Advances and Trends in Agricultural Sciences Vol. 1

Authors

Dr. Ahmed Medhat Mohamed Al-Naggar, (Editor)
Professor of Plant Breeding, Department of Agronomy, Faculty of Agriculture, Cairo University, Egypt.

Short Biosketch

S. O. A. Ajenifujah-Solebo
National Biotechnology Development Agency, Abuja, Nigeria.
I. Ingelbrecht
International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria and Department of Plant Biotechnology and Genetics, University Gent, Belgium.
N. R. Isu
Department of Biological Sciences, University of Abuja, Abuja, Nigeria.
O. Olorode
Department of Biological Sciences, University of Abuja, Abuja, Nigeria.
Kieko Saito
Institute for Environmental Sciences, University of Shizuoka, Yada, Shizuoka 422-8526, Japan and Tea Science Center, University of Shizuoka, Yada, Shizuoka 422-8526, Japan.
Rieko Nagahashi
Faculty of Social Environment, Tokoha University, Yayoi, Shizuoka 422-8581, Japan.
Masahiko Ikeda
Faculty of Social Environment, Tokoha University, Yayoi, Shizuoka 422-8581, Japan.
Yoriyuki Nakamura
Tea Science Center, University of Shizuoka, Yada, Shizuoka 422-8526, Japan.
B. E. Agbo
Department of Microbiology, University of Calabar, P. M. B. 1115, Calabar, Nigeria.
A. I. Nta
Department of Zoology and Environmental Biology, University of Calabar, P. M. B. 1115, Calabar, Nigeria.
M. O. Ajaba
Department of Science laboratory Technology, University of Calabar, P. M. B. 1115, Calabar, Nigeria.
P. K. Dissanayake
Department of Export Agriculture, Faculty of Agricultural Sciences, Sabaragamuwa University of Sri Lanka, Belihuloya, Sri Lanka.
O. A. T. Namo
Cytogenetics and Plant Breeding Unit, Department of Plant Science Technology, University of Jos, P.M.B. 2084, Jos, Plateau State, Nigeria.
S. A. Opaleye
Cytogenetics and Plant Breeding Unit, Department of Plant Science Technology, University of Jos, P.M.B. 2084, Jos, Plateau State, Nigeria.
Yavo M. Béhou
Department of Research and Development, SucafCI/SOMDIAA, 22 Rue Des Carrossiers Treichville Zone 3, 01 P.O.Box 1967 Abidjan 01, Côte d’Ivoire and UMRI: Agricultural Sciences and Engineering, EDP/National Polytechnic Institute (INPHB), P.O.Box 1313 Yamoussoukro, Côte d’Ivoire.
Crépin B. Péné
Department of Research and Development, SucafCI/SOMDIAA, 22 Rue Des Carrossiers Treichville Zone 3, 01 P.O.Box 1967 Abidjan 01, Côte d’Ivoire.
Victor Casimiro Piscoya
Department of Rural Technology-Environmental Engineering, Rural Federal of Pernambuco University (UFRPE), Recife-PE, Brazil.
Vijay P. Singh
Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering and Zachry Department of Civil Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77843-2117, USA.
Jose Ramon Barros Cantalice
Department of Environmental Engineering, Rural Federal of Pernambuco University (UFRPE), Recife-PE, Brazil.
Sergio Monthezuma Santoianni Guerra
Department of Environmental Engineering, Rural Federal of Pernambuco University (UFRPE), Recife-PE, Brazil.
Moacyr Cunha Filho
Department of Informatics and Statistics, Rural Federal of Pernambuco University (UFRPE), Recife-PE, Brazil.
Cristina dos Santos Ribeiro
Department of Environmental Engineering, Rural Federal of Pernambuco University (UFRPE), Recife-PE, Brazil.
Renisson Neponuceno de Araújo Filho
Department of Forestry Engineering, Federal University of Tocantins (UFT), Tocantins, Brazil.
Edja Lillian Pacheco da Luz
Department of Environmental Engineering, Rural Federal of Pernambuco University (UFRPE), Recife-PE, Brazil.
Ciro Maia
Department of Crop Science, Federal University of Viçosa, Minas Gerais, Brazil.
Paulo Mafra de Almeida Costa
Department of Crop Science, Federal University of Viçosa, Minas Gerais, Brazil.
Cleverson de Freitas Almeida
Department of Crop Science, Federal University of Viçosa, Minas Gerais, Brazil.
Luiz Alexandre Peternelli
Department of Statistics, Federal University of Viçosa, Minas Gerais, Brazil.
Márcio Henrique Pereira Barbosa
Department of Crop Science, Federal University of Viçosa, Minas Gerais, Brazil.
Yalamoussa Tuo
Unité de Formation et de Recherche (UFR) des Sciences Biologiques, Département de Biologie Animale, Université Peleforo Gon Coulibaly, BP 1328 Korhogo, Côte d’Ivoire.
Klana Kone
Unité de Formation et de Recherche (UFR) Biosciences, Département de Zoologie, Biologie Animale et Ecologie, Université Felix Houphouet-Boigny de Cocody, 22 Bp 1611 Abidjan 22, Abidjan,Côte d’Ivoire.
Michel Laurince Yapo
Unité de Formation et de Recherche (UFR) des Sciences Biologiques, Département de Biologie Animale, Université Peleforo Gon Coulibaly, BP 1328 Korhogo, Côte d’Ivoire.
Herve Kouakou Koua
Unité de Formation et de Recherche (UFR) Biosciences, Département de Zoologie, Biologie Animale et Ecologie, Université Felix Houphouet-Boigny de Cocody, 22 Bp 1611 Abidjan 22, Abidjan,Côte d’Ivoire.
Elly Josephat Ligate
Department of Biosciences, Solomon Mahlangu College of Science and Education, Sokoine University of Agriculture, Morogoro, Tanzania.
Can Chen
College of Forestry, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, P.R. China.
Syeda Jesmin Haque
Graduate School of Integrated Arts and Science, Hiroshima University, Japan and Geological Survey of Bangladesh, Room#415, 153 Pioneer Road, Segunbagicha, Dhaka-1000, Bangladesh.
Shin-ichi Onodera
Graduate School of Integrated Arts and Science, Hiroshima University, Japan.
Yuta Shimizu
Graduate School of Integrated Arts and Science, Hiroshima University, Japan.
Dalva Paulus
Department of Agronomy, Federal University of Technology - Paraná, Paraná - 85660-000, Brazil.
Anderson Santin
Department of Agronomy, Federal University of Technology - Paraná, Paraná - 85660-000, Brazil.

