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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…
Chitta Ranjan Deb, Tsatingmong Lirola Sangtam, Nangshimeren Sakutemsu Jamir
Barberry has played a prominent role in herbal healing for more than 2500 years. Most of the berberis species have medicinal uses because of the presence of alkaloid “ berberine ” an isoquinoline alkaloid. The root and inner bark are also used for yellow dyei…
Judith Hubert, Herman J. F. Lyimo, Ashura Luzi-Kihupi
<i> Rice yellow mottle virus </i> (RYMV) is the most important disease of rice in Africa. The disease was first observed in1966 inKenya but has now spread in all rice-growing countries of Sub-Saharan Africa. In Tanzania, its distribution has been restricted t…
Ronald D. Hatfield, Jane M. Marita
Developmental changes occur in maize ( <i> Zea mays </i> L.) as it transitions from juvenile stages to the mature plant. Changes also occur as newly formed cells mature into adult cells. Maize leaf blades including the midribs and sheaths undergo cell wall ch…
Alexander Francisco Rojas-Alvarado
Four new species of <i> Elaphoglossum </i> sect. <i> Elaphoglossum </i> are described: <i> E. Amparoanum </i> A. Rojas, <i> E. Chocoense </i> A. Rojas, <i> E. Fayorum </i> A. Rojas and <i> E. Luciae </i> A. Rojas. The first species is related to <i> E. Variol…
Surendra K. Dara, Sumanth S. R. Dara, Suchitra S. Dara
Entomopathogenic fungi such as Beauveria bassiana , Isaria fumosorosea , and Metarhizium brunneum are commonly used in the form of biopesticides to manage various arthropod pests. These fungi also form endophytic and mycorrhiza-like relationships with plants.…
Carlos Hugo Avendaño-Arrazate, Jorge Alberto Arrazate-Argueta, Simitrio Ortíz-Curiel, Esaú Moreno-Pérez, Leobardo Iracheta-Donjuan, Delfino Reyes-López, Manuel Grajales-Solís, Misael Martínez-Bolaños, Moises Cortés-Cruz
In Mexico, the utilization of native heliconias germplasm for preservation and genetic improvement purposes, has been limited partly because of the unawareness between their population similarities and differences, and because of the degree of genetic diverge…
Shaohua Chen, Tudor Borza, Bohyun Byun, Robert Coffin, Joyce Coffin, Rick Peters, Gefu Wang-Pruski
Potato late blight, caused by the oomycete <i> Phytophthora infestans </i> , is one of the most devastating diseases in the agricultural sector around the world. Many genes ( <i> R </i> genes) conferring resistance to late blight have been identified in vario…
Hamdia M. Abd El-Samad
The interactive effect of different Cu ++ concentrations (5 mM, 10 mM, 20 mM and 25 mM) and treatments with biofertilizers Azospirillum brasilense on growth, metabolites, minerals and osmotic pressure of wheat plants was investigated. Shoots and roots of whea…
Sumaira Aslam, Naveed Iqbal Raja, Mubashir Hussain, Muhammad Iqbal, Muhammad Ejaz, Danish Ashfaq, Hira Fatima, Muhammad Ali Shah,   Abd-Ur-Rehman, Maria Ehsan
Withania somnifera </i> is highly medicinal plant species of Pakistan floristically placed in the Western Himalayan Province, Himalaya Range of Azad Jammu and Kashmir and in the Soon valley (Salt Range) of Punjab Pakistan. It grows in high altitude of 5500 fe…
Malcolm A. Barnard, James W. Porter, Susan B. Wilde
The freshwater alga Spirogyra grevilleana was used in an experimental biofiltration system to reduce levels of Escherichia coli , nitrates, and phosphates. Water collected from a 2.32 ha lake in Atlanta, Georgia, USA was pumped at a constant rate (6.17 × 10 -…
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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.
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