International Journal of Food, Agriculture & Environment (JFAE)

2012 Volume 10, Issue 1

Print and Online Journal
Print ISSN: 1459-0255 / Online ISSN: 1459-0263

Food and Health

Colloidal competences of some food cleaning agents based on alkaline and ammonium nonionic soaps

Author(s): Călin Jianu

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Nutritional and functional properties of Tamarindus indica pulp and Zizyphus spina-christi fruit and seed

Author(s): Isiaka Adisa Amoo ¹ and Violette Nkechi Atasie ^2*

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Proximate composition and physicochemical and functional properties and functional properties of Pistacia vera (L.)

Author(s): Isiaka Adisa Amoo ¹, Violette Nkechi Atasie ^2* and Olanrewaju David Akinola¹

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The influence of cigarette smoking on endothelial function

Author(s): Germaine Săvoiu ^*, Carmen Cristescu, Claudia Borza, Mihaiela Andoni, Corina Şerban O. Fira-Mladinescu, Daniela Chiru, Georgeta Maria Simu, Lelia Şuşan and Rodica Mateescu

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Dietary red palm oil olein attenuates myocardial ischaemia/reperfusion injury: Effects on glutathione peroxidase transcription and extracellular signal-regulated kinases 1/2

Author(s): D. J. Bester ¹, A. K. Jonassen ³, E. F. Du Toit ², A. J. Esterhuyse ¹ and J. Van Rooyen ^1*

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Effects of procyanidin on antioxidant enzyme status in kidney and heart homogenates of Wistar rats

Author(s): O. O. Oguntibeju ^1*, A. N. Fashola and C. L. Cole-Showers ²

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Effect of storage temperature on quality changes of minimally processed of baby lettuce

Author(s): Anna Spinardi and Antonio Ferrante ^*

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Effect of tamarind juice and salt on physical and textural changes of traditionally marinated beef satay

Author(s): C. Y. Cheok and N. L. Chin ^*

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Conditioning of nopal cactus (Opuntia spp.) for food and dehydration

Author(s): Héctor Martín Durán-García ^1*, Emilio Jorge González-Galván ² and Ulises Márquez-Pérez ²

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An analysis of the diet of the population in the Republic of Serbia

Author(s): Smiljana B. Ðukičin, Jelena J. Milanković, Anđelija Č. Ivkov-Džigurski and Vladimir M. Stojanović^*

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Microplate kinetic assay of ACE activity and response surface methodology of hydrolysis factors of peanut and cowpea flours by Alcalase

Author(s): Cuie Guang ^{1, 2*} and Robert D. Phillips ²

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Effect of smoking, salting and frozen-storage on the nutrient composition of the African catfish (Clarias gariepinus)

Author(s): E. Ekpenyong ^* and C. O. Ibok

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Grape distribution efficiency in wholesale market, Beijing, China

Author(s): Jianying Feng, Jintao Song, Weihua Jiao and Weisong Mu ^*

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Production and characteristics of a traditional food: Turkish delight (Lokoom)

Author(s): Lale S. Akan ^* and Metin S. Sürücüoğlu

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Acrylamide content of some Turkish traditional desserts

Author(s): M. Sertaç Özer ¹, Osman Kola ^2*, Adil Altan ³ Hüseyin Duran ² and Bülent Zorlugenç ¹

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Extending the shelf-life of straw mushroom with high carbon dioxide treatment

Author(s): Soravit Jamjumroon ¹, Chalermchai Wongs-Aree ^{1, 4*}, William B. McGlasson ², Varit Srilaong ^{1, 4}, Piya Chalermklin ³ and Sirichai Kanlayanarat ^{1, 4}

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Characterization of pectinase from mango (Mangifera indica cv. Chokanan) peel

Author(s): Amid Mehrnoush ¹, Shuhaimi Mustafa ² and Abdul Manap Mohd Yazid ^1*

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Extraction and analysis of antioxidant capacity in eight edible beans

