Research Publications

 

 

Research Publications 2006

 

 

 

 

Research publications from different departments under the College of Agricultural and Marine Sciences (CAMS) in the year 2006 are given below:

 

Refereed Journals:
  1. AbdelRahman, H.A. and S.S. Al Salmi. 2006. Yield response of potatoes to surface and subsurface drip irrigation. SQU Agricultural and Marine Sciences – A Research Journal 11(1):47–55.
  2. Al-Adawi, A.O., Deadman, M.L., Al Rawahi, A.K., Al Maqbali, Y.M., Al Amri, I.S. and Wingfield, M.J. 2006. Aetiology and causal agents of mango sudden decline disease in the Sultanate of Oman. European Journal of Plant Pathology 116:247-254.
  3. Al-Azri, A.R. and S.M. Al-Jufaili. 2006. Interaction of light and inorganic nutrient in controlling dissolved organic matter (DOM) production and consumption in Skeletonema costatum culture. Pakistan Journal of Oceanography 2(1):41-51.
  4. Al-Ghafri, A. 2006. Aflaj’s irrigation water demand/supply ratio: two case studies. SQU Journal of Agricultural and Marine Sciences (Special Issue), 11:85-92.
  5. Al-Jufaili S.M. and A.R. Al-Azri. 2006. A preliminary investigation on the Omani sardines and anchovies stocks fluctuations; recommendations for future studies. Pakistan Journal of Biological Sciences 9(6):1073-1082.
  6. Al-Jufaili S.M., A.R. Al-Azri, S.S. Al-Sheili and A.A. Ambu-Ali. 2006. Observation on the fecundity and Gonadosomatic Index (GSI) of the Omani-Indian oil sardine Sardinella Longiceos (Valenciennes 1847). Pakistan Journal of Biological Sciences 9(4):700-702.
  7. Al-Jufaili, S.M. and L.U. Opara. 2006. Status of fisheries postharvest industry in the Sultanate of Oman: Part 1. Handling and marketing systems for fresh fish. Journal of Fisheries International (2-4):144-149 (Medwell Online, 2006).
  8. Al-Jufaili, M.S. and L.U. Opara. 2006. Status of fisheries postharvest industry in the Sultanate of Oman: Part 3. Regression models of quality loss in fresh tuna fish. Journal of Fisheries International 1(2-4):141-143 (Medwell Online, 2006).
  9. Al-Mahruki, A., B. Alloway and H. Patzelt. 2006. Reed-bed technology for treating oil-production water in the Sultanate of Oman. Journal of Petroleum Technology. pp47-48.
  10. Al-Marshudi, A.S. and H. Kotagama. 2006. Socio-economic structure and performance of traditional fishermen in the Sultanate of Oman. Marine Resource Economics, 21:221-230.
  11. Al-Mulla,Y.A. 2006. Cooling greenhouses in the Arabian Peninsula. Acta Horticulturae 719:499-506.
  12. Al-Saady, N. and A.J. Khan. 2006. Phytoplasma that can infect diverse plant species worldwide. Physiology of Molecular Biology of Plants 12(4):263-281.
  13. Al-Subhi, A.M., A.O. Al Adawi, M. Van Wyk, M.L. Deadman and M.J. Wingfield. 2006. Ceratocystis omanensis, a new species from diseased mango trees in Oman. Mycological Research 110:237-245.
  14. Al-Yahyai, R., B. Schaffer, F.S. Davies, and R. Munoz-Carpena. 2006. Characterization of soil water retention of a very gravelly loam soil varied with determination method. Soil Science 171:85-93.
  15. Aslam, M and S.A. Prathapar. 2006. Strategies to mitigate secondary salinisation in the Indus Basin of Pakistan: a selective review. Research Report No. 97. International Water Management Institute. Sri Lanka. pp31.
  16. Bollen, A.F., C.P. Riden and L.U. Opara. 2006. Traceability in postharvest quality management. International Journal of Postharvest Technology and Innovation 1(1): 93-105.
  17. Campo, A., S. Chikh and S.S. Sablani. 2006. Optimal molar gas composition of selected binary gas mixtures with helium that maximize turbulent free convection along a vertical plate. ASME Journal of Fluids Engineering 128:199-201.
  18. Chung, K.R., I. Khan and R.H. Brlansky. 2006. Citrus diseases exotic to Florida: witches' broom disease of lime (WBDL). EDIS Publications, University of Florida, Gainesville PP228. pp1-3.
  19. Claereboudt, M.R. 2006. Porites decasepta: a new species of scleractinian coral (Scleractinia, Poritidae) from Oman. Zootaxa 1188: 55-62.
  20. Deadman, M.L., A. Al Sa’di, Y. Al Maqbali, S. Livingston and M.C. 2006. First report of Puccinia sorghi on maize in Oman. Plant Disease 90:826.
