Micropropagation Of Olive Tree Olea Europaea L. 'Oueslati',
2011
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Micropropagation Of Olive Tree Olea Europaea L. 'Oueslati', Anissa Chaari Rkhis, Mohamed Maalej, Noureddine Drira, Alvaro Standardi
Turkish Journal of Agriculture and Forestry
The present study was undertaken to contribute to the continuous search for efficient in vitro protocols for the micropropagation of olive trees, with special focus on the Oueslati cultivar. It investigates the main factors involved in the micropropagation process, namely medium composition, growth regulators, rooting, and acclimatization conditions. It demonstrates that under particular conditions, the Oueslati cultivar displays a high capacity to proliferate. During the multiplication phase, the multiplication medium, which is a modification of Rugini medium with zeatin (1 and 2 mg L^{-1}), yielded the highest multiplication rates, with an average of more than 9. Furthermore, almost 91% of …
Potential Of Steinernema Feltiae (Rhabditida: Steinernematidae) As A Biological Control Agent Against The Cabbage Maggot Delia Radicum (Diptera: Anthomyiidae) In Oilseed Rape, İsmai̇l Alper Susurluk
Turkish Journal of Agriculture and Forestry
Entomopathogenic nematodes (EPNs) in families Heterorhabditidae and Steinernematidae have considerable potential as biological control agents against soil-inhabiting insect pests. In the present study, the potential of Steinernema feltiae as a biological control agent against cabbage maggot (CM) Delia radicum (Diptera: Anthomyiidae), persistence of the nematode in areas infested by CM larvae, and foraging behavior of the nematode toward CM and/or oilseed rape roots were examined in the laboratory. The results of the laboratory experiment showed that more than 80% control was achieved against the last instars of D. radicum. Steinernema feltiae persisted in the soil in high numbers for 12 …
Field Evaluation Of Effective Microorganisms (Em) Application For Growth, Nodulation, And Nutrition Of Mung Bean,
2011
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Field Evaluation Of Effective Microorganisms (Em) Application For Growth, Nodulation, And Nutrition Of Mung Bean, Arshad Javaid, Rukhsana Bajwa
Turkish Journal of Agriculture and Forestry
Effective microorganisms (EM) is a commercial biofertilizer that contains a mixture of co-existing beneficial microorganisms collected from natural environments. Predominantly it consists of species of photosynthetic and lactic acid bacteria, yeast, and actinomycetes. The present study was conducted to evaluate the effect of EM application on growth, nodulation, yield, and nutrient uptake in mung bean [Vigna radiata (L.) Wilczek] var. NIAB Mung 98 under field conditions. Field soil was amended with farmyard manure at 20 t ha^{-1}, Trifolium alexandrinum green manure at 20 t ha^{-1}, and recommended (NPK) and half (½ NPK) doses of chemical fertilizers. EM was applied in …
Global Perspectives On First Generation Liquid Biofuel Production,
2011
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Global Perspectives On First Generation Liquid Biofuel Production, Rok Fink, Saso Medved
Turkish Journal of Agriculture and Forestry
Transport today is mostly sustained by liquid fossil fuels, despite the fact that the invention of the combustion engine started with biofuels. However, known environmental impacts and the instability of the fossil-fuel market have revived the status of biofuels. Some concerns have appeared regarding how emerging global climate changes will affect biofuels' feedstock production, since agriculture is strongly dependent on climate variables. Therefore, numerical models were introduced to calculate how temperature and precipitation could affect crop production for biodiesel and bioethanol production. Furthermore, 4 scenarios projected by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change were put into the calculations. The results …
Investigation Of The Reduction Of Mouldboard Ploughshare Wear Through Hot Stamping And Hardfacing Processes,
2011
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Investigation Of The Reduction Of Mouldboard Ploughshare Wear Through Hot Stamping And Hardfacing Processes, Aysel Yazici
Turkish Journal of Agriculture and Forestry
The effects of the hot stamping process and different hardfacing techniques, such as shielded metal arc welding (SMAW) and gas metal arc welding (GMAW), on the abrasive wear of ploughshares were investigated under field operational conditions. The abrasive wear losses were determined by measuring the weight and dimension changes before and after tillage. The wear losses of hot-stamped and hardfaced ploughshares were less significant than those of the conventionally heat-treated ploughshare specimens used under field conditions. Conventional heat treatment and hardfacing by the SMAW process decreased the wear weight losses by 46.31% and the dimensional losses by 86.77% in comparison …