Author(s): Atanu Biswas ^1*, Nongnuch Sutivisedsak ¹, Huai N. Cheng ², Julious L. Willett ¹, William C. Lesch ³ and Robert R. Tangsrud ³

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In vitro evaluation of antioxidant property of the exopolysaccharides peptides from Ganoderma lucidum CAU 5501 in submerged culture

Author(s): Baojing Yuan, Wenzhen Zhang, Zhanqiao Yu and Rijun Zhang ^*

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Size reduction of selected spices using knife mill: Experimental investigation and model fitting

Author(s): C. L. Too ¹, Y. A. Yusof ^1*, N. L. Chin ¹, A. R. Talib ¹ and M. G. Aziz ^{1, 2}

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The place and role of patelloplasty in total knee arthroplasty

Author(s): Iconia E. Borza and Cosmin I. Faur ^*

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Characterization of polyphenol oxidase from mango (Mangifera indica L. cv. Chokanan) peel

Author(s): Amid Mehrnoush ¹, Mustafa Shuhaimi ² and Abdul Manap Mohd Yazid ^1*

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Effect of cooling and freezing temperatures on microbial and chemical properties of chicken meat during the storage period

Author(s): Mohammed S. Al-jasser

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Effects of temperature conditioning and citrus juice marinade on quality and microstructure of aged beef

Author(s): Tolga Kahraman ^1*, Alev Gurol Bayraktaroglu ², Ghassan Issa ¹, Tugrul Ertugrul ², Enver Baris Bingol ¹ and Levent Ergun ²

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An improved system dynamics model for forecasting China’s animal product demand

Author(s): Yanhua Li, Fang Liu and Bingjun Li ^*

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Use of various flours in gluten-free biscuits

Author(s): Aliye Ergin and Emine Nur Herken ^*

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Comparison of the descriptive sensory attributes of taste and chemical parameters of Croatian dessert wine Prošek using multivariate analysis

Author(s): Irena Budić-Let ¹, Jasenka Gajdoš Kljusurić ^2*, Goran Zdunić ¹, Iva Tomić- Potrebuješ ¹, Ivan Pezo ¹ and Tomislav Lovrić ²

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Optimization of medium composition for production of lacticin LLC518 by Lactococcus lactis subsp. lactis LLC518 using response surface methodology

Author(s): Qinglong Meng, Qingxia Cai, Bo Shi, Ruiyan Fu, Jinnian Li, Xiaolin Chen, Kezong Qi and Ming Zhang ^*

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Sequence analysis of the haemagglutinin genes of H9N2 avian influenza viruses isolated in China during 1996 to 2011

Author(s): Yin Dai ¹, Junjun Wang ², Fazhi Xu ³, Ruihong Zhao ¹, Xiaomiao Hu ¹ and Danjun Zhang ^1*

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Bioactive compounds and antioxidant properties at different maturity stage of apple cultivars from Romania

Author(s): Olimpia Iordanescu, Ersilia Alexa ^*, Roxana Micu and Mariana-Atena Poiana

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Analysis of microbial contamination levels of fruits and vegetables at retail in Monterrey, Mexico

Author(s): Mayra Gómez-Govea, Luisa Solís-Soto, Norma Heredia ^*, Santos García, Gabriela Moreno, Omar Tovar and Gabriela Isunza

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Molecular screening of high molecular weight glutenin genes in spring bread wheat genotypes in Saudi Arabia

Author(s): Abdelhalim Ibrahim Ghazy, Abdalla Ibrahim Zanouny, Khaled Ahmad Moustafa and Abdullah Abdulaziz Al-Doss ^*

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The price discount effects in the Italian pasta market

Author(s): Mariarosaria Simeone ^* and Giuseppe Marotta

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Intestine size changes generated by the non-starch polysaccharides (NSP) content in wheat and by forage enzymes

Author(s): Lavinia Stef, Dan Drinceanu, Gabi Dumitrescu, Eliza Simiz, Călin Julean , Ducu Sandu Stef and Ciprian Cosmin Pandur

