Journal of Plant Sciences

Volume 3, Issue 6, December 2015

  • Physicochemical Characterization of Biofield Treated Orchid Maintenance/Replate Medium

    Mahendra Kumar Trivedi, Alice Branton, Dahryn Trivedi, Gopal Nayak, Ragini Singh, Snehasis Jana

    Issue: Volume 3, Issue 6, December 2015
    Pages: 285-293
    Received: 08 October 2015
    Accepted: 19 October 2015
    Published: 16 November 2015
    DOI: 10.11648/j.jps.20150306.11
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    Abstract: Orchids are used worldwide for indoor decoration, vanilla production, and beverage preparation. They are also reported for their therapeutic efficacy in brain-related problems. The in vitro micropropagation technique was used for their propagation using the orchid maintenance/replate (OMR) medium. The current study was based on analysing the effect... Show More
  • Proline and Betaine Upregulated Glutathione Dependent Detoxification Enzymes in Tolerant Maize Seedlings under Saline Stress

    Md. Motiar Rohman, M. R. Molla, Md. Mahfuzur Rahman, Asgar Ahmed, Arindam Biswas, Mohammad Amiruzzaman

    Issue: Volume 3, Issue 6, December 2015
    Pages: 294-302
    Received: 27 September 2015
    Accepted: 26 October 2015
    Published: 17 November 2015
    DOI: 10.11648/j.jps.20150306.12
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    Abstract: Glutathione S-transferases (GSTs, EC: 2.5.1.18) and Glyoxalases [Glyoxalase-I (Gly-I, EC: 4.4.1.5) and glyoxalase-II (Gly-II, EC: 3.1.2.6)] are major glutathione dependent detoxification as well as important antioxidants enzymes in plants. On the other hand, proline and betaine are important osmoprotectants in plants under abiotic stresses includin... Show More
  • Toxicological Study of the Seed Extracts from Dodonaea madagascariensis Radlk (Sapindaceae), a Malagasy Medicinal Plant

    Mihajasoa Stella Razanatseheno, Clara Fredeline Rajemiarimoelisoa, Zoarilala Rinah Razafindrakoto, David Ramanitrahasimbola, Danielle Aurore Doll Rakoto, Hanitra Ranjana Randrianarivo, Victor Louis Jeannoda

    Issue: Volume 3, Issue 6, December 2015
    Pages: 303-309
    Received: 26 October 2015
    Accepted: 04 November 2015
    Published: 19 November 2015
    DOI: 10.11648/j.jps.20150306.13
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    Abstract: This work was designed to study the seed toxicity of Dodonaea madagascariensis Radlk. (Sapindaceae), an endemic plant to Madagascar with multiple medicinal uses. Using different experimental models of animals, seed methanolic extract of D. madagascariensis (SMED) was found to be toxic to mice (LD50 of 36.12 mg/ kg by intraperitoneal route), chicks ... Show More
  • Looking Inside Non-coding Chloroplast Regions of Calophyllum brasiliense (Calophyllaceae) to Understand Its Southernmost Population Distribution

    Cecilia Beatriz Percuoco, Liliana Noelia Talavera Stéfani, Manuela Edith Rodríguez, Naiké Lucía González, Juan Fernando Crivello, Jorge Víctor Crisci, Carina Francisca Argüelles

    Issue: Volume 3, Issue 6, December 2015
    Pages: 310-319
    Received: 06 October 2015
    Accepted: 23 October 2015
    Published: 19 November 2015
    DOI: 10.11648/j.jps.20150306.14
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    Abstract: In recent years the growing interest in the conservation of Paraná River’s riparian forest led to the discovery of botanical novelties for Argentina. Populations of Calophyllum brasiliense Camb. (Calophyllaceae), a typically flooded lowlands species, were identified in the remaining hygrophile forest of northeast Argentina and southeast Paraguay. D... Show More
  • Response of Potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) Yield and Yield Components to Nitrogen Fertilizer and Planting Density at Haramaya, Eastern Ethiopia

    Alemayehu Tilahun Getie, Nigussie Dechassa, Tamado Tana

    Issue: Volume 3, Issue 6, December 2015
    Pages: 320-328
    Received: 10 September 2015
    Accepted: 25 September 2015
    Published: 05 December 2015
    DOI: 10.11648/j.jps.20150306.15
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    Abstract: To investigate the effect of nitrogen fertilizer and planting density on yield and yield components of potato crop (Bubu variety), a field experiment was carried out in Haramaya, Eastern Ethiopia during the rainy season of 2012. The experiment was a 4 x 5 factorial combination and a randomized complete block design with 3 replicates. Treatments inc... Show More
  • Morpho-physiological and Yield Contributing Characters and Yield of Sesame with 1-Napthalene Acetic Acid (NAA)

