Vol. 40 No. 1 (2012)

Published: 2012-05-14

Editorial

Introduction pages

Radu E. SESTRAS

01-08
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Research Articles

Ancient Greek Illustrated Dioscoridean Herbals: Origins and Impact of the Juliana Anicia Codex and the Codex Neopolitanus

Jules JANICK, John STOLARCZYK

09-17
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Salinity Tolerance of the Hygrophilous Plant Species in the Wetlands of the South of the Iberian Peninsula

Francisco GOMEZ MERCADO, Fernando DEL MORAL TORRES, Esther GIMENEZ LUQUE, Sergio DE HARO LOZANO

18-28
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Distribution and Phytocoenotic Context of Kobresia simpliciuscula (Wahlenb.) Mack. in South-Eastern Carpathians

Mihai PUSCAS

29-34
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Petal and Sepal Epidermal Micromorphology of Six Lathyrus Taxa (Fabaceae) and their Systematic Value

Hüseyin CILDIR, Ahmet KAHRAMAN, Musa DOGAN

35-41
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Seed and Saponin Production of Organic Quinoa (Chenopodium quinoa Willd.) for different Tillage and Fertilization

Dimitrios BILALIS, Ioanna KAKABOUKI, Anestis KARKANIS, Ilias Travlos, Vassilis TRIANTAFYLLIDIS, Dimitra HELA

42-46
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Investigation of the Biomass and Nutrient Content of Green Manuring Plants as Second Crops in Hungary

Peter MIKO, Gergo KOVACS, Istvan BALLA, Laszlo VASA, Csaba GYURICZA

47-52
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Antioxidant Activity, Polyphenols Content and Antimicrobial Activity of Several Native Pteridophytes of Romania

Liliana Cristina SOARE, Mariana FERDES, Stefan STEFANOV, Zapriana DENKOVA, Radosveta NICOLOVA, Petko DENEV, Carmen BEJAN, Alina PAUNESCU

53-57
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Efficient Biolistic Transformation and Regeneration Capacity of an EgTCTP Transgene in Protocorm-like Bodies of Phalaenopsis Orchid

Kantamaht KANCHANAPOOM, Alisa NAKKAEW, Kamnoon KANCHANAPOOM, Amornrat PHONGDARA

58-64
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Monitoring Lactic Acid Fermentation in Media Containing Dandelion (Taraxacum officinale) by FTIR Spectroscopy

Dan C. VODNAR, Oana L. POP, Carmen SOCACIU

65-68
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Antioxidant Activity, Total Phenolics and Taxol Contents Response of Hazel (Corylus avellana L.) Cells to Benzoic Acid and Cinnamic Acid

Ebrahim BEMANI, Faezeh GHANATI, Laleh YOUSEFZADEH BOROUJENI, Faezeh KHATAMI

69-73
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Studies on Activation of Systemic Acquired Resistance (SAR) by Heterocyclic Compounds Having Azole Groups in Vigna radiata (L.) Wilczek.

Indu RAVI, Shipra VARSHNEY, Gunjan SHARMA, Vandana DWIVEDI, Kambaska Kumar BEHERA

74-85
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Oil and Fatty Acid Contents of White Sorghum Varieties under Soaking, Cooking, Germination and Fermentation Processing for Improving Cereal Quality

Abd El-Moneim M.R. AFIFY, Hossam Saad El-BELTAGI, Samiha M. ABD EL-SALAM, Azza A. OMRAN

86-92
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The Influence of Extraction Method on the Apparent Content of Bioactive Compounds in Romanian Allium spp. Leaves

Liliana GITIN, Rodica DINICA, Raluca PARNAVEL

93-97
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Seasonal Pattern of Flavonoid Content and Related Enzyme Activities in Leaves of Ginkgo biloba L.

