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Popular Music Studies and Interdisciplinarity
Authors: Waksman Steve
Published: December 2019

Recent trends suggest that the interdisciplinary character that defined popular music studies in its formative stages has been supplanted by retrenchment along lines of disciplinary or sub-disciplinary alliance. In this article, I briefly survey some of the signs of the field’s realignment in the past two decades, drawing upon my experience as president of the US chapter of the International Association for the Study of Popular Music (IASPM-US) and my longer career as a popular music scholar. One of the primary signs of the vitality and strength of popular music studies is also, somewhat paradoxically, a source for this shift in the field: namely, that popular music studies has a much wider variety of institutional homes today than it had in the early 1980s, when IASPM as an international organization was founded, or in the late 1990s, when I first began to attend popular music conferences on a regular basis. Most major North American music organizations of standing—the American Musicological Society, Society for Ethnomusicology and Society for Music Theory among them—now have sections or interest groups dedicated to popular music studies. This proliferation of settings where popular music scholarship finds support is no doubt a positive development, but I would argue that it has fostered a move away from the more dedicated sort of interdisciplinary space for popular music studies represented by IASPM-US. I consider some of the structural factors within academia that would lead scholars to prefer conducting popular music scholarship under the rubric of a more finite disciplinary affiliation and argue for the continued value of an interdisciplinary popular music studies.
Popular Music in the K-12 Classroom and the Quest for Education Justice
Authors: Metz Kathryn
Published: December 2019

Popular music can be an exceptional tool, and popular music scholarship and pedagogy can help sharpen that tool in the K-12 classroom. Teachers work to prepare K-12 students to go to college or vocational school, to have successful careers and to perhaps move beyond their economic circumstances, and popular music studies can provide intellectual and practical models to engage with professional development. Offering students different access points to what sometimes feels a crushing, oppressive history of racism and classism has the potential not only to accommodate differentiated learning, but also to stimulate critical thinking and analysis. We, as over-educated academics, tend to be very dismissive of K-12 education, without realizing or acknowledging how lack of access to quality music education shapes who shows up in our collegiate classrooms.
Biohardening of Arabidopsis thaliana Seeds and Seedlings with Fraser Photinia Associated Bacterium (PGB_invit) in In vitro Conditions
Authors: BATOOL Maria , AKKAYA Özlem , GÜL ŞEKER Mine , ÖZDEN ÇİFTÇİ Yelda
Published: December 2019

The aim of this study was to analyze possible positive effects of putatively endophytic PGPB (PGB_invit), which was isolated from long-term in vitro cultured fraser photinia microshoots, on seed and 7-day old seedling stages of Arabidopsis thaliana. Seeds and in vitro-germinated seedlings were inoculated with 107 CFU/mL and 108 CFU/mL active (A) and inactive (I) endophytic bacterial populations along with their mix compositions (A+I) and suspended in MPYE broth together with their controls (untreated ones). 14 days old seedlings were evaluated for various plant growth parameters [i.e., shoot and root fresh weight (FW), shoot length (SL), shoot and root dry weight (DW), root length (RL) and photosynthetic pigments including chlorophyll a, b and carotenoids of plantlets] as well as endophytic and rhizospheric trait of bacteria. Positive effects of inactive and active bacterium on FW, DW and photosynthetic pigments for 7-day inoculated seedlings were recorded whereas an increase in photosynthetic contents for seed stage inoculations was observed. Rhizospheric and endophytic colonization of the bacteria was confirmed by PCR with the presence of virD1 gene, which is previously recorded to be existed in the plasmid of bacterium after inoculation. Overall, these results demonstrated that this peculiar putative endophytic bacterium being beneficial in active and even more useful in inactive form for A. thaliana when optimum conditions and concentrations are used. Moreover, presence of virD1 gene suggested its potential possibility to be used in bioengineering along with various other beneficial PGPR features as biofertilizer.
The Effect of Therapeutic Horticulture on Depression and Kynurenine Pathways
Authors: HITTER (BURU) Timea , KÁLLAY Éva , OLAR Loredana E. , ŞTEFAN Răzvan , BUTA Erzsebet , CHIOREAN Silvia , CANTOR Maria , PAPUC Ionel
Published: December 2019

The article presents the results of a study conducted to assess change in depression severity, and modification in the kynurenine pathway at participants. Presently, depression is one of the most regularly encountered mental illnesses. Research based on experimental studies indicated the beneficial effects of activities conducted in nature are reducing self-reported anger, fatigue, anxiety, stress and depression. The present study was conducted by measuring depression on both the subjective (Beck Depression Inventory) and the objective (spectrophotometric analysis) levels, to obtain more relevant information regarding the real change in depression levels, during the therapeutic horticulture intervention. Consequently, depression is assessed with the BDI doubled the data by assessing the levels of kynurenine and kynurenic acid obtained from biological samples. Results indicate that the levels of depression measured with the BDI have significantly decreased after the Therapeutic Horticulture Sesions. An even better result regards the fact that the significance of this change was not only statistical, but also clinical. Analysing the kynurerine and kynurenic acid concentrations, differences were observed amongst subject during the research study.
Effect of Nitrogen Fertiliser and Lime on the Floristic Composition, Soil Microbes and Dry Matter Yield of Danthonietum calycinae Grassland
Authors: ZORNIC Vladimir , STEVOVIC Vladeta , LUGIC Zoran , ANDJELKOVIC Snezana , JEVTIC Goran , RADOVIC Jasmina , PETROVIC Mirjana
Published: December 2019

