An opisthobranch Kalinga ornata Alder and Hancock, 1864 is reported for the first time from Pakistan coast. This species is reported widely from Indo-Pacific area. ... Read More
Hawk moths were collected from various localities of Tando Jam. Further examination and identification of moths revealed the occurrence 07 species under three subfamilies: 1. Daphnis nerii (Linnaeus, ... Read More
Hill park lake, a small, shallow and recreational water body of Karachi (Pakistan) was studied through monthly survey for six months from April, 2011-December, 2011 for physico-chemical parameters and ... Read More
This study highlights the relationship between growth of scales and their different parameters of Platycephalus indicus L. Six body regions were selected for the study. The dorsal side of fish body co ... Read More
Antitermitic activities of seed extract/oils were evaluated using termites mortality, repellency and reduction in tunnel length as endpoint of extract/oil toxicities. Seed extract and oil diluted in a ... Read More
Portulaca oleracea L. is a common weed distributed throughout the world. It has been used as nutrition and medicinal plant since thousands of years ago. This highly nutritious plant is used as vegetab ... Read More
Herbicides are used for the eradication of weeds. 2,4-D is the post emergence herbicide, commonly used to kill unwanted plants. The present study was carried out to determine the effect of different c ... Read More
Obesity is becoming global problem among youngsters, with rise in incidence of childhood obesity throughout the world. This paper fine-tunes earlier mathematical solutions of childhood obesity, propos ... Read More
The present study describes the impact of nitenpyram and neem leaf extract against Pheretima posthuma earthworm. The LD50 of nitenpyram was found to be 0.2908 ppm. Mean mortality against Pheretima pos ... Read More
The present study describes the impact of nitenpyram and neem leaf extract against Pheretima posthuma earthworm. The LD50 of nitenpyram was found to be 0.2908 ppm. Mean mortality against Pheretima pos ... Read More
Three post-harvest rots viz. Crown rot, Anthracnose and Cigar end rot were found to be more prevalent in the banana hands collected from Storage godowns, whole sale and Local markets. Crown rot diseas ... Read More
Triadelphia inquinans Shearer & Crane, Fusarium semitectum Berk. & Rav., Lasiodiplodia theobromae (Pat.) Griff. & Maubl and Torula herbarum f. quaternella Sacc. are reported first time on Bombax ceiba ... Read More
A new species of Acheta F. is described from Khanpur, Punjab Pakistan with special reference to its tegmen and male genitalia. Earlier, only the cosmopolitan species, the common house cricket Acheta d ... Read More
A new species, Episthmium sindhensis, is described. It is characterized by having different: shape and size of body, acetabulum, testes, size and position of ovary, arrangement of vitelline follicles, ... Read More
Ego zebra Randall, 1994 is reported for the first time from Churna Island, Pakistan coast. This species is reported to be endemic to the Northern Indian Ocean, as it is reported from Oman and now Paki ... Read More
Obesity is considered as an epidemic pathology. The present study hypothesized that Peroxisomes proliferator activated receptor gamma agonist (Rosiglitazone) would be beneficial to ameliorate the oxid ... Read More
This information is shared with great sorrow and sadness that Dr. Mohammad Ahmed Maqbool, a world renowned plant Nematologist and a dedicated scientist has passed away on July 31, 2016 at his residen ... Read More
The aim of this study was to detect genetically modified (GM) contamination in random samples of IRRI-6 rice from Pakistan. DNA was extracted by modified cetyltrimethyl ammonium bromide (CTAB) method. ... Read More
Some plants used in Folk medicine are analgesic. Saudi Arabia is rich in medicinal plants. Cleome africana Botsch. is annual growing herb and has long been used medicinally for its analgesic propertie ... Read More
Leaf architecture, ornamentation and estimation of lamina area have been described in a Mediterranean species, Myrtus communis grown under irrigation in Gulshan-e-Maymar, Karachi, Pakistan. Leaves opp ... Read More
A study from February 2015 to January 2016 was conducted to investigate the feeding habits of Terapon jarbua. Two hundred and seventy specimens of the species were collected mostly from Karachi fish h ... Read More
Maize is the most important crop plant that provides food for human consumption. With increasing temperature due to global climate changes, the availability of water in soil declines and is considered ... Read More
