scholarly journals Introduction Pages and Table of Contents

2015 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. I-VI
Author(s):  
Radu E. SESTRAS
Keyword(s):  
Natural Infection ◽  
Mangifera Indica ◽  
Seed Priming ◽  
Apple Fruit ◽  
Zygotic Embryos ◽  
Iron And Steel ◽  
Northern India ◽  
Vellar Estuary ◽  
Anther Ontogeny ◽  
Hedonic Scale

Research Articles Composition and Dynamics of Migratory and Resident Avian Population in Wintering Wetlands from Northern India PDF Kaushalendra Kumar JHA, Craig R. MCKINLEY 1-15 MtDNA Barcode Identification of Finfish Larvae from Vellar Estuary, Tamilnadu, India PDF Ramakrishnan THIRUMARAISELVI, Sourin DAS, Vellaichamy RAMANADEVI, Muthusamy THANGARAJ 16-19 Isolation and Detection of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococci in Healthy Broilers in Nsukka Southeast, Nigeria PDF Ifeoma Chinyere UGWU, Madubuike Umunna ANYANWU, Chidozie Clifford UGWU, Jude Chukwuemeka OKORO 20-25 Heterogeneity of Soil and Vegetation in the Urban Habitats of New Industrial Cities in the Desert Landscape of Egypt PDF Monier Abd EL-GHANI, Reinhard BORNKAMM, Nadia EL-SAWAF, Hamdiya TURKY 26-36 Responses to Environmental Stress in Plants Adapted to Mediterranean Gypsum Habitats PDF Josep V. LLINARES, Inmaculada BAUTISTA, Maria del Pilar DONAT, Antonio LIDON, Cristina LULL, Olga MAYORAL, Wankhade SHANTANU, Monica BOSCAIU, Oscar VICENTE 37-44 Biodiversity Status of the Immediate Vicinity of an Iron and Steel Recycling Factory in Ile-Ife, South-Western Nigeria PDF Oludare Oladipo AGBOOLA, Olalekan Oluwatoyosi SALAMI, Stephen OYEDEJI 45-51 Anther Ontogeny and Microsporogenesis in Helianthus annuus L. (Compositae) PDF Aslihan ÇETİNBAŞ, Meral ÜNAL 52-56 Effects of Osmolytic Agents on Somatic Embryogenesis of Saffron (Crocus sativus L.) PDF Maryam VAHEDI, Siamak KALANTARI, Seyed ALIREZA SALAMI 57-61 Simplified Regeneration Protocol for Cycas revoluta Thunb. Mature Zygotic Embryos PDF Rohangiz NADERI, Khadije MOHAISENI, Jaime A. TEIXEIRA DA SILVA, Mansour OMIDI, Behjat NADERI 62-65 Androgenesis Induced in Nicotiana alata and the Effect of Gamma Irradiation PDF Ayman EL-FIKI, Gamal EL-METABTEB, Abdel-Hadi SAYED, Mohamed ADLY 66-71 Combining Ability for Yield and Its Components in Diallel Crosses of Cotton PDF Remzi EKİNCİ, Sema BAŞBAĞ 72-80 Molecular Characterization of Saffron-Potential Candidates for Crop Improvement PDF Javid Iqbal MIR, Nazeer AHMED, Mudasir Hafiz KHAN, Taseem Ahmad MOKHDOMI, Sajad Hussian WANI, Shoiab BUKHARI, Asif AMIN, Raies Ahmad QADRI 81-89 Preparation and Low Temperature Short-term Storage for Synthetic Seeds of Caladium bicolor PDF Mehpara MAQSOOD, Abdul MUJIB, Mir KHUSRAU 90-95 Seed Priming to Overcome Salinity Stress in Persian Cultivars of Alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.) PDF Ali SEPEHRI, Saeed NAJARI, Hossein Reza ROUHI 96-101 Microbial Spoilage, Actions of Preservatives and Phytochemical Screening of Mango (Mangifera indica) Seed Powder PDF Musa Olusegun AREKEMASE, Ganiyu OYEYIOLA, Fathia Oluwatoyin SAAD, Daniel Salem TERWASE 102-110 Weed Interference Effects on Leaves, Internode and Harvest Index of Dry Bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) PDF Hossein GHAMARI 111-115 Influence of Modified Atmosphere Packagingon Storability and Postharvest Quality of Cornelian Cherry (Cornus masL.) Fruits PDF Sheida MOHEBBI, Younes MOSTOFI, Zabihallah ZAMANI, Farzaneh NAJAFI 116-122 Minor Volatile Compounds Profiles of ‘Aligoté’ Wines Fermented with Different Yeast Strains PDF Florin VARARU, Jaime MORENO-GARCIA, Juan MORENO, Marius NICULAUA, Bogdan NECHITA, Cătălin ZAMFIR, Cintia COLIBABA, Georgiana-Diana DUMITRU, Valeriu V. COTEA 123-128 Effect of Soaking, Cooking, Germination and Fermentation Processing on Physical Properties and Sensory Evaluation of Sorghum Biscuits PDF Abd El-Moneim M. R. AFIFY, Hossam Saad EL-BELTAGI, Samiha M. ABD EL-SALAM, Azza A. OMRAN 129-135 The Response of Several Plum Cultivars to Natural Infection with Monilinia laxa, Polystigma rubrum and Stigmina carpophila PDF Ioana MITRE jr., Andreea TRIPON, Ioana MITRE, Viorel MITRE 136-139 Consumer Perception Concerning Apple Fruit Quality, Depending on Cultivars and Hedonic Scale of Evaluation - a Case Study PDF Cătălina DAN, Corina ȘERBAN, Adriana F. SESTRAŞ, Mădălina MILITARU, Paula MORARIU, Radu E. SESTRAŞ 140-149

