|  | 8-11 | Preparation and evaluation of formulated functional cheesecake for diabetics A. M. Abdel-Salam *, S. M. Ahmed | 
	
																				
										|  | 12-16 | The market factor in the processing of tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum) in Ghana M. Aggey 1, Y. Amoah 1, R. J. Bani 2 | 
	
																				
										|  | 17-22 | Water-pipe (shisha) smoking influences total antioxidant capacity and oxidative stress of healthy Saudi males Khalid Al-Numair 1*, Kimberly Barber-Heidal 2, Abdullah Al-Assaf 1, Gaber El-Desoky 1 | 
	
																				
										|  | 23-28 | An exploratory study of public awareness and knowledge of antioxidants in Trinidad, West Indies Ambika Boodhu 1, Neela Badrie 2* | 
	
																				
										|  | 29-31 | Reduction in oxalate content during the preparation of a traditional Tongan dessert E. M. Dahlgren 1, G. P. Savage 2* | 
	
																				
										|  | 32-35 | Mechanization process in the production of mezcal Héctor Martín Durán-García 1, Emilio Jorge González-Galván 1, Pastor Matadamas-Ortíz 2 | 
	
																				
										|  | 36-42 | Seasonal variations in the chemical and functional properties of starches from local and improved cassava varieties in high rainfall region of Nigeria J. Eke 1*, S. C. Achinewhu 1, L. Sanni 2, 3, I. S. Barimalaa 1, B. Maziya-Dixon 3, A. Dixon 3 | 
	
																				
										|  | 43-47 | Molecular investigation of the influence of oral fed Lactobacillus reuteri on the gut microbiota of HIV-infected infants – A pilot study Michael Handschur 1, 2, Sharon J. Reid 3*, Valerie Abratt 3, Alexander G. Haslberger 2 | 
	
																				
										|  | 48-51 | The effect of packaging after 1-MCP treatment on color changes and chlorophyll degradation of broccoli (Brassica oleracea var. italica cv. Monopoly) Rezzan Kasim *, M. Ufuk Kasim, Süleyman Erkal | 
	
																				
										|  | 52-57 | Polyphenol content and browning of Canadian icewines Paul A. Kilmartin 1, Andrew G. Reynolds 2*, Vinay Pagay 2, Canan Nurgel 2, Robin Johnson 2 | 
	
																				
										|  | 58-63 | Influence of harvest timing on olive (Olea europaea) oil accumulation and fruit characteristics under Australian conditions Rodney J. Mailer *, Jamie Ayton, Damian Conlan | 
	
																				
										|  | 64-68 | Antioxidant and antihypertensive activities of autolysate and enzymatic hydrolysates from yam (Dioscorea opposita Thunb.) ichyoimo tubers Takeshi Nagai 1*, Nobutaka Suzuki 2, Yasuhiro Tanoue 3, Norihisa Kai 3, Toshio Nagashima 1 | 
	
																				
										|  | 69-73 | Profiles of airborne fungi in schools of Saudi Arabia in relation to the allergy problems and respiratory diseases A. M. Al-Qurashi | 
	
																				
										|  | 74-80 | Preferences of Turkish people for irradiated, GM or organic foods Arzu Cagri Mehmetoglu | 
	
																				
										|  | 81-85 | Fruit phenolics as natural antimicrobial agents: Selective antimicrobial activity of catechin, chlorogenic acid and phloridzin Sivakami Muthuswamy, H. P. Vasantha Rupasinghe * | 
	
																				
										|  | 86-89 | Antihypertensive activities of enzymatic hydrolysates from honeybee-collected pollen of Cistus ladaniferus Takeshi Nagai 1*, Reiji Inoue 2, Nobutaka Suzuki 3, Yasuhiro Tanoue 4, Norihisa Kai 4, Toshio Nagashima 1 | 
	
