eng
Ain Shams University, Faculty of Agriculture
Arab Universities Journal of Agricultural Sciences
1110-2675
2636-3585
2018-02-01
26
Special issue (2D)
2031
2051
10.21608/ajs.2018.35328
35328
Original Article
INTERREGIONAL TRADE OF ARAB COUNTRIES
M. Abdullah
samierm677@gmail.com
1
M. Rajab
2
A. Alkhashan
3
Agric. Economics Dept., Fac. of Agric., Ain Shams Univ., P.O. Box 68, Hadayek Shubra 11241, Cairo, Egypt
Agric. Economics Dept., Fac. of Agric., Ain Shams Univ., P.O. Box 68, Hadayek Shubra 11241, Cairo, Egypt
Agric. Economics Dept., Higher Institute for Agric. Cooperation in Shubra Al-Khaimah, Egypt
This research aims to study the possibilities or opportunities for developing intra-Arab agricultural trade in order to achieve Arab integration through studying Arab agricultural trade in terms of value development, the extent of export coverage of imports and the structure of trade for various Arab countries. The Arab countries rely heavily on nonArab countries to fill this gap. It shows the low volume of trade in Arab inter-Arab agriculture and the increasing dependence of Arab countries on nonArab countries to obtain it. However, despite the large scale of these efforts, the volume of intraArab agricultural trade and Arab integration has remained low In light of the current circumstances, the economies of the Arab countries - as developing countries - face a new economic environment characterized by changes in economic structures and international relations. Therefore, the study of the conditions of Arab agricultural, agricultural and intra-agricultural trade and the impact of contemporary international variables should be explained. For how to achieve Arab agricultural integration in light of the possibilities available, and the variables existing in the international arena.
https://ajs.journals.ekb.eg/article_35328_dd1f841adb02ce6de74013c3a86d4be9.pdf
Inter-trade
Arab countries
Exports and imports
eng
Ain Shams University, Faculty of Agriculture
Arab Universities Journal of Agricultural Sciences
1110-2675
2636-3585
2018-02-01
26
Special issue (2D)
2053
2079
10.21608/ajs.2018.35329
35329
Original Article
THE ROLE OF THE AGRICULTURAL POLICIES ON ACHIEVING SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT OF LAND RESOURCE IN EGYPT
Ekram Abdelrahman
ekram_9375@yahoo.com
1
Agricultural Econmic Research Institute, Agricultural Research Center (ARC), Giza, Egypt
Egyptian agricultural lands are subject to many constraints and challenges which negatively impact the ability of the state to produce the food needs of the present and the inability to provide food needs As a result of the difficulty of reexploiting the land in agricultural activity with the same efficiency, only by providing a large amount of financial resources that were supposed to be directed to the development of the agricultural sector and improve the standard of living of the population. The research aims to study the role of agricultural policies in the development and protection of agricultural land, The results showed, the land area of the first class declined to less than 45% during the period (1996-2000), The total area of agricultural land that has been violated since 1983 until 1/10/2017 about 318.5 thousand acres, of which about 27 thousand acres, the percentage of the removal of the violations of about 30.20 % Since 25/1/2011 until 1/10/2017. It is expected that the proportion of agricultural land of the total area of the total area of Egypt about 3.88% in 2016 and will be about 4.06% in 2020, an increase of about 1.4%, representing about 52.6% from 1990 .The results of the analysis showed that the area will increase in the coming years, Means that the policies are in the right direction towards the sustainability of agricultural land resources with the need to follow up and develop solutions that reduce and respond to the deterioration and decline of agricultural land in Egypt to achieve sustainable agricultural development.
https://ajs.journals.ekb.eg/article_35329_064729b45f2630f5d55b08a8b5f68657.pdf
Forecasting
Box & Jenkins methodology
Available land
Sustainable agricultural development
Mangment Land degradation
eng
Ain Shams University, Faculty of Agriculture
Arab Universities Journal of Agricultural Sciences
1110-2675
2636-3585
2018-02-01
26
Special issue (2D)
2081
2100
10.21608/ajs.2018.35330
35330
Original Article
AN ANALYTICAL STUDY FOR THE PRODUCTIOB OFSTRAWBERRYS CROP (CASE STUDY IN THE BEHEIRA GOVERNORATE)
Reham Soliman
reham4014@gmail.com
1
M. El-Ademy
2
Mona Ryad
3
Agric. Economics Dept., Fac. of Agric., Ain Shams Univ., P.O. Box 68, Hadayek Shobra 11241, Cairo, Egypt
Agric. Economics Dept., Fac. of Agric., Ain Shams Univ., P.O. Box 68, Hadayek Shobra 11241, Cairo, Egypt
Agric. Economics Dept., Fac. of Agric., Ain Shams Univ., P.O. Box 68, Hadayek Shobra 11241, Cairo, Egypt
The paper shows the development of strawberries crop area in Behera governorate during the period 2001-2015 showing that its lower area was about 150 feddan and its maximum area was about 2320 feddans. The general time trendof area was 120 feddans a year during the studied period. Strawbarries production, on other hand, was between 600 ton and 6830 during the above period. Despite the importance of strawbarries are in the governorate, its total production was only 42.731 or 48% of total production in Egypt. This may be explained by the low productivity of most varieties cultivated by farmers. For this, the study is concerned with the cultivation of varieties with high productivity per feddan. The study depends on the results of a sample of farmers in the governorate to estimate production and cost functions to evaluate factors affecting these functions. The study reveals that the sample farmers in Kom hamada-which represents about 81% of total strawbarries production are producing in the first stage of the production function. This means that farmers do’ nt use the optimum method of production. The study estimate cost production and the size of farm that minimize cost and that maximize profit for the farm four groups and for the total sample.
https://ajs.journals.ekb.eg/article_35330_e0032d8f795461c1e4740ec179091482.pdf
Production Economics
Production functions
Production Cost functions
economic efficiency
Production problems
eng
Ain Shams University, Faculty of Agriculture
Arab Universities Journal of Agricultural Sciences
1110-2675
2636-3585
2018-02-01
26
Special issue (2D)
2101
2112
10.21608/ajs.2018.35331
35331
Original Article
THE OPTIMUM SIZE OF MANGO FARMS IN ISMAILIA
A. Barakat
ahmedbarakat507@gmail.com
1
M. El-Sintrissi
2
M. Abdel-Fattah
3
Agric. Economics Dept., Fac. of Agric., Ain Shams Univ., P.O. Box 68, Hadayek Shobra 11241, Cairo, Egypt
Agric. Economics Dept., Fac. of Agric., Ain Shams Univ., P.O. Box 68, Hadayek Shobra 11241, Cairo, Egypt
Agric. Economics Dept., Fac. of Agric., Ain Shams Univ., P.O. Box 68, Hadayek Shobra 11241, Cairo, Egypt
This study aims to study the estimation of production cost functions as it reflects the relationship between total costs and actual production. The main economic indicators that reflect the extent to which the agricultural production units achieved economic efficiency in their use of the productive resources involved in the production process as well as the extent to which they are achieved These units of maximizing the profits of the agricultural product, as well as the study of production costs and the associated indicators are important both on the productivity unit or at the national level, which can be used in the design and analysis of price policies and help the user Farmers in their productive decision-making, which would encourage producers to continue production or stop production. As well as to determine the volume of production that maximizes profits and thus achieve economic efficiency of the use of productive elements.
https://ajs.journals.ekb.eg/article_35331_1519ab0e96b9228d450019cd105099a5.pdf
Cost and production functions
economic efficiency
optimal mango size
Stepwise Regression
eng
Ain Shams University, Faculty of Agriculture
Arab Universities Journal of Agricultural Sciences
1110-2675
2636-3585
2018-02-01
26
Special issue (2D)
2113
2129
10.21608/ajs.2018.35332
35332
Original Article
ECONOMIC ASSESSMENT OF THE RURAL DEVELOPMENT PROJECT PHASE AS ONE OF THE FOREIGN FUNDED PROJECTS
A. Ahmed
drahmedamir1982@yahoo.com
1
W. Mugahid
2
A. Abdel Maqsoud
3
Agric. Economics Dept., Fac. of Agric., Ain Shams Univ., P.O. Box 68, Hadayek Shobra 11241, Cairo, Egypt
Agric. Economics Dept., Fac. of Agric., Ain Shams Univ., P.O. Box 68, Hadayek Shobra 11241, Cairo, Egypt
Agric. Economics Dept., Fac. of Agric., Ain Shams Univ., P.O. Box 68, Hadayek Shobra 11241, Cairo, Egypt
This research was generally aimed at conducting an economic study to evaluate the Beheira Governorate Rural Development Project Phase II, because of the availability of data necessary to carry out the ordinary economic and financial assessment, As one of the leading rural development projects in Egypt financed by of the Bank and the African Development Fund, where research has been aimed at studying the vulnerabilities to avoid them in the future, and strengths to sustain and develop it and increase its efficiency, and this can only be achieved through a systematic scientific assessment of the project. It was one of the most important findings of the research that the project was characterized by rates of performance exceeding the target of the project in most of its activities. In addition to the feasibility of the project from the point of view of the financial and economic assessment, Despite the fact that the project is an agricultural development and most of its activities are not for profit, Despite the fact that the project is an agricultural development and most of its activities are not for profit, it achieved an internal rate of return of about 12.3% and achieved a positive net present value of about 7.7 million pounds, and The project has succeeded in recovering its capital in about two and a half years. The project has added value to beneficiaries of about 23.6 million pounds while achieving a national added value of about 10.5 million pounds and the social surplus rate is about 10. 2 million pounds, However, it is noted that the project spent a lot of money in the training activity, due to the limited education and lack of expertise among the beneficiaries and the lack of skilled labor, which led the project to pump a large part of the project funding for training activities.
https://ajs.journals.ekb.eg/article_35332_46020e81148b24d115928d2bb3806e63.pdf
Rural development
Economic Evaluation
Value Added
Income rate
Social surplus
eng
Ain Shams University, Faculty of Agriculture
Arab Universities Journal of Agricultural Sciences
1110-2675
2636-3585
2018-02-01
26
Special issue (2D)
2131
2139
10.21608/ajs.2018.35333
35333
Original Article
AN ECONOMETRIC MODEL OF WHEAT PRODUCTION AND STORAGE DETERMINANTS IN EGYPT
Samah Shaheen
samahibrahim69@yahoo.com
1
M. Rihan
2
A. AbdelMaksoud
3
M. Afifi
4
Agric. Economics Dept., Fac. of Agric., Ain Shams Univ., P.O. Box 68, Hadayek Shobra 11241, Cairo, Egypt
Agric. Economics Dept., Fac. of Agric., Ain Shams Univ., P.O. Box 68, Hadayek Shobra 11241, Cairo, Egypt
Agric. Economics Dept., Fac. of Agric., Ain Shams Univ., P.O. Box 68, Hadayek Shobra 11241, Cairo, Egypt
Agric. Economics Dept., Fac. of Agric., Ain Shams Univ., P.O. Box 68, Hadayek Shobra 11241, Cairo, Egypt
The importance of the wheat crop is reflected as one of the main cereals crops and the most important strategic crops that attract the attention of economic policy makers. It is the main source of the bread industry, which is the staple food for all population groups. However, domestic production is not sufficient for population needs. In addition to an increase in the percentage of wheat losses, which leads to increase imports to meet the deficit between wheat production and consumption, and then increase the burden of the import bill. On the other hand, the production and storage of wheat has become one of the most important issues facing Egypt at present and in the future due to the limited number of countries that can export wheat and all of production and storage conditions are subjected to natural and climatic changes. Therefore, the study aims at determining the main determinants of wheat production and storage in Egypt in order to include it in a proposed mechanism for improving the wheat production and storage. In the light of this, the study found (using simulataneous equations models) that the most important determinants of wheat production and storage in Egypt are limited to the cultivated area of wheat, the farm price of wheat, wheat production in the previous year, the imports quantity in the previous year, consumption quantity, wheat storge, import price, population, consumption quantity for the previous year, previous year's storge, imports quantity, where the statistical significance was proved at 0.05 level, and the significance of the model as a whole was proved. It was also found that about (68% -91%) of changes in wheat production and stock were due to the change in the independent variables under study.