scholarly journals Gummosis, Die-back, and Fruit Rot Disease of Mango (Mangifera indica L.) Caused by Physalospora rhodina (B. and C.) Cke. in Puerto Rico

1969 ◽  
Vol 55 (4) ◽  
pp. 435-450
Author(s):  
Luis A. Avarez-García ◽  
Justo López-García
Keyword(s):  
Natural Infection ◽  
Mangifera Indica ◽  
Susceptible Variety ◽  
Fruit Rot ◽  
Partial Shade ◽  
Physiologic Races ◽  
Rot Disease ◽  
Favorable Conditions ◽  
Stem Cankers ◽  
Preventive Methods

A fairly large number of grafted mango seedlings, kept under partial shade in the Fortuna Substation, were damaged by a serious die-back disease which caused death of the scions and necrosis of the wounded tissues of the root-stocks. In the orchard, trees of the susceptible variety Jacqueline developed very serious die-back symptoms and stem cankers. The disease was prevalent during December 1965 and January 1966. The high percentage of natural infection can be attributed to the wide-spread occurrence of the parasite, Physalospora rhodina. The imperfect stage of the organism, Diplodia, is endemic in the Island, and was repeatedly isolated from the following hosts: avocado, orchids, pigeon peas, papaya, alfalfa, mango, and sugarcane. Six distinct physiologic races were recognized when using the aversion test. The perfect Physalospora form was produced when the physiologic races were cultured independently on caimito fruits or in young papaya stems and petioles. This organism is a wound parasite and capable of causing great damage under certain favorable conditions, as when grafted mango trees are kept in a humid propagation shed. In the nursery the disease was controlled by practicing such preventive methods as: Selection of scions from healthy trees, sterilization of the budding knife with alcohol, keeping the grafted trees in a relatively dry environment, and gradual exposure of grafted mangos in plant beds to full sunlight. In the orchard, control was attained by spraying the mango trees periodically with copper oxichloride sulphate (3 lbs./100 gal.) and by paintings of the stems frequently with a thick paste of the above mentioned fungicide.

scholarly journals Concentration Dependent Effects of Green Inhibitors on Gravimetric Indices of Corrosion Linked Metal Integrity

2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. 134-142
Author(s):  
Olowoyo D. Niyi ◽  
Fadairo Ekaette Akpan ◽  
Aziza Andrew Ejiro
Keyword(s):  
Weight Loss ◽  
Corrosion Rate ◽  
Acid Medium ◽  
Inhibition Efficiency ◽  
Mangifera Indica ◽  
Pennisetum Purpureum ◽  
Material Strength ◽  
Green Inhibitor ◽  
Iron And Steel ◽  
Green Inhibitors