																				
										|  | 90-93 | Effect of spoilage microorganisms on the physicochemical properties of African pear fruits oil E. C. Nwanekezi 1*, R. A. Onyeagba 2 | 
	
																				
										|  | 94-96 | Mathematical aspects regarding the relationship between the quantitative expression of some natural reducing substances and the response time in the presence of an oxidation substance Ciprian Ioan Rujescu *, Florian Cret, Luminita Pirvulescu, Cristina Tuchila, Ileana Negrea, Ionel Jianu | 
	
																				
										|  | 97-101 | Influence of variety, wine style, vintage and viticultural area on selected chemical parameters of Canadian Icewine George J. Soleas 1, Gary J. Pickering 2* | 
	
																				
										|  | 102-104 | Mineral composition and total phenolic content of pomegranate molasses Yusuf Yilmaz *, Ilyas Çelik, Fatma Isik | 
	
																				
										|  | 105-107 | Effect of different processing methods on cyanide content of garri from four cultivars of cassava E. A. Uyoh *, O. Udensi, V. Ntui, I. Urua | 
	
																				
										|  | 108-114 | Physicochemical and functional properties of native starches from cassava varieties in Southwest Nigeria M. O. Onitilo 1, L. O. Sanni 1, 3, I. Daniel 2, B. Maziya-Dixon 3, A. Dixon 3 | 
	
																				
										|  | 115-118 | The proximate and amino acid composition of defatted rubber seed meal P. A. Oyewusi *, E. T. Akintayo, O. Olaofe | 
	
																				
										|  | 119-121 | The contents of Pb, Cu, Zn and Cd in meat in Nairobi, Kenya Nathan Oyaro *, Ogendi Juddy, Elizabeth N. M. Murago, Eric Gitonga | 
	
																				
										|  | 122-125 | Microorganisms associated with the spoilage of African pear (Dacryodes edulis) fruits E. C. Nwanekezi 1*, R. A. Onyeagba 2 | 
	
																				
										|  | 126-130 | Inhibition of yellowing in Brussels sprouts (B. oleraceae var. gemmifera) and broccoli (B. oleraceae var. italica) using light during storage Rezzan KasIm *, M. Ufuk KasIm | 
	
																				
										|  | 131-136 | Bioavailability of vitamins and minerals in adult rats fed raw and extruded African breadfruit (Treculia africana Decne) mixtures Titus U. Nwabueze | 
	
																				
										|  | 137-141 | Tea beverages made from Romanas rose (Rosa rugosa Thunb.) leaves possess strongly antioxidative activity by high contents of total phenols and vitamin C Takeshi Nagai 1*, Taro Kawashima 1, Nobutaka Suzuki 2, Yasuhiro Tanoue 3, Norihisa Kai 3, Toshio Nagashima 1 | 
	
																				
										|  | 142-146 | Mineral contents and physicochemical properties of natural honey produced in Al-Qassim region, Saudi Arabia Khaled A. Osman *, Mohamed A. Al-Doghairi, Suloiman Al-Rehiayani, Mohamed I. D. Helal | 
	
																				
										|  | 147-150 | Phenolic acids in Albizia bark used as a starter for rice fermentation in Zou preparation Chamgongliu Panmei 1, P. K. Singh 1, Satyendra Gautam 2, Prasad S. Variyar 2, G. A. Shantibala Devi 1, Arun Sharma 2* | 
	
																				
										|  | 151-157 | Effect of antibrowning agents on banana slices and vacuum-fried slices Muanmai Apintanapong *, Kuluma Cheachumluang, Punnarai Suansawan, Noppawan Thongprasert | 
	
																				
										|  | 158-162 | Antimicrobial activity and genetic diversity of Thymus species on pathogenic microorganisms Basem F. Dababneh | 
	
																				
										|  | 163-164 | Traditional animal healthcare practices in disease prevention and control by small ruminant farmers in Oyo State, Nigeria O. C. Jegede *, I. E. Ikani, I. I. Dafwang, P. I. Bolorunduro, A. I. Annatte | 
	
