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Pertanika JTAS Pertanika Pertanika Journal of Tropical Agricultural Science Vol. 38 (2) May 2015 Contents Foreword Nayan Deep S. Kanwal i Review Article Application of PCR and MAS: Potential Use for Assessment of Genetic 161 Diversity of Rice Germplasm in Breeding Programmes in Developing Countries Wijerathna, Y. M. A. M., Perera, A. N. K., Hamama, I. B. and Hoang, L. Regular Articles Effects of Combination Ethephon and Urea on Productivity of 175 Jatropha curcas L. Thai Accession Shuib, N. H. and Sulaiman, Z. Effective Elements on Technical Knowledge of Agricultural Section for 187 Vol. 38 (2) May 2015 38 (2) May Vol. Sustainable Soil Management Mohammad Sadegh Sabouri, Meysam Solouki and Marzieh Bordbar Ethnomedicinal Study of Plants in Hathazari, Chittagong, Bangladesh 197 Sajib, N. H. and Uddin, S. B. Length-Weight Relationship and Relative Condition Factor of 211 Parapenaeopsis sculptilis (Heller, 1862) from the Coastal Waters of Perak, Peninsular Malaysia Amani A. A., Arshad, A., Yusoff, F. M. and Amin, S. M. N. Dissemination of Natural Resource Management Technology for Irrigated 219 Rice in the Philippines: On-Farm Validation to National Extension Corales, A. M., Sibayan, E. B. and Palis, F. G. Isolation and Characterization of EgGST, a Glutathione S-transferase 235 Protein Transcript in Oil Palm (Elaeis guineensis Jacq.) Conie Toh, Parameswari Namasivayam, Ho Chai Ling and Sharifah Shahrul Rabiah Syed Alwee VOL. 38 (2) MAY 2015 Optimisation of Solid Liquid Extraction of Orthosiphon stamineus 259 Leaves using Response Surface Methodology Technique Mohd Farhan, A. R., Pin, K. Y., Zamree, M. S., Luqman Chuah, A. and Nazira, M. Pertanika Editorial Oce, Journal Division Oce of the Deputy Vice Chancellor (R&I) 1st Floor, IDEA Tower II UPM-MTDC Technology Centre Universiti Putra Malaysia 43400 UPM Serdang Selangor Darul Ehsan Malaysia http://www.pertanika.upm.edu.my/ E-mail: [email protected] Tel: +603 8947 1622 / 1619 Journal of Tropical Agricultural Science About the Journal Pertanika is an international peer-reviewed journal devoted to the publication of original papers, and it serves as a forum for practical approaches to improving quality in issues pertaining to tropical agriculture and its related fields. Pertanika Journal of Tropical Agricultural Science which began publication in 1978 is a leading agricultural journal in Malaysia. After 29 years as a multidisciplinary journal, the revamped Pertanika Journal of Tropical Agricultural Science (JTAS) is now focusing on tropical agricultural research. Other Pertanika series include Pertanika Journal of Science and Technology (JST) and Pertanika Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities (JSSH). JTAS is published in English and it is open to authors around the world regardless of the nationality. It is currently published four times a year, i.e. in February, May, August and November. Goal of Pertanika Journal of Tropical Agricultural Science Tropical Journal of Our goal is to bring the highest quality research to the widest possible audience. Quality We aim for excellence, sustained by a responsible and professional approach to journal publishing. Submissions are guaranteed to receive a decision within 12 weeks. The elapsed time from submission to publication for the articles averages 5-6 months. Indexing of Pertanika Pertanika is now over 33 years old; this accumulated knowledge has resulted in Pertanika JTAS being indexed in SCOPUS (Elsevier), Thomson (ISI) Web of Knowledge [BIOSIS & CAB Abstracts], EBSCO, DOAJ, AGRICOLA, ISC, MyAIS and Rubriq. Future vision We are continuously improving access to our journal archives, content, and research services. We have the drive to realise exciting new horizons that will benefit not only the academic community, Journal of