15 articles in this issue
Abdallah NOUI,Abdelkader SAADI,Abdul SHAKOOR,Abdelaziz MEROUANE,Nassima MOSTEFA DELLA,Gul ZAIB,Damilare Stephen AKINYEMI,Housseyn MEDJAHED
Current study identified endophytic fungi associated to Argania spinosa (argan) roots and revealed diverse haplotype diversity by the sequencing of internal transcribed spacer (ITS). 586 operational taxonomic units were identified and these operational ta... see more
Mykola NAZARENKO,Irina SOLOHUB,Olexandr IZHBOLDIN
The objectives of our experiments are the description of the phenotypic and genotypic variability by the main agriculture-value traits of the new winter wheat lines according to their interactions with different environmental conditions. Five new winter w... see more
Chetan KESWANI,Hagera DILNASHIN,Hareram BIRLA,S.P. SINGH
Abiotic stresses like high temperature, cold, freezing, drought, salinity, flooding or oxidizing agents cause significant loss in the crop yield and quality. Abiotic stresses cause reactive oxygen species (ROS) production such as singlet oxygen (1O2), hyd... see more
Monika PODPAC,Barbara JERŠEK
Bacteria of the genus Listeria pose a problem in the food industry due to their wide distribution and their good survival in adverse conditions. L. monocytogenes (E. Murray et al. 1926) Pirie 1940 is human pathogen, while L. innocua Seeliger (ATCC® 33090™... see more
Najmeh FAKHRI,Habib ABBASIPOUR
Population fluctuations of adult insects of pistachio twig borer, Kermania pistaciella Amsel were studied using delta pheromone traps and sampling from 2016-2017 in Kashan pistachio orchards. Delta type traps baited with sex pheromones were hung in pistac... see more
Khalil AHMED,Ghulam QADIR,Muhammad Qaisar NAWAZ,Muhammad SARFRAZ,Muhammad RIZWAN,Muhammad Anwar ZAKA,Sarfraz HUSSAIN
Crop rotation can be used as an effective technique for managing salt-affected soils, however selection of suitable crop rotation at farmer field is very intricate decision which depends on expected net revenue, available resources and preserving the soil... see more
Shadrack Mubanga CHISENGA,Tilahun Seyoum WORKNEH,Geremew BULTOSA,Buliyaminu Adegbemiro ALIMI
Cassava utilization in the form of cassava-wheat bread is increasing in Africa. However, information on stickiness properties of dough handling under normal and frozen conditions is limited. In view of this the gluten contents and water absorption of doug... see more
Mohammad Saeed EMAMI
The pear psylla, Cacopsylla pyricola (Foerster, 1848) (Hemiptera: Psyllidae), is one of the most detrimental pests in commercial pear orchards. Varieties with low infestation level to pear psylla would offer to integrated psyllid management. The natural i... see more
Janez BENEDICIC,Rajko BERNIK
Drying grass fodder in Europe’s Alpine countries is becoming increasingly important due to positive effects on the fatty acid composition of milk. A proper approach and technology of fodder drying can raise its quality to the level of grass silage. In pri... see more
Oloruntoba Olatayo OLAKOJO,Gbadebo OLAOYE,Adewole AKINTUNDE
The study focus on the evaluation of popcorn lines for their yield and agronomic potentials. Genetic materials were evaluated under irrigation in a three-replicate in a Randomized Complete Block Design (RCBD) with a commercial variety as check. Two seeds ... see more
Irina Sergeevna NESTERKINA,Maxim Viktorovich MUSALOV,Veronika Valerievna GURINA,Natalya Vladimirovna OZOLINA,Ekaterina Vladimirovna SPIRIDONOVA,Anastasya Valerevna TRETYAKOVA,Vladimir Alekseevich POTAPOV,Svetlana Viktorovna AMOSOVA,Vladimir Andreevich YAKIMOV
The effect of 2,6-dipyridinium selenabicyclo[3.3.1]nonandibromide (996 zh) on the level of lipid peroxidation (LPO), on the activity of glutathione reductase (GR) and on the morphometric parameters of oilseed radish seedlings under normal conditions... see more
Francis Collins MUGA,Tilahun Seyoum WORKNEH,Moses Okoth MARENYA
The study aimed at measuring changes in chemical composition of maize kernels due to Aspergillus flavus Link. and Fusarium verticillioides (Sacc.) Nirenberg infection. The samples of maize kernels were incubated at 28 °C for 7, 14, 21, and 28 days. The sa... see more
Folusho A BANKOLE,Abebe MENKIR,Gbadebo OLAOYE,Oloruntoba OLAKOJO,Gedil MELAKU
The study aimed at examining the associations between yield and other traits under drought stress and non-stress conditions. A total of 150 MARS testcrosses were evaluated under both conditions at the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture substa... see more
Tamer Mohamed SALEM,Khaled Mohamed REFAIE,Abd El-Hamid El-Ghadban Abd El-Lateif SHERIF,Mohamed Ahmed Mohamed EID
Scientists reported that biochar can improve soil properties in acidic soils, while in alkaline soils were shown negative results. A field study was done to evaluate the effect of biochar application solely in alkaline soil compared with biochar composts ... see more
Asmar SOLEYMANZADE,Fereshteh KHORRAMI,Hana BATMANI,Khadijeh OJAGHI AGHBASH,Youbert GHOSTA
Brevicoryne brassicae is a significant pest of cultivated cabbages and vegetable crops in the world. The present study was carried out to examine a potential strategy to enhance the insecticidal activity of Lecanicillium lecanii for cost-effective managem... see more