|  | 8-9 | Phytochemical screening and in vitro antifungal properties of Fagara zanthoxyloides A. Banso 1, Joshua E. Ngbede 2* | 
	
																				
										|  | 10-14 | Date fiber, a byproduct of date syrup (Debis) extraction influences serum lipid concentrations in rats fed 0.2% cholesterol Abdelhamid Kerkadi | 
	
																				
										|  | 15-16 | In vitro antibacterial activity of aqueous garlic (Allium sativum Linn.) extract on isolates from surface wounds Ayuba A. Kudi 1, Joshua E. Ngbede 2* | 
	
																				
										|  | 17-19 | Angiotensin I-converting enzyme inhibitory activities of beverages made from sea algae and commercially available tea extracts Takeshi Nagai 1*, Nobutaka Suzuki 2, Toshio Nagashima 1 | 
	
																				
										|  | 20-22 | Prevalence of Escherichia coli 0157:H7 from diarrhoeal patients in Jos hospitals, Nigeria Joshua E. Ngbede 1*, Israel A. Jideani 2, Ediga B. Agbo 2 | 
	
																				
										|  | 23-25 | Biochemical implications of the consumption of Zonocerus variegatus, (Orthoptera: Pyrgomorphidae) and Cirina forda Westwood (Lepidoptera: Saturnidae) R. F. Ogunleye | 
	
																				
										|  | 26-32 | Expanding the uses of phane, a nutritionally rich local food in Southern Africa Omo Ohiokpehai | 
	
																				
										|  | 33-36 | Comparing forced air cooling and water cooling for apples Felipe Silva 1, 2, Bernard Goyette 1, Gaétan Bourgeois 1, Clément Vigneault 1, 2* | 
	
																				
										|  | 37-40 | Antimicrobial susceptibility of enterohaemorrhagic Escherichia coli 0157:H7 isolated from diarrhoeal patients in Jos hospitals, Nigeria Joshua E. Ngbede 1*, Israel A. Jideani 2, Ediga B. Agbo 2 | 
	
																				
										|  | 41-44 | Physicochemical changes of stored cowpea, Vigna unguiculata, treated with selected essential oils to control cowpea bruchid, Callosobruchus maculatus (F.) Gayan R. S. Rubasinghege 1, Priyani Paranagama 1, Krishanthi Abeywickrama 2* | 
	
																				
										|  | 45-49 | Dietary phytates protect the rat against lead toxicity Florencia Cúneo 1, Jaime Amaya-Farfan 1*, Marcelo A. Morgano 2 | 
	
																				
										|  | 50-55 | Production of a recombinant vp1 protein of the chicken anaemia virus for the development of an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay I. O. M. Soliman 1*, M. A. M. Lila 1, M. Z. Saad 1, R. A. Rahim 2 | 
	
																				
										|  | 56-60 | Inter-relationship of physical and physicochemical parameters to cooking time of African breadfruit (Treculia africana) seeds Titus U. Nwabueze *, Chinwe Nwokenna | 
	
																				
										|  | 61-65 | Chemical composition and antibacterial and antimutagenic activity of Tunisian Rosmarinus officinalis L. oil from Kasrine Zohra Marzouk 1, Aicha Neffati 2, Belsem Marzouk 3, Imed Chraief 4, Khemiss Fathia 5, Leila Chekir Ghedira 6, Kamel Boukef 7 | 
	
																				
										|  | 66-73 | Growth arrest of human gastric adenocarcinoma cells by bioactive compounds of Cordyceps jiangxiensis (CaoMuWang) through induction of apoptosis Jian-hui Xiao 1, 2*, Dai-xiong Chen 1, Ning Fang 1, Zu-lin Liu 1, Tao Zhang 1 | 
	
																				
										|  | 74-78 | Quality of flash and rotary dried fufu flour L. O. Sanni 2*, A. A. Adebowale 1, T. A. Filani 1, O. B. Oyewole 1, A. Westby 3 | 
	
																				
										|  | 79-83 | The influence of cigarette smoking on vitamin C, trace elements and lipid profile of healthy, Saudi adult males Khalid S. Al-Numair | 
	
																				
										|  | 84-89 | Influence of transportation, subclinical Salmonella infection and slaughter on plasma histamine level of pigs Jörg R. Aschenbach 1*, Uwe Roesler 2, Jutta Gottschalk 3, Frank Ahrens 1, Andreas Hensel 2, 4, Gotthold Gäbel 1 | 
	