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Nutritional knowledge of mothers with children aged between 0-24 months

Author(s):Yahya Özdoğan ^1*, Aslı Uçar ², Lale Sariye Akan ², Mustafa Volkan Yılmaz ², Metin Saip Sürücüoğlu ², Funda Pınar Cakıroğlu ² and Ayşe Özfer Özçelik ²

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Optimization of fermentation medium for β-fructofuranosidase production from Arthrobacter sp. 10138 using artificial neural network and genetic algorithms

Author(s): Zheng Ruan ¹, Shiqiang Liu ¹, Zhang Cui ^{1, 2}, Dingding Su ^2*, Xiaosong Wu ⁴, Zhikai Dai ¹, Chengyao Luo ¹, Chunlong Liao ¹ and Yulong Yin ^{1, 3*}

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Synthesis of salified β-alkyl (C₁₂H₂₅/C₁₈H₃₇) polyethyleneoxy (n=3-20) propionamides, potential components in food sanitation (I)

Author(s): Gabriel Bujancă and Ionel Vasile Jianu ^*

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Storability of ‘Fuyu' sweet persimmons as affected by 1-MCP and MAP at low temperature

Author(s): Hyun-Sug Choi ¹, Seok-Kyu Jung ^2* and Young-Ka Kim ³

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Antimicrobial activities of different extracts of eight plant species from four different family against some pathogenic microoorganisms

Author(s): Nur Ceyhan ¹, Dilek Keskin ^2* and Aysel Uğur ¹

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Acclimatization related proteins and factors in somaclone lines in kiwifruit (Actinidia deliciosa)

Author(s): Sayed Sharam Miraghaee ¹, Ali Mostafaie ¹ and Danial Kahrizi ^1-3*

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The reflection of moisture content on palm oil development during the ripening process of fresh fruits

Author(s): Afshin Keshvadi ^1*, Johari Bin Endan ¹, Haniff Harun ², Desa Ahmad ³ and Farah Saleena ¹

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Identification of food security in the mountainous Guyuan Prefecture of China by exploring changes of food production

Author(s): Qun’ou Jiang ^{1, 2}, Xiangzheng Deng ^{1, 3*}, Haiming Yan ⁴, Dongdong Liu ⁵ and Ruijie Qu ⁶

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Effect of okra extract on properties of wheat, corn and rice starches

Author(s): Mohammed S. Alamri ¹, Abdellatif Mohamed ^1*, Shahzad Hussain ¹ and Jingyuan Xu ²

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Modulation of brain antioxidant enzymes by methotrexate administration in animal model

Author(s): O. O. Oguntibeju ^1* and C. L. Coleshowers ²

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Electronic tongue technique potential in monitoring quality of bottled water

Author(s): Hong Xiao ^{1, 2} and Jun Wang ^1*

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Effects of proanthocyanidin and methotrexate on glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) and glutathione reductase (GR) in an animal model

Author(s): C. L. Cole-Showers ¹,O. M. Adigun ¹ and O. O. Oguntibeju ²

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Participation of different gamma irradiation techniques, doses and radioprotective compounds upon carbon metabolism, polypeptide upregulation and subsequent 1,3 β-glucans over-production by Pleurotus ostreatus mushrooms

Author(s): M. E. A. Dawoud

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Accumulation of antioxidative vitamins and minerals in seeds of oil pumpkin (Cucurbita pepo L. var. Styriaca) cultivars

Author(s): Maria Jeznach ², Honorata Danilcenko ¹, Elvyra Jarienė ¹, Jurgita Kulaitienė ¹ and Judita Černiauskienė ¹

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Factors affecting trout marketing in Kohgiloye and Boyer Ahmad

Author(s): Morteza Hassan Shahi ¹, Yaqhoob Zeratkish ² and Vahid Foroughi ^3*

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Agriculture

Behavior of coffee plants IPR 100 and IPR 106 in soil infested with Meloidogyne incognita

