Agricultural Biotechnology
Chickpeas
Agricultural Biotechnology
Cai NingBo; Zhang JunCheng; Lan Lan; Zhuang WeiJian; Zhao YongLi; Li Yu. 2007. Candidate fragments isolating of pod and testa specifically expressed genes in peanut. Journal of Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University (Natural Science Edition) 36(6):596-598.
Gawande, A.S.; Ghive, D.V.; Ghorade, R.B.; Barbade, N.P.; Pote, S.R. 2007. Studies on regeneration potential of callus in chickpea cv. ICCV-2. Asian Journal of Bio Science 2(1/2):63-65.
Singh, A.; Devarumath, R.M.; RamaRao, S.; Singh, V.P.; Raina, S.N. 2008. Assessment of genetic diversity, and phylogenetic relationships based on ribosomal DNA repeat unit length variation and Internal Transcribed Spacer (ITS) sequences in chickpea (Cicerarietinum) cultivars and its wild species. Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution 55(1):65-79.
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Groundnuts
Agricultural Biotechnology
Cunha, F.B.da.; Nobile, P.M.; Hoshino, A.A.; Moretzsohn, M.de C.; Lopes, C.R.; Gimenes, M.A. 2008. Genetic relationships among Arachis hypogaea L. (AABB) and diploid Arachis species with AA and BB genomes. Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution 55(1):15-20.
Dodo, H.W.; Konan, K.N.; Chen, F.C.; Egnin, M.; Viquez, O.M. 2008. Alleviating peanut allergy using genetic engineering: the silencing of the immunodominant allergen Ara h 2 leads to its significant reduction and a decrease in peanut allergenicity. Plant Biotechnology Journal 6(2):135-145.
Wang ShaoYun; Shao Biao; Ye XiuYun; Rao, P. 2008. Purification and characterization of a chitinase from peanut (Arachis hypogaea L.). Journal of Food Biochemistry 32(1):32-45.
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Pearl millet
Agricultural Biotechnology
Kapila, R.K.; Yadav, R.S.; Plaha, P.; Rai, K.N.; Yadav, O.P.; Hash, C.T.; Howarth, C.J. Genetic diversity among pearl millet maintainers using microsatellite markers. Plant Breeding 127(1):33-37.
Patil, P.D.; Chaudhari, K.N.; Mane, S.S.; Patil, H.T.; Borkar, S.G. 2007. Downy mildew - a dreaded disease of Pearl Millet. Plant Archives 7(2):487-491.
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Pigeon peas
Agricultural Biotechnology
Biswas, K.K.; Malathi, V.G.; Varma, A. 2008. Diagnosis of symptomless Yellow mosaic begomovirus infection in pigeonpea by using cloned Mungbean yellow mosaic India virus as probe. Journal of Plant Biochemistry and Biotechnology 17(1):9-14.
Choudhury, P.R.; George, B.; Tiwari, L.K.; Verma, A.K.; Singh, N.P.; Kendurkar, P.S. 2006. Genetic relationship among wild and cultivated pigeonpea employing polymorphic DNA markers. Indian Journal of Agricultural Biochemistry 19(2):53-57.
Jaiswal, R.; Nain, V.; Abdin, M.Z.; Kumar, P.A. 2007. Isolation of pigeon pea (Cajanus cajan L.) legumin gene promoter and identification of conserved regulatory elements using tools of bioinformatics. Indian Journal of Biotechnology 6(4):495-503.
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Agricultural Economics
Baek, J.H.; Koo, W.W. 2008. Identifying macroeconomic linkages to U.S. agricultural trade balance. Canadian Journal of Agricultural Economics 56(1):63-77.
Berhanu, W.; Colman, D.; Fayissa, B. 2007. Diversification and livelihood sustainability in a semi-arid environment: a case study from southern Ethiopia. Journal of Development Studies 43(5):871-889.
Chhotray, V. 2007. The 'Anti-politics machine' in India: depoliticisation through local institution building for participatory watershed development. Journal of Development Studies 43(6):1037-1056.
Giannakas, K.; Yiannaka, A. 2008. Market and welfare effects of second-generation, consumer-oriented GM products. American Journal of Agricultural Economics 90(1):152-171.
Herath, S. 2008. Women in livestock development in Asia. Journal of Commonwealth Veterinary Association 24(1):29-37.
Imam, B.; Njidda, A.A.; Kibon, A. 2007. Comparison of cotton seed cake and poultry litter as protein sources in the diets of growing wadara cattle fed basal diet of sorghum stover in semi arid region of Nigeria. Global Journal of Agricultural Sciences 6(2):191-194.
Jahagirdar, S. 2007. Present status and future research needs on the management of charcoal rot of sorghum. Agricultural Reviews 28(3):197-206.
Kaitho, R.J.; Jama, A.A.; Stuth, J.W.; Kariuki, G.; Abdirahman, A.; MacOpiyo, L.; Ndung'u, J. 2007. Livestock early warning information resource in the Horn of Africa: forage and livestock marketing information analysis and forecasts. Outlook on Agriculture 36(4):267-272.
Kimani, T.M.; Ngethe, E.W. 2008.Enhancing livestock management skills amongst Maasai pastoral women of Magadi Division in Kenya: a CVA funded Kenya Women Veterinary Association Project. Journal of Commonwealth Veterinary Association 24(1):38-42.
Nath, G.C.; Lingareddy, T. 2008. Impact of futures trading on commodity prices.Economic and Political Weekly 43(3):18-23.
Njidda, A.A. 2007. Effect of concentrate supplementation of groundnut hay or lablab hay on dry matter intake, digestibility and growth performance of fattening rams. Global Journal of Agricultural Sciences 6(2):211-214.
Raju, S.S. 2007. A note on Indian livestock products and their global competitiveness. Outlook on Agriculture 36(4):273-276.
Ras, P.J.; Vermeulen, W.J.V.; Saalmink, S.L. 2007. Greening global product chains: bridging barriers in the north-south cooperation. An exploratory study of possibilities for improvement in the product chains of table grape and wineconnecting South Africa and the Netherlands. Progress in Industrial Ecology 4(6):401-417.
Sharma, K.K.; Borah, D. 2007. Effect of crop diversification in rice fallow on productivity and water use efficiency in rainfed ecosystem under on-farm adaptive research in Assam. Research on Crops 8(3):537-539.
Sharma, S.; Patel, R.H.; Gediya, K.M. 2007. Response of chickpea to FYM and vermicompost with and without PSB and phosphorus nutrition. Research on Crops 8(3):571-574.
Singh, R.S. 2007. Effect of organic and inorganic sources of nutrition on productivity of long duration pigeonpea (Cajanus cajan (L.) Millsp). Environment and Ecology 25S(Special 3A):768-770.
Singh, R.S. 2007. Integrated weed management in pigeonpea (Cajanus cajan). Environment and Ecology 25S(Special 3A):780-782.
Sonawane, P.D.; Girase, P.P. 2007. Performance of pearl millet (Pennisetum glaucum) hybrids at different fertility gradients under rainfed conditions. Advances in Plant Sciences 20(2):513-514.
Tsoodle, L.J.; Featherstone, A.M.; Golden, B.B. 2007. Combining hedonic and negative exponential techniques to estimate the market value of land. Agricultural Finance Review 67(2):225-239.
Turvey, C.G.; Stokes, J.R. 2008. Market structure and the value of agricultural contingent claims. Canadian Journal of Agricultural Economics 56(1):79-94.
Verma, M.R.; Datta, K.K.; Mandal, S.; Tripathi, A.K. 2007. Diversification of food production and consumption patterns in India. Journal of Agricultural & Food Information 8(3):87-100.
Waghmare, D.N. 2007. Effect of organic manures in combination with fertilizers on growth and yield of hybrid Jowar (Sorghum bicolor L.Moench). Advances in Plant Sciences 20(2):503-507.
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Agricultural Engineering
Goyal, R.K.; Vishwakarma, R.K.; Wanjari, O.D. 2008. Optimisation of the pigeon pea dehulling process. Biosystems Engineering 99(1):56-61.
Wang, L.J.; Weller, C.L.; Schlegel, V.L.; Carr, T.P.; Cuppett, S.L. 2008. Supercritical CO2 extraction of lipids from grain sorghum dried distillers grains with solubles. Bioresource Technology 99(5):1373-1382.
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Agricultural Entomology
Chickpeas
Agricultural Entomology
Gupta, M.P. 2007. Management of gram pod borer, Helicoverpa armigera (Hubner) in chickpea with biorationals. Natural Product Radiance 6(5):391-397.
Narayanamma, V.L.; Sharma, H.C.; Gowda, C.L.L.; Sriramulu, M. 2007. Incorporation of lyophilized leaves and pods into artificial diets to assess the antibiosis component of resistance to pod borer Helicoverpa armigera (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) in chickpea. International Journal of Tropical Insect Science 27(3/4):191-198.
