Volume 7, Number 3, March 2016 (Special Issue on Chloroplasts Research)

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Germination Biology and Occurrence of Polyembryony in Two Forms of Cats Claw Creeper Vine, Dolichandra unguis-cati (Bignoniaceae): Implications for Its Invasiveness and Management

Joshua C. Buru, Kunjithapatham Dhileepan, Olusegun O. Osunkoya, Tanya Scharaschkin

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DOI: 10.4236/ajps.2016.73058  2,004 Downloads  2,673 Views   Citations

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Enzymatic Characterisation of Lignin Peroxidase from Luffa aegyptiaca Fruit Juice

Nivedita Rai, Meera Yadav, Hardeo Singh Yadav

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DOI: 10.4236/ajps.2016.73057  2,061 Downloads  2,827 Views   Citations

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Enhancing Flower Stalk Emergence in Phalaenopsis by Red Light Supplementation

Chun Hsien Lu, Yo Ching Liu, Yuan Ting Hsu, Heng Long Wang, Jeng Der Chung

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DOI: 10.4236/ajps.2016.73056  2,102 Downloads  2,709 Views   Citations

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Regulation of Growth, Antioxidants and Sugar Metabolism in Rice (Oryza sativa L.) Seedlings by NaCl and Its Reversal by Silicon

Prabal Das, Paulin Seal, Asok K. Biswas

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DOI: 10.4236/ajps.2016.73055  2,395 Downloads  3,239 Views   Citations

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Growth, Yield and Nitrogen Use Efficiency of New Rice Variety under Variable Nitrogen Rates

Md Anamul Haque, M. Moynul Haque

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DOI: 10.4236/ajps.2016.73054  3,005 Downloads  4,317 Views   Citations

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Seed Germination of Five Poa Species at Negative Water Potentials

Tim L. Springer, Jason J. Goldman

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DOI: 10.4236/ajps.2016.73053  2,316 Downloads  2,795 Views   Citations

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Classification of Local Pepper Collections (Capsicum spp.) from Eritrea Using Morphological Traits

Brhan Khiar Saleh, Remmy W. Kasili, Edward G. Mamati, Woldeamlak Araia, Aggrey B. Nyende

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DOI: 10.4236/ajps.2016.73052  1,872 Downloads  2,612 Views   Citations

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In-Vitro Evaluation of Resistance to Late Blight (Phytophthora infestans Mont. De Bary.) in Solanum Accessions Native to Chile, by Inoculation of Detached Leaflets

Jaime Solano, Ivette Acuña, Jean-Eric Chauvin, Philippe Brabant

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DOI: 10.4236/ajps.2016.73051  1,923 Downloads  2,540 Views   Citations

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Influence of BA and IBA or NAA Combinations on Micropropagation of Cryptolepis sanguinolenta

Maame Adjoa Dwumawa Monney, Naalamle Amissah, Essie Blay

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DOI: 10.4236/ajps.2016.73050  1,809 Downloads  2,594 Views   Citations

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Influence of Geographical Regions on Catechin and Caffeine Levels in Tea (Camellia sinensis)

Augustine Mutuku, John Wanyoko, Francis Wachira, Samson Kamunya, Richard Chalo, Samuel Kimutai, Kelvin Moseti, Stephen Karori

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DOI: 10.4236/ajps.2016.73049  1,824 Downloads  2,406 Views   Citations

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Effects of Nitrogen Addition on the Mixed Litter Decomposition in Stipa baicalensis Steppe in Inner Mongolia

Wenya Li, Wenchao Yu, Long Bai, Hongmei Liu, Dianlin Yang

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DOI: 10.4236/ajps.2016.73048  1,948 Downloads  2,318 Views   Citations

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Nitrogen Application Rate and Genotype Effects on Switchgrass Production and Chemical Characteristics

Ramdeo Seepaul, Bisoondat Macoon, K. Raja Reddy, William B. Evans

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DOI: 10.4236/ajps.2016.73047  1,901 Downloads  2,296 Views   Citations

