July 12, 2015

A review on morphological characterization, variation and distribution pattern of Eurema butterflies of Peninsular Malaysia - JBES

Noor Azrizal-Wahid1,2, Mohd Sofian-Azirun1, Mohammed Rizman-Idid1,3 Seven species of Eurema butterflies comprised of 263 adult individuals collected from various sampling sites of Peninsular Malaysia were identified and diagnosed based on their morphological characteristics and variation pattern. The result from diagnosis revealed that the main morphological characteristics that differentiated between the members of Eurema butterflies are...

July 6, 2015

The study of structural characteristics of Zelkova carpinifolia (Pall.) trees in the Educational - Research forest of Darabkola, Mazandaran - JBES

Sareh Shabani1*, Mohammd Reza Purmajidiyan2, Seyed Mohammad Hojati3, Hamid Jalilvand2 In this study, the structural properties of Zelkova Carpinifolia trees were compared in pure and mixed stands of educational -Research forest of Darabkola. The inventory was performed selectivelyin 16 circular plots (1000 m2). In each sample plot, characteristics such as height, diameter at breast height, basal area, total volume, number of trees per...

July 5, 2015

Diversity of bananas (Musa spp.) in Madura Island, East Java: exploration and inventory - JBES

Lia Hapsari*, Ahmad Masrum, Dewi Ayu Lestari Banana exploration study has been conducted in Madura Island covering areas of Bangkalan, Sampang, Pamekasan and Sumenep Districts. This paper presents the results of survey, inventory and diversity of bananas in Madura Island including its habitat aspects, agronomic practices and diseases problems. Results showed that banana plants are widely distributed in Madura Island, it grows wild in coastal...