Vol 46, No 0 (2008)

Table of Contents

Perspective

Agroecosystem management in the 21st century: It is time for a paradigm shift
P.K. Ramachandran Nair
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1-12

Regular papers

Long-term effects of tillage, sub-soiling, and profile strata on properties of a Vitric Andosol in the Kenyan highlands
Felix Kipchirchir Ngetich, Phillip Wandahwa, Isaiah I.C. Wakindiki
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13-20
Growth and yield of white guinea yam (Dioscorea rotundata Poir.) influenced by NPK fertilization on a forest site in Nigeria
Kolawole Edomwonyi Law-Ogbomo, S.U. Remison
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21-24
Root characteristics of tea [Camellia sinensis (L.) O. Kuntze] and silver oak [Grevillea robusta (A. Cunn)] in a mixed tea plantation at Munnar, Kerala
K.S. Niranjana, S. Viswanath
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25-31
Assessment of standing stock of thorny bamboo [Bambusa bambos (L.) Voss] in the homegardens of Palakkad and Malappuram districts in Kerala
B.M. Kumar
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32-37
Agrobacterium tumefaciens mediated transformation and regeneration of ginger (Zingiber officinale Rosc.)
B. Suma, R. Keshavachandran, E.V. Nybe
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38-44
Expression of pathogenesis related proteins in black pepper (Piper nigrum L.) in relation to Phytophthora foot rot disease
P.A. Nazeem, C.R. Achuthan, T.D. Babu, G.V. Parab, D. Girija, R. Keshavachandran, R. Samiyappan
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45-51
Genetic variability of fresh fruit bunch yield in Deli/dura x tenera breeding populations of oil palm (Elaeis guineensis Jacq.) in Nigeria
C.O. Okwuagwu, Maxwell Nkachukwu Okoye, E.C. Okolo, C.D. Ataga, M.I. Uguru
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52-57

Short communications

Bamboo resources in the homegardens of Assam: A case study from Barak Valley
Arun Jyoti Nath, Ashesh Kumar Das
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58-61
Evaluation of some sorghum [Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench] cultivars and lines as sweet, dual purpose, and grain types
Abbas Almodares, Reza Taheri, Saiedeh Adeli
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62-63
Biochemical changes during off-season flowering in guava (Psidium guajava L.) induced by bending and pruning
Torit Baran Bagchi, Premasis Sukul, Bikash Ghosh
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64-66
Isolation and regeneration of protoplasts from the mycelium of Fusarium pallidoroseum – a potential biocontrol agent of water hyacinth [Eichhornia crassipes (Mart.) Solms]
A. Naseema, B. Dhanya, I.P. Anjanadevi, K.G. Sheena, Swapna Alex
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67-69
Screening black pepper (Piper nigrum L.) varieties/cultivars against Phytophthora disease in the nursery
K.P. Mammootty, Koshy Abraham, Reshmy Vijayaraghavan
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70-72
Boron nutrition of tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum L.) grown in the laterite soils of southern Kerala
V.K. Jyolsna, Usha Mathew
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73-75
Effect of 2,4-D residues on soil microflora
K.M. Durga Devi, S. Beena, C.T. Abraham
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76-78
Callus induction and plantlet regeneration in Aegle marmelos (L.) Corr. Using cotyledon explants
Hazeena Meerasahib Sainulabdeen, Sulekha G. R.
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79-84
Variations in growth responses of 23 wild sugarcane (Saccharum spontaneum L.) clones to enhanced ultraviolet-B radiation under field conditions in Kunming, China
Li Yuan, Zu Yanqun, He Yongmei, Chen Haiyan, Chen Jianjun, Qin Li, Li Fusheng, He Lilian
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85-88