Volume 16 Issue 02, 2014
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Pages: 231–241Multicrop Legume Germplasm Collection in Oman
Nadiya A. Al-Saady, Saleem K. Nadaf, Ali S. Al-Subhi, Saleh A. Al-Hinai, Safaa M. Al-Farsi, Khamis M. Al-Habsi, Humphrey A. Esechie and Kadambot H.M. Siddique
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Pages: 242–250Soil Health Indicators as Affected by Long-term Application of Farm Manure and Cropping Patterns under Semi-arid Climates
Muhammad Iqbal, Harold M. van Es, Anwar-ul-Hassan, R.R. Schindelbeck and Bianca N. Moebius-Clune
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Pages: 251–260Evaluation of Sorghum (Sorghum bicolor) Core Collection for Drought Tolerance: Pollen Fertility and Mean Performance of Yield Traits and Its Components at Reproductive Stage
Shazia Sakhi, Shafiq ur Rehman, Kazutoshi Okuno, Armaghan Shahzad and Mohammad Jamil
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Pages: 261-268Molecular Characterization and Evolutionary Analysis of the Putative Caleosin Gene Family in Maize (Zeamays)
Hu Lizong, Guo Jinjie, Zhao Yongfeng, Zhu Liying, Huang Yaqun and Chen Jingtang
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Pages: 269-276Immunotherapeutic Activities of Mushroom Derived Polysaccharides in Chicken
Muhammad Irfan Ullah, Masood Akhtar, Zafar Iqbal and Faqir Muhammad
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Pages: 277-284The Availability of Astaxanthin from Shrimp Shell Wastes through Microbial Fermentations, Aeromonas hydrophila and Cell Disruptions
Jee Yin Cheong, A.A. Nor Azwady, G. Rusea, U.A. Noormasshela, A.G. Nurul Shaziera, A.A. Azleen and M. Muskhazli
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Pages: 285-292Water- and Nitrogen-use Efficiencies of Sweet Sorghum Seedlings are Improved under Water Stress
Wei-Feng Wang, Yu-Zheng Zong and Sui-Qi Zhang
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Pages: 293-299Dynamics of Phosphorus Pools in Subtropical Alkaline Soils
Muhammad Asghar Malik, Khalid Saifullah Khan, Fayyaz-ul-Hassan and Adnan Umair
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Pages: 300-306Detection and Molecular Characterization of Alfalfa Witches'-Broom Phytoplasma and its Leafhopper Vector in Riyadh region of Saudi Arabia
Mohammad A. AL-Saleh, Mahmoud A. Amer, Ibrahim M. AL-Shahwan, Omer A. Abdalla and Boy V. Damiri
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Pages: 307-313Nutritive, Fermentative and Environmental Characteristics of Silage of Two Industrial Broccoli (Brassica oleracea var. Italica) By-products for Ruminant Feed
M. Dolores Megías, Marcos Meneses, Josefa Madrid, Fuensanta Hernández, Antonio Martínez-Teruel and Juan A. Cano
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Pages: 314-320Effect of Laying Month and Storage Length on the Hatchability of Ostrich (Struthio camelus) Eggs
Pedro González-Redondo, Manuel Estévez, Antonio Molina and Mercedes Valera
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Pages: 321-327Spasmolytic, Bronchodilator and Vasodilator Activities of Aqueous-methanolic Extract of Ocimum basilicum
Khalid Hussain Janbaz, Irfan Hamid, Anwar-ul-Hassan Gilani and M. Imran Qadir
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Pages: 328-334Effect of Adding Chinese Wildrye or Alfalfa to Wet Corn Gluten Feed During Fermentation
Chun-Fang Pan, Guang-Qian Liu, Yang Li, Kai-Yu Liu, Chun-Lei Li and Yong-Gen Zhang
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Pages: 335-341Gas Exchange, Water Relations and their Relationships with Photochemical Reflectance Index in Quercus ilex Plants during Water Stress and Recovery
Tsonko Tsonev, Said Wahbi, Pengsen Sun, Giuseppe Sorrentino and Mauro Centritto
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Pages: 342-346Characterization of a Strong Constitutive Promoter from Cotton Leaf Curl Kokhran Virus for High Level Gene Expression in Monocotyledonous and Dicotyledonous Plants
Fiaz Rasul, Shaheen Asad, Yusuf Zafar and Shahid Mansoor
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Pages: 347-352Two New Species of Family Acaridae Infesting Stored Products from District Gujranwala, Punjab, Pakistan
Muhammad Hamid Bashir, Sabyan Faris Honey, Shaukat Ali, Muhammad Kamran, Bilal Saeed Khan and Muhammad Afzal
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Pages: 353-358Optimization of Physico-chemical Factors for Augmenting Biomass Production of Baby Hamster Kidney Cells (BHK-21) in Roller Bottle
