Volume 7 Issue 9 | August 2013 issue
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7(9) 2013

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Australian Journal of Crop Science

Volume 7 Number 9 2013



Exogenous abscisic acid (ABA) and silicon (Si) promote salinity tolerance by reducing sodium (Na+) transport and bypass flow in rice (Oryza sativa indica)

Ali Raza Gurmani*, Asghari Bano, Najeeb Ullah, Hakim Khan, Muhammad Jahangir and Timothy J. Flowers

Department of Agriculture, University of Haripur, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
Department of Plant Sciences, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad Pakistan
Department of Plant and Food Sciences, Faculty of Agriculture and Environment, The University of Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia
School of Life Sciences, University of Sussex, Falmer, Brighton BN1 9QG, UK

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Biosynthesis of very long polyunsaturated Omega-3 and Omega-6 fatty acids in transgenic Japonica rice (Oryza sativa L)

Tead Weng Cheah, Ismanizan Ismail*, Nik Marzuki Sidek, Alina Wagiran, Ruslan  Abdullah

School of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Faculty of Science and Technology, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, 43600 UKM, Bangi, Selangor, Malaysia
Centre of Plant Biotechnology, Institute of System Biology, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Bangi, 43600 Selangor, Malaysia
Department of Biotechnology and Biomedical Engineering, Faculty of Biosciences and Biomedical Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Skudai, 81310, Johor, Malaysia
Plantation Research, Sime Darby Research and Development Center, 49260, Selangor, Malaysia

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Integrated nutrient management for potato (Solanum tuberosum) in grey terrace soil (Aric Albaquipt)

Md. Monirul Islam, Sajeda Akhter, Nik M. Majid, Jannatul Ferdous, M. Shamshul Alam

Department of Forest Management, Faculty of Forestry, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 UPM Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia
Tuber Crop Research Centre, Bangladesh Agricultural Research Institute, Gazipur, Bangladesh  3Biotechnology Division, Bangladesh Rice Research Institute, Gazipur, Bangladesh

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Proteomic analysis of glucohexaose induced resistance to downy mildew in Cucumis sativus

Yuhan HAO, Chunfei WU, Dawei ZHAO, Leena Thung, Yang YU, Haiyan FAN*

College of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Shenyang Agricultural University, Shenyang 110866, PR China
Key Laboratory of Protected Horticulture of Ministry of Education, Shenyang Agricultural University, Shenyang 110866, PR China
School of Food and Agriculture Science, The University of Queensland, Brisbane 4072, Australia

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Intraspecific linkage map construction and QTL mapping of yield and fiber quality of Gossypium babardense


Xiaqing Wang, Yu Yu, Jian Sang, Qingzhang Wu, Xianlong Zhang, Zhongxu Lin*

National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement & National Centre of Plant Gene Research (Wuhan), Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, Hubei, China
Cotton Institute, Xinjiang Academy of Agriculture and Reclamation Science, Shihezi 832000, Xinjiang, China

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Improvement of leaf wilting scoring system in cowpea (Vigna unguiculata (L) Walp.): From qualitative scale to quantitative index

Lawrent L.M Pungulani*, James P. Millner, Warren M. Williams, Mackson Banda

Institute of Natural Resources, Massey University, Private Bag 11-222, Palmerston North 4442, New Zealand
Institute of Molecular BioSciences, Massey University, Private Bag 11222, Palmerston North 4442, New Zealand
Department of Agricultural Research Services, P.O. Box 30779, Lilongwe 3, Malawi

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Agronomic traits affected by dwarfing gene Rht-5 in common wheat (Triticum aestivum L.)

Bachir Goudia Daoura, Liang Chen, Yin-Gang Hu*

State Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Biology for Arid Areas and College of Agronomy, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, 712100, China
Institute of Water Saving Agriculture in Arid Regions of China, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, 712100, China

Pages 1270-1276 | Full Text PDF

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Chlorophyll fluorescence parameters of cultivated (Oryza sativa L. ssp. indica) and weedy rice (Oryza sativa L. var. nivara) genotypes under water stress

Adam B. Puteh, Ammini Amrina Saragih, Mohd Razi Ismail and Mohd Monjurul Alam Mondal*

Department of Crop Science, Faculty of Agriculture, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 UPM Serdang, Selangor D. E., Malaysia
Crop Physiology Division, Bangladesh Institute of Nuclear Agriculture, Mymensingh, Bangladesh

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Isolation and identification of phosphate solubilizer Azospirillum, Bacillus and Enterobacter strains by 16SrRNA sequence analysis and their effect on growth of wheat (Triticum aestivum L.)

