Vol. 41 No. 1 (2013)

Published: 2013-05-28

Editorial

Introduction pages

Radu E. SESTRAS
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Faculty of Horticulture Cluj-Napoca: Celebrating 35 Years of Horticulture Higher Education

Mugurel I. JITEA, Viorel MITRE, Liviu HOLONEC, Radu E. SESTRAS

1-11
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Note

The Future of Professional Forestry Education: Trends and Challenges from the Malaysian Perspective

Jegatheswaran RATNASINGAM, Florin IORAS, Claudia Cristina VACALIE, Lu WENMING

12-20
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Letter

Benefits of the Mediterranean Diet in the Prevention of Non-communicable Diseases as the Epidemic of the 21st century

Doina A. TODEA, Loredana Elena ROSCA, Andreea C. COMAN, Iuliu SUATEAN, Andreea C. HERESCU

21-25
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Review Articles

Breeding for Chlorogenic Acid Content in Eggplant: Interest and Prospects

Mariola PLAZAS, Isabel ANDÚJAR, Santiago VILANOVA, Maria HURTADO, Pietro GRAMAZIO, Francisco J. HERRAIZ, Jaime PROHENS

26-35
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What Does Productivity Really Mean? Towards an Integrative Paradigm in the Search for Biodiversity-Productivity Relationships

Liangjun HU, Qinfeng GUO

36-43
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Reactive Oxygen Species, Lipid Peroxidation and Antioxidative Defense Mechanism

Hossam S. EL-BELTAGI, Heba I. MOHAMED

44-57
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Research Articles

Fertilization Effects on the Chemical Composition and In vitro Organic Matter Digestibility of Semi-natural Meadows as Predicted by NIR Spectrometry

Laura M. DALE, André THEWIS, Ioan ROTAR, Christelle BOUDRY, Florin S. PĂCURAR, Bernard LECLER, Richard AGNEESSENS, Pierre DARDENNE, Vincent BAETEN

58-64
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Effects of Salinity on the Development of Hydroponically Grown Borage (Borago officinalis L.) Male Gametophyte

Firoozeh TORABI, Ahmad MAJD, Shekoofeh ENTESHARI, Saeed IRIAN, Mohammad NABIUNI

65-72
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Ex situ Conservation of Three Endemic and/or Endangered Dianthus Species

Victoria CRISTEA, Liliana JARDA, Irina HOLOBIUC

73-78
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Variation in Flower Bud Differentiation and Progression of Floral Organs with Respect to Crop Load in Olive

Cevriye MERT, Erdoğan BARUT, Ahmet İPEK

79-85
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Antifungal Activity of Plant Essential Oils Against Botrytis cinerea, Penicillium italicum and Penicillium digitatum

Andrew VITORATOS, Dimitrios BILALIS, Anestis KARKANIS, Aspasia EFTHIMIADOU

86-92
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Tocopherol Content in Vegetable Oils Using a Rapid HPLC Fluorescence Detection Method

Constantin BELE, Cristian T. MATEA, Camelia RADUCU, Vioara MIRESAN, Octavian NEGREA

93-96
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Effect of Chlorocholine Chloride on Chlorophyll, Photosynthesis, Soluble Sugar and Flavonoids of Ginkgo biloba

Weiwei ZHANG, Feng XU, Hua CHENG, Linling LI, Fuliang CAO, Shuiyuan CHENG

97-103
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Physiological and Biochemical Effects of Î³-Irradiation on Cowpea Plants (Vigna sinensis) under Salt Stress

Hossam S. EL-BELTAGI, Heba I. MOHAMED, Abdel Haleem M.A. MOHAMMED, Laila M. ZAKI, Asmaa M. MOGAZY

104-114
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Salt-Induced Changes in Antioxidative Enzyme Activities in Shoot Tissues of Two Atriplex Varieties

Salma SAI KACHOUT, Khaoula JAFFEL HAMZA, Najoua KARRAY BOURAOUI, Jean Claude LECLERC, Zeineb OUERGHI

