Technological Advancement for Vibrant Agriculture

Edited by Amitava Rakshit

ISBN: 978-618-5065-20-1, 428 pages

First published in 2013 by ATINER

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Table of Contents

Preface		i
Technological Advancement for Vibrant Agriculture: An Introduction Amitava Rakshit		iii
Part I: Genetics and Plant Breeding
1.	Morhpometric Biomass and Nutritive Evaluation of EMS Mutagenised Morus Species (Genotype RFS135) H.V.Anil Kumar and Munirajappa	1
2.	Allelopathic Potential and Molecular Analysis of some Rice Cultivars (Oryza Sativa L.) Cultivated in Kurdistan Region – Iraq Zeinab M. Al-Asaadee, Jaladet M.S. Jubrael and Hassan A. M. Mezori	13
3.	Exploration of Genetic Variability of 'Mirasol' Chili (Capsicum Annum L.) Accessions through ISSR Markers Margarita Gisela Peña-Ortega, Juan Enrique Rodríguez-Pérez and Juan Martínez- Solís	29
Part II: Seed Technology
4.	Kentucky Bluegrass (Poa pratensis L.) Germplasm for Non-burn Seed Production William J. Johnston, Richard C. Johnson, Charles T. Golob, Kathleen L. Dodson, Dale A. Silbernagel and Gwen K. Stahnke	43
5.	Using Vigor Tests for Predicting Seedling Emergence of Vegetable Seeds under Greenhouse Conditions Juan Martínez Solís, Juan Enrique Rodríguez Pérez and Margarita Gisela Peña Ortega	49
Part III: Horticulture
6.	Crop architecture: Investigating ‘Strigolactones’ in Different Horticultural Species having different Branching Phenotypes Sarina Manandhar, Keith A. Funnell and David J. Woolley,	59
7.	Fatty Acid Compositions of Seeds of some Grape Cultivar (Vitis vinifera L.) Grown in Turkey Aydin Akin and Ozcan Baris Citil	69
8.	In Vitro Rooting of Apple MM106 (Malus Domestica Borkh.) and Pear (Pyrus Calleryana) Rootstocks Mosleh M. S. Salih Duhoky, Mobasher S. Omar and Sua’ad A.H. Yaseen	75
9.	Vegetative Propagation of Gerbera Jamesonii via Tissue Culture Technique (Callus Induction) Mosleh. M. S. Salih and Payman. A. A. Zibari	85
10.	The Edible Home Landscape: Nutritious, Sustainable, Aesthetic, Feasible Pete Melby, Sylvia H. Byrd, David Nagel and Andrew D. Frugé	95
Part IV: Plant Physiology
11.	An Update of Stifdb Database: Insight into Additional Plant Stress–Responsive Genes and Stress-Specific Transcription Factors Mahantesha Naika, Khader Shameer, Oommen Mathew, Ramanjini Gowdaand R. Sowdhamini	105
12.	Evaluation of the Artificial Vision System to Diagnose Potassium Status in Maize Plants Liliane Maria Romualdo, Pedro Henrique de Cerqueira Luz, Fernanda de Fátima da Silva, Mário Antonio Marin, Valdo Rodrigues Herling, Odemir Martinez Bruno and Alvaro Gómez Zúñiga	115
Part V: Plant Protection
13.	Feasibility of Biological Control of the Hawkweeds Hieracium Pilosella and H. Patagonicum with the Cecidomyiid Macrolabis Pilosellae in the XII Region of Chile Jocelyn Sallés, Andrés Undurraga,Teresa Cortés and Jaime E. Araya	125
14.	Parasitic Nematodes Associated with Tropical Crops in Regions Huetar Huetar North Atlantic and Costa Rica Thomas J. Guzman Hernandez, Ingrid Benavides Varela, Silvia Hernandez Villalobos, J. Duran Mora and W. Carmona Montero	131
15.	Antimicrobial Activity of Bacillus Spp. in the Biocontrol of Different Phytopathogenic Agrobacterium Isolates Žarko Ivanović, Veljko Gavrilović, Tatjana Popović, Svetlana Živković, Jovana Blagojević, Slaviša Stanković and Đorđe Fira	153
16.	Use of Rhizobacteria for the Management of Soft Rot Disease of Potato Ahmad Ali Shahid, Saira Yasin, M.Inam-ul-Haq, Muhammad Ali and M. Saleem Haider	161
17.	Assessment of Damage by Insects and Fungi from Austrocedrus Chilensis (Cupressaceae) in Central Chile Amanda Huerta, Jaime E. Araya, Camila Becker and Carolina Gazmuri	175
18.	Shell Power: Managing the Giant Earthworms (Pheretima elongata) With Melanoides granifera to save the Ifugao Rice Terraces (IRT) Nancy Ann P. Gonzales	189
19.	Copper-Citrate as a Possibility for Control of Some Phytopathogenic Bacteria Tatjana Popović, Zoran Milićević, Predrag Milovanović, Nenad Dolovac and Žarko Ivanović	201

