Review

 

 

            AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION

 

L. Musemwa and A. Mushunje

     Agrarian and life style change in Zimbabwe: From colonization to the formation of

     government of national unity
     [Abstract]  [Full Text]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 4824 - 4832

                 DOI: 10.5897/AJAR11.433

 

          CROP SCIENCE

 

Agoda Samuel, Atanda Saburi, Usanga O. E., Ikotun I. and Isong I. U.

     Post–harvest food losses reduction in maize production in Nigeria
     [Abstract]  [Full Text]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 4833 - 4839

     DOI: 10.5897/AJAR10.228

 

 

 

 

POULTRY SCIENCE

 

Francisca Rumosa Gwaze, Marizvikuru Mwale and Michael Chimonyo

     Challenges encountered in conducting farmer-oriented livestock research among

     resource-limited farmers of Sub-Saharan Africa: A review

     [Abstract]  [Full Text]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 4840 - 4851

     DOI: 10.5897/AJAR10.006
 

 

 

          Research Articles

 

           AGRONOMY AND ECOLOGICAL MANAGEMENT

 

N. J. Kouassi and I. A. Zorobi

     Evaluation of agronomic performance of two landraces of Bambara groundnut (Vigna

     subterranea) in woodland savannahs of Cote d’Ivoire
     [Abstract]  [Full Text]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 4852 - 4856

     DOI: 10.5897/AJAR10.1010

 

 

Zamir Shahid, Azraf-ul-Ahmad and H. M. Rashad Javeed

     Integrated application of fertilizers and biocane (organic fertilizers) to enhance the

     productivity and juice quality of autumn planted sugarcane (Saccharum officinarum

     L.)
     [Abstract]  [Full Text]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 4857 - 4861

     DOI: 10.5897/AJAR10.1049

 

I. I. C. Wakindiki and R. K. Kirambia

     Supplemental irrigation effects on yield of two watermelon (Citrulus lanatus)        

      cultivars under semi-arid climate in Kenya
      [Abstract]  [Full Text]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 4862 - 4870

      DOI: 10.5897/AJAR11.159

 

Xiaomin Wei, lixia Ku, Siyuan Li, Shaofang Zhang, Xintao Wang and Yanhui Chen

     Effects of night break on accumulation of HD6 mRNA in tropical photoperiod-sensitive

     maize
     [Abstract]  [Full Text]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 4871 - 4878

                 DOI: 10.5897/AJAR11.554

 

Seyed Sajjad Moosavi, Seyed Mohammad Javad Mirhadi, Ali Akbar Imani, Ali Mohammadpour Khaneghah and Babak Shahmorad Moghanlou

     Study of effect of planting date on vegetative traits, reproductive traits and grain

     yield of soybean cultivars in cold region of Ardabil (Iran)
     [Abstract]  [Full Text]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 4879 - 4883

     DOI: 10.5897/AJAR11.1022
 

 

 

          AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION

 

F. Razzaghi Borkhani, H. Shabanali Fami, A. Rezvanfar and M. Pouratashi

     Application of integrated pest management (IPM) practices by paddy farmers in Sari

     county of Mazandaran province, Iran
     [Abstract]  [Full Text]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 4884 - 4892

                 DOI: 10.5897/AJAR11.154

 

         AGRICULTURAL ENGINEERING

 

Ihsan KURELI and Mustafa ALTINOK

     Determination of mechanical performances of the portable fasteners used on case

     furniture joints
     [Abstract]  [Full Text]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 4893 - 4901

     DOI: 10.5897/AJAR11.284

 

 

          CROP SCIENCE

 

Birol TAŞ and Necmettin ÇELİK

     Determination of seed yield and some yield components through path and

     correlation analyses in many six-rowed barley (Hordeum vulgare conv. hexastichon)
     [Abstract]  [Full Text]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 4902 - 4905

     DOI: 10.5897/AJAR11.285

 

 

 

           HORTICULTURE

 

Yinshan Guo, Yuhui Zhao, Kun Li, Zhendong Liu, Hong Lin, Xiuwu Guo and Chengxiang Li

     In vitro embryo rescue culture of F1 progenies from crosses between tetraploid grape

     and Vitis amurensis Rupr.
     [Abstract]  [Full Text]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 4906 - 4909

     DOI: 10.5897/AJAR11.443

 

Uğur Şirin

     Effects of different nutrient solution formulations on yield and cut flower quality of

     gerbera (Gerbera jamesonii) grown in soilless culture system
     [Abstract]  [Full Text]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 4910 - 4919

     DOI: 10.5897/AJAR11.578

 

 

Senay Sevengor, Fikret Yasar, Sebnem Kusvuran and Sebnem Ellialtioglu

     The effect of salt stress on growth, chlorophyll content, lipid peroxidation and

     antioxidative enzymes of pumpkin seedling
     [Abstract]  [Full Text]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 4920 - 4924

     DOI: 10.5897/AJAR11.668

 

M. Yousefi, A. Abasifar, A. Fathi Hafshejani and J. Jalali Sendi

     Resistance of eight Iranian onion cultivars to onion thrips (Thrips tabaci Lindeman) in

     the Markazi Province of Iran
     [Abstract]  [Full Text]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 4925 - 4930

     DOI: 10.5897/AJAR11.726

 

 

           FORESTRY

 

