Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries

Volume 2, Issue 2, April 2013

  • Empirical Findings on the Forest Law and Policy in Bangladesh

    Noor Mohammad

    Issue: Volume 2, Issue 2, April 2013
    Pages: 49-66
    Received: Feb. 01, 2013
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    Published: Apr. 02, 2013
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    Abstract: Forest and forest resources are one of the important factors for the conservation and development of the environment and environmental resources in Bangladesh.It is observed that these natural resources of our country are not properly utilized but it is often exploited due to over population, unwise use of natural resources etc. To cope with these ... Show More
  • Diversity of Aerial Yam /Dioscorea bulbifera (L.)/ Accessions in Ethiopia Based on Agronomic Traits

    Tewodros Mulualem Beyene

    Issue: Volume 2, Issue 2, April 2013
    Pages: 67-71
    Received: Jan. 06, 2013
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    Published: Apr. 02, 2013
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    Abstract: The experiment was conducted at Jimma Agricultural Research Centre during 2007 cropping season. The objectives of the study were to evaluate the genetic diversity of aerial yam using agronomic traits so as to characterize and cluster with in collected aerial yam genotypes. Forty-seven aerial yam genotypes were sampled from the collection. Relativel... Show More
  • Algorithms for Control of Genetic-Breeding Improvement of Economically Valuable Traits of Self-Pollinated Plants

    Mikhailenko I. M., Dragavtsev V. A.

    Issue: Volume 2, Issue 2, April 2013
    Pages: 72-76
    Received: Mar. 14, 2013
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    Published: Apr. 02, 2013
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    Abstract: The new approaches to solving problems of selection parent’s pairs (varieties) for crossing and forecast of eco-genetic portrait of the future new variety. Paper supplements the two previous publications on the formalization of the quantitative theory of eco-genetic processes [1,2].
  • Amphibians and Reptiles in the New Edition of the Animals’ Red Data Book of Armenia

    Aram Aghasyan, Levon Aghasyan, Eduard Yeghiasaryan, Silva Amiryan

    Issue: Volume 2, Issue 2, April 2013
    Pages: 77-88
    Received: Apr. 02, 2013
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    Published: Apr. 02, 2013
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    Abstract: Being a mountainous country with distinct altitudinal zonality, Armenia retains high diversity and endemism of plant and animal species. New edition of the Red Data Book represents an important official document and a guide towards the efficient conservation of Armenia’s unique fauna which demands for the large-scale work on the improvement of legi... Show More
  • Effect of Hydro-Priming and Pre-Germinating Rice Seed on the Yield and Terminal Moisture Stress Mitigation of Rain-Fed Lowland Rice

    Tilahun-Tadesse F., Nigussie-Dechassa R., Wondimu Bayu, Setegn Gebeyehu

    Issue: Volume 2, Issue 2, April 2013
    Pages: 89-97
    Received: Apr. 15, 2013
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    Published: Apr. 02, 2013
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    Abstract: Terminal moisture stress is one of the major problems constraining rain-fed lowland rice production in north-western Ethiopia. A field experiment was conducted in 2010 and 2011 at Fogera plains to study the effect of hydro-priming and pre-germinating rice seed on the yield and response of the crop to terminal moisture stress. A factorial combinatio... Show More
  • Interrelationship and Association of Characters in Robusta Coffee (Coffea Canephora Var. Robusta)

    V. B. Sureshkumar, K. R. Nikhila, K. V. Mohanan, N. S. Prakash

    Issue: Volume 2, Issue 2, April 2013
    Pages: 98-104
    Received: Mar. 28, 2013
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    Published: Apr. 02, 2013
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    Abstract: Commercial coffee is obtained from the processed beans of two species of the genus Coffea namely C. arabica and C. canephora, the former yielding arabica coffee and the latter yielding robusta coffee. Most of the agronomic characters of crop plants are controlled by polygenes and hence they show different levels of interrelationships. Analysis of c... Show More
  • Physical Properties of Wood in Selected Lessor Known Tree Species in Botswana

    Ronnie Mmolotsi, Kealeboga Kejekgabo

    Issue: Volume 2, Issue 2, April 2013
    Pages: 105-109
    Received: Mar. 12, 2013
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    Published: Apr. 02, 2013
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    Abstract: A study was carried out to evaluate physical properties of wood of four indigenous tree species. Samples were obtained at random from the logs at a timber and wood processing yard. Acacia burkea and S. Africana possess heartwood that is distinctly different in colour from the sapwood. Acacia burkeashowed very dark colour in the heartwood while that... Show More
  • Histo-Cytological Study of the Graft union of the Chestnut (Castanea Sativa Mill)/Oak (Quercus Vulcanica Boiss)

    Selime ADA, Engin ERTAN

    Issue: Volume 2, Issue 2, April 2013
    Pages: 110-115
    Received: Apr. 08, 2013
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    Published: May 20, 2013
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    Abstract: Graft compatibility is a complex mechanism with a wide range of different physiological, biochemical, and anatomical interactions. In the present paper, features of the graft union on the combination of the European chestnut (Castanea sativa Mill.) on an oak (Quercus vulcanica Boiss.) rootstock based on whip grafting was investigated. The trial was... Show More