The use of plant phytochemicals as anti-corrosion agents is gaining widespread acceptance. This study was designed to evaluate the concentration dependent effects of green inhibitors from Pennisetum purpureum (elephant grass) Mangifera indica (mango leaves) and Heveabrasiliensis (rubber leaves) on some gravimetric indicators of corrosion linked metal stability. The material strength, weight loss, corrosion rate of the metal coupons and the inhibition efficiency of the green inhibitors were determined after 3 days. Our findings revealed a slight increase (p=0.05) in material strength (MS) of Pennisetum purpureum inhibitor treated - iron and steel at 100% inhibitor relative to their controls (minus Pennisetum purpureum -iron and steel coupons) and also relative to the (+Mangifera indica inhibitor and + Heveabrasiliensis -treated iron and steel coupons at 50% concentration. The material strength for P. purpureum-treated aluminium was slightly increased (p>0.05). There was also a slight decrease (p>0.05) in the weight loss of P. purpureum exposed iron coupon at a 100% inhibitor when compared to the controls, 50% P. purpureum exposed iron coupon and at 50 and 100% H. brasiliensis and M. indica-treated iron coupon in 15% acid medium. Pre-treatment of test metals with the combined green inhibitors at 50 and 100% concentration caused a significant (p≤0.05) decreases in weight loss and increases in material strength of all three test metals when compared to their respective inhibitor-free controls, and when treatment was done with a single green inhibitor. There was a slight decrease in the corrosion rate of iron, aluminium and steel coupons in acid medium treated with 50% P. purpureum inhibitor when compared to the same parameter of other green inhibitors evaluated in this study, albeit, the reduction was not significant (p>0.05). There was a further decreases (p≤0.05) in the corrosion rate of iron and steel when the combined green inhibitors at 100% concentration(+All green inhibitors (PAGI) at 100%) were used relative to when treatment was done using individual green inhibitors separately. The inhibition efficiency of the combined green inhibitors at 50% concentration on aluminium, iron and steel was 86% 57% and 60% respectively. While the treatment of the same coupons with combined inhibitors (+PAGI at100% concentration) increased the inhibition efficiency to 88% 75% and 74% for aluminium, iron and steel respectively. Overall, the study revealed the possible anti-corrosion effects of the extracts of H. brasiliensis, P. purpureum and M. indica on aluminium, iron and steel coupons and the synergism in anti-corrosion characteristics of these green inhibitors when combined. This study establishes the anticorrosion effects of H. brasiliensis, P. purpureum and M. indica extracts.

scholarly journals Hydropriming and Biopriming Improve Medicago truncatula Seed Germination and Upregulate DNA Repair and Antioxidant Genes

Genes ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 242
Author(s):  
Chiara Forti ◽  
Ajay Shankar ◽  
Anjali Singh ◽  
Alma Balestrazzi ◽  
Vishal Prasad ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Seed Germination ◽  
Medicago Truncatula ◽  
Seed Quality ◽  
Agricultural Soils ◽  
Agricultural Practices ◽  
Seed Priming ◽  
Germination Percentage ◽  
Change Scenario ◽  
Antioxidant Genes ◽  
Northern India

Seed germination is a critical parameter for the successful development of sustainable agricultural practices. While seed germination is impaired by environmental constraints emerging from the climate change scenario, several types of simple procedures, known as priming, can be used to enhance it. Seed priming is defined as the process of regulating seed germination by managing a series of parameters during the initial stages of germination. Hydropriming is a highly accessible and economic technique that involves soaking of seeds in water followed by drying. Biopriming refers to the inoculation of seeds with beneficial microorganism. The present study aims to investigate whether hydropriming and biopriming could enhance seed germination. Thereby, the germination of Medicago truncatula seeds exposed to hydropriming and/or Bacillus spp. isolates was monitored for two-weeks. The seeds were sown in trays containing two types of in situ agricultural soils collected from Northern India (Karsara, Varanasi). This region is believed to be contaminated by solid waste from a nearby power plant. Phenotypic parameters had been monitored and compared to find the most appropriate combination of treatments. Additionally, qRT-PCR was used to evaluate the expression levels of specific genes used as molecular indicators of seed quality. The results show that, while hydropriming significantly enhanced seed germination percentage, biopriming resulted in improved seedling development, represented by increased biomass rather than seedling length. At a molecular level, this is reflected by the upregulation of genes involved in DNA damage repair and antioxidant defence. In conclusion, hydropriming and biopriming are efficient to improve seed germination and seedling establishment in soils collected from damaged sites of Northern India; this is reflected by morphological parameters and molecular hallmarks of seed quality.

