Volume 2, Number 3, August 2011 (Special Issue on )

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Response of coleoptiles to water deficit: growth, turgor maintenance and osmotic adjustment in barley plants (Hordeum vulgare L.)

Águeda González, Luís Ayerbe

Abstract | References PDF (273KB), PP. 159-166, Pub. Date: August 4, 2011

DOI: 10.4236/as.2011.23022, Downloads: 1376 Google Scholar

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Measuring and simulating maize (Zea mays L.) yield responses to reduced tillage and mulching under semi-arid conditions

Walter Mupangwa, John Dimes, Sue Walker, Stephen Twomlow

Abstract | References PDF (359KB), PP. 167-174, Pub. Date: August 12, 2011

DOI: 10.4236/as.2011.23023, Downloads: 1560 Google Scholar

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The making of an agricultural classic: farmers of forty centuries or permanent agriculture in China, Korea and Japan, 1911-2011

John Paull

Abstract | References PDF (250KB), PP. 175-180, Pub. Date: August 8, 2011

DOI: 10.4236/as.2011.23024, Downloads: 1940 Google Scholar

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Effect of split applications of urea on protein size distribution, physical dough properties, and baking performance of five experimental bread wheat lines

Alma Rosa Islas-Rubio, Karla Chávez-Quiroz, Francisco Vásquez-Lara, Brenda Silva-Espinoza, María del Carmen Granados-Nevárez, Humberto Gonzalez-Ríos, Miguel Camacho-Casas

Abstract | References PDF (398KB), PP. 181-190, Pub. Date: August 8, 2011

DOI: 10.4236/as.2011.23025, Downloads: 945 Google Scholar

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Effects of autoclaving on the physiological action of paclobutrazol

Dimas Mendes Ribeiro, Caroline Müller, Jackson Bedin, Glayton Botelho Rocha, Raimundo Santos Barros

Abstract | References PDF (244KB), PP. 191-197, Pub. Date: August 11, 2011

DOI: 10.4236/as.2011.23026, Downloads: 1079 Google Scholar

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The effect of nitrification inhibitor 3,4-dimethylpyrazole phosphate (DMPP) on nitrifying organism populations under in vitro conditions

David Beltran-Rendon, Kenne Rico-Fragozo, Lina Farfan-Caceres, Hermann Restrepo-Diaz, Lilliana Hoyos-Carvajal

Abstract | References PDF (179KB), PP. 198-200, Pub. Date: August 8, 2011

DOI: 10.4236/as.2011.23027, Downloads: 1002 Google Scholar

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QTL Mapping for chinese northern-style steamed bread specific volume

Peng Wu, Bin Liu, Tao Zhou, Zhuokun Li, Haiyun Du, Jiteng Wang, Jichun Tian

Abstract | References PDF (916KB), PP. 201-207, Pub. Date: August 8, 2011

DOI: 10.4236/as.2011.23028, Downloads: 1054 Google Scholar

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Effect of different fertilization on spring cabbage (Brassica oleracea L. var. capitata) production and fertilizer use efficiencies

Zhibin Guo, ChuanLong He, Youhua Ma, Hongbin Zhu, Feng Liu, Daozhong Wang, Li Sun

Abstract | References PDF (173KB), PP. 208-212, Pub. Date: August 8, 2011

DOI: 10.4236/as.2011.23029, Downloads: 1159 Google Scholar

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Effects of different levels of compost application on amounts and distribution of organic nitrogen forms in soil particle size fractions subjected mainly to double cropping

Thu Ha Nguyen, Haruo Shindo

Abstract | References PDF (500KB), PP. 213-219, Pub. Date: August 8, 2011

DOI: 10.4236/as.2011.23030, Downloads: 988 Google Scholar

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Cropping frequency and N fertilizer effects on soil water distribution from spring to fall in the semiarid Canadian prairies

R. de Jong, C. A. Campbell, R. P. Zentner, P. Basnyat, B. Grant, R. Desjardins

Abstract | References PDF (755KB), PP. 220-237, Pub. Date: August 4, 2011

DOI: 10.4236/as.2011.23031, Downloads: 825 Google Scholar

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Soil fertility effect on water productivity of maize in the upper blue nile basin, Ethiopia

Teklu Erkossa, Seleshi Bekele Awulachew, Denekew Aster

Abstract | References PDF (751KB), PP. 238-247, Pub. Date: August 11, 2011

DOI: 10.4236/as.2011.23032, Downloads: 1298 Google Scholar

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Virtual water: an effective mechanism for integrated water resources management

Alaa El-Sadek

Abstract | References PDF (1012KB), PP. 248-261, Pub. Date: August 4, 2011

DOI: 10.4236/as.2011.23033, Downloads: 1729 Google Scholar

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Effect of water stress at different periods on seed yield and water use efficiency of guar under Shambat conditions

Mahmoud Fadl el Mula Ahmed, Deng Manasseh Mac, Awatif Abdel Gadir Bashir

Abstract | References PDF (155KB), PP. 262-266, Pub. Date: August 11, 2011

DOI: 10.4236/as.2011.23034, Downloads: 1140 Google Scholar

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Effect of phenophase based irrigation schedules on growth, yield and quality of baby corn (Zea mays L.)