This research work was performed to evaluate the performance of six wheat varieties including Mehran, TD-1, Kiran, Moomal, TJ-83 and Khirman for yield and its associated traits during 2013-14at Botani ... Read More
The study was conducted to find out the inheritance pattern and genetic parameters for different attributes in a diallel cross involving five genotypes / lines of Pearl millet. Analysis of variance sh ... Read More
Large quantity of potato seed is produced by in vitro virus free mini tubers worldwide. Therefore, evaluation of commercial varieties for production of virus free potato mini tuber is critical. In the ... Read More
Two brachuryan crabs, Arcania cornuta (MacGilchrist, 1905) belonging to family Leucosiidae and Cryptopodia echinosa Chiong and Ng, 1998 (Family : Parthenopidae) are recorded from Pakistan for the firs ... Read More
The paper describes the first ever confirmation of existence of Brachysomophis cirrocheilos Bleeker known as stargazer snake eel from Pakistani water. As ample was collected from the Swatch area of Si ... Read More
A scleractinian coral Cyathelia axillaris (Ellis & Solander, 1786) is reported for the first time from Pakistan. This specimen was collected from the trawling grounds in the offshore waters of Sindh, ... Read More
Leptin is an adipocytokine produced mainly in white adipose tissues though also produced in the brown adipose tissues and in a variety of body organs. It is 167-amino acid protein present in our body ... Read More
Gonodactylellus affnis (de Man, 1902) (Crustacea, Stomatopoda, Gonodactylidae) is recorded from Pacha beach, Sindh, Pakistan for the first time. This is the third record for the genus Gonodactylellus ... Read More
The phyo-chemical composition, fungal flora and allelopathic potential of frass from saproxylic- cerambycid larvae of Chlorophorus annularis (Fabricius 1787) posted in the wood of dead twigs of Acacia ... Read More
Scoliosis is a disease, which distorts body shape and is associated with many complications if left untreated. Idiopathic scoliosis, generally, becomes evident around the age of 8 years. A two-minute- ... Read More
The study examined the effect of UV-B radiation and allelochemical stress on germination, seedling growth, chlorophyll a and b content and amylase activity of Vigna radiata. The individual effect of U ... Read More
Two new species, Helicotylenchus siddiqii n.sp. and Paratylenchus (Paratylenchus) karachiensis n.sp. are isolated from chilli plants cultivated in Sindh, Pakistan and described and illustrated here. H ... Read More
Portunid crab species were collected from different localities throughout their distribution range along the Sindh and Balochistan coast of Pakistan. Genetic and biochemical variations of Carbonic anh ... Read More
In the present work total reducing strength or phenolic compounds in leaves extracts of Conocarpus erectus and Nerium indicum were determined and then zinc nanoparticles were synthesized by using only ... Read More
A total of 200 milk samples of sheep were collected from surroundings of Tandojam, Sindh to determine bacterial pathogens responsible for subclinical mastitis in sheep. The bacterial species identifie ... Read More
The objective of study was to assess genetic diversity in exotic germplasm (8th EBWYT) of wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) based on cluster analysis and principle component analysis (PCA). There was a sig ... Read More
Some 90 trifoliate leaves of various sizes were randomly selected from six 70-day old seedlings of late vegetative stage of Medicago sativa L. (fifteen leaves from each seedling) raised in Karachi (Pa ... Read More
The current study provides information on the response of different wheat lines to salinity stress under both in vitro and green house conditions. The root and shoot response of three different wheat ... Read More
Jatropha is a plant that produces biodiesel and possesses great economic significance due to its characteristics of growing on barren, eroded lands under harsh climatic conditions, demanding low moist ... Read More
Pollution of marine ecosystem by various xenobiotic chemicals including pesticides is of great concern, because of their high toxicity and persistence in the environment. In the present study acute to ... Read More
Toxicity of ethanolic extract of Gliricidia sepium (Jacq.) Steud. leaves was evaluated against rice field rats, Bandicota bengelensis Gray and Hardwicke at 0.25%, 0.5%, 1.0% and 2.0% (2.5g a.i, 5.0g a ... Read More
Phyllospheric bacterial population from medicinal plants viz. Withania somnifera, Lantana camara, Solanum nigrum and Ocimum basilicum was examined. Endo and epiphytic bacteria were isolated on Luria B ... Read More
The fungi viz. Fusarium pallidoroseum, Lasiodiplodiat heobromae, Colletotrichum musae and Vetricillium theobromae were isolated and identified from diseased banana tissues Temperature management is cr ... Read More
