Volume 7 Issue 10 | September 2013 issue
Table of Contents
7(10) 2013
Southern Cross Publishing Group©2013
Australia
Australian Journal of Crop Science
Volume 7 Number 10 2013
Repeatability and stability analysis for fiber traits in upland cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.)
Dimitrios Baxevanos*, Ioannis T. Tsialtas and Christos Goulas
ELGO-Demetra, Forage and Pasture Plants Institute, 412 23, Larissa, Greece
Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Faculty of Agriculture, Lab. of Agronomy, 541 24 Thessaloniki, Greece
Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, School of Forestry, Lab. of Forest Genetics and Breeding, 541 24 Thessaloniki, Greece
Pages 1423-1429 | Full Text PDF
Evaluation of DH lines produced from superior F3 plants and corresponding breeding lines in barley
Theano Lazaridou*, Anastasios Lithourgidis, Savvas Kotzamanidis, Iosif Sistanis and Demetrios Roupakias
Technological Education Institution of Macedonia-Florina, School of Agriculture, 53100 Florina, Greece
Farm of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 57001 Thermi, Greece
Cereal Institute of Thessaloniki, N.AG.RE.F., 57001 Thermi, Greece
Department of Genetics and Plant Breeding, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 54124 Thessaloniki, Greece
Pages 1430-1435 | Full Text PDF
Comparative studies between diploid and tetraploid Dez Orange [Citrus sinensis (L.) Osb.] under salinity stress
Alireza Shafieizargar, Yahya Awang*, Abdul Shukor Juraimi, Radziah Othman
Faculty of Agriculture, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 UPM Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia
Department of Horticulture, Safiabad Agricultural Research Center, Dezful, Iran
Pages 1436-1441 | Full Text PDF
Using Artificial Neural Network (ANN) technique for prediction of apple bruise damage
Vahid Rostampour*, Asad Modares Motlagh, Mohmmad Hasan Komarizadeh, Morteza Sadeghi , Iraj Bernousi, Tohid Ghanbari
Department of Mechanic of Agricultural Machinery Engineering, University of Urmia, Urmia, Iran
Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, University of Tabriz, Tabriz, Iran
Department of Agronomy and Plant Breeding, University of Urmia, Urmia, Iran
Department of Electronic Engineering, University of Urmia, Urmia, Iran
Pages 1442-1448 | Full Text PDF
Prediction of specific energy consumption in milling process using some physical and mechanical properties of alfalfa grind
Zahra Ghorbani*, Amin Allah Masoumi, Abbas Hemmat, Mohammad Reza Seifi
Department of Mechanical engineering, Hamedan Branch, Islamic Azad University, Hamedan, Iran
Department of Agricultural Machinery, College of Agriculture, Isfahan University of Technology, 84156-83111, Isfahan, Iran
Department of Agrotechnology, College of Aboureihan, University of Tehran, Iran
Pages 1449-1455 | Full Text PDF
Evaluation of sorghum hybrids for biomass and biogas production
Athar Mahmood*, Habib Ullah, Muhammad Ijaz, Muhammad Mansoor Javaid, Ahmad Naeem Shahzad and Bernd Honermeier
Institute of Agronomy and Plant Breeding I, Justus Liebig University, Ludwigstrasse. 23, D- 35390 Giessen, Germany
Department of Agronomy, University College of Agriculture, University of Sargodha, 40100, Pakistan
University College of Agriculture, Bahauddin Zakarriya University Multan, Pakistan
University College of Agriculture, Islamia University Bhawalpur, Pakistan
Pages 1456-1462 | Full Text PDF
Genetic diversity among Ocimum species based on ISSR, RAPD and SRAP markers
