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.

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

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