https://ajs.journals.ekb.eg/article_35333_31149aaa56914216268a28bc94bcb487.pdf
Simulataneous equations models
Wheat production
Wheat storge
eng
Ain Shams University, Faculty of Agriculture
Arab Universities Journal of Agricultural Sciences
1110-2675
2636-3585
2018-02-01
26
Special issue (2D)
2141
2157
10.21608/ajs.2018.35334
35334
Original Article
ECONOMICS OF WATER RESOURCES FOR ACHIEVING THE FOOD SAFE IN EGYPT
M. Mohamed
dr.mokhtar2000@gmail.com
1
M. El-Edemy
2
B. Morsi
3
Agric. Economics Dept., Fac. of Agric., Ain Shams Univ., P.O. Box 68, Hadayek Shobra11241, Cairo, Egypt
Agric. Economics Dept., Fac. of Agric., Ain Shams Univ., P.O. Box 68, Hadayek Shobra11241, Cairo, Egypt
Agric. Economics Dept., Fac. of Agric., Ain Shams Univ., P.O. Box 68, Hadayek Shobra11241, Cairo, Egypt
The issue of water resources using which make the best using stayed one of the most important issue which Egyptian society suffer from on the two levels individual and national . The research depended for a achieving his goals on the discriptive and statistical method which representative on linear programmar method and the researcher depended on the data which be published by research associations such as the central agency for the general mobilization and statistics and ministry of agriculture and reclaimation the lands. The research showed that the limitations of crops combination are (the agricultural land – the water resources) and the constraints which be used in linear programmar model are (crops area- feddan return net) and by the looking for the actual crops combination we can observe that it consist of (42 crops divided into (17 winter crops – 13 summer crops- 6 nile crops- 6 fruits) and from the research results showed that the gross water amount was (46271.5) million m3 and the water amount for the winter crops was (14870.7) million m3 and the water amount for the summer crops was (23552.6) million m3 whereas the nile crops was (1041) million m3 and the fruits was (6807.2) million m3 and which related to the crops area the results showed that the gross area was (13678254.7) feddan and the winter crops was (6613977.2) feddan whereas the summer crops was (5325536.7) feddan and the nile crops was (392740.8) and which related to the fruits was (1246000) feddan
https://ajs.journals.ekb.eg/article_35334_e1cfa54074bec743b98e0425123b21b0.pdf
water resources
Water Rationing
linear programming
eng
Ain Shams University, Faculty of Agriculture
Arab Universities Journal of Agricultural Sciences
1110-2675
2636-3585
2018-02-01
26
Special issue (2D)
2159
2180
10.21608/ajs.2018.35335
35335
Original Article
ANALYTICAL STUDY OF EGYPTIAN ONION EXPORTS
M. Ahmed
dr.mahmoud201172@gmail.com
1
S. Mekled
2
Bahaa Morsi
3
Agric. Economics Dept., Fac. of Agric., Ain Shams Univ., P.O. Box 68, Hadayek Shobra 11241, Cairo, Egypt
Agric. Economics Dept., Fac. of Agric., Ain Shams Univ., P.O. Box 68, Hadayek Shobra 11241, Cairo, Egypt
Agric. Economics Dept., Fac. of Agric., Ain Shams Univ., P.O. Box 68, Hadayek Shobra 11241, Cairo, Egypt
Egypt is working on the development of Egyptian agricultural exports and trying to create new markets as this leads to increasing national income and thus economic development, and this comes through improving the agricultural marketing system. Therefore, it can be said that marketing is an accelerated economic development accelerator and may be an obstacle to economic development if the agricultural marketing system is not improved, onion crop in Egypt is exposed recently to many of the problems of production and marketing as well as export problems in either fresh or preserved form that led to The decline in production and the fluctuation of cultivated area and hence the high price of the consumer with the low quality that the global exports of onions ranged from a minimum of about 8.2 million tons in 2000 and a maximum of 8.6 million tons in 2016. As shown in the same table, India is ranked first in terms of the average quantity of onion exports. The average quantity of exports of this crop reached about 1.3 million tons, representing about 22% of the average total volume of global exports of onions, which is about 6.18 million tons during the same period.
https://ajs.journals.ekb.eg/article_35335_9bd9fe3e7dddf8eb0f3cf1b759237d9c.pdf
Onion export
competitive indices
Market share
eng
Ain Shams University, Faculty of Agriculture
Arab Universities Journal of Agricultural Sciences
1110-2675
2636-3585
2018-02-01
26
Special issue (2D)
2181
2196
10.21608/ajs.2018.35336
35336
Original Article
ECONOMETRIC MODEL OF DETERMINANTS OF THE EGYPTIAN WATER RESOURCES
R. El-Sayed
ramdan.alsyd2000@gmail.com
1
A. AbdelMaksoud
2
Y. Arafa
3
Agric. Economics Dept., Fac. of Agric., Ain Shams Univ., P.O. Box 68, Hadayek Shobra 11241, Cairo, Egypt
Agric. Economics Dept., Fac. of Agric., Ain Shams Univ., P.O. Box 68, Hadayek Shobra 11241, Cairo, Egypt
Agric. Engineering Dept., Fac. of Agric., Ain Shams Univ., P.O. Box 68, Hadayek Shobra 11241, Cairo, Egypt
forts to try to overcome all obstacles to water supply in the short and long run. Especially in the light of contemporary changes, especially the construction of the Al-Nahda Dam, and therefore the aim of the research to identify the most important determinants of water resources in Egypt, in preparation for inclusion in a proposed mechanism for the promotion of water resources in Egypt. The research aimed at analyzing the economics of water resources in Egyptian agriculture to identify the most important economic determinants facing the Egyptian water resources sector in general and the water uses in Egyptian agriculture in particular, as well as the most important strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats facing the Egyptian water sector. The results of the statistical assessment of the econometric model of the Egyptian water resource determinants under the influence of water policies show that the supply of available water resources is increasing by about 210 million cubic meters due to the Egyptian government adopting water policies aimed at rationalizing the use of water in all aspects of life, The repercussions of the construction of the Al-Nahda Dam have been in recent times. The most important of these policies is the reduction of cultivated areas of water crops, the development of plant varieties and varieties of strategic crops with lower water consumption rates, the expansion of the application of wastewater treatment technology, the expansion and adoption of modern irrigation techniques, and the lining and clearing of canals, waterways and other policies. Especially in recent times.
https://ajs.journals.ekb.eg/article_35336_9683bd94e20e59bf12ad9f5f4144c3cb.pdf
Economics of water resources
Econometric model
Water policy
eng
Ain Shams University, Faculty of Agriculture
Arab Universities Journal of Agricultural Sciences
1110-2675
2636-3585
2018-02-01
26
Special issue (2D)
2199
2223
10.21608/ajs.2018.35337
35337
Original Article
RURAL WOMEN'S CONTRIBUTION IN FOOD AVAILABILITY: A CASE STUDY IN KAFR TESFA VILLAGE, QALUBIA GOVERNORATE
Doaa Khaleil
mdoaa_doaa@yahoo.com
1
I. Rihan
2
M. Yehia
3
Samia Mahrose
4
Rural Sociology and Agric. Extension Dept., Fac. of Agric., Ain Shams Univ., P.O. Box 68, Hadayek Shobra 11241, Cairo, Egypt
Rural Sociology and Agric. Extension Dept., Fac. of Agric., Ain Shams Univ., P.O. Box 68, Hadayek Shobra 11241, Cairo, Egypt
Rural Sociology and Agric. Extension Dept., Fac. of Agric., Ain Shams Univ., P.O. Box 68, Hadayek Shobra 11241, Cairo, Egypt
Rural Sociology and Agric. Extension Dept., Fac. of Agric., Ain Shams Univ., P.O. Box 68, Hadayek Shobra 11241, Cairo, Egypt
The resent study aims to identify the score of rural women's contribution in food availability for her family through determining the nature of participation of rural women in various agricultural activities (plant and animal activities). Furthermore to determine the most important factors affecting rural women's contribution in food availability of the study sample. Finally, to identify the most important problems and obstacles facing the rural woman and limiting her contribution in food availability for her family. A study was conducted in "Kafr Tesfa" village, Kafr Shokr district in Qalubia governorate. A systematic random sample was selected including170 rural women from the village. A questionnaire was used during personal interviews with the rural women from December 2017 to January 2018. The data was tabulated and analyzed by using several statistical methods such as: range, arithmetic mean, mode, standard division, Spearman's rank correlation coefficient, Chi Square test and Kramer's V coefficient using SPSS program. The study results indicated that the score of rural women's contribution in food availability indicator ranges between (25) - (97) scores with Arithmetic mean (65.4) scores, standard deviation (19.99) score. The indicator range was divided into 3 equal categories. The results also showed that (45.3%) from the total population sample fell in the high category of the indicator. The medium category included (24.1%), and the lowest category included (30.6%) from the total sample population. To measure the association relationships between the score of rural women's contribution in food availability (dependent variable) and the study independent variables, the study used Chi Square test. Where, the study results indicated that there are association relationships between the dependent variable and the following independent variables: woman's social status, ownership of agricultural machineries, sources of access to food information at significance level 0.01. While the association relationships of variables: socio-economic level of respondent's family and get a pension were significance at level 0.05. To show the combined effect of the studied independent variables on a score of rural women's contribution in food availability (dependent variable) the study used Kramer's V coefficient for the strength of the relationship. The analysis of the data using Kramer's V coefficient showed that the Determination Coefficient was (0.560). This result means that five factors out of all independent factors explain (56%) from the total variance in the score of rural women's contribution in food availability (dependent variable) at probability significance level 0.01.
https://ajs.journals.ekb.eg/article_35337_e48d3fd0080e7eba4676bd4096d29f83.pdf
Socio-Economic Level
Food Availability
Agricultural Activities
eng
Ain Shams University, Faculty of Agriculture
Arab Universities Journal of Agricultural Sciences
1110-2675
2636-3585
2018-02-01
26
Special issue (2D)
2225
2236
10.21608/ajs.2018.35338
35338
Original Article
IMPROVEMENT OF TRAITS EARLY/ DAY, AND PRODUCTIVITY KG/HA/ IN PEANUTS USING GAMMA RAYS
A. Kaddour
e.hyat@hotmail.com
1
M. Hamandoush
2
Hayat Yasin
3
- Crops Dept., Fac. of Agric., Univ. of Aleppo , P.O. Box 12212, Aleppo, Syria
- Crops Dept., Fac. of Agric., Univ. of Aleppo , P.O. Box 12212, Aleppo, Syria
1- Crops Dept., Fac. of Agric., Univ. of Aleppo , P.O. Box 12212, Aleppo, Syria 2- Crops Dept., Fac. of Agric., Univ. of Hama, P.O. Box 2223790,Al-Salamiyah, Hama, Syria
The present research was carried out in the AlGhab region, the village of Hialin, Hama Governorate, during 2015-2106- 2017 season. superior strains in addition to both check varieties (Idlib I-C and Hamma H-C) of peanuts were used. Ten stains of which were derived from the local variety Hama and other 13 strains were derived from the local variety Idlib, after exposing the seeds of the two varieties to three doses of gamma rays (200 - 250 - 300) Gy during 2010 and 2011 seasons. The twenty three M3 seeds were planted in the 2015 season and at the end of the season the superior M4 plants were selected for planting during next season (2016). In the 2017 season, M5 seeds were planted and at the end of the season the M5 plants were individually selected based on the following traits (early/day, yield kg/ha). The results showed that the local cultivar Idlib was more responsive to investigated procedure than local cultivar of Hama.
