Volume 13, Issue 1 (2018) | American Journal of Agricultural and Biological Sciences

Production of Xylitol from Agricultural Waste by Enzymatic Methods

Marie K. Walsh — 2018-03-26

American Journal of Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Published online: 26 March 2018; doi:10.3844/ajabssp.2018.1.8

Enzyme catalyzed production of xylose from autoclaved and non-autoclaved wheat straw was conducted followed by bioconversion of xylose to xylitol using a Crude preparation of Xylose Reductase (CXR) fr...

Studies on Bacterial Pathogens in Some Marine Fishes in EL-Mansoura, Egypt

Elsayed Mahmoud Ezzat — 2018-03-26

American Journal of Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Published online: 26 March 2018; doi:10.3844/ajabssp.2018.9.15

A total of 200 marine fish of two different species (100 Tilapia zillii and100 Mugil capito) were randomly collected from different markets, during different seasons. Fish subjected to clinical, postm...

Missouri Spring Freeze Event and Crop Loss Analysis for the Years 1982-2015

Mirza Mohd Shahriar Maswood — 2018-05-04

American Journal of Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Published online: 4 May 2018; doi:10.3844/ajabssp.2018.16.27

A spring freeze is an unexpected freeze event occurring in late spring that can result in severe domestic crop loss. These events coincide with seasonal weather conditions that promote early crop deve...

Effect of Cadmium on Worker Ovary Morphology of Bombus morio (Hymenoptera: Bombini)

Fábio Camargo Abdalla — 2018-04-10

American Journal of Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Published online: 10 April 2018; doi:10.3844/ajabssp.2018.28.37

Bees are valuable bioindicators, providing information regarding environmental conditions through different kinds of analyses. Therefore, the effect of cadmium on the morphology of ovaries of Bombus m...

Updates on Nutritional Diversity in Sphenostylis stenocarpa (Hoechst ex. A. Rich.) Harms. for Food Security and Conservation

Catherine Veronica Nnamani — 2018-07-10

American Journal of Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Published online: 10 July 2018; doi:10.3844/ajabssp.2018.38.49

Neglected and underutilized plant genetic resources constitute opportunity for diversification of food and environmental services globally, particularly within communities in developing country. They ...

Progress Made in Developing New High Yielding Potato Varieties for the Kenyan Highlands at KALRO-Tigoni

Jane Muthoni — 2018-06-28

American Journal of Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Published online: 28 June 2018; doi:10.3844/ajabssp.2018.50.63

Breeding has been going on at Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Institute (KALRO), Tigoni in Kenya to develop high yielding potato varieties that have good processing qualities. The objective ...

Traditional Fishermen in Rote Island: An Alternative Livelihood to Illegal Fishing Activities in the Indonesian-Australian Transboundary Waters

Fred Benu — 2018-07-27

American Journal of Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Published online: 27 July 2018; doi:10.3844/ajabssp.2018.64.76

At the moment there are about 210 Indonesian fishermen, many from Rote Island, the majority from the village of Papela, still detained in Australia Detention Centres for carrying on illegal fishing ac...

A Comparative Analysis on the Physiological Effects of the Physical and Chemical Properties of the Trihalomethanes on Nutrient Levels, Oxidative Stress and Sterol Compositions of Leaf Oils in Solanum Lycopersicum Cultivars

Babatunde C. Akande — 2018-05-11

American Journal of Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Published online: 11 May 2018; doi:10.3844/ajabssp.2018.77.96

Trihalomethane group of disinfection by-products was used to evaluate the magnitude of physiological changes induced on nutrient levels, oxidative stress and phytosterol content in two tomato cultivar...