Yilmaz ÇATAL

   The effects of pine processionary moth (PPM) defoliation degree on radial growth of

   brutian pine (Pinus brutia)
     [Abstract]  [Full Text]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 4931 - 4936

     DOI: 10.5897/AJAR11.551

 

 

           PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY

 

Azmat Ali Awan, Muhammad Zubair, Aqib Iqbal, Sayed Jaffar Abbas and Naushad Ali

     Molecular analysis of genetic diversity in olive cultivars
     [Abstract]  [Full Text]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 4937 - 4940

     DOI: 10.5897/AJAR11.604

 

 

Ali Salehzadeh, Amir Arasteh, Toba Shafighi and Najmeh Ranjee

     Isolation and sequencing of ribosome inactivating protein gene from Iranian rice

     (Oryza sativa)
     [Abstract]  [Full Text]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 4941 - 4946

     DOI: 10.5897/AJAR11.1038

 

 

C. A. Olvera-Olvera, D. Duarte-Correa, S. R. Ramírez-Rodriguez, P. D. Alaniz-Lumbreras, A. Lara-Herrera, D. Gómez-Meléndez, J. I. Aguilera-Soto, M. A. Araiza-Esquivel, J. J. Villa-Hernández, E. Gonzalez-Ramirez and G. Herrera-Ruiz

     Development of a remote sensing and control system for greenhouse applications
     [Abstract]  [Full Text]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 4947 - 4953

     DOI: 10.5897/AJAR11.1231

 

 

           PLANT PATHOLOGY

 

B. K. Biswas, Faruq Golam, N. Alam, M. K. Hossain and M. M. Rahman

     Disease index construction against prevalence of major diseases in fine rice
     [Abstract]  [Full Text]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 4954 - 4959

     DOI: 10.5897/AJAR11.792

 

 

 

          AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS

 

LJS Baiyegunhi and CA Arnold

     Economics of sugarcane production on large scale farms in the Eshowe/Entumeni

     areas of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
     [Abstract]  [Full Text]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 4960 - 4967

     DOI: 10.5897/AJAR11.612

 

 

 

          ANIMAL SCIENCE

 

L. A. Ibom, B. Okon and I. B. Adinya

     Evaluation of growth and body traits of snailets obtained from the crossbreeding of

     black skinned × white skinned snails (Archachatina marginata (S) in the Niger Delta

     area of Nigeria
     [Abstract]  [Full Text]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 4968 - 4972

     DOI: 10.5897/AJAR11.623

 

 

 

            SOIL SCIENCE

 

 Faheem Iqbal

     Detection of salt affected soil in rice-wheat area using satellite image
     [Abstract]  [Full Text]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 4973 - 4982

     DOI: 10.5897/AJAR11.634

 

 

 

            ENTOMOLOGY

 

 Neşat Erkan

     Impact of pine processionary moth (Thaumetopoea wilkinsoni Tams) on growth of

    Turkish red pine (Pinus brutia Ten.)
     [Abstract]  [Full Text]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 4983 - 4988

     DOI: 10.5897/AJAR11.794

 

 

 

          ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE

 

Peng Li, Zhong Zhao, Zhanbinli Li and Sha Xue

     Root distributions and drought resistance of plantation tree species on the Weibei

     Loess Plateau in China
     [Abstract]  [Full Text]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 4989 - 4997

     DOI: 10.5897/AJAR11.832

 

 

 

         PLANT BREEDING

 

Yan Zhao Wang, Li Hong Nie, Shuanggui Tie, Deyi Xie , Weihong Zhu, Jianshuang Qi and Runqing Yue

     Effects of excess copper on the oxidative stress in roots of maize seedlings
     [Abstract]  [Full Text]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 4998 - 5004

     DOI: 10.5897/AJAR11.842

 

 

Zhang Zhaojun, Gao Jicai, Zhang Yuting, Jin Chengji, Peng Xuemei, Lin Jixiang, Wang Junfeng and Mu Chunsheng

     Apical meristem differentiation in reproductive and vegetative shoots in rhizomatous

     Leymus chinensis
     [Abstract]  [Full Text]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 5005 - 5009

     DOI: 10.5897/AJAR11.1043

 

 

 

           SOIL SCIENCE

 

Anca Peter, Camelia Nicula, Anca Mihaly-Cozmuta, Leonard Mihaly-Cozmuta, Emil Indrea, Virginia Danciu, Hlanganani Tutu and Elisee Bakatula Nsimba.

     Efficiency of amendments based on zeolite and bentonite in reducing the

     accumulation of heavy metals in tomato organs (Lycopersicum esculentum) grown in

     polluted soils
     [Abstract]  [Full Text]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 5010 - 5023

     DOI: 10.5897/AJAR11.1241

 

 

 

           FISHERIES AND AQUACULTURE

 

Jean Fall, Yi-ThengTseng, Diegane Ndong and Shin-Shyn Sheen

     The effects of different protein sources on the growth of hybrid tilapia (Oreochromis

     niloticus × O. aureus) reared under fresh water and brackish water
     [Abstract]  [Full Text]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 5024 - 5029

     DOI: 10.5897/AJAR11.441

 

 

 

         Short Communication

 

 

          PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY

 

OWOKOTOMO, I. A. and OWOEYE, G.

     Proximate analysis and antimicrobial activities of Bambusa vulgaris L. leaves’

     beverage
     [Abstract]  [Full Text]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 5030 - 5032

     DOI: 10.5897/AJAR10.1106