Volume 6, Issue 2 (2011) | American Journal of Agricultural and Biological Sciences

Trichoderma sp Native from Chili Region of Poanas, Durango, Mexico Antagonist against Phytopathogen Fungi

Gabriela Barragan Valencia — 2011-06-04

American Journal of Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Published online: 4 June 2011; doi:10.3844/ajabssp.2011.185.188

Problem Statement: Presence of Trichoderma spp. in agricultural soils decrease incidence of diseases by phytopathogen fungi. Sanity diagnostic require to know if exist beneficial microorganism and wha...

Biocontrol of Soil Fungi in Tomato with Microencapsulates Containing Bacillus subtilis

Marcela Hernàndez-Suàrez — 2011-06-06

American Journal of Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Published online: 6 June 2011; doi:10.3844/ajabssp.2011.189.195

Problem Statement: An option to reduce pollution by synthetic agro-chemical in root plant disease management is the use of antagonist rhizobacteria belonging to Bacillus genus, because their inhibitor...

Cellulolytic Enzymes Production by Solid State Culture Using Pecan Nut Shell as Substrate and Support

Miguel A. Medina-Morales — 2011-06-06

American Journal of Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Published online: 6 June 2011; doi:10.3844/ajabssp.2011.196.200

Problem Statement: Great interest in the use of lignocellulosic biomass is increasing in order to diminish the accumulation of residues, such as pecan nut shells. One of the alternatives is the fungal...

Assessing Forest Plantation Productivity of Exotic and Indigenous Species on Degraded Secondary Forests

Yetti Heryati — 2011-06-06

American Journal of Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Published online: 6 June 2011; doi:10.3844/ajabssp.2011.201.208

Problem Statement: There is general agreement that human activities such as deforestation and land use change to other land use types have contributed to degraded secondary forests or forestland and i...

Using Soil Plant Analysis Development Chlorophyll Meter for Two Growth Stages to Assess Grain Yield of Malaysian Rice (Oryza sativa)

Asa Gholizadeh — 2011-06-06

American Journal of Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Published online: 6 June 2011; doi:10.3844/ajabssp.2011.209.213

Problem Statement: Proper yield management in rice influences grain quality and quantity. Nitrogen site-specific management is also effective on final product of crops because excessive nitrogen appli...

Leaf Chlorophyll Fluorescence and Gas Exchange Response to Different Light Levels in Platycerium bifurcatum

Ruzana-Adibah Mohd Sanusi — 2011-06-06

American Journal of Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Published online: 6 June 2011; doi:10.3844/ajabssp.2011.214.220

Problem Statement: Platycerium bifurcatum (Cav.) C. Chr. is epiphytes which lives in forest canopy and commonly used for its ornamental value. In these environments, they were always exposed to many t...

Vitamin B12 Status in Males and Females of different Age Groups

Ala Qatatsheh — 2011-06-06

American Journal of Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Published online: 6 June 2011; doi:10.3844/ajabssp.2011.221.226

Problem statement: Vitamin B deficiency remains widespread in many countries including Jordan, mainly due to inadequate dietary intake of vitamin B and absorption problems. Approach: Few researches on...

Acceptance of Sustainable Agricultural Practices: The Case of Crop Farmers

Jeffrey Lawrence D’Silva — 2011-06-06

American Journal of Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Published online: 6 June 2011; doi:10.3844/ajabssp.2011.227.230

Problem Statement: Agriculture for numerous years has been a source of income generator that offered wide opportunities for employment and enhancing the socio-economic status of mankind in many countr...

Type I host resistance and Trichothecene Accumulation in Fusarium-infected Wheat Heads

Pravin Gautam — 2011-06-06

American Journal of Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Published online: 6 June 2011; doi:10.3844/ajabssp.2011.231.241

Problem Statement: The objective of this study was to examine the influence of the type I host resistance and pathogen variation with respect to mycotoxin and aggressiveness, on infection, FHB disease...

Resistance to Citrus Canker in Key/Mexican Lime Induced by β-Aminobutyric Acid and Green Tea

B. Beheshti — 2011-06-06

American Journal of Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Published online: 6 June 2011; doi:10.3844/ajabssp.2011.242.248

Citrus bacterial canker, caused by Xanthomonas citri subsp. citri (Xcc), is a destructive disease. So far used chemicals to control this pathogen are either not effective or have harmful effects on th...

Dietary Inclusion of Probiotics, Prebiotics and Synbiotic and Evaluating Performance of Laying Hens

Mohammad Zarei — 2011-06-06

American Journal of Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Published online: 6 June 2011; doi:10.3844/ajabssp.2011.249.255

Problem Statement: This study was conduct to compare effects of various commercial feed additives on performance of laying hens. Approach: To evaluate effects of dietary inclusion of feed additives (Y...

Forest Structure Assessment of a Rehabilitated Forest

Roland Kueh Jui Heng — 2011-06-06

American Journal of Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Published online: 6 June 2011; doi:10.3844/ajabssp.2011.256.260

Problem Statement: Forest structure assessment provides information on forest succession, dynamics, biodiversity and health which are important but only few information is available on rehabilitated f...

Geographical Information System Techniques for Evaluation of Groundwater Quality

Shahram Ashraf — 2011-06-24

American Journal of Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Published online: 24 June 2011; doi:10.3844/ajabssp.2011.261.266

Problem Statement: The present paper tries to assess groundwater suitability for irrigation purpose in Damghan plain (5400 ha). Approach: Twenty four water samples were collected from the active wells...

Antagonist capacity of Newly Isolated Strains of Pseudomonas Fluorescens against Three Important Phytopathogenic Bacteria

Reynaldo De La Cruz-Quiroz — 2011-06-24

American Journal of Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Published online: 24 June 2011; doi:10.3844/ajabssp.2011.267.272

Problem Statement: Phytopatogenic bacteria cause several damages to plants with important economical consequences. They provoke losses of product quality affecting all commercial chain of crops, for t...

Soybean Response to 1-Aminocyclopropane-1-Carboxylate Deaminase-Producing Pseudomonas under Field Soil Conditions

Edi Husen — 2011-06-24

American Journal of Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Published online: 24 June 2011; doi:10.3844/ajabssp.2011.273.278

Problem Statement: 1-Aminocyclopropane-1-Carboxylate (ACC) deaminase-producing bacteria have been known to promote plant growth by decreasing ethylene inhibition of various plant processes. However,...

Evaluation of Soil Moisture Sensors under Intelligent Irrigation Systems for Economical Crops in Arid Regions

Mohamed Said Abdall El Marazky — 2011-06-24

American Journal of Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Published online: 24 June 2011; doi:10.3844/ajabssp.2011.287.300

Problem Statement: In irrigation water management, irrigation water use represents a substantial opportunity for agriculture water savings. Automation of irrigation systems, based on Soil Moisture Sen...

Effect of Some Fermentation Parameters on Ethanol Production from Beet Molasses by Saccharomyces cerevisiae CAIM13

Awatif Abid Al-Judaibi — 2011-06-25

American Journal of Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Published online: 25 June 2011; doi:10.3844/ajabssp.2011.301.306

Problem Statement: Some component of fermentation medium showed to reduce the Saccharomyces cerivisae production of ethanol. Approach: This study was designed to evaluate the role of some fermentation...