Author(s): Cláudia Regina Dias-Arieira ^*, Simone de Melo Santana, Fernando Marcelo Chiamolera, Fabio Biela, Tatiana Pagan Loeiro Cunha, Heriksen Higashi Puerari and Lais Fernanda Fontana

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Evaluation of ‘Out Salt’ anti-stress material effects on mini-tuber production of potato cultivars under in vivo condition

Author(s): Davoud Hassanpanah ^* and Jafar Azimi

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Assessment of SDI system application on grape

Author(s): Payam Najafi ^1*, Sayyed-Hassan Tabatabaei ² and Kamran Asgari ³

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Genetic diversity among wild accessions and cultivars of Tunisian tall fescue based on morpho-agronomical traits and ISSR markers

Author(s): Nidhal Chtourou-Ghorbel ¹, Hanen Elazreg ¹, Salma Ghariani ¹, Mohamed Chakroun ² and Neila Trifi-Farah ^1*

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Effect of silicon on drought tolerance of upland rice

Author(s): Antonio Nolla ^1*, Reginaldo Januário de Faria ², Gaspar Henrique Korndörfer ² and Tiago Roque Benetoli da Silva ^1*

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Effect of soybean oligosaccharides on immunity and TLR2-NF-κB signal pathway response for weanling pigs

Author(s): Ruan Zheng ^1#*, Lingyuan Yang ^2#, Xiao-li Zhou ^1#, Changquing Zhu ^3#*, Xu-gang Shu ^1,4, Xin Wu ¹, Hua Li ⁵, Ling Wang⁵,and Jiang Bo ¹

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Effect of plant growth regulators BAP and IAA on micropropagation of Iranian lemon balm (Melissa officinalis L.) landraces

Author(s): Nasser Mohebalipour ¹, Saeid Aharizad ^1*, Seyed Abolghasem Mohammadi ¹, Ali Reza Motallebiazar ² and Hassan Maddah Arefi ³

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Natural ¹⁵N abundance of tomato and soil amended with urea and compost

Author(s): Wei Zhou ^{1, 2}, Chunsheng Hu ^1*, Ji Li ³, Peter Christie ^{3, 4} and Xiaotang Ju ³

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Remaining dynamics of Cry1Ab proteins from transgenic Bt corn in soil

Author(s): Qingling Fu, Yunhong Zhang, Wei Huang, Hongqing Hu ^*, Diqin Chen and Chang Yang

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The effects of plant growth promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) inoculation on the yield and yield components of grain corn (Zea mays L.) in Astara, Iran

Author(s): Ali Faramarzi ^1*, Mohammad Ali Pourgorban ¹, Mohammad Hossein Ansari ² and Reza Taghizadeh ³

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Applicability of micro irrigation system on cotton yield and water use efficiency

Author(s): Rasoul Asadi ¹, Nader Kouhi ² and Najme Yazdanpanah ^3*

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Genetic diversity of wild oats Avena fatua and A. sterilis ssp. ludoviciana accessions of Iran

Author(s): Zeynab Mohamadzadeh ^1*, Eskandar Zand ², Taher Nejadsattari ¹, Mohammad Reza Naghavi ³, Ramazan Ali Khavari-Nejad ¹ and Diba Ahmadi Rastegar ⁴

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Maize genotypes expression in environments on southern Brazil

Author(s): Tiago Roque Benetoli da Silva ^1*, Paulo Roberto Alves da Luz ², Carolina Amaral Tavares da Silva ³, Luiz Facchi ⁴, Fernando Luiz Rocha Pereira ⁴ and Juliana Parisotto Poletine ¹

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Effects of anaerobic digestates application on chemical composition and in vitro digestibility of alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.)