https://ajs.journals.ekb.eg/article_35338_f2ad2f480ac0f8200e57fbff4d8dcaa2.pdf
peanuts
mutations
Gamma rays
eng
Ain Shams University, Faculty of Agriculture
Arab Universities Journal of Agricultural Sciences
1110-2675
2636-3585
2018-02-01
26
Special issue (2D)
2239
2251
10.21608/ajs.2018.35339
35339
Original Article
SPROUTING USING SALINE WATER ON CHEMICAL COMPOSITION, ANTINUTRITIONAL COMPOUNDS AND AMINO ACID PROFILE OF CHICKPEA AND LENTIL SEEDS
M. Abd EI-Azim
youmamdouh@yahoo.com
1
Nashwa Abo EI-Azam
2
Afaf Serage
3
M. AbdaIIah
4
- Regional Central for Food and Feed Agric. Res. Center. Giza, Egypt
Horticulture Dept., Fac. of Agric., Ain Shams Univ., P.O Box 68, Hadayek Shubra 11241, Cairo, Egypt
Regional Central for Food and Feed Agric. Res. Center. Giza, Egypt
Horticulture Dept., Fac. of Agric., Ain Shams Univ., P.O Box 68, Hadayek Shubra 11241, Cairo, Egypt
Lentil and Chickpea seeds were used to investigated the effect of seed sprouting using tap and saline water on sprout growth, proximate analysis, energy, minerals content, anti-nutritional compounds and amino acid profile of sprouted samples comparing with dry seeds. Result revealed that higher NaCl concentration > 2000 ppm reduce sprouts radical length of both lentil and chickpea. Sterilized seeds sprouting using tap water and non-sterilized seeds sprouting using saline water decreased sprout moisture content and carbohydrate which resulting in reducing faecal and total coliform counts for both lentil and chickpea. Moreover these treatment increased protein content and energy, (Kcal /g) as compared with dry seeds and other treatments. Sprouting decreased antinutritional compounds compared with dry seeds with sharbly decreament in phytic acid followed by taninins content. Mineral content in sprouts were recorded. The chickpea sprout sample using steralized seeds with tap water for sprouting serve as good sources calcium and phosphorous . Amino acid profile of lentil and chickpea sprouts were also studied. Sprouts using saline water recorded higher lysine amino acid value compared with dry seeds while non-steralized chickpea seeds sprouts using saline water recorded the higher total sulpher amino acid (Methionen + Cystiean) value. Based on these results, sprouting process is recommended to increase nutritive value and decreased antinutritional compounds of lentil and chickpea seeds.
https://ajs.journals.ekb.eg/article_35339_866b961cd5150c6f6a1adb9075f8f0dc.pdf
Amino acide
Salinty
chickpea
lentil
sprouting
Proximate analysis
eng
Ain Shams University, Faculty of Agriculture
Arab Universities Journal of Agricultural Sciences
1110-2675
2636-3585
2018-02-01
26
Special issue (2D)
2253
2263
10.21608/ajs.2018.35340
35340
Original Article
STUDIES ON GRAFTING AND SOME FOLIAR SPRAY TREATMENTS ON WATERMELON PRODUCTIVITY UNDER NORTH SINAI CONDITIONS
M. Wehedy
mohamedreda012345@yahoo.com
1
M. Hafez
2
I. El-Oksh
3
A Abou Elyazied
4
Plant Production Dept., Desert Research Center, 1 Mathaf El Matariya St. B.O.P. 11753, Cairo, Egypt
Plant Production Dept., Desert Research Center, 1 Mathaf El Matariya St. B.O.P. 11753, Cairo, Egypt
Horticultural Dept., Fac. of Agric., Ain Shams Univ., P.O. Box 68, Hadayek Shobra 11241, Cairo, Egypt
Horticultural Dept., Fac. of Agric., Ain Shams Univ., P.O. Box 68, Hadayek Shobra 11241, Cairo, Egypt
The influences of grafting treatments (6001 and Star rootstocks in addition to, check nongrafted transplants) and some foliar spray treatments (potassium silicate at rate 4 and 5 ml/L, calcium at rate 1 and 2 ml/L and check) on growth, yield and fruit quality of watermelon cv. Aswan F1 were investigated. The experiment was conducted in Baloza Research Station, Desert Research Center, at North Sinai Governorate during the two successive growing seasons of 2016 and 2017. The results indicated that plants sprayed with potassium silicate at a rate 5 ml/L or grafted onto Star rootstock recorded the highest significant values on transplant stand (success) percentage, vegetative growth characteristics (plant length, fresh and dry weight), yield and its components (fruit weight, fruit size, rind and flesh thickness and total yield), while the lowest values were observed in check nongrafted plants. Meanwhile, grafting had reducing effect on fruit quality, where the highest values of total soluble solids and total sugars were found in the fruits of nongrafted plants. The application of 5 ml/L potassium silicate gave the best significant values of TSS and total sugars compared with check treatment during the two studied seasons.
https://ajs.journals.ekb.eg/article_35340_9498d31f40f2b0f7727291c0da6d471f.pdf
Watermelon
grafting
rootstock
foliar spray
Potassium silicate. Calcium
eng
Ain Shams University, Faculty of Agriculture
Arab Universities Journal of Agricultural Sciences
1110-2675
2636-3585
2018-02-01
26
Special issue (2D)
2265
2273
10.21608/ajs.2018.35341
35341
Original Article
EFFECT OF SPROUTING USING SALINE WATER ON STORAGE WHEAT GRAIN SPROUTS CHARACTER, PROXIMATE ANALYSIS AND PHYTOCHEMICAL COMPOUNDS FRACTION
asma Soliman
1
Nashwa Abu-El Azm
2
M. Elgammal
3
M. AbdaIIah
4
Horticulture Dept., Fac. of Agric., Ain Shams Univ., P.O Box 68, Hadayek Shubra 11241, Cairo. Egypt
Horticulture Dept., Fac. of Agric., Ain Shams Univ., P.O Box 68, Hadayek Shubra 11241, Cairo. Egypt
Regional Central for Food and Feed, Agric. Res. Center. Giza, Egypt
Horticulture Dept., Fac. of Agric., Ain Shams Univ., P.O Box 68, Hadayek Shubra 11241, Cairo. Egypt
One day old wheat grain sprouts were used to study the effect of using saline water for sprouting on sprout characters, and changes of some chemical compounds after 2 years wheat grain storage of Gemmeiza 11 cultivar. Sprout characters showed no significant different in storage grain sprouts weight at all NaCl concentration while increased in fresh grains sprouts with increasing NaCl concentration. Sprouts chemical components as affected by storage revealed that storage Gemmiza II had the highest crude protein and the lowest carbohydrate content compared with dry fresh seeds. Non storage grains also had higher protein and lowest carbohydrate and energy content compare with dry fresh grains. The results of phytochemical analysis showed that wheat fresh grain sprouts increase phytochemical compounds and recorded the higher values when using saline water (37 compounds) followed by using tap water (33 compounds) compared with dry fresh grains (30 compounds). Saline water also enhanced the number of phytochemical compounds in two year storage grain sprouts (31 compounds vs. 28 compounds for tap water). Moreover, storage grains decreased the number of identified compounds during sprouting. It can be recommended that wheat grain sprouting is a procedure that has been developed to significantly increase the bioavailability of phytonutrients and phytochemical to ensure the nutritional security of population for Egypt.
https://ajs.journals.ekb.eg/article_35341_218566dd569e43b733d99e927c8c1607.pdf
Storage wheat grain
Sprouting, Saline water, Proximate analysis, Phytochemicals
eng
Ain Shams University, Faculty of Agriculture
Arab Universities Journal of Agricultural Sciences
1110-2675
2636-3585
2018-02-01
26
Special issue (2D)
2275
2285
10.21608/ajs.2018.35342
35342
Original Article
EFFECT OF IRRIGATION LEVELS AND FOLIAR SPRAYING WITH SEAWEED EXTRACT, POTASSIUM SILICATE AND ABSCISIC ACID ON GROWTH, CORM YIELD AND QUALITY OF TARO
Amira Abuzeed
1
M. Ragab
2
S. Abd Elhady
3
Zahra El-Sharkawy
zahra.sharkawy105@gmail.com
4
Potato and Vegetatively Propagated Vegetable Dept., Horticulture Research Institute, Agric. Research Center, Giza, Egypt
Horticulture Dept., Fac. of Agric., Ain Shams Univ. P.O. Box 68, Hadayek Shobra 11241, Cairo, Egypt
Horticulture Dept., Fac. of Agric., Ain Shams Univ. P.O. Box 68, Hadayek Shobra 11241, Cairo, Egypt
Potato and Vegetatively Propagated Vegetable Dept., Horticulture Research Institute, Agric. Research Center, Giza, Egypt
The field experiment was established at the experimental farm of the Horticultural Research Station of Barrage, Qalyubia Governorate during 2014 and 2015 growing seasons to evaluate the impact of irrigation levels i.e.,120, 100, 80 and 60% of the evapotranspiration (ETc) and stress alleviation substances (seaweed extract, potassium silicate and abscisic acid against control treatment) on growth, corm yield and quality of taro (Colocasia esculenta cv. Balady), with a particular attempt to establish irrigation water strategy for taro cultivation. The results indicated a reduction in plant growth and corm yield as well as quality due to minimizing irrigation level from 120 to 60% ETc. But the highest water use efficiency (WUE) was obtained with 80% irrigation level. Seaweed extract showed a superior enhancement in all measured vegetative, yield and quality parameters followed by potassium silicate compared to abscisic acid or control. Seaweed extract heightened the WUE compared to other substances. Results concluded that using 80% irrigation level accompanied by spraying plants with seaweed extract led to a mild reduction in the plant growth, yield and quality but conferred the higher WUE compared to other interactive treatments.
https://ajs.journals.ekb.eg/article_35342_d9a27049e6d82bd9bcc568944b4f40fd.pdf
Taro
Vegetative growth
Deficit Irrigation
Stress alleviation substances
seaweed extract
potassium silicate
Abscisic
Corm yield
water use efficiency
eng
Ain Shams University, Faculty of Agriculture
Arab Universities Journal of Agricultural Sciences
1110-2675
2636-3585
2018-02-01
26
Special issue (2D)
2287
2296
10.21608/ajs.2018.35343
35343
Original Article
MICROPROPAGATION AND EVALUATION OF GENETIC STABILITY OF FOXGLOVE TREE (Paulownia tomentosa)
K. Hassan
1
A. Hosni
2
M. Hewidy
3
A. Abd El razik
4
Horticulture Dept., Fac. of Agric., Ain Shams Univ., P.O. Box 68, Hadayek Shobra 11241, Cairo, Egypt
Horticulture Dept., Fac. of Agric., Ain Shams Univ., P.O. Box 68, Hadayek Shobra 11241, Cairo, Egypt
Horticulture Dept., Fac. of Agric., Ain Shams Univ., P.O. Box 68, Hadayek Shobra 11241, Cairo, Egypt
Genetics Dept., Fac. of Agric., Ain Shams Univ., P.O. Box 68, Hadayek Shobra 11241, Cairo, Egypt
This reasearch work aimed to fine-tune micropropagation of Paulownia tomentosa in addition to assessing the genetic stability of in vitro raised clones from it. Paulownia tomentosa explants were surface sterilized using clorox (commercial bleach 5.25% sodium hypochlorite) at 10, 20, 25 and 30% + 0.5 g/l mercuric chloride (HgCl2) at different duration times, i.e. 10, 15, 20 and 25 min. In the multiplication stage, shoots were transferred to MS medium at ¾ strength containing BAP and Kin each at (0, 0.5, 1, 2, and 4 mg/l). Whereas, the rooting medium was MS medium at ¾ strength with IBA and NAA treatments each at 0, 0.5, 1, 2, and 4 mg/l. Sterilized explant with 30% Clorox for 20 min recorded highest survival percentage. The treatment of Kin at 4 mg/l gave higher significant shoot length. Whereas BAP application at 2 and 4 mg/l gave highest significant value of both shoot number and leaf number. Both IBA and NAA at 0.5 or 1 mg/l gave highest significant root number/shoot. Whereas, auxin at 4 mg/l gave highest significant root lengths. Young plantlets resulted from in vitro were acclimitized successfully in a mixture of peat moss: perlit (2: 1) by volume that showed 85.93% survival. The genetic stability of in vitro raised Paulownia tomentosa clones was assessed by using intersimple sequence repeats (ISSRs) markers. All of the three ISSR primers screened, produced clear, reproducible and scorable bands. The molecular size of Polymerase Chain reaction (PCR) products generated 22 fragments by these ISSR ranged from ≈460 to18660 bp. All banding profiles from micropropagated plants were monomorphic and similar to those of the mother plant, indicating 100% similarity. This confirmed the true to type nature of the in vitro raised clones.