  21. Deadman, M.L., A.M. Al Sadi, Y.M. Al Maqbali, S. Al Jahdhami, A. Patzelt and M.C. Aime. 2006. First report of the rust Melampsora euphorbiae on Euphorbia heterophylla in Oman. Journal of Plant Pathology 88:121.
  22. Deadman, M.L., H. Al Hasani and A. Al Sa’di. 2006. Solarization and biofumigation reduce Pythium aphanidermatum induced damping-off and enhance vegetative growth of greenhouse cucumber in Oman. Journal of Plant Pathology 88:333-335.
  23. Govender, A., H. Al-Oufi, J.L. McIlwain and M.R. Claereboudt. 2006. A per-recruit assessment of the kingfish (Scomberomorus commerson) resource of Oman with an evaluation of the effectiveness of some management regulations. Fisheries Research 77:239–247.
  24. Guizani, N., Z. Al-Attabi, S. Kasapis and O.M. Gaafar. 2006. Ripening profile of semi-hard standard goat’s cheese made from pasteurized milk. International Journal of Food Properties 9(3):1-26.10.
  25. Gunnarsson G., I. Undeland, T. Sannaveerappa, A.S. Sandberg, A. Lindgård, L.M. Hultén and B. Soussi B. 2006. Inhibitory effect of known antioxidants and of press juice from herring (Clupea harengus) light muscle on the generation of free radicals in human monocytes. Journal of Agriculture and Food Chemistry 54(21): 8212-8221.
  26. Henderson, A.C., J. McIlwain, H. Al-Oufi and A. Ambu-Ali. 2006. Reproductive biology of the milk shark /Rhizoprionodon acutus /and the bigeye houndshark (Iago omanensis) in the coastal waters of Oman. Journal of Fish Biology 68:1662–1678.
  27. Hussain, N., S.A. Al-Rawahy, J. Rabee and M. Al-Amri. 2006. Causes, origin, genesis and extent of soil salinity in the Sultanate of Oman. Pakistan Journal of Agricultural Sciences. Vol. 43.
  28. Ibrahim, F.S., J.R. Krishen, J.S. Goddard and I.S. Al-Amri. 2006. Morphological development of post-hatch larvae goldlined seabream, Rhabdosargus sarba (Forskål, 1775). Aquaculture Research 37:1156-1164.
  29. Johnson, E.H., R. Al-Busaidy and K. Al Habsi. 2006. Comparative chemilunescence response of polymorphonuclear leukocytes from camel and sheep: A preliminary study. First Conference of the International Society of Camelid Research and Development (ISOCARD). Al-Ain, UAE, August 15-17, pp. 125.
  30. Kacimov A.R. 2006. Analytical solution and shape optimisation for groundwater flow through a leaky porous trough subjacent to an aquifer. Proceedings Royal Society, London A, 462:1409-1423.
  31. Kacimov, A.R. 2006. Analytic element solutions for seepage towards topographic depressions. Journal of Hydrology (Elsevier), 318:262-275.
  32. Kacimov, A.R. 2006. Capillarity and evaporation exacerbated seepage losses from unlined channels. Journal of Irrigation and Drainage ASCE 132(6):623-626.
  33. Kacimov, A.R. 2006. Seepage to a drainage ditch and optimization of its shape. Journal of Irrigation and Drainage ASCE 132(6):619-622.
  34. Kacimov, A.R. 2006. Optimal shapes in mechanics of Darcian flows. IFNA-ANS International Journal Problems of Nonlinear Analysis in Engineering Systems, (International Federation of Non-linear Analysis and Academy of Non-linear Sciences) 2(1):43-50.
  35. Kacimov, A.R. and M.M. Sherif. 2006. Sea water intrusion into a confined aquifer with controlled pumping: analytical solution. Water Resources Research 42(6). W06501 10.1029/2005WR004551.
  36. Kacimov, A.R. and Y.V. Obnosov. 2006. Strip-focused phreatic surface flow driven by evaporation: analytical solution by the Riesenkampf function. Advances in Water Resources 29:1565-1571. doi:10.1016/j.advwatres.2006.01.004.
  37. Kacimov, A.R., Y.V. Obnosov, M.M. Sherif and J. Perret. 2006. Analytical solution to a sea water intrusion problem with a fresh water zone tapering to a triple point. Journal of Engineering Mathematics 54(3):197-210. DOI: 10.1007/  s10665-006 - 9030-9.
  38. Kadim, I.T., O. Mahgoub, A.Y.A. Al-Kindi, W. Al-Marzooqi and N.M. Al-Saqri. 2006. Effects of transportation at high ambient tempera-tures on physiological responses, carcass and meat quality characteristics of three breeds of Omani goats. Meat Science 73:626-634.
  39. Kadim, I.T., O. Mahgoub, D.S. Al-Ajmi, K.R. Al-Habsi and E.H. Johnson. 2006. Comparative effects of low levels of dietary cobalt and parenteral injections of vitamin B12 on body dimensions in different breeds of Omani goats. Small Ruminant Research 66:244-252.
