Vol 47, No 1 (2009)

Table of Contents

Review/Synthesis

Efficient fertilizer use: The key to food security and better environment
Rajendra Prasad
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1-17
Invasive plant conundrum: What makes the aliens so successful?
Eric J. Holzmueller, Shibu Jose
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18-29

Regular papers

Effect of placement of straw mulch on soil conservation, nutrient accumulation, and wheat yield in a humid Kenyan highland
Benjamin Odinga Danga, Isaiah I.C. Wakindiki
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30-36
Characterization of small-scale groundwater irrigation schemes in a humid coastal region of southern India
Sandeep Jayaram Nayak, Lakshman Nandagiri
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37-42
Efficacy of acibenzolar-S-methyl and rhizobacteria for the management of foliar blight disease of amaranth
Chitra B. Nair, Narayanan K. Anith
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43-47
Aboveground biomass and bamboo shoot nutrients of high altitude bamboos (Fargesia yunnanensis Hsueh et Yi) from different sites in Yunnan province, China
Shuguang Wang, Pu Xiaolan, Ding Yulong, Wan Xianchong
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48-52
Responses of radish (Raphanus sativus L.) plants at different growth phases to ozone exposure
Usha Mina, Abhai Pratap Singh, C. K. Varshney
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53-57

Short communications

Seasonal variations in heavy metals concentrations in Chromolaena odorata (L.) King & Robinson foliage and soil at a solid waste dump site in Osun State, Nigeria
Albert C. Achudume, Jacob T. Olawale
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58-61
Morphological keys for four Australian Acacia species grown in Kerala, India
M. Neethu Lakshmi, S. Gopakumar
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62-66
Microbial pectinase from tropical fruit wastes
M. Venkatesh, P.B. Pushpalatha, K.B. Sheela, D. Girija
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67-69
Genetic analysis of sugarcane biomass yield and its component traits using ADAA model
Zhou Hongkai, Liu Guifu, Lu Jiannong, He Juemin
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70-73
Transplantation age of Angelica glauca Edgew. and Heracleum candicans Wall. seedlings: two threatened high value Himalayan medicinal herbs
Jitendra Singh Butola
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74-76
Genetic variability of kazhappai kizhangu (Gloriosa superba L.) in Tamil Nadu assessed using morphological and biochemical traits
Chitra Varadharaj Rajagopal, Rajamani Kandhasamy
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77-79
Diversity of blackgram (Vigna mungo L. Hepper) genotypes assessed through morphological and biochemical approaches
Saikat Gantait, N. Mandal, P. K. Das
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80-83
Impact of auxins and activated charcoal on in vitro rooting of Dendrobium chrysotoxum Lindl. cv. Golden Boy
Saikat Gantait, N. Mandal, P.K. Das
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84-86

Book review(s)

Lebot, V . Tropical Root and Tuber Crops: Cassava, Sweet Potato, Yams and Aroids
C.T. Abraham
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87-88
Prabhakaran Nair, K.P. The Agronomy and the Economy of Cardamom: “The Queen of Spices”
K. Sudhakara
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89