Molecular Cloning And Functional Characterization Of A Na+/H+ Antiporter Gene From Halophyte Spartina Anglica,
2011
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Molecular Cloning And Functional Characterization Of A Na+/H+ Antiporter Gene From Halophyte Spartina Anglica, Tao Lan, Yuanlin Duan, Bin Wang, Yuanchang Zhou, Weiren Wu
Turkish Journal of Agriculture and Forestry
Na^+/H^+ antiporters have been suggested to play important roles in salt tolerance in plants. English cordgrass (Spartina anglica) is a gramineous halophyte with very strong salt tolerance. It possesses salt glands in its stems and leaves, through which excess salt can be excreted. In this study, a vacuolar Na^+/H^+ antiporter homologous gene (temporarily named SaNHX1) was isolated from Spartina anglica by RT-PCR and rapid amplification of cDNA ends (RACE). Southern blot analysis suggested that there might be 2 or 3 copies of the vacuolar Na^+/H^+ antiporter genes in the English cordgrass genome. Northern blot analysis showed that the expression of …
Soil Formation Overlying Volcanic Materials At Mount Erenler, Konya, Turkey,
2011
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Soil Formation Overlying Volcanic Materials At Mount Erenler, Konya, Turkey, Sidika Özcan, Hasan Hüseyi̇n Özayteki̇n
Turkish Journal of Agriculture and Forestry
Studies of soils developed on volcanic materials are insufficient in Turkey in light of the wide distribution of these soils. The objectives of the present work were to assess the influence of climate and other soil-forming factors on physical, chemical, and mineralogical characteristics and pedological processes in the soil genesis and soil classification of 4 volcanic soil profiles derived from andesitic parent material, and to determine whether they meet the requirements for classification as Andisols. Collected from a semiarid climate in Konya, Turkey, these soils are characterized as medium- and fine-textured with low organic matter content, low cation exchange capacity, …
Exploration Of Genotype Specific Fingerprinting Of Nigella Sativa L. Using Rapd Markers,
2011
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Exploration Of Genotype Specific Fingerprinting Of Nigella Sativa L. Using Rapd Markers, Muhammad Sajjad Iqbal, Shahid Nadeem, Shahid Mehboob, Abdul Ghafoor, Muhammad Ibrahim Rajoka, Afsari Sharif Qureshi, Bushra Niaz
Turkish Journal of Agriculture and Forestry
Nigella sativa L. has industrial, cosmetic, and pharmaceutical uses but has not been adequately characterized in Pakistan. This investigation was carried out to explore genotype specific fingerprinting of 32 N. sativa L. genotypes based on randomly amplified polymorphic DNA markers. From 58 random primers used, 15 primers generated 249 reproducible and scorable amplification products across all the genotypes, out of which 164 (66%) fragments were polymorphic revealing a high level of polymorphism among these genotypes. The proportion of common bands was low (34%). The size of the amplification products on agarose gels ranged between 0.5 and 10.0 kb. In 13 …
Mapping Paddy Rice Yield In Zhejiang Province Using Modis Spectral Index,
2011
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Mapping Paddy Rice Yield In Zhejiang Province Using Modis Spectral Index, Qian Cheng, Xiuju Wu
Turkish Journal of Agriculture and Forestry
The first 19 bands of a moderate-resolution imaging spectrometer (MODIS), covering the visible to shortwave infrared spectral wavelength, were simulated by ground-level reflectance spectra. All spectral indices similar to the normalized difference vegetation index (NDVI) and ratio vegetation index (RVI) formed by every 2 bands were calculated to obtain their determination coefficients, with theoretical and real yield. Results revealed that the combinative near-infrared (NIR) index (band 2 and band 19, symbol b2 and b19, and other similar ones) and the (b16, b19) of MODIS were strongly correlated with rice yield, especially the correlative coefficient that exceeded significant levels in the …
Assessment Of Yield And Water Use Efficiency Of Drip-Irrigated Cotton (Gossypium Hirsutum L.) As Affected By Deficit Irrigation, Fuad Hussein, Mussaddak Janat, Abdallah Yakoub
Turkish Journal of Agriculture and Forestry
A field experiment was conducted for 2 consecutive years to evaluate the response of cotton crop to deficit irrigation under drip irrigation conditions. Water use efficiency (WUE), seed cotton yield, and fiber quality parameters were assessed at various irrigation levels. The experiment was set up to apply water at 4 different application rates: 50%, 65%, 80%, and 100% of the soil water depletion. These were abbreviated as DI50, DI65, DI80, and FI, respectively. The total amounts of irrigation water applied were 408 and 773 mm and the average seed cotton yields were 2909 and 5090 kg ha^{-1} for the DI50 …