Natural grasslands are significant resources for forage production, which is not exploited enough, mostly because of low production, as a result of bad grasslands management. The research has been carried out on the association Danthonietum calycinae to evaluate the effects of different nitrogen application rates (N20, N80 and N140) and lime (1 tha-1) on the floristic composition, soil microbes and dry matter yield. Botanic composition was strongly influenced by the treatments, especially by N applications. Nitrogen fertilisation led to significant increase of grass species in the association (from 57% to 82%), while higher rate of nitrogen caused a significant decrease of plants from other families (especially legumes). Application of low and medium rate of nitrogen positively effect on microbial abundant in soil, but the highest dose (140 kg N) reduced all microbial count, except fungi. Mineral nitrogen fertilisation had a favourable effect on dry matter yield in all treatments. The highest increase in dry matter yield relative to the control was in N140 treatments (6.66 t ha-1). Results indicated that optimal applications of nutrients for this association is application of PK and lime and 80 kg of nitrogen which enable high yield (6.38 t ha-1) in comparison with control (3.16 t ha-1) and preserving soil fertility and the environment at the same time.

 

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Triticum aestivum Assay - A Useful Tool for Environmental Monitoring and Toxicity Assessment
Authors: JITĂREANU Alexandra , CABA Ioana-Cezara , TRIFAN Adriana , PĂDUREANU Silvica , AGOROAEI Luminița
Published: December 2019

The present review summarizes the literature data regarding the application of Triticum aestivum assay as an alternative method for toxicity assessment of environmental pollutants or potential therapeutic agents. Plant bioassays present several advantages among other biological assays (simplicity, low cost, rapid test activation, a wide array of assessment endpoints). They present a good correlation with animal and human cells models, and are a reliable tool for genotoxicity assessment. Furthermore, in the context of toxicology guidelines that promote the substitution of assays using animal models with other bioassays, genotoxicity assays using higher plants models have gained in popularity. The present review focuses on three major aspects regarding Triticum aestivum assay - its utility in environmental pollution monitoring, its application in genotoxicity assessment studies, and its application in phytotoxicity evaluation of nanomaterials.

 

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Intercropping of Faba Bean with Barley at Various Spatial Arrangements Affects Dry Matter and N Yield, Nitrogen Nutrition Index, and Interspecific Competition
Authors: DORDAS Christos A. , LITHOURGIDIS Anastasios S. , GALANOPOULOU Kalliopi
Published: December 2019

Intercropping is the cultivation of two or more crop species on the same area of land, and can improve yield, forage quality, and soil health. Despite the fact that intercropping is an old practice, it received significant attention the last years because of the environmental impact that it has. However, the effect of the various spatial arrangements of the different species that are used in an intercropping system was not determined. The objective of the present study was to study the yield, growth and nitrogen (N) uptake rate, N nutrition index (NNI) of barley, interspecific competition, quality and financial outcome of intercrops of faba bean (Vicia faba L. var. equina) and barley (Hordeum vulgare L.) with various spatial arrangements (1:1, 2:2, 2:1 alternate rows, and mixed in the same row). The land equivalent ratio (LER), relative crowding coefficient (K), actual yield loss (AYL) and system productivity index (SPI) values were greater for the FB:B intercrop of 2:1, indicating the advantage of intercropping in terms of dry matter and N yield. Sole cropping of barley showed a reduction in NNI by 7 %, whereas NNI for barley increased by an average of 14% in intercropping treatments. Based on biomass production and the competition indices for dry matter and N yield, and NNI the FB:B intercrop of 2:1 was more advantageous than faba bean and barley monocrops, as well as the other intercropping treatments that were tested.