Shu-Yun Chen, Ting-Xuan Dai, Yuan-Tsung Chang, Shyh-Shyan Wang, Shang-Ling Ou, Wen-Ling Chuang, Chih-Yun Cheng, Yi-Hua Lin, Li-Yin Lin and Hsin-Mei Ku*
Agronomy Department National Chung Hsing University, 250 Kuo Kuang Road Taichung 402, Taiwan
Tainan District Agricultural Research & Extension Station, 70 Muchang Hsinhua, 712 Tainan, Taiwan
Pages 1463-1471 | Full Text PDF | Supplementary data
Soybean [Glycine max (L.) Merrill] seed yield response to high temperature stress during reproductive growth stages
Adam B. Puteh, Myint ThuZar, Mohd Monjurul Alam Mondal*, Nur A. P. B. Abdullah and Mohd Ridzwan A. Halim
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
Pages 1472-1479 | Full Text PDF
High frequency somatic embryogenesis from leaf tissue of Emblica officinalis Gaertn.- A high valued tree for non-timber forest products
Sethuraman Thilaga, Muthaiah Joe Virgin Largia, Alagarsamy Parameswari, Rahul Raveendran Nair, Doss Ganesh*
Plant Genetic Improvement Laboratory, Department of Biotechnology, Sri Paramakalyani Centre for Environmental Sciences, Manonmaniam Sundaranar University, Alwarkurichi 627 412, Tirunelveli District, Tamil Nadu, India
Department of Biotechnology, Alagappa University, Karaikudi 630 003, Sivagangai District, Tamil Nadu, India
Department of Plant Biotechnology, School of Biotechnology, Madurai Kamaraj University, Palkalai Nagar, Madurai 625 021, Tamil Nadu, India
Pages 1480-1487 | Full Text PDF
Role of cyanobacteria in amelioration of toxic effects of copper in Trigonella foenum gracum
Awatif Mohsen, Samha Dowidar, Shaimaa Abo-Hamad and Basma Khalaf
Botany Department, Faculty of Science, Tanta University, Tanta, Egypt
Pages 1488-1493 | Full Text PDF
Mapping QTLs controlling cooking and eating quality indicators of Iranian rice using RILs across three years
Ali-Akbar Ebadi*, EzatollahFarshadfar, Babak Rabiei
Department of Plant Breeding, Rice Research Institute of Iran (RRII), P.O box: 41996-13475- Rasht-Iran
Department of Agronomy and Plant Breeding, Faculty of Agricultural Sciences, Razi University, Kermanshah, Iran
Department of Agronomy & Plant Breeding, Faculty of Agricultural Sciences, University of Guilan, Rasht, Iran
Pages 1494-1502 | Full Text PDF | Supplementary data
Cloning and identification of a differentially expressed RING E3 ubiquitin-protein ligase gene responding to Jasmonic acid signaling pathway in rubber tree (Hevea brasiliensis)
Wen Bin Liao and Ming Peng*
Institute of Tropical Bioscience and Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Tropical Agricultural Sciences, Haikou, Hainan, 571101, China
Pages 1503-1510 | Full Text PDF
Morphogenesis and regeneration of adventitious shoots in Jatropha curcas L.
Claudinιia Ferreira Nunes*, Dalilhia Nazarι dos Santos, Moacir Pasqual, Thaνs Cainγ Teixeira Valente, Ana Catarina Lima de Oliveira, Eduardo Alves, Tesfahun Alemu Setotaw
Federal University of Lavras (UFLA) - Department of Agriculture, Plant Tissue Culture Laboratory - Post Office Box 3037, 37200-000, Lavras, MG, Brazil
Federal University of Lavras (UFLA) - Department of Biology - Post Office Box 3037, 37200-000, Lavras, MG, Brazil
Federal University of Lavras (UFLA) - Department of Plant Pathology - Post Office Box 3037, 37200-000, Lavras, MG, Brazil
Agricultural Research Agency of Minas Gerais (EPAMIG), CEP 37780-000, Caldas, MG, Brazil
Pages 1511-1519 | Full Text PDF
Inheritance of resistance to Bangalore race of Fusarium wilt disease in pigeonpea (Cajanus cajan L.)