Pande, S.; Rao, J.N.; Neupane, R.K.; Bakr, M.A.; Garg, D.K.; Urkurkar, J.S.; Sharma, M.; Baurai, V.A. 2007. Farmers' participatory integrated crop management with special reference to fungal diseases of vegetable chickpea. Acta Horticulturae 752:329-333.
Rao, G.V.R.; Visalakshmi, V.; Suganthy, M.; Reddy, P.V.; Reddy, Y.V.R.; Rao, V.R. 2007. Relative toxicity of neem to natural enemies associated with the chickpea ecosystem: a case study. International Journal of Tropical Insect Science 27(3/4):229-235.
Reddy, P.V.; Reddy, K.L.; Rao, G.V.R. 2007. Effect of biopesticides and chitin synthesis inhibitors on parasitization by Campoletis chloridae and soil inhabiting natural enemies in chickpea ecosystem. Journal of Plant Protection and Environment 4(2):143-146.
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Groundnuts
Agricultural Entomology
Bhadane, R.S.; Aghav, S.T.; Sushir, M.A.; Dharne, P.K.; Patil, A.J. 2007. Bio-efficacy of confidor 200 SL (imidacloprid) against sucking pests on groundnut. Asian Journal of Bio Science 2(1/2):137-139.
Reddy, T.B.M.; Govindappa, M.R.; Padmaja, A.S.; Shankarappa, K.S.; Siddaramaiah, A.L.; Nanjappa, H.V. 2007. Soil-borne disease management in groundnut and tomato by soil solarization. Environment and Ecology 25(4):788-790.
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Pigeon peas
Agricultural Entomology
Biswas, K.K.; Malathi, V.G.; Varma, A. 2008. Diagnosis of symptomless Yellow mosaic begomovirus infection in pigeonpea by using cloned Mungbean yellow mosaic India virus as probe. Journal of Plant Biochemistry and Biotechnology 17(1):9-14.
Nazrussalam; Ali, A.; Ahmad, T.; Ali, H. 2007. Relative performance of insecticides and multineem schedules for management of pod borer, Helicoverpa armigera (Hubner) in pigeon pea. Journal of Biological Sciences 7(8):1545-1547.
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Sorghum
Agricultural Entomology
Aghav, S.T.; Baheti, H.S.; Tambe, A.B. 2007. Evaluation of new insecticides against sorghum shoot fly, Atherigona soccata Rondani. Asian Journal of Bio Science 2(1/2):119-121.
Aghav, S.T.; Tambe, A.B.; Baheti, H.S.; Patil, A.J. 2007. Studies on seasonal incidence of sorghum shoot fly, (Atherigona soccata Rondani). Asian Journal of Bio Science 2(1/2):36-38.
Karibasavaraja, L.R.; Balikai, R.A.; Deshpande, V.P. 2007. Comparative biology of shoot fly, Atherigona soccata Rondani on susceptible and resistant cultivars of sorghum. Agricultural Science Digest 27(3):204-206.
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Biofuel Plants - Sweet Sorghum, Jatropha, and Pongamia
Almodares, A.; Hadi, M.R.; Dosti, B. 2007. Effects of salt stress on germination percentage and seedling growth in sweet sorghum cultivars. Journal of Biological Sciences 7(8):1492-1495.
David, O.M.; Oluyege, J.O. 2006. In vitro susceptibility of selected pathogenic bacteria to leaf extracts and latex of Jatropha gossypiifolia (L) and Jatropha curcas (L). Biosciences, Biotechnology Research Asia 3(1a):91-94.
Kathiravan, M.; Ponnuswamy, A.S.; Vanitha, C. 2007. Influence of dry dressing treatments on seed storability in Jatropha (Jatropha curcas L.). Research on Crops 8(3):730-736.
Raj, S.K.; Kumar, S.; Snehi, S.K.; Pathre, U. 2008. First report of Cucumber mosaic virus on Jatropha curcas in India. Plant Disease 92(1):171.
Kumar, G.P.; Yadav, S.K.; Thawale, P.R.; Singh, S.K.; Juwarkar, A.A. 2008. Growth of Jatropha curcas on heavy metal contaminated soil amended with industrial wastes and Azotobacter - a greenhouse study. Bioresource Technology 99(6):2078-2082.
Thepsamran, N.; Thepsithar, C.; Thongpukdee, A. 2008. In vitro induction of shoots and roots from Jatropha curcas L. explants. Journal of Horticultural Science and Biotechnology 83(1):106-112.
Li MeiRu; Li HongQing; Jiang HuaWu; Pan XiaoPing; Wu GuoJiang. 2008. Establishment of an Agrobacteriuim-mediated cotyledon disc transformation method for Jatropha curcas. Plant Cell, Tissue and Organ Culture 92(2):173-181.
Liu HuanFang; Liao JingPing. 2007. Character of calcium distribution during the anther development of Jatropha curcas L. Journal of Tropical and Subtropical Botany 15(6):493-500.
Mahanta, N.; Gupta, A.; Khare, S.K. 2008. Production of protease and lipase by solvent tolerant Pseudomonas aeruginosa PseA in solid-state fermentation using Jatropha curcas seed cake as substrate. Bioresource Technology 99(6):1729-1735.
Narayana, D.S.A.; Rangaswamy, K.T.; Shankarappa, K.S.; Maruthi, M.N.; Reddy, C.N.L.; Rekha, A.R.; Murthy, K.V.K. 2007. Distinct begomoviruses closely related to cassava mosaic viruses cause Indian Jatropha mosaic disease.
International Journal of Virology 3(1):1-11.
Omoregie, E.S.; Osagie, A.U. 2007. Phytochemical screening and anti-anaemic effect of Jatropha tanjorensis leaf in protein malnourished rats. Plant Archives 7(2):509-516.
Li Kun; Yin WeiLun; Luo ChangWei. 2007. Breeding system and pollination ecology in Jatropha curcas. Forest Research, Beijing 20(6):775-781.
Rajore, S.; Batra, A. 2007. An alternative source for regenerable organogenic callus induction in Jatropha curcas L. Indian Journal of Biotechnology 6(4):545-548.
Reddy, Y.V.R.; Ramakrishna, Y.S.; Somani, L.L. 2007. Pongamia: a versatile tree. Udaipur, India: Agrotech Publishing Academy. 104pp.
Berchmans, H.J.; Hirata, S. 2008. Biodiesel production from crude Jatropha curcas L.seed oil with a high content of free fatty acids. Bioresource Technology 99(6):1716-1721.
Singh, P.; Pande, M. 2007. Biotherapeutic potential of Pongamia pinnata leaves against Escherichia coli. Advances in Plant Sciences 20(2):359-360.
Sujatha, K.; Hazra, S. 2007. Micropropagation of mature Pongamia pinnata Pierre. In Vitro Cellular & Developmental Biology – Plant 43(6):608-613.
Zhang Ying; Wang YunXiao; Jiang LuDing; Xu Ying; Wang YingChun; Lu DaiHua; Chen Fang. 2007. Aquaporin JcPIP2 is involved in drought responses in Jatropha curcas. Acta Biochimica et Biophysica Sinica 39(10):787-794.
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Biological Control on Field Crops
Kücük, C.; Kivanc, M.; Kinaci, E.; Kinaci, G. 2007. Efficacy of Trichoderma harzianum (Rifaii) on inhibition of ascochyta blight disease of chickpea. Annals of Microbiology 57(4):665-668.
Rao, G.V.R.; Visalakshmi, V.; Suganthy, M.; Reddy, P.V.; Reddy, Y.V.R.; Rao, V.R. 2007. Relative toxicity of neem to natural enemies associated with the chickpea ecosystem: a case study. International Journal of Tropical Insect Science 27(3/4):229-235.
Reddy, P.V.; Reddy, K.L.; Rao, G.V.R. 2007. Effect of biopesticides and chitin synthesis inhibitors on parasitization by Campoletis chloridae and soil inhabiting natural enemies in chickpea ecosystem. Journal of Plant Protection and Environment 4(2):143-146.
Toorray, N.K.; Verma, K.P.; Sinha, A.K. 2007. Evaluation of fungicides and bio-agents against Sclerotium rolfsii Sacc.causing collar rot disease of chickpea in laboratory and field condition. Advances in Plant Sciences 20(2):439-442.
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Botanical Pesticides
Gupta, M.P. 2007. Management of gram pod borer, Helicoverpa armigera (Hubner) in chickpea with biorationals. Natural Product Radiance 6(5):391-397.
Nazrussalam; Ali, A.; Ahmad, T.; Ali, H. 2007. Relative performance of insecticides and multineem schedules for management of pod borer, Helicoverpa armigera (Hubner) in pigeon pea.Journal of Biological Sciences 7(8):1545-1547.