 

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Mycorrhiza Regulates Signal Substance Levels and Pathogen Defense Gene Expression to Resist Citrus Canker
Authors: XIE Miao-Miao , ZHANG Yi-Can , LIU Li-Ping , ZOU Ying-Ning , WU Qiang-Sheng , KUČA Kamil
Published: December 2019

Citrus canker is a quarantined disease, severely harming citrus plants. Soil beneficial arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) can provide a biological control pathway to resist pathogens. This work was to test changes of signal substances including hydrogen peroxide (H2O2), nitric oxide (NO), calmodulin (CaM), salicylic acid (SA) and jasmonic acid (JA) and the pathogen defense gene expression in roots of AMF (Paraglomus occultum) and non-AMF trifoliate orange (Poncirus trifoliata) seedlings after infected by a expressions citrus canker pathogen (Xanthomonas axonopodis pv. Citri, Xac). AMF inoculation significantly improved plant height, stem diameter and leaf number. Xac infection dramatically decreased root H2O2, NO, and SA levels, but increased root CaM and JA concentrations in non-AMF seedlings. There were higher H2O2 and CaM levels and lower JA levels in Xac-infected seedlings than in non-Xac-infected seedlings under mycorrhization. Under non-Xac infection, mycorrhizal treatment reduced root H2O2, NO, and SA but increased CaM and JA levels. However, under Xac infection, mycorrhizal inoculation distinctly accelerated root H2O2, NO, CaM, and SA accumulation, accompanied with up-regulated expression levels of root PtEPS1 (enhance pseudomonas susceptibility 1) and PtPR4 (pathogenesis related gene 4), indicating that Xac stimulated mycorrhizal roles in enhancing resistance of citrus canker. Such results imply that citrus plants with pre-inoculated AMF had stronger resistance to Xac infection through increasing signal substrate accumulation and pathogen defense gene expressions.

 

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Carbon-Nitrogen Metabolic Responses and Adaptive Strategies to Low-Nitrogen Stress in Glycine soja
Authors: WANG He , GUO Rui , HU Yongjun , HAN Defu
Published: December 2019

Nitrogen (N) is an essential mineral nutrient for plant growth and development. Wild soybean (Glycine soja), which has many superior traits, is an important germplasm resource and is also an excellent experimental material for researching the mechanisms of low-N tolerance. In this study, the physiological differences between common wild soybean (W1) and low-N tolerant wild soybean (W2) among growth characteristics, photosynthetic carbon (C) metabolism, N metabolism and C-N metabolic-coupling relationship were investigated, and the mechanism of low-N tolerance of wild soybean was explained at three different levels of low-N stress. Both W1 and W2 showed some resistance to low-level N stress. However, W2 could withstand the damage by increasing the root length and root–shoot ratio under high-level stress conditions. Moreover, when resisting low-N stress, W2 maintained a stable photosynthetic rate and coordinated ion balance to maintain required nutrient levels. W2 also tolerated low N by coordinating the C-N metabolic balance through the accumulation of soluble sugars to provide energy and C skeletons for N metabolism and through enhanced N metabolic enzyme activities and soluble protein accumulation levels to supply the enzyme proteins and photosynthetic pigments for C metabolism. The current results provide a physiological methodology and theoretical basis for protecting wild soybean germplasm resources and improving cultivated soybean.

 

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Morpho-physiological Characteristics of Basil (Ocimum basilicum L.) under NaCl-stress and Rhizophagus fasciculatum as NaCl-stress Mitigator
Authors: AGÜERO-FERNÁNDEZ Yuneisy Milagro , HERNÁNDEZ-MONTIEL Luis Guillermo , MURILLO-AMADOR Bernardo , MAZÓN-SUÁSTEGUI José Manuel , OJEDA-SILVERA Carlos Michel , BATISTA-SÁNCHEZ Daulemys
Published: December 2019

Salinity stress is one of the main problems limiting growth and development of cultivated species. The objective of this study was to assess NaCl-stress basil plants (Ocimum basilicum L.) cv. ‘Nufar’ and to determine whether the mitigating effect of an arbuscular mycorrhizal fungus strain (AMF). A completely randomized factorial design was used considering three NaCl concentration (0, 50 and 100 mM) as factor 1 and presence or absence of AMF (0 and 10 g of inoculum) as factor 2, with four replicates per treatment and four plants per repetition. The assessed response variables were, fresh and dry of aerial part and root, root length, leaf area, relative water content, water potential, plant height, number of spores and mycorrhizal colonization percentage after 20 and 50 days (T20, T50) of the experiment. The results showed greater values in all variables in the control group (0 mM NaCl) than in plants inoculated with R. fasciculatum with T20 and T50; although values decreased as NaCl concentration increased; the tendency to increase was maintained even in at 50 and 100 mM of NaCl with AMF with respect to 50 and 100 mM NaCl without AMF. The AMF colonization percentage decreased as NaCl concentration increased. Nonetheless, the development and growth response for all variables in the inoculated plants with AMF was greater vs non-inoculated, which suggests that basil plant inoculation with AMF has a positive effect in mitigating NaCl stress.
 