https://ajs.journals.ekb.eg/article_35343_80b6220b087d18fcf86dc7854ff740e4.pdf
Paulownia (foxglove tree - princess tree)
micropropagation
genetic stability
eng
Ain Shams University, Faculty of Agriculture
Arab Universities Journal of Agricultural Sciences
1110-2675
2636-3585
2018-02-01
26
Special issue (2D)
2297
2310
10.21608/ajs.2018.35344
35344
Original Article
EFFECT OF SUGAR BEET MOLASSES AND Fe-EDHHA ON TOMATO PLANTS GROWN UNDER SALINE WATER IRRIGATION CONDITION
Fatma El-Tokhy
1
A. Tantawy
2
M. El-Shinawy
3
A. Abou-Hadid
4
Horticulture Dept., Fac. of Agric., Ain Shams Univ., P.O. Box 68, Hadayek Shobra 11241, Cairo, Egypt
Vegetable Research Dept., National Research Center, Dokki, Giza, Egypt
Horticulture Dept., Fac. of Agric., Ain Shams Univ., P.O. Box 68, Hadayek Shobra 11241, Cairo, Egypt
Horticulture Dept., Fac. of Agric., Ain Shams Univ., P.O. Box 68, Hadayek Shobra 11241, Cairo, Egypt
Salinity is a major limiting factor for tomato crop growth and productivity especially in arid and semi arid lands region. Therefore this study was conducted to study the effect of applying sugar beet molasses, priming tomato seedling in saline water and Fe-EDHHA on mitigating salinity negative effects on tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum L.) hybrid super strain B (salinity sensitive hybrid). Seedlings of tomato hybrid were transplanted on April 4th in both seasons 2014 and 2015 in pots contains washed sandy soil, and irrigated with saline water with EC of 2000, 3000 and 4000 ppm. Beet molasses and Fe – EDHHA were applied at rates of 200 and 300 kg / fed. for beet molasses and 3 and 4 kg / fed. for Fe – EDHHA. Priming tomato seedlings in saline water treatment was applied at 5 and 6 dS/m for 24 hours. Data showed that all plant growth aspects such as plant height, leaf area, plant fresh and dry weights were improved under beet molasses, Fe and priming tomato seedlings in saline water treatments compared to none treated plants (control). Yield parameters also followed the same trend. Among treatments, beet molasses at a rate of 200 kg / fed. recorded the highest significant effect in mitigating salinity negative effects. It could be concluded that beet molasses, priming tomato seedling in saline water and Fe – EDHHA treatments were more effective and efficient in mitigating salinity stress on tomato plants.
https://ajs.journals.ekb.eg/article_35344_a1fc21335784374d475b7cae5492761c.pdf
Tomato
salinity
Beet molasses
Fe - EDHHA
and total yield
eng
Ain Shams University, Faculty of Agriculture
Arab Universities Journal of Agricultural Sciences
1110-2675
2636-3585
2018-02-01
26
Special issue (2D)
2311
2323
10.21608/ajs.2018.35553
35553
Original Article
EFFECT OF SPRAYING WASHINGTON NAVEL ORANGE TREES WITH SELENIUM ON VEGETATIVE GROWTH, PRODUCTIVITY AND FRUIT QUALITY
B. Bakr
basemlife@yahoo.com
1
A. El-Gazzar
2
Noha Mansour
nosy_2010@yahoo.com
3
M. Fawzy
4
Horticlture Dept., Fac. of Agric., Ain Shams Univ. P.O. Box 68 Hadayek Shoubra, 11241, Cairo, Egypt
Pomology Dept., National Research Centre, Dokki, Giza, Egypt
Pomology Dept., National Research Centre, Dokki, Giza, Egypt
Horticlture Dept., Fac. of Agric., Ain Shams Univ. P.O. Box 68 Hadayek Shoubra, 11241, Cairo, Egypt
ve seasons, 2012 and 2013 in a private orchard in Barshom vallage located at El-Kalubia Governorate Egypt. Washington Navel Orange trees (Citrus Sinensis) budded on sour orange rootstock (Citrus aurantium, L.) were 7- years- old and planted at 5 x 5 meters under basin irrigation system. This investigation aimed to study the effect of selenium (Se) levels (0, 20, 40, 80 and 160 ppm) as foliar spray on growth, yield, fruit quality, leaf mineral content and enzymes activity of Washington Navel orange trees. The obtained data showed that, selenium had a significant promotive effect on growth, yield, fruit quality, leaf mineral content and enzymes activity of Washington Navel orange trees. Results indicated that treatment of Se at 40 ppm gave the highest significant results, whereas, treatment 160 ppm gave the highest fruit selenium content.
https://ajs.journals.ekb.eg/article_35553_4fe1200991f8f0d850be25d62eedab45.pdf
Washington Navel orange
selenium
yield
fruit quality
Leaf mineral content
eng
Ain Shams University, Faculty of Agriculture
Arab Universities Journal of Agricultural Sciences
1110-2675
2636-3585
2018-02-01
26
Special issue (2D)
2325
2334
10.21608/ajs.2018.35558
35558
Original Article
EFFECT OF SOME MAJOR ELEMENTS ON GROWTH PERFORMANCE AND BLOOD PARAMETERS IN FISH
Dena Abdel-Bary
denaabbas81@yahoo.com
1
H. Khattab
2
M. Amer
3
A. Hashim
4
Regional Center for Food and Feed, Agric. Research Center, Giza, Egypt
Animal Production Dept., Fac. of Agric., Ain Shams Univ., P.O. Box 68, Hadayek Shobra 11241, Cairo, Egypt
Animal Production Dept., Fac. of Agric., Ain Shams Univ., P.O. Box 68, Hadayek Shobra 11241, Cairo, Egypt
Regional Center for Food and Feed, Agric. Research Center, Giza, Egypt
he present experiment was conducted to determine the optimal source and level of phosphorus supplementation in commercial feeds with the highest growth rate and the lowest releasing in environmental and protect water quality of Nile Juveniles tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus). Fish were divided into twelve groups (groups) each group was stocked into two aquaria each contains 10 fish. Fish were fed diet contained different levels of phosphorus (0.005, 0.007, 0.009 and 0.011%Kg diet phosphorus) from three different sources of phosphorus (mono calcium phosphate, mono potassium phosphate and mono sodium phosphate) for a period of 12 weeks. Results showed that average daily gain, specific growth rate, protein efficiency ratio and feed conversation ratio were significantly improved at (p) 1.1% dietary phosphorus level with mono sodium phosphate as the source of phosphorus, mono calcium phosphate represented the highest significant (P<0.05) value of growth and blood parameters (Packed cell volume (PCV), Hemoglobein(Hb) ,red blood cell(RBC) and white blood cell(WBC) in Oreochromis niloticus . Concerning levels of phosphorus the result clearly indicated that the 0.9% phosphorus level recorded the significant (P<0.05) highest growth and blood parameters in Oreochromis niloticus. Body composition analysis showed that the whole body protein and ash content were increased linearly but lipid was decreased (P<0.05) with increasing dietary of phosphorus.
https://ajs.journals.ekb.eg/article_35558_da7a1724771dc0ecbb8fb36e05e9bd68.pdf
Phosphorus requirement
growth rate
blood parameters
Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus)
eng
Ain Shams University, Faculty of Agriculture
Arab Universities Journal of Agricultural Sciences
1110-2675
2636-3585
2018-02-01
26
Special issue (2D)
2335
2346
10.21608/ajs.2018.35566
35566
Original Article
EFFECT OF DIETARY BLENDED ORGANIC ACID ON GROWTH, DIGESTIBILITY AND IMMUNITY OF AFRICAN CATFISH (Clarias garipenus)
Marwa Saleh
marwamohamedsaleh18@gmail.com
1
M. Amer
2
M. Osman
3
General Authority of Agric. Reform, Ministry of Agric., EL-Dokki, Giza, Egypt
Animal Production Dept., Fac. of Agric., Ain Shams Univ., P.O. Box 68, Hadayek Shobra 11241, Cairo, Egypt
Animal Production Dept., Fac. of Agric., Ain Shams Univ., P.O. Box 68, Hadayek Shobra 11241, Cairo, Egypt
The present experiment was conducted to evaluate the effect of acidifiers on growth performance and immunity of the African catfish C. gariepinus. This experiment was carried out in the wet lab of Fish Production Branch, Department of Animal Production, Faculty of Agriculture, Ain Shams University. A total of 120 fish were selected as healthy catfish which had a uniform size and average weight of 94.93 ± 0.89 g. A thirty of catfish were used in each treatment divided into three replicates as (10 fish/ quadrate tank). Four experimental diets were formulated at 35 % crude protein with different levels of organic acid blend (OAB); diet was supplemented with 0, 2, 4 and 6 ml of organic acid per kilogram diet. Growth parameters, apparent digestibility of crude protein and ether extract were measured. The chemical proximate analysis for whole-body of fish was conducted at the end of the experimental period. Hematological parameters of fish and liver function enzymes were also measured. The fish group fed on 0.6 % organic acids blend showed the highest significance (P < 0.05) increase in total weight gain (438 ± 14.24 g), specific growth rate, best feed conversion ratio, feed efficiency ratio and highest protein efficiency than the rest of experimental groups. The highest apparent digestibility for crude protein were achieved in the third fish group which fed diet supplemented with acidifiers at 4 ml / kg diet and have significant difference (P < 0.05) with other groups. Data obtained in hepatosomatic index % showed no significant difference among different treatment refers to the health status of liver. However, ALAT and ASAT recorded high values in the higher group of OAB-treated fish indicating that liver could be affected. Hematological parameters were in normal range except for PCV, Hb, RBCs, and WBCs count which were decreased in the high dose of treated fish. Finally, it could be concluded that using of acidifiers as feed additives at lower doses can enhance growth, productivity and immunity of the African catfish (C. gariepinus).
https://ajs.journals.ekb.eg/article_35566_6ac21a8e6fab647cfdf91d88c050c3e9.pdf
catfish
organic acid
Growth
survival rate
nutrients digestibility
immunity
eng
Ain Shams University, Faculty of Agriculture
Arab Universities Journal of Agricultural Sciences
1110-2675
2636-3585
2018-02-01
26
Special issue (2D)
2347
2357
10.21608/ajs.2018.35576
35576
Original Article
IMPACT OF FLAXSEED INCLUSION IN DAMASCUS GOAT'S RATION ON DIGESTIBILITY, SOME BLOOD PARAMETERS AND REPRODUCTIVE PERFORMANCE
M. Meteab
dr_met3b92@yahoo.com
1
H. El-Sayed
2
Abeer EL-Essawy
3
M. Nassar
4
N. El-Bordeny
5
Animal and Poultry Nutrition Dept., Animal and Poultry Divi., Desert Research Center., Mataryia, Cairo, Egypt
Animal Production Dept., Fac. of Agric., Ain Shams Univ., 68 Hadayek Shoubra 11241, Cairo, Egypt
Animal and Poultry Nutrition Dept., Animal and Poultry Divi., Desert Research Center., Mataryia, Cairo, Egypt
Animal and Poultry Nutrition Dept., Animal and Poultry Divi., Desert Research Center., Mataryia, Cairo, Egypt
Animal Production Dept., Fac. of Agric., Ain Shams Univ., 68 Hadayek Shoubra 11241, Cairo, Egypt
Feeding flaxseed to dairy animals improve milk production and reproductive performance. So, the objective of our study was to investigate effect of inclusion flaxseed in Damascus goat's ration on its reproductive performance. Twenty-four Damascus goats (31.40 ±0.50 kg weight and 2-3 years old) were divided into three groups (randomly, eight animals each). The basic diet of control group (T1) consisted of 56.67% concentrate feed mixture (CFM) and 33.33% Alfalfa hay, while the groups T2 and T3 supplemented with 10% full fat soya, 5% flaxseed + 5% full fat soya and 10% flaxseed, respectively. Inclusion flaxseed in goat’s ration at rate of 5 and 10% resulted in significant increase in all nutrients digestibility, except nitrogen free extract digestibility (NFE) as well as the nutritive values as total digestible nutrients (TDN). Dry matter intakes (DMI) of the different experimental groups were comparable. Goats in T3 recorded the highest does conceived, twinning, conception and kidding rates % as well as total kids born, than other groups (T1 and T2). On the hand T3 recorded the lowest aborted does and barren does (Zero) compared to T1 and T2. Animals of T3 recorded significant higher of total protein, globulin, Albumin and urea concentration than T1 and T2. Concerning lipids profile, the animals of T3 recorded significant lower triglycerides, cholesterol and Low-density lipoprotein concentration than those of T1 and T2. While the animals of T3 recorded significant higher High-density lipoprotein concentration compared to T2 and T1. The body weight of does is not significantly affected by any of three treatments. In conclusion, flaxseed supplementations in Damascus goat's diets during the gestation period lead to improve total tract digestibility, reduced blood lipids and normalize renal and hepatic functions and improved its reproductive performance, especially those fed on diets containing 10% flaxseed.