scholarly journals Consumer Perception Concerning Apple Fruit Quality, Depending on Cultivars and Hedonic Scale of Evaluation - a Case Study

2015 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Cătălina DAN ◽  
Corina ȘERBAN ◽  
Adriana F. SESTRAŞ ◽  
Mădălina MILITARU ◽  
Paula MORARIU ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Fruit Quality ◽  
Apple Fruit ◽  
Consumer Perception ◽  
Hedonic Scale

scholarly journals Natural Infection of Cashew (Anacardium occidentale) by Xanthomonas citri pv. mangiferaeindicae in Burkina Faso

Plant Disease ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 100 (4) ◽  
pp. 718-723 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. Zombre ◽  
P. Sankara ◽  
S. L. Ouédraogo ◽  
I. Wonni ◽  
K. Boyer ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Burkina Faso ◽  
Host Species ◽  
Population Biology ◽  
Natural Infection ◽  
Mangifera Indica ◽  
Causal Agent ◽  
Anacardium Occidentale ◽  
Host Specialization ◽  
Bacterial Disease ◽  
Xanthomonas Citri

Xanthomonas citri pv. mangiferaeindicae is the causal agent of bacterial canker of mango (Mangifera indica, Anacardiaceae), a disease of international importance. Since the original description of the bacterium in the 1940s, the status of cashew (Anacardium occidentale, Anacardiaceae) as a host species has been unclear. Here, we report the first outbreak of a cashew bacterial disease in Burkina Faso (Western Africa) where X. citri pv. mangiferaeindicae recently emerged on mango. A comprehensive molecular characterization, based on multilocus sequence analysis, supplemented with pathogenicity assays of isolates obtained during the outbreak, indicated that the causal agent on cashew in Burkina Faso is X. citri pv. mangiferaeindicae and not X. citri pv. anacardii, which was previously reported as the causal agent of a cashew bacterial leaf spot in Brazil. Pathogenicity data supported by population biology in Burkina Faso suggest a lack of host specialization. Therefore, the inoculum from each crop is potentially harmful to both host species. Symptoms induced on cashew leaves and fruit by X. citri pv. mangiferaeindicae and nonpigmented strains of X. citri pv. anacardii are similar, although the causative bacteria are genetically different. Thus, xanthomonads pathogenic on cashew may represent a new example of pathological convergence in this bacterial genus.

scholarly journals Oxygen Concentration Affects Chlorophyll Fluorescence in Chlorophyll-containing Fruit and Vegetables

2003 ◽  
Vol 128 (4) ◽  
pp. 603-607 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert K. Prange ◽  
John M. DeLong ◽  
Peter A. Harrison ◽  
Jerry C. Leyte ◽  
Scott D. McLean
Keyword(s):  
Chlorophyll Fluorescence ◽  
Mangifera Indica ◽  
Theoretical Estimate ◽  
Threshold Value ◽  
Threshold Level ◽  
Apple Fruit ◽  
Persea Americana ◽  
Fruit And Vegetables ◽  
Short Term ◽  
Green Pepper