Pandey, V.; Kumar, N.; Tripathi, N.N. 2007. Inhibition of fungal deterioration of stored pigeonpea seeds by Cuminum cyminum oil. Indian Phytopathology 60(3):306-312.
Reddy, P.V.; Reddy, K.L.; Rao, G.V.R. 2007. Effect of biopesticides and chitin synthesis inhibitors on parasitization by Campoletis chloridae and soil inhabiting natural enemies in chickpea ecosystem. Journal of Plant Protection and Environment 4(2):143-146.
Sulieman, A.M.E.; Issa, F.M.; Elkhalifa, E.A. 2007. Quantitative determination of tannin content in some sorghum cultivars and evaluation of its antimicrobial activity. Research Journal of Microbiology 2(3):284-288.
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Climatic Change and Agriculture
An SoonIl; Kug JongSeong; Ham YooGeun; Kang InSik. 2008. Successive modulation of ENSO to the future greenhouse warming. Journal of Climate 21(1):3-21.
Anderson, D.; Winne, S. 2007. Energy system change and external effects in climate change mitigation. Environment and Development Economics 12(3):359-378.
Archer, D. 2007. Methane hydrate stability and anthropogenic climate change. Biogeosciences 4(4):521-544.
Bauer, E.; Petoukhov, V.; Ganopolski, A.; Eliseev, A.V. 2008. Climatic response to anthropogenic sulphate aerosols versus well-mixed greenhouse gases from 1850 to 2000 AD in CLIMBER-2. TELLUS B 60(1):82-97.
Bernier, N.B.; Thompson, K.R.; Ou, J.; Ritchie, H. 2007. Mapping the return periods of extreme sea levels: allowing for short sea level records, seasonality, and climate change. Global and Planetary Change 57(1/2):139-150.
Blasi, C.; Michetti, L.; Moro, M.A.del.; Testa, O.; Teodonio, L. 2007. Climate change and desertification vulnerability in Southern Italy. Phytocoenologia 37(3/4):495-521.
Calanca, P. 2007. Climate change and drought occurrence in the Alpine region: how severe are becoming the extremes? Global and Planetary Change 57(1/2):151-160.
Crimmins, M.A.; Zaimes, G.; Haas, N.; Jones, C.K.; Garfin, G.; Crimmins, T.M. 2007. Changes on the range: exploring climate change with range managers. Journal of Natural Resources and Life Sciences Education 36:76-86.
Denmead, O.T.; Chen, D.; Griffith, D.W.T.; Loh, Z.M.; Bai, M.; Naylor, T. 2008. Emissions of the indirect greenhouse gases NH3 and NOx from Australian beef cattle feedlots. Australian Journal of Experimental Agriculture 48(1/2):213-218.
Dudgeon, D. 2007. Going with the flow: global warming and the challenge of sustaining river ecosystems in monsoonal Asia. Water Science and Technology: Water Supply 7(2):69-80.
García-Quijano, J.F.; Deckmyn, G.; Ceulemans, R.; Orshoven, J.van.; Muys, B. 2008. Scaling from stand to landscape scale of climate change mitigation by afforestation and forest management: a modeling approach. Climatic Change 86(3/4):397-424.
Gutowski, W.J.; Jr.; Kozak, K.A.; Arritt, R.W.; Christensen, J.H.; Patton, J.C.; Takle, E.S. 2007. A possible constraint on regional precipitation intensity changes under global warming. Journal of Hydrometeorology 8(6):1382-1396.
Haim, D.; Shechter, M.; Berliner, P. 2008. Assessing the impact of climate change on representative field crops in Israeli agriculture: a case study of wheat and cotton. Climatic Change 86(3/4):425-440.
Jansson, R.; Davies, T.J. 2008. Global variation in diversification rates of flowering plants: energy vs. climate change. Ecology Letters 11(2):173-183.
Kääb, A.; Chiarle, M.; Raup, B.; Schneider, C. 2007. Climate change impacts on mountain glaciers and permafrost. Global and Planetary Change 56(1/2):214.
Kabubo-Mariara, J.; Karanja, F.K. 2007. The economic impact of climate change on Kenyan crop agriculture: a Ricardian approach. Global and Planetary Change 57(3/4):319-330.
Lal, R.; Follett, R.F.; Stewart, B.A.; Kimble, J.M. 2007. Soil carbon sequestration to mitigate climate change and advance food security. Soil Science 172(12):943-956.
Lu RiDong; Li YuE; Wan YunFan; Qin XiaoBo. 2008. Effect of temperature on emission of greenhouse gases from cow manure. Journal of Ecology and Rural Environment 24(1):29-31.
Mercer, D.; Christesen, L.; Buxton, M. 2007. Squandering the future - climate change, policy failure and the water crisis in Australia. Futures (Oxford) 39(2/3):272-287.
Mikkelsen, T.N.; Beier, C.; Jonasson, S.; Holmstrup, M.; Schmidt, I.K.; Ambus, P.; Pilegaard, K.; Michelsen, A.; Albert, K.; Andresen, L.C.; Arndal, M.F.; Bruun, N.; Christensen, S.; Danbaek, S.; Gundersen, P.; Jorgensen, P.; Linden, L.G.; Kongstad, J.; Maraldo, K.; Priemé, A.; Riis-Nielsen, T.; Ro-Poulsen, H.; Stevnbak, K.; Selsted, M.B.; Sorensen, P.; Larsen, K.S.(et al). 2008. Experimental design of multifactor climate change experiments with elevated CO2, warming and drought: the CLIMAITE project. Functional Ecology 22(1):185-195.
Richerzhagen, C.; Scholz, I. 2008. China's capacities for mitigating climate change. World Development (Oxford) 36(2):308-324.
Sakamoto, N.; Tani, M.; Navarrete, I.A.; Koike, M.; Umetsu, K. 2008. Covering dairy slurry stores with hydrophobic fertilisers reduces greenhouse gases and other polluting gas emissions. Australian Journal of Experimental Agriculture 48( 1/2):202-207.
Stott, P.A.; Huntingford, C.; Jones, C.D.; Kettleborough, J.A. 2008. Observed climate change constrains the likelihood of extreme future global warming. TELLUS B 60(1):76-81.
Szalkay, C.; Schlanger, V. 2004. The effects of climate change on developing of freshwater scarcity and conflicts in Hungary. Tájökológiai Lapok 2(2):305-311.
Tao Fulu; Hayashi, Y.; Zhang Zhao , Sakamoto, T.; Yokozawa, M. 2008. Global warming, rice production, and water use in China: developing a probabilistic assessment. Agricultural and Forest Meteorology 148(1):94-110.
Tonn, B. 2007. The intergovernmental panel on climate change: a global scale transformative initiative. Futures (Oxford) 39(5):614-618.
Wang HouJie; Yang ZuoSheng; Saito, Y.; Liu, J.P.; Sun XiaoXia; Wang Yan. 2007. Stepwise decreases of the Huanghe (Yellow River) sediment load (1950-2005): impacts of climate change and human activities. Global and Planetary Change 57(3/4):331-354.
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Crop physiology
Chickpeas
Crop Physiology
Basha, S.A.; Chatterjee, S.C. 2007. Effect of PGPR on Sclerotinia sclerotiorum infection through elicitation of phenylalanine ammonia lyase in chickpea. Indian Phytopathology 60(3):313-316.
Bidlack, J.E.; MacKown, C.T.; Rao, S.C. 2007. Dry weight and nitrogen content of chickpea and winter wheat grown in pots for three rotations. Journal of Plant Nutrition 30(10/12):1541-1553.
Colagar, A.H.; Mostafaie, A.; Motallebi, M.; Zamani, M.R. 2007. Bean polygalacturonase-inhibiting proteins inhibits polygalacturonase from Fusarium oxysporum and Ascochyta rabiei of chickpea. Journal of Science and Technology of Agriculture and Natural Resources, 11(41(B)):345-356.
Maliro, M.F.A.; McNeil, D.; Redden, B.; Kollmorgen, J.F.; Pittock, C. 2008. Sampling strategies and screening of chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) germplasm for salt tolerance. Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution 55(1):53-63.
Motwani, S.; Saify, T. 2006. Effect on microbiological activities of chick-pea (Cicer arietinum L.) due to foliar application of different nutrients under rainfed conditions. Biosciences, Biotechnology Research Asia 3(1a):285-286.
Kumar, A.; Verma, V.C.; Gond, S.K.; Kharwar, R.N. 2007. Induction of defense enzymes in Pseudomonas fluorescens treated chickpea roots against Macrophomina phaseolina. Indian Phytopathology 60(3):289-295.