  40. Kadim, I.T., O. Mahgoub, W. Al-Marzooqi, S. Al-Zadjali, K. Annamalai and M.H. Mansour. 2006. Effects of age on composition and quality of muscle Longissimus thoracis of the Omani Arabian camel (Camelus dromedaries). Meat Science 73:619-625.
  41. Khan, A.J., N.A. Al-Saady, A.M. Al-Subhi and F. Al-Ghadani. 2006. Identification of phytoplasma causing witches broom disease in red caps. Indian Journal of Plant Pathology 23:127-130.
  42. Lasaitiene D., Y. Chen, A. Lindgard, B. Soussi and P. Friberg. 2006. Abnormalities in phospholipid composition in the developing rat kidney following neonatal enalapril treatment. Journal of Hypertension 24, 185 Suppl 6.
  43. Livingston, S., M.O. Al-Azri, N.A. Al-Saady, A.M. Al-Subhi and A.J. Khan. 2006. First report of a group 16 SrII phytoplasma infected chickpeas in Oman. Plant Disease 90:973.
  44. Mahgoub, O., I.T. Kadim, A.S. Mothershaw, S.A. Al-Zadjali and K. Annamalai. 2006. Use of enzyme linked immunoabsorbent assay (ELISA) for detection of antibiotic and anabolic residues in goat and sheep meat. World Journal of Agricultural Sciences. 2(3):298-302.
  45. McIlwain, J.L., G.V. Hermosa, Jr., M.R. Claereboudt, H.S. Al-Oufi, and M. Al-Awi. 2006. Patterns of spawning and reproduction of six exploited teleost species from the Arabian Sea, Sultanate of Oman. Journal of Applied Ichthyology 22:167-176.
  46. Mothershaw, A.S., F. Consolacion, I.T. Kadim and A.N. Al-Raisi. 2006. The role of educational and training levels of slaughterhouse workers in the cross-contamination of carcasses. International Journal of Post Harvest Technology and Innovation 1(2):142-154.
  47. Opara, L.U. and J.L. Cuello (Co-Guest Editors). 2006. International Journal of Engineering Education. Special Issue on Agricultural and Biological Engineering Education, Vol 22(1): "Agricultural Engineering in Developing and Transitional Countries and Emergence of Biological Engineering". ISSN 0949-149X.
  48. Opara, L.U. and J.L. Cuello (Co-Guest Editors). 2006. International Journal of Engineering Education. Special Issue on Agricultural and Biological Engineering Education, Vol 22(6): "Curriculum Reform, Assessment, Accreditation, and Computerised Simulation Tools". ISSN 0949-149X.
  49. Opara, L.U. 2006. Book Review: Postharvest physiology and hypobaric storage of fresh produce. International Journal of Postharvest Technology & Innovation 1(1):133-138.
  50. Opara, L.U. 2006. Book Review: Proceedings of the Fifth International Postharvest Symposium Acta Horticulturae Number 682, F. Mencarelli and O. Tonutti (Eds). International Journal of Postharvest Technology & Innovation 1(2):246-248.
  51. Opara, L.U. 2006. Editorial: A new era in postharvest technology. International Journal of Postharvest Technology & Innovation 1(1):1-3.
  52. Opara, L.U. 2006. Editorial: Postharvest technology for linking production to markets. International Journal of Postharvest Technology & Innovation 1(2): 139-141.
  53. Opara, L.U. and J.L. Cuello. 2006. Guest Editorial: Curriculum reform and role of information and computer technology. International Journal of Engineering Education 22(6):1122.
  54. Opara, L.U. and J.L. Cuello. 2006. Guest Editorial: Transformation and reinvention of agricultural engineering education. International Journal of Engineering Education 22(1):2.
  55. Opara, L.U. and Q. Zou. 2006. Novel computational fluid dynamics (CFD) simulation software for thermal design and evaluation of horticultural packaging. International Journal of Postharvest Technology & Innovation 1(2):155-169.
  56. Opara, L.U. and S.M. Al-Jufaili. 2006. Status of fisheries postharvest industry in the Sultanate of Oman: Part 2- Quantification of fresh fish losses. Journal of Fisheries International 1(2-4):150-156.
  57. Opara, L.U., S.S. Al-Adawi and T.Y. Al-Shukeili. 2006. Students’ perceptions of public image/profile of agricultural engineering and preferred name of the discipline. International Journal of Engineering Education 22(1):59-66.
  58. Prathapar, S.A., M. Ahmed, S. Al Adawi and S. Al Sidiari. 2006. Treatment and reuse of ablution water from community mosques in Oman: A case study. International Journal of Environmental Studies 63(3):283-292.
