12 articles in this issue
Qais Al-Mawaali,Abdullah M Al-Sadi,Fahad A Al-Said,Mohammed Shafiur Rahman,Intisar Al-Zakwani,Amanat Ali,M. Al-Yahyai,Michael L. Deadman
A study was conducted to evaluate graft success, resistance to vine decline disease and effect of grafting on quality and yield of muskmelon. Two field experiments, conducted in Oman, showed that muskmelon cv. Sawadi grafted on six cucurbit rootstocks gav... see more
Paul Harrison,Sergey Piontkovski,Khalid Al-Hashmi
Gradual decadal changes have taken place in the Western Arabian Sea over the last 50 years. These changes have affected wind speeds, atmospheric and sea surface temperature, thermohaline stratification, shoaling of the oxycline, and dust/iron inputs. &nbs... see more
Hemesiri Bandara Kotagama,Hamam Al-Farsi
Undistorted factor markets are a perquisite for efficient allocation of resources and growth in production. In Oman by 2013, only 16% of households have reported agriculture as the main occupation and 53% have reported nonagricultural government employmen... see more
Ibrahim A. Al-Qartoubi,Shekar Bose,Hussein Samh Al-Masroori,Anesh Govender
This paper analyses the operational efficiency and economic performance of the circle hook and the J-hook, commonly used by traditional fishers in the demersal longline fishery of the Sultanate of Oman. A longline experiment was conducted at three fishing... see more
Safaa N. Hussein
Fusarium vascular wilt disease is one of the most harmful disease that affected broad range of plant species including zucchini (Cucurbita pepo). The objective of the research was to investigate the presence of the phytopathogenic gungus Fusarium oxysporu... see more
Sergey Dobretsov
2nd GCC Marine biotechnology conference was held at Sultan Qaboos University, 31 October – 1 November 2017. The conference was organized by the Center of Excellence in Marine Biotechnology, SQU. The conference focused on four major themes, including Genet... see more
Stephen Goddard,Fatma Saif Al-Abri
Around one third of the globe is classified as desert or arid (<200mm rain annually) and most such regions lack food security. Traditional freshwater aquaculture is often a marginal activity and competes with agriculture for limited water resources. De... see more
Alaa Aref Gadhi,Mohsen M. El-Sherbiny,Abdul Mohsin Al-Sofynai,Mohammad Abdulaziz Ba-Akdah,Sathianeson Satheesh
Introduction. Marine organisms produce a variety of secondary metabolites mainly for achieving the defence against the competitors and predators. These compounds could be used as natural product antifoulants for the management of biofouling growth o... see more
Adel Alsaffar,Abdulrahman Bin Hassan,Talal Dashti,Ali Taqi,Ali Al-Mousawy,Adnan Al-Alawi
The mullet Liza klunzingeri, locally known as maid, is an important commercial species in Kuwait and accounts for up to 16% of the total finfish landings. To determine the seasonal and spatial distributions of juvenile maid, a small-mesh seine net w... see more
Buthaina Al Khaziri,Adil Al Sulimani,Najla Al Mandhari,Gilha Yoon
In 2016, Barramundi, Lates calcaifer juveniles imported from Thailand to the aquaculture station at Sultan Qaboos University exhibited remarkable external clinical signs of losing scales, severe muscle necrosis, and ascites. Fin rot was also observed in t... see more
Tanveer - Alam
Abstract:The pigment content in microalgae is a specific feature of each species. Colors from natural sources are gaining more importance mainly due to health and environmental issues. Algae contain a wide range of pigments. Three major classes of p... see more
Laila Salim Al-Naamani
In the current study, chitosan coatings were fabricated on plastic substrata and investigated for their antifouling activities. Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) and water contact angle measurement (WCA) of the fabricated chitosan films showed smooth and... see more