Author(s): Antonia Lestingi ^1*, Fulvia Bovera ², Carolina Vitti ³, Francesco Montemurro ³ and Alessandra Tateo ¹

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Effect of mycorrhiza inoculation and application of different phosphorus fertilizer levels on yield and yield components of corn (cv. KSC647) in Miyaneh region, Iran

Author(s): Ali Faramarzi ^1*, Ghorban Noormohamadi ¹, Mohammad Reza Ardakani ², Farrokh Darvish ¹ and Mohammad Bagher Khorshidi Benam ³

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Economic implications of small ruminant diseases in the Northern Area of Jordan

Author(s): Amani Abdullah. Al-Assaf

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Effect of exogenous proline and de-acclimation treatment on cold tolerance in Brassica napus shoots cultured in vitro

Author(s): Vaida Jonytienė, Natalija Burbulis ^*, Ramunė Kuprienė and Aušra Blinstrubienė

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A spatial-temporal diffusion study of maize variety in China using a new two-dimensional representation

Author(s): Zhe Liu, Shaoming Li ^*, Chunqiao Mi, Hu Wang, Qin Ma, Lin Li, Xiaodong Zhang and Dehai Zhu

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A comparison of two types of agrosystems for the protected soilless cultivation of tomato crops in arid zones

Author(s): Pilar Mazuela ¹, Juan Francisco Trevizán ¹ and Miguel Urrestarazu ^2*

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Effect of dietary compound glossy privet (Ligustrum lucidum) fruit powder on breeding performance of bred sows and nursery-age pigs

Author(s): Li-zhi Fu ^#, Guo-wen Cao ^#, Yi-fan Zhang ^#, Chun-lin Chen ^#, Rong-guo Dai, Hua Zheng, Deng-feng Xu and Jin-long Yang ^*

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Assessing the technical efficiency of grape production in open field cultivation in China

Author(s): Changyang Ma ¹, Weisong Mu ^1*, Jianying Feng ² and Weihua Jiao ³

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The effects of rootstocks and training systems on the growth and fruit quality of the ‘Round Seedless’ grape

Author(s): Onder Kamiloglu

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Foliar applications of silicon fertilisers inhibit powdery mildew development in greenhouse cucumber

Author(s): Silje Aase Wolff ^1*, Irene Karoliussen ¹, Jens Rohloff ² and Richard Strimbeck ²

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Effect of different irrigation intervals, nitrogen and superabsorbent levels on chlorophyll index, yield and yield components of sesame

Author(s): Zeinolabedin Jouyban ^1* and Seyyed Gholamreza Moosavi ²

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Effect of dietary wheat with arabinoxylanase supplementation on intestinal morphology of weaned pigs

Author(s): Min Gong ^{1, 2#*}, Jinjin Liu ^2#, Zhichum Zham ^3#*, Ying Zhou ^3#* and Ruan Zheng ^1*.

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Effect of ammonium/nitrate nitrogen ratio on photosynthesis, respiration and some vegetative traits of canola grown under salinity stress

Author(s): Ahmad Bybordi

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Determination of physical damage thresholds of strawberry leaves (Fragaria × ananassa cv. Honeoye)

Author(s): Ahmet Zafer Makaraci ^1* and James A. Flore ²

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Effects of Neem on Liriomyza trifolii (Burgess) (Diptera: Agromyzidae) and its parasitoids on tomato greenhouse

Author(s): Eyyüp Mennan Yıldırım ^1* and Hüseyin Baspinar ²

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High-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) analysis of the α-tocopherol deposition in the egg yolk: Effect of dll-α-tocopheryl acetate application in feed of breeding hens

Author(s): Hongxin Zhang ^{1, 2}, Renlu Huang ^1*, Qiuxia Yang ¹, Xiaohu Guo ¹ and Hui Chen ¹

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Research on crude protein and digestibility of Arnica montana L. using conventional NIR spectrometry and hyperspectral imaging NIR

Author(s): Laura M. Dale ^{1, 2, 3*}, Juan A. Fernández Pierna ³, Philippe Vermeulen ³, Bernard Lecler ³, Anca D. Bogdan ¹, Florin S. Păcurar ¹, Ioan Rotar ¹, André Thewis ² and Vincent Baeten ³

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Genotypic and growth regulator effects on organogenesis from hypocotyl explants of fiber flax (Linum usitatissimum L.)