Wani, P.A.; Khan, M.S.; Zaidi, A. 2007. Chromium-reducing and plant growth-promoting Mesorhizobium improves chickpea growth in chromium-amended soil. Biotechnology Letters 29(20):159-163.
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Groundnuts
Crop Physiology
Bordoloi, L.J.; Bhatt, B.P.; Brajendra. 2007. Effect of organic plant nutrient sources on groundnut (Arachis hypogaea) productivity and soil fertility under intensive integrated farming system in Meghalaya.Environment and Ecology 25S(Special 4):1146-1150.
Chitra, K.; Ragupathi, N.; Dhanalakshmi, K.; Mareeshwari, P.; Indra, N.; Kamalakannan, A.; Sankaralingam, A.; Rabindran, R. 2008. Salicylic acid induced systemic resistant on peanut against Alternaria alternata. Archives of Phytopathology and Plant Protection 41(1):50-56.
Elayaraja, D.; Singaravel, R. 2007. Study on the use of organic wastes in coastal sandy soil for groundnut production. Plant Archives 7(2):545-548.
Gunes, A.; Inal, A.; Cicek, N.; Eraslan, F. 2007. Role of phosphatases, iron reducing, and solubilizing activity on the nutrient acquisition in mixed cropped peanut and barley. Journal of Plant Nutrition 30(10/12):1555-1568.
Lassiter, B.R.; Burke, I.C.; Thomas, W.E.; Pline-Srnic, W.A.; Jordan, D.L.; Wilcut, J.W.; Wilkerson, G.G. 2007. Yield and physiological response of peanut to glyphosate drift. Weed Technology 21(4):954-960.
Mohanty, S.; Rajan, A.R.; Lenka, N.K. 2007. Effect of organic manures on micronutrient uptake and residual soil fertility in groundnut (Arachis hypogea L.) - corn (Zea mays L.) sequence. Environment and Ecology 25S(Special 4):1180-1184.
Pimratch, S.; Jogloy, S.; Vorasoot, N.; Toomsan, B.; Patanothai, A.; Holbrook, C.C. 2008. Relationship between biomass production and nitrogen fixation under drought-stress conditions in peanut genotypes with different levels of drought resistance. Journal of Agronomy and Crop Science 194(1):15-25.
Talavia, B.P.; Polara, K.B.; Mathukia, R.K.; Golakia, B.A. 2007. Influence of humic acid on growth, yield and quality of summer groundnut (Arachis hypogaea L.). Advances in Plant Sciences 20(2):659-660.
Vaghasia, P.M.; Khanpara, V.D.; Mathukia, R.K.; Kelaiya, G.R. 2007. Growth indices and yield of groundnut (Arachis hypogaea L.) under subsoil tillage, land configuration and sulphur nutrition. Advances in Plant Sciences 20(2):509-510.
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Pearl Millet
Crop Physiology
Alkaff, H.A.; Saeed, N.O. 2007. The effect of bio-fertilizer and nitrogen fertilizer on yield, yield components and nutrient uptake by pearl millet (Pennisetum typhoides L) seeds. University of Aden Journal of Natural and Applied Sciences 11(2):227-240.
Al-Shoaibi, A.A.; Al-Sobhi, O.A. 2007. Effect of NaCl salinity and incubation temperature on the germination of two cultivars of pearl millet. Biosciences, Biotechnology Research Asia 4(1):1-4.
Borale, S.U.; Borkar, S.G.; Patil, P.D.; Chaudhari, K.N. 2007. Identification of resistance to lodging in pearl millet due to stormy rains and basis of resistance. Plant Archives 7(2):629-630.
Lal, M.; Bora, K.K.; Ramesh Verma , Yadav, P.C. 2007. Effect of in situ moisture conservation on productivity of pearl millet in arid regions of Rajasthan under farmer's conditions. Annals of Arid Zone 46(1):91-93.
Mapfumo, S.; Chiduza, C.; Young, E.M.; Murungu, F.S.; Nyamudeza, P. 2007. Effect of cultivar, seedling age and leaf clipping on establishment, growth and yield of pearl millet (Pennisetum glaucum) and sorghum (Sorghum bicolor) transplants. South African Journal of Plant and Soil 24(4):202-208.
Mapfumo, S.; Chiduza, C.; Young, E.M.; Murungu, F.S.; Nyamudeza, P. 2007. Effect of watering and seedling density on field establishment and performance of pearl millet and sorghum. South African Journal of Plant and Soil 24(4):197-201.
Sarr, P.S.; Khouma, M.; Sene, M.; Guisse, A.; Badiane, A.N.; Yamakawa, T. 2008. Effect of pearl millet-cowpea cropping systems on nitrogen recovery, nitrogen use efficiency and biological fixation using the 15N tracer technique. Soil Science and Plant Nutrition 54(1):142-147.
Shekhar, G.; Niwas, R. 2007. Growth characteristics of pearl millet under different soil moisture conditions. Annals of Agri Bio Research 12(2):161-164.
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Pigeon peas
Crop Physiology
Kadam, S.M.; Pol, K.M. 2007. Influence of foliar sprays of plant growth regulators on yield and yield attributes of pigeon pea (Cajanus cajan L.Millsp.). Advances in Plant Sciences 20(2):403-405.
Khandelwal, M.K.; Chciamalatpura, A.R.; Naik, A.K.; Rao, G.G. 2007. Study on water requirement and irrigation management on cotton and pigeonpea under semi arid condition. Bhartiya Krishi Anusandhan Patrika 22(2):102-114.
Likoswe, A.A.; Lawn, R.J. 2008. Response to terminal water deficit stress of cowpea, pigeonpea, and soybean in pure stand and in competition. Australian Journal of Agricultural Research 59(1):27-37.
Pandey, V.; Kumar, N.; Tripathi, N.N. 2007. Inhibition of fungal deterioration of stored pigeonpea seeds by Cuminum cyminum oil. Indian Phytopathology 60(3):306-312.
Singh, R.S. 2007. Effect of organic and inorganic sources of nutrition on productivity of long duration pigeonpea (Cajanus cajan (L.) Millsp). Environment and Ecology 25S(Special 3A):768-770.
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Sorghum
Crop Physiology
Almodares, A.; Hadi, M.R.; Dosti, B. 2007. Effects of salt stress on germination percentage and seedling growth in sweet sorghum cultivars. Journal of Biological Sciences 7(8):1492-1495.
Al-Naggar, A.M.M.; El-Kadi, D.A.; Abo-Zaid, Z.S.H. 2007. Genetic analysis of drought tolerance traits in grain sorghum. Egyptian Journal of Plant Breeding 11(3):207-232.
Al-Naggar, A.M.M.; El-Kadi, D.A.; Abo-Zaid, Z.S.H. 2007. Inheritance of nitrogen use efficiency traits in grain sorghum under low- and high-N. Egyptian Journal of Plant Breeding 11(3):181-206.
Appanna, V. 2007. Efficacy of phosphate solubilizing bacteria isolated from vertisols on growth and yield parameters of sorghum. Research Journal of Microbiology 2(7):550-559.
Borole, D.N.; Chaudhary, S.B.; Thombare, B.B.; Shinde, M.S.; Kachole, U.G.; Kusalkar, D.V. 2007. Genesis of seed setting in rabi sorghum (Sorghum bicolor (L.) Monech.). Advances in Plant Sciences 20(2):515-518.
Deshpane, A.N.; Patil, G.D. 2007. Effect of integrated use of fertilizer, nitrogen and green manures on sorghum yield, uptake of nitrogen and N balance on inceptisol. International Journal of Plant Sciences (Muzaffarnagar) 2(2):29-33.
Dingkuhn, M.; Kouressy, M.; Vaksmann, M.; Clerget, B.; Chantereau, J. 2008. A model of sorghum photoperiodism using the concept of threshold-lowering during prolonged appetence. European Journal of Agronomy 28(2):74-89.
Kurdali, F.; Al-Ain, F.; Al-Shammaa, M.; Razzouk, A.K. 2007. Performance of sorghum grown on a salt affected soil manured with Dhaincha plant residues using a 15N isotopic dilution technique. Journal of Plant Nutrition 30(10/12):1605-1621.
Sharma, A.K.; Rashmi Srivastava , Srivastava, P.C.; Johri, B.N.; Khan, R.U. 2007. Kinetics of zinc uptake in sorghum (Sorghum bicolor L.; Moench) roots infected with arbuscular mycorrhizal fungus, Glomus macrocarpum. Journal of Biological Sciences 7(8):1496-1499.
Yarnia, M. 2007. Evaluation of the possibility of forage sorghum production in saline condition with CaCO3 application. Journal of New Agricultural Science 2(5):Pe77-Pe91, en10.
