Call for papersThe 2026 special issue on Climate & Health is open for submissions.Learn more
American Journal of Plant Sciences (AJPS) is an openly accessible journal published monthly. The goal of this journal is to provide a platform for scientists and academicians all over the world to promote, share, and discuss various new issues and developments in different areas of plant sciences. All manuscripts subm…
Felipe Guedes De Souza, Lucia Helena Garófalo Chaves, Allan Nunes Alves, Jorge Alves De Souza
With the objective to determine the probable causes of the appearance of abnormalities in BRS Topázio cotton plants, a greenhouse experiment was carried out per subtraction, in which nutrients were omitted: N, P, K, Ca, Mg and S, totalizing 21 experimental un…
Edna Maria Bonfim-Silva, Marcel Thomas Job Pereira, Tonny José Araújo Da Silva, William Fenner
Utilizing wood ash as a fertilizer in agriculture is a viable alternative to the soil nutrients absorbed by the crops. The aim of this study was to assess the phytometric and productive features of Brachiaria brizantha (cv. BRS Piat ã ) fertilized with…
Priyanka Priyanka, Dileep Kumar, Anurag Yadav, Kusum Yadav, U. N. Dwivedi
Papaya ( Carica papaya L.) is one of the most economically, medicinally and nutritionally important tropical fruit crop s . Expressed sequence tags (ESTs) derived simple sequence repeat (SSR) markers are more valuable as they are derived from conserved genic…
Roy Wanjala Namasaka, Geoffrey Tusiime, Martin Orawu, Paul Gibson, Josiane Nyiramugisha, Richard Edema
<i> Fusarium redolens </i> , a virulent fungus which causes damping off, leaf yellowing, wilting and root rots has recently been devastating cowpea fields in Uganda. This study aimed at identifying cowpea genotypes that are resistant to <i> Fusarium redolens…
Jean Pierre Kabongo Tshiabukole, Amand Mbuya Kankolongo, Gertrude Pongi Khonde, Antoine Mumba Djamba, Roger Kizungu Vumilia, Kabwe Nkongolo
Maize production in tropical Africa is often negatively affected by drought. The main objectives of the present study were to 1) analyze the impact of water stress on the agro-morphological performance of two varieties of Quality Protein Maize (QPM) compared…
Gujjula Vijaya Lakshmi, Mondam Muni Raja, Mude Lakshmipathi Naik, Sake Pradeep Kumar, Patan Shaik Sha Valli Khan
Florogenesis is one of the most complicated and interesting processes in the nature. This process involves developmental, physiological and molecular events leading to transformation from vegetative to reproductive phase for optimal seed production and the co…
Guilherme De Freitas Furtado, Antonio Ramos Cavalcante, Lúcia Helena G. Chaves, José Amilton Santos Júnior, Hans Raj Gheyi
The viability of the use of brackish water in the hydroponic cultivation of vegetables cannot dispense with auxiliary techniques such as water mixing and the use of plant densities. In this sense, the objective of the present work was to analyze the growth an…
Analí Lizárraga, Marga Fraga, Javier Ascasíbar, María Luz González
Eight apple ( <i> Malus x domestica </i> ) and two pear ( <i> Pyrus communis </i> ) traditional cultivars of commercial interest were selected from the germplasm bank CIAM (Centro de Investigaciones Agrarias de Mabegondo, NW of Spain) one of the most importan…
Ar-Rafi Md. Faisal, Sudip Biswas, Tasnim Zerin, Tania Rahman, Zeba Islam Seraj
Abiotic stresses like salinity and drought directly affect plant growth and water availability, resulting in lower yield in rice. So, a combination of stress tolerance along with enhanced grain yield is a major focus of rice breeding. It was reported earlier…
Obaid Afzal, Muhammad Asif, Mukhtar Ahmed, Fahad Karim Awan, Muhammad Aqeel Aslam, Ammara Zahoor, Muhammad Bilal, Farid Asif Shaheen, Muhammad Asif Zulfiqar, Nazeer Ahmed
Optimistic and sustainable supply of soil available nutrients to crop plants enhances productivity. Integrated nutrient management (INM) approach can improve soil fertility on long term basis. The present study was conducted to determine effects of INM on qua…
No articles in this issue.
American Journal of Plant Sciences (AJPS) is an openly accessible journal published monthly. The goal of this journal is to provide a platform for scientists and academicians all over the world to promote, share, and discuss various new issues and developments in different areas of plant sciences. All manuscripts subm… All articles are open access under a CC BY 4.0 licence, with authors retaining copyright.
Authors submit their manuscript, metadata, and declarations through the portal. There is no submission fee.
The editorial office screens the manuscript for scope, completeness, and formatting before assigning a handling editor.
At least two independent reviewers evaluate the manuscript under single-blind review. Where revisions are required, authors respond point by point.
On acceptance the article processing charge is invoiced and the CC BY 4.0 copyright handover is signed.
The article is copyedited, typeset, and given a DOI, then publishes open access with a permanent link.
Manuscripts must be original and not under consideration elsewhere. Submit in Microsoft Word or LaTeX with figures at 300 dpi minimum. Structure research articles as Abstract, Introduction, Methods, Results, Discussion, and References.
Use the journal's numbered (Vancouver) reference style. Cite sources consecutively in the order they appear, and ensure every reference is complete and retrievable.
Declare all funding sources, conflicts of interest, and ethical approvals (including informed consent and animal-care statements where applicable).