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Feasibility Study on Reducing Lead and Cadmium Absorption by Alfalfa (Medicago scutellata L.) in a Contaminated Soil Using Nano-Activated Carbon and Natural Based Nano-Zeolite
Authors: HASANABADI Tahereh , LACK Shahram , MODHEJ Adel , GHAFOURIAN Hossien , ALAVIFAZEL Mojtaba , ARDAKANI M. Reza
Published: December 2019

The first risk posed by heavy metal pollution in an ecosystem is metal accumulation in the biomass of growing plants, which has harmful effects on human health. Natural-based nanoparticles are efficient in remediating environmental pollutants because they have a high surface/volume ratio, high chemical activity and produce no harmful side-products. The present study investigates the capacity of natural-based nano-porous adsorbents for reducing the availability of heavy metals to annual alfalfa (Medicago scutellata L.) roots and keeps them in soil. In a factorial experiment based on a randomized design (with four replications), three nano-adsorbents (nano-activated carbon, natural nano-zeolite and modified nano-zeolite) and two heavy metals (lead and cadmium) have been tested. The results demonstrated that applying the highest rate of activated carbon and modified nano-zeolite reduced shoot Pb content by 34% and 33.2%, and shoot Cd content by 35.5% and 46.7%, respectively, compared with the adsorbent-free control.

 

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Favourable and Restrictive Factors for Quercus pubescens in the Transylvanian Basin, Evaluated by GIS Techniques
Authors: ȘIMONCA Vasile , ROȘCA Sanda , COLIȘAR Alexandru , REBREAN Florin , BILAȘCO Ștefan
Published: December 2019

A very simple analysis of the forested areas across the Transylvanian Basin shows that they cover approximately 45.8% of the area, according to data provided by the European Environment Agency. In order to extend the areas covered by forests, especially over badlands specific for the Transylvanian Basin and to increase the economic and environmental value of these lands, a GIS model of spatial analysis has been developed to identify the areas favourable for downy oak (Quercus pubescens) plantations, a forest species which has specific requirements in terms of adaptability conditions. The developed spatial analysis model is based on the unitary analysis of the climatic, soil and geomorphologic components, spatially materialized as raster format databases, and their integration according to spatial analysis equations in order to get a modelled database which represents spatially the favourable areas for the creation of downy oak plantations. The result of this study highlights the territories which provide favourable but also restrictive conditions for Quercus pubescens. The model has a high predictability rate taking as comparative reference the direct monitoring at the level of forest planning units (PUs) within Cluj County, identified from the analysis of forestry plans. The high validation rate of the proposed model was obtained by overlapping the favourability classes which themselves were obtained after modelling with the limits of the forest planning units where the consistency of the downy oak is greater than 0.7. According to the presented validation procedure, a 93% validation rate was obtained, fact which highlights the usefulness of applying the model in areas having similar features and its extrapolation in areas where the environmental conditions present only slight differences.

 

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Genome-Wide Identification of WRKY Family Genes and Analysis of Their Expression in Response to Abiotic Stress in Ginkgo biloba L.
Authors: CHENG Shuiyuan , LIU Xiaomeng , LIAO Yongling , ZHANG Weiwei , YE Jiabao , RAO Shen , XU Feng
Published: December 2019

Ginkgo biloba is widely planted, and the extracts of leaves contain flavonoids, terpene esters and other medicinal active ingredients. WRKY proteins are a large transcription factor family in plants, which play an important role in the regulation of plant secondary metabolism and development, as well as the response to biotic and abiotic stress. In our study, we identified 40 genes with conserved WRKY motifs in the G. biloba genome and classified into groups I (groups I-N and -C), II (groups IIa, b, c, d, and e), and III, which include 12, 26, and 2 GbWRKY genes, respectively. Meanwhile, the expression patterns of 10 GbWRKY (GbWRKY2, GbWRKY3, GbWRKY5, GbWRKY7, GbWRKY11, GbWRKY15, GbWRKY23, GbWRKY29, GbWRKY31, GbWRKY32) under different tissue and abiotic stress conditions were analyzed. Under stress treatment, the expression patterns of 10 WRKY genes were changed. 10 ginkgo WRKY transcription factors were induced by ETH and SA, but there are two different induced response modes. The expression of 10 WRKY genes was inhibited under low temperature, high temperature and MeJA hormone induction. Most WRKY genes were up-regulated under the induction of high salt and ABA. GbWRKYs were differentially expressed in various tissues after abiotic stress and plant hormone treatments, thereby indicating their possible roles in biological processes and abiotic stress tolerance and adaptation. Our results provided insight into the genome-wide identification of GbWRKYs, as well as their differential responses to stresses and hormones. These data can also be utilized to identify potential molecular targets to confer tolerance to various stresses in G. biloba.