																				
										|  | 90-94 | Farmers’ efficiency under irrigated and rainfed production systems in the derived savannah zone of Nigeria A. I. Adeoti | 
	
																				
										|  | 95-98 | Comparative assessment of yield potentials of improved cowpea breeding lines using performance index and ranking methods Hakeem A. Ajeigbe 1*, Sanusi G. Mohammed 2, Bir B. Singh 1 | 
	
																				
										|  | 99-104 | Phosphorus fertilization effect on dry matter production and biomass partitioning in sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas) grown on an acidic loamy-sand Alfisol Ezekiel Akinkunmi Akinrinde | 
	
																				
										|  | 105-109 | Mineral availability and growth of banana (Musa acuminate var. Dwarf Cavendish) explant under various relative matric potential in vitro Mohammad E. Amiri 1*, Kazem Arzani 2 | 
	
																				
										|  | 110-113 | Physiological response of two variants of egusi melon (Citrullus lanatus) to plant population density in a humid environment Olufemi J. Ayodele, Ayodeji E. Salami * | 
	
																				
										|  | 114-117 | Performance of a new formulation of atrazine for weed control in maize in Nigeria David Chikoye *, Udensi E. Udensi, A. Fontem Lum | 
	
																				
										|  | 118-126 | Farmers’ perceptions of the speargrass (Imperata cylindrica) problem and its control in the lowland sub-humid savannah of Nigeria David Chikoye 1*, Jim Ellis-Jones 2, Gbassey Tarawali 1, Patrick Kormawa 3, Ole Nielsen 1, Simon Ibana 1, Ter-Rumun Avav 4 | 
	
																				
										|  | 127-134 | In vivo and in vitro comparative studies of Origanum species Souad El-Gengaihi 1*, H. S. Taha 2, A. M. Kamel 1** | 
	
																				
										|  | 135-137 | Influence of different harvest times on the yield and oil composition of spearmint (Mentha spicata L. var. spicata) Süleyman Kizil *, Özlem Tonçer | 
	
																				
										|  | 138-142 | Characterization of pepino accessions and hybrids resistant to tomato mosaic virus (ToMV) Miguel Leiva-Brondo, Jaime Prohens, Fernando Nuez * | 
	
																				
										|  | 143-146 | A preliminary analysis on the yield gap of winter wheat between demonstration plots and farmers’ fields Weili Liang 1, Hongzhan Lü 1, Aiping Xia 1, Guiyan Wang 1, Fengshu Qin 2, Zhenqi Yang 2, Yuhai Lü 3 | 
	
																				
										|  | 147-150 | Correlation and genetic variability in cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) V. O. Ntui *, E. A. Uyoh, U. Affangideh, U. Udensi, J. P. Egbonyi | 
	
																				
										|  | 151-156 | Response of upland cotton to hill density and plant population under early and late planting production systems in a semi-arid environment Vincent B. Ogunlela *, Ehiabhi C. Odion | 
	
																				
										|  | 157-161 | Response of upland cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) to partial defoliation at different growth stages in a semi-arid tropical environment Vincent B. Ogunlela *, Ehiabhi C. Odion | 
	
																				
										|  | 162-166 | Cultivar evaluation and mega-environment investigation of Dioscorea cayenensis cultivars in Ghana based on the GGE biplot analysis Emmanuel Otoo 1, Robert Asiedu 2 | 
	
																				
										|  | 167-170 | Combination effect of soil slope and rimsulfuron action on weed flora and phytotoxicity on maize crop under Mediterranean conditions V. Triantafyllidis 1*, D. J. Bilalis 2, D. Hela 3, P. Dimopoulos 1, T. Albanis 4, A. Efthimiadou 2 | 
	
																				
										|  | 171-174 | A comparison of growth regulators for adventitious shoot regeneration from hypocotyls of flax (Linum usitatissimum L.) Mustafa Yildiz, Murat Özgen * | 
	
																				
										|  | 175-180 | Cross-sectional area of the root medium affects water uptake of tomato in a closed system M. S. Albaho | 
	
																				
										|  | 181-185 | Productivity and technical efficiency of oil palm production in Nigeria O. S. Iwala, J. O. Okunlola *, P. B. Imoudu | 
	
																				
										|  | 186-191 | Phenotypic divergence in the meta-population of the Hourani durum wheat landrace A. A. Jaradat | 
	
																				
										|  | 192-196 | Effect of sowing depth on emergence, growth and yield of okra (Abelmoschus esculentus (L.) Moench) F. O. Odeleye 1*, O. M. O. Odeleye 2, A. O. Olaleye 3, F. B. Yakubu 4 | 
	
