Vol 46 (2008)

Table of Contents

Perspective

Agroecosystem management in the 21st century: It is time for a paradigm shift Abstract PDF
P.K. Ramachandran Nair 1-12

Regular papers

Long-term effects of tillage, sub-soiling, and profile strata on properties of a Vitric Andosol in the Kenyan highlands Abstract PDF
Felix Kipchirchir Ngetich, Phillip Wandahwa, Isaiah I.C. Wakindiki 13-20
Growth and yield of white guinea yam (Dioscorea rotundata Poir.) influenced by NPK fertilization on a forest site in Nigeria Abstract PDF
Kolawole Edomwonyi Law-Ogbomo, S.U. Remison 21-24
Root characteristics of tea [Camellia sinensis (L.) O. Kuntze] and silver oak [Grevillea robusta (A. Cunn)] in a mixed tea plantation at Munnar, Kerala Abstract PDF
K.S. Niranjana, S. Viswanath 25-31
Assessment of standing stock of thorny bamboo [Bambusa bambos (L.) Voss] in the homegardens of Palakkad and Malappuram districts in Kerala Abstract PDF
B.M. Kumar 32-37
Agrobacterium tumefaciens mediated transformation and regeneration of ginger (Zingiber officinale Rosc.) Abstract PDF
B. Suma, R. Keshavachandran, E.V. Nybe 38-44
Expression of pathogenesis related proteins in black pepper (Piper nigrum L.) in relation to Phytophthora foot rot disease Abstract PDF
P.A. Nazeem, C.R. Achuthan, T.D. Babu, G.V. Parab, D. Girija, R. Keshavachandran, R. Samiyappan 45-51
Genetic variability of fresh fruit bunch yield in Deli/dura x tenera breeding populations of oil palm (Elaeis guineensis Jacq.) in Nigeria Abstract PDF
C.O. Okwuagwu, Maxwell Nkachukwu Okoye, E.C. Okolo, C.D. Ataga, M.I. Uguru 52-57

Short communications

Bamboo resources in the homegardens of Assam: A case study from Barak Valley Abstract PDF
Arun Jyoti Nath, Ashesh Kumar Das 58-61
Evaluation of some sorghum [Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench] cultivars and lines as sweet, dual purpose, and grain types Abstract PDF
Abbas Almodares, Reza Taheri, Saiedeh Adeli 62-63
Biochemical changes during off-season flowering in guava (Psidium guajava L.) induced by bending and pruning Abstract PDF
Torit Baran Bagchi, Premasis Sukul, Bikash Ghosh 64-66
Isolation and regeneration of protoplasts from the mycelium of Fusarium pallidoroseum – a potential biocontrol agent of water hyacinth [Eichhornia crassipes (Mart.) Solms] Abstract PDF
A. Naseema, B. Dhanya, I.P. Anjanadevi, K.G. Sheena, Swapna Alex 67-69
Screening black pepper (Piper nigrum L.) varieties/cultivars against Phytophthora disease in the nursery Abstract PDF
K.P. Mammootty, Koshy Abraham, Reshmy Vijayaraghavan 70-72
Boron nutrition of tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum L.) grown in the laterite soils of southern Kerala Abstract PDF
V.K. Jyolsna, Usha Mathew 73-75
Effect of 2,4-D residues on soil microflora Abstract PDF
K.M. Durga Devi, S. Beena, C.T. Abraham 76-78
Callus induction and plantlet regeneration in Aegle marmelos (L.) Corr. Using cotyledon explants Abstract PDF
Hazeena Meerasahib Sainulabdeen, Sulekha G. R. 79-84
Variations in growth responses of 23 wild sugarcane (Saccharum spontaneum L.) clones to enhanced ultraviolet-B radiation under field conditions in Kunming, China Abstract PDF
Li Yuan, Zu Yanqun, He Yongmei, Chen Haiyan, Chen Jianjun, Qin Li, Li Fusheng, He Lilian 85-88


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