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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…
Paulin Seal, Prabal Das, Asok K. Biswas
The “quasi-essential element” silicon (Si) is not considered indispensable for plant growth and its accumulation varies between species largely due to differential uptake phenomena. Silicon uptake and distribution is a complex process involving the participat…
Brittany K. Hedges, Nader Soltani, David C. Hooker, Darren E. Robinson, Peter H. Sikkema
Waterhemp is a small-seeded, dioecious, broadleaf weed that emerges throughout the growing season. If left uncontrolled, waterhemp interference can reduce soybean yield up to 73%. Glyphosate-resistant (GR) waterhemp was first discovered in one county in Ontar…
Nader Soltani, Christy Shropshire, Peter H. Sikkema
Field experiments (4 in total) were conducted in 2016 and 2017 in southwestern Ontario to compare the sensitivity of dry bean to four Group 15 herbicides applied preemergence (PRE). At 4 weeks after emergence (WAE), pethoxamid, S -metolachlor, dimethenamid- P…
Dhulfiqar Aamer Abdulameer, Mohamad Bin Osman, Zulkefly Sulaiman, Mohd Rafi Yusop, Shamsiah Abdullah, Parisa Azizi, Qusay Abdulhamza Muttaleb
<i> Stevia rebaudiana </i> Bertoni, a non caloric natural sweetner is currently the available substitute to sugar. It is a genus of about 150 species of herbs and shrubs, a compositae and native to Paraguay. However, stevia is a short day plant with almost a…
Gurjinder S. Baath, Brian K. Northup, Prasanna H. Gowda, Kenneth E. Turner, Alex C. Rocateli
Low nutritive value of available warm-season grasses during July through September limits the production of yearling stocker cattle in the southern Great Plains (SGP). There has been a continual exploration of species with the capacity to provide high quality…
Edna Maria Bonfim-Silva, Denise César Soares, Paula Caroline Lima Silva, Ana Paula Alves Barreto Damasceno, Tonny José Araújo da Silva, Helon Hébano de Freitas Sousa
Cowpea, string Bean, or Macassar bean [ Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp] presents a short life cycle, low water requirement, develops in soils of low fertility, and has the ability to fix nitrogen from the air. In the Cerrado, the oxisols occupy practically all t…
C. K. Phiri, V. H. Kabambe, J. Bokosi, P. Mumba
Parasitic angiosperm Alectra vogelii Benth is a growing problem in Malawi, particularly with current emphasis on legumes. Therefore, two studies were set in order to understand the possible mechanisms of resistance in cowpea genotypes on their reaction to the…
Chuan-Yu Hsu, Mark A. Arick II, Qing Miao, Sukumar Saha, Johnie N. Jenkins, Mirzakamol S. Ayubov, Ibrokhim Y. Abdurakhmonov, Daniel G. Peterson, Din-Pow Ma
A chromosome substitution line, CS-B25, was developed by the substitution of chromosome pair 25 of Gossypium hirsutum TM-1 with the homologous pair of chromosome 25 from G. barbadense , a double haploid Pima 3-79 line. CS-B25 has improved fiber traits compare…
Dwayne D. Joseph, Michael W. Marshall, Colton H. Sanders
Palmer amaranth, sicklepod and pitted morningglory are the three most common and troublesome weeds in soybean in South Carolina. They exhibit very aggressive growth capabilities and if left uncontrolled in fields will cause significant reductions in soybean y…
B. A. Sirojidinov, A. Abdullayev, A. G. Sherimbetov, A. A. Narimanov, B. A. Omonov
The article is based on the use of experimental polyploidy method, with the introduction of new introgressive hybrid forms combining several species genotype with pathogenic Verticillium dahliae Kleb. and the effects of mycotoxins separated from the Fusarium…
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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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