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Plant Breeding
Chickpeas
Plant Breeding
Durga, K.K.; Murthy, S.S.N.; Rao, Y.K.; Reddy, M.V. 2007. Genetic studies on yield and yield components of chickpea. Agricultural Science Digest 27(3):201-203.
Kashiwagi, J.; Krishnamurthy, L.; Gaur, P.M.; Chandra, S.; Upadhyaya, H.D. 2008. Estimation of gene effects of the drought avoidance root characteristics in chickpea (C.arietinum L.). Field Crops Research 105(1/2):64-69.
Mali, C.T.; Sable, N.H.; Wanjari, K.B.; Kalamkar, V. 2007. Heterosis studies in chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.). Advances in Plant Sciences 20(2):599-602.
Maliro, M.F.A.; McNeil, D.; Redden, B.; Kollmorgen, J.F.; Pittock, C. 2008. Sampling strategies and screening of chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) germplasm for salt tolerance. Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution 55(1):53-63.
Narayanamma, V.L.; Sharma, H.C.; Gowda, C.L.L.; Sriramulu, M. 2007. Incorporation of lyophilized leaves and pods into artificial diets to assess the antibiosis component of resistance to pod borer Helicoverpa armigera (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) in chickpea. International Journal of Tropical Insect Science 27(3/4):191-198.
Singh, A.; Devarumath, R.M.; RamaRao, S.; Singh, V.P.; Raina, S.N. 2008. Assessment of genetic diversity, and phylogenetic relationships based on ribosomal DNA repeat unit length variation and Internal Transcribed Spacer (ITS) sequences in chickpea (Cicerarietinum) cultivars and its wild species. Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution 55(1):65-79.
Singh, N.P.; Krishna, R.; Yadav, R.; Kumar, R. 2007. Unravelling chickpea divergence for selection of parents for development of mapping populations. Advances in Plant Sciences 20(2):629-631.
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Groundnuts
Plant Breeding
Chandra, P.; Samui, R.C.; Bordolui, S.K. 2006. Growth, yield attributes and yield of different cultivars of groundnut as affected by potassium application. Journal of Crop and Weed 2(1):37-39.
Dodo, H.W.; Konan, K.N.; Chen, F.C.; Egnin, M.; Viquez, O.M. 2008. Alleviating peanut allergy using genetic engineering: the silencing of the immunodominant allergen Ara h 2 leads to its significant reduction and a decrease in peanut allergenicity. Plant Biotechnology Journal 6(2):135-145.
Cunha, F.B.da.; Nobile, P.M.; Hoshino, A.A.; Moretzsohn, M.de C.; Lopes, C.R.; Gimenes, M.A. 2008. Genetic relationships among Arachis hypogaea L.(AABB) and diploid Arachis species with AA and BB genomes. Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution 55(1):15-20.
Hariprasanna, K.; Lal, C.; Radhakrishnan, T. 2008. Relationship between flowering duration and physical-quality traits as well as pod yield in groundnut (Arachis hypogaea). Indian Journal of Agricultural Sciences 78(2):180-182.
Oliveira, E.J.de.; Godoy, I.J.de. 2006. Pod yield stability analysis of runner peanut lines using AMMI. Crop Breeding and Applied Biotechnology 6(4):310-317.
Phakamas, N.; Patanothai, A.; Pannangpetch, K.; Jogloy, S.; Hoogenboom, G. 2008. Dynamic patterns of components of genotype x environment interaction for pod yield of peanut over multiple years: a simulation approach. Field Crops Research 106(1):9-21.
Pimratch, S.; Jogloy, S.; Vorasoot, N.; Toomsan, B.; Patanothai, A.; Holbrook, C.C. 2008. Relationship between biomass production and nitrogen fixation under drought-stress conditions in peanut genotypes with different levels of drought resistance. Journal of Agronomy and Crop Science 194(1):15-25.
Wang ShaoYun; Shao Biao; Ye XiuYun; Rao, P. 2008. Purification and characterization of a chitinase from peanut (Arachis hypogaea L.). Journal of Food Biochemistry 32(1):32-45.
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Pearl Millet
Plant Breeding
Alkaff, H.A.; Saeed, N.O. 2007. The effect of bio-fertilizer and nitrogen fertilizer on yield, yield components and nutrient uptake by pearl millet (Pennisetum typhoides L) seeds. University of Aden Journal of Natural and Applied Sciences 11(2):227-240.
Bhanderi, S.H.; Dangaria, C.J.; Dhedhi, K.K. 2007. Diallel analysis for yield and yield components in pearl millet. Asian Journal of Bio Science 2(1/2):162-166.
Borale, S.U.; Borkar, S.G.; Patil, P.D.; Chaudhari, K.N. 2007. Identification of resistance to lodging in pearl millet due to stormy rains and basis of resistance. Plant Archives 7(2):629-630.
Kapila, R.K.; Yadav, R.S.; Plaha, P.; Rai, K.N.; Yadav, O.P.; Hash, C.T.; Howarth, C.J. 2008. Genetic diversity among pearl millet maintainers using microsatellite markers. Plant Breeding 127(1):33-37.
Khafi, H.R.; Mehta, A.C.; Bunsa, B.D.; Davda, B.K.; Dangaria, C.J. 2007. Effect of nitrogen levels on summer pearl millet (Pennisetum glaucum). Research on Crops 8(3):546-547.
Kumhar, S.R.; Singhania, D.L. 2007. Heterosis and combining ability of pearl millet [Pennisetum glaucum (L.) R.Br.] hybrids involving diverse CMS lines and restorers. Research on Crops 8(3):620-624.
Patil, P.D.; Chaudhari, K.N.; Mane, S.S.; Patil, H.T.; Borkar, S.G. 2007. Downy mildew - a dreaded disease of Pearl Millet. Plant Archives 7(2):487-491.
Rani, S.; Singh, H.; Hooda, R.S.; Singh, V.P. 2007. Grain yield, water use and water use efficiency of pearl millet [Pennisetum glaucum (L.) R.Br.Emend.Stuntz] genotypes under variable management levels. Research on Crops 8(3):548-550.
Yadav, O.P.; Bidinger, F.R. 2007. Utilization, diversification and improvement of landraces for enhancing pearl millet productivity in arid environments. Annals of Arid Zone 46(1):49-57.
Sonawane, P.D.; Girase, P.P. 2007. Performance of pearl millet (Pennisetum glaucum) hybrids at different fertility gradients under rainfed conditions. Advances in Plant Sciences 20(2):513-514.
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Pigeon peas
Plant Breeding
Biswas, K.K.; Malathi, V.G.; Varma, A. 2008. Diagnosis of symptomless Yellow mosaic begomovirus infection in pigeonpea by using cloned Mungbean yellow mosaic India virus as probe. Journal of Plant Biochemistry and Biotechnology 17(1):9-14.
Jaiswal, R.; Nain, V.; Abdin, M.Z.; Kumar, P.A. 2007. Isolation of pigeon pea (Cajanus cajan L.) legumin gene promoter and identification of conserved regulatory elements using tools of bioinformatics. Indian Journal of Biotechnology 6(4):495-503.
Kadam, S.M.; Pol, K.M. 2007. Influence of foliar sprays of plant growth regulators on yield and yield attributes of pigeon pea (Cajanus cajan L.Millsp.). Advances in Plant Sciences 20(2):403-405.
Choudhury, P.R.; George, B.; Tiwari, L.K.; Verma, A.K.; Singh, N.P.; Kendurkar, P.S. 2006. Genetic relationship among wild and cultivated pigeonpea employing polymorphic DNA markers. Indian Journal of Agricultural Biochemistry 19(2):53-57.
Likoswe, A.A.; Lawn, R.J. 2008. Response to terminal water deficit stress of cowpea, pigeonpea, and soybean in pure stand and in competition. Australian Journal of Agricultural Research 59(1):27-37.
Raju, P.A.; Muthiah, A.R. 2007. Heterosis and combining ability for quantitative and qualitative traits in pigeonpea [Cajanus cajan (L.) Millsp.]. Research on Crops 8(3):625-631.
Vanniarajan, C. 2007. Genotypes grouping based on stability parameters in pigeonpea. International Journal of Plant Sciences (Muzaffarnagar) 2(2):120-123.
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Sorghum
Plant Breeding
Almodares, A.; Hadi, M.R.; Dosti, B. 2007. Effects of salt stress on germination percentage and seedling growth in sweet sorghum cultivars. Journal of Biological Sciences 7(8):1492-1495.
Borole, D.N.; Chaudhary, S.B.; Thombare, B.B.; Shinde, M.S.; Kachole, U.G.; Kusalkar, D.V. 2007. Genesis of seed setting in rabi sorghum (Sorghum bicolor (L.) Monech.). Advances in Plant Sciences 20(2):515-518.