 

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Development of an Efficient ‘One-Step Freezing’ Cryopreservation Protocol for a Georgian Provenance of Chestnut (Castanea sativa Mill.) Zygotic Embryos
Authors: GAIDAMASHVILI Mariam , KHURTSIDZE Eka , BENELLI Carla , LAMBARDI Maurizio
Published: December 2019

Experiments were performed to determine the influence of various dehydration and vitrification treatment times on the ‘one-step freezing’ cryopreservation of embryonic axes (EAs), composed of zygotic embryos and cotyledon residuals, from mature seeds of a Georgian provenance of chestnut (Castanea sativa Mill.). Dehydration was carried out in laminar flow hood from 1 to 5 h, and vitrification experiments were carried out by immersion of EAs in PVS2 vitrification solution up to 120 min, both followed by direct immersion in liquid nitrogen. Both systems resulted in inducing specimen tolerance to ultra-rapid freezing, although to a different extent. Full germination of cryo-stored EAs after 5 h of dehydration (reducing moisture content from initial 66% to 21%) has been increased from 0% to 66.7%. A pre-treatment of EAs in PVS2 vitrification solution for 30 min produced fully developed plantlets at a rate of 55.6% in post-cryopreservation. Plantlet regrowth from cryopreservation was faster in EAs that underwent the dehydration/‘one-step freezing’ procedure. All the plantlet from cryopreserved EAs could be easily acclimatized, producing healthy potted plants. Finally, the TTC test showed to be useful for a fast evaluation of specimen survival after thawing and, as a consequence, to speed up the development of optimized cryo-protocols.

 

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Cotton Response to Planting Patterns under Effect of Typical and Limited Irrigation Regime
Authors: DARAWSHEH Mohammed K. , KAKABOUKI Ioanna , ROUSSIS Ioannis , BILALIS Dimitrios J.
Published: December 2019

Decrease of width between cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) row spacing has been suggested as an agronomic practice that may increase the yield and reduce the cost production. Altering agronomic practices as row spacing system as well as irrigation regime can affect cotton growth parameters, yield components, and physical fiber properties. The object of this study is the assessment of interaction between row spacing cropping systems and irrigation regime and their effects on yield components. Yield, biomass, harvest index, seed index, seed weight, bolls number, individual boll weight, the proportion of lint and seed were studied in three row spacing systems [conventional row (CR), narrow row (NR) and ultra-narrow row (UNR)] under typical and limited irrigation regime, during two growing seasons. The decrease of row spacing had different effect on yield components under the typical and limited irrigation regime e.g. the differences between systems of row spacing on bolls number were more evident under the limited irrigation than the typical one, and the opposite was true for the lint proportion. Decreased row spacing had positive effects on yield, biomass, bolls number per land area and lint proportion in two irrigation systems. However, had negative impact on individual boll weight, seed weight, seed index, harvest index and seed proportion. Interaction of row spacing and irrigation regime was significant for seed index. High differences were more significant between UNR and CR and less between NR and CR. UNR system appeared to be viable alternative to traditional row system for cotton production.

 

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Influence of Volatile Peppermint (Mentha ×piperita L.) Compounds on Germination and Seedling of Radish (Raphanus sativus L. var. radicula Pers.) Growth
Authors: SZAFRANIEC Renata , MOŻDŻEŃ Katarzyna , BARABASZ-KRASNY Beata , ZANDI Peiman , WANG Yaosheng
Published: December 2019

The research concerns the influence of volatile compounds contained in dry peppermint leaves (Mentha ×piperita L.) on germination and seedling characteristics of radish (Raphanus sativus L. var. radicula Pers. ‘Półdługa’). 1, 5 and 10 g of dried peppermint leaves were added respectively into containers, and then Petri dishes with radish seeds were placed in each of them. The control was performed without dried mint. Radish seeds treated with volatile mint compounds in the lowest 1g dose germinated similarly to the control sample. The other two doses, 5 and 10 g, inhibited the process of seeds germination. Allelophatins from M. ×piperita at 1 g of dose had also a stimulating effect on the growth of radish seedlings, especially its roots. The growth of underground organs was also observed at 5 and 10 g doses. For radishes grown in the lowest dose of allelopathic compounds, the values of fresh and dry masses and percentage water content were highest. As the dose of emitters increased, a slight decrease in the value of these parameters was observed, as compared to the control.

 

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Use of Mycorrhiza to Reduce Mineral Fertilizers in Soilless Melon (Cucumis melo L.) Cultivation
Authors: DERE Sultan , COBAN Ayse , AKHOUNDNEJAD Yelderem , OZSOY Suleyman , DASGAN Hayriye Yildiz
Published: December 2019

Intensive use of mineral fertilizers in soilless growing systems can have adverse effects on the environment and human health and could be economically expensive. Aim of this study was whether it can be reduced mineral nutrients in soilless grown melon by using mycorrhizae inoculation. The experiment has been carried out in the early spring growing period in a greenhouse in the Mediterranean climate. The eight treatments have been applied:  (1) 100% Full nutrition (control), (2) 100% Full nutrition+mycorrhiza, (3) 80% nutrition, (4) 80% nutrition+mycorrhiza (5) 60% nutrition (6) 60% nutrition+mycorrhiza (7) 40% nutrition, (8) 40% nutrition+mycorrhiza. Effects of mycorrhiza on melon plant growth, yield, fruit quality, and leaf nutrient concentrations were investigated. Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi colonization is accompanied by plant growth increases in reduced nutrient levels. The mycorrhiza inoculation had a significant enhancing effect on total yield in soilless grown melon plants. The highest increasing effect on melon yield was observed in the “80% nutrient+mycorrhiza”, and AM- inoculated plants produced 49.5% higher melon yield (12.4 kg m-2) than that of control plants without mycorrhizae (8.3 k gm-2). AM-inoculation was also able to establish an improvement in Brix and EC of melon fruit. In the nutrient contents of leaves, there were slight increases in AM-inoculated plants, except P. The P content was significantly increased in AM-inoculated 80% nutrient plants as comparison to that of its control.