H. K. Shivakumar, B. K. Ramachandrappa, H. V. Nanjappa,   Mudalagiriyappa

Abstract | References PDF (96KB), PP. 267-272, Pub. Date: August 11, 2011

DOI: 10.4236/as.2011.23035, Downloads: 871 Google Scholar

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Water use efficiency and yield of winter wheat under different irrigation regimes in a semi-arid region

Mohamed Hakim Kharrou, Salah Er-Raki, Ahmed Chehbouni, Benoit Duchemin, Vincent Simonneaux, Michel LePage, Lahcen Ouzine, Lionel Jarlan

Abstract | References PDF (469KB), PP. 273-282, Pub. Date: August 11, 2011

DOI: 10.4236/as.2011.23036, Downloads: 1866 Google Scholar

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Pollination dynamics, grain weight and grain cell number within the inflorescence and spikelet in oat and wheat

Ari Rajala, Pirjo Peltonen-Sainio

Abstract | References PDF (591KB), PP. 283-290, Pub. Date: August 4, 2011

DOI: 10.4236/as.2011.23037, Downloads: 906 Google Scholar

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Mango malformation: II. mangiferin changes associated with fusarium pathogens

Wafaa M. Haggag, Mahmoud Hazza, Mohamed E. Abd El-Wahab

Abstract | References PDF (505KB), PP. 291-296, Pub. Date: August 8, 2011

DOI: 10.4236/as.2011.23038, Downloads: 1088 Google Scholar

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Integrated pest management of potatoes

Yasar Alptekin

Abstract | References PDF (49KB), PP. 297-300, Pub. Date: August 11, 2011

DOI: 10.4236/as.2011.23039, Downloads: 1257 Google Scholar

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Fungicide tolerance of Trichoderma asperelloides and T. harzianum strains

Adriana Paola Chaparro, Lilliana Hoyos Carvajal, Sergio Orduz

Abstract | References PDF (678KB), PP. 301-307, Pub. Date: August 8, 2011

DOI: 10.4236/as.2011.23040, Downloads: 1320 Google Scholar

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Uptake and distribution of ¹⁴C-labeled Fosthiazate in tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum L.)

Santanu Mukherjee, Surendra Kumar, Anjana Srivastava, Prakash Chandra Srivastava

Abstract | References PDF (212KB), PP. 308-312, Pub. Date: August 11, 2011

DOI: 10.4236/as.2011.23041, Downloads: 749 Google Scholar

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Influence of phosphorus on the performance of cowpea (Vigna unguiculata (L) Walp.) varieties in the Sudan savanna of Nigeria

A. Singh, A. L. Baoule, H. G Ahmed, A. U. Dikko, U. Aliyu, M. B. Sokoto, J. Alhassan, M. Musa, B. Haliru

Abstract | References PDF (204KB), PP. 313-317, Pub. Date: August 8, 2011

DOI: 10.4236/as.2011.23042, Downloads: 1749 Google Scholar

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Farmers’ perceptions of pollinators’ importance in coffee production in Uganda

Théodore Munyuli

Abstract | References PDF (803KB), PP. 318-333, Pub. Date: August 11, 2011

DOI: 10.4236/as.2011.23043, Downloads: 1133 Google Scholar

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Effects of tillage, fallow and burning on selected properties and fertility status of Andosols in the Mounts Bambouto, West Cameroon

Paul Tematio, Ertine Isabelle Tsafack, Lucas Kengni

Abstract | References PDF (350KB), PP. 334-340, Pub. Date: August 4, 2011

DOI: 10.4236/as.2011.23044, Downloads: 826 Google Scholar

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Paddy field soil conservation: Indian historical practices

Deepak Bhattacharya

Abstract | References PDF (1677KB), PP. 341-346, Pub. Date: August 8, 2011

DOI: 10.4236/as.2011.23045, Downloads: 1018 Google Scholar

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Variation of soil and plant characteristics among old world bluestem species

Ted M. Zobeck, Vivien G. Allen, Jenny Jo Cox, Dirk Philipp

Abstract | References PDF (301KB), PP. 347-356, Pub. Date: August 8, 2011

DOI: 10.4236/as.2011.23046, Downloads: 796 Google Scholar

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Effects of level soil bunds and stone bunds on soil properties and its implications for crop production: the case of Bokole watershed, Dawuro zone, Southern Ethiopia

Kebede Wolka, Awdenegest Moges, Fantaw Yimer

Abstract | References PDF (1700KB), PP. 357-363, Pub. Date: August 11, 2011

DOI: 10.4236/as.2011.23047, Downloads: 1509 Google Scholar

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Land application of spent gypsum from ditch filters: phosphorus source or sink?

Karen L. Grubb, Joshua M McGrath, Chad J. Penn, Ray B. Bryant

Abstract | References PDF (207KB), PP. 364-374, Pub. Date: August 8, 2011

DOI: 10.4236/as.2011.23048, Downloads: 758 Google Scholar

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Chemical properties during different development stages of fruit orchards in the mekong delta (Vietnam)

Pham Van Quang, Vo Thi Guong

Abstract | References PDF (552KB), PP. 375-381, Pub. Date: August 11, 2011

DOI: 10.4236/as.2011.23049, Downloads: 851 Google Scholar