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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…
Kemeng Xue
A weed is a plant that thrives in areas of human disturbance, such as gardens, fields, pastures, waysides, and waste places where it is not intentionally cultivated. Dispersal affects community dynamics and vegetation response to global change. The process of…
Lendzemo E. Tatah, Jeazet K. Teitiogo, Oben Tom Tabi, Tange D. Achiri, Njualem D. Khumbah, Chi Christopher Tamu, 1 1
Wheat is one of the most important cereals in the world, serving as a staple for millions globally. In the wake of the geopolitical crisis between Russia and Ukraine, it has become incumbent for many countries to invest in wheat production. Improving cropping…
Ferdinand Kouoh Elombo, Erika Van Damme, Clara Delepine, David Depraetere, Ludovic Chaveriat, Paul Lunga Keilah, Nico Fréderic Njayou, Patrick Martin
Vegetable oils are a source of energy, essential fatty acids, antioxidants and fat-soluble vitamins useful for human health care and development. These oils also contribute to organoleptic quality of their products’ derivatives. However, their chemical and ph…
John Ssengo, Brian Zebosi, Jeninah Karungi
The pulse cowpea [ Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp] holds a significant agricultural position in Uganda, ranking fourth among legume crops, following common beans, groundnuts, and soybeans. Known for its versatility, cowpeas are consumable at various developmenta…
Luke L. MacLaughlin, Mason T. MacDonald
Cannabis sativa L. is used as fiber, food, and medicine in several countries. Though it is illegal for recreational use in most of the world, there are some countries that have legalized production and sale. There is a lot of research on production of cannabi…
Robert B. Mitchell, Daren D. Redfearn, Kenneth P. Vogel, Terry J. Klopfenstein, Galen Erickson, P. Stephen Baenziger, Bruce E. Anderson, Mary E. Drewnoski, Jay Parsons, Steven D. Masterson, Marty R. Schmer, Virginia L. Jin
In addition to their value as cereal grains, wheat ( Triticum aestivum L.) and triticale (× Triticosecale Wittmack) are important cool-season annual forages and cover crops. Yearling steer ( Bos taurus ) performance was compared in the spring following autumn…
Audrey Maguy Bengono Nyimiebolo, Astride Carole Djeuani, Hermann Désiré Mbouobda, Antoine Marie Kevin Tiki, Theresa Akinimbom Moma, Diobe Motassy Manuela, Samuel Brice Adounga, Christophe Fendju Pangueko, Jones Nshanji, Issofa Nguetrapouna, Rose Theophine Derricka Djem Moutamal, A. Ziem Amang Amang, Nicolas Niemenak
The objective of this work was to carry out a morphological characterization of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi in the rhizosphere of Xanthosoma sagittifolium L. Schott plants. The plant material used was the white and red cultivars of X. sagittifolium , belongi…
Kavera Biradar, Waltram Ravelombola, Aurora Manley, Caroline Ruhl
Cowpea ( Vigna unguiculata L. Walp) is a multi-purpose legume with high quality protein for human consumption and livestock. The objective of this work was to develop near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) prediction models to estimate protein content in cowpea. A…
Abdulla M. Umedov, Husniddin K. Esanov
This article presents information on the study of the flora of Uzbekistan based on grid system mapping. The urban flora of the city of Bukhara was researched in it. As a result of research, the territory of Bukhara city was divided into 85 indexes based on 1…
Mahmoud H. Ghozlan, Nikita Gambhir, Eman EL-Argawy, Serkan Tokgöz, Dilip K. Lakshman, Amitava Mitra
The original online version of this article (Ghozlan, M.H., EL-Argawy, E., Tokgöz, S., Lakshman, D.K. and Mitra, A. (2020) Plant Defense against Necrotrophic Pathogens. American Journal of Plant Sciences, 11, 2122-2138. https://doi.org/10.4236/ajps.2020.11121…
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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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