7 articles in this issue
Shahid Raza Khan, Muhammad Asghar Ali, Dr Amjed Ali, Raja Shafqat Ali, Jamshaid Qamar, Muhammad Tariq Saleem
Maize (Zea mays L.) occupied the third place mainly cereal/ fodder produce in the world. Maize gained a chief place in the many cropping pattern of Pakistan. Intercropping is economically beneficial and favorable for the fertility restoration of land. Int... see more
Rhoda N. Kuisa, Josphert N. Kimatu, Titus I. Kanui
There are factors that contribute to aflatoxin contamination like conducive ecological zones, stressed crops, virulent Aspergillus strains and unconventional agricultural practices. Kenyans especially in the South-Eastern region are exposed to regular dos... see more
Pinsan Xu, Xinlei Wang, Zhengyao Zhang
The triple gene block gene TGB1 was amplified by RT-PCR from lily leaves infected with Lily symptomless virus and cloned into prokaryotic expression vector pET-28a(+). The recombinant vector was transformed into Escherichia coli strain BL21 (DE3). O... see more
Takayuki Tanaka, Hitoshi Kinouchi, Masako Akutsu
We examined the cultivation of the strawberry under the light transmission type solar cell (panel) condition that absorbs the ultraviolet light for electricity, and passes ca. 20% of visible light from 400nm to 800nm for photosynthesis. Though the color o... see more
Joanna Szwacka, Adam Miara
Company growth depends on competitiveness and innovation, which are largely contingent on the scale and scope of research and development undertaken. In the new EU financial framework for 2014-2020, R&D funding is contingent on compliance with research pl... see more
Eric Amoah Asante, Yongguang Hu, Rand Amuaku, Samuel Appah, Yongzhong Lu
To improve on the quality of threshed cowpea (Vigna unguiculata L.) produce by rural farmers in Ghana, variation in the duration of drying was employed. The cowpea was divided into five units and open air dried to 16.52, 14.69, 11.38, 9.69, and 8.36 % see... see more
Tekkara A. O, Kumakech A, Otim G, Alexandrina A, Wamani S, Turyagyenda L
Beans is an important source of proteins and income for poor resource households. However the yied of beans has remained very low in comparion to yields obtained under ideal management conditions. This necessitated the examination of socio-economic factor... see more