2007 Volume 5, Issue 2

Author(s): Abdullahi O. Abdulkadri ^1*, Simone E. Pinnock ²^‡ and Paula F. Tennant ^{2, 3†}

Use of the rolling mill in the extraction of maguey’s juice

Author(s): H. M. Duran-Garcia ^1*, E. J. Gonzalez-Galvan ¹ and Pastor Ortiz Matadamas ²

Feeding patterns and practices among households with children aged 6-59 months in Mbita Division, Suba District, Kenya

Author(s): O. Ohiokpehai ^1*, J. Kimiywe ², P. Naidoo ³, A. Adesina ³ and N. Sanginga ¹

Relationship between stripe rust (Puccinia striiformis) and grain quality of bread wheat (Triticum aestivum) in the highlands of Bale, southeastern Ethiopia

Effect of pre-cooling on the postharvest of parsley leaves

Author(s): Virgínia S. Álvares, Fernando L. Finger ^*, Raul C. de A. Santos, Jacson R. da Silva Negreiros and Vicente W. D. Casali

Physico-chemical, rheological and sensory characteristics of British commercial chapatti flours

Proximate and elemental composition and their estimated daily intake in infant formulae from developed and developing countries: A comparative analysis

Author(s): Bamidele I. Olu-Owolabi ^1*, Sayo O. Fakayode ², Kayode O. Adebowale ¹ and Patricia C. Onianwa ¹

Socioeconomic and demographic profiles of households with children aged 6-59 months, Mbita Division, Suba District, Kenya

Author(s): Omo Ohiokpehai ^1*, J. Kimiywe ², J. Chianu, D. Mbithe ² and N. Sanginga

Production and partial characterization of food grade breadfruit acetylated starch

Loss assessment in the production of gari from cassava (Manihot esculenta)

Verocytotoxigenic Escherichia coli (VTEC)-associated risk factors in livestock, pet animals, dairy farmers and the environment in two major dairy areas in Trinidad

Protein profile analysis of desert truffle (Terfezia claveryi Chatin)

Spice paprika oleoresin extraction under different conditions involving acetone and ethanol

Author(s): Vesna Rafajlovska ^1*, Renata Slaveska-Raicki ², Liljana Koleva-Gudeva ³ and Jana Klopceska ¹

Temperature effect on drying kinetics of ‘Gigante de Valinhos’ figs

Author(s): H. C. Pacco ¹, C. Vigneault ^{1, 2*}, L. R. de Castro ³, F. C. Menegalli ³ and L. A. B. Cortez ¹

Economic analysis of cocoa wine produced from cocoa powder

Effect of drying and storage on flavour quality of orange (Citrus cinensis (Linn) Osbeck) peel for cupcakes

Molecular mechanisms underlying anthocyanin biosynthesis: A useful tool for the metabolic engineering of the flavonoid pathway genes for novel products

Technology transfer in developing countries: Capitalizing on equipment development

Author(s): L. Sanni ^{1, 2*}, B. Alenkhe ¹, R. Edosio ¹, M. Patino ¹ and A. Dixon ¹

Antibacterial effect of thyme, peppermint, sage, black pepper and garlic hydrosols against Bacillus subtilis and Salmonella enteritidis

Chemical composition of black plum (Vitex doniana): an under-utilized fruit

Simple and rapid method of analysis for determination of pesticide residues in honey using dispersive solid phase extraction and GC determination

Author(s):Ahmed A. Barakat ¹, Hany M. A. Badawy ¹, Emil Salama ², Emad Attallah ^2* and Gouda Maatook ²

Sensory and mechanical characterization of mealy apples and woolly peaches and nectarines

Biochemical and physiological responses in Wistar rat after administration of puffer fish (Lagocephalus lagocephalus) flesh

Author(s): Mongi Saoudi ¹, Faouzi Ben Rabeh ², Kamel Jammoussi ³, Abdelwaheb Abdelmouleh ², Lassaad Belbahri ^4* and Abdelfettah El Feki ¹

