

 

        FISHERIES AND AQUACULTURE

 

Volkan Kizak, Yusuf Guner, Murat Turel, Erkan Can and Murathan Kayim

     A comparison of the survival and growth performance in rainbow trout

    (Oncorhynchus mykiss) and brown trout (Salmo trutta fario) fry
     [Abstract]  [Full Text]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 1274 - 1276

     DOI: 10.5897/AJAR10.838

 

 

         

 

 

 

 

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