Bioactivities Of Jimsonweed Extract, Datura Stramonium L. (Solanaceae), Against Tribolium Castaneum (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae), Habib Abbasipour, Mohammad Mahmoudvand, Fahimeh Rastegar, Mohammad Hossein Hosseinpour
Turkish Journal of Agriculture and Forestry
In this research, the efficacy of plant extract from Datura stramonium L. (Solanaceae) was tested against the red flour beetle, Tribolium castaneum (Herbst) (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae), for its toxic and antifeedant activity. The dried and powdered plant was extracted with 150 mL of absolute ethanol (99%, Merck) using a rotary evaporator extractor at 45 °C. Experiments were designed to measure the nutritional indices, such as relative growth rate (RGR), relative consumption rate (RCR), efficiency of conversion of ingested food (ECI), and feeding deterrence index (FDI). Treatments were evaluated by flour disk bioassay in the dark at 27 ± 1 °C and …
Micropropagation Of The Apricot (Prunus Armeniaca L.) Cv. Hacıhaliloğlu By Means Of Single Node Culture,
2011
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Micropropagation Of The Apricot (Prunus Armeniaca L.) Cv. Hacıhaliloğlu By Means Of Single Node Culture, Hakan Yildirim, Ahmet Onay, Engi̇n Ti̇lkat, Zafer Aktürk
Turkish Journal of Agriculture and Forestry
Hacıhaliloğlu is one of the most widely cultivated apricot (Prunus armeniaca L.) cultivars in Turkey. It produces fruit of excellent quality and is consumed both fresh and dried. In this study several factors affecting in vitro culture, rapid proliferation, rooting, and acclimatization of the apricot cultivar Hacıhaliloğlu were examined. During this study significant differences in harvesting dates were observed, with the month of May being noted as the best time to examine the in vitro culture of Hacıhaliloğlu. The effects of the cytokinin 6-benzylaminopurine (BA), kinetin (Kin), and thidiazuron (TDZ) were evaluated individually, and different concentrations of BA were also …
The Investigation Of Antimicrobial Activity Of Thyme And Oregano Essential Oils,
2011
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The Investigation Of Antimicrobial Activity Of Thyme And Oregano Essential Oils, Bülent Çeti̇n, Songül Çakmakçi, Ramazan Çakmakçi
Turkish Journal of Agriculture and Forestry
The aim of this study is to investigate in-vitro antimicrobial effects of the essential oils from oregano (Origanum acutidens and Origanum rotundifolium) and thyme (Thymus sipyleus subsp. sipyleus var. rosulans). The chemical composition and antimicrobial attributes of the essential oils obtained from the aerial parts of the plants, of which there were 3 Lamiaceae species, have been studied. A total of 43 microorganisms, including 26 bacteria, 14 fungi, and 3 yeasts species, have been studied by using disc-diffusion (DD) and minimal inhibition concentration (MIC) methods. Mean inhibition zones and MIC values of bacterial strains varied from 8 and 72 mm …
Evaluation Of Some Wood Quality Measures Of Eight-Year-Old Melia Azedarach Trees,
2011
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Evaluation Of Some Wood Quality Measures Of Eight-Year-Old Melia Azedarach Trees, Loutfy Ibrahim El-Juhany
Turkish Journal of Agriculture and Forestry
This study investigated the wood quality of 8-year-old Melia azedarach trees grown in Saudi Arabia. The wood quality of the trees was studied in terms of fibre length, specific gravity, and heartwood/sapwood area. The sampled trees were felled, their stem height and diameter were measured, and discs were cut from the stem base and breast height of each tree. Fibre length and specific gravity at breast height were determined, as well as the area and proportion of heartwood and sapwood at both base- and breast-height cross sections. The results showed that the fibre length of Melia azedarach wood varied between …
Clonal Propagation And Cryogenic Storage Of Virus-Free Grapevine (Vitis Vinifera L.) Via Meristem Culture,
2011
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Clonal Propagation And Cryogenic Storage Of Virus-Free Grapevine (Vitis Vinifera L.) Via Meristem Culture, Mohamad Shatnawi, Ghandi Anfoka, Rida Shibli, Mohammed Al-Mazra'awi, Wesam Shahrour, Areej Arebiat
Turkish Journal of Agriculture and Forestry