Agriculture

Effects of narrow rows and no-tillage on growth parameters, fibre quality and yield components of cotton

Author(s): Christos Avgoulas ¹, Ilias S. Travlos ^1*, Vasilis Kotoulas ¹, Efthimios Mygdakos ² and Garifalia Economou ¹

Seed weight, seed vigor index and field emergence in six upland cotton cultivars

Determination of optimum harvestable length of shoots in tea (Camellia sinensis L.) based on the current shoot growth, rather than interval plucking

Auxin-mediated regulation of early growth activities in Vigna radiata: Induction and repression of two hydrolases, invertase and α-amylase

Nutritional evaluation of the horse eye bean (Mucuna urens): Effect of processing on the chemical composition

Assessment of the nutritional quality of processed horse eye bean (Mucuna urens) by in vivo rat bioassay

Vanilla (Vanilla planifolia Andrews) crop systems used in the Totonacapan area of Veracruz, Mexico: Biological and productivity evaluation

Plant and soil nitrogen indicators and performance of tomato grown at different nitrogen fertilization levels

Author(s): Francesco Montemurro ¹, Michele Maiorana ^1* and Giovanni Lacertosa ²

Effect of application of inorganic fertilizer and poultry manure on insect pests and yield of soybean (Glycine max L.) in the rain forest zone of Nigeria

Author(s): S. B. A. Umoetok ^1*, A. E. Uko ¹, B. E. Archibong ¹, D. A. Ukeh ² and I. A. Udo ¹

Effects of heat and soil texture on seed germination and seedling emergence of marama bean, Tylosema esculentum (Burch.) A. Schreib.

Application of some natural compounds for management of potato late and early blights

The effect of tillage systems and mulching on soil microclimate, growth and yield of white yam (Dioscorea rotundata) in Midwestern Nigeria

Seasonal and structural changes of flavones in alfalfa (Medicago sativa) aerial parts

Effect of three substrates on growth, yield and quality of tomato by the use of geothermal water in the south of Tunisia

Influence of time of harvest on the yield and sensory attributes of white yam (Dioscorea rotundata) in Southwest Nigeria

Author(s): Bolanle A. Akinwande ^1*, Robert Asiedu ², Isaac A. Adeyemi ¹ and Busie Maziya-Dixon ²

Levels of awareness and adoption of disseminated livestock technologies in Enugu state, Nigeria

The effectiveness of zinc, copper and manganese applied in organic forms in diets of high milk yielding cows

Author(s): Stefania Kinal ^1**, Daniel Korniewicz ², Dorota Jamroz ¹, Adolf Korniewicz ¹, Maja Słupczyńska ¹, Rafał Bodarski ¹, Ryszard Ziemiński ³, Stanisław Osięgłowski ⁴ and Ireneusz Dymarski ⁴

Somaclonal variation in tomato L. pennelli and L. peruvianum f. glandulosum characterized in respect to salt tolerance

Effect of feeding urea–treated wheat straw on body weight gain and biochemical metabolites of young camels

In vitro propagation and cryopreservation of Prunus avium using vitrification and encapsulation dehydration methods

Author(s): Mohamad A. Shatnawi ^1*, Rida Shibli ², Issam Qrunfleh ¹, Khaled Bataeineh ³ and Maher Obeidat ¹

Tagging QTLs for maximum root length in rainfed lowland rice by combined selective genotyping and STMs markers

Response of pumpkin (Cucurbita ficifolia L.) to some growth regulators

Determinants of rural farmers’ improved soybean adoption decisions in northern Nigeria

Labour cost as a correlate of output value in cocoa production: A case of Cocoa Research Institute of Nigeria (CRIN)

Response of kenaf (Hibiscus cannabinus L.) growth and yield to nitrogen fertilization

Author(s): Efthimia Alexopoulou ^1*, Yolanda Papatheohari ² and Evripidis Kipriotis ³

Chemical analysis of leaf meal and processed seed flours of an aesthetic plant: Bauhinia tomentosa