A new chlorophyll fluorescence (F) sensor system called FIRM (fluorescence interactive response monitor) was developed that measures F at low irradiance. This system can produce a theoretical estimate of Fo at zero irradiance for which we have coined a new fluorescence term, Fα. The ability of Fα to detect fruit and vegetable low-O2 stress was tested in short-term (4-day) studies on chlorophyll-containing fruit [apple (Malus sylvestris (L.) Mill. var. domestica (Borkh.) Mansf.), pear (Pyrus communis L.), banana (Musa ×paradisiaca L.), kiwifruit (Actinidia deliciosa C.S. Liang & A.R. Ferguson), mango (Mangifera indica L.), and avocado (Persea americana Mill.)] and vegetables (cabbage (Brassica oleracea L. Capitata Group), green pepper (Capsicum annuum L. Grossum Group), iceberg and romaine lettuce (Lactuca sativa L.)). In all of these fruit and vegetables, Fα was able to indicate the presence of low-O2 stress. As the O2 concentration dropped below threshold values of 0 to 1.4 kPa, depending on the product, the Fα value immediately and dramatically increased. At the end of the short-term study, O2 was increased above the threshold level, whereupon Fα returned to approximately prestressed values. A 9-month study was undertaken with `Summerland McIntosh' apple fruit to determine if storing the fruit at 0.9 kPa O2, the estimated low O2 threshold value determined from Fα, would benefit or damage fruit quality, compared with threshold + 0.3 kPa (1.2 kPa O2) and the lowest recommended CA (1.5 kPa O2). After 9 months, the threshold treatment (0.9 kPa) had the highest firmness, lowest concentration of fermentation volatiles (ethanol, acetaldehyde, ethyl acetate) and lowest total disorders. Sensory rating for off-flavor, flavor and preference indicated no discernible differences among the three treatments.

scholarly journals Consumer Perception Concerning Apple Fruit Quality, Depending on Cultivars and Hedonic Scale of Evaluation - a Case Study

2015 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 140-149 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cătălina DAN ◽  
Corina ȘERBAN ◽  
Adriana F. SESTRAŞ ◽  
Mădălina MILITARU ◽  
Paula MORARIU ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Fruit Quality ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Apple Fruit ◽  
Background Information ◽  
Proper Solution ◽  
Market Prices ◽  
Statistical Correlations ◽  
Pulp Consistency ◽  
Hedonic Scale ◽  
Fruit Flavor

The objective of this study was to analyse fruit quality through consumers’ perceptions and their preferences revealed by two panel questionnaires. Among the most common apple cultivars on the Romanian markets, were chosen the ones existing simultaneously and continuously (over two-years, during January-March): ‘Golden Delicious’, ‘Braeburn’, ‘Granny Smith’, ‘Red Delicious’, ‘Jonagold’, ‘Jonathan’, ‘Florina’, ‘Idared’. The consumers’ panel for sensory evaluation was represented by students, who completed two types of questionnaires. Both questionnaires refer to foremost traits for dessert apple, such as fruit appearance (size, shape, color) and intrinsic peculiarities (pulp consistency, juiciness, taste, flavor). First questionnaire comprised different scales for the traits (1-3, 1-5 or 1-15), while the second one consisted of the hedonic scale (1-9) for all traits. For commercial appearance of the fruits were highlighted ‘Idared’, ‘Granny Smith’, ‘Braeburn’ and especially ‘Jonagold’. ‘Braeburn’ was distinct by the highest quality taste (average grade 13.9 on the scoring taste scale 1-15) and also for fruit flavor. ‘Granny Smith’, a commercially attractive-looking fruit, received only an average of 6.2 for taste and 2.6 for flavor. ‘Granny Smith’ presented the largest value for the coefficients of variation for taste, this variety being preferred less by female than male tasters. Inconsistency of the market, prices and foreign assortment on Romanian market was illustrated by the lack of statistical correlations between commercial fruit quality and price. The study could provide useful background information for apples breeders, farmers and marketing fruits strategy. The use of different scales for panel evaluation, dependent on the relevance of traits, might be a proper solution for reducing bias. In this case, the 1-15 large scale for apple taste compared with lower ones for other traits assured a more appropriate image of the tasters’ preferences.

The Protection of Iron and Steel by Paint Films

1914 ◽  
Vol 77 (1988supp) ◽  
pp. 85-86
Author(s):  
Norman A. Dubois
Keyword(s):  
Iron And Steel ◽  
Paint Films
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