Basapur Chandrasekhar Ajay*, P.S. Prasad, M. Byre Gowda, K.N. Ganapathy, B.N. Gnanesh, R. Abdul Fiyaz, G.N. Veerakumar, H. Prashanth Babu, S.C. Venkatesha and K.T. Ramya
University of Agricultural Sciences, GKVK, Bangalore 560 065, Karnataka, India
Directorate of Sorghum Research, Rajendranagar, Hyderabad 500 030, Andhra Pradesh, India
ICAR Research Complex for North Eastern Hill Region, Barapani 793 103, Meghalaya, India
Division of Genetics and Plant Breeding, IARI, Regional Station, Karnal -132001 Haryana, India
University of Horticultural Sciences, College of Horticulture, Mysore 571 302, Karnataka, India
Pages 1520-1524 | Full Text PDF
Synergistic effect of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi and spermine on amelioration of salinity stress of wheat (Triticum aestivum L. cv. gimiza 9)
Gamal M. Abdel-Fattah*, Ali H. Ibrahim, Salem M. Al-Amri, Ahmed E. Shoker
Plant production Department, College of Food and Agricultural Sciences, King Saud University, P.O. Box 2460, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia
Department of Biological Sciences, University College at Al-Qunfida, Umm Al-Qura University, Saudi Arabia
Department of Biology, College of Science and Art, ShaqraUniversity, Saudi Arabia
Department of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Education at Al-Arish, North Sinai, Egypt
Pages 1525-1532 | Full Text PDF
Effects of the applications of phosphorus and potassium fertilizers at different growth stages on the root growth and bioactive compounds of Salvia miltiorrhiza Bunge
Lilan Lu, Chun-e He, Yue Jin, Xingling Zhang, Jianhe Wei*
Hainan Branch Institute of Medicinal Plants (Hainan Provincial Key Laboratory of Resource Conservation and Development of Southern Medicine), Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Wanning 571533, PR China
Institute of Medicinal Plant Development, Chinese Academy of Medicinal Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100193, PR China
Key Laboratory of Ecosystem Network Observation and Modeling, Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Beijing 100101, PR China
College of Resources and Environment, Northwest A & F University, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, PR China
Pages 1533-1543 | Full Text PDF
Growth and yield enhancement of Triticum aestivum L. by rhizobacteria isolated from agronomic plants
Asma Sadiq and Basharat Ali*
Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, University of the Punjab, Quaid-e-Azam Campus, Lahore-54590, Pakistan
Pages 1544-1550 | Full Text PDF
Review Article
Camelina sativa, a climate proof crop, has high nutritive value and multiple-uses: a review
Ejaz Ahmad Waraich*, Zeeshan Ahmed, Rashid Ahmad, Muhammad Yasin Ashraf, Saifullah, Muhammad Shahbaz Naeem and Zed Rengel
Department of Crop Physiology, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan
Crop Stress Management Group, Nuclear Institute for Agriculture and Biology (NIAB), P. O. Box 128, Faisalabad, Pakistan
Institute of Soil and Environment Sciences, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan
School of Earth and Environment, University of Western Australia, 35 Stirling Highway, Crawley, WA 6009, Australia
Pages 1551-1559 | Full Text PDF
Monitoring drought responses of barley genotypes with semi-robotic phenotyping platform and association analysis between recorded traits and allelic variants of some stress genes
Andrαs Cseri, Lαszlσ Sass, Ottσ Tφrjιk, Jαnos Pauk, Imre Vass and Dιnes Dudits*
Institute of Plant Biology, Biological Research Centre, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Temesvαri krt. 62, Szeged 6726, Hungary
Cereal Research Non-profit Ltd., Department of Biotechnology, Alsσ kikφto sor 9., Szeged 6726, Hungary
Pages 1560-1570 | Full Text PDF | Supplementary data
Screening of potential salt tolerant turfgrass species in Peninsular Malaysia
Noor Azwa Zulkaliph, Abdul Shukor Juraimi, Md. Kamal Uddin*, Mohd Razi Ismail, Muhammad Saiful Ahmad-Hamdani and Umme Aminun Nahar
Department of Crop Science, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia
Institute of Tropical Agriculture, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang, Malaysia
Pages 1571-1581 | Full Text PDF
Changes in leaf gas exchange, biochemical properties, growth and yield of chilli grown under soilless culture subjected to deficit fertigation
Afifah Abd Razak, Mohd Razi Ismail, Mohd Fauzihan Karim, Puteri Edaroyati Megat Wahab, Siti Norakmar Abdullah and H. Kausar*
Laboratory of Food Crops, Institute of Tropical Agriculture, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 UPM Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia
Department of Crop science, Faculty of Agriculture, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 UPM Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia
Department of Agriculture Technology, Faculty of Agriculture, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 UPM Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia
Pages 1582-1589 | Full Text PDF
The expression of drought responsive element binding protein (DREB2A) related gene from pea (Pisum sativum L.) as affected by water stress
ivko Jovanovic*, Nemanja Stanisavljevic, Aleksandar Mikic, Svetlana Radovic, Vesna Maksimovic
University of Belgrade, Institute of Molecular Genetics and Genetic Engineering, Plant Molecular Biology Lab, P.O.Box 23, 11 010 Belgrade, Serbia
Institue of Field and Vegetable Crops, Forage Crops Department, Maksima Gorkog 32, 21 000 Novi Sad, Serbia
University of Belgrade, Faculty of Biology, Studentski trg 16, 11 000 Belgrade, Serbia
Pages 1590-1596 | Full Text PDF