Shuiyuan CHENG, Feng XU, Linling LI, Hua CHENG, Weiwei ZHANG

98-106
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Propagation of Sedum spectabile Boreau in Leaf Culture in Vitro

Cuiqin YANG, Yaoguo QIN, Xin SUN, Shu YUAN, Honghui LIN

107-112
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Efficient Axillary Shoot Proliferation and in Vitro Rooting of Apple cv. 'Topaz'

Snjezana KERESA, Anita MIHOVILOVIC BOSNJAK, Marijana BARIC, Ivanka HABUS JERCIC, Hrvoje SARCEVIC, Ante BISKO

113-118
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Sclerotinia-Induced Accumulation of Protein in the Basal Stem of Resistant and Susceptible Lines of Sunflower

Robab DAVAR, Reza DARVISHZADEH, Ahmad MAJD

119-124
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Hairy Root Induction in Linum mucronatum ssp. mucronatum, an Anti-Tumor Lignans Producing Plant

Afsaneh SAMADI, Jirair CARAPETIAN, Reza HEIDARI, Morad JAFARI, Abdollah HASSANZADEH GORTTAPEH

125-131
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Response of Antioxidant Substances and Enzymes Activities as a Defense Mechanism Against Root-Knot Nematode Infection

Hossam Saad EL-BELTAGI, Ahmed A FARAHAT, Alsayed A. ALSAYED, Nomer M. MAHFOUD

132-142
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The Infection Processes of Sclerotinia sclerotiorum in Basal Stem Tissue of a Susceptible Genotype of Helianthus annuus L.

Robab DAVAR, Reza DARVISHZADEH, Ahmad MAJD, Ardashir KHARABIAN MASOULEH, Yobert GHOSTA

143-149
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New Markers for Potato Late Blight Resistance and Susceptibility Using FTIR Spectroscopy

Abdelmoumen TAOUTAOU, Carmen SOCACIU, Doru PAMFIL, Florinela FETEA, Erika BALAZS, Constantin BOTEZ

150-154
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Chemical Composition and Physical Characteristics of Fruits of Two Cultivars of Blue Honeysuckle (Lonicera caerulea L.) in Relation to their Degree of Maturity and Harvest Date

Ireneusz Dariusz OCHMIAN, Katarzyna SKUPIEN, Jozef GRAJKOWSKI, Milosz SMOLIK, Krystyna OSTROWSKA

155-162
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Influence of Variability of Ryegrass Meadow Soil Conditions on their Natural and Utilization Values

Anna KRYSZAK, Agnieszka KLARZYNSKA, Jan KRYSZAK, Agnieszka STRYCHALSKA, Lukasz MACKOWIAK

163-169
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Drought Resistance and Mitotic Instability of Tritipyrum Compared with Triticale and Bread Wheat

Zolfaghar SHAHRIARI, Mohammad Taghi ASSAD, Hosein Shahsavand HASANI

170-176
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Salinity Stress in Common Bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) Seed Germination

Alihan COKKIZGIN

177-182
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Interactive Effects of Sowing Date and Planting Density on Dry Matter Accumulation and Partitioning of Chicory

Hamid MADANI, Christos DORDAS, Ahad MADANI, Mohammad-Ali MOTASHAREI, Shima FARRI

183-187
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Conservation Agriculture versus Conventional Agriculture: The Influence of Agriculture System, Fertilization and Plant Protection on Wheat Yield

Mircea Adrian GRIGORAS, Agatha POPESCU, Doru PAMFIL, Ioan HAS, Mihai GIDEA

188-194
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Relationships between Grain Yield and Yield Components in Bread Wheat under Different Water Availability (Dryland and Supplemental Irrigation Conditions)

Mohtasham MOHAMMADI, Peyman SHARIFI, Rahmatollah KARIMIZADEH, Mohammad Kazem SHEFAZADEH

195-200
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Integrated Effect of Plant Density, N Rates and Irrigation Regimes on the Biomass Production, N Content, PAR Use Efficiencies and Water Productivity of Rice Under Irrigated Semiarid Environment

Shakeel AHMAD, Mirza HASANUZZAMAN

201-211
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Influence of Substrate and Fertilization on Growth and Development of Iris adriatica

Ines HAN DOVEDAN, Sanja MORIC, Zoran SINDRAK, Ivana CEROVSKI, Ivan MUSTAC, Lepomir COGA, Miroslav POJE