																				
										|  | 165-168 | Spectrophotometric quantification of ascorbic acid contents of fruit and vegetables using the 2,4 dinitrophenylhydrazine method Majeed Al-Ani 1*, Linus U. Opara 2, Dalila Al-Bahri 1, Nadia Al-Rahbi 1 | 
	
																				
										|  | 169-172 | Biological evaluation of synbiotic fermented milk against lead acetate contamination in rats N. A. Al-Wabel 1, H. M. Mousa 2*, O. H. Omer 1, A. M. Abdel-Salam 2 | 
	
																				
										|  | 173-178 | Fruit quality of ‘Pacific Rose’ TM apple grown under partial rootzone drying and deficit irrigation Ben M. van Hooijdonk, Karma Dorji, M. Hossein Behboudian * | 
	
																				
										|  | 179-184 | Seed priming and seedling establishment of barley (Hordeum vulgare L.) B. Abdulrahmani 1, K. Ghassemi-Golezani 1*, M. Valizadeh 1, V. Feizi Asl 2 | 
	
																				
										|  | 185-187 | Comparison of bubbler, sprinkler and basin irrigation for date palms (Phoenix dactylifera, cv. Zahdi) growth in Kish Island, Iran M. E. Amiri 1*, M. Panahi 2, G. Aghazadeh 3 | 
	
																				
										|  | 188-192 | QTL analysis for cold resistance-related traits in Brassica napus using RAPD markers Ali Asghari 1*, Seied Abolgasem Mohammadi 2, M. Moghaddam 2, Hamid Reza Mohammaddoost 1 | 
	
																				
										|  | 193-197 | An efficient transformation system for sugarbeet mediated by Agrobacterium tumefaciens Shawky A. Bekheet *, Mohi E. Solliman | 
	
																				
										|  | 198-201 | Weed control and cotton response to combinations of acetochlor with fluometuron Demosthenis Chachalis 1, Miltiades Galanis 2 | 
	
																				
										|  | 202-210 | Promoting integrated management practices for speargrass (Imperata cylindrica (L.) Raeusch.) in soybean, cassava and yam in Nigeria David Chikoye 1*, Jim Ellis-Jones 2, Ter-Rumun Avav 3, Patrick M. Kormawa 4, Udensi E. Udensi 1, Gbassey Tarawali 1, Ole K. Nielsen 1 | 
	
																				
										|  | 211-215 | Evaluation of Iranian native apple cultivars and genotypes Sima Damyar 1, Darab Hassani 1, Raana Dastjerdi 1, Hassan Hajnajari 1, Ali A. Zeinanloo 1, Esmaeil Fallahi 2* | 
	
																				
										|  | 216-219 | Status of agricultural production and mechanization in Mexico H. M. Duran-Garcia, R. Romero-Mendez | 
	
																				
										|  | 220-224 | Quality characteristics and yield attributes of sweetpotato (Ipomoea batatas L.) genotypes grown under sustainable cultural conditions Shahidul Islam *, Owen A. Porter, Steve E. Izekor, James O. Garner | 
	
																				
										|  | 225-227 | Association between water-use efficiency components and total chlorophyll content (SPAD) in wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) under well-watered and drought stress conditions R. Fotovat *, M. Valizadeh, M. Toorchi | 
	
																				
										|  | 228-230 | The effects of Alar (acid succinamic 2,2-dimethylhydrazine) on the growth of 11 advanced apple rootstock selections Shahrokh Khanizadeh *, Martin Gauthier, Yvon Groleau | 
	
																				
										|  | 231-236 | Economics of organic growing cotton versus conventional cotton under Greek conditions Efthymios Mygdakos 1*, Sotiria Patsiali 2, Grigorios Mygdakos 3 | 
	
