April 2010

Effects of planting density and pattern on physiological growth indices in maize (Zea mays L.) under nitrogenous fertilizer application

Growth indices are useful for interpreting plant reaction to environmental factors. To evaluate the beneficial impact of planting density and pattern on induced maize (Zea mays L. cul. Single-cross 704) by nitrogenous fertilizer, this research was conducted at Iran and the experimental design was a split factorial on the basis of completely randomized block design...

Author(s): Sayed Alireza Valadabadi and Hossein Aliabadi Farahani

April 2010

Ants and Phragmanthera capitata (Sprengel), Balle (Loranthaceae) impacts on considerable damages caused on fruit trees of the Ndogbong (Douala, Cameroon) chieftaincy’s orchard

Among the Loranthaceae, Phragmanthera capitata is better adapted to the conditions of the environment modified by man and to spontaneous or cultivated trees of Central Africa. The aim of this study is to inventory damages caused by Loranthaceae and ant trees on parasitized host trees (Citrus maxima, Psidium guajava and Theobroma cacao). Five main ant species are identified on three...

Author(s): Mony Ruth, Dibong Siegfried Didier, Ondoua Joseph Marie, Boussim Issaka Joseph, Amougou Akoa and Bilong Bilong