Author(s): Natalija Burbulis ^1*, Aušra Blinstrubienė¹, Ramunė Masienė ¹, Zofija Jankauskiene ² and Elvyra Gruzdevienė ²

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Optimum sampling plan for the population of English grain aphid, Sitobion avenae (F.) (Hem.: Aphididae) on wheat in Iran

Author(s): Shahram Shahrokhi ^1* and Masoud Amirmaafi ²

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Effects of different pomace and pulp dietary energy density on growth performance and intramuscular fat deposition relating mRNA expression in beef cattle

Author(s): Quan-Hui Peng, Zhi-Sheng Wang ^*, Cui Tan Hai-Bo Zhang, Yong-Na Hu and Hua-Wei Zou

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Dietary NCG supplementation enhances the expression of N-acetylglutamate synthase in intestine of weaning pig

Author(s): Zhi-qiang Liu ^{1, 3#}, Meimei Geng ^{1, 3#}, Xu-gang Shu ², Wence Wang ¹ and Yulong Yin ^1-3*

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Analysis of soil Ca, Mg, Al saturation (m%) and dry mass of cover crops under crop rotation

Author(s): Carolina Amaral Tavares-Silva ^1*, Eduardo Godoy de Souza ², Lúcia Helena Pereira Nóbrega ², Diego dos Santos ³ and Affonso Celso Gonçalves Júnior ⁴

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Production of common millet (Panicum miliaceum L.) in Slovenia and effect of sowing time and sowing density on grain yield of the ‘Sonček’ cultivar

Author(s): Darja Kocjan Ačko ^*, Igor Šantavec and Monika Cvetkov

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Liquefaction of albumen during the early incubational stages of the avian embryo and its impact on the antimicrobial activity of albumen

Author(s): Jun Fang, Meihu Ma *, Yongguo Jin, Ning Qiu, Qun Huang, Shuguo Sun, Fang Geng and Liang Guo

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Mulching impact on plant growth and production of rainfed fig orchards under drought conditions

Author(s): Moslem Jafari ¹, Jalil Abdolahi Pour Haghighi ^2* and Hamid Zare ³

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The effect of medicinal plants on broilers immunological profile and productive performances

Author(s): Ducu Sandu Stef ^1*, Lavinia Stef ¹, Daniela Mot ¹, Cecilia Pop ² and Mindru G. Hegedus ¹

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Effects of harvesting time and harvesting height on grain yield and agronomical characters in rice ratoon (Oryza sativa L.)

Author(s): Hossein Yazpour ¹, Mohamad Mehdi Shahri ¹, Ali Soleymani ^1* and Mohamad Hesam Shahrajabian ¹

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Economic valuation of collecting water to billing in the aspersion irrigated bean in the no tillage system and conventional crop

Author(s): Alexandre de Castro Salvestro ^1*, Marilda da Penha Teixeira Nagaoka ², Leandro Borges Lemos ³, Maura Seiko Tsutsui Esperancini ², Carla Maria Martins ², Raquel Andrade Sá ¹, Carolina Amaral Tavares da Silva ⁴ and Tiago Roque Benetoli da Silva ¹

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Impact of conflict on agricultural production in the Niger-Delta: Evidence from Cross River State, Nigeria

Author(s): Nneoyi, I. Ofem, Henry M. Ndifon, Augustine O. Angba ^*, John B. Effiong and Omolara C. Akinmosin

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Dynamic analysis and simulation on sucking process of pneumatic precision metering device for rapeseed

Author(s): Xu Li, Qingxi Liao ^*, Jiajia Yu, Caixia Shu and Yitao Liao

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Yield and yield components of various grain sorghum cultivars grown in an arid region

Author(s): Ahmad Ghasemi ¹, M. M. Ghasemi ¹ and M. Pessarakli ^2*

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The effect of sorting on aflatoxin reduction of pistachio nuts