Borole, D.N.; Chaudhary, S.B.; Thombare, B.B.; Shinde, M.S.; Kusalkar, D.V. 2007. Parental stability analysis in rabi sorghum. Advances in Plant Sciences 20(2):523-525.
Deepalakshmi, A.J.; Ganesamurthy, K. 2007. Studies on genetic variability and character association in kharif sorghum {Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench}. Indian Journal of Agricultural Research 41(3):177-182.
Kadam, D.E.; Katule, B.K.; Kulkarni, V.M. 2007. Development of new male sterile lines for rabi sorghum (Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench). Advances in Plant Sciences 20(2):609-611.
Kahate, P.A.; Gite, B.D.; Dethe, A.M.; Ratnaparkhi, R.D. 2007. Evaluation of advanced progenies of sorghum for grain mold resistance. International Journal of Plant Sciences (Muzaffarnagar) 2(2):26-28.
Karibasavaraja, L.R.; Balikai, R.A.; Deshpande, V.P. 2007. Comparative biology of shoot fly, Atherigona soccata Rondani on susceptible and resistant cultivars of sorghum. Agricultural Science Digest 27(3):204-206.
Khapre, P.R.; Narayankar, S.K.; Pole, S.P.; Borgaonkar, S.B. 2007. Genetic advance and path analysis in the F2 generation of an intraspecific crosses in rabi sorghum. International Journal of Plant Sciences (Muzaffarnagar) 2(2):212-216.
Khapre, P.R.; Pole, S.P.; Borgaonkar, S.B. 2007. Heterosis studies in rabi sorghum. International Journal of Plant Sciences (Muzaffarnagar) 2(2):187-191.
Khapre, P.R.; Shete, S.S.; Pole, S.P.; Borgaonkar, S.B. 2007. Genetic divergence in local land races of rabi sorghum. International Journal of Plant Sciences (Muzaffarnagar) 2(2):225-227.
Lanyasunya, T.P.; Mukisira, E.A.; Ilatsia, E.D.; Wang HongRong; Ondiek, J.O. 2007. Effect of incremental dietary level of Vicia villosa Roth on intake, digestibility and nitrogen balance in sheep fed Sorghum almum. Tropical and Subtropical Agroecosystems 7(3):201-209.
Lanyasunya, T.P.; Mukisira, E.A.; Kariuki, S.T.; Ilatsia, E.D. 2007. Effects of Commelina benghalensis, Vicia sativa and Medicago sativa used as protein supplements on performance of Dorper sheep fed Sorghum almum. Tropical and Subtropical Agroecosystems 7(3):211-216.
Mapfumo, S.; Chiduza, C.; Young, E.M.; Murungu, F.S.; Nyamudeza, P. 2007. Effect of cultivar, seedling age and leaf clipping on establishment, growth and yield of pearl millet (Pennisetum glaucum) and sorghum (Sorghum bicolor) transplants. South African Journal of Plant and Soil 24(4):202-208.
Patil, S.P.; Manjare, M.R.; Kamdi, S.R.; Dethe, A.M.; Ingle, M.B. 2007. Stability analysis in sorghum [Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench]. International Journal of Plant Sciences (Muzaffarnagar) 2(2):70-75.
Sulieman, A.M.E.; Issa, F.M.; Elkhalifa, E.A. 2007. Quantitative determination of tannin content in some sorghum cultivars and evaluation of its antimicrobial activity. Research Journal of Microbiology 2(3):284-288.
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Plant Genetic Resources
Almodares, A.; Hadi, M.R.; Dosti, B. 2007. Effects of salt stress on germination percentage and seedling growth in sweet sorghum cultivars. Journal of Biological Sciences 7(8):1492-1495.
Al-Naggar, A.M.M.; El-Kadi, D.A.; Abo-Zaid, Z.S.H. 2007. Genetic analysis of drought tolerance traits in grain sorghum. Egyptian Journal of Plant Breeding 11(3):207-232.
Al-Naggar, A.M.M.; El-Kadi, D.A.; Abo-Zaid, Z.S.H. 2007. Inheritance of nitrogen use efficiency traits in grain sorghum under low- and high-N.Egyptian Journal of Plant Breeding 11(3):181-206.
Borole, D.N.; Chaudhary, S.B.; Thombare, B.B.; Shinde, M.S.; Kachole, U.G.; Kusalkar, D.V. 2007. Genesis of seed setting in rabi sorghum (Sorghum bicolor (L.) Monech.). Advances in Plant Sciences 20(2):515-518.
Borole, D.N.; Chaudhary, S.B.; Thombare, B.B.; Shinde, M.S.; Kusalkar, D.V. 2007. Parental stability analysis in rabi sorghum.Advances in Plant Sciences 20(2):523-525.
Choudhury, P.R.; George, B.; Tiwari, L.K.; Verma, A.K.; Singh, N.P.; Kendurkar, P.S. 2006. Genetic relationship among wild and cultivated pigeonpea employing polymorphic DNA markers. Indian Journal of Agricultural Biochemistry 19(2):53-57.
Cunha, F.B.da , Nobile, P.M.; Hoshino, A.A.; Moretzsohn, M.de. C.; Lopes, C.R.; Gimenes, M.A. 2008. Genetic relationships among Arachis hypogaea L.(AABB) and diploid Arachis species with AA and BB genomes. Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution 55(1):15-20.
Deepalakshmi, A.J.; Ganesamurthy, K. 2007. Studies on genetic variability and character association in kharif sorghum {Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench}. Indian Journal of Agricultural Research 41(3):177-182.
Dingkuhn, M.; Kouressy, M.; Vaksmann, M.; Clerget, B.; Chantereau, J. 2008. A model of sorghum photoperiodism using the concept of threshold-lowering during prolonged appetence. European Journal of Agronomy 28(2):74-89.
Durga, K.K.; Murthy, S.S.N.; Rao, Y.K.; Reddy, M.V. 2007. Genetic studies on yield and yield components of chickpea. Agricultural Science Digest 27(3):201-203.
El-Gawad, M.A.S.A.; Ahmed, I.M.; Belal, A.H. Performance of forage pearl millet introductions under North Sinai conditions. Egyptian Journal of Plant Breeding 11(3):319-331.
Kahate, P.A.; Gite, B.D.; Dethe, A.M.; Ratnaparkhi, R.D. 2007. Evaluation of advanced progenies of sorghum for grain mold resistance. International Journal of Plant Sciences (Muzaffarnagar) 2(2):26-28.
Kapila, R.K.; Yadav, R.S.; Plaha, P.; Rai, K.N.; Yadav, O.P.; Hash, C.T.; Howarth, C.J. 2008. Genetic diversity among pearl millet maintainers using microsatellite markers. Plant Breeding 127(1):33-37.
Khafi, H.R.; Mehta, A.C.; Bunsa, B.D.; Davda, B.K.; Dangaria, C.J. 2007. Effect of nitrogen levels on summer pearl millet (Pennisetum glaucum). Research on Crops 8(3):546-547.
Khapre, P.R.; Shete, S.S.; Pole, S.P.; Borgaonkar, S.B. 2007. Genetic divergence in local land races of rabi sorghum. International Journal of Plant Sciences (Muzaffarnagar) 2(2):225-227.
Kumar, V.B.S.; Naik, S.C.; Krishnamurthy, A.T.; Umashankar, N. 2007. Field evaluation of medium duration finger millet (Eleusine coracana (L.) Gaertn.) genotypes against leaf blast and lesion number caused by Pyricularia grisea (Cke.) Sacc. Environment and Ecology 25S(Special 4):1046-1049.
Kumhar, S.R.; Singhania, D.L. 2007. Heterosis and combining ability of pearl millet [Pennisetum glaucum (L.) R.Br.] hybrids involving diverse CMS lines and restorers. Research on Crops 8(3):620-624.
Lanyasunya, T.P.; Mukisira, E.A.; Ilatsia, E.D.; Wang HongRong , Ondiek, J.O. 2007. Effect of incremental dietary level of Vicia villosa Roth on intake, digestibility and nitrogen balance in sheep fed Sorghum almum. Tropical and Subtropical Agroecosystems 7(3):201-209.
Lanyasunya, T.P.; Mukisira, E.A.; Kariuki, S.T.; Ilatsia, E.D. 2007. Effects of Commelina benghalensis, Vicia sativa and Medicago sativa used as protein supplements on performance of Dorper sheep fed Sorghum almum. Tropical and Subtropical Agroecosystems 7(3):211-216.
Malinovskaya, E.V.; Khoreva, V.I. 2007. Intraspecific variability of Sorghum guineensia Snowd.in biochemical grain quality indices. Russian Agricultural Sciences 33(5):298-299.
Maliro, M.F.A.; McNeil, D.; Redden, B.; Kollmorgen, J.F.; Pittock, C. 2008. Sampling strategies and screening of chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) germplasm for salt tolerance. Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution 55(1):53-63.