Muhammad Tahir, Muhammad Sajjad Mirza, Ahmad Zaheer, Mauricio Rocha Dimitrov, Hauke Smidt, Sohail Hameed

National Institute for Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering (NIBGE), Jhang Road Faisalabad, Pakistan
Laboratory of Microbiology, Wageningen University, Wageningen, The Netherlands

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Effects of exogenous spermidine (Spd) on yield, yield-related parameters and mineral composition of rice (Oryza sativa L. ssp. indica) grains under salt stress

Paweena Saleethong, Jirawat Sanitchon, Kanlaya Kong-ngern and Piyada Theerakulpisut*

Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen 40002, Thailand
Department of Plant Science and Agricultural Resources, Faculty of Agriculture, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen 40002, Thailand

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Characterization of triazine resistant biotypes of junglerice [Echinochloa colona (L.) Link.] found in Iran

Elham Elahifard*, Ali Ghanbari, Mohammad Hassan Rashed Mohassel, Eskandar Zand, Amin Mirshamsi Kakhki, Afsaneh Mohkami

Department of Agronomy and Plant Breeding, Faculty of Agriculture, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad, P. O. Box: 9177948974, Iran
Department of Weed Science, Research Institute of Plant Protection, Tehran, P. O. Box: 19395-1454, Iran

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Effects of pruning systems on growth, fruit yield and quality traits of three greenhouse-grown bell pepper (Capsicum annuum L.) cultivars

Abdullah Alsadon*, Mahmoud Wahb-Allah* Hesham Abdel-Razzak and Abdullah Ibrahim

Department of Plant Production, College of Food and Agricultural Sciences, King Saud University P.O. Box 2460, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia
Department of Vegetable Crops, Faculty of Agriculture, Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt


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Metabolic profiling of cauliflower under traditional and reduced tillage systems

Maria Grazia Annunziata, Petronia Carillo*, Amodio Fuggi, Antonio Troccoli, Pasqualina Woodrow

Max Planck Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology. Am Mόhlenberg 1, 14476 Potsdam, Germany
Dipartimento di Scienze e Tecnologie Ambientali, Biologiche e Farmaceutiche, Seconda Universitΰ di Napoli, Via Vivaldi 43, 81100 Caserta, Italy

Cereal Research Centre - Agricultural Research Council CRA-CER, 71122 Foggia, Italy

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Characterisation of Brassica napus L. metallothionein genes (BnMTs) expression in organs and during seed germination

Grazyna Dabrowska*, Agnieszka Mierek-Adamska, Anna Goc

Department of Genetics, Faculty of Biology and Environmental Protection, Nicolaus Copernicus University, Lwowska Street 1, 87-100 Torun, Poland

Pages 1324-1332 | Full Text PDF

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Involvement of Fe nutrition in modulating oxidative stress and the expression of stress responsive proteins in leaves of Vigna radiata L.

Sowbiya Muneer, Javed Ahmad and M Irfan Qureshi*

Proteomics & Bioinformatics Lab, Department of Biotechnology, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi-110025, India
Department of Animal Science, Institute of Agricultural Science and Technology, College of Agriculture & Life Science, Chonnam National University, Gwangju 500-757, South Korea

Pages 1333-1342 | Full Text PDF

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Experimental analysis of combustion characteristics of biodiesels obtained from two oil seed crops with different raw material compositions

Sairam Krishnamurthy*, Gopinath Anantharaman, Ragu Ramakrishnan , Velraj Ramalingam

Department of Mechanical Engineering, Institute for Energy Studies, Anna University, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Department of Mechanical Engineering, Rajalakshmi Institute of Technology, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
                 

