Volume 5, Number 9, April 2014 (Special Issue on Moss)

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Moss Propagules Banks in a Secondary Subtropical Moist Forest in Puerto Rico: A First Description

Carlos J. Pasiche-Lisboa, Inés Sastre-De Jesús

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DOI: 10.4236/ajps.2014.59154  3,251 Downloads  4,254 Views   Citations

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Testing Agro-Ecological Adaptation of Improved Herbaceous Forage Legumes in South-Kivu, D.R. Congo

M. M. D. Katunga, J. B. B. Muhigwa, K. J. C. Kashala, L. Ipungu, N. Nyongombe, B. L. Maass, M. Peters

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DOI: 10.4236/ajps.2014.59153  3,583 Downloads  5,102 Views   Citations

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Rhynchostegium megapolitanum (Web. et Mohr) B.S.G.—A Rare Bryophyte in Dune Ecosystems of Zealand, Denmark

Ib Johnsen

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DOI: 10.4236/ajps.2014.59152  2,459 Downloads  3,272 Views   Citations

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Cembrane-Type Diterpenoids and a Phenolic Compound from the Leaves of a Thai Medicinal Plant, Croton sublyratus Kurz

Yasue Oka, Susumu Kawakami, Sachiko Sugimoto, Katsuyoshi Matsunami, Hideaki Otsuka, Duanporn Lhieochaiphant, Sorasak Lhieochaiphant

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DOI: 10.4236/ajps.2014.59151  2,897 Downloads  3,812 Views   Citations

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Effect of Arbuscular Mycorrhiza Fungal Inoculation with Compost on Yield and Phosphorous Uptake of Berseem in Alkaline Calcareous Soil

Bismillah Jan, Amjad Ali, Fazli Wahid, Syed Noor Muhammad Shah, Asif Khan, Farmanullah Khan

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DOI: 10.4236/ajps.2014.59150  4,441 Downloads  6,209 Views   Citations

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Physical Features of Some Selected Nigerian Maize Cultivars

Awoyinka Olayinka Anthony

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DOI: 10.4236/ajps.2014.59149  4,785 Downloads  6,383 Views   Citations

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Morphological Study of Glochidion obovatum under Heavy Browsing Pressure by Sika Deer

Shogo Takei, Kazuhiro Yoshioka, Satoru Yamada, Hiroshi Hayakawa, Jun Yokoyama, Katsura Ito, Shinichi Tebayashi, Ryo Arakawa, Tatsuya Fukuda

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DOI: 10.4236/ajps.2014.59148  3,251 Downloads  4,568 Views   Citations

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Allelopathic Effects of Argemone mexicana to Growth of Native Plant Species

Hassan S. Namkeleja, Mokiti T. C. Tarimo, Patrick A. Ndakidemi

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DOI: 10.4236/ajps.2014.59147  4,312 Downloads  6,499 Views   Citations

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Selection of Plus Tree Based on Growth Performance and Fiber Morphology Characteristics as Improved Sources for Propagation of Eucalyptus camaldulensis

Nozad Ali Qader, Nor Aini Ab Shukor, Adlin Sabrina Muhd. Roseley

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DOI: 10.4236/ajps.2014.59146  3,366 Downloads  4,792 Views   Citations

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Pathogenicity Assay for Cochliobolus heterostrophus G-Protein and MAPK Signaling Deficiency Strains

Ofir Degani

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DOI: 10.4236/ajps.2014.59145  3,488 Downloads  4,861 Views   Citations

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Wild Fruits Traditionally Gathered by the Malinke Ethnic Group in the Edge of Niokolo Koba Park (Senegal)

Mathieu Gueye, Nicolas Cyrille Ayessou, Souleye Koma, Seydina Diop, Leonard Elie Akpo, Papa Ibra Samb

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DOI: 10.4236/ajps.2014.59144  3,838 Downloads  5,372 Views   Citations

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Competition Indices of Intercropped Lupine (Local) and Small Cereals in Additive Series in West Gojam, North Western Ethiopia

Yayeh Bitew Bantie, Fetien Abay Abera, Tadesse Dessalegn Woldegiorgis

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DOI: 10.4236/ajps.2014.59143  4,466 Downloads  6,319 Views   Citations

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Characterization of Short-Term Stress Applied to the Root System by Electrical Impedance Measurement in the First Leaf of Corn (Zea mays L.) and Pumpkin (Cucurbita maxima L.)

Saïd Laarabi

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DOI: 10.4236/ajps.2014.59142  2,974 Downloads  4,198 Views   Citations

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Effects of Humic Acid and Crop Residues on Soil and Wheat Nitrogen Contents

Kashif Akhtar, Syed Noor Muhammad Shah, Amjad Ali, Sajjad Zaheer, Fazli Wahid, Ahmad Khan, Mohib Shah, Shahida Bibi, Abdul Majid

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DOI: 10.4236/ajps.2014.59141  5,104 Downloads  7,222 Views   Citations

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Chemical Control of Monocot Weeds in Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.)