																				
										|  | 237-241 | Optimization of gene transfer in Iranian bread wheat cultivars by biolistic bombardment A.Tarinejad 1*, M. Toorchi 1, A. Habashi 2, S. A. Mohammadi 1, A. Pellegrineschi 3 | 
	
																				
										|  | 242-247 | Molecular characterization of almond cultivars and related wild species using nuclear and chloroplast DNA markers M. Zeinalabedini 1, 4, K. Majourhat 2, 4, M. Khayam-Nekoui 3, V. Grigorian 1, M. Toorchi 1, F. Dicenta 4, P. Martínez-Gomez 4* | 
	
																				
										|  | 248-253 | Morphological and chemical diversity among 38 Tunisian cultivars of Trigonella foenum graecum L. Nidhal Marzougui 1*, Ali Ferchichi 1, Ferdaous Guasmi 1, Mohamed Beji 2 | 
	
																				
										|  | 254-257 | Polyphenol oxidase in Ocimum basilicum during growth, development and following cold stress Einat Shafran 1, 2, Nativ Dudai 2*, Alfred M. Mayer 1 | 
	
																				
										|  | 258-260 | Effects of light, temperature and different media on seed germination of Brassica juncea (L. Czern) var. Ensabi in the laboratory Abbas Fallah Tossi *, Baki Haji Bakar | 
	
																				
										|  | 261-266 | Influence of redroot pigweed (Amaranthus retroflexus L.) emergence time and density on yield and quality of two sugar beet cultivars Gholamreza Heidari *, Adel Dabbagh Mohammadi Nasab, Aziz Javanshir, Farrokh Rahimzadeh Khoie, Mohammad Moghaddam | 
	
																				
										|  | 267-273 | Endogenous phosphorus loss in ruminants: A review Grace O. Tayo 1, 2*, Zhiliang Tan 1 | 
	
																				
										|  | 274-280 | Seasonal influence on mineral concentrations in dairy cows’ blood and feed resources collected from Morogoro, Tanzania Dorah J. Mtui 1, 3, Lesakit S. B. Mellau 2, Faustin P. Lekule 3, Martin N. Shem 3, Maki Hayashida 1, Tsutomu Fujihara1* | 
	
																				
										|  | 281-283 | Profitability and production constraints in dry season amaranth production in Edo South, Nigeria C. O. Emokaro 1, P. A. Ekunwe 1*, A. Osifo 2 | 
	
																				
										|  | 284-287 | Machinery systems management of walking tractor (power tiller) for rice production (sawah) in Nigeria Oluwarotimi O. Fashola 1*, Segun Y. Ademiluyi 2, Tope Faleye 2, David James 2, Toshiyuki Wakatsuki 3 | 
	
																				
										|  | 288-293 | Effect of nitrogen fertilization and timing of harvesting on leaf nitrate content and taste in mustard rape (Brassica juncea L. Czern) E. K. Maereka 1, R. M. Madakadze 2*, A. B. Mashingaidze 1, S. Kageler 1, C. Nyakanda 1 | 
	
																				
										|  | 294-300 | Protein supplementary quality of vegetable leaf meal (Amaranthus cruentus) in the diets of laying hens: Egg laying performance, egg quality and heamatological implications A. O. Fasuyi *, F. A. S. Dairo, O. T. Olujimi | 
	
																				
										|  | 301-303 | Effects of feed rationing on the laying performance of 40-weeks in-lay hens J. O. Oyedeji *, A. M. Orheruata, M. Omatsuli | 
	
																				
										|  | 304-310 | Influence of groundnut (Arachis hypogaea L.) population density on weed infestation and yield of sweetpotato [Ipomoea batatas (L.) Lam.] Ekpo M. Ossom | 
	
																				
										|  | 311-313 | The effect of cytokinin and calcium on cut flower quality in rose (Rosa hybrida L.) cv. Illona N. Mortazavi *, R. Naderi, A. Khalighi, M. Babalar, H. Allizadeh | 
	