115-121
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Detection of Volatile Aroma Compounds of Morchella by Headspace Gas Chromatography Mass Spectrometry (HS-GC/MS)

Hatira TAŞKIN

122-125
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Comparison of Antioxidant and Antimicrobial Properties for Ginkgo biloba and Rosemary (Rosmarinus officinalis L.) from Egypt

Hossam S. EL-BELTAGI, Mona H. BADAWI

126-135
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Antioxidant Compounds, Mineral Content and Antioxidant Activity of Several Tomato Cultivars Grown in Southwestern Romania

Violeta NOUR, Ion TRANDAFIR, Mira E. IONICA

136-142
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Rapid Quantitative Analysis of Ethanol and Prediction of Methanol Content in Traditional Fruit Brandies from Romania, using FTIR Spectroscopy and Chemometrics

Teodora Emilia COLDEA, Carmen SOCACIU, Florinela FETEA, Floricuța RANGA, Raluca Maria POP, Mira FLOREA

143-149
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Zinc-Induced Genotoxic Effects in Root Meristems of Barley Seedlings

Elena TRUTA, Daniela GHERGHEL, Iulia Csilla I. BARA, Gabriela V. VOCHITA

150-156
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Alleviation of Cadmium Toxicity in Pisum sativum L. Seedlings by Calcium Chloride

Hossam S. EL-BELTAGI, Heba I. MOHAMED

157-168
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High Frequency Plant Regeneration System of Aerides odorata Lour. Through Foliar and Shoot Tip Culture

Huidrom Sunitibala DEVI, Sanglakpam Irabati DEVI, Thingbaijam Dikash SINGH

169-176
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Genetic Stability of In vitro Multiplied Phalaenopsis gigantea Protocorm-like Bodies as Affected by Chitosan

Samira SAMARFARD, Mihdzar A. KADIR, Saleh B. KADZIMIN, Seyedali RAVANFAR, Halimi M. SAUD

177-183
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Determination of Tolerance Levels of Cotton Genotypes Obtained from F6-F7 Generation against Verticillium Wilt Disease Caused by Verticillium dahliae Kleb.

Oktay EROĞAN, Emine KARADEMIR, Çetin KARADEMIR, Aydın UNAY

184-189
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Energy Inputs, Output and Productivity in Organic and Conventional Maize and Tomato Production, under Mediterranean Conditions

Dimitrios BILALIS, Panoraia-Eirini KAMARIARI, Anestis KARKANIS, Aspasia EFTHIMIADOU, Antonis ZORPAS, Ioanna KAKABOUKI

190-194
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Influence of Fertilizers on the Biodiversity of Semi-natural Grassland in the Eastern Carpathians

Costel SAMUIL, Vasile VINTU, Culita SIRBU, Mihai STAVARACHE

195-200
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Influence of Bulk and Nanoparticles Titanium Foliar Application on some Agronomic Traits, Seed Gluten and Starch Contents of Wheat Subjected to Water Deficit Stress

Amir JABERZADEH, Payam MOAVENI, Hamid Reza TOHIDI MOGHADAM, Hossein ZAHEDI

201-207
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Effect of No-tillage System and Fertilization on Wheat Production

Mircea GRIGORAS, Agatha POPESCU, Ioan NEGRUTIU, Mihai GIDEA, Ioan HAS, Doru PAMFIL

208-212
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Dark-chilling of Seedlings Affects Initiation and Morphology of Broccoli Inflorescence

Aneta GRABOWSKA, Agnieszka SĘKARA, Monika BIENIASZ, Edward KUNICKI, Andrzej KALISZ

213-218
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The Influence of Salinity on Seedling Growth of Some Pumpkin Varieties Used as Rootstock

Rana KURUM, Kamile ULUKAPI, Köksal AYDINŞAKİR, Ahmet Naci ONUS

219-225
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Influence of Fertilization System on the Quality of Cucumbers

