Tests of propagation of Pseudospondias microcarpa A. Rich. under the climatic conditions of Franceville in the southeastern of Gabon - JBES

Pamphile Nguema Ndoutoumou*, Paul Ondo Ovono, Alain Serges Ondo-Azi, Audrey Wilson Ignanga Ignanga, Antoine Mitte Mbeang Beyeme Pseudospondias microcarpa A. Rich is a tropical tree species, which is not domesticated despite its food and pharmacological potentials. This study aims at introducing its domestication using two types of substrate. The first substrate (S1) is a mixture of compost and local soil while the second substrate (S2) is...

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Screening and evaluation of ligninolytic dye decolourisation capacity of Pleurotus ostreatus - JBES

Patient D. Dhliwayo-Chiunzi, Ruvimbo Rwafa, Lydia Mugayi, Fungai Siwanja, Talent Ngurube, Glasnost Hudson, Hope Mvundura, Shumirai Nyashonjeka, Tapiwaishe Madeya Ligninolytic enzymes as biocatalysts have the potential to replace conventional processes in several industries including the water purification industry especially in the treatment of dye effluent. Development of water treatment systems based on ligninolytic...

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Pathogenicity of root-knot nematode (Meloidogyne incognita) on sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas L.) - IJAAR | International Journal of Agronomy and Agricultural Research (IJAAR)

O.S. Osunlola*, B. Fawole Root-knot nematode, Meloidogyne incognita, is a major biotic factor militating against sweet potato production. The pathogenicity of M. incognito on three sweet potato cultivars: Kayode, TIS 4400-2 and TIS 70357-OP-1-79 was investigated in a screen house experiment at the Department of Crop Protection and Environmental Biology, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria. A vine cutting of each cultivar was planted in a...

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Comparative examination of the effect of manure and chemical fertilizers on yield and yield components of rosemary (Rosemarinus officinalis L.) - IJAAR

Seyede Roghaye Hosseini Valiki*, Sobhanallah Ghanbari In order to examine the effect of manure and chemical fertilizers on the some agronomic characteristics, yield and the amount of essence of rosemary, the experiment was carried out as randomized complete design with 9 treatments at 4 replications at in Sari city at 2013. Treatments were included witness (control), sheep and vermicompost fertilizers and chemical...

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Morphological and genetic variation in Aegilops geniculata Roth. from Tunisia - IJAAR

Khaled Mguis1,2†, Asma Mahjoub3†, Mejda Abassi2 , Ali Albouchi2 , Zeineb Ouerghi1, Ben Brahim Nadia3 , Zoubeir Béjaoui2 Aegilops geniculata Roth is an annual grass relative to cultivated wheats and is widely distributed in North Africa. In order to understand the diversity of this species, 13 populations collected in different bioclimatic areas in north and central Tunisian were analyzed using morphological and molecular characters. Principal...

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Effect of foliarly applied potassium on Capsicum Annuum L. grown under sodium chloride stress--IJAAR

Authors: Sawaira Naz1, Muhammad Hamayun1, Aqib Sayyed1, Seema Gul1, Zahida Parveen2,Muhammad Khalid1, Humaira Gul1 Salinity is one of the environmental factors that has a critical influence on the germination and plant establishment. In present study, two independent experiments were conducted to investigate the effects of salinity and potassium on germination, seedling establishment and growth of Capsicum annuum...

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The effects of priming by folic acid and hydrogen peroxide on morphophysiological traits in cannabis seeds (Cannabis sativa L.) - JBES

Shirin Karbalaye Golizadeh1, Tooraj Mir Mahmoodi*2, Nabi Khaliliaqdam3 Department of Agronomy and Plant Breeding, Mahabad Branch,Islamic Azad University, Mahabad, Iran Department of Agronomy and Plant Breeding, Mahabad Branch, Islamic Azad University,Mahabad, Iran Department of Agriculture, Payame Noor University, Saghez, Iran Effect of various folic acid and hydrogen peroxide concentration on some traits of cannabis performed based on...

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