Vol. 40 No. 2 (2012)

Published: 2012-11-05

Editorial

Introduction pages

Radu E. SESTRAS

01-08
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Forest Hydrology, Soil Conservation and Green Barriers in Canary Islands

Juan Carlos SANTAMARTA-CEREZAL, Juan GUZMAN, Jonay NERIS, Maria P. ARRAIZA, Florin IORAS

09-13
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Research Articles

The Checklist of the Sardinian Alien Flora: an Update

Lina PODDA, Valerio LAZZERI, Olga MAYORAL, Gianluigi BACCHETTA

14-21
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Ecological Ordination and Distribution of Hygrophilous Species Growing on a Mediterranean Riverbank (SW Spain)

Francisco GOMEZ MERCADO, Esther GIMENEZ LUQUE, Enrique LOPEZ CARRIQUE, Sergio DE HARO LOZANO, Fernando DEL MORAL TORRES

22-30
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Preliminary Investigation of LED Lighting as Growth Light for Seedlings from Different Tree Species in Growth Chambers

Stefania ASTOLFI, Chiara MARIANELLO, Stefano GREGO, Rosanna BELLAROSA

31-38
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A Karyological Study in Some Species of Coffea L. and in the Closest Relative Psilanthus travancorensis (Wight & Arn.) J.-F. Leroy

Neiva Izabel PIEROZZI, Thalita C. BORGHI, Maria Bernadete SILVAROLLA

39-45
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An Analysis of the Distribution of Seed Size: A Case Study of the Gymnosperms

Lorentz JANTSCHI, Rodica C. SOBOLU, Sorana D. BOLBOACĂ

46-52
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Studies on the Structure of Flowers and Inflorescences of Cornelian Cherry (Cornus mas L.)

Cevriye MERT

53-57
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Mitigation of Salt Stress-Induced Inhibition of Plantago crassifolia Reproductive Development by Supplemental Calcium or Magnesium

Marius N. GRIGORE, Monica BOSCAIU, Josep LLINARES, Oscar VICENTE

58-66
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Short-term Effects of Grazing Exclusion on Net Ecosystem CO2 Exchange and Net Primary Production in a Pannonian Sandy Grassland

Szilard CZOBEL, Orsolya SZIRMAI, Zoltan NEMETH, Csaba GYURICZA, Judit GAZI, Andrea TOTH, Judit SCHELLENBERGER, Laszlo VASA, Karoly PENKSZA

67-72
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The Effect of Tillage System and Rimsulfuron Application on Weed Flora, Arbuscular Mycorrhizal (AM) Root Colonization and Yield of Maize (Zea mays L.)

Dimitrios BILALIS, Vassilios TRIANTAFYLLIDIS, Anestis KARKANIS, Aspasia EFTHIMIADOU, Ioanna KAKABOUKI

73-79
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Effects of Exogenous Putrescine on Mycorrhiza, Root System Architecture, and Physiological Traits of Glomus mosseae-Colonized Trifoliate Orange Seedlings

Qiang-Sheng WU, Ying-Ning ZOU, Min LIU, Kun CHENG

80-85
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Evaluation of In Vitro Antioxidant and Antimicrobial Activities of Green Microalgae Trentepohlia umbrina

Snezana SIMIC, Marijana KOSANIC, Branislav RANKOVIC

86-91
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Effect of Soaking, Cooking, Germination and Fermentation Processing on Proximate Analysis and Mineral Content of Three White Sorghum Varieties (Sorghum bicolor L. Moench)

Abd El-Moneim M. R . AFIFY, Hossam Saad El-BELTAGI, Samiha M. ABD EL-SALAM, Azza A. OMRAN

92-98
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Evaluation of Betulin and Betulinic Acid Content in Birch Bark from Different Forestry Areas of Western Carpathians

Liviu HOLONEC, Floricuta RANGA, Diana CRAINIC, Alina TRUTA, Carmen SOCACIU

99-105
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Seasonal Variation of Essential Oil Yield and Composition of Sage (Salvia officinalis L.) Grown in Castilla - La Mancha (Central Spain)

Maria P. ARRAIZA, Carlos ARRABAL, Jose V. LOPEZ

106-108
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Quantitative Determination of Arbutin and Hydroquinone in Different Plant Materials by HPLC