An field experiment was carried out to evaluate the synergistic effect of micronutrients alone and in combination on growth and fruit yield in grapes during 2012. Grape cultivar “Flame seedless vines, ... Read More
Hand washing is recognized as a key element to prevent the spread of infectious disease. Hand sanitation is the act of cleansing hands with sanitizers to ensure proper hand hygiene. Keeping in view, w ... Read More
Fish scales are remarkable structures which plays a significant role in fish taxonomy. Therefore, a study was carried out to notice the significance of different scale parameters such as; scale length ... Read More
The new species (Episthmium jamshorensis) is characterized by having 28 number of collar spines, different size and shape of body, size and shape of the oral sucker, short pre-pharynx, size and positi ... Read More
Plants are considered an affluent reserve of phyto-chemicals for treating a wide range of diseases and for biopesticides and raw material for controlling the wide range of pests as well. Among them ne ... Read More
Field studies were conducted at farmer field located at Tando jam to compare the efficiency of horizontal water pantraps of five different colours, to assess their effectiveness in measuring the landi ... Read More
The effects of salinity were studied on germination of Gossypium hirsutum, Kosteletzkya virginica and Thespesia populnea under different concentrations of sea salt i.e. non saline control (ECiw: 0.4 d ... Read More
Polyphenols, flavonoids, and tannins of Nabali Baladi olive leaves were extracted by using four different solvents (80 % methanol, 80 % ethanol, acetone, and distilled water). The total polyphenols we ... Read More
In the present study, three surfactant products were prepared from waste protein of skin fleshings waste and then reacted with three different fatty acids. These surfactant products were applied in th ... Read More
The ornamentation (trichomes, lithocysts and stomata) of Peristrophe paniculata (Forssk.) Brummitt. seedling is described. Seedling appeared to be “Phanerocotylar-epigeal-foliaceous type”. P. panicula ... Read More
Fourteen species of angiosperms belonging to 11 genera and 8 families were tested for their association with AM fungi in their roots and rhizospheres in Hawkes Bay coastal environment of Karachi, Paki ... Read More
This experimental study was conducted in Aga Khan University AKU to evaluate the therapeutic effects of electrical stimulation in the patients of Bell’s palsy. A sample size of (n=60) subjects were se ... Read More
Trichome morphology on the leaves of the 17 plant species belonging to family Asteraceae was investigated by light and scanning electron microscopy. Our data revealed that both eglandular and glandula ... Read More
Micro-characters of receptacle were studied for 42 taxa distributed in 11 genera viz., Anaphalis DC., Cymbolaena Smoljan, Filago L., Gamochaeta Wedd., Gnaphalium L., Homognaphalium Kirp., Ifloga Cass. ... Read More
Ever increasing growth of food and biotechnological industries has built up a stress over researchers for the large investigation of microorganisms, which could be used in industries. In the present w ... Read More
This study was conducted on the basis of last 10 years un-balanced diseases status data of morbidity, mortality and sign/symptoms of diseases (not avian influenza) in private sectors to investigate th ... Read More
Ten different genotypes of Brassica napus L. were screened for callus induction and regeneration capabilities. The effect of different growth regulators and carbon sources on callus induction and rege ... Read More
The effects of salinity were studied on root morphology and seedling growth in thirty five day old Gossypium hirsutum, Kosteletzkya virginica and Thespesia populnea under different concentrations of s ... Read More
The present work shows antibacterial activities and mineral contents (K, Na, Ca, Mn, Fe and Zn) in some seaweed samples which were collected from Karachi Coastal area. All extracts of Sargassum muticu ... Read More
Phosphorous (P2O5 ) is a primal component in crop nutrition but immobile in soil. Imbalanced use of phosphatic fertilizers with indecorous method of application reduces its efficiency in soil plant sy ... Read More
Three species of scleractinian corals Heterocyathus aequicostatus Milne Edwards and Haime, 1848, Paracyathus stokesii Milne Edwards and Haime, 1848 and Rhizopsammia verrilli van der Horst, 1922 are re ... Read More
Lakes are the most fertile , productive and interactive ecosystems in the world . Quaid – e –Azam Park is gifted with lake. It is located in Steel Town, coordinates: 24°51´41˝N, 67°19´54˝E. The presen ... Read More