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Influence of Ethylene Inhibitor Silver Nitrate on Direct Shoot Regeneration from in Vitro Raised Shoot Tip Explants of Sphaeranthus indicus Linn.—An Important Antijaundice Medicinal Plant

K. Harathi, C. V. Naidu

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DOI: 10.4236/ajps.2016.73046  2,129 Downloads  2,526 Views   Citations

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Ultrastructural and Physiological Characterization of YELP, a Novel, Yellow, Chlorophyll-Deficient Cell Mutant Line That Develops Etioplast-Like Plastids in the Light

Betzaida Jiménez-Francisco, Carlos Trejo, Hilda Araceli Zavaleta-Mancera, Blanca Moreno-Gómez, Edmundo García-Moya, Florentino Víctor Conde-Martínez, Gerardo Armando Aguado-Santacruz

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DOI: 10.4236/ajps.2016.73045  1,709 Downloads  2,125 Views   Citations

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Expression Analysis of Aldo-Keto Reductase 1 (AKR1) in Foxtail Millet (Setaria italica L.) Subjected to Abiotic Stresses

Tanguturi Venkata Kirankumar, Kalaiahgari Venkata Madhusudhan, Ambekar Nareshkumar, Kurnool Kiranmai, Uppala Lokesh, Boya Venkatesh, Chinta Sudhakar

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DOI: 10.4236/ajps.2016.73044  1,858 Downloads  2,449 Views   Citations

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Nuclear Fusion during Early Stage of Microspore Embryogenesis Indicates Chromosome Doubling in Wheat (Triticum aestivum)

Roland Griggs, Ming Y. Zheng

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DOI: 10.4236/ajps.2016.73043  2,481 Downloads  2,954 Views   Citations

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A Study on Genetic Variability, Character Association and Path Co-Efficient Analysis on Morphological and Yield Attributing Characters of Taro [Colocasia esculenta (L.) Schott]

Dipaloke Mukherjee, Md. Abdur Roquib, Nanda Dulal Das, Soma Mukherjee

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DOI: 10.4236/ajps.2016.73042  2,524 Downloads  3,206 Views   Citations

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Onion Response to Added N in Histosols of Contrasting C and N Contents

Melissa Quinche Gonzalez, Annie Pellerin, Léon E. Parent

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DOI: 10.4236/ajps.2016.73041  2,307 Downloads  2,743 Views   Citations

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Cloning and Bioinformatics Analysis of Rosa rugosa β-1,3-Glucanase Gene (RrGlu)

Yanan Fu, Juanjuan Sun, Yan Ma, Shutang Xing, Lanyong Zhao, Zongda Xu, Xiaoyan Yu

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DOI: 10.4236/ajps.2016.73040  2,060 Downloads  2,501 Views   Citations

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Growth and Physiological Attributes of Tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum Mill.) Genotypes as Affected by NaCl Stress

M. Nasir Khan

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DOI: 10.4236/ajps.2016.73039  2,472 Downloads  3,148 Views   Citations

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Chemical Composition of the Fatty Oil from Fructus Broussonetiae and Its Effects on Rat Plasma Lipids and Adipose Tissue

Su-Qiu Pang, Guo-Quan Wang, Xiao-Qin Jin, Ai-Jing Sun, Jun-Sheng Lin, Yong Diao

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DOI: 10.4236/ajps.2016.73038  1,937 Downloads  2,314 Views   Citations

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Standardization of DNA Extraction Method from Mature Dried Leaves and ISSR-PCR Conditions for Melia dubia Cav. —A Fast Growing Multipurpose Tree Species

Swati Rawat, Geeta Joshi, D. Annapurna, A. N. Arunkumar, Nataraja N. Karaba

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DOI: 10.4236/ajps.2016.73037  2,190 Downloads  3,226 Views   Citations

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The Potential of Common Beneficial Insects and Strategies for Maintaining Them in Bean Fields of Sub Saharan Africa

Baltazar Ndakidemi, Kelvin Mtei, Patrick A Ndakidemi

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DOI: 10.4236/ajps.2016.73036  2,147 Downloads  3,034 Views   Citations

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