    Md. Abubakar Siddik, Mohammad Mahbub Islam, Md. Ashabul Hoque, Shahidul Islam, Suraya Parvin, Mominul Haque Rabin

    Issue: Volume 3, Issue 6, December 2015
    Pages: 329-336
    Received: 04 November 2015
    Accepted: 15 November 2015
    Published: 05 December 2015
    DOI: 10.11648/j.jps.20150306.16
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    Abstract: The experiment was undertaken in the Farm laboratory of Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University (SAU), Dhaka, during Kharif 1 season, April to July 2013 to examine the response of different levels of foliar application of 1-napthaleneacitic acid (NAA) on morpho-physiology, yield contributing attributes and seed yield of sesame using variety BARI Til ... Show More
  • Biochemical Nature of a Natural α-Amylase Inhibitor from Wild Amaranth (Amaranthus paniculatus) Seeds

    Wang Lin, Ji Dejun

    Issue: Volume 3, Issue 6, December 2015
    Pages: 337-341
    Received: 31 October 2014
    Accepted: 10 November 2014
    Published: 05 December 2015
    DOI: 10.11648/j.jps.20150306.17
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    Abstract: Endogenous á-amylase inhibitors exist widely in animals, plants and microorganisms. These inhibitors show remarkable structure variety with different modes of inhibition and specificity against different á-amylases. To explore the alpha-amylase inhibitors in wild amaranth, a novel proteinaceous inhibitor of á-amylase, named WAI-1, was purified and ... Show More
  • Effects of Traditional Practice of Soil Burning (Guie) on Soil Chemical Properties at Sheno Areas of North Shoa, Oromia Region, Ethiopia

    Kiya Adare Tadesse

    Issue: Volume 3, Issue 6, December 2015
    Pages: 342-348
    Received: 21 October 2015
    Accepted: 30 October 2015
    Published: 10 December 2015
    DOI: 10.11648/j.jps.20150306.18
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    Abstract: The study was conducted at the Kimbibit District, which is located in the North Shoa Zone of Oromia National Regional State, with the objective of investigating the effects of traditional practice of soil burning (guie) on soil chemical properties of soils of the study area. Disturbed soil samples were collected from farmers’ burned fields and norm... Show More
  • Toxicity Study of Pittosporum ochrosiaefolium Bojer (Pittosporaceae) a Medicinal Plant of Madagascar

    Maholy Pricille Ratsimiebo, David Ramanitrahasimbola, Clara Fredeline Rajemiarimoelisoa, Zoarilala Rinah Razafindrakoto, Hanitra Ranjana Randrianarivo, Danielle Aurore Doll Rakoto, Victor Louis Jeannoda

    Issue: Volume 3, Issue 6, December 2015
    Pages: 349-357
    Received: 10 November 2015
    Accepted: 20 November 2015
    Published: 10 December 2015
    DOI: 10.11648/j.jps.20150306.19
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    Abstract: The present work aimed to assess the leaf toxicity of Pittosporum ochrosiaefolium Bojer, a well-known medicinal plant endemic to Madagascar. Leaf methanolic extract (LME), obtained after successive extractions by hexan and methanol, was tested in vivo on warm and cold-blooded animals and in vitro on isolated atria of guinea-pig. LME was toxic to mi... Show More
  • Maximizing Nitrogen and Land Use Efficiencies of Intercropped Wheat with Pea Under Different Pea Sowing Dates

    Ahmed Mohamed Sheha, Tamer Ibrahim Abdel-Wahab, Sherif Ibrahim Abdel-Wahab

    Issue: Volume 3, Issue 6, December 2015
    Pages: 358-371
    Received: 31 October 2015
    Accepted: 25 November 2015
    Published: 14 December 2015
    DOI: 10.11648/j.jps.20150306.20
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    Abstract: A two – year field trial was conducted with intercropped pea + wheat and sole crops to decrease nitrogen (N) inputs of wheat crop by intercropping with pea and increase farmer's benefit. Average yield of pea + wheat intercrops was greater by growing wheat after 45 days from pea sowing. Application of mineral N fertilizer doses increased grain yield... Show More
  • Effect of Biofield Energy Treatment on Chlorophyll Content, Pathological Study, and Molecular Analysis of Cashew Plant (Anacardium occidentale L.)

    Mahendra Kumar Trivedi, Alice Branton, Dahryn Trivedi, Gopal Nayak, Mayank Gangwar, Snehasis Jana

    Issue: Volume 3, Issue 6, December 2015
    Pages: 372-382
    Received: 30 October 2015
    Accepted: 24 November 2015
    Published: 21 December 2015
    DOI: 10.11648/j.jps.20150306.21
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    Abstract: In the world scenario, India occupies a premier position contributing to about 43 per cent production of the cashew nut (Anacardium occidentale L.) along with export and processing. The aim is to study the impact of biofield energy treatment on selected farms for cashew farming. The control and biofield treated farms were divided as control and tre... Show More