Gheorghe CÎMPEANU, Gabriela NEATA, Razvan TEODORESCU, Carmen CÎMPEANU, Ionel FOLEA

226-230
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Growth and Photosynthetic Characteristics of Two Strawberry Cultivars in Response to Furostanol Glycosides Treatments

Raluca Petronela CĂULEȚ, Aliona MORARIU, Dorina IUREA, Gică GRĂDINARIU

231-237
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Field Evaluation of Traditional Apple Cultivars to Induced Diseases and Pests

János BÁLINT, Rezső THIESZ, Imre-István NYÁRÁDI, Károly-Attila SZABÓ

238-243
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Heat-stress Tolerance of Some Strawberry (Fragaria × ananassa) Cultivars

Muge KESICI, Hatice GULEN, Sergul ERGIN, Ece TURHAN, Ahmet IPEK, Nezihe KOKSAL

244-249
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The Mineral Source for Human Nutrition of Nuts in Different Hazelnut (Corylus avellana L.) Cultivars

Sina COSMULESCU, Mihai BOTU, Ion TRANDAFIR

250-254
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Seasonal Patterns of Carbohydrates in Mandarin cvs. 'Fremont', 'Nova' and 'Robinson' on Different Rootstocks

Ercan YILDIZ, Mustafa KAPLANKIRAN, Turan Hakan DEMIRKESER, Celil TOPLU

255-262
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Effects of Short Day Conditioning, Chilling and GA3 Treatments to Yield and Fruit Quality in Strawberry Plug Transplants Aiming Early Fruit Production

Emine ÖZDEMİR, Nurettin KAŞKA, Kazim GÜNDÜZ, Sedat SERÇE

263-268
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Quality Improvement of Green Table Olive cv. 'Domat' (Olea europaea L.) Grown in Turkey Using Different De-Bittering Methods

Elif SAVAŞ, Vildan UYLAŞER

269-275
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Agronomic Properties Assessed for Population of Recombinant Inbred Lines of Rye (Seceale cereale L.) with Known Responses to Nutrient Deficiency Stress at the Seedling Stage

Milosz SMOLIK

276-285
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Field Screening of Sugarcane (Saccharum spp.) Mutant and Commercial Genotypes for Salt Tolerance

Suriyan CHA-UM, Satjaporn CHANTAWONG, Chareerat MONGKOLSIRIWATANA, Muhammad ASHRAF, Chalermpol KIRDMANEE

286-293
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Analysis of Chromosome Number in Some Allium and Silene Wild Species with Ornamental Use

Lucia DRAGHIA, Elena Liliana CHELARIU, Culiţă SÎRBU, Maria BRÂNZĂ, Cristina SANDU MICULSCHI

294-300
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Characterization of Nuclear Microsatellite Markers for the Narrow Endemic Syringa josikaea Jacq. fil. ex Rchb.

Bertalan LENDVAY, Andrzej PEDRYC, Mária Höhn

301-305
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RAPD Marker Conversion into a SCAR Marker for Rapid Identification of Johnsongrass [Sorghum halepense (L.) Pers.]

Wenju ZHANG, Shasha WEI, Liping YIN, Zhirui DENG, Jianping YI, Renqi WU, Qin CHEN

306-312
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Evaluation of Six Methods for Extraction of Total RNA from Loquat

Zhang LING, Zhang ZHIKE, Lin SHUNQUAN, Zheng TINGTING, Yang XIANGHUI

313-316
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Assessment of the Empirical Management Method of Coppice Chestnut (Castanea sativa Mill.) Forests Practiced by the Monks and its Effect on the Availability of Forest Soil Resources in Mount Athos, Greece

Athanasios PAPAIOANNOU

317-325
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Dendroclimatic Response Variability of Quercus species in the Romanian Intensive Forest Monitoring Network

Ionel POPA, Stefan LECA, Adam CRĂCIUNESCU, Cristian SIDOR, Ovidiu BADEA

326-332
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