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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…
Mazen Salman, Abd-Almonem Hawamda, Ahmad Al-Ashqar Amarni, Mahmoud Rahil, Hajaj Hajjeh, Basel Natsheh, Ruba Abuamsha
Olive Leaf Spot (OLS) is found in many parts of the world and cause readuced growth and yield in olive trees. In this study, investigations were carried out to measure the incidence (% infected leaves) and severity (number of lesions/leaf) of OLS in olive gro…
José C. Zanuncio, Ana M. R. M. Ferreira, Wagner S. Tavares, Jorge B. Torres, José E. Serrão, Teresinha V. Zanuncio
The use of natural enemies represents an important strategy in programs of Integrated Pest Management (IPM). Asopinae predators are reared with alternative prey, but supplementary plant may enhance the fecundity and longevity of their females. The objective o…
N. Sudhakar, D. Nagendra-Prasad, N. Mohan, Bradford Hill, M. Gunasekaran, K. Murugesan
The study was made on the role of ozone (O<sub>3</sub>) gas treatment on seeds of Lycopersicon esculentum cv. PKM1 (tomato) to release dormancy in advance. The experimental conditions followed a complete factorial design with 3 independent factors, i.e. A fas…
Akio Shimizu, Jun Kumakura
The effects of hydrostatic pressure (0.1 - 400 MPa) and temperature (4°C, 25°C, and 35°C) on the germination of three types of seeds (garden cress, leaf mustard, and radish) were studied. The normal germination rate of the three types of seeds was decreased a…
Navjot Kaur Dhillon, Harcharan Singh Dhaliwal
Sixty-five random amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) primers were used for the detection of polymorphism among recipient and donor parents and their isogenic lines linked to leaf rust resistance genes, Lr9 and the resistant gene in kharchia local mutant KLM4-3B…
Maria Lucília M. da Costa, Lidiane L. Barbosa Amorim, Alberto V. C. Onofre, Luiz J. O. Tavares de Melo, Maria Betânia M. de Oliveira, Reginaldo de Carvalho, Ana M. Benko-Iseppon
Sugarcane is an important tropical crop, responsible for two thirds of the world sugar production, gaining actually importance as a source of biofuel. Drought tolerance is a very important feature considering the actual climate change scenario throughout the…
Padmesh Pandaram Pillai, Jayakumari Sanakan Sajan, Kuttapetty Manikantan Menon, Achuthan Sudarshanan Hemanthakumar, Alagramam Govindasamy Pandurangan, Peringatulli Narayanan Krishnan, Soorimuthu Seeni
Poeciloneuron pauciflorum is a narrow endemic having highly restricted distribution in the southern-western Ghats region of India. 18 accessions of P. pauciflorum collected from four different locations were analyzed for genetic variation using 20 random prim…
Asfaw Adugna, Tesfaye Tesso, Erenso Degu, Taye Tadesse, Feyera Merga, Wasihun Legesse, Alemu Tirfessa, Haileselassie Kidane, Andualem Wole, Chemeda Daba
Finger millet is one of the most neglected and underutilized crops worldwide, yet an important food cereal for millions of poor farmers in Africa. An experiment was carried out to determine adaptation range of diverse set of finger millet accessions and ident…
Nilda R. Burgos, Daniel O. Stephenson, Hesham A. Agrama, Lawrence R. Oliver, Jason A. Bond
Morningglories (Ipomoea spp.) are among the most troublesome weedy species in agroecological environments. Ipomoea lacunosa is one of the most prevalent of these species. Localized adaptations resulted in the evolution of several I. lacunosa ecotypes in North…
Ivan Parnikoza, Iryna Kozeretska, Viktor Kunakh
The question of why only two species of vascular plant have colonized Antarctica has not been fully answered. This review is based on a series of parallel analyses of distribution, ecology, and adaptation on the morphological, cellular, and molecular genetic…
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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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