November 2008

Long term effect of Leucaena leucocephala on soil physico-chemical properties and fresh fruit bunch (FFB) production of oil palm

The study investigated a long-term effect of Leucaena leucocephala a leguminous tree crop on the soil physico-chemical properties and its possible effect on the fresh fruit bunch (FFB) production of oil palm. L. leucocephala had a highly significant (P<.01) effect on soil physico-chemical properties than the control.  The soil under Leucaena leucocephala exhibited relatively high...

Author(s): Imogie, A. E., Udosen, C.V., Ugbah, M. M. and Utulu, S. N.

November 2008

RAPD and SSR analysis of wild oats (Avena species) from North West frontier Province of Pakistan

Genetic diversity of 10 biotypes of wild oats (Avena species) which differ in certain morphological and physiological characters were analyzed using 9 Randomly Amplified Polymorphic DNA (RAPD) and 2 Simple Sequence Repeat (SSR) primer sets. RAPD and SSR primers revealed different levels of genetic polymorphisms among the various biotypes. Range of genetic distances estimated by using individual primers was 0...

Author(s): Zahid Hanif, Zahoor A. Swati, Imtiaz Khan, Gul Hassan, K. B. Marwat, sabz Ali and M. Ishfaq Khan