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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…
Ainong Shi, Beiquan Mou, Jim Correll, Steven T. Koike, Dennis Motes, Jun Qin, Yuejin Weng, Wei Yang
Stemphylium leaf spot, caused by Stemphylium botryosum f. sp. spinacia , is an important fungal disease of spinach ( Spinacia oleracea L.). The aim of this study was to conduct association analysis to identify single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) markers asso…
Laura Wiser, Theo J. Blom
Environmental concerns surround the use of plant growth retardants (PGRs) for plant height control, and non-chemical alternatives to PGRs can be labor intensive and expensive. Macronutrient modification is a little-studied, yet potentially effective method of…
V. A. Shiva Ayyadurai, Michael Hansen, John Fagan, Prabhakar Deonikar
This study advances previous efforts towards development of computational systems biology, in silico , methods for biosafety assessment of genetically modified organisms (GMOs). C1 metabolism is a critical molecular system in plants, fungi, and bacteria. In o…
José González Yaque, Armando Cuéllar, Marc Gaysinski, Max Monan, Enmanuel Nossin, Frantz François-Haugrin
From yellow petals of Blue Mahoe, besides the known flavonoids gossypetin and gossypitrin, a new one gossypetin derivative was isolated from ethanolic extracts after Soxhlet extraction. Hence, in this study, we present a validated, sensitive and reliable NMR…
A. N. Achugbu, J. E. Amadi, C. V. Ilodibia, M. N. Ikegbunam
Crude extracts of neem and bitter kola seeds were evaluated for inhibition of the growth of aflatoxin-producing fungi ( Aspergillus flavus and A. parasiticus ) in Zea mays L. Different concentrations of the methanolic and ethanolic extracts of the test plants…
Ana C. de Carvalho, Jéssica P. Salvador, Thais de M. Pereira, Pedro Henrique A. Ferreira, João Carlos S. Lira, Thiago A. M. Veiga
Aims: Twelve crude extracts were prepared from different parts of Pluchea sagittalis , Cecropia palmata and Brachiaria brizantha , and their effect on the light reaction of photosynthesis. Study Design: Use of fluorescence of ChL a (Chlorophyll a ) to detect…
Deniz Iklim Viol, Lameck Shoriwa Chagonda, Sylvester Rodgers Moyo, Ali Hikmet Mericli
Genital herpes, usually caused by Herpes Simplex Virus type-2 (HSV-2), is the commonest sexually transmitted disease especially amongst rural women in Southern Africa including Zimbabwe. This predisposes them to HIV/AIDS infection, cancer and opportunistic in…
Laura Soler, Rafael Hermes, 1 1, Theo A. Niewold
Background : The EU ban on antimicrobial growth promoters (AGP) has initiated a search for non-antibiotic alternatives. It has been demonstrated that certain antibiotics and non-antibiotic alternatives enhance growth by inhibiting inflammatory cells, i.e. neu…
Ramiro Quintanilla-Licea, Ricardo Gomez-Flores, Mario Ángel Samaniego-Escamilla, Humberto Carlos Hernández-Martínez, Patricia Tamez-Guerra, Rolando Morado-Castillo
Pachycereus marginatus (DC.) Britton & Rose and Ibervillea sonorae (S. Watson) Greene have been used in the Mexican traditional medicine for the treatment of various diseases, including cancer. The present study aims to investigate the cytotoxic activity of t…
Esayas Tena, Firew Mekbib, Amsalu Ayana
Information about the amount and distribution of genetic variation in germplasm collections is important for their efficient management and effective utilization in plant breeding. Therefore this study was conducted to assess genetic diversity of sugarcane ge…
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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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