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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…
Tianxiao Meng, Chizuru Miura, Nobuto Irino, Ryuichiro Kondo
We conducted experiments to establish the growing conditions of hydroponic young green barley plants in which functional ingredients were applied and absorbed during the cultivation period. No studies have conducted experiments on functional ingredients appli…
Claudio Cardoso Marinho, Cleber Palma-Silva, Edélti Faria Albertoni, Iara Bueno Giacomini, Marcos Paulo Figueiredo Barros, Leonardo Marques Furlanetto, Francisco de Assis Esteves
Aquatic macrophytes in shallow lakes emit high levels of methane. We hypothesize that the presence of emergent aquatic macrophytes in an artificial shallow lake promotes important input of autochthonous organic matter (OM) in sediment and higher levels of met…
Osmário J. L. Araújo, Milena S. Pinto, Marcus V. L. Sperandio, Leandro A. Santos, Elvia M. L. M. Stark, Manlio S. Fernandes, André Marques dos Santos, Sonia Regina de Souza
Four genetically contrasting rice varieties (IAC-47, Bico Ganga, Arroz de Revenda and Manteiga) according to Random Amplified Polymorphic DNA (RAPD) analysis were assessed regarding expression of the genes OsNRT1.1, OsNRT2.1 and OsNRT2.2 and the nitrate uptak…
Gabriela Furtado Mari, Renato de M. Prado, Anelisa de Aquino Vidal Lacerda Soares, Gustavo Caione, Cid Naudi Silva Campos
Zinc is the micronutrient that presents the greatest response in corn grain production. However, the mode of application and the dose used are decisive factors with respect to fertilizer efficiency in the crop. Thus, the objective of the present study was to…
Camila Campêlo de Sousa, Lívio Carvalho de Figueirêdo, Maria das Graças Medina Arrais, Sérgio Emílio dos Santos Valente
Cotton (Gossypium spp.) is the most important natural fiber in the world, and its seeds are also used as a food source. Breeding cotton for traits of interest, such as production and processing of fibers, will ensure that this natural product is as competitiv…
Olga A. Kapitonova, Guzel R. Platunova, Vladimir I. Kapitonov
Typha shuttleworthii is the semi-aquatic plant in the modern areal which embraces mainly the ocean districts of Europe. The eastern border of the area of this species is located in Eastern Europe on the territory of Vyatka-Kama Cis-Urals (VKCU). Almost everyw…
Hikaru Endo, Kentaro Suehiro, Junji Kinoshita, Yukio Agatsuma
Global warming is predicted to strengthen marine plant-herbivore interactions. However, little is known about the effect of temperature on palatability and the associated chemical composition of marine macroalgae. To study the effects of physiological stress…
Dennis C. Gitz, Jeffrey T. Baker, Zhanguo Xin, John J. Burke, Robert J. Lascano
Bird damage is a problem in sorghum breeding and germplasm maintenance operations. Paper pollination bags are damaged by rain and provide minimal deterrent to birds. Earlier we reported upon bird resistance of spun polyethylene pollination bags. Herein, we re…
Shaoyong Yang, Fan Du, Dan Zhou, Zhaoqiang Hou
On the investigation of the biodiverisities of plant resources of Nujiang River Valley in Nujiang Autonomous Prefacure, Yunnan Province, China, a new species of Ehretia has been described and illustrated as Ehretia retroserrata in the arid valley of Nujiang a…
James R. Mahan, John J. Burke
The relationship between a plant and its thermal environment is a major determiner of its growth and development. Since plants grow and develop within continuously variable thermal environments, they are subjected to continuous thermal variation over their li…
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