Izabela RYCHLINSKA, Slawomira NOWAK

109-113
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Apoplastic Antioxidant Enzymes in the Leaves of Two Strawberry Cultivars and Their Relationship to Cold-Hardiness

Ece TURHAN, Cigdem AYDOGAN, Ali BAYKUL, Anil AKOGLU, Yasemin EVRENOSOĞLU, Sergul ERGIN

114-122
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Effect of Different Cellulase and Pectinase Enzyme Treatments on Protoplast Isolation and Viability in Lilium ledebeourii Bioss.

Esmaeil CHAMANI, Seyyed Karim TAHAMI, Nasser ZARE, Rasool Asghari-ZAKARIA, Mehdi MOHEBODINI, Daryl JOYCE

123-128
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The Impact of γ-Irradiation, Essential Oils and Iodine on Biochemical Components and Metabolism of Potato Tubers During Storage

Abd El-Moneim M.R. AFIFY, Hossam Saad EL-BELTAGI, Amina A. ALY, Abeer E. EL-ANSARY

129-139
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In vitro Regeneration of Dalbergia sissoo Roxb. and the Potential for Genetic Transformation

Hafiz Mamoon REHMAN, Iqrar Ahmad RANA, Siddra IJAZ, Ghulam MUSTAFA, Faiz Ahmad JOYIA, Iqrar Ahmad KHAN, Paula M. PIJUT

140-147
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Micropropagation of Anubias barteri var. Nana from Shoot Tip Culture and the Analysis of Ploidy Stability

Kantamaht KANCHANAPOOM, Panyaros CHUNUI, Kamnoon KANCHANAPOOM

148-151
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Impact of White Mistletoe (Viscum album ssp. abietis) Infection on Needles and Crown Morphology of Silver Fir (Abies alba Mill.)

Catalina O. BARBU

152-158
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Effect of Different Growing Systems of Apple on Trunk and Branch Diseases and Pests

Maria BOROVINOVA, Vilina PETROVA, Svetla MANEVA

159-162
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The Impact of Foliar Application of Calcium Fertilizers on the Quality of Highbush Blueberry Fruits Belonging to the 'Duke' Cultivar

Ireneusz Dariusz OCHMIAN

163-169
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Graft-take Success in Walnut Under Controlled Conditions and Plant Development in the Nursery

Svetlana M. PAUNOVIC, Rade MILETIC, Milisav MITROVIC, Dragan JANKOVIC

170-176
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The Influence of Varieties and Planting Systems on the Peach Tree Growth, Productivity and NPK Uptake

Traian G. MATEI, Florin STANICA, Roxana M. MADJAR

177-182
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Effect of Pretreatments on Seed Germination of Prunus mahaleb L.

Elias PIPINIS, Elias MILIOS, Olga MAVROKORDOPOULOU, Christina GKANATSIOU, Maria ASLANIDOU, Pavlos SMIRIS

183-189
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Cultivar Selection and Pest Control Techniques on Organic White Cabbage Yield

Vasile V. STOLERU, Neculai C. MUNTEANU, Carmen Maria V. STOLERU, Liliana G. ROTARU

190-196
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Effect of Growing Medium and Harvest Term on Yield and Several Quality Traits of Two Cultivars of "Cherry" Tomatoes

Katarzyna Z. MAZUR, Marek GAJEWSKI, Agata M. METERA, Jolanta A. WTULICH, Monika M. MARCINKOWSKA

197-202
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The Influence of Weather Conditions During Vegetation Period on Yielding of Twelve Determinate Tomato Cultivars

Elzbieta JEDRSZCZYK, Barbara SKOWERA, Joanna KOPCINSKA, Anna M. AMBROSZCZYK

203-209
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Biological and Chemical Phosphorus Fertilizers Effect on Yield and P Accumulation in Rapeseed (Brassica napus L.)