																				
										|  | 314-323 | Enhancing productivity of hybrid rice (Oryza sativa L.) CoRH2 through nitrogen management practices under transplanted and direct-seeding methods S. Ramesh 1, B. Chandrasekaran 2, K. Sathyamoorthi 1, C. N. Chandrasekhar 3, C. Raja Babu 3* | 
	
																				
										|  | 324-326 | Response of okra (Abelmoschus esculentus (L). Moench) to weed control by mulching O. S. Olabode 1*, S. Ogunyemi 2, G. O. Adesina 1 | 
	
																				
										|  | 327-329 | Evaluation of the susceptibility of local cocoa germplasms in Nigeria to Phytophthora pod rot disease using the leaf discs technique A. H. Otuonye 1*, A. Y. A. Adeoti 2, S. O. Agbeniyi 1, P. O. Aikpokpodion 1, O. Enikomehin 2, T. O. Popoola 2 | 
	
																				
										|  | 330-333 | Effects of dietary supplementation of periwinkle (Pachymelania aurita) flesh on meat quality of broilers fed palm kernel cake based diets Bassey Igri Okon, Ayuk A. Ausaji * | 
	
																				
										|  | 334-338 | Outcrossing in cowpea Christian A. Fatokun 1, Quat Ng 2 | 
	
																				
										|  | 339-343 | Analysis of seasonal price trend of pineapple in Cross River State, Nigeria Eias A. Agbogo 1, N. E. Tiku 1, M. J. Bime 1, S. O. Abang 2 | 
	
																				
										|  | 344-348 | The effect of various rootstocks on triploid watermelon yield and quality Maria Victoria Huitrón, Manuel Diaz, Fernando Diánez, Francisco Camacho * | 
	
																				
										|  | 349-353 | Soil fertility management in North-East Romania Gerard Jitareanu 1, Costica Ailincai 2, Daniel Bucur 1 | 
	
																				
										|  | 354-358 | Heavy metal concentrations in three species of green algae from the Saudi coast of the Arabian Gulf Ali A. Al-Homaidan | 
	
																				
										|  | 359-362 | The radio-protective role of gibberellic acid on nucleic acid metabolism in three species of senna Muna M. Al-Rumaih | 
	
																				
										|  | 363-367 | Development of soil activating agents for agriculture using bakuhan-seki Noriko Takeda 1, Md. Abul Kalam Azad 1*, Katsumi Ishikawa 1, Takahiro Yoshimura 1, Joji Fujii 2, Susumu Kawasoe 3 | 
	
																				
										|  | 368-373 | Spatial variability of topsoil salinity in the lower reaches of Zerka River, Central Jordan Valley Alaeddin A. Tahboub *, Bassim E. Abbassi, Rakad A. Ta’any, Ghazi A. Saffarini | 
	
																				
										|  | 374-379 | Elucidation of the nematicidal activity of bran and seed meal of oriental mustard (Brassica juncea) under controlled conditions Qing Yu 1*, Rong Tsao 2, Mikio Chiba 3, John Potter 4 | 
	
																				
										|  | 380-383 | A study of feeding preferences of a summer pasture in hare (Lepus europaeus) Giorgia Meineri 1*, Pier Paolo Mussa 1, Domenico Bergero 1, Liviana Prola 1, Pier Giorgio Peiretti 2 | 
	
																				
										|  | 384-388 | In vitro competitive interactions of Fusarium graminearum with Aspergillus ochraceus and Penicillium verrucosum with regard to mycotoxin production Judith Milles 1, Johannes Krämer 1, Alexander Prange 2, 3* | 
	
																				
										|  | 389-391 | Germination response of Acacia senegal (Linn.) seeds to various presowing treatments in the nursery K. Okunomo 1*, B. O. Bosah 2 | 
	
																				
										|  | 392-398 | Archaeo-historical environ of Cholistan and significance of ancient agriculture in Pakistan Farooq Ahmad | 
	