Tropical Agricultural Science Tropical Journal of but society itself. We also have views on the future of our journals. The emergence of the online medium as the predominant vehicle for the ‘consumption’ and distribution of much academic research will be the ultimate instrument in the dissemination of research news to our scientists and readers. Aims and Scope Pertanika Journal of Tropical Agricultural Science aims to provide a forum for high quality research related to tropical agricultural research. Areas relevant to the scope of the journal include: agricultural biotechnology, biochemistry, biology, ecology, fisheries, forestry, food sciences, genetics, microbiology, pathology and management, physiology, plant and animal sciences, production of plants and animals of economic importance, and veterinary medicine. Editorial Statement Pertanika is the official journal of Universiti Putra Malaysia. The abbreviation for Pertanika Journal Journal of Tropical Agricultural Science Tropical Journal of of Tropical Agricultural Science is Pertanika J. Trop. Agric. Sci. JTAS Journal of Tropical Agricultural Science AN INTERNATIONAL PEER-REVIEWED JOURNAL EDITOR-IN-CHIEF EDITORIAL BOARD Mohd. Zamri-Saad, Malaysia 2015-2017 Veterinary Pathology Baharuddin Salleh Kadambot H.M. Siddique, Son Radu Plant pathologist / Mycologist, FTSE Food safety, Risk assessment, Molecular Universiti Sains Malaysia, Malaysia. biology, CHIEF EXECUTIVE EDITOR Crop and environment physiology, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Malaysia. Germplasm enhancement, Nayan Deep S. Kanwal Chee-Kong Yap The University of Western Australia, Biology, Ecotoxicology, Australia. Srini Kaveri Environmental Issues – Landscape Universiti Putra Malaysia, Malaysia. Veterinary, Immunology, Plant Modelling Applications INSERM, Centre de Recherche Cordeliers, Leng-Guan Saw Paris, France. David Edward Bignell Botany and Conservation, Plant Ecology, UNIVERSITY PUBLICATIONS Soil biology and termite biology, Forest Research Institute Malaysia University of London, UK. (FRIM), Kepong, Malaysia. Suman Kapur COMMITTEE Biological Sciences, Agricultural and Animal Biotechnology, Mohd Azmi Mohd Lila, Chair Eric Standbridge Mohd. Azmi Ambak Microbiology, Molecular genetics, Birla Institute of Technology and Science Fisheries, BITS-Pilani, Hyderabad, India. Universiti of California, USA. Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, EDITORIAL STAFF Malaysia. Ghizan Saleh Tan Soon Guan Journal Officers: Plant breeding and genetics, Molecular Population Genetics, Nor Aini Ab-Shukor Universiti Putra Malaysia, Malaysia. Kwan Lee Yin, ScholarOne Universiti Putra Malaysia, Malaysia. Tree improvement, Forestry genetics & Kanagamalar Silvarajoo, ScholarOne biotechnology, Idris Abd. Ghani Universiti Putra Malaysia, Malaysia. Wen-Siang Tan Entomology Insect taxonomy Molecular biology, Virology, Protein Editorial Assistants: and biodiversity, Integrated pest chemistry, Richard T. Corlett Universiti Putra Malaysia, Malaysia. Siti Juridah Mat Arip management, Biological control, Biological Sciences, Terrestrial Ecology, Zulinaardawati Kamarudin Biopesticides, Climate Change, Conservation Biology, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Biogeography, Yusof Ibrahim Norhafizah Abd Rani Malaysia. National University of Singapore, Agricultural entomology, Singapore. Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris, COPY EDITORS Jamilah Bakar Malaysia. Food Science and Technology, Food Shamshuddin Jusop Doreen Dillah Quality / Processing and Preservation, Soil science, Soil mineralogy, Zora Singh Crescentia Morais Universiti Putra Malaysia, Malaysia. Universiti Putra Malaysia, Malaysia. Horticulture, Production technology and post-handling of fruit crops, Curtin University, Australia. 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