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Vol. 9 No. 1 (2011)

Published: 2011-03-01

Introduction

Letter from the editors

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Agricultural economics

What do agri-environmental measures actually promote? An investigation on AES objectives for the EU 2000-2006 rural development program

F. Bartolini, V. Gallerani, D. Viaggi

7-21
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Short communication. Bid affiliation in repeated random nth price auction

F. Akaichi, J. M. Gil, R. M. Jr. Nayga

22-27
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Agricultural engineering

Modeling of moisture diffusivity, activation energy and specific energy consumption of high moisture corn in a fixed and fluidized bed convective dryer

R. Amiri Chayjan, J. Amiri Parian, M. Esna-Ashari

28-40
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Validation of two discriminant strategies applied to NIRS data spectra for detection of animal meals in feedstuffs

A. Soldado, J. R. Quevedo, A. Bahamonde, S. Modroño, A. Martinez-Fernandez, F. Vicente, D. Perez-Marin, A. Garrido-Varo, J. E. Guerrero, B. de la Roza-Delgado

41-49
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Strain analysis of a glass-fibre-reinforced polyester under dynamic loads

A. Silvera, J. Vazquez, V. Vinssac

49-58
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Animal breeding, genetics and reproduction

Electroactivation of zebrafish (Danio rerio) eggs

J. Cardona-Costa, M. Perez-Camps, F. Garcia-Ximenez

59-65
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Animal production

Fatty acid composition of selected varieties of Spanish dry-cured ham. Surveys from 1995 and 2007

M. M. Campo, I. Sierra

66-73
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Diversification of feeding systems for light lambs: sensory characteristics and chemical composition of meat

B. Panea, S. Carrasco, G. Ripoll, M. Joy

74-85
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Effect of pre-grazing herbage mass and daily herbage allowance on perennial ryegrass swards structure, pasture dry matter intake and milk performance of Holstein-Friesian dairy cows

A. I. Roca-Fernandez, M. A. O’Donovan, J. Curran, A. Gonzalez-Rodriguez

86-99
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Biodiversity and genetic resources

A new species of Echthistatus Pascoe, 1862 and considerations on synonymy of Edechthistatus Monné, 2006 (Coleoptera, Cerambycidae)

J. R. Esteban Duran, A. Santos-Silva

100-107
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A new species of Seticeros from Costa Rica (Coleoptera, Cerambycidae, Prioninae)

R. Ramirez Campos, J. R. Esteban Duran, A. Santos-Silva

108-112
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Agricultural environment and ecology

Effects of abandoning long-term goat grazing on species composition and species richness of pastures at La Gomera, Canary Islands

J. R. Arevalo, L. de Nascimento, S. Fernandez-Lugo, I. Saro, A. Camacho, J. Mata, L. Bermejo

113-123
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Influence of irrigation on the occurrence of organic and inorganic pollutants in soil, water and sediments of a Spanish agrarian basin (Lerma)

R. Abrahao, J. Sarasa, J. Causape, I. Garcia-Garizabal, J. L. Ovelleiro

124-134
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Plant breeding, genetics and genetic resources

Germination and emergence variability of alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.) landraces collected in Southern Tunisia oases

M. A. Benabderrahim, M. Haddad, H. Hamza, A. Ferchichi

135-143
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Characterization of genetic resources of onion (Allium cepa L.) from the Spanish secondary centre of diversity

C. Mallor, M. Carravedo, G. Estopañan, F. Mallor

144-155
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Genetic redundancy among durum wheat accessions as assessed by SSRs and endosperm proteins

M. Ruiz, E. Aguiriano, P. Giraldo, J. M. Carrillo

156-165
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Genetic diversity among Spanish pea (Pisum sativum L.) landraces, pea cultivars and the World Pisum sp. core collection assessed by retrotransposon-based insertion polymorphisms (RBIPs)

A. Martin-Sanz, C. Caminero, R. Jing, A. J. Flavell, M. Perez de la Vega

166-178
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Identification of a walnut (Juglans regia L.) germplasm collection and evaluation of their genetic variability by microsatellite markers

