Volume 8, Issue 1 (2013) | American Journal of Agricultural and Biological Sciences

Tolerance of Accessions of Glagah (Saccharum spontaneum) to Drought Stress and Their Accumulation of Proline

Aminatun Munawarti — 2013-02-04

American Journal of Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Published online: 4 February 2013; doi:10.3844/ajabssp.2013.1.11

Glagah (wild sugarcane, Saccharum spontaneum) is a perennial grass that grows well in marginal soils. It has a high carbohydrate and fibre content, making it suitable for ethanol production and the st...

Environmental Education and Biodiversity Concern: Beyond the Ecological Literacy

Carlos Hiroo Saito — 2013-02-07

American Journal of Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Published online: 7 February 2013; doi:10.3844/ajabssp.2013.12.27

This is a review article on environmental education. The focus of the discussion is the relationship between environmental education and Biodiversity concern and the emergence of the concept of Biodiv...

Manipulation of Photosynthesis in Grape (Vitis vinifera) CV. ‘Flame’ by the Application of Two Sucrose Analogs

M. E. Tiznado-Hernandez — 2013-02-09

American Journal of Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Published online: 9 February 2013; doi:10.3844/ajabssp.2013.28.33

The translocation of photosynthates from the leaves is important for the accumulation of sugars in grape berries. Two sucrose analogs were applied at post-veraison to determine their effects on leaf p...

G-2548A Leptin Promoter and Q223R Leptin Receptor Polymorphisms in Obese Mexican Subjects

P. Carrillo-Vazquez Jonathan — 2013-02-12

American Journal of Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Published online: 12 February 2013; doi:10.3844/ajabssp.2013.34.43

Leptin interaction with its receptor in the hypothalamus stimulates a specific signaling cascade that results in the synthesis of anorexigenic and orexigenic peptides in order to regulate food intake ...

Variability and Genetic Structure in a Commercial Field of Tequila Plants, Agave tequilana Weber (Agavaceae)

Martha Isabel Torres-Moran — 2013-02-22

American Journal of Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Published online: 22 February 2013; doi:10.3844/ajabssp.2013.44.53

Crops of the tequila plant (Agave tequilana) are produced mainly from offshoots of mother plants in established commercial fields. This propagation method is significant, as it is believed that it fac...

Assessment of Soil Compaction under Center Pivot Irrigation Systems and its Effect on Crop Performance

Khalid Ali Al-Gaadi — 2013-03-12

American Journal of Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Published online: 12 March 2013; doi:10.3844/ajabssp.2013.54.66

A field study on two 12.5 ha plots cultivated with wheat and alfalfa was conducted to determine Soil Compaction (SC), its spatial variability and its effect on crop performance under center pivot irri...

Enhancement of Biogas Production Potential for Anaerobic Co-digestion of Wastewater using Decanter Cake

Thaniya Kaosol — 2013-03-15

American Journal of Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Published online: 15 March 2013; doi:10.3844/ajabssp.2013.67.74

The wastewater from agro-industry treated with the biological treatment cannot produce the biogas because of its low COD level and its low organic content. In this research, the co-digestion with deca...

Antidepressant-Like Effects of Selected Crude Extracts of Pilea microphylla in Mice Model of Depression

Amir Modaressi Chahardehi — 2013-03-19

American Journal of Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Published online: 19 March 2013; doi:10.3844/ajabssp.2013.75.81

The present study was undertaken to investigate the effect of selected crude extracts namely, Methanol (ME I), Chloroform Extract (CE II) and Ethyl Acetate (EAE II) extracts of Pilea microphylla on de...

Comparative Study of In Vitro Antibacterial Activity of Miswak Extracts and Different Toothpastes

Sarmad Ghazi Mohammed — 2013-03-19

American Journal of Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Published online: 19 March 2013; doi:10.3844/ajabssp.2013.82.88

This study determines the antimicrobial efficacy of miswak (aqueous and alcoholic) extracts comparing with five different toothpastes, which are available in Iraqi market, against different kinds of b...

Identification of Pharmacological Targets Combining Docking and Molecular Dynamics Simulations

Ilizaliturri-Flores Ian — 2013-03-21

American Journal of Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Published online: 21 March 2013; doi:10.3844/ajabssp.2013.89.106

Studies that include both experimental data and computational simulations (in silico) have increased in number because the techniques are complementary. In silico methodologies are currently an essent...