Volume 5, Number 5, March 2014 (Special Issue on )

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Quantification of Ecosystem Services Provided by Pterocarpus lucens Lepr. Ex Guill. and Perrott.: Forage Production, Timber and Carbon Sequestration in the Biosphere Reserve of Ferlo (Northern Senegal) ()

Daouda Ngom, Emile Codjo Agbangba, Thioro Fall, Sekouna Diatta, Léonard E. Akpo

American Journal of Plant Sciences Vol.5 No.5,  March 19, 2014

DOI: 10.4236/ajps.2014.55091  4,176 Downloads  5,326 Views   Citations
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Constituents of Some Essential Oil Bearing Plants from Vietnam ()

Le T. M. Chau, Tran D. Thang, Le V. Diep, Nguyen T. M. Tu, Isiaka A. Ogunwande

American Journal of Plant Sciences Vol.5 No.5,  March 19, 2014

DOI: 10.4236/ajps.2014.55090  4,124 Downloads  5,539 Views   Citations
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MicroRNAs: The Potential Biomarkers in Plant Stress Response ()

Sonali Bej, Jolly Basak

American Journal of Plant Sciences Vol.5 No.5,  March 19, 2014

DOI: 10.4236/ajps.2014.55089  6,802 Downloads  9,960 Views   Citations
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Highly Efficient in Vitro Regeneration Method of Endangered Medicinal Plant Heliotropium kotschyi (Ramram) in the Kingdom of Bahrain ()

Manal Ahmed Sadeq, Malabika Roy Pathak, Ahmed Ali Salih, Mohammed Abido, Asma Abahussain

American Journal of Plant Sciences Vol.5 No.5,  March 19, 2014

DOI: 10.4236/ajps.2014.55088  4,307 Downloads  6,459 Views   Citations
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Induced Accumulation of Polyphenolics and Flavonoids in Cyanobacteria under Salt Stress Protects Organisms through Enhanced Antioxidant Activity ()

Dhananjaya P. Singh, Ratna Prabha, Kamlesh K. Meena, Lalan Sharma, Arun K. Sharma

American Journal of Plant Sciences Vol.5 No.5,  March 19, 2014

DOI: 10.4236/ajps.2014.55087  4,309 Downloads  6,055 Views   Citations
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Depulping of Fruits and Soaking the Seeds Enhances the Seed Germination and Initial Growth Performance of Terminalia belerica Roxb. Seedlings ()

Md. Aktar Hossain, Mohammad Salah Uddin, Wahhida Shumi, Nor Aini Ab Shukor

American Journal of Plant Sciences Vol.5 No.5,  March 19, 2014

DOI: 10.4236/ajps.2014.55086  5,336 Downloads  7,359 Views   Citations
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Abscisic Acid, One of the Key Determinants of in Vitro Shoot Differentiation from Cotyledons of Vigna radiata ()

Suparna Ghosh, Saswati Sengupta, Amita Pal

American Journal of Plant Sciences Vol.5 No.5,  March 14, 2014

DOI: 10.4236/ajps.2014.55085  4,362 Downloads  7,076 Views   Citations
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Interactive Effects of Elevated [CO₂] and Soil Water Stress on Leaf Morphological and Anatomical Characteristic of Paper Birch Populations ()

Anjala Pyakurel, Jian R. Wang

American Journal of Plant Sciences Vol.5 No.5,  March 14, 2014

DOI: 10.4236/ajps.2014.55084  3,497 Downloads  4,842 Views   Citations
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Accession × Treatment Interaction, Variability and Correlation Studies of Pepper (Capsicum spp.) under the Influence of Arbuscular Mycorrhiza Fungus (Glomus clarum) and Cow Dung ()

Odunayo Joseph Olawuyi, Segun Gbolagade Jonathan, Fikayo Ezekiel Babatunde, Busayo Joshua Babalola, Ola Oluwa Simon Yaya, James Oludare Agbolade, Daniel Ayandiran Aina, Chike Joseph Egun