20.	Insecticidal effect from Schinus molle Leaf Extracts on Xanthogaleruca Luteola Larvae (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) Amanda Huerta, Italo Chiffelle, Manuel Celis and Jaime E. Araya	207
Part VI: Agril Engineering
21.	Drinking Water Distribution Systems Characteristics on Biofilm Development: A Kernel based Approach Eva Ramos-Martínez, Manuel Herrera, Joaquín Izquierdo and Rafael Pérez-García	221
22.	Measuring Irrigation Water Use Efficiency in the Oldman River Basin, Alberta, Canada K. K. Klein, Robert Bewer, Md. Kamar Ali and Suren N. Kulshreshtha	231
23.	SEBAL Methodology for Estimating Crop Evapotranspiration in Cyprus Giorgos Papadavid, Skevi Perdikou, Neophytos Neophytou, Michalis Hadjimitsis and Diofantos Hadjimitsis	243
24.	The Impact of Virtual Water Trading on the Water and Agricultural Policies in the Semi-Arid Regions; The Case Study of Cyprus Nora Fayssal and Christos Anastasiou	253
Part VII: Agril Economics and Farm Management
25.	The Agricultural Productive Cooperatives in Poland Małgorzata Gajewska	267
26.	Energy Balance in Crop Production Wulf Diepenbrock	277
Part VIII: Animal Husbandary
27.	Salmonella, Campylobacter, and Escherichia Coli: Farm Trends and Implications for Raw Dairy Products Consumption Alvaro Garcia	289
28.	Effects of Different Fat Sources on Fatty Acid Composition and CLA Content of Eggs of Laying Hens Ozcan Baris Citil, Mehmet Sezgin, Abdurrahman Aktumsek and Gokhan Zengin	297
Part IX: Post Harvest Technology
29.	Storagability of Mango Fruits Improvement by Some Natural Preharvest Applications Thanaa M. Ezz, M. A. Aly, and Rehab M. Awad	311
30.	Bioethanol Production from Sweet Sorghum under Hot and Dry Climatic Conditions Abbas Almodares and Mojtaba Goli	323

31.	Studies on New Corn Hybrids for Bioethanol Industries in Hungary András Dallos, Ágnes Nikolett Tollár, Sándor Hoffmann, Zoltán Tóth, Borbála Hoffmann and Csaba L. Marton	333
32.	Effects of Gelling Agents on some Characteristics of Sweetened Preserved Tangerine Patcharaporn Kaopon, Ratkanya Wangkam and Suwimol Chockchaisawasdee	343
Part X: Agriculture Extension
33.	Training Needs Assessment of Mid-Career Agricultural Extension Officers: Evidences from Sasakawa Africa Fund for Extension Education (SAFE) Intervention in North-East Nigeria M. R. Ja’afar-Furo, J. S. Neils, D. I. Mojaba, A. Sulaiman and J. D. Shall	353
34.	Guidelines for Integrating Sustainable Creative Tourism toward Collaboration of ASEAN Economic Community: A Case Study of Southern Coastal Subcorridor from Thailand to Kingdom of Cambodia and Socialist Republic of Vietnam Paiboon Archarungroj, Supada Sirikudta and Varintra Sirisuthikul	367
35.	Analysis of Community based Rural Development Project Implemented by LEADER Program: Case Study in North Tipperary Region, Ireland Ulmaskhon Kalandarova	379
Part XI: Agronomy
36.	Assessment of Organic Fertilizer use in Cagayan Valley Mila T. Benabise and Hermana K. Banciles	391
37.	How Overstory Cover and Thinning Impact Understory Vegetation in a Riparian Forest in Nebraska, USA Julie Huddle, Tala Awada, Derrel Martin, Xinhua Zhou, Tyler Smith and Roger Stockton	403
38.	Effects of Different Growing Mediums on Nutrient Concentration of Eggplant in Soilless Culture Ibrahim Erdal, Hakan Aktas, Zeliha Kucukyumuk, Selda Daler, Özden Özen and Kemal Gencer	417
39.	Input of Accessory Elements from Various Mineral and Organic Fertilizers to Arable Soils Manfred Sager	425