  59. Qian Zou, L.U. Opara and R. McKibbin. 2006. A CFD modeling system for airflow and heat transfer in ventilated packaging for fresh foods: I. Initial analysis and development of mathematical models. Journal of Food Engineering 77:1037-1047.
  60. Qian Zou, L.U. Opara and R. McKibbin. 2006. A CFD modeling system for airflow and heat transfer in ventilated packaging for fresh foods: II. Computational solution, software development, and model testing. Journal of Food Engineering 77:1048-1058.
  61. Rahman, M.S. 2006. State diagram of foods: Its potential use in food processing and product stability. Trends in Food Science and Technology 17:129-141.
  62. Rahman, M.S. and R.H. Al-Belushi. 2006. Dynamic isopiestic method (DIM): Measuring moisture sorption isotherm of freeze-dried garlic powder and other potential uses of DIM. International Journal of Food Properties 9(3):421-437.
  63. Rahman, M.S., H.I. Al-Sheibani, M.H. Al-Rizeiqi, A. Mothershaw, N. Guizani and G. Bengtsson. 2006. Assessment of the anti-microbial activity of dried garlic powders produced by different methods of drying. International Journal of Food Properties 9(3):503-513.
  64. Rahman, M.S., M. Ahmed and X.D. Chen. 2006. Freezing-melting (FM) process and desalination: I. State of the Art Review. Separation and Purification Reviews 35:59-96.
  65. Sablani, S.S. 2006. Drying of fruits and vegetables: Retention of nutritional/functional quality. Drying Technology - An International Journal 24: 123-135.
  66. Sablani, S.S. 2006. Food quality attributes in drying, Stewart Postharvest Review 2:8.
  67. Sablani, S.S. and S. Kasapis. 2006. Glass transition and water sorption properties of freeze dried shark. Drying Technology - An International Journal 24:1003-1009.
  68. Sablani, S.S., L.U. Opara and K. Al-Belushi. 2006. Influence of bruising and storage temperature on vitamin C content of tomato fruit. Journal of Food, Agriculture and Environment 4:54-56.
  69. Sherif, M.M., A.R. Kacimov S.F. Akram and A.V. Shetty. 2006. Artificial recharge of Groundwater: Field experiment. pp. 35-43. In "Arid Land Hydrogeology: In Search of a Solution to a Threatened Resource” A.M.O. Mohamed, Taylor and Francis (Editors), London, 2006.
  70. Sherif, M., A.E. Mahmoudi, H. Garamoon, A. Kacimov, S. Akram, A. Ebraheem and A. Shetty. 2006. Geoelectrical and hydrogeo-chemical studies for delineating seawater intrusion in the outlet of Wadi Ham, UAE. Journal of Environmental Geology (Springer), 49(4):536-551.
  71. Tabbok, N.M, I.T. Kadim, O. Mahgoub and W. Al-Marzooqi. 2006. Effect of date fiber supplemented with an exogenous enzyme on the performance and meat quality of broiler chickens. British Poultry Science 47:73-82.
  72. Tageldin, M.H., E.H. Johnson, I. Al-Amri and A. Ambu-Ali. 2006. Cutaneous tumor-like lesions associated with poxvirus infection in laughing doves (Streptopelia senrgalensis). Journal of Avian Medicine and Surgery 20(2):94-96.
  73. Tallheden, T., U. Nannmark, M. Lorentzon, O. Rakotonirainy, B. Soussi, F. Waagstein, A. Jeppson, E. Sjögren-Jansson, Al Lindahl and E. Omerovic. 2006. In vivo MR imaging of magnetically labelled human embryonic stem cells. Life Sciences 79:10:999-1006.
  74. Varma, G.B., M.O. Fatope, R.G. Marwah, M.L. Deadman and F.K. Al-Rawahi. 2006. Production of phenylacetic acid derivatives and 4-epiradicinol in culture by Curvularia lunata. Phytochemistry 67:1925-1930.
  75. Wiseman, J., W. Al-Marzooqi, C. Hedley, T.L. Wang, T. Welham and C. Domoney. 2006. The effects of genetic variation at r, rb and Tri loci in Pisum sativum L. on apparent ileal digestibility of amino acids in young broilers. Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture 86(3):436-444.
  76. Zekri, S., H. Kotagama and H. Boughanmi. 2006. Temporary water markets in Oman. SQU Journal of Agricultural and Marine Sciences, Special Issue, 11:77-84
  77. Zou, Q., L.U. Opara and R. McKibbin. 2006. A CFD modeling system for airflow and heat transfer in ventilated packaging during forced-air cooling of fresh foods: I. Initial analysis and development of mathematical models. Journal of Food Engineering 77:1037-1047.
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