A protocol for production of virus-free Vitis vinifera using meristem culture was developed. Meristems (0.1-0.2 mm) of V. vinifera infected with grapevine fanleaf virus and grape leafroll associated viruses were excised from 1-year-old growing vines. Shoot tips were cultured on half-strength Murashige and Skoog (MS) medium, supplemented with 0.02 mg L^{-1} of benzylaminopurine (BAP) and 0.01 mg L^{-1} of naphthalene acetic acid (NAA). BAP and kinetin resulted in differences in the number of new shoots per explant, shoot height, and number of new leaves per explant. BAP at 0.8 mg L^{-1} gave the highest in vitro multiplication rate, with 5.25 …
Effect Of Sowing Time On Grain Yield, Oil Content, And Fatty Acids In Rapeseed (Brassica Napus Subsp. Oleifera),
2011
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Effect Of Sowing Time On Grain Yield, Oil Content, And Fatty Acids In Rapeseed (Brassica Napus Subsp. Oleifera), Hakan Turhan, Muhammet Kemal Gül, Cem Ömer Egesel, Fati̇h Kahriman
Turkish Journal of Agriculture and Forestry
Sowing time is an important factor affecting crop yield and quality, especially in arid and semi-arid regions. The aim of this research was to investigate the effects of sowing time on the growth, yield, and quality of rapeseed genotypes and to determine genotype × sowing time interactions for grain yield and its related traits. The study was carried out using 8 winter rapeseed genotypes (H604049, H604038, H604041, Viking, Elan, Titan, Lorenz, and Trabant) and 4 sowing times (10 October, 20 October, 30 October and 10 November) during the 2005-2006 and 2006-2007 growing seasons. An NIRS system was used to determine …
Generative And Fruit Quality Characteristics Of Primocane Fruiting Red Raspberry Cultivars,
2011
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Generative And Fruit Quality Characteristics Of Primocane Fruiting Red Raspberry Cultivars, Jasminka M. Milivojevic, Mihailo D. Nikolic, Jelena J. Dragisic Maksimovic, Dragan D. Radivojevic
Turkish Journal of Agriculture and Forestry
Eight primocane fruiting red raspberry cultivars grown at the Experimental station "Radmilovac", a collective raspberry orchard of the Faculty of Agriculture, Belgrade University, were harvested in 2008 and 2009. The cultivars evaluated were 'Autumn Bliss', 'Lyulin', 'Polana', 'Polka', 'Himbo Top', 'Ruby', 'Rossana', and 'Heritage'. All cultivars were evaluated for their standard parameters of productivity (number of fruiting laterals and fruit per primocane, both yield per primocane and per meter of hedgerow) and fruit quality (fruit weight, number of drupelets per fruit, soluble solids content, and titratable acidity), and also of nutritional value (Total Antioxidant Capacity (TAC) and Total Phenolics (TPH)). …
Structuring Expert Input For A Knowledge-Based Approach To Watershed Condition Assessment For The Northwest Forest Plan, Usa,
2011
Portland State University
Structuring Expert Input For A Knowledge-Based Approach To Watershed Condition Assessment For The Northwest Forest Plan, Usa, Sean N. Gordon, Kirsten Gallo
Institute for Sustainable Solutions Publications and Presentations
Assessments of watershed condition for aquatic and riparian species often have to rely on expert opinion because of the complexity of establishing statistical relationships among the many factors involved. Such expert-based assessments can be difficult to document and apply consistently over time and space. We describe and reflect on the process of developing a computer-based decision support application from expert judgments for assessing aquatic and riparian conditions over the 100,000 km2 managed by the US federal government under the Northwest Forest Plan. The decision support system helped structure and document the assessment process and provided consistency and transparency to the …
Survey Of Aspen Dieback In The Intermountain Region,
2011
Utah State University
Survey Of Aspen Dieback In The Intermountain Region, John Guyon, James Hoffman
Aspen Bibliography
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Ten-Year Results From The Long-Term Soil Productivity Study In Aspen Ecosystems Of The Northern Great Lakes Region,
2011
Utah State University
Ten-Year Results From The Long-Term Soil Productivity Study In Aspen Ecosystems Of The Northern Great Lakes Region, Richard Voldseth, Brian Palik, John Elioff
Aspen Bibliography
Impacts of organic matter removal and compaction on soil physical and chemical properties and forest productivity are reported from the first 10 years of the Long-Term Soil Productivity Study in Great Lakes aspen ecosystems. Organic matter removal treatments included main bole, total tree harvest, and total tree harvest with forest floor removal. Compaction treatments included no compaction beyond normal levels from harvest, moderate compaction, and heavy compaction. Main bole harvest with no additional compaction served as the control against which other treatments were compared. Study treatments were replicated in three locations on a clay loam, silt loam, and loamy sand …