 

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Cadmium Effects on Hyssop (Hyssopus officinalis L.) Morphology and Cd Uptake in Relation to Substrate Acidity/Alkalinity
Authors: AKOUMIANAKI-IOANNIDOU Anastasia , KAPAMA Despoina , MPANTOUNA Aggelina , MOUSTAKAS Nicholas K.
Published: December 2019

Hyssop (Hyssopus officinalis), is a herb with a wide range of use in food preparation and herbal medicine. It is a perennial shrub through which pollutants such as Cd may enter the human food chain Therefore, the aim of this research was to examine the extent to which Cd added to the growth substrate is accumulated by hyssop plants and whether Cd affects the plant’s morphology. Hyssop plants were grown in pots containing a uniform mixture of either moderately acidic or slightly alkaline substrate consisting of peat and perlite (1:1 v/v) to which Cd (CdSO4*8/3H2O) was added (0-control, 1, 2 and 5 mg Cd L-1) during the course of growth. No symptoms of toxicity or nutrient deficiency as well as no differences in plant height were attributed to Cd application irrespective of the growth stage or substrate. Cadmium uptake by aerial organs (shoots) and underground organs (roots) of hyssop increased with Cd application and was higher in the moderately acidic than in the slightly alkaline soil environment. Hyssop is a Cd accumulator and accumulation occurred mainly in the roots in the acidic substrate. Measurement of extractable Cd by diethylene triamine penta acetic acid – triethanol amine (DTPA-TEA) could be used to predict Cd uptake by hyssop plants.
Ameliorative Effect of Aqueous Leaf Extract of Moringa oleifera on Reproductive Function Following Cadmium Chloride Induced Oxidative Stress in Male Wistar Rats
Authors: ODODO Avwerosuoghene , OJEKA Sunday O. , DAPPER Victor D.
Published: December 2019

Cadmium disrupts the blood-testes barrier, interferes with various antioxidant levels thus enhancing lipid peroxidation and ultimately leading to apoptosis and necrosis of testicular tissue. Moringa oleifera is a medicinal plant and a rich source of essential phytochemicals possessing antioxidant properties. The effect of aqueous leaf extract of M. oleifera on reproductive function following cadmium chloride induced oxidative stress in male Wistar rats was investigated. Forty adult male Wistar rats were assigned into five groups of eight rats each. Treatment was administered orally daily as follows: Group 1 (control): animal feed and tap water ad libitum; Group 2: 5 mg kg-1 cadmium chloride for 21 days; Group 3: 500 mg kg-1 of M. oleifera and 5 mg kg-1 of cadmium chloride for 21 days; Group 4: 5 mg kg-1 cadmium chloride for 21 days followed by 500 mg kg-1 M. oleifera for the next 35 days; Group 5: 5 mg kg-1 cadmium chloride for 21 days followed by 750 mg kg-1 M. oleifera for the next 35 days. At the end of treatment, blood was obtained by direct cardiac puncture for fertility hormone assay and testicular tissue specimens were harvested for semen analysis and determination of antioxidant levels. Results obtained indicated that rats treated with the various extracts had significantly increased superoxide dismutase, malondialdehyde and catalase levels, increased serum concentrations of testosterone, follicle stimulating hormone and luteinizing hormone and increased percentage of viable and normal spermatozoa compared to control and only cadmium chloride treated rats (p < 0.05). The results obtained suggest that treatments with M. oleifera extract could ameliorate possible cellular damage caused by administration of cadmium chloride.
Evaluation of Leukocyte Mobilization and Platelet Aggregatory Effects of Ciprofloxacin, Lincomycin and Erythromycin in Wistar Albino Rats
Authors: CHUKWUNELO Alpha C. , ANOSIKE Assumpta C. , NNAMONU Emmanuel I. , EKPO Daniel E. , JAMES Prince O. , OKONKWO Tochukwu I.
Published: December 2019