Manyasa, E.O.; Silim, S.N.; Christiansen, J.L.; Githiri, S.M. 2007. Diversity in Tanzanian pigeonpea [Cajanus cajan (L.) Millsp.] landraces. Acta Horticulturae 752:169-174.
Nosratti, I.; Alizadeh, H.M.; Rasoolzadeh, S. 2007. Control of johnsongrass (Sorghum halepense) with nicosulfuron in maize at different planting patterns. Journal of Agronomy 6(3):444-448.
Rani, S.; Singh, H.; Hooda, R.S.; Singh, V.P. 2007. Grain yield, water use and water use efficiency of pearl millet [Pennisetum glaucum (L.) R.Br.Emend.Stuntz] genotypes under variable management levels. Research on Crops 8(3):548-550.
Singh, A.; Devarumath, R.M.; RamaRao, S.; Singh, V.P.; Raina, S.N. 2008. Assessment of genetic diversity, and phylogenetic relationships based on ribosomal DNA repeat unit length variation and Internal Transcribed Spacer (ITS) sequences in chickpea (Cicerarietinum) cultivars and its wild species. Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution 55(1):65-79.
Singh, N.P.; Krishna, R.; Yadav, R.; Kumar, R. 2007. Unravelling chickpea divergence for selection of parents for development of mapping populations. Advances in Plant Sciences 20(2):629-631.
Sonawane, P.D.; Girase, P.P. 2007. Performance of pearl millet (Pennisetum glaucum) hybrids at different fertility gradients under rainfed conditions. Advances in Plant Sciences 20(2):513-514.
Yadav, O.P.; Bidinger, F.R. 2007. Utilization, diversification and improvement of landraces for enhancing pearl millet productivity in arid environments. Annals of Arid Zone 46(1):49-57.
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Plant Growth Regulators
Chitra, K.; Ragupathi, N.; Dhanalakshmi, K.; Mareeshwari, P.; Indra, N.; Kamalakannan, A.; Sankaralingam, A.; Rabindran, R. 2008. Salicylic acid induced systemic resistant on peanut against Alternaria alternata. Archives of Phytopathology and Plant Protection 41(1):50-56.
Gawande, A.S.; Ghive, D.V.; Ghorade, R.B.; Barbade, N.P.; Pote, S.R. 2007. Studies on regeneration potential of callus in chickpea cv.ICCV-2. Asian Journal of Bio Science 2(1/2):63-65.
Kadam, S.M.; Pol, K.M. 2007. Influence of foliar sprays of plant growth regulators on yield and yield attributes of pigeon pea (Cajanus cajan L.Millsp.). Advances in Plant Sciences 20(2):403-405.
Mittal, V.; Singh, O.; Nayyar, H.; Kaur, J.; Tewari, R. 2008. Stimulatory effect of phosphate-solubilizing fungal strains (Aspergillus awamori and Penicillium citrinum) on the yield of chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.cv.GPF2). Soil Biology & Biochemistry 40(3):718-727.
Wani, P.A.; Khan, M.S.; Zaidi, A. 2007. Chromium-reducing and plant growth-promoting Mesorhizobium improves chickpea growth in chromium-amended soil. Biotechnology Letters 29(20):159-163.
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Plant Pathology
Chickpeas
Plant Pathology
Basha, S.A.; Chatterjee, S.C. 2007. Effect of PGPR on Sclerotinia sclerotiorum infection through elicitation of phenylalanine ammonia lyase in chickpea. Indian Phytopathology 60(3):313-316.
Bayraktar, H.; Dolar, F.S.; Maden, S. 2008. Use of RAPD and ISSR markers in detection of genetic variation and population structure among Fusarium oxysporum f.sp.ciceris isolates on chickpea in Turkey. Journal of Phytopathology 156(3):146-154.
Honnareddy, N.; Dubey, S.C. 2007. Morphological characterization of Indian isolates of Fusarium oxysporum f.sp.ciceris causing chickpea wilt. Indian Phytopathology 60(3):373-376.
Kücük, C.; Kivanc, M.; Kinaci, E.; Kinaci, G. 2007. Efficacy of Trichoderma harzianum (Rifaii) on inhibition of ascochyta blight disease of chickpea. Annals of Microbiology 57(4):665-668.
Pande, S.; Rao, J.N.; Neupane, R.K.; Bakr, M.A.; Garg, D.K.; Urkurkar, J.S.; Sharma, M.; Baurai, V.A. 2007. Farmers' participatory integrated crop management with special reference to fungal diseases of vegetable chickpea. Acta Horticulturae 752:329-333.
Toorray, N.K.; Verma, K.P.; Sinha, A.K. 2007. Evaluation of fungicides and bio-agents against Sclerotium rolfsii Sacc.causing collar rot disease of chickpea in laboratory and field condition. Advances in Plant Sciences 20(2):439-442.
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Groundnuts
Plant Pathology
Saritha, R.K.; Jain, R.K. 2007. Nucleotide sequence of the S and M RNA segments of a Groundnut bud necrosis virus isolate from Vigna radiata in India. Archives of Virology 152(6):1195-1200.
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Pearl Millet
Plant Pathology
Borale, S.U.; Borkar, S.G.; Patil, P.D.; Chaudhari, K.N. 2007. Identification of resistance to lodging in pearl millet due to stormy rains and basis of resistance. Plant Archives 7(2):629-630.
Kumhar, S.R.; Singhania, D.L. 2007. Heterosis and combining ability of pearl millet [Pennisetum glaucum (L.) R.Br.] hybrids involving diverse CMS lines and restorers. Research on Crops 8(3):620-624.
Patil, P.D.; Chaudhari, K.N.; Mane, S.S.; Patil, H.T.; Borkar, S.G. 2007. Downy mildew - a dreaded disease of Pearl Millet. Plant Archives 7(2):487-491.
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Pigeon peas
Plant Pathology
Biswas, K.K.; Malathi, V.G.; Varma, A. 2008. Diagnosis of symptomless Yellow mosaic begomovirus infection in pigeonpea by using cloned Mungbean yellow mosaic India virus as probe. Journal of Plant Biochemistry and Biotechnology 17(1):9-14.
Choudhury, P.R.; George, B.; Tiwari, L.K.; Verma, A.K.; Singh, N.P.; Kendurkar, P.S. 2006. Genetic relationship among wild and cultivated pigeonpea employing polymorphic DNA markers. Indian Journal of Agricultural Biochemistry 19(2):53-57.
Kumar, V.; Chauhan, V.B.; Srivastava, J.P. 2007. Pathogenic and biochemical variability in Fusarium udum, causing pigeonpea wilt. Indian Phytopathology 60(3):281-288.
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Sorghum
Plant Pathology
Balogun, O.S.; Amoo, B.G.; Oyedunmade, E.A.; Fawole, O.B. 2007. Selected rhizospheric mycoflora associated with sorghum in a savannah ecological zone, their pathogenic status and possible cultural control strategy. Environment and Ecology 25(4):821-826.
Jahagirdar, S. 2007. Present status and future research needs on the management of charcoal rot of sorghum. Agricultural Reviews 28(3):197-206.
Ravishankar, N.; Setty, T.A.S.; Gowda, K.T.P.R.; Manjunath, B.; Mallikarjuna, N. 2007. Screening of maize genotypes for sorghum downy mildew resistance. Environment and Ecology 25S(Special 3A):744-748.
Sharma, A.K.; Rashmi Srivastava , Srivastava, P.C.; Johri, B.N.; Khan, R.U. 2007. Kinetics of zinc uptake in sorghum (Sorghum bicolor L.; Moench) roots infected with arbuscular mycorrhizal fungus, Glomus macrocarpum. Journal of Biological Sciences 7(8):1496-1499.
Sulieman, A.M.E.; Issa, F.M.; Elkhalifa, E.A. 2007. Quantitative determination of tannin content in some sorghum cultivars and evaluation of its antimicrobial activity. Research Journal of Microbiology 2(3):284-288.
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Postharvest Research
Fasina, O.O. 2008. Physical properties of peanut hull pellets. Bioresource Technology 99(5):1259-1266.
Goyal, R.K.; Vishwakarma, R.K.; Wanjari, O.D. 2008. Optimisation of the pigeon pea dehulling process. Biosystems Engineering 99(1):56-61.
Grosso, N.R.; Resurreccion, A.V.A.; Walker, G.M.; Chinnan, M.S. 2008. Sensory profiles and hexanal content of cracker-coated and roasted peanuts stored under different temperatures.Journal of Food Processing and Preservation 32(1):1-23.