Zia Mehmood, Muhammad Ashiq, Ijaz Rasool Noorka, Amjed Ali, Saba Tabasum, Muhammad Shahid Iqbal

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DOI: 10.4236/ajps.2014.59140  4,888 Downloads  6,676 Views   Citations

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Tolerance of Winter Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) and Under Seeded Red Clover (Trifolium pretense L.) to Fall Applied Post-Emergent Broadleaf Herbicides

Kristen E. McNaughton, Lynette R. Brown, Peter H. Sikkema

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DOI: 10.4236/ajps.2014.59139  3,795 Downloads  5,055 Views   Citations

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Effect of Foliar Application of Micronutrients on Fruit Quality of Peach

Amjad Ali, Sajida Perveen, Syed Noor Muhammad Shah, Zengqiang Zhang, Fazli Wahid, Mohib Shah, Shahida Bibi, Abdul Majid

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DOI: 10.4236/ajps.2014.59138  5,779 Downloads  9,193 Views   Citations

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Chemical Composition and Allelopathic Activity of Parthenium hysterophorus and Ambrosia polystachya Weeds Essential Oils

Cíntia Alvarenga S. F. de Miranda, Maria das G. Cardoso, Maria Laene M. de Carvalho, Ana Cristina S. Figueiredo, David L. Nelson, Christiane M. de Oliveira, Marcos de S. Gomes, Juliana de Andrade, Josefina A. de Souza, Luiz R. Marques de Albuquerque

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DOI: 10.4236/ajps.2014.59137  6,914 Downloads  9,600 Views   Citations

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Evaluation of Tropical Legume Cover Crops for Copper Use Efficiency

Nand Kumar Fageria, Virupax Chanabasappa Baligar

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DOI: 10.4236/ajps.2014.59136  2,903 Downloads  4,219 Views   Citations

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Natural Distribution of Nauclea diderrichii (Rubiceae) in Semi Deciduous Forest of Togo (West Africa) and Implementation of Integrated Silviculture

Kossi Adjonou, Yaovi Nuto, Paul P. Bosu, Stephen Adu-Bredu, Adzo Dzifa Kokutse, Kouami Kokou

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DOI: 10.4236/ajps.2014.59135  3,191 Downloads  4,479 Views   Citations

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Rooting Response of Air-Layered Shea (Vitellaria paradoxa) Trees to Media and Hormonal Application under Two Different Climatic Conditions

Julius Yeboah, Ben Kwaku Branoh Banful, Peter Yaw Boateng, Frank Manu Amoah, Bonaventure Kissinger Maalekuu, Samuel Tetteh Lowor

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DOI: 10.4236/ajps.2014.59134  3,329 Downloads  4,643 Views   Citations

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Situation of Biofungicides Reconnaissance, a Case of Anthracnose Disease of Cowpea

Vitus Ikechukwu Obi, Juan Jose Barriuso-Vargas

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DOI: 10.4236/ajps.2014.59133  4,872 Downloads  7,216 Views   Citations

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Characterization of Congolese Strains of Xanthomonas axonopodis pv. manihotis Associated with Cassava Bacterial Blight

G. Mamba-Mbayi, P. Tshilenge-Djim, K. K. Nkongolo, A. Kalonji-Mbuyi

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DOI: 10.4236/ajps.2014.59132  3,656 Downloads  6,493 Views   Citations

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Essential Oils from Lippia origanoides Kunth. and Mentha spicata L.: Chemical Composition, Insecticidal and Antioxidant Activities

Maria Luisa Teixeira, Maria das G. Cardoso, Ana Cristina S. Figueiredo, Jair C. Moraes, Franscinely A. Assis, Juliana de Andrade, David L. Nelson, Marcos de Souza Gomes, Josefina Aparecida de Souza, Luiz Roberto Marques de Albuquerque

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DOI: 10.4236/ajps.2014.59131  6,059 Downloads  8,075 Views   Citations

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QTL Analysis of Yield Components in Rice Using a Cheongcheong/Nagdong Doubled Haploid Genetic Map

Gyu Hwan Park, Jin-Hee Kim, Kyung-Min Kim

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DOI: 10.4236/ajps.2014.59130  4,092 Downloads  5,612 Views   Citations

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Morphometry of Lipid Bodies in Embryo, Kernel and Mesocarp of Oil Palm: Its Relationship to Yield

Li Sim Ho, Anusha Nair, Hirzun Mohd Yusof, Harikrishna Kulaveerasingam, Mohamad Sanusi Jangi

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DOI: 10.4236/ajps.2014.59129  4,966 Downloads  6,615 Views   Citations

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Potential of Vigna unguiculata as a Phytoremediation Plant in the Remediation of Zn from Contaminated Soil

Jyotsana Singh, Padmalochan Hembram, Jolly Basak

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DOI: 10.4236/ajps.2014.59128  3,339 Downloads  5,302 Views   Citations

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Genetic Diversity of the Palestinian Fig (Ficus carica L.) Collection by Pomological Traits and RAPD Markers

Mohammed S. Ali-Shtayeh, Rana M. Jamous, Salam Y. Abu Zaitoun, Omar B. Mallah, Ayat Kh. Mubaslat

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DOI: 10.4236/ajps.2014.59127  4,270 Downloads  6,131 Views   Citations

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Evaluation of Phenolic Content and Antioxidant Property of Crossandra infundibuliformis Leaves Extracts

Kumar G. Patil, V. Jaishree, H. N. Poornachandra Tejaswi

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DOI: 10.4236/ajps.2014.59126  3,327 Downloads  5,043 Views   Citations

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Analysis of Rice Grain Quality-Associated Quantitative Trait Loci by Using Genetic Mapping

Byung-Wook Yun, Min-Gyu Kim, Tri Handoyo, Kyung-Min Kim

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DOI: 10.4236/ajps.2014.59125  3,687 Downloads  5,590 Views   Citations

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