Synopsis

This book covers all areas of agricultural sciences and other related fields. The contributions by the authors include tomatoes, genetic transformation, GUS gene, tea, Camellia sinensis, flower, honey, bio-pesticides, efficacy, food production, neem, pesticides, banana, postharvest life, green tea, Hausa potato, roots, hydroponics, leaf scald, smut, pokkah boeng, agro-ecology, erosion, soil conservation, abiotic stress, root system, Saccharum spp., Zucchini, attacked fruits, coastal forests, forest ecosystem, nitrogen load, nutrient etc. This book contains various materials suitable for students, researchers and academicians in the field of agricultural sciences.

Chapters

  • Chapter 1
    Reproducible Agrobacterium-mediated Transformation of Nigerian Cultivars of Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.)
    S. O. A. Ajenifujah-Solebo, I. Ingelbrecht, N. R. Isu, O. Olorode
  • Chapter 2
    Honeybees (Apis mellifera) Produce Honey from Flowers of Tea Plants (Camellia sinensis)
    Kieko Saito, Rieko Nagahashi, Masahiko Ikeda, Yoriyuki Nakamura
  • Chapter 3
    Bio-pesticidal Properties of Neem (Azadirachta indica)
    B. E. Agbo, A. I. Nta, M. O. Ajaba
  • Chapter 4
    Postharvest Heat Treatments to Extend the Shelf Life of Banana (Musa spp.) Fruits
    P. K. Dissanayake
  • Chapter 5
    Development and Properties of Green Tea with Reduced Caffeine
    Kieko Saito, Yoriyuki Nakamura
  • Chapter 6
    Productivity of Some Hausa Potato Accessions (Solenostemon rotundifolius (Poir) J. K. Morton in Jos-Plateau Environment
    O. A. T. Namo, S. A. Opaleye
  • Chapter 7
    Roots of Hydroponically Grown Tea (Camellia sinensis) Plants as a Source of a Unique Amino Acid, Theanine
    Kieko Saito, Yoriyuki Nakamura
  • Chapter 8
    Genetic Variability of Sugarcane Clones as Affected by Major Endemic Diseases in Ferké, Northern Ivory Coast
    Yavo M. Béhou, Crépin B. Péné
  • Chapter 9
    Riparian Buffer Strip Width Design in Semiarid Watershed Brazilian
    Victor Casimiro Piscoya, Vijay P. Singh, Jose Ramon Barros Cantalice, Sergio Monthezuma Santoianni Guerra, Moacyr Cunha Filho, Cristina dos Santos Ribeiro, Renisson Neponuceno de Araújo Filho, Edja Lillian Pacheco da Luz
  • Chapter 10
    Phenotypic Plasticity: The Best Approach for Stress Selection
    Ciro Maia, Paulo Mafra de Almeida Costa, Cleverson de Freitas Almeida, Luiz Alexandre Peternelli, Márcio Henrique Pereira Barbosa
  • Chapter 11
    Abundance and Incidence of Zucchini (Cucurbita pepo L) Flies in the Korhogo Department of Northern Côte d’Ivoire and Pest Control Methods Used by Farmers
    Yalamoussa Tuo, Klana Kone, Michel Laurince Yapo, Herve Kouakou Koua
  • Chapter 12
    Soluble Bases and CEC Variation across Undisturbed and Disturbed Coastal Forests in Tanzania
    Elly Josephat Ligate, Can Chen
  • Chapter 13
    Surface Water Nitrogen Load Due to Food Production-Supply System in South Asian Megacities: A Model-based Estimation
    Syeda Jesmin Haque, Shin-ichi Onodera, Yuta Shimizu
  • Chapter 14
    Nutrient Solution: Agronomic Characteristics and Quality of Strawberry Fruits Cultivated in Substrate
    Dalva Paulus, Anderson Santin
Cover for Advances and Trends in Agricultural Sciences Vol. 1

Details about the available publication format: Chapter 1: PDF

ISBN-13 (15)
978-81-934224-3-4

Details about the available publication format: Chapter 2: PDF

ISBN-13 (15)
978-93-89246-17-9

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