American Journal of Plant Sciences Vol.5 No.5,  March 14, 2014

DOI: 10.4236/ajps.2014.55083  4,424 Downloads  6,057 Views   Citations
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Analysis of Genetic Diversity among Wild and Cultivated Chickpea Genotypes Employing ISSR and RAPD Markers ()

Pramod Kumar Singh, Himanshu Sharma, Nidhi Srivastava, Sameer S. Bhagyawant

American Journal of Plant Sciences Vol.5 No.5,  March 14, 2014

DOI: 10.4236/ajps.2014.55082  5,029 Downloads  7,648 Views   Citations
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Optimum Protocol for Shoot Formation in karandafi Red Sorghum (Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench) through Somatic Embryogenesis Using Mature Embryo ()

Lateefat Bolanle Hassan, Inuwa S. Usman, Mary D. Katung, Sanusi M. Bugaje

American Journal of Plant Sciences Vol.5 No.5,  March 14, 2014

DOI: 10.4236/ajps.2014.55081  3,103 Downloads  4,045 Views   Citations
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Distribution Profiles and Interrelations of Stomatal Conductance, Transpiration Rate and Water Dynamics in Young Maize Laminas under Nitrogen Deprivation ()

Dimitris L. Bouranis, Alexandros Dionias, Styliani N. Chorianopoulou, Georgios Liakopoulos, Dimosthenis Nikolopoulos

American Journal of Plant Sciences Vol.5 No.5,  March 12, 2014

DOI: 10.4236/ajps.2014.55080  3,277 Downloads  4,389 Views   Citations
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Occurrence and Distribution of Banana bunchy top virus Related Agro-Ecosystem in South Western, Democratic Republic of Congo ()

Lyna Fama Tongo Mukwa, M. Muengula, I. Zinga, A. Kalonji, M. L. Iskra-Caruana, C. Bragard

American Journal of Plant Sciences Vol.5 No.5,  March 12, 2014

DOI: 10.4236/ajps.2014.55079  4,623 Downloads  6,549 Views   Citations
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Fermentation Characteristics of Silage of Sugar Cane Treated with Calcium Oxide, Lactobacillus buchneri and Their Associations ()

Fábio T. de Pádua, Carlos A. A. Fontes, João C. C. Almeida, Bruno B. Deminicis, Lanamar de Almeida Carlos, Otavio C. Neto, Vitor C. de Oliveira

American Journal of Plant Sciences Vol.5 No.5,  March 12, 2014

DOI: 10.4236/ajps.2014.55078  5,030 Downloads  6,407 Views   Citations
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Structural Characteristics of Mulato Grass I under Different Cutting Heights ()

Leonardo Assis Dutra, Fabianno Cavalcante de Carvalho, Eneas Reis Leite, Magno José Duarte Cândido, João Ambrósio de Araújo Filho

American Journal of Plant Sciences Vol.5 No.5,  March 12, 2014

DOI: 10.4236/ajps.2014.55077  4,167 Downloads  5,453 Views   Citations
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Effectiveness of Ringworm Cassia and Turmeric Plant Extracts on Growth Inhibition against Some Important Plant Pathogenic Fungi ()

Porntip Wongkaew, Wantana Sinsiri

American Journal of Plant Sciences Vol.5 No.5,  March 12, 2014

DOI: 10.4236/ajps.2014.55076  4,411 Downloads  6,739 Views   Citations
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Growth, Physiological and Molecular Responses of Cotton (Gossypium arboreum L.) under NaCl Stress ()

Sameera Hassan, Muhammad Bilal Sarwar, Sajjad Sadique, Bushra Rashid, Beenish Aftab, Bahaeldeen Babiker Mohamed, Tayyab Husnain

American Journal of Plant Sciences Vol.5 No.5,  March 11, 2014

DOI: 10.4236/ajps.2014.55075  5,733 Downloads  7,843 Views   Citations
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Alpha-Tomatin against Witches’ Broom Disease ()