212-215
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Study of Cytostatic and Cytotoxic Activity of Several Polyphenolic Extracts Obtained from Vitis vinifera

Ancuta NECHITA, Valeriu V. COTEA, Constantin-Bogdan NECHITA, Rotinberg PINCU, Cosmin-Teodor MIHAI, Cintia Lucia COLIBABA

216-221
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Qualities of Native Apple Cultivar Juices Characteristic of Central Europe

Otakar ROP, Martin POSOLDA, Jiri MLCEK, Vojtech REZNICEK, Jiri SOCHOR, Vojtech ADAM, Rene KIZEK, Daniela SUMCZYNSKI

222-228
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Determination of Apomictic Fruit Set Ratio in Several Romanian Walnut (Juglans regia L.) Cultivars

Sina Niculina COSMULESCU, Mihai BOTU, Gheorghe ACHIM

229-233
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Determination of Size and Shape in the 'Moro' Blood Orange and 'Valencia' Sweet Orange Cultivar and its Mutants Using Image Processing

Bahadir SAYINCI, Sezai ERCISLI, Ismail OZTURK, Zeynep ERYILMAZ, Bunyamin DEMIR

234-242
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A Method for Prediction of Graft Incompatibility in Sweet Cherry

S. Filiz GUCLU, Fatma KOYUNCU

243-246
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Some Fruit Characteristics of Iranian Cornelian Cherries (Cornus mas L.)

Hamid HASSANPOUR, Yousef HAMIDOGHLI, Habibollah SAMIZADEH

247-252
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Comparison of Some Morphological Features, Quality and Chemical Content of Four Cultivars of Chokeberry Fruits (Aronia melanocarpa)

Ireneusz Dariusz OCHMIAN, Jozef GRAJKOWSKI, Milosz SMOLIK

253-260
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Evaluation of Genetic Diversity of Iranian Pomegranate Cultivars Using Fruit Morphological Characteristics and AFLP Markers

Zahra NEMATI, Ali TEHRANIFAR, Mohammad FARSI, Amin MIRSHAMSI KAKHKI, Hossein NEMATI, Mehdi KHAYAT

261-268
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Morphological and Molecular (SSR) Analysis of Old Apple Cultivars

Ildiko KIRALY, Robert REDECZKI, Eva ERDELYI, Magdolna TOTH

269-275
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Genetic Analysis of Agronomic Traits in Safflower (Carthamus tinctorious L.)

Pooran GOLKAR, Ahmad ARZANI, Abdolmajid REZAEI

276-281
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Morphological and Cytological Response of Selected Recombinant Inbred Lines of Rye (Secale cereale L.) to Nutrient Deprivation Stress Assessed at the Seedling Stage

Milosz SMOLIK, Patrycja CIELUCH, Kinga MAZURKIEWICZ-ZAPALOWICZ

282-289
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G x E Interaction on Yield Stability of Five Sweet Corn Hybrids Grown under Different Agricultural Systems

Marin ARDELEAN, Mirela CORDEA, Voichita HAS, Agnes BORS

290-292
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Using Huehn’s Nonparametric Stability Statistics to Investigate Genotype × Environment Interaction

Rahmatollah KARIMIZADEH, Mohtasham MOHAMMADI, Naser SABAGHNIA, Mohammad Kazem SHEFAZADEH

293-301
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Soil Nutrient, Woody Understory and Shoot and Root Growth Responses of Pinus brutia Ten. Saplings to Fire

Petros GANATSAS, Ioannis SPANOS, Marianthi TSAKALDIMI, Gerasimos GOUDELIS

302-307
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Effects of Volatile Emissions of Picea abies Fresh Debris on Ips duplicatus Response to Characteristic Synthetic Pheromone

Mihai-Leonard DUDUMAN, Iuliana VASIAN

308-313
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Plants and Natural Compounds with Antidiabetic Action

Cristina COMAN, Olivia Dumitrita RUGINA, Carmen SOCACIU

314-325
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