Ioerger, B.; Bean, S.R.; Tuinstra, M.R.; Pedersen, J.F.; Erpelding, J.; Lee, K.M.; Herrman, T.J. 2007. Characterization of polymeric proteins from vitreous and floury sorghum endosperm. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry 55(25):10232-10239.
Osabohien, E.; Okoh, B.E.; Egboh, S.H.O. 2007. Cure, physico-mechanical and equilibrium swelling properties of groundnut shell-filled natural rubber. Biosciences, Biotechnology Research Asia 4(1):161-168.
Pandey, V.; Kumar, V.; Tripathi, N.N. 2007. Inhibition of fungal deterioration of stored pigeonpea seeds by Cuminum cyminum oil. Indian Phytopathology 60(3):306-312.
Pérez-Carrillo, E.; Serna-Saldívar, S.O. 2007. Effect of protease treatment before hydrolysis with a-amylase on the rate of starch and protein hydrolysis of maize, whole sorghum, and decorticated sorghum. Cereal Chemistry 84(6):607-613.
Reddy, P.V.; Reddy, K.L.; Rao, G.V.R. 2007. Effect of biopesticides and chitin synthesis inhibitors on parasitization by Campoletis chloridae and soil inhabiting natural enemies in chickpea ecosystem. Journal of Plant Protection and Environment 4(2):143-146.
Sandhu, S.; Gupta, S.K.; Gaur, P.M.; Saxsena, A.K.; Sharma, S.; Prabhjit Kaur, P. 2007. Studies on early podding varieties and post-harvest management of immature green grains of chickpea to be used as vegetable. Acta Horticulturae 752:353-358.
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Seed Science
Chickpeas
Seed Science
Pande, S.; Rao, J.N.; Neupane, R.K.; Bakr, M.A.; Garg, D.K.; Urkurkar, J.S.; Sharma, M.; Baurai, V.A. 2007. Farmers' participatory integrated crop management with special reference to fungal diseases of vegetable chickpea. Acta Horticulturae 752:329-333.
Mittal, V.; Singh, O.; Nayyar, H.; Kaur, J.; Tewari, R. 2008. Stimulatory effect of phosphate-solubilizing fungal strains (Aspergillus awamori and Penicillium citrinum) on the yield of chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.cv.GPF2). Soil Biology & Biochemistry 40(3):718-727.
Rathi, J.P.S.; Rathi, P.K.; Singh, O.P. 2007. Studies on integrated weed management technique in chickpea with mustard intercropping system. Plant Archives 7(2):909-912.
Singh, N.P.; Krishna, R.; Yadav, R.; Kumar, R. 2007. Unravelling chickpea divergence for selection of parents for development of mapping populations. Advances in Plant Sciences 20(2):629-631.
Valimohammadi, F.; Tajbakhsh, M.; Saeid, A. 2007. Comparison winter and spring sowing dates and effect of plant density on yield, yield components and some quality, morphological traits of chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) underenvironmental condition of Urmia, Iran.Journal of Agronomy 6(4):571-575.
Wani, P.A.; Khan, M.S.; Zaidi, A. 2007. Chromium-reducing and plant growth-promoting Mesorhizobium improves chickpea growth in chromium-amended soil. Biotechnology Letters 29(20):159-163.
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Groundnuts
Seed Science
Batlang, U.; Shushu, D.D. 2007. Allelopathic activity of sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.) on growth and nodulation of bambara groundnut (Vigna subterranea (L.) Verdc.). Journal of Agronomy 6(4):541-547.
Cai NingBo; Zhang JunCheng; Lan Lan; Zhuang WeiJian; Zhao YongLi; Li Yu. 2007. Candidate fragments isolating of pod and testa specifically expressed genes in peanut. Journal of Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University (Natural Science Edition) 36(6):596-598.
Caliskan, S.; Caliskan, M.E.; Arslan, M.; Arioglu, H. 2008. Effects of sowing date and growth duration on growth and yield of groundnut in a Mediterranean-type environment in Turkey. Field Crops Research 105(1/2):131-140.
Dodo, H.W.; Konan, K.N.; Chen, F.C.; Egnin, M.; Viquez, O.M. 2008. Alleviating peanut allergy using genetic engineering: the silencing of the immunodominant allergen Ara h 2 leads to its significant reduction and a decrease in peanut allergenicity. Plant Biotechnology Journal 6(2):135-145.
Elwakil, M.A.; El-Sherif, E.M.; El-Metwally, M.A. 2007. An innovative method for detecting slow growing seed-borne fungi of peanut. Plant Pathology Journal (Faisalabad) 6(4):306-311.
Wang ShaoYun; Shao Biao; Ye XiuYun; Rao, P. 2008. Purification and characterization of a chitinase from peanut (Arachis hypogaea L.). Journal of Food Biochemistry 32(1):32-45.
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Pearl Millet
Seed Science
Al-Shoaibi, A.A.; Al-Sobhi, O.A. 2007. Effect of NaCl salinity and incubation temperature on the germination of two cultivars of pearl millet. Biosciences, Biotechnology Research Asia 4(1):1-4.
Lal, M.; Bora, K.K.; Verma, R.; Yadav, P.C. 2007. Effect of in situ moisture conservation on productivity of pearl millet in arid regions of Rajasthan under farmer's conditions. Annals of Arid Zone 46(1):91-93.
Patil, P.D.; Chaudhari, K.N.; Mane, S.S.; Patil, H.T.; Borkar, S.G. 2007. Downy mildew - a dreaded disease of Pearl Millet. Plant Archives 7(2):487-491.
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Pigeon peas
Seed Science
Manyasa, E.O.; Silim, S.N.; Christiansen, J.L.; Githiri, S.M. 2007. Diversity in Tanzanian pigeonpea [Cajanus cajan (L.) Millsp.] landraces. Acta Horticulturae 752:169-174.
Nazrussalam; Ali, A.; Ahmad, T.; Ali, H. 2007. Relative performance of insecticides and multineem schedules for management of pod borer, Helicoverpa armigera (Hubner) in pigeon pea. Journal of Biological Sciences 7(8):1545-1547.
Pandey, V.; Kumar, N.; Tripathi, N.N. 2007. Inhibition of fungal deterioration of stored pigeonpea seeds by Cuminum cyminum oil. Indian Phytopathology 60(3):306-312.
Raju, P.A.; Muthiah, A.R. 2007. Heterosis and combining ability for quantitative and qualitative traits in pigeonpea [Cajanus cajan (L.) Millsp.]. Research on Crops 8(3):625-631.
Sharma, P.; Sekhon, H.S. 2007. Genotypic differences in flower production/shedding and yield in pigeonpea Cajanus cajan L.(Millsp.). Environment and Ecology 25S(Special 3A):771-773.
Singh, R.S. 2007. Integrated weed management in pigeonpea (Cajanus cajan). Environment and Ecology 25S(Special 3A):780-782.
Vanniarajan, C. 2007. Assessment of stability performance in pigeonpea. Asian Journal of Bio Science 2(1/2):198-199.
Vanniarajan, C. 2007. Genotypes grouping based on stability parameters in pigeonpea. International Journal of Plant Sciences (Muzaffarnagar) 2(2):120-123
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Sorghum
Seed Science
Almodares, A.; Hadi, M.R.; Dosti, B. 2007. Effects of salt stress on germination percentage and seedling growth in sweet sorghum cultivars. Journal of Biological Sciences 7(8):1492-1495.
Balogun, O.S.; Amoo, B.G.; Oyedunmade, E.A.; Fawole, O.B. 2007. Selected rhizospheric mycoflora associated with sorghum in a savannah ecological zone, their pathogenic status and possible cultural control strategy. Environment and Ecology 25(4):821-826.
Borole, D.N.; Chaudhary, S.B.; Thombare, B.B.; Shinde, M.S.; Kachole, U.G.; Kusalkar, D.V. 2007. Genesis of seed setting in rabi sorghum (Sorghum bicolor (L.) Monech.).Advances in Plant Sciences 20(2):515-518.
Borole, D.N.; Chaudhary, S.B.; Thombare, B.B.; Shinde, M.S.; Kusalkar, D.V. 2007. Parental stability analysis in rabi sorghum. Advances in Plant Sciences 20(2):523-525.
Deepalakshmi, A.J.; Ganesamurthy, K. 2007. Studies on genetic variability and character association in kharif sorghum {Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench}. Indian Journal of Agricultural Research 41(3):177-182.
Ioerger, B.; Bean, S.R.; Tuinstra, M.R.; Pedersen, J.F.; Erpelding, J.; Lee, K.M.; Herrman, T.J. 2007. Characterization of polymeric proteins from vitreous and floury sorghum endosperm. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry 55(25):10232-10239.
Jaiswal, R.; Nain, V.; Abdin, M.Z.; Kumar, P.A. 2007. Isolation of pigeon pea (Cajanus cajan L.) legumin
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