Author(s): Ahmad Shakerardekani ^1,2, Roselina Karim ^1* and Fatemeh Mirdamadiha ²

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Permanent wilting point of bean cultivated in Dystric Nitosols and Rhodic Ferralsols

Author(s): Alexandre C. Salvestro ^1*, Paulo S. L. de Freitas ², Roberto Rezende ², Rivanildo Dallacort ³ and Camila Viana Vieira ⁴

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Changes in seed yield and biological yield of six wheat cultivars on the basis of different sowing dates

Author(s): Amir Riaziat, Ali Soleymani ^* and Mohamad Hesam Shahrajabian

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Effects of salinity and nitrogen fertilizer on some quantity and quality parameters of sugar cane (Saccharum sp.)

Author(s): Habiballah Nadian ^*, Behzad Nateghzadeh and Siroos Jafari

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Nutrient profiles of brown marine algae (Sargassum dentifebium) as affected by different processing methods for chickens

Author(s): M. A. Al-Harthi ^* and A.A. El-Deel

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Effects of planting populations on yield and yield components of safflower in different weed competition treatments

Author(s): Mohamad Reza Naghavi

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Genotypic difference for heat tolerance traits under real field conditions

Author(s): Mohammad Kazem Shefazadeh ^1*, Mohtasham Mohammadi ² and Rahmatollah Karimizadeh ²

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The effects of soil copper content and iron application on peanut (Arachis hypogaea): Copper contents of plants

Author(s): Seyyid Irmak ^*, Abdullah Çıl and Yasin Korkmaz

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A text segmentation method of Text to Speech Technology based on agricultural ontology theory and semantic search

Author(s): Xinxing Li, Lingxian Zhang, Zetian Fu ^*, Xue Liu and Haojie Wen

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Performance and characterization of five sweet corn cultivars as influenced by soil properties

Author(s): Dragan Žnidarčič

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Impact of ploughless tillage on soil physical properties and winter wheat productivity

Author(s): Kęstutis Romaneckas ^1*, Dovilė Avižienytė ¹, Egidijus Šarauskis ², Mindaugas Martinkus ², Vytautas Pilipavičius¹, Aida Adamavičienė ¹ and Antanas Sakalauskas ²

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The effects of bagging on fresh fruit quality of Canarium album

Author(s): Junhui Zhou ^1*, Guofeng Zhong ¹, Zhuozhen Lin ¹ and Hui-lian Xu ²

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Using flag leaf chlorophyll content and canopy temperature depression for determining drought resistant durum wheat genotypes

Author(s): Mohammad Kazem Shefazadeh ^1*, Rahmatollah Karimizadeh ^{2, 3}, Mohtasham Mohammadi ^{2, 3} and Hamid Saeedi Suq ³

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Nitrogen and sulfur sources in the culture of Brassica napus L. var. oleifera

Author(s): Reginaldo Ferreira Santos ¹, Augustinho Borsoi ^1,*, Deonir Secco ¹, Samuel Nelson Melegari de Souza ¹ and Elisandro Pires Frigo ²

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Effects of mulching on soil temperature and moisture in the rain-fed farmland of summer corn in the Taihang Mountain of China

Author(s): Jiansheng Cao ^{1, 2}, Xiao Zhou ³, Wanjun Zhang ^1*, Changming Liu ¹, and Zhijun Liu ⁴

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Effect of nutrient solution and temperature on capsaicin content and yield contributing characteristics in six sweet pepper (Capsicum annuum L.) cultivars

Author(s): M. J. Rahman and H. Inden *

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Equilibrium analyses on structural changes of land uses in Jiangxi Province

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Author(s): Wanxia Peng ^{1, 2}, Tongqing Song ^{1, 2*}, Fuping Zeng ^{1, 2}, Kelin Wang ^{1, 2}, Hu Du ^{1, 2} and Shiyang Lu ^{1, 2}

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