Luiz Humberto Gomes, Keila Maria Roncato Duarte, Felipe Gabriel Andrino, Gildemberg Amorin Leal Jr., Lia Matelli Garcia, Antonio Figueira, Simone Possedente de Lira

American Journal of Plant Sciences Vol.5 No.5,  March 11, 2014

DOI: 10.4236/ajps.2014.55074  4,466 Downloads  5,970 Views   Citations
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Effects of Salinity on Germination, Seedling Growth and Ecological Properties of Phragmites australis Communities in the Estuary of the Chikugogawa River, Southwestern Japan ()

Akira Haraguchi

American Journal of Plant Sciences Vol.5 No.5,  March 11, 2014

DOI: 10.4236/ajps.2014.55073  4,637 Downloads  5,851 Views   Citations
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Development of a Rapid and Efficient Liquid Chromatography Method for Determination of Gibberellin A4 in Plant Tissue, with Solid Phase Extraction for Purification and Quantification ()

Julia Medrano Macías, Rahim Foroughbakhch Pournavab, Manuel Humberto Reyes-Valdés, Adalberto Benavides-Mendoza

American Journal of Plant Sciences Vol.5 No.5,  March 11, 2014

DOI: 10.4236/ajps.2014.55072  4,504 Downloads  5,885 Views   Citations
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RNAi-Mediated Resistance to Cucumber Mosaic Virus (CMV) in Genetically Engineered Tomato ()

Valentine Otang Ntui, Kynet Kong, Pejman Azadi, Raham Sher Khan, Dong Poh Chin, Tomoko Igawa, Masahiro Mii, Ikuo Nakamura

American Journal of Plant Sciences Vol.5 No.5,  March 11, 2014

DOI: 10.4236/ajps.2014.55071  5,115 Downloads  7,411 Views   Citations
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Epiphytic Diatom Communities on Sub-Fossil Leaves of Posidonia oceanica Delile in the Graeco-Roman Harbor of Neapolis: A Tool to Explore the Past ()

Paola Cennamo, Paolo Caputo, Mario De Stefano, Elda Russo Ermolli, Maria Rosaria Barone Lumaga

American Journal of Plant Sciences Vol.5 No.5,  March 7, 2014

DOI: 10.4236/ajps.2014.55070  4,129 Downloads  5,461 Views   Citations
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Effect of Foliar and Soil Application of Potassium Fertilizer on Soybean Seed Protein, Oil, Fatty Acids, and Minerals ()

Manju Pande, Mudlagiri B. Goli, Nacer Bellaloui

American Journal of Plant Sciences Vol.5 No.5,  March 7, 2014

DOI: 10.4236/ajps.2014.55069  5,327 Downloads  8,097 Views   Citations
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Seed Germination and Production of Erythrina mulungu and Erythrina velutina Plantlets ()

Ana Maria Soares Pereira, Verena Trevizani Alves Souza, Juliana da Silva Coppede, Suzelei de Castro França, Bianca Waléria Bertoni, Ana Valéria Vieira de Souza

American Journal of Plant Sciences Vol.5 No.5,  March 7, 2014

DOI: 10.4236/ajps.2014.55068  4,745 Downloads  6,232 Views   Citations
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Development of a Genetic Transformation Method for Seabuckthorn (Hippophae rhamnoides L.) ()

Sridevy Sriskandarajah, David Clapham, Per-Olof Lundquist

American Journal of Plant Sciences Vol.5 No.5,  March 7, 2014

DOI: 10.4236/ajps.2014.55067  3,748 Downloads  4,985 Views   Citations
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Effects of Rising Temperature on Secondary Compounds of Yeheb (Cordeauxia edulis Hemsley) ()

Meseret C. Egigu, Mohamed A. Ibrahim, Johanna Riikonen, Asha Yahya, Toini Holopainen, Riitta Julkunen-Tiitto, Jarmo K. Holopainen

American Journal of Plant Sciences Vol.5 No.5,  March 7, 2014

DOI: 10.4236/ajps.2014.55066  3,812 Downloads  5,195 Views   Citations
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