Juniper Publishers Agricultural Research Journal

  Journal of Agriculture Research -  Juniper Publishers Canary seed is used as bird food. Recently it is considered a cereal with nutraceutical potential thanks to the bioactive peptides produced during digestion. The objective of this study was to elaborate a fermented and functional milk drink added with aqueous extract of birdseed (EA). In the first stage, the birdseed was subjected to alkaline heat treatment (92 °C/40 min, Ca (OH) 2 1% w/v), to remove the husk from the grain. In the second stage, the aqueous extract of birdseed was obtained and it was mixed in different proportions (75, 50, 25%) with milk (25, 50, 75%) to carry out the fermentation. The final acidity indicated that the YBF75:25 treatment significantly reached the desired value and organoleptic characteristics typical of a yogurt. In the third stage, the bromatological analysis was carried out: moisture (83.5 g/100g YBF), ashes (2.6 g/100g YBF), protein (5.7 g/100g YBF), crude fiber (0.25 g/10...

  Journal of Agriculture Research -  Juniper Publishers  Citrus bacterial canker disease (CBCD) caused by Xanthomonas citri subsp. citri (Xcc), is one of the most destructive diseases to the citrus plantations worldwide, newly invaded, and threatened citriculture in Sudan. Occurrence and spread of CBCD in Sudan have been surveyed in two states, representing the main citrus producing states in Sudan. Field surveys were conducted during January 2015 in commercial citrus orchards and nurseries at the two locations. Symptomatology, host range study, physiological and biochemical characterization of the isolated pathogen were also carried out to obtain important clues on pathogen identification. In addition, the pathogenicity test was performed on detached leaves of several selected citrus varieties such as grapefruit, orange and lime to establish the identity of the presumptive Xanthomonas citri subsp. citri (Xcc). The disease on lime orchards in northern and sou...

  Journal of Agriculture Research -  Juniper Publishers Mycoviruses are a kind of widespread virus, which can infect filamentous fungi and yeasts [1-3]. Most viruses can infect the host without obvious infection symptoms [1-2]. Double-stranded RNA (dsRNA) genomes always the main nucleotide style of mycoviruses, which has been a marker of the existence of viruses [4]. The International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses has divided all known branching viruses into 16 families and one unclassified group according to the mode of replication and genomics types of viruses [5]. At present, nine mycoviruses infecting Trichoderma spp. have been described [6-14]. 2009, Jom-in and Akarapisan provided the first description of two mycoviruses with sizes of 0.7kb and 1.1KB isolated from T. spp. [6]. Later, Yun et al. proposed that Lentinus edodes mycoviruses were widespread in Korea, and 32 different dsRNA-containing viruses were isolated from 315 strains of T. spp. [7]. Then, L...

  Journal of Agriculture Research -  Juniper Publishers Fruit quality attributes, including fruit finish are extremely important in any apple (Malus domestica Borkh.) industry, particularly when fruits are shipped for domestic and export markets. Apple fruit quality is a result of many management practices including pollination, pruning, thinning, plant nutrition and crop load, in addition to soil type and weather conditions [1,2]. A well-balanced nutrition program is crucial for high yield and fruit quality [3]. Many fruit quality attributes can be affected by application of calcium (Ca) fertilizers. Calcium (Ca) plays an extremely important role in plant growth and development and in maintaining and modulating various cell functions. It is necessary to maintain membrane stability and is an integral part of the cell wall where it provides rigidity [4]. Calcium also has direct influence on ripening attributes such as respiration, ethylene production, and flesh fir...