Qaiser Akram, Khushi Muhammad, Masood Rabbani, Kamran Ashraf, Jawad Nazir and Muhammad Anees
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Pages: 359-364Evaluating the Impact of Osmopriming Varying with Polyethylene Glycol Concentrations and Durations on Soybean
Muhammad Arif, Mohammad Tariq Jan, I.A. Mian, S.A. Khan, Philip Hollington and David Harris
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Pages: 365-370Methane and Ammonia Oxidations Interact in Paddy Soils
M Saiful Alam, Weiwei Xia and Zhongjun Jia
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Pages: 371-376Characterization and Pathogenicity of Fungal Pathogens Associated with Root Diseases of Citrus in Oman
Abdullah Mohammed Al-Sadi, Aisha Gharib Al-Ghaithi, Nawal Al-Fahdi and Rashid Al-Yahyai
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Pages: 377-382Avian Diversity in Central Karakoram National Park, Gilgit-Baltistan
Saeed Abbas, Rahila Tabassum, M. Zafar Khan, Babar Khan, Shahid Hussain, Garee Khan and Saeed Awan
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Pages: 383-388Zinc Application Improves Maize Performance through Ionic Homeostasis and Ameliorating Devastating Effects of Brackish Water
Javed Iqbal, Shamsa Kanwal, Shahid Hussain, Tariq Aziz and Muhammad Aamer Maqsood
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Pages: 389-394Assessment of Acetylcholinesterase from Channa micropeltes as a Source of Enzyme for Insecticides Detection
Mohd Sha Aidil Sharif , M. Izuan Effendi Halmi, Amir Syahir, Wan Lutfi Wan Johari and M. Yunus Shukor
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Pages: 395-400Cloning and Analysis of QTL Linked to Blast Disease Resistance in Malaysian Rice Variety Pongsu Seribu 2
T. Fatah, M.Y. Rafii, H.A. Rahim, S. Meon, M. Azhar and M.A. Latif
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Pages: 401-405Stem Water Soluble Carbohydrate Remobilization in Wheat under Heat Stress during the Grain Filling
Mahroo Mojtabaie Zamani, Majid Nabipour and Mousa Meskarbashee
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Pages: 406-410Cholinesterases: Cholinergic Biomarkers for the Detection of Sublethal Effects of Organophosphorous and Carbamates in Catla catla
Ghazala, Shahid Mahboob, Salma Sultana, Tayyaba Sultana, Laiq Ahmad and Muhammad Rafique Asi
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Pages: 411-415Incidence of Fungal Infection of Freshwater Ornamental Fish in Pakistan
Fauzia Haroon, Zafar Iqbal, Khalid Pervaiz and Abdul Nasir Khalid
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Pages: 416-420Fluctuating Asymmetry, Morphological Changes and Flight Muscle Ratio in a Vip3A Resistant Sub-population of Heliothis virescens (WF06)
Asim Gulzar and Denis J. Wright
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Pages: 421-426Morphological and Molecular Characterization of Stunt Nematodes of Agricultural Importance
Thi-Hoa Pham, Hassan Mohammed Auwal, Hai-Tao Wang and Jing-Wu Zheng
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Pages: 427-430Influence of Different Doses of Equine Chorionic Gonadotropin on Follicular Population and Plasma Estradiol Concentration in Chinese Holstein Dairy Cows
Shu-Bin Fu, Hasan Riaz, Muhammad Kasib Khan, Hua-Lin Zhang, Jian-Guo Chen and Li-Guo Yang
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Pages: 431:434Causes of Soil Sickness Associated with Aerobic Rice Continuous Monocropping
Lixiao Nie, Shah Fahad, Shaobing Peng, Jianliang Huang and Kehui Cui
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Pages: 435-438Detection of Pathogenic Aeromonas hydrophila from Rainbow Trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) Farms in Turkey
Ifakat Tulay Cagatay and Evrim Beyhan Şen
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Pages: 439-442Epidemiology and Early Detection of Goat Grub, Przhevalskiana silenus, in Northern Mountainous Region of Balochistan, Pakistan
Saadullah Jan, Mohammad Lateef, Ferhat Abbas, Azhar Maqbool, Makhdoom A. Jabbar, Hamdullah, Abdul Razzaq and Essa Kakar
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Pages: 443-446Epizootiology of Ectoparasitic Fauna Infesting Selected Domestic Cattle Population of Punjab, Pakistan
Asif Iqbal, Muhammad Sohail Sajid, Muhammad Nisar Khan and Ghulam Muhammad
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Pages: 447-450Description of Lysinibacillus pakistanensis
Iftikhar Ahmed, Yeseul Sin, Jayoung Paek, Muhammad Ehsan, Rifat Hayat, Muhammad Iqbal and Young Hyo Chang