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Full-Text Articles in Forest Sciences
Understanding Farmers’ Perceptions And The Effects Of Shea Tree Vitellaria Paradoxa Distribution In Agroforestry Parklands Of The Upper West Region, Ghana, Fahimeh Baziari
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Agroforestry parklands represent a vast majority of the agricultural landscape under subsistent-oriented farming in semi-arid West Africa. Parklands are characterized by the growth of well- maintained trees (e.g., shea) on cultivated fields as a result of both environmental and human influences. Shea (Vitellaria paradoxa) provides a cultural and economic benefit to the local people of Ghana, especially women. Periods between traditional fallow rotation systems have reduced recently due to agricultural development and a demand for higher production. As a result, shea trees, which regenerate during fallow periods, has decreased over the landscape. The aim of this study was …
Exogenously Applied Nitric Oxide Confers Tolerance To Salinity-Induced Oxidativestress In Two Maize (Zea Mays L.) Cultivars Differing In Salinity Tolerance, Cengi̇z Kaya, Muhammad Ashraf, Osman Sönmez, Ati̇lla Levent Tuna, Sali̇h Aydemi̇r
Exogenously Applied Nitric Oxide Confers Tolerance To Salinity-Induced Oxidativestress In Two Maize (Zea Mays L.) Cultivars Differing In Salinity Tolerance, Cengi̇z Kaya, Muhammad Ashraf, Osman Sönmez, Ati̇lla Levent Tuna, Sali̇h Aydemi̇r
Turkish Journal of Agriculture and Forestry
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Seed Priming With Cacl2 And Ridge Planting For Improved Drought Resistance In Maize, Muhammad Bismillah Khan, Mubshar Hussain, Abid Raza, Shahid Farooq, Khawar Jabran
Seed Priming With Cacl2 And Ridge Planting For Improved Drought Resistance In Maize, Muhammad Bismillah Khan, Mubshar Hussain, Abid Raza, Shahid Farooq, Khawar Jabran
Turkish Journal of Agriculture and Forestry
Drought-induced losses in crop output have forced the scientific community to develop efficient management strategies to cope with the adversities of drought stress. This field trial was done to assess the role of seed priming techniques and planting methods for improving drought resistance in Pakistani hybrid maize in 2011. Maize seeds were soaked in an aerated solution of CaCl2 (osmopriming; $\Psi$s -1.25 MPa) and distilled water (hydropriming), while untreated dry seeds were taken as controls. Primed and untreated seeds were sown on either ridges or a flat seedbed and were subjected to drought at vegetative and tasseling stages. Drought was …
Sources Of Genetic Resistance In Maize To Fusarium Stalk Rot Andtheir Variations At Molecular Level, Sajjad Hussain Qureshi, Abdul Qayyum, Will Fiers
Sources Of Genetic Resistance In Maize To Fusarium Stalk Rot Andtheir Variations At Molecular Level, Sajjad Hussain Qureshi, Abdul Qayyum, Will Fiers
Turkish Journal of Agriculture and Forestry
Identifying the resistant genotypes is one of the vital strategies to control Fusarium stalk rot disease in maize. Fifty accessions of maize germplasm were evaluated for resistance to stalk rot caused by Fusarium verticillioides at the Maize and Millet Research Institute, Yousafwala, Pakistan, during the spring and autumn of 2010, and their genetic variations were also studied at the molecular level to avoid environmental effects in the Department of Medicinal Chemistry, University of Minnesota, USA. Disease severity was calculated in the field using a severity scale (SS) and direct estimation of stalk discoloration (SD) by artificial inoculation method. Both SS …