https://ajs.journals.ekb.eg/article_35576_0928b59426db03e0176652079cf02d3e.pdf
Flaxseed
Damascus goat
reproductive performance
digestibility
feed intake
eng
Ain Shams University, Faculty of Agriculture
Arab Universities Journal of Agricultural Sciences
1110-2675
2636-3585
2018-02-01
26
Special issue (2D)
2359
2367
10.21608/ajs.2018.35585
35585
Original Article
EFFECT OF IN-OVO INJECTION OF TESTOSTERONE ON HATCHABILITY AND PLASMA CONSTITUENTS IN DOKKI-4 CHICKENS
Hanaa Hussin
1
Nematallah Mohammed
2
F. Badri
faisalbadri@agr.asu.edu.eg
3
Maie Ali
4
Poultry Production Dept., Fac. of Agric., Ain Shams Univ., P.O Box 68, Hadayek Shobra 11241, Cairo, Egypt
Poultry Production Dept., Fac. of Agric., Ain Shams Univ., P.O Box 68, Hadayek Shobra 11241, Cairo, Egypt
Poultry Production Dept., Fac. of Agric., Ain Shams Univ., P.O Box 68, Hadayek Shobra 11241, Cairo, Egypt
Poultry Production Dept., Fac. of Agric., Ain Shams Univ., P.O Box 68, Hadayek Shobra 11241, Cairo, Egypt
This study was designed to evaluate the effects of testosterone propionate (TP) on hatchability, chick measurements and some plasma metabolites in Dokki- 4 strain of chickens during embryogenesis stage. A total of 350 fertile eggs (45-55 g. in average) were individually weighed and incubated .At the 5th day of incubation, eggs were divided into 3 experimental groups as follow; control(C) non-injected groups ,while the other groups T1 and T2 eggs were injected in albumin with 25 and 100µg TP solvated in 50µl plant oil. Results showed that hatchability % was significantly decreased in-ovo injected groups by 1214%than control groups, while embryonic mortality rate was increased by in-ovo injection with TP. Chick weight, total protein, albumin, calcium and phosphorus levels were significantly increased in TP injection than control .Also, male chicks % based on the visual examination was increased by TP in –ovo injection than control. In conclusion: in-ovo injection of TP at the 5th day of incubation with 25 and 100µg TP/50µl plant oil had decreased the hatchability %, but increased embryonic mortality, some plasma constituents, male% ,chick weight and chick length in Dokki-4 strain of chickens.
https://ajs.journals.ekb.eg/article_35585_224a509c453dfd5886064737f51630f6.pdf
testosterone
in-ovo injection
Hatchability
Dokki- 4 Chickens
eng
Ain Shams University, Faculty of Agriculture
Arab Universities Journal of Agricultural Sciences
1110-2675
2636-3585
2018-02-01
26
Special issue (2D)
2369
2376
10.21608/ajs.2018.35591
35591
Original Article
INFLUENCE OF IN OVO INJECTION OF INORGANIC IRON AND ITS NANOPARTICLES FORM ON GROWTH, AND PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE OF BROILER CHICKENS
Azza Mogahid
azzaa141979@gmail.com
1
Ghada Gad
2
E. Abdalla
3
I. El-wardany
4
Poultry Breeding Dept., Animal Production Res. Institute, Agric. Center, Research Dokki, Giza, Egypt
Poultry Production Dept. Fac. of Agric. Ain Shams Univ., P.O. Box 68, Hadayek Shobra 11241, Cairo, Egypt
Poultry Production Dept. Fac. of Agric. Ain Shams Univ., P.O. Box 68, Hadayek Shobra 11241, Cairo, Egypt
Poultry Production Dept. Fac. of Agric. Ain Shams Univ., P.O. Box 68, Hadayek Shobra 11241, Cairo, Egypt
A total of 320 fertile eggs, were divided randomly into 4 treatments with four replicates and 20 eggs per each replicate. Treatments including: T1; control; without injection, T2; injected with 0.1ml saline solution; sham control, T3, injected with0.1 ml either containing 0.75 ppm inorganic or Nano – iron particles 75 ppm Fe-Nano inorganic, T4, injected with 75 ppm Fe inorganic On the 7th day of incubation, 0.1 ml solution was In ovo injected into the egg .Body weight and body weight gain were measured at biweekly intervals, at 42d of age, three hens per replicate were weighted, sacrificed for slaughtering weights of carcass, internal organs(heart, liver, and lymphoid organs i.e. (spleen, thymus and Bursa) were recorded. Blood samples were collected at slaughtering bird at 42d of age. There were significant increase in body weight and body weight gain in treatments injected with75 ppm Fe-Nano inorganic and 75 ppm Fe inorganic compared with control. There were no significantly differences among all experimental groups in dressed carcass, gizzard, and heart, liver. Abdominal fat decreased in groups injectedwith75 ppm both iron forms. Compared with the control group. No variation was observed in the weight of bursa and spleen, however thymus weight was significantly higher in both Fe inorganic and Fe nano inorganic injected groups than un-injected control group. High density lipoprotein concentration and cholesterol were significantly decreased by different treatment as compared with the control group. These results suggest that, 75 ppm Fe inorganic or75 ppm Fe-Nano injection at the 7th im proved at the 7th day of incubation improved embryonic growth and development as well as decreasing post hatched chick's plasma cholesterol.
https://ajs.journals.ekb.eg/article_35591_b3bda762eaa0bfa9124595ff2a625a22.pdf
Broiler Chicken
In Ovo
injection Iron nanoparticles
Growth
blood constitutes
eng
Ain Shams University, Faculty of Agriculture
Arab Universities Journal of Agricultural Sciences
1110-2675
2636-3585
2018-02-01
26
Special issue (2D)
2377
2384
10.21608/ajs.2018.35603
35603
Original Article
ESTIMATED GENE EXPRESSION IN MEAT QUALITY TRAIT UNDER STRESS CONDITIONS FOR TWO BROILER STRAINS
Kareman Nasser
karemanahmed@agr.asu.edu.eg
1
lamiaa Radwan
2
M. Mahrous
3
Neima Alsenosy
4
A. Farag
5
Poultry Production Dept., Fac. of Agric., Ain Shams Univ., P.O. Box 68, Hadayek Shobra 11241, Cairo, Egypt
Poultry Production Dept., Fac. of Agric., Ain Shams Univ., P.O. Box 68, Hadayek Shobra 11241, Cairo, Egypt
Poultry Production Dept., Fac. of Agric., Ain Shams Univ., P.O. Box 68, Hadayek Shobra 11241, Cairo, Egypt
Genetics Dept., Fac. of Agric., Ain Shams Univ., P.O. Box 68, Hadayek Shobra 11241, Cairo, Egypt
Poultry Production Dept., Fac. of Agric., Ain Shams Univ., P.O. Box 68, Hadayek Shobra 11241, Cairo, Egypt
The objective of this study was to estimated gene expression in breast muscles of two broiler strains with used to Myoustatin gene in marketing age (5 weeks of age) under heat stress and compared to control group for 1 hour daily for 7 days in Shalakan farm of Faculty of Agriculture, Ain Shams University, broiler chicks (150 chicks in each strains) of 1 day of age were used in this study. So, the measurements were taken (respiratory rate, rectal temperature and estimated gene expression). The results obtained the gene expression of Myostatin gene in muscle breast was observed highest in Ross strain compared with Indian River strain under heat stress, but no different between strains ( Ross and Indian River) in control group. However, respiratory rate of Ross and Indian River under heat at 5 week of age showed that the Indian River strain was high significant at 5 week of age compared to Ross ones. As shown that rectal temperature of Ross and Indian River were a high significant effect of treatment (heat group was higher from control group) and not a significant of strain.The present experiment was conducted to estimated gene expression on meat quality traits of different tropical stress conditions in different broiler strains during 7 days and 5 weeks of age. Introgressions some major genes likes myostatin gene in muscle breast into broiler improve under the heat stress.
https://ajs.journals.ekb.eg/article_35603_68680ea38a2ccd2f00db78c96a4488fa.pdf
Indian River
Ross
Myostatin gene
Real-Time PCR
heat stress
eng
Ain Shams University, Faculty of Agriculture
Arab Universities Journal of Agricultural Sciences
1110-2675
2636-3585
2018-02-01
26
Special issue (2D)
2387
2400
10.21608/ajs.2018.35607
35607
Original Article
EFFECT OF SUBSTITUTION OF WHEAT FLOUR WITH QUINOA FLOUR ON QUALITY OF PAN BREAD AND BISCUIT
E. Moawad
emad.coach@yahoo.com
1
I. Rizk
2
Y. Kishk
3
M. Youssif
4
General Authority for Supply Commodities, Ministry of Supply and Internal Trade, 99 St. Al- Kasr El-Ainy, Cairo, Egypt
Food Sci. Dept., Fac. of Agric., Ain Shams Univ., 68 Hadayek Shoubra 11241, Cairo, Egypt
Food Sci. Dept., Fac. of Agric., Ain Shams Univ., 68 Hadayek Shoubra 11241, Cairo, Egypt
Bread and Pasta Research Dept., Food Technology Research Institute, Agric. Research Centre, Giza, Egypt
This study was carried out to investigate the effect of partial substitution (5, 10 and15%) of wheat flour (72% ext.) by whole meal quinoa flour (QF) on quality parameter of pan bread. QF contained the highest percentage of protein, Lipids, ash and crude fiber. Also, QF contained the highest amount of essential amino acids such as (threonine, methionine, lysine and histidine). From the results, it could be seen that, water absorption and degree of softening increased by increasing the substitution levels, but stability, resistance to extensions and energy of dough decreased. The addition of QF adversely affected on the specific volume of pan bread. The lightness (L*) and yellowness (b*) of pan bread decreased, but redness (a*) increased gradually by increasing QF. Evaluation of the organoleptic properties of pan bread revealed that no significant differences (P≥0.05) between control sample and bread samples contained QF for taste and summitry form. The bread contained QF had higher score for crust color, pore size and overall acceptability than control sample. Hardness (g) of pan bread increased and springiness decreased gradually during storage of bread at (25˚c ±2). The rate of staling of bread contained QF lower than control sample. Gluten – free biscuit made from 100%QF contained the highest percentage of protein, lipids, ash and crude fiber compared to that of corn and rice – quinoa composite flour. The addition of corn and rice flour adversely affected on the thickness, diameter and spread ratio. The highest spread ratio was noticed in the biscuit made from 100% QF. It is worth mentioning that the biscuit made from 100 % QF or that of corn and rice – quinoa composite flour gave the biscuit with sensory acceptable. On the other hand, it could be noticed to that the biscuit contained high level of quinoa flour was darker in compared to another samples.
