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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…
Byung-Wook Yun, Min-Gyu Kim, Tri Handoyo, Kyung-Min Kim
The main objective of this research was to identify quantitative trait loci associated with rice qualities to provide reliable information for marker-assisted selection and development of new varieties. In total, 120 doubled haploid (DH) lines developed by an…
Kris J. Mahoney, François J. Tardif, Darren E. Robinson, Robert E. Nurse, Peter H. Sikkema
Nine field experiments were conducted in 2011 and 2012 at various locations in southern Ontario, Canada to determine the tolerance of soybean ( Glycine max (L.) Merr.) to herbicides inhibiting protoporphyrinogen oxidase (Protox) and very long chain fatty acid…
Willem Sternberg Jansen van Rensburg, Michele Cloete, Abe Shegro Gerrano, Patrick Olusanmi Adebola
In most parts of the developed world , Pigweed, Spider plant, Lambs amongst others are regarded as weeds. But in Africa and other developing countries, these plants form part of the daily diets of many rural households. The oldest inhabitants of South Africa…
Luciana Achenbach, Hans Brix
Aims: Two genetically distinct clones of Phragmites australis were used to investigate the im mediate response induced by osmotic stress. The study aimed at elucidating if the response time, the inhibition rate and the recovery from salinity stress vary betwe…
Karina Batista, Alessandra Aparecida Giacomini, Luciana Gerdes, Waldssimiler Teixeira de Mattos, João Batista de Andrade
The dynamics of the weeds in the areas of crop-livestock integration is constantly changing de pending on the various uses of the area. This study identified and quantified the floristic composi tion of weeds in areas of integration of maize for silage with U…
Jamal Safi, Yousef Awad, Yasser El-Nahhal
Diuron is a herbicide widely used in the Middle East; its field application creates many environ mental problems. This study investigated the bioremediation of Diuron in soil environment by Cyanobacterial mats collected from Gaza Wadi. Various concentrations…
Castillo-Caamal José Bernardino, Caamal-Maldonado Jesús Arturo, Belmar-Casso Roberto, Trejo Lizama Wilberth
The aim of the study was assessing seven legumes as cover crops during cropping seasons of the years 2000 and 2001 in the central region of the Yucatan. An experimental design of randomized blocks with arrangement of split plots was used; where treatment was…
Caio Doria Guzzo, Leonardo B. de Carvalho, Pedro Luis da C. A. Alves, Elaine Cristine Piffer Gonçalves, Paulo F. Giancotti
Hevea brasiliensis (rubber tree) is the most widely cultivated tree species for producing natural rubber latex whose productivity can be reduced by weeds. Field experiment was carried out dur ing two years to evaluate the growth of rubber tree plants submitte…
L. O. Santos, J. J. O. Pinto, L. B. Piveta, J. A. Noldin, L. Galon, G. Concenço
We aimed with this study to evaluate the effects of residual activity in soil of formulated mixtures of the herbicides imazethapyr + imazapic and imazapyr + imazapic on ryegrass and on rice culti vars, IRGA 424 and BRS Querencia. Two experiments were conducte…
Valdinei T. Paulino, Erika M. C. Teixeira, Keila M. R. Duarte, Marcia A. C. Lucena
Urochloa brizantha (synonymous of Brachiaria ) is the most spread specie s of grass in the tropical world, primarily in regions with acid and low fertility soils. This study was conducted to investigate changes in the soil chemical properties of a Typical Acr…
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