L. Ruiz-Garcia, G. Lopez-Ortega, A. Fuentes Denia, D. Frutos Tomas

179-192
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Short communication. Introgression of late blight (Phytophthora infestans L.) resistance from tuber-bearing Solanum wild species into cultivated potato

J. Gabriel, J. I. Ruiz de Galarreta, R. Lopez-Pardo, L. Barandalla, C. Alvarado, E. Ritter

193-197
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Short communication. Genetic diversity within Scorpiurus species from the Iberian Peninsula estimated using ITS DNA sequences

T. Visnevschi-Necrasov, D. J. Harris, M. A. Faria, G. Pereira, E. Nunes

198-201
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Plant physiology

Estimation of vineyard leaf area by linear regression

P. Sanchez-de-Miguel, P. Junquera, M. de la Fuente, L. Jimenez, R. Linares, P. Baeza, J. R. Lissarrague

202-212
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Clonal propagation and cryogenic storage of the medicinal plant Stevia rebaudiana

M. A. Shatnawi, R. A. Shibli, S. M. Abu-Romman, M. S. Al-Mazra’awi, Z. I. Al Ajlouni, W. A. Shatanawi, W. H. Odeh

213-220
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Plant production (Field and horticultural crops)

Effects of nutrition and irrigation on sweet pepper production in volcanic tuff

A. Gul, Y. Tuzel, I. H. Tuzel, M. E. Irget, F. Kidoglu, M. Tepecik

221-229
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Grain characteristics and composition of maize specialty hybrids

S. Zilic, M. Milasinovic, D. Terzic, M. Barac, D. Ignjatovic-Micic

230-241
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Influence of the geometry on the numerical simulation of the cooling kinetics of cucumbers

W. P. Silva, C. M. D. P. S. Silva, P. L. Nascimento, J. E. F. Carmo, D. D. P. S. Silva

242-251
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Response of maize (Zea mays L.) to seed priming with NaCl and salinity stress

J. Bakht, M. Shafi, Y. Jamal, H. Sher

252-261
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Survival percentage, photosynthetic abilities and growth characters of two indica rice (Oryza sativa L. spp. indica) cultivars in response to iso-osmotic stress

T. Nishimura, S. Cha-um, M. Takagaki, K. Ohyama, C. Kirdmanee

262-270
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Plant growth, yield and fruit quality of ‘Lane Late’ navel orange on four citrus rootstocks

P. Legua, R. Bellver, J. Forner, M. A. Forner-Giner

271-279
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Short communication. Agronomic comparison between organic rice and biodynamic rice

A. Garcia-Yzaguirre, V. Dominguis, R. Carreres, M. Juan

280-283
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Plant protection

Effect of amaranth residues (Amaranthus hypochondriacus L.) on weed control and yield or radish, onion and carrot

O. Tejeda-Sartorius, H. Vaquera-Huerta, J. Cadena-Iñiguez

284-295
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Introduction of cry1Ab gene into cotton (Gossypium hirsutum) enhances resistance against Lepidopteran pest (Helicoverpa armigera)

G. A. Khan, A. Bakhsh, S. Riazuddin, T. Husnain

296-302
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Short communication. The wilt of winter cucumber in south-eastern Spain caused by Pythium irregulare

Y. Serrano-Alonso, J. M. Melero-Vara

303-307
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Short communication. Mutual pheromone antagonism in two sympatric corn borers, Sesamia nonagrioides and Ostrinia nubilalis, under field conditions

C. Lopez-Alonso, M. Eizaguirre, R. Albajes

308-312
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Soil science

Review. Use of psychrometers in field measurements of plant material: accuracy and handling difficulties

E. M. Martinez, J. J. Cancela, T. S. Cuesta, X. X. Neira

313-328
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Optimization of macroelement contents in raspberry leaves by liming in an extremely acid soil

B. Sikiric, D. Cakmak, E. Saljnikov, V. Mrvic, M. Jakovljevic, O. Stajkovic, D. Bogdanovic

329-337
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Short communication. Response of bacterial community composition to long-term applications of different composts in agricultural soils

M. Ros, B. A. Knapp, U. Peintner, H. Insam

338-343
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Editorial Board

Editorial Board
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