https://ajs.journals.ekb.eg/article_35607_0f415667fafb97c38335ade276308252.pdf
Wheat Flour
quinoa Flour
corn Flour
Rice flour
Rheological properties
Pan bread
Gluten free biscuit
eng
Ain Shams University, Faculty of Agriculture
Arab Universities Journal of Agricultural Sciences
1110-2675
2636-3585
2018-02-01
26
Special issue (2D)
2401
2409
10.21608/ajs.2018.35608
35608
Original Article
POTENTIAL EFFECTS OF SOME NATURAL DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS ON ANTHROPOMETRIC CHARACTERISTICS AMONGST WEIGHTLIFTER ATHLETES
Hanem Gharib
hanemma4983@gmail.com
1
M. Khallaf
2
Y. Abd El-Daim
3
I. Ashoush
4
E. Hammad
5
Food Sci. Dept., Fac. of Agric., Ain Shams Univ., P.O. Box 68, Hadayek Shobra 11241, Cairo, Egypt
Food Sci. Dept., Fac. of Agric., Ain Shams Univ., P.O. Box 68, Hadayek Shobra 11241, Cairo, Egypt
Food Sci. Dept., Fac. of Agric., Ain Shams Univ., P.O. Box 68, Hadayek Shobra 11241, Cairo, Egypt
Food Sci. Dept., Fac. of Agric., Ain Shams Univ., P.O. Box 68, Hadayek Shobra 11241, Cairo, Egypt
National Institute of Nutrition, Cairo, Egypt
This work was carried out to study the effect of using some natural dietary supplements; i.e. powders of date palm pits and pollen, ginseng roots, moringa leaves and royal jelly which giving orally in capsule to improve endurance of weightlifter athletes throughout 12 weeks in camp of sport Championship Sector belongs to the Armed Forces, Ministry of Defense, Future City, Cairo, Egypt. Collecting data showed that the suggested dietary supplement capsule had the highest value of the antioxidant activity (96.3%) and significant increases in total phenolic and flavonoids content (52.42 & 63.1 mg/g, respectively). Also, the anthropometric measurements showed a significant increase in weight and height in males compared to females. likewise, waist and mid upper arm circumference had significant increases in males compared to females, Male weightlifter athletes had significant muscles mass bigger than female one, and the fat mass for male was assessed as ‘‘Fitness’’ which ranged between (14 and 17%) but the female had fat mass that assessed as ‘‘Athletes’’ which ranged between (14 and 20%). The weights lifting by male and female increased during three months, and also revealed a significant increase in the efficiency of males in lifting weights higher than in the females during the period of 12 weeks. Thus, the results indicated that by incorporating natural dietary supplement powders in suggesting capsule, it is possible to enhance the performance of weightlifter athletes.
https://ajs.journals.ekb.eg/article_35608_033c811dcf61a636555d055170dc6070.pdf
Date palm pits and pollen
Ginseng roots
Moringa leaves
royal jelly
Dietary supplement
Weightlifter athletes
anthropometric measurements
eng
Ain Shams University, Faculty of Agriculture
Arab Universities Journal of Agricultural Sciences
1110-2675
2636-3585
2018-02-01
26
Special issue (2D)
2411
2417
10.21608/ajs.2018.35609
35609
Original Article
DETECTION OF MUTAGENICITY IN SOME CURED MEAT PRODUCTS USING AMES TEST
Kariman Hassan
karimanomar42@gmail.com
1
R. Mahmmod
2
M. Khallaf
3
Lamyaa Sayed
4
Food Sci. Dept., Fac. of Agric., Ain Shams Univ., P.O. Box 68, Hadayek Shobra 11241, Cairo, Egypt
Food Sci. Dept., Fac. of Agric., Ain Shams Univ., P.O. Box 68, Hadayek Shobra 11241, Cairo, Egypt
Food Sci. Dept., Fac. of Agric., Ain Shams Univ., P.O. Box 68, Hadayek Shobra 11241, Cairo, Egypt
Genetics Dept., Fac. of Agric., Ain Shams Univ., P.O. Box 68, Hadayek Shobra 11241, Cairo, Egypt
The use of food additives must be under control specially with the improvement of many diseases such as cancer disease which became the most threaten disease all over the world, although there had become more health aware and medical culture, many unhealthy food products are being consumed increasely, so it became very important to study some food product’s mutagenicity. Detecting mutagenicity with short term assay with high percentage sensitivity are specifications available at Ames test with the mutated Salmonella typhimiurium strains and the reverse growth of the mutated bacteria was an indicator to the sample tested mutagenicity .The aim of this study is to evaluate the effect of adding sodium nitrite salt with various levels on mutagenicity in two of processed meat products (pastirma and luncheon) using Ames test. The results gave in the tested samples sign of mutagenicity at low concentrations and high reverse growth at higher concentrations , sodium nitrite extract gave highest mutagenicity at 10% (1.5 ml dose ) concentration , pastirma extract gave highest mutagenicity at 10% concentration (2 ml dose ) and luncheon extract gave highest mutagenicity at 100% concentration.
https://ajs.journals.ekb.eg/article_35609_a8f220c1becd03fc9a07e3d693fac73e.pdf
nitrite
Pastirma
luncheon
mutagenicity
Salmonella typhimurium
Ames test
Cured
meat products
eng
Ain Shams University, Faculty of Agriculture
Arab Universities Journal of Agricultural Sciences
1110-2675
2636-3585
2018-02-01
26
Special issue (2D)
2419
2438
10.21608/ajs.2018.35610
35610
Original Article
ANTIOXIDANT AND ANTIRADICAL ACTIVITY OF GREEN TEA (Camellia sinensis) AQUEOUS EXTRACT AND ITS CAPABILITY TO RETARDATION OF RATS LIVER CIRRHOSIS
S. Bakr
saiedmbakr@gmail.com
1
Y. Kishk
2
Soad Ali
3
M. Elnawawy
4
Food Sci. Dept., Fac. of Agric., Ain Shams Univ., P.O Box 68, Hadayek Shubra 11241, Cairo, Egypt
Food Sci. Dept., Fac. of Agric., Ain Shams Univ., P.O Box 68, Hadayek Shubra 11241, Cairo, Egypt
Cairo University Hospitals, Kasr El-Aini, Cairo, Egypt
Food Sci. Dept., Fac. of Agric., Ain Shams Univ., P.O Box 68, Hadayek Shubra 11241, Cairo, Egypt
he aim of the present study was to optimize the extraction conditions of green tea aqueous extract [green tea concentration (G) and extraction temperature (T)]. Response surface methodology was applied to determine the highest radical scavenging activity (RSA), Ferric reducing antioxidant power (FRAP) and reducing power (RP) of the prepared green tea extract. Effect of green tea aqueous extract prepared using the optimal conditions on the liver cirrhosis retardation in rats was also investigated. Two-factors central composite design was established to determine the effects of G or T and radical scavenging holding time as independent variables on RSA, FRAP and RP as dependent variables. The optimum G, T and holding time with maximum RSA were 1.0 %, 88.7 °C for 25 min, with a predicted RSA of 81.3 % (r2=0.9115) compared to the BHT, which had a scavenging value of 87.4 % at concentration 150 ppm and holding time 30 min The same predicted concentration and temperature obtained with the highest FRAP and RP were 2.566 and 1.687 with r2 0.9780 and 0.9550, respectively. The phenolic and flavonoid contents were 81.2 mg gallic acid equivalent and 33.5 mg quercetin equivalent per 100 ml green tea extract. The extract prepared at optimal conditions was used for treatment of cirrhotic rats by CCl4. Insignificant (P≥0.05) differences were observed between the green tea group and control group in obtained total protein or albumin values. Total protein and albumin were dramatically decreased in the group treated by CCL4. The same trend was observed with studying the transaminase enzymes. Histopathological sections appeared the effect of green tea extract on the retardation of liver cirrhosis in rats.
https://ajs.journals.ekb.eg/article_35610_46b3e6a8f8c25b02929daadc9d8b577b.pdf
green tea
Phenolics
Flavonoids
Radical scavenging activity
Ferric reducing antioxidant power
Reducing power
Liver cirrhosis
eng
Ain Shams University, Faculty of Agriculture
Arab Universities Journal of Agricultural Sciences
1110-2675
2636-3585
2018-02-01
26
Special issue (2D)
2439
2446
10.21608/ajs.2018.35611
35611
Original Article
PROTECTIVE ROLE OF POMEGRANATE JUICE BLENDED WITH WHEATGRASS AND LEMON EXTRACTS FOR RELIEVE CARBOHYDRATE INTOLERANCE
Hanaa Ishak
hanaageorge01@gmail.com
1
I. Ashoush
2
M. El-Hofi
3
S. Raafat
4
Food Science Dept., Fac. of Agric., Ain Shams Univ., P.O. Box 68, Hadayek Shobra 11241, Cairo, Egypt
Food Science Dept., Fac. of Agric., Ain Shams Univ., P.O. Box 68, Hadayek Shobra 11241, Cairo, Egypt
Food Science Dept., Fac. of Agric., Ain Shams Univ., P.O. Box 68, Hadayek Shobra 11241, Cairo, Egypt
Cardiology Dept., Fac. of Medicine. Ain Shams Univ., Cairo, Egypt
Characteristics and protective effect of pomegranate juice (PJ), lemon juice (LJ), wheatgrass juice (WGJ) and their functional blends were evaluated. Total phenolics (TP), flavonoids (TF) content as well as free radical scavenging activity were determined. Meanwhile, total acidity, pH values were determined and the organoleptic attributes were evaluated. Also, the protective effect of functional blending juice against carbohydrate intolerance in patients was investigated by hydrogen breath test. The results revealed that the WGJ are low acidic in nature. While, the PJ and LJ showed high acidity which raised the total acidity in the functional blending juice. PJ had high content of total phenolics 17.45 mg/ml followed by 5.85 mg/ml for functional blending juice. While, the LJ showed high acidity which raised the total acidity in the in the functional blending juice. PJ had high content of total phenolics 17.45 mg/ml followed by 13.25 mg/ml for functional blending juice. While, significant increase in the TF 22.15 mg/ml in the wheatgrass juice followed by functional blending juice 5.70 mg/ml significant increase in the TF 25.25 mg /ml in the functional blending juice followed by 22.15 mg/ml for wheatgrass juice. Whereas, the results showed that functional blending juice recorded the highest antioxidant activity, which revealed great free radical scavenging activity 98.16%. Depending on sensory evaluation, the proportions of fourth blend WGJ: PJ: LJ in ratio 20:70:10 was most preferred for consumption by the panelists compared to other blending ratios. After one month for patients group treated by functional blending juice at blinds ratio (WGJ 20: PJ 70: LJ 10), showed a significant decrease in the concentration of the hydrogen level in the exhalation air to reach a significant level of the control patients group, indicating the ability of the active compounds in functional blending juice to relieve the problems of carbohydrate intolerance. Accordingly, healthy promoting beverages can be produced by addition blending of pomegranate juice, lemon juice and wheatgrass juice.
https://ajs.journals.ekb.eg/article_35611_bfff8775d7504a91e1423c8240f7e31a.pdf
Wheatgrass
pomegranate
lemon
Antioxidant activity
Carbohydrate intolerance
Hydrogen breath test
eng
Ain Shams University, Faculty of Agriculture
Arab Universities Journal of Agricultural Sciences
1110-2675
2636-3585
2018-02-01
26
Special issue (2D)
2463
2478
10.21608/ajs.2018.35613
35613
Original Article
HYPOCHOLESTEROLEMIC EFFECT OF SAPONIN EXTRACTS IN EXPERIMENTAL ANIMALS
Amany Ali
amany.mohamed.am23@gmail.com
1
M. Tawfik
2
M. Hikal
3
M. Tag El-Din
4
Agric. Biochemistry Dept., Fac. of Agric., Ain Shams Univ., P.O. Box 68, Hadayek Shobra 11241, Cairo, Egypt
Agric. Biochemistry Dept., Fac. of Agric., Ain Shams Univ., P.O. Box 68, Hadayek Shobra 11241, Cairo, Egypt
Agric. Biochemistry Dept., Fac. of Agric., Ain Shams Univ., P.O. Box 68, Hadayek Shobra 11241, Cairo, Egypt
Agric. Biochemistry Dept., Fac. of Agric., Ain Shams Univ., P.O. Box 68, Hadayek Shobra 11241, Cairo, Egypt
Hypercholesterolemia was induced by feeding of rats on a high cholesterol diet (HCD) that contains cholesterol (1%), bile salts (0.25%) and coconut butter (15%) to evaluate the protective effect of steroidal saponins extracted from fenugreek and asparagus, and triterpenoidal saponins extracted from soapwort and licorice. The rats were divided into 6 groups, and the first one was fed on a basal diet and served as a negative control group. The second group of rats received HCD without any plant extract and served as a positive control group. The other four groups of rats were fed on HCD plus the plant extracts separately at a dose of 250 mg/kg/day during the experiment period (6 weeks). The protective effect of various saponin extracts were monitored through assays of total cholesterol (TC) and triglycerides (TG) in blood, liver tissues and feces of the rats as well as other blood analyses and histological examinations of liver tissues. The data indicated a significant (P<0.05) increase in the levels of TC, TG, low density lipoprotein (LDL), very low density lipoprotein (VLDL), creatine phosphokinase (CPK), lactate dehydrogenase (LDH), alanine aminotransferase (ALT), aspartate aminotransferase (AST), alkaline phosphatase (ALP), gamma glutamyltransferase (GGT) and glucose, and a significant (P<0.05) decrease in the level of high density lipoprotein (HDL) in addition to insignificant (P<0.05) differences in the levels of total bilirubin (TB), total protein (TP), urea, creatinine and uric acid in serum of hypercholesterolemic rats (the positive control) compared to the negative control. The protective effect of various saponin extracts were established by lowering the levels of TC and TG, and obtaining the other biochemical parameters near to their normal values in serum of rats fed on these plant extracts. The data also indicate that TC and TG decreased significantly (P<0.05) in liver tissues of the rats treated with various saponin extracts compared to the positive control. Conversely, the levels of TC and TG increased significantly (P<0.05) in feces of the rats treated with various saponin extracts compared to the negative and positive controls. Histological examinations showed lower content of fats in liver tissues of the rats treated with various saponin extracts compared to the positive control. Both of steroidal and triterpenoidal saponins exhibited approximately the same efficiency in their protective effects against hypercholesterolemia. The hypocholesterolemic effect of saponin extracts may be due to the inhibition of cholesterol absorption in the intestine which led to increase of cholesterol excretion in the feces.