Hamid MADANI, Mohammad Ali MALBOOBI, Kioomars BAKHSHKELARESTAGHI, Agnieszka STOKLOSA

210-214
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Nitrogen and Crude Proteins in Beetroot (Beta vulgaris var. conditiva) under Different Fertilization Treatments

Marko PETEK, Mirjana HERAK CUSTIC, Nina TOTH, Sanja SLUNJSKI, Lepomir COGA, Ivan PAVLOVIC, Tomislav KARAZIJA, Boris LAZAREVIC, Sasa CVETKOVIc

215-219
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Acid and Temperature Treatments Result in Increased Germination of Seeds of Three Fescue Species

Rade S. STANISAVLJEVIC, Savo M. VUCKOVIC, Aleksandar S. SIMIC, Jordan P. MARKOVIC, Zelijco P. LAKIC, Dragan V. TERZIC, Dragoslav J. DOKIC

220-226
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Comparison of the Mechanical Behaviour of Selected Oilseeds under Compression Loading

David HERAK, Abraham KABUTEY, Monika DIVISOVA, Tereza SVATONOVA

227-232
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A Preliminarily Phylogeny Study of the Eriobotrya Based on the nrDNA Adh Sequences

Yang XINAGHUI, Li PING, Lin SHUNQUAN, Hu GUIBIN, He XIAOLONG

233-237
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R-ISSR - Tool for Generation of a New Type of Products, Applied for the Identification of Putative Molecular Marker Linked to QTL Determined Tolerance to Nutrient Deprivation Stress in Rye (Secale cereale L.)

Milosz SMOLIK

238-246
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Molecular Characterization and Similarity Relationships among Flue-Cured Tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum L.) Genotypes Using Simple Sequence Repeat Markers

Soheila GHOLIZADEH, Reza DARVISHZADEH, Babak ABDOLLAHI MANDOULAKANI, Iraj BERNOUSI, Seyed Reza ALAVI, Ardashir KHARABIAN MASOULEH

247-253
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Molecular Similarity Relationships Among Iranian Bread Wheat Cultivars and Breeding Lines Using ISSR Markers

Reza DARVISHZADEH, Iraj BERNOUSI

254-260
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DNA Fingerprinting and Genotyping of Cotton Varieties Using SSR Markers

Mohammad Nazrul ISLAM, Md. Rezwan MOLLA, Md. Motiar ROHMAN, Mirza HASANUZZAMAN, Shah Mohammad Naimul ISLAM, Lutfur RAHMAN

261-265
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Genetic Diversity Within and Among Populations of Roseroot (Rhodiola rosea L.) Based on Molecular Markers

Zsuzsanna GYORGY, Maria SZABO, Dmitry BACHAROV, Andrzej PEDRYC

266-273
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Variation in Seed and Seedling Traits among Fifteen Chinese Provenances of Magnolia officinalis

Xiao SHU, Xu YANG, Zhiling YANG

274-283
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Fruit Quality and Phytochemical Attributes of Some Apricot (Prunus armeniaca L.) Cultivars as Affected by Genotypes and Seasons

Oguzhan CALISKAN, Safder BAYAZIT, Ahmet SUMBUL

284-294
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Qualitative Traits of Norway Spruce [Picea abies (L.) Karst.] Depending on First-Order Branches: Evaluation in Comparative Trials

Marius BUDEANU, Neculae SOFLETEA, Gheorghe PARNUTA

295-301
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The Influence of Position and Site on the Height Growth of Young Populus tremula L. Ramets in Low Elevation Formations in Northeastern Greece

Elias MILIOS, Elias PIPINIS, Petros PETROU, Sofia AKRITIDOU, Kyriaki KITIKIDOU, Paulos SMIRIS

302-307
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Univariate and Multivariate Analysis of Agronomical Traits of Preselected Argan Trees

Naima AIT AABD, Fouad MSANDA, Abdelhamid EL MOUSADIK

308-316
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Review Articles

Production Potential of Rubberwood in Malaysia: Its Economic Challenges

Jegatheswaran RATNASINGAM, Geetha RAMASAMY, Florin IORAS, Jake KANER, Lu WENMING

317-322
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Stress-tolerant Wild Plants: a Source of Knowledge and Biotechnological Tools for the Genetic Improvement of Stress Tolerance in Crop Plants

Monica BOSCAIU, Pilar m. DONAT, Josep LLINARES, Oscar VICENTE

323-327
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