This study evaluated leucocyte mobilization and platelet aggregation effects of ciprofloxacin, lincomycin and Erythromycin in Wistar albino rats. Thirty-three female Wistar albino rats weighing 130-160 g and three male Wistar albino rats weighing 188-194 g, fed commercial growers’ mash and clean tap water were used. In leukocytes assay, thirty-three adult female Wistar rats were assigned into five treatments, eleven groups of three rats per group. First three groups were treated 10 mg kg-1, 20 mg kg-1 and 40 mg kg-1 of ciprofloxacin, next three groups same doses of lincomycin, next three groups same doses of Erythromycin, the tenth group received Indomethacin 5 mg kg-1 (reference drug), the last group 5 mg kg-1 normal saline. Assay on platelet aggregator activity involved collection of blood samples (10 ml each, 1% EDTA, centrifuged at 3000 rpm for 10 minutes), test drugs dissolved in 1 mg/ml distilled water and   Indomethacin (the reference drug). The three antibiotics significantly reduced leucocyte mobilization into the affected tissue. They all had their maximum inhibitory effects at the highest dose (40 mg kg-1) compared with indomethacin. Erythromycin 40 mg kg-1 showed the highest inhibitory effect on leucocyte migration. Whereas ciprofloxacin and erythromycin had stepwise increase in absorbance from time 0 secs through to time 120 secs, lincomycin showed a sharp decrease in the absorbance at around 30 seconds followed by a continuous increase up to 120 seconds. The testing drugs prevented leukocyte mobilization also had stepwise increase in absorbance from time 0 secs through to time 120 secs in platelet aggregatory activity assay to some extent.
Acute and Sub-Acute Toxicity of Cola millenii Leaf and Stem Bark Extracts in Albino Rats
Authors: ADEWUMI Lanre B. , AKINNIBOSUN Faith I.
Published: December 2019

In the present study, the toxicity of monkey kola (Cola millenii) leaf and stem bark extracts were investigated in laboratory animals. The rats were orally administered with the plant extracts at gradual doses of 10 mg/kg, 100 mg/kg, 1,000 mg/kg, 2,500 mg/kg, 3,500 mg/kg and 5,000 mg/kg b.w. and were closely monitored for 24 h. In sub-acute toxicity, the animals were given 1,000 mg/kg b.w. and 2,500 mg/kg b.w. for 28 days. Thereafter, the effect of the extracts on the weight and haematological parameters of the rats were determined. The rats did not show any symptoms of toxicity throughout the experiment. In the sub-acute toxicity assay, starting from week two, the groups administered with 1,000 mg/kg and 2,500 mg/kg stem bark extract had significant (p ≤ 0.05) lower weight compared with the other groups. In the haematological assay, there were no significant differences (p ≥ 0.05) between the RBC and platelet counts as well as PCV, haemoglobin, urea, cholesterol, creatinine, LDL, HDL and AST level of all the groups given the extract in comparison with the control. Albeit, the level of white blood cells count, was higher in the treated groups compared with the control with concomitant significant (p ≤ 0.05) increase in the ALT and ALP levels of the animals treated with the extracts compared with the control. Results show that Cola millenii leaf and stem bark extracts are safe for oral use, although, at higher doses, stem bark extract may cause liver damage.
Selection of Dried and Table Apricots in Nevsehir and Nigde Regions, Turkey
Authors: YURTKULU Veyis , KÜDEN Ali , KÜDEN Ayzin B.
Published: December 2019

Apricot, for which Turkey is recognized as a top producer and the leading country in the world, is one of the most produced stone fruits in Turkey. For long time ago, apricot has been grown with the nursery plants obtained from the seeds in Nevsehir and Nigde provinces caused a wide range of germplasm resources in this area (Cappadocia area). Each apricot tree shows different characteristics and could be a variety candidate. With this study, phenological and pomological characters of 91 genotypes were determined and among them 15 of the best promising genotypes were given in this paper. Considering the experimented 15 genotypes, 8 genotypes gave higher Brix value (SSC) (27-31%) than ‘Hacihaliloglu’ variety (25-26%) which was the most common dried apricot variety in Turkey. Regarding the fruit weight, which is an important aspect for both dried and table fruits, high valued genotypes were also determined. The fruit weight of 11 genotypes were higher than 50 g with the values between 51.45 g and 84.02 g. As a result of this study, candidates for dried and table apricot genotypes were identified.
Uygulama Akademisyenlerinin Okul Deneyimi ve Öğretmenlik Uygulaması Dersleri ile İlgili Görüşleri
Authors: KIRÇİÇEK Hatice , YÜKSEL İbrahim
Published: December 2019