https://ajs.journals.ekb.eg/article_35613_cbcde72e951f60bcc3d223eaa4989748.pdf
Asparagus
fenugreek
Hypercholesterolemia
licorice
saponins
Soapwort
Steroidal
Triterpenoidal
eng
Ain Shams University, Faculty of Agriculture
Arab Universities Journal of Agricultural Sciences
1110-2675
2636-3585
2018-02-01
26
Special issue (2D)
2481
2487
10.21608/ajs.2018.35614
35614
Original Article
RT-PCR FOR ANTIOXIDANT GENES FROM EGYPTIAN GRAY MANGROVE Avicennia marina UNDER SALT STRESS TO NABQ PROTECTED AREA
A. Elatawy
dralaaalden@yahoo.com
1
Eman Fahmy
eman_abdelhameed@agri.asu.edu.eg
2
Fareida Elsaied
3
M. Magdy
4
F. Abdel-Tawab
5
Plant Genetic Resources Dept., Desert Research Center. P.O. Box 1, Mathaf El-Matariya 11753, Cairo, Egypt
Genetics Dept., Fac. of Agric., Ain Shams Univ., P.O. Box 68, Hadayek Shubra 11241, Cairo, Egypt
Plant Genetic Resources Dept., Desert Research Center. P.O. Box 1, Mathaf El-Matariya 11753, Cairo, Egypt
Genetics Dept., Fac. of Agric., Ain Shams Univ., P.O. Box 68, Hadayek Shubra 11241, Cairo, Egypt
Genetics Dept., Fac. of Agric., Ain Shams Univ., P.O. Box 68, Hadayek Shubra 11241, Cairo, Egypt
RT-PCR was conducted for four genes implicated for salt tolerance, oxidative and osmotic stresses in Egyptian gray mangroves within Nabq protected area in South Sinai Governorate. The results showed over-expression of the mRNA of ferritin (amFer1) gene as very high expression, followed by increase in mRNA of superoxide dismutase (amSOD1) and ubiquitin conjugation2 (amUBC2). At the same time gene expression of catalase (amCAT1) decreased.
https://ajs.journals.ekb.eg/article_35614_e7f401f02e4884798c44db6613c38b35.pdf
Antioxdant genes
Avicennia marina
Gray mangrove
RT-PCR
amSOD1
amCAT1
amFer1
amUBC2 genes
eng
Ain Shams University, Faculty of Agriculture
Arab Universities Journal of Agricultural Sciences
1110-2675
2636-3585
2018-02-01
26
Special issue (2D)
2489
2501
10.21608/ajs.2018.35615
35615
Original Article
F-AFLP GENOME SCAN AMONG FOURTEEN GENOTYPES OF SUNFLOWER (Helianthus annuus L.)
M. Rizk
drmokhtarsaid@yahoo.com
1
F. Abd El-Twab
2
A. Abo Doma
3
M. Amar
4
M. Magdy
5
1- Genetics Dept., Fac. of Agric., Ain Shams Univ., P.O. Box 68, Hadayek Shobra 11241, Cairo, Egypt 2- Genetics Resource Dept., Desert Research Center, P.O. Box1, Mathaf El-Matariya St 11753 El-Matariya, Cairo, Egypt
Genetics Dept., Fac. of Agric., Ain Shams Univ., P.O. Box 68, Hadayek Shobra 11241, Cairo, Egypt
Genetics Dept., Fac. of Agric., Ain Shams Univ., P.O. Box 68, Hadayek Shobra 11241, Cairo, Egypt
Genetics Resource Dept., Desert Research Center, P.O. Box1, Mathaf El-Matariya St 11753 El-Matariya, Cairo, Egypt
Genetics Dept., Fac. of Agric., Ain Shams Univ., P.O. Box 68, Hadayek Shobra 11241, Cairo, Egypt
Sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.) belongs to the family Asteraceae. The current study used the fluorescent amplified fragment length polymorphism (F-AFLP) technique for evaluating the genetic diversity among 14 sunflower genotypes including eight agronomical traits. Highly significant difference between genotypes was observed for all studied traits (p≤ 0.01). The results of correlation between the studied traits (p≤ 0.05) revealed that positive correlations were observed between most of the traits. Six F-AFLP combination were succeeded in the development of 178 molecular markers within a total of 1007 polymorphic bands, with 97.42% polymorphic percentage. Concerning the molecular markers associated traits, 73 were observed related to morphological and yield component traits. These results may facilitate the simultaneous selection of several economic traits and can thus improve the efficacy of selection based on F-AFLP in the sunflower breeding programs.
https://ajs.journals.ekb.eg/article_35615_90dd9915d8d6107568cfbd2915918440.pdf
Sunflower
F-AFLP
Marker trait associations
eng
Ain Shams University, Faculty of Agriculture
Arab Universities Journal of Agricultural Sciences
1110-2675
2636-3585
2018-02-01
26
Special issue (2D)
2503
2511
10.21608/ajs.2018.35617
35617
Original Article
ISOLATION AND MOLECULAR IDENTIFICATION OF INDIGENOUS BACTERIAL ISOLATES ABLE TO DEGRADE ORGANOPHOSPHATES
Ghada El-sayed
ghada.khalefa@yahoo.com
1
S. Ibrahim,
2
Nivien Abosereh
3
A. Abd El-Razik
4
Fatma Hafez
5
M. Hammad
6
Microbial Genetics Dept., National Research Centre., P.O. Box 12622, 33 El-Bohouth St., Dokki, Giza, Egypt
Genetic. Dept., Fac. of Agric., Ain Shams Univ., P.O. Box 68, Hadayek Shubra 11241, Cairo, Egypt
Microbial Genetics Dept., National Research Centre., P.O. Box 12622, 33 El-Bohouth St., Dokki, Giza, Egypt
Genetic. Dept., Fac. of Agric., Ain Shams Univ., P.O. Box 68, Hadayek Shubra 11241, Cairo, Egypt
Microbial Genetics Dept., National Research Centre., P.O. Box 12622, 33 El-Bohouth St., Dokki, Giza, Egypt
Plant Protection Dept., Fac. of Agric., Ain Shams Univ., P.O. Box 68, Hadayek Shobra 11241, Cairo, Egypt
The wide and indiscriminate use of pesticides for pest control in agriculture has inflicted serious harm and problems to humans as well as to the biodiversity. Microbial degradation of pesticides in contaminated soils has been considered advantageous to decontaminate areas that have been polluted by pesticides. Chlorpyrifos and diazinon were the most persistent residues in Egyptian soils. Four bacterial isolates were isolated from organophosphorus insecticides contaminated soils and genetically identified based on DNA sequence of 16s rDNA gene, Cronobacter muytjensii GH10, Achromobacter xylosoxidans GH9OP, Pseudomonas aeruginosa GH2NO8 and Pseudomonas putida GH4SNO/P were able to degrade 92.59%, 97.75%, 91.82%, and 90.78% of diazinon (600mg/l) as compared with 16.99% in control and 93.43%, 78.51%, 93.18% and 95.36% of chlorpyrifos (480mg/l) as compared with 4.28%, in control, respectively after 20 days of incubation.
https://ajs.journals.ekb.eg/article_35617_f3de476c6e504fdda9409f41c07835ab.pdf
Organophosphates
biodegradation
16sr DNA gene
Gas chromatography analysis
eng
Ain Shams University, Faculty of Agriculture
Arab Universities Journal of Agricultural Sciences
1110-2675
2636-3585
2018-02-01
26
Special issue (2D)
2513
2523
10.21608/ajs.2018.35619
35619
Original Article
GREEN PEA SPROUT RESPONSE TO MICROBIAL INOCULATION AND INCREASING ATMOSPHERIC CO2 CONCENTRATION
Nahed Eissa
monaszayed@agr.asu.edu.eg
1
Mona Zayed
2
M. Hassanein
3
M. Abdallah
4
Central Laboratory for Agric. Climate, ARC, Giza, Egypt
Agric. Microbiology Dept., Fac. of Agric., Ain Shams Univ., P.O. Box 68, Hadayek Shobra 11241, Cairo, Egypt
Central Laboratory for Agric. Climate, ARC, Giza, Egypt
Horticulture Dept., Fac. of Agric., Ain Shams Univ., P.O. Box 68, Hadayek Shobra 11241, Cairo, Egypt *
Baby pea (pisum sativum L.) shoots is a new ready to eat baby leaf vegetable sprouts in Egypt. The overall quality change of baby pea shoots is greatly affected by surrounding environmental conditions especially increased elevation of carbon dioxide concentration in the air. This work focus on the impacts of predicted climate changes conditions on the quality of baby pea shoots by using two carbon dioxide concentrations (600 and 800 ppm) compared with ambient air (control) in interaction with three microbial inoculants and their combinations, in semi-automated growth chambers using tray sprouting method. The obtained results showed the largest yield of pea sprouts per unit area in 800 ppm CO2 concentration with increasing about 20% more than ambient air (control) followed by 600 ppm with increasing about 9.4% than ambient air. Also, it revealed that using CO2 at 800 ppm increased pea sprout crude protein content 37.8%, lipid 46.9% and energy 19.5% per unit area when compared to ambient air. While pea sprout treated by 800 ppm CO2 and inoculated by combination of Az. chroococcum + B. megaterium + Ps. fluorescens recorded the highest significant shoot length in the second cut and highest significant chlorophyll in first and second being 13.25 cm, 57.3 and 58.9 μg Chl./cm (SPAD) and the highest significant protein, lipids, and ash content being 48.65, 4.95, 10.69% as well as the highest significant mineral values of P, Ca, Mg, Fe and Zn being 0.545, 3.535, 0.620% and 61.3 ppm respectively. Current study suggests that high CO2 concentration in the presence of Az. chroococcum + B. megaterium + Ps. fluorescens improve the yield and the quality of baby pea shoots.
