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American Journal of Plant Sciences, 2016, 7, 741-1000 Published Online April 2016 in SciRes. http://www.scirp.org/journal/ajps

Table of Contents

Volume 7 Number 6 April 2016

Morphological Diversity and Nomenclature of Swertia chirayita (Gentianaceae)—Recovery of Endangered Medicinal Plant Population in North Eastern Himalaya

S. Chakraborty, D. Mukherjee, S. Baskey……………………………………………………………………………………………………………….741

Gene Action Studies in the Inheritance of Economic Traits in Diallel Cross of Lentil (Lens culinaris Medik)

F. Abbas, A. Riaz, T. Zafar, M. Hassan, H. M. I. Umar, J. Hassan, W. Alam, S. Muhammad, M. Mahmood, H. Sohail, U. A. Tiwana, M. T. Iqbal, M. Bilal…………………………………………………………………………………………………………..756

Improving Growth Performance of Jatropha curcas by Inducing Polyploidy through Colchicine Treatment

S. A. Manzoor, A. Riaz, T. Zafar, M. Hassan, H. M. I. Umar, J. Hassan, W. Alam, S. Muhammad, M. Mahmood, H. Sohail, T. Aslam, F. Hassan, F. Abbas, M. F. Iqbal……………………………………………………………………………………………….769

Responses of Flowering Time to Elevated Carbon Dioxide among Soybean Photoperiod Isolines J. A. Bunce, W. C. Hilacondo…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..773

Isolation of Acidic Mucilage from the Outer Seed Coat of Shaddock (Citrus grandis Osbeck) and Evaluation of Its Functional Properties

H.-L. Wang, W.-Y. Chen, P.-J. Tsai, C.-Y. Lin, Y.-T. Hsu, L.-F. Chen, W.-Z. Wu, W.-C. Wang, W.-J. Yang, C.-L. Chang, W.-T. Liao……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………780

Evaluating the Impact of Different Tillage Regimes and Nitrogen Levels on Yield and Yield Components of Maize (Zea mays L.)

M. N. Shahid, M. S. I. Zamir, I. Ul-Haq, M. K. Khan, M. Hussain, U. Afzal, M. Asim, I. Ali…………………………….……789

Plantlets Regeneration via Somatic Embryogenesis from the Nucellus Tissues of Kinnow Mandarin (Citrus reticulata L.)

M. Hussain, N. I. Raja, M. Iqbal, A. Iftikhar, H. M. Sadaf, S. Sabir, M. A. Sultan, M. N. A. Faz………………………………….798

Effect of Plant Derived Smoke on Germination and Post Germination Expression of Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.)

M. Iqbal, S. Asif, N. Ilyas, N. I. Raja, M. Hussain, S. Shabir, M. N. A. Faz, A. Rauf…………………………………………………….806

Mathematical Modeling and Determination of Effective Diffusivity of Mesquite during Convective Drying

R. P. de Gusmão, T. A. S. Gusmão, M. E. Rangel, M. Cavalcanti-Mata, M. E. M. Duarte………………………………………….814

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Formation of Assimilating Surface Areas and Photosynthetic Potential of Various Assimilating Parts of Wheat Species under Drought Conditions

T. H. Tamrazov, J. M. Talai, A. A. Zamanov…………………………………………………………………………………………………………….824

Structural Comportment of Extract of Bougainvillea xbuttiana Flower Incorporated in Silica Xerogel Matrix

J. Martínez-Mendoza, E. Espericueta-González, D. Espericueta-González, G. Ortega-Zarzosa, A. L. Guerrero………..828

Leaf Essential Oil from Three Exotic Mytaceae Species Growing in the Botanical Garden of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

A. C. Siani, M. J. Nakamura, G. P. das Neves, S. da S. Monteiro, M. F. S. Ramos……………………………………………………..834

Cambial Variants in the Family Menispermaceae in Taiwan

S.-Z. Yang, P.-H. Chen…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….841

Genotype and Environment Interactions of Yields and Yield Components of Tea (Camellia sinensis) Cultivars in Kenya

K. W. Nyabundi, P. O. Owuor, G. W. Netondo, J. K. Bore……………………………………………………………………………………….855

Differential Expression of miRNAs in Sorghum bicolor under Drought and Salt Stress

R. S. El Sanousi, N. B. Hamza, A. A. Abdelmula, I. A. Mohammed, S. M. Gasim, N. Sanan-Mishra…………………………..870

Morphological Response of Jack Pine to the Interactive Effects of Carbon Dioxide, Soil Temperature and Photoperiod

Md. S. Newaz, Q.-L. Dang, R. Z. Man………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………879

Evaluation of Different Radish (Raphanus sativus) Genotypes under Different Saline Regimes

C. M. Ayyub, M. R. Shaheen, S. Raza, M. S. Yaqoob, R. W. K. Qadri, M. Azam, M. A. Ghani, I. Khan, N. Akhtar………894

Coscinium fenestratum: Callus and Suspension Cell Culture of the Endangered Medicinal Plant Using Vermicompost Extract and Coelomic Fluid as Plant Tissue Culture Media

S. Kashyap, N. Kapoor, R. D. Kale……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………899

Preliminary Study on the Antibacterial Activity of Six Medicinal Plants against Two Naso-Pharyngeal Pathogens—Streptococccus pyogenes and Pseudomonas aeruginosa

R. J. Krishnan, S. R. Nair………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….907

Control of Glyphosate-Resistant Giant Ragweed (Ambrosia trifida L.) with Isoxaflutole and Metribuzin Tankmix

S. Ditschun, N. Soltani, D. E. Robinson, F. J. Tardif, A. C. Kaastra, P. H. Sikkema……………………………………………………..916

The Ontogenesis and Ontogenetic Structure of Lagochilus proskorjakovii Ikram (Lamiaceae) Coenopopulations in Nuratau Mountain Range (Uzbekistan)

A. K. Akhmedov, H. F. Shomurodov, Z. B. Nomozova……………………………………………………………………………………………..928

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The Potential Role of Osmotic Pressure to Exogenous Application of Phytohormones on Crop Plants Grown under Different Osmotic Stress

H. M. Abd El-Samad……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….937

Pathogenicity Assay and Molecular Identification of Fungi and Bacteria Associated with Diseases of Tomato in Malaysia

T. S. Rashid, K. Sijam, H. K. Awla, H. M. Saud, J. Kadir…………………………………………………………………………………………….949

Effect of Altitude and Maturity Stages on Quality Attributes of Mandarin (Citrus reticulata Blanco) P. R. Rokaya, D. R. Baral, D. M. Gautam, A. K. Shrestha, K. P. Paudyal……………………………………………………………………958

Genetic Diversity of Tunisian and Chinese Alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.) Revealed by RAPD and ISSR Markers

L. Touil, A. K. Bao, S. M. Wang, A. Ferchichi…………………………………………………………………………………………………………967

Effect of Salinity Stress on Antioxidant Defense System of Niger (Guizotia abyssinica Cass.) H. N. K. Naik, V. R. Devaraj………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..980

Synergistic Effect of Watermelon Powder and Lactococcus lactis subsp lactis Supplemented Diet Partially Ameliorates Aβ42-Dependent Lifespan Shorten and Flight Impairment in Transgenic Drosophila

D. G. Ko, Y. B. Eun, J. U. Na, S.-T. Kim…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….991

The figure on the front cover is from the article published in American Journal of Plant Sciences, 2016, Vol. 7, No. 6, pp. 899-906 by Suman Kashyap, Neera Kapoor and Radha D. Kale.

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