																				
										|  | 399-402 | Interactive effect of gamma radiation and gibberellic acid on soluble carbohydrate metabolism in three plantago species May M. Al-Rumaih | 
	
																				
										|  | 403-407 | Biotechnological applications of Lentinus edodes Érica S. Silva 2, José R. P. Cavallazzi 2, Gabriela Muller 3, João V. B. Souza 1* | 
	
																				
										|  | 408-411 | Applications of fluorescent in situ hybridization (FISH) in environmental microbiology João V. B. Souza 1*, Roberto Moreira da Silva Júnior 1, Daniela Koshikene 3, Érica S. Silva 2 | 
	
																				
										|  | 412-415 | Antibiotics production by Streptomyces lavendulae under different cultural conditions Mohamed Rizk 1*, Tahany Abdel-Rahman 1, Hanaa Metwally 2 | 
	
																				
										|  | 416-424 | Characterization of some soils of Jijiga plain, Ethiopia Mohamed Badel 1, B. B. Mishra 2* | 
	
																				
										|  | 425-429 | Investigation of adsorption kinetics and isotherms of imidacloprid as a pollutant from aqueous solution by adsorption onto industrial granular activated carbon Nezamaddin Daneshvar *, Soheil Aber, Ali Khani, Mohammad H. Rasoulifard | 
	
																				
										|  | 430-433 | Response of Gliricidia sepium to arbuscular mycorrhizal fungus inoculation and P fertilization in sterile and non-sterile soils Iniobong E. Okon 1*, O. Osonubi 2, M. G. Solomon 3 | 
	
																				
										|  | 434-441 | Soil use and management strategy for raising food and cash output in Rwanda Venant Rutunga 1*, Bert H. Janssen 2, Stephan Mantel 1, Marc Janssens 3 | 
	
																				
										|  | 442-445 | Control of isolates of Fusarium species by using extracts of Rubus ulmifolius micropropagated plantlets Daniele Fraternale 1, Mara Bacchiocca 2, Laura Giamperi 1, Donata Ricci 1, Valeria Scoccianti 1, Paolino Ninfali 2* | 
	
																				
										|  | 446-449 | Factors affecting growth and antifungal activity of some Streptomyces species against Candida albicans Mohamed Rizk 1*, Tahany Abdel-Rahman 1, Hanaa Metwally 2 | 
	
																				
										|  | 450-453 | Physiological response of two species of datura to uniconazole and salt stress May M. Al-Rumaih, Muna M. Al-Rumaih | 
	
																				
										|  | 454-458 | Transport behavior of entomopathogenic nematodes, Steinernema carpocapsae, in nursery field soils Sam O. Dennis 1*, Robert E. Harrison 2, Teferi Tsegaye 3, Sunnie A. Aburime 4 | 
	
																				
										|  | 459-463 | Survivability and growth response of tree seedlings in the semi-arid Nigeria as influenced by conservative agents and irrigation A. A. Ramalan *, S. A. Adeiza | 
	
																				
										|  | 464-467 | Biplot analysis of genotype by environment interaction of cowpea grain yield in the forest and southern guinea savanna agro-ecologies of Nigeria S. R. Akande | 
	
																				
										|  | 468-470 | A quantitative approach to classification of agricultural regions in Turkey Hasan Vural | 
	
																				
										|  | 471-474 | Development of a water-hyacinth based sewage treatment system in Nigeria Fabian E. Ezeilo 1, Chukwuemeka O. Obika 1, Josiah M. Ayotamuno 2*, Reginald B. Kogbara 2 | 
	
																				
										|  | 475-480 | Study and characterization of intestinal yeasts of mullet (Mugil spp.) for potential probiotic use Samuela Laconi 1*, Raffaello Pompei 1, 2 | 
	
																				
										|  | 481-485 | Genetic variation of some botanical and cultivar varieties of Acer sp. D. Rzepka-Plevneš *, M. Smolik, K. Drzewiecka |