https://ajs.journals.ekb.eg/article_35619_c371ee8ca6520704ec030d8cf663e555.pdf
eng
Ain Shams University, Faculty of Agriculture
Arab Universities Journal of Agricultural Sciences
1110-2675
2636-3585
2018-02-01
26
Special issue (2D)
2525
2531
10.21608/ajs.2018.35621
35621
Original Article
IMPACT OF Allium sativum AGAINST Enterobacter sp. AS WATER BORNE PATHGENIC BACTERIA ISOLATED FROM RIVER NILE
Rasha Ebrahim
eman_es2007@yahoo.com
1
Rawia Gamal
2
Samah Mohamed
3
R. Abdel-Rahman
4
Medical Analysis Central Laboratories for Medical Analysis and Blood Bank of Armed Forces, Al-Khalifa Al-Ma'mun, Cairo, Egypt
Agric. Microbiology Dept., Fac. of Agric., Ain Shams Univ., P.O. Box 68, Hadayek Shobra 11241, Cairo, Egypt
Agric. Microbiology Dept., Fac. of Agric., Ain Shams Univ., P.O. Box 68, Hadayek Shobra 11241, Cairo, Egypt
Medical Microbiology Dept., Military Medical Academy, Al-Khalifa Al-Mamun, Cairo, Egypt
To explore the antibacterial activities of Allium sativium (garlic) extract was tested against two waterborne pathogenic strains isolated from River Nile, to mitigate the increase of bacterial resistance to conventional antibiotics. The two isolates were identified as Enterobacter cloacae DSM 3264 BRB & Enterobacter cloacae MB11506_1CHB by MALDI-Tof-MS. Aqueous, methanolic and oil extraction of garlic were tested for their inhibitory activity against the selected strains using well diffusion method. Enterobacter sp. were more sensitive towards oil extract with inhibition zone 2.3 cm rather than aqueous and methanolic extractions with was 50%. Analysis of garlic essential oil by GC-MS dedicated six sulfur compounds represented 25% of total detected compounds in the oil.
https://ajs.journals.ekb.eg/article_35621_73de39de8bdc2a7163c2efb507886eca.pdf
Enterobacter cloacae
garlic oil
MALDI-TOF-MS
GC-MS spectrometry. Allium sativum
Well diffusion method
eng
Ain Shams University, Faculty of Agriculture
Arab Universities Journal of Agricultural Sciences
1110-2675
2636-3585
2018-02-01
26
Special issue (2D)
2533
2539
10.21608/ajs.2018.35623
35623
Original Article
DETECTION OF MICROORGANISMS (BACTERIA, FUNGI AND YEASTS) IN ROYAL JELLY
Zeinab Ashour
zozomoon1991@yahoo.com
1
M. Ali
2
Sawsan Abdelmegeed
3
K. Amin
4
Plant Protection Dept., Fac. of Agric., Ain Shams Univ., P.O. Box 68, Hadayek Shobra 11241, Cairo, Egypt
Plant Protection Dept., Fac. of Agric., Ain Shams Univ., P.O. Box 68, Hadayek Shobra 11241, Cairo, Egypt
Plant Protection Dept., Fac. of Agric., Ain Shams Univ., P.O. Box 68, Hadayek Shobra 11241, Cairo, Egypt
Agric., Biochemistry Dept., Fac. of Agric., Ain Shams Univ., P.O. Box 68, Hadayek Shobra 11241, Cairo, Egypt
The aim of the present study to detect the population and frequency (%) of microorganism (bacteria, fungi and yeasts) in royal jelly samples. The data indicated that, there are no significant differences were remarked in the population of microorganisms between all the samples for bacteria, fungi and yeasts, where the mean number of population was 5.923, 1.38 and 7.85 colonies/sample for bacteria, fungi and yeasts respectively, in produced royal jelly from honeybee colonies, local royal jelly collected from Egyptian market and samples of imported royal jelly collected from Egyptian market, respectively. According to the isolation and identification procedures for detected royal jelly samples, four bacteria types (Clostridium botulinum, Bacillus cereus, Bacillus wakoensis and Micrococcus luteus), two fungi types (Aspergillusniger and Penicillium sp.) and one yeast type (Saccharomyces cerevisiae) were determined. The data also summarized that Clostridium botulinum was the most frequency compared with the other bacterial types, where the percentage of frequency was 1.8 – 2.5, 0.9 – 1.4, 0.4 – 0.6 and 1.5 – 2.0% for C. botulinum, B. cereus, B. wakoensis and Micrococcus luteus, respectively. Meanwhile, Penicillium sp. the most frequency compared with A. niger, where the percentage of frequency was 0.5 - 2.9 and 0.7 – 1.0 %, respectively, in produced royal jelly from honeybee colonies, local royal jelly samples collected from Egyptian market and imported royal jelly samples collected from Egyptian market respectively. Regarding the yeasts, the data also summarized that, S. cerevisiae was the most frequency in royal jelly that produced from honeybee colonies (2.9%) followed by which local royal jelly samples collected from Egyptian market (2.1%) and imported royal jelly samples collected from Egyptian market (1.8%).
https://ajs.journals.ekb.eg/article_35623_eed05c4c247b90605260ec09616eb475.pdf
royal jelly
microorganisms
Bacteria
fungi
yeasts
eng
Ain Shams University, Faculty of Agriculture
Arab Universities Journal of Agricultural Sciences
1110-2675
2636-3585
2018-02-01
26
Special issue (2D)
2541
2555
10.21608/ajs.2018.35624
35624
Original Article
CONTROL OF BROWEN ROT ON SOME STONE FRUITS DURING STORAGE USING SOME SALTS AND INDUCING RESISTANCE
Thauria Abo-El Wafa
thauriamo50@yahoo.com
1
S. Youssef
2
M. Ali
3
Plant Pathology Research Institute, ARC, Giza, Egypt
Plant Pathology Research Institute, ARC, Giza, Egypt
Plant Pathology Dept., Fac. of Agric., Ain Shams Univ., P.O. Box 68, Hadayek Shobra 11241, Cairo, Egypt
Brown rot disease of Canino apricots and FlordaPrince peaches is a major serious decay disease during cold storage in Egypt and worldwide, Infection of stone fruits may occur during blooming until harvest harvest which cause decay during cold storage. The effect of fungicide safe alternatives, (Chemical salts and Inducing resistance). The effect of fungicide safe alternatives, i.e. sodium bicarbonate, calcium chloride, potassium sorbate, potassium silicate,boric acid and salicylic acid, on growth of Monilinia laxa M. fructigena and Monilinia sp. as major pathogens on apricots and peaches ,was investigated at different concentrations ranged from 1000 ppm to 5000 ppm amended in PDA in vitro. Sodium bicarbonate at 1000 ppm completely suppressed the growth of the three isolates of Monilinia spp., Calcium chloride at 1000 ppm to 5000 ppm, did not show any suppression of M. laxa or Monilinia sp., while it suppressed M. fructigena when used at ≥4000 ppm. Potassium silicate did not show considerable effectiveness against different tested isolates of Monilinia spp. IC50 values (chemical concentration that reduce fungal growth to 50%) of sodium bicarbonate, potassium sorbate and salicylic acid on M. fructigena were less than 1000 ppm. On M. laxa, only sodium bicarbonate showed IC50 less than 1000 ppm, while the IC50 values of potassium sorbate and boric acid were less than 2000 ppm. Regarding Monilinia sp. sodium bicarbonate and potassium sorbate IC50 values were less than 1000 ppm. Generally, sodium bicarbonate, potassium sorbate and salicylic acid showed IC50 values less than 1000 ppm, 2000 ppm, and 3000 ppm, respectively. These salts and inducers at 3000 ppm, were used as three preharvest sprays starting at growth stage no. 64 and then repeated twice at 10 days intervals in orchard located at Qualyubia and Ismailia, during seasons 2015 and 2016. These salts and acids were also adopted at 3000 ppm on naturally infected or artificially inoculated fruits after harvest at growth stage no. 81 during season 2016. Sodium bicarbonate, calcium chloride, potassium sorbate and boric acid were the most effective treatments to control brown rot disease on apricots and peaches during cold storage at 0oC and 90% RH for 15 days and 30 days, either these chemicals were sprayed preharvest or adopted after harvest. These treatments maintained fruit quality regarding firmness and acidity.
https://ajs.journals.ekb.eg/article_35624_46f8061a1547eeade25ab303b51d439b.pdf
brown rot
Apricot
Peach
fruit
Chemical salts
Inducing resistance
Cold storage
eng
Ain Shams University, Faculty of Agriculture
Arab Universities Journal of Agricultural Sciences
1110-2675
2636-3585
2018-02-01
26
Special issue (2D)
2557
2564
10.21608/ajs.2018.35626
35626
Original Article
EFFECT OF BENZYLADENINE ON MICROPROPAGATION OF BANANA SHOOTS TIP
Sara Abdel-Motagaly
sara.m.abdelmotagaly@gmail.com
1
Yasmin Abdellatif,
2
H. Manaf
3
I. Ibrahim
4
Agric. Botany Dept., Fac. of Agric., Ain Shams Univ., P.O. Box 68, Hadayek Shobra 11241, Cairo, Egypt
Agric. Botany Dept., Fac. of Agric., Ain Shams Univ., P.O. Box 68, Hadayek Shobra 11241, Cairo, Egypt
Agric. Botany Dept., Fac. of Agric., Ain Shams Univ., P.O. Box 68, Hadayek Shobra 11241, Cairo, Egypt
Agric. Botany Dept., Fac. of Agric., Ain Shams Univ., P.O. Box 68, Hadayek Shobra 11241, Cairo, Egypt
The effect of benzyl adenine (BA) at 0, 2, 4, 6 and 8 mg l-1 on micropropagation of banana shoot tips was studied. This study also included the morphological responses of banana shoot tips especially with 0 & 6 mg l-1 of BA treatments in relation to some biochemical compositions (total soluble phenols, free amino acids, total soluble sugars, chlorophyll a, b and carotenoids). Growth in 6 mg l-1 of BA resulted in increase in the most morphological parameters compared to the rest treatments. The results showed that 6 mg l-1 of BA treatment significantly increased fresh and dry weights, number of shootlets, shootlet and root length and number of leaves and roots/plantlet as compared without BA. Accumulation of total soluble sugars, free amino acids and chlorophylls was enhanced by 6 mg l-1 of BA while the reverse was true with the rest biochemical compositions (total soluble phenols and carotenoids). The biochemical status and BA treatment at 6 mg l-1 during micropropagation of shoot tips in banana may be important for the development and optimization of strategies for large scale propagation and germplasm conservation.
https://ajs.journals.ekb.eg/article_35626_21071145fb5c5b96f31e2162638c11ac.pdf
Banana
micropropagation
shoot tip
Benzyladenine (BA=BAP)
eng
Ain Shams University, Faculty of Agriculture
Arab Universities Journal of Agricultural Sciences
1110-2675
2636-3585
2018-02-01
26
Special issue (2D)
649
657
10.21608/ajs.2019.43675
43675
Original Article
LIPID METABOLISM IN DIABETIC RATS AS AFFECTED BY CANOLA AND MUSTARD SEED SPROUTS
Hanaa Amer
nonaamer637@gmail.com
1
Tahany Aly
2
K. Tobgy
3
M. Abdallah
4
N. El-Shahat
5
Horticulture Research Institute, Agricultural Research Center (ARC), Giza, Egypt.
Regional Center for Food and Feed, ARC, Giza- Egypt
Horticulture Research Institute, Agricultural Research Center (ARC), Giza, Egypt.
. Horticulture Dept., Fac. of Agric., Ain Shams Univ., P.O. Box 68, Hadyak Shoubra, 11241, Cairo, Egypt.
Agric. Biochemistry Dept., Fac. of Agric., Ain Shams Univ., P.O. Box 68, Hadyak Shoubra, 11241, Cairo, Egypt.
Canola (Brassica juncea L.) and mustard (Sinapis alba L.) seed sprout effects on diabetic rats have no available information and to clarify their effects, both sprouts were investigated in streptozotocin (STZ) induced diabetic and normal rats. Rats were fed on a semi-modified diet containing 10% of canola or mustard sprouted using tap or saline water for sprouting ad-libitum for 6 weeks. STZ showed increases in blood sugar, low density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-c), vary low density lipoprotein cholesterol (VLDL-c) and triglycerides (TG). The addition of canola and mustard with or without salinty at 10% to diabetic rats diet as semimodified diet resulted a significant decrease in blood glucose, TG and VLDL-c and data was more pronounced using mustard sprouted or saline water without changes in the HDL-c parameter. These results showed that canola and mustard especially mustard sprouted in saline water had a hypoglycemic activity in diabetic rats and partly improved lipid metabolism in the experimental rats, with non-toxic to rats in doses given over 6 weeks period in this study.
https://ajs.journals.ekb.eg/article_43675_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e.pdf
Lipid metabolism
canola
mustard
Sprouts
streptozotocin
diabetic