																				
										|  | 197-201 | Lewis acid-base concept – a unifying principle applicable to soil system, geochemistry and biology Raina Niskanen | 
	
																				
										|  | 202-208 | Stress responses of fruits and vegetables during storage Raina Niskanen, Ramdane Dris | 
	
																				
										|  | 209-213 | Effect of container type nursery techniques on growth and chlorophyll content of Acer platanoides L. and Liquidambar styraciflua L. plants Francesco Ferrini *, Francesco P. Nicese | 
	
																				
										|  | 214-217 | Bioremediation of a petroleum-hydrocarbon polluted agricultural soil at different levels of water application in Port Harcourt, Nigeria Josiah M. Ayotamuno *, Reginald B. Kogbara, Muideen O. Taleat | 
	
																				
										|  | 218-222 | Comparison of corn and elephant grass in the phytoremediation of a petroleum- hydrocarbon- contaminated agricultural soil in Port Harcourt, Nigeria Josiah M. Ayotamuno *, Reginald B. Kogbara, Paul N. Egwuenum | 
	
																				
										|  | 223-227 | Reaction of cotton and soybean cultivars to populations of Meloidogyne javanica and M. incognita in Zimbabwe Vhukile Kutywayo 1, Dumisani Kutywayo 2, Eastonce Gwata 3 | 
	
																				
										|  | 228-234 | Rural leadership and sustainable agriculture: Criteria for recruiting leaders G. H. Zamani 1, E. Karami 2 | 
	
																				
										|  | 235-239 | Chemical speciation of metals in environment, its relevancy to ecotoxicological studies and the need for biosensor development P. A. Azeez 1*, B. Anjan Kumar Prusty 1, E. P. Jagadeesh 2 | 
	
																				
										|  | 240-243 | Growth responses of bermudagrass and seashore paspalum under various levels of sodium chloride stress Mohammad Pessarakli 1, Hayat Touchane 2 | 
	
																				
										|  | 244-251 | Towards a paradigm shift for agricultural extension: An environmental sociology perspective Dariush Hayati, Kurosh Rezaei-Moghaddam | 
	
																				
										|  | 252-256 | Quartz porphyry (Bakuhan-seki) as soil amendment in improving soil quality and yield of soybean (Glycine max (L.) Merr.)** Emelie Casayuran Ablaza 1*, Noriko Takeda 2, Katsumi Ishikawa 2 | 
	
																				
										|  | 257-261 | Effects of community participation on perception of sustainability of rural water projects in Oyun local government area of Kwara State, Nigeria  L. A. Akinbile 1, M. A. Oladoja 2*, F. M. Awoniyi 1, B. O. Adisa 2 | 
	
																				
										|  | 262-265 | Influence of minimum tillage systems on physical and chemical properties of soil Teodor Rusu, Petru Gus, Ileana Bogdan, Ioan Oroian, Laura Paulette | 
	
																				
										|  | 266-270 | Livestock impact on dynamic and structure of tropical dry forest of the Sierra de Manantlán, Mexico Flor María Montero-Solís 1, Lázaro Rafael Sánchez-Velásquez 2*, María del Rosario Pineda-López 2, Luis Manuel Martínez-Rivera 3, Timothy Moermond 4, Juan Corral Aguirre 1 | 
	
																				
										|  | 271-275 | Assessment of the environment-related problems and prospects of vegetable production in peri–urban areas of Lagos State, Nigeria M. A. Oladoja 1*, L. A. Akinbile 2, B. O. Adisa 1 | 
	
																				
										|  | 276-283 | An assessment of soil quality in Pokhare Khola watershed of the Middle Mountains in Nepal Krishna R. Tiwari 1*, Bishal K. Sitaula 2, Trond Børresen 1, Roshan M. Bajracharya 3 | 
	
																				
										|  | 284-287 | Status of oil pollution in sediment samples from the Aden Coast, Yemen Hassan M. Bedair 1*+, Mahyoub A. Saeed 2, Hamid T. Al-Saad 3 | 
	
																				
										|  | 288-291 | Constraints to small-scale fish farming in Delta State, Nigeria A. U. Ofuoku 1*, G. M. Ugbomech 2, U. N. Uzokwe 1, V. Ideh 2 | 
	
																				
										|  | 292-295 | Community development committees’ participation in forest protection in Delta Central Zone, Delta State, Nigeria A. U. Ofuoku *, O. M. Agbogidi |