Bu çalışmanın amacı, uygulama akademisyenlerinin 2018-2019 eğitim-öğretim yılında Yüksek Öğretim Kurumu (YÖK) tarafından güncellenen lisans programlarında anabilim dalını yeni kazanan öğrenciler için Okul Deneyimi dersinin kalkması, Öğretmenlik Uygulaması dersine ek olarak Öğretmenlik Uygulaması 2’nin ilavesi ve dersin öğretmenlik mesleğini nasıl yansıttığına dair görüşlerini belirlemektir. Araştırma 2018- 2019 eğitim öğretim yılının güz döneminde bir devlet üniversitesinin eğitim fakültesinde Matematik ve Fen Bilimleri Eğitimi ile Temel Eğitim Bölümleri’ndeki Uygulama akademisyenlerinden gönüllü olanlardan seçilmiş toplam 30 akademisyenle yapılmıştır. Çalışmada nitel araştırma desenlerinden durum çalışması yöntemi, veri toplama aracı olarak da araştırmacılar tarafından geliştirilen görüşme formu kullanılmış ve içerik analizi yapılmıştır. Çalışmada görüşme formundan elde edilen cevaplar temalandırılıp sonuçlardan yola çıkarak yorumlamalar yapılmıştır. Okul Deneyimi dersinin programdaki yeri temasına baktığımızda uygulama akademisyenlerinin çoğunluğu dersin kalkmaması gerektiğini ve bu dersin okul ortamını tanımak için gerekli olduğunu belirtmişlerdir. Ayrıca birçok uygulama akademisyeni ise öğretmen adayları bu derste aktif olmadığı için kaldırılıp yerine Öğretmenlik Uygulaması-I dersinin gelmesinin daha mantıklı olduğu görüşünü benimsemişlerdir. Öğretmenlik Uygulaması dersinin programdaki yeri temasına baktığımızda birçok uygulama akademisyeni yeni program ile uygulama şansı arttığı için bu değişikliği olumlu bir durum olarak nitelendiriyor. Karşıt görüş olarak öğretmenlik uygulaması dersinin okul deneyimi dersini karşılayamayacağını ve okulu tanımada yetersiz kalacağını savunanlar da bulunmaktadır.
Hermeneutic Phenomenological Narrative Enquiry: A Qualitative Study Design
Authors: Nigar Nashid
Published: December 2019

This paper explains why it is necessary to employ two apparently disparate qualitative methodologies to address multidimensional research objectives of a complex phenomenon: non-native English-speaking teachers’ (NNESTs) professional identity. This paper proposes a combined methodology of narrative enquiry and hermeneutic phenomenological enquiry to construct understanding in terms of what NNESTs describe as their experiences of professional identity development and the researcher’s interpretations of their thickly layered data. This proposed methodology is the adopted version of the Methodology chapter of a confirmed Australian doctoral project. The purpose of this paper is to show how, by employing the two methodologies, the author intends to capture individual teachers’ meaning makings and their common phenomena of professional identity formation. With justification, the paper includes components of a qualitative research design: research paradigm, methodological approach, and the methods.
Transitivity and Mystification in a Contemporary Discourse Analysis of Trump’s Inaugural Address
Authors: Salih Rajaa Hamid
Published: December 2019

In contemporary discourse analysis (CDA), transitivity refers to what Hart (2014) understood as “the type of process designated in the clause and the consequences of this for the types of participants that can occur in the clause” (p. 22). The purpose of this research is to analyze the transitivity and mystification in Trump’s inaugural address.
Application of Humanism Teaching Theory and Humanistic Approach to Education in Course-books
Authors: Javadi Yaghoob , Tahamsbi Mozhdeh
Published: December 2019

The present study aims to use humanism teaching theory and humanistic approach to education with reference to teaching and learning English as a second language in the course book. The findings of this study revealed that teachers and materials developers use humanism teaching theory and humanistic approach to promote the materials to fit into the needs and preferences of the learners and to facilitates the learning process. The ultimate purpose of the current study is the utilization of humanism teaching theory and  humanistic approach to education that was started and is intended for the benefit of humanizing mankind, and to achieve self-actualization learner to learn optimally and also shows that ,humanizing language learning materials helps language materials developers and teachers to design activities that are associated with learners’ lives and experiences and attempt to engage the learners effectively through excitement, emotion, or even fun. However, the need for humanizing language course books derives from the fact that most of the global course-books accommodate artificial and unnatural activities that are not designed for particular learning program. Hence, through humanizing the course books, language teachers personalize the learning materials to make them better teaching resources and also individualize them for a particular group of learners. Finally, this text elaborate the application of humanism teaching theory and humanistic approach in education to improve course books to prepare the learners for more communicative goals to facilitate both language acquisition and personal development.
Teaching Translation: A House with Windows Facing Different Directions
Authors: Deng Wensheng
Published: December 2019

Globalization accelerates the pace to communicate with other nations. Foreign language plays a big player in the process of communication. Among the language abilities, translation competence is becoming more and more remarkable in cross-cultural interaction. What’s more, the pushing forces, derived from the One Belt and One Road Initiative and Telling Good Chinese Stories and Spreading the Positive Voice of China, have urged us to train more translators. However, translation training and education at college can’t meet the needs satisfactorily, because there are some problems there. Faced with the issues of translators’ training, the thesis is going to rethink about teaching translation. It proposes to open five windows, five dimensions with diversified orientations for students to develop translating competence. They are windows of linguistic, cultural, literary, political or ideological, functionalist and digital. But, the five dimensions can only help students to form or acquire translation abilities, rather only if the teacher could offer them the abilities once for all. Further, the thesis suggests students to integrate the six aspects to develop their competence.