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1 ISSN: Volume 7, Number 12, December 2016 Scientific Research Publishing Agricultural Sciences ISSN:

2 Journal Editorial Board ISSN Print: ISSN Online: Editor-in-Chief Prof. Daniele De Wrachien State University of Milan, Italy Executive Editor-in-Chief Prof. Mudlagiri B. Goli Mississippi Valley State University, USA Editorial Board Dr. Said Elshahat Abdallah Prof. Abdulrasoul Alomran Dr. Aziz Aziz Prof. Nacer Bellaloui Dr. Oguz Dolgun Prof. Carlo Duso Prof. Dionisios Gasparatos Prof. Ghanshyam D. Heda Prof. Hongqing Hu Prof. Chung L. Huang Prof. Chao Liang Prof. Giulio Lorenzini Prof. Junhua Peng Prof. Elena Petrushkina Prof. Maria Cristina Marcucci Ribeiro Prof. Ram Roshan Sharma Prof. Allan T. Showler Prof. Wenjun Zhang Kafrelsheikh University, Egypt King Saud University, Saudi Arabia University of Reims, France Crop Genetics Research Unit, USA Adnan Menderes University, Turkey University of Padua, Italy Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece Mississippi University for Women, USA Huazhong Agricultural University, China The University of Georgia, USA University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA University of Parma, Italy Chinese Academy of Sciences, China Russian Academy of Sciences, Russia Anhanguera-Uniban University, Brazil Indian Agricultural Research Institute, India Kika de la Garza Subtropical Agricultural Research Center, USA Sun Yat-sen University, China

3 Agricultural Sciences, 2016, 7, ISSN Online: ISSN Print: Table of Contents Volume 7 Number 12 December 2016 Effects of Carbon Dioxide Treatment and Modified Atmosphere Packaging on the Quality of Long Distance Transporting Maehyang Strawberry H. J. Choi, Y. S. Bae, J. S. Lee, M. H. Park, J. G. Kim 813 Genetic Variability of Pumpkin Landraces in Brazilian Amazon L. H. P. Martins, H. Noda, M. T. G. Lopes, M. S. P. Mendonça, A. L. U. Martins 822 The Causes of Dormancy and the Changes of Endogenous Hormone Content in Cephalotaxus sinensis Seeds Q. Q. Si, Y. Ma, D. K. Zang 834 Optimization Conditions of Wheat Mesophyll Protoplast Isolation X. Y. Jia, X. H. Zhang, J. M. Qu, R. Han 850 Improving Strawberry Irrigation with Micro-Sprinklers and Their Impact on Pest Management S. K. Dara, S. Sandoval-Solis, D. Peck 859 Covering Rearing Tanks Improves Brown Trout Growth and Feed Conversion E. Krebs, M. E. Barnes, P. A. Nero 869 Tri-Trophic Interactions within Potato Agro-Ecosystem, Qassim, KSA W. A. Alkherb, N. F. Abdel-Baky, M. A. Aldeghairi. 879 Performance and Muscular Development of Nile Tilapia Larvae (Oreochromis niloticus) Fed Increasing Concentrations of Phenylalanine D. Yamashiro, D. H. Neu, E. B. Moro, A. Feiden, A. Signor, W. R. Boscolo, F. Bittencourt 900 Detection and Serological Characterization of Rice Yellow Mottle Virus in Central African Republic R. D. S. Longué, I. Zinga, S. Semballa, N. Barro, O. Traoré 911 The figure on the front cover is from the article published in Agricultural Sciences, 2016, Vol. 7, No. 12, pp by Eric Krebs, Michael E. Barnes, Patrick A. Nero.

4 Agricultural Sciences (AS) Journal Information SUBSCRIPTIONS The Agricultural Sciences (Online at Scientific Research Publishing, is published monthly by Scientific Research Publishing, Inc., USA. Subscription rates: Print: $79 per copy. To subscribe, please contact Journals Subscriptions Department, SERVICES Advertisements Advertisement Sales Department, Reprints (minimum quantity 100 copies) Reprints Co-ordinator, Scientific Research Publishing, Inc., USA. COPYRIGHT Copyright and reuse rights for the front matter of the journal: Copyright 2016 by Scientific Research Publishing Inc. This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution International License (CC BY). Copyright for individual papers of the journal: Copyright 2016 by author(s) and Scientific Research Publishing Inc. Reuse rights for individual papers: Note: At SCIRP authors can choose between CC BY and CC BY-NC. Please consult each paper for its reuse rights. Disclaimer of liability Statements and opinions expressed in the articles and communications are those of the individual contributors and not the statements and opinion of Scientific Research Publishing, Inc. We assume no responsibility or liability for any damage or injury to persons or property arising out of the use of any materials, instructions, methods or ideas contained herein. We expressly disclaim any implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose. If expert assistance is required, the services of a competent professional person should be sought. PRODUCTION INFORMATION For manuscripts that have been accepted for publication, please contact: as@scirp.org

5 ISSN: Volume 7, Number 12, December 2016 Scientific Research Publishing Agricultural Sciences Call for Papers Agricultural Sciences ISSN Print: ISSN Online: ISSN: Agricultural Sciences (AS) is an international refereed journal dedicated to the latest agricultural science. The goal of this journal is to keep a record of the state-of-the-art research and promote the research work in these fast Editor-in-Chief Prof. Daniele De Wrachien Executive Editor-in-Chief Prof. Mudlagiri B. Goli Editorial Board Dr. Said Elshahat Abdallah Prof. Abdulrasoul Alomran Dr. Aziz Aziz Prof. Nacer Bellaloui Dr. Oguz Dolgun Prof. Carlo Duso Prof. Dionisios Gasparatos Prof. Ghanshyam D. Heda Prof. Hongqing Hu Prof. Chung L. Huang Prof. Chao Liang Prof. Giulio Lorenzini Prof. Junhua Peng Prof. Elena Petrushkina Prof. Maria Cristina Marcucci Ribeiro Prof. Ram Roshan Sharma Prof. Allan T. Showler Prof. Wenjun Zhang Subject Coverage This journal invites original research and review papers that address the following issues in agricultural Agricultural Biodiversity Agricultural Botany Agricultural Ecology Agricultural Economics Agricultural Electrification and Automation Agricultural Entomology Agricultural Genomics Agricultural Production Agricultural Resources Agrochemistry Agrology Agronomy Animal Breeding and Nutrition Aquaculture Biological Engineering Breeding Genetics and Pathology Crop Physiology and Science Dairy Farming Energy Agriculture Environmental Hydrology Fertilization, Breeding and Protection of Plants Horticulture Husbandry Science Irrigation Management Modelling of Crop and Animal Systems Organic Agriculture Plant Breeding Genetics and Pathology Plant Nutrition Plant Protection Security of Genetically Modified Agricultural Organisms Soil Science and Soil Land Use Soil-Plant Relationships Sustainable Rural Development Sustainable Rural Development Agricultural Botany We are also interested in: 1) Short Reports 2 to 5 pages where the paper is intended to present either an original idea with theoretical treatment or preliminary data and results; 2) Book Reviews Comments and Notes for Intending Authors Submitted papers should not have been previously published nor be currently under consideration for publication elsewhere. Paper submission will be handled electronically through the website. All papers are refereed through a peer review process. For more details about the submissions, please Website and as@scirp.org

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