Lead induced anemia is a common health issue for occupational lead exposed workers particularly in developing countries. This study was performed on automobile paint workers from different workshops i ... Read More
Seed proteins are important in grain quality and distinguishing genetic diversity for breeding populations. The present study was performed to evaluate genotypic diversity in protein bands in common b ... Read More
A biennial field trial was conducted on inceptisol of Pothwar, Pakistan to evaluate potential of five fertility treatments: no fertilizer; inoculation + Phosphorus and Potash (PK); Nitrogen, Phosphoru ... Read More
Bio-economic efficiency of maize - legumes based intercropping systems under different fertility treatments and its effects on subsequent wheat crop were evaluated at National Agriculture Research Cen ... Read More
In comparison to other nations, wheat grain yield in our country is comparatively lower as it is badly affected by numerous biotic and abiotic stresses. Considering the abiotic stresses, heat stress i ... Read More
The current research was carried-out to evaluate 19 exotic bread wheat genotypes for yield and its associated characters along with check variety (Imdad-05). The analysis of variance, mean performance ... Read More
The study was conducted at Halani District Naushehro Feroze during the kharif season 2013-14, to investigate the heterosis and heterobeltiosis of five parents through diallel cross combination to eval ... Read More
The brood- and seed –size and seed packaging cost have been investigated in Leucaena leucocephala (Lam.) de Wit. From 300 pods belonging to three mother plants of L. leucocephala, a total of 5583 seed ... Read More
This investigation was undertaken to study the histopathological changes in the intestine of catfish, Arius arius (Hamilton, 1822) from the Karachi coast due to the nematodes parasites. The sampling w ... Read More
During the present studies, thirteen antagonistic compost inhabiting bacteria and fungi selected from in vitro studies against soil borne pathogens were evaluated for their amylase, cellulase and pect ... Read More
Root-rot root-knot complex disease is aggressively infecting the vegetable crops all over the world. During our survey, conducted during September 2013 to October 2014, it was observed that this disea ... Read More
Karachi being the metropolitan city is circumscribed by various traffic problems including Road Traffic Accidents (RTAs), noise pollution and air pollution. These problems are making negative impacts ... Read More
The aim of this study was to examine whether an association exists between glutathione S-transferase M1 (GSTM1) and glutathione S-transferase T1 (GSTT1) genes polymorphism and severe oligozoospermia. ... Read More
Yoghurt is one of the most popular fermented dairy products in the world. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of maltodextrin and wheat fiber on viability of probiotics and physicochemica ... Read More
Gait analysis of a child is becoming more and more significant as observation of posture of a stripped child may generate false positives as the incumbent becomes conscious and assumes an abnormal pos ... Read More
Surveys were conducted in Rabia Road nursery, Daniyal Nursery, Noorani chowk and Gujrabad nursery, Khuzdar; Umrani nursery, Wadh, Kalat Town and Surab nursery during February and March 2013 and 2014 t ... Read More
District Turbat, Balochistan, Pakistan is famous for its stingy and delicious dates. Recently, date palm trees have been badly affected by different plant pathogens which significantly reducing yield ... Read More
A new tapeworm from the family Hymenolepididae and genus Hymenolepis Weinland, 1858 is being described from the intestine of common teal (Anas crecca Linn.) from Jhimpir, Thatta district, Sindh, Pakis ... Read More
Coccinellid beetles were collected from various localities of Tandojam, Sindh. This study indicated the occurrence of nine species belonging to three subfamilies of family Coccinellidae. 1. Cheilomene ... Read More
The present study is the part of investigation involving identification of cyanobacteria from coastal water of Karachi. As report on the distribution cyanobacterial epizoic in coastal area of Pakistan ... Read More
Cotton crop is considered to be the backbone of Pakistan economy and efforts are required to rise it’s per hectare yield. This field study investigated the effects of sowing date and cotton genotypes ... Read More
An experiment was carried out to assess the economic feasibility of maize-wheat cropping system for five different fertility treatments (T1,control; T2, PGPR + PK (80-60 kg ha-1 ), T3, (120-80-60 NPK ... Read More