Status, utilization and trade of Hazara areas healing plants of Pakistan

Author(s): A. Rauf ^1*, Musa K. Baloch ², Fida M. Abbasi ³, M. Riaz Chattha ⁴ and T. Z. Mahmood ⁴

Environment

Adoption of aquaculture management techniques

The effects of bird species on farming activities within Osun grove

Author(s): E. I. Inah ^1*, O. F. Smith ^1**, S.A. Onadeko ¹ and O. O. Akinola ²

Migration of husbands, remittances and agricultural production: Impacts when wives are left to manage households in rural Kenya

Influence of soil erosion on water, soil, humus and nutrient losses in different crop systems in the Moldavian Plateau, Romania

Author(s): Daniel Bucur ^1*, Gerard Jitareanu ¹, Costica Ailincai ², Christos Tsadilas ³, Despina Ailincăi ² and Adrian Mercus ²

Glyphosate resistant biotypes of wild poinsettia (Euphorbia heterophylla L.) and its risk analysis on glyphosate-tolerant soybeans

Author(s): Ribas Antonio Vidal ^1*, Michelangelo Muzzel Trezzi ², Rafael De Prado ³, Juan Pedro Ruiz-Santaella ³ and Martín Vila-Aiub ⁴

Effects of seawater salinity on salt accumulation and barley (Hordeum vulgare L.) growth under different meteorological conditions

Author(s): Ahmed Al-Busaidi ^1*, Tahei Yamamoto ¹, Mitsuhiro Inoue ¹, Muhammad Irshad ¹, Yasushi Mori ² and Satoshi Tanaka ¹

The mitigation challenge of salt affected soils in Pakistan

Author(s): Muhammad Irshad ^1*, Mitsuhiro Inoue ¹, Muhammad Ashraf ², ZahoorAhmad ² and Faridullah ²

Rainfall network optimization in Jordan as an example of Mediterranean Sea region

The effect of different Mediterranean plant extracts on the development of the great wax moth Galleria mellonella L. (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) and their toxicity to worker honeybees Apis mellifera L. (Hymenoptera: Apidae) under laboratory conditions

Crop-livestock interaction in the savannas of Nigeria: Nature and determinants of farmer decision to use manure for soil fertility maintenance

Suppression of early blight on tomato and purple blight on onion by foliar sprays of aerated and non-aerated compost teas

Geoinformatics application to investigate agricultural potential in Cholistan desert

Environmental pollution by heavy metals from some industrial effluents at Sharada, Kano, Nigeria

Determinants of the decision to adopt improved maize variety by smallholder farmers in the savannas of northern Nigeria

Survey of waste management practices in cassava processing to gari in selected districts of Ghana

Study of the abrasion phenomenon of a pump for the drinking water supply in the Great Algerian South

Effect of total solids concentration of municipal solid waste in anaerobic batch digestion on the biogas produced

Author(s): Asinyetogha H. Igoni ¹, Millonaire F. N. Abowei ², Josiah M. Ayotamuno ^1* and Chibuogwu L. Eze ³

Strategies to improve and sustain food production capacity in the savanna: The role of leguminous fodder crops in maintaining soil fertility and health

Author(s): E. C. Odion ^1*, O. E. Asiribo ², V. B. Ogunlela ¹, B. B. Singh ³ and S. A. Tarawali ⁴

Transport of atrazine through soil columns with or without switchgrass roots

Author(s): Teferi Tsegaye ^1*, Alton Johnson ², Wondi Mersie ³, Samuel Dennis ⁴ and Karnita Golson ¹

Effects of salt stress on ion accumulation and activity of some antioxidant enzymes in melon (Cucumis melo L.)

Author(s): Sebnem Kusvuran ¹, Sebnem Ellialtioglu ², Fikret Yasar ¹and Kazım Abak ³

Suggestions for reformation and financing programs in pig holdings based on the type of nutrition

Author(s): S. Aggelopoulos ¹, A. Pavloudi ¹, P. Karipidis ¹, V. Dotas ² and I. Mitsopoulos ²

Effects of water deficit on dry matter remobilization and grain filling trend in three spring barley genotypes

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