Pages 1343-1349 | Full Text PDF

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Mini Review Article

A review on combustion, performance, and emission characteristics of fuels derived from oil seed crops (biodiesels)

Gopinath Anantharaman, Sairam Krishnamurthy*, Velraj Ramalingam

Department of Mechanical Engineering, Institute for Energy Studies, Anna University, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

Pages 1350-1354 | Full Text PDF
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Investigations on the pollen morphology of some date palm males (phoenix dactylifera L.) in Saudi Arabia

Soliman SS, Al-Obeed RS

Plant production Department, College of Food and Agricultural Sciences, King Saud University, Saudi Arabia

Pages 1355-1360 | Full Text PDF

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Plant water relations, crop yield and quality in coffee (Coffea arabica L.) as influenced by partial root zone drying and deficit irrigation

Tesfaye Shimber G., Mohd. Razi Ismail, H. Kausar, M. Marziah and M.F. Ramlan

Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research, Jimma Agricultural Research Center, P.O. Box 192,  Jimma, Ethiopia
Laboratory of Food Crops, Institute of Tropical Agriculture, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400, Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia
Faculty of Biotechnology and Biomolecular Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia
Department of Crop Science, Faculty of Agriculture, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 Serdang, Selngor, Malaysia

Pages 1361-1368 | Full Text PDF

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Allelopathic potential of five Labiatae plant species on barnyard grass (Echinochloa crus-galli)

A K M Mominul Islam* and Hisashi Kato-Noguchi

Faculty of Agriculture, Kagawa University, Miki, Kagawa 761-0795, Japan

Pages 1369-1374 | Full Text PDF
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Development of hexaploid Brassica (AABBCC) from hybrids (ABC) of Brassica carinata (BBCC) Χ B. rapa (AA)

M.A. Malek*, L. Rahman, M.L. Das, L. Hassan, M.Y. Rafii2 and M.R. Ismail

Plant Breeding Division, Bangladesh Institute of Nuclear Agriculture, Mymensingh-2202, Bangladesh
Institute of Tropical Agriculture, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 UPM Serdang, Selangor DE, Malaysia
Department of Genetics and Plant Breeding, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh-2202, Bangladesh

Pages 1375-1382 | Full Text PDF

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Responsive gene screening and exploration of genotypes responses to salinity tolerance in tomato

Abdullah Alsadon*,  Monther Sadder and Mahmoud. Wahb-Allah

Department of Plant Production, College of Food and Agricultural Sciences, King Saud University P.O. Box 2460, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia
Department of Horticulture and Crop Science, Faculty of Agriculture, The University of Jordan, Amman 11942, Jordan
Department of Vegetable Crops, Faculty of Agriculture, Alexandria University, Egypt

Pages 1383-1395 | Full Text PDF

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Quality of performance of the operation of sugarcane mechanized planting in day and night shifts

Murilo Aparecido Voltarelli, Rouverson Pereira da Silva, David Luciano Rosalen, Cristiano Zerbato and Marcelo Tufaile Cassia

UNESP-Univ Estadual Paulista, Campus de Jaboticabal, SP, Department of Agricultural Engineering, Via de Acesso Prof. Paulo Donato Castellane, s/n, 14884-900, Brazil

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Influence of inorganic, biological and organic manures on nodulation and yield of soybean (Glycine max Merril L.) and soil properties

Konthoujam Nandini Devi*, Tensubam Basanta Singh, Herojit Singh Athokpam, Naorem Brajendra Singh and Diana Shamurailatpam

College of Agriculture, Central Agricultural University, Imphal - 795004, India
Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswavidyalaya, Mohanpur -741252, India


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Effect of sulphur on growth, yield and yield attributes in onion (Allium cepa L.)

Hasan Mahmud Mishu, Fahim Ahmed, M. Y. Rafii, Faruq Golam, and M. A. Latif*

Z. Rahman Degree College, Vairobpur, Kishoregonj, Bangladesh
Department of Crop Science, Faculty of Agriculture, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 UPM, Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia
Institute of Tropical Agriculture, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 UPM, Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia
Genetics and Molecular Biology, Institute of Biological Sciences, University of Malaya, 50603, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